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(h) Propose rules and procedures for the participation of representatives of
major groups in the Summit, taking into account the rules and procedures applied at
the Conference;
(i)
process;
Undertake any other functions that may be required by the preparatory
16. Also decides to hold, as recommended by the Commission on Sustainable
Development in its decision 8/1,3 a three-day meeting of the tenth session of the
Commission, so that the Commission can start its work as the Preparatory
Committee for the Summit, and, in this context, invites the Commission to start its
organizational work in order to do the following:
(a) Elect, from among all States, a Bureau composed of ten members, with
two representatives from each of the geographical groups, one of whom would be
elected Chairperson and the others Vice-Chairpersons, one of whom would also act
as the Rapporteur;
(b) Consider progress in preparatory activities carried out at the local,
national, subregional, regional and international levels, as well as by major groups;
(c) Decide, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 17 below, on the
specific modalities of the future sessions of the Preparatory Committee;
(d) Consider a process for setting the agenda and determining possible main
themes for the Summit in a timely manner;
17. Further decides that, in 2002, the Commission on Sustainable
Development, acting as the Preparatory Committee for the Summit, shall hold three
additional sessions, organized as follows:
(a) At its first and second sessions, to be held in January and March 2002,
respectively, the Preparatory Committee shall undertake the comprehensive review
and assessment of progress achieved in the implementation of Agenda 21 and the
Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21; at its second session, the
Preparatory Committee shall agree on the text of a document containing the results
of the review and assessment, as well as conclusions and recommendations for
further action;
(b) Drawing upon the agreed text of such a document, the Preparatory
Committee at its third and final session, to be held at the ministerial level in May
2002, shall prepare a concise and focused document that should emphasize the need
for a global partnership to achieve the objectives of sustainable development,
reconfirm the need for an integrated and strategically focused approach to the
implementation of Agenda 21, and address the main challenges and opportunities
faced by the international community in this regard; the document submitted for
further consideration and adoption by the Summit should reinvigorate, at the highest
political level, the global commitment to a North/South partnership and a higher
level of international solidarity and to the accelerated implementation of Agenda 21
and the promotion of sustainable development;
18. Decides to organize the third and final session of the Preparatory
Committee at the ministerial level in Indonesia, and accepts with gratitude the
generous offer of the Government of Indonesia to host it;
19. Stresses that the preparatory meetings and the Summit itself should be
transparent and provide for effective participation and inputs from Governments and
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