SC/7487
19 August 2002

STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF 1267 COMMITTEE
ON DE-LISTING PROCEDURES

NEW YORK, 16 August (UN Headquarters) -- The following statement was issued on 15 August, by the Chairman of the 1267 Committee on De-Listing Procedures:

Without prejudice to available procedures, a petitioner (individual(s), groups, undertakings, and/or entities on the 1267 Committee’s [the Committee] consolidated list) may petition the government of residence and/or citizenship to request review of the case. In this regard, the petitioner should provide justification for the de-listing request, offer relevant information and request support for de-listing.

The government to which a petition is submitted ("the petitioned government") should review all relevant information and then approach bilaterally the government(s) originally proposing designation ("the designating government(s)") to seek additional information and to hold consultations on the de-listing request.

The original designating government(s) may also request additional information from the petitioner’s country of citizenship or residency. The petitioned and the designating government(s) may, as appropriate, consult with the Chairman of the Committee during the course of any such bilateral consultations.

If, after reviewing any additional information, the petitioned government wishes to pursue a de-listing request, it should seek to persuade the designating government(s) to submit jointly or separately a request for de-listing to the Committee. The petitioned government may, without an accompanying request from the original designating government(s), submit a request for de-listing to the Committee, pursuant to the no-objection procedure.

The Committee will reach decisions by consensus of its members. If consensus cannot be reached on a particular issue, the Chairman will undertake such further consultations as may facilitate agreement. If, after these consultations, consensus still cannot be reached, the matter may be submitted to the Security Council. Given the specific nature of the information, the Chairman may encourage bilateral exchanges between interested Member States in order to clarify the issue prior to a decision.

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