Statuut van het Vestigingsfonds van de Raad van Europa

Articles of Agreement of the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund

Article

I

Establishment of the Fund

A Council of Europe Resettlement Fund (hereinafter called “the Fund”) shall be established.

The Fund shall be attached to the Council of Europe and administered under its supreme authority.

Article

II

Purpose

The purpose of the Fund is to help in solving the problems with which European countries are or may be faced as a result of the presence of surplus elements of population, including national refugees, by providing or guaranteeing loans to finance:

  • (a)

    absorption programmes approved by a Member of the Fund in accordance with Article VI of the present Articles of Agreement, designed to create new opportunities of employment for such persons;

  • (b)

    resettlement programmes approved by a Member of the Fund providing for loans to or expenditure for the benefit of persons residing in Europe who seek resettlement in a European or extra-European country and who shall undertake to repay the amount of such loans or expenditure insofar as they are financed by the Fund.

Article

III

Membership

Member Governments of the Council of Europe may become members of the Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 2 (a) (i). Other Governments admitted to membership by the Fund may become members of the Fund upon such special conditions as the Fund may prescribe in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 2 (a) (ii).

Article

IV

Obligations of members

Article

V

Contributions and borrowing operations

For uses not inconsistent with its purpose, the Fund may accept contributions. It may also borrow funds.

The Fund is empowered to receive contributions offered for specific purposes which come within its stated aims.

Article

VI

General provisions relating to loans and guarantees

Article

VII

Investments

Article

VIII

Organisation, administration and supervision of the Fund

The organisation, administration and supervision of the Fund shall be divided between the following:

  • -

    the Governing Body,

  • -

    the Administrative Council,

  • -

    the Governor,

  • -

    the Auditing Board,

as provided in the succeeding Articles.

Article

IX

Governing Body

Article

X

Administrative Council

Article

XI

Governor

Article

XII

Auditing Board

The Auditing Board shall annually inspect the Fund's accounts and verify that the operational accounts and balance-sheet are in order.

The auditors' report shall state whether the balance-sheet and operational accounts are in agreement with the books and whether they give a true and fair picture of the state of the Fund's affairs as at the end of each financial period.

Article

XIII

Headquarters

The principal office of the Fund shall be at Strasbourg, France. The headquarters of the operational services shall be decided by the Administrative Council.

Article

XIV

Suspension of operations and liquidation of the Fund

Article

XV

Final clauses

APPENDIX

Scale of contributions to the “Council of Europe Resettlement Fund” on the basis of 10,000,000 dollars

Percentage of Distribution

Number of $ 1000 participation certificates

Rate of Exchange (1. 1. 55)

Contributions in national currencies

Belgium . . . .

3.3

330

0.02

16,500,000

Denmark . . . .

1.8

180

0.144 8

1,243,094

France . . . .

18.4

1,840

0.002 857

644,032,202

Fed. Rep. of Germany . . . .

18.4

1,840

0.238 1

7,727,845

Greece . . . .

3.3

330

0.033 33

9,900,990

Iceland . . . .

0.2

20

0.614

325,733

Ireland . . . .

1.2

120

2.80

42,857

Italy . . . .

18.4

1,840

0.001 6

1,150,000,000

Luxembourg . . . .

0.2

20

0.02

1,000,000

Netherlands . . . .

4.0

400

0.263 2

1,519,757

Norway . . . .

1.4

140

0.14

1,000,000

Saar . . . .

0.4

40

0.002 857

1,400,070

Sweden . . . .

2.8

280

0.193 3

1,448,526

Turkey . . . .

7.8

780

0.357 1

2,184,262

United Kingdom . . . .

18.4

1,840

2.80

657,142

Total . . . .

100.0

10,000

The percentage of distribution is the same as that adopted for contributions to the budget of the Council of Europe.

RESOLUTION

(56) 9

concerning adoption of the Articles of Agreement of the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund for National Refugees and Over-population in Europe

(adopted on 16th April, 1956)

The Committee of Ministers,

Having regard to Resolution (55) 34 of 13th December, 1955, approving the establishment of a Council of Europe Resettlement Fund on the basis of a partial agreement;

Having regard to Resolutions (51) 29 of 3rd May, 1951, and (51) 62 of 2nd August, 1951, concerning partial agreements,

Resolves to adopt the Articles of Agreement of the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund appended to the present Resolution, it being understood:

  • (a)

    that the Resolution is considered to have been adopted only by those representatives who voted in its favour1)The following member States approved this Resolution: Belgium - France - Federal Republic of Germany - Greece - Iceland - Italy - Luxembourg - Turkey., and that its application is restricted accordingly;

  • (b)

    that any additional expenditure incurred by the Council of Europe in respect of the drafting of the Articles of Agreement and the operation of the Resettlement Fund shall be borne exclusively by the Member States whose representatives have voted in favour of this Resolution.

RESOLUTION

(56) 8

defining the functions of the Council of Europe Special Representative for National Refugees and Over-population in Europe

(adopted on 16th April, 1956)

The Committee of Ministers:

Having regard to Resolution (55) 34 of 13th December, 1955, extending for an indefinite period the mandate of the Council of Europe Special Representative for national refugees and over-population,

Resolves to adopt the following regulations governing the functions of the Special Representative:

Article

I

The Council of Europe Special Representative for National Refugees and Over-population in Europe shall take steps to encourage the Governments and competent organisations, whether individually or by concerted action, to adopt measures for the solution of problems of national refugees and of over-population with which European countries are, or may be, faced.

The Special Representative is thus more particularly instructed:

  • 1.

    to bring a political stimulus to bear in the search for a solution to these problems and to awaken public consciousness of their importance;

  • 2.

    to harmonise and disseminate information on the experience gained by countries confronted with the same problems, notably with regard to economic expansion, full employment and social stability;

  • 3.

    to encourage the Governments to co-ordinate more effectively their policy in regard to refugees and over-population, and, if need be, to carry it out in the various international organisations, with due regard for the special situation of certain countries;

  • 4.

    to assist, at the request of Governments, in working out integration programmes to be carried out within the economic framework of the country of residence or by means of migration both within and outside Europe;

  • 5.

    to consult, as may be necessary, the competent international organisations, both intergovernmental and non-governmental, possessing consultative status with the Council of Europe, paying due heed, in order to avoid duplication, to the work already being done by these organisations;

  • 6.

    to facilitate the political and moral support of the Council of Europe for the activities of the specialised organisations.

Article

II

In order to aid the Special Representative in the accomplishment of his mission, and to co-ordinate his work as defined in Article I with that of the other international organisations in accordance with paragraph (i) of Resolution (55) 34, the Special Representative shall be assisted by an Advisory Committee comprising:

  • 1.

    a senior official specialising in the field of refugees and over-population from each member country of the Council of Europe wishing to be represented;

  • 2.

    one observer from each of the international and intergovernmental organisations concerned invited by the Special Representative.

The Committee may put forward suggestions for new projects.

The Council of Europe Special Representative shall be ex officio Chairman of this Committee.

Article

III

The Committee shall meet when convened by its Chairman through the medium of the Division of Refugees and Over-population of the Council of Europe which provides the secretariat of the Special Representative.

Article

IV

The Special Representative shall present to the two organs of the Council of Europe an annual report on his activities.

RESOLUTION

(56) 10

concerning recourse to courts of law in the event of legal action against the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund for National Refugees and Over-population in Europe

The Committee of Ministers,

Having regard to Resolution (55) 34 approving the establishment of a Council of Europe Resettlement Fund,

Having regard to Resolution (56) 9 adopting the regulations of this Fund on the basis of a partial agreement;

Having noted the said Articles of Agreement;

Having regard to Article 3 of the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe;

Considering that creditors of the Resettlement Fund must have means of legal redress,

Declares that it is prepared to waive the immunity of the Council of Europe from legal process if an action is brought against the Council in consequence of a dispute over the interpretation or execution of the terms of a lease or any other contractual obligation arising out of a contract concluded between the applicant and the Council in connection with the Resettlement Fund and within the limits of the liability of that Fund, it being understood that claims arising from a Court judgement, or from any contract, shall be made exclusively from the Fund's resources, or by Member States participating in the Fund,

Decides that, in the circumstances mentioned in the previous paragraph, and in any country where the laws require such representation, the Council of Europe shall be represented in law by the Governor of the Resettlement Fund.

Statuut van het Vestigingsfonds van de Raad van Europa

Artikel

I

Oprichting van het Fonds

Er wordt een Vestigingsfonds van de Raad van Europa (hierna te noemen „het Fonds”) opgericht.

Het Fonds valt onder de Raad van Europa en is onderworpen aan zijn oppergezag.

Artikel

II

Doel

Het doel van het Fonds is hulp te bieden bij het oplossen van de problemen waarmede de Europese landen worden of kunnen worden geconfronteerd als gevolg van de aanwezigheid van bevolkingsoverschotten, met inbegrip van nationale vluchtelingen, door het verschaffen of het garanderen van leningen ter financiering van:

  • (a)

    integratieprogramma's die door een Lid van het Fonds zijn goedgekeurd overeenkomstig artikel VI van dit Statuut en waarmede wordt beoogd voor deze mensen nieuwe kansen op werkgelegenheid te scheppen;

  • (b)

    door een Lid van het Fonds goedgekeurde vestigingsprogramma's die voorzien in het verstrekken van leningen aan of het doen van uitgaven ten behoeve van in Europa verblijvende personen die zich willen vestigen in een land binnen of buiten Europa en die zich verplichten tot terugbetaling van het bedrag van deze leningen of uitgaven voor zover deze door het Fonds zijn gefinancierd.

Artikel

III

Lidmaatschap

Regeringen die Lid zijn van de Raad van Europa kunnen Lid worden van het Fonds overeenkomstig de bepalingen van artikel IV, tweede lid, letter (a), onder (i). Andere Regeringen die tot het lidmaatschap van het Fonds toegelaten worden, kunnen Lid van het Fonds worden op de bijzondere voorwaarden die het Fonds voor ieder geval afzonderlijk kan stellen, overeenkomstig de bepalingen van artikel IV, tweede lid, letter (a), onder (ii).

Artikel

IV

Verplichtingen der Leden

Artikel

V

Bijdragen en leningen

Het Fonds kan bijdragen aanvaarden voor aanwendingen die niet strijdig zijn met het doel van het Fonds. Het Fonds kan ook geld lenen.

Het Fonds is gemachtigd bijdragen in ontvangst te nemen, die geschonken worden voor specifieke doelen die binnen zijn doelstellingen vallen.

Artikel

VI

Algemene bepalingen met betrekking tot leningen en waarborgen

Artikel

VII

Beleggingen

Artikel

VIII

Organisatie, bestuur en toezicht

De organisatie en het bestuur van, alsmede het toezicht op het Fonds wordt als volgt verdeeld:

  • -

    het College van Bewindvoerders

  • -

    de Raad van Bestuur

  • -

    de President

  • -

    de Controlecommissie

als bepaald in de hierna volgende artikelen.

Artikel

IX

Het College van Bewindvoerders

Artikel

X

Raad van Bestuur

Artikel

XI

De President

Artikel

XII

Controlecommissie

De Controlecommissie controleert jaarlijks de boeken van het Fonds, en verifieert de juistheid van de exploitatierekeningen en de balans.

Het accountantsrapport vermeldt of de balans en de exploitatierekeningen overeenstemmen met de boeken en of zij een juist beeld geven van de stand van zaken betreffende het Fonds aan het einde van elke financiële periode.

Artikel

XIII

Zetel

De Zetel van het Fonds is gevestigd in Straatsburg, Frankrijk. De Raad van Bestuur beslist waar de zetel van de uitvoerende diensten gevestigd zal zijn.

Artikel

XIV

Schorsing van de werkzaamheden en liquidatie van het Fonds

Artikel

XV

Slotbepalingen

BIJLAGE

Schaal van bijdragen aan het „Vestigingsfonds van de Raad van Europa” op basis van 10.000.000 dollars

Verdelingspercentage

Aantal deelnemingsbewijzen ad $ 1000

Wisselkoers (1.1.55)

Bijdragen in nationale munteenheden

België . . . .

3,3

330

0.02

15,500,000

Denemarken . . . .

1,8

180

0.1448

1,243,094

Bondsrepubliek Duitsland . . . .

18,4

1 840

0.2381

7,727,845

Frankrijk . . . .

18,4

1 840

0.002 857

644,032,202

Griekenland . . . .

3,3

330

0.033 33

9,900,990

Ierland . . . .

1,2

120

2.80

42,857

Italië . . . .

18,4

1 840

0.0016

1,150,000,000

Luxemburg . . . .

0,2

20

0.02

1,000,000

Nederland . . . .

4,0

400

0.263.2

1,519,757

Noorwegen . . . .

1,4

140

0.14

1,000,000

Saar . . . .

0,4

40

0.002 857

1,400,070

Turkije . . . .

7,8

780

0.3571

2,184,262

IJsland . . . .

0,2

20

0.614

325,733

Verenigd Koninkrijk . . . .

18,4

1.840

2.80

657,142

Zweden . . . .

2,8

280

0.1933

1,448,526

Totaal . . . .

100,0

10.000

Het verdelingspercentage is hetzelfde als dat wat geldt voor de bijdragen aan de begroting van de Raad van Europa.