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CEDAW

UNITED

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Convention on the Elimination

of All Forms of Discrimination

against Women

 

                                                                                                                        Distr.

                                                                                                                        LIMITED

 

                                                                                                                        CEDAW/SP/1995/L.1/Add.1

                                                                                                                        19 May 1995

 

                                                                                                                        ORIGINAL: ENGLISH


 

 

MEETING OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE

  CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF

  ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST

  WOMEN

Eighth meeting

New York, 22 May 1995

Item 5 of the provisional agenda*

 

 

           CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUEST FOR THE REVISION OF ARTICLE 20,

           PARAGRAPH 1, OF THE CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL

FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN

 

Japan: amendment to draft resolution CEDAW/SP/1995/L.1

 

 

          Replace the above paragraph with the following:

 

"The Committee shall normally meet annually in order to consider the reports submitted in accordance with article 18 of the present Convention. The duration of the meetings of the Committee shall be determined by a meeting of the States parties to the present Convention, subject to the approval of the General Assembly."

 

 

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          *        CEDAW/SP/1995/1.

 

 

95-15088 (E) 190595

*9515088*