Rules of procedure of the IFRC

Table of contents

Section I: General provisions

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Rule 1: Object, definition, official name

Section II: Admission and membership of National Societies

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Rule 2: Admission
Rule 3: Compliance and Mediation
Rule 4: Suspension and re-instatement of a National Society
Rule 5: Expulsion and re-admission

Section III: General Assembly

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Rule 6: Ordinary sessions
Rule 7: Convocation
Rule 8: Agenda and papers for the session
Rule 9: Extraordinary sessions
Rule 10: Delegations of National Societies
Rule 11: Observers
Rule 12: Chairmanship
Rule 13: Opening and conduct of business
Rule 14: Depositing of texts
Rule 15: Languages
Rule 16: Debates
Rule 17: Proposals, motions and amendments
Rule 18: Voting rights
Rule 19: Voting procedures
Rule 20: Definition of majorities
Rule 21: Decisions
Rule 22: Reconsideration of decisions
Rule 23: Records

Section IV: Elections

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Rule 24: Election Committee
Rule 25: Fair geographical distribution
Rule 26: Submission and presentation of nominations
Rule 27: Election of the President
Rule 28: Election and appointment of the Vice-Presidents
Rule 29: Election of National Societies members of the Governing Board
Rule 30: Vacancies in office

Section V: Governing Board and Secretary General

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Rule 31: Governing Board
Rule 32: Secretary General
Rule 33: Representation of the International Federation

Section VI: Finance Commission

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Rule 34
Rule 35: Declaration of default

Section VII: Youth Commission

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Rule 36

Section VIII: Regional Conferences

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Rule 37

Section IX: Advisory Bodies

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Rule 38

Section X: Financial regulations

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Rule 39
Rule 40: Financial implications of recommendations by constitutional or advisory bodies

Section XI: Final provisions

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Rule 41: Amendments to the Constitution
Rule 42: Amendments and suspension of the Rules of Procedure

Annexes to the rules of procedure

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Rules of procedure for regional conferences

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La Federación Internacional de Sociedades de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja es la mayor organización humanitaria del mundo, con 187 sociedades miembros. Siendo uno de los componentes del Movimiento Internacional de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja, nuestra labor se rige por los siete principios fundamentales: humanidad, imparcialidad, neutralidad, independencia, voluntariado, unidad y universalidad.