December 14^th Meeting, 42 rue Scheffer 75116 PARIS

Resolutions voted by the General Assembly
on the proposal of the Executive Committee 

1. HEAD OFFICE AGREEMENT
   
   - Considering that article 5 of the International Commission for Food Industries Statutes fixes the headquarters in Paris;
   - and that the President of the French Republic approved the Statutes on February 21, 1939;
   
   The CIIA General Assembly appoints the President and the General Secretary of the Commission to negotiate an agreement toward fixing the Commission’s privileges and immunities in France.
   
2. CREATION OF AMBASSADORS OF THE COMMISSION


- Considering that personalities can enable the Commission to benefit from their experience and personal relation network in the field of their activities ;
- Refering to the dispositions adopted by the UNESCO, in particular in the field of its exterior representation ;

The CIIA General Assembly authorizes the Executive Committee to name as "CIIA roving Ambassador" a person whose experience will positively favour the advancement of the Commission’s activities. A specific mission can be untrusted by the Secretary-general.

 

3. SUPPORT TO THE CANDIDACY PROJECT FOR THE INSCRIPTION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET ON THE REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF THE INTANGIBLE IMMATERIAL CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE HUMANITY OF THE UNESCO, LED BY SPAIN.

• Considering that Spain is leading the candidature of the Mediterranean Diet to be included on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of the UNESCO
• Considering the participation of various countries of the Mediterranean basin in the elaboration and presentation of the candidature
• Because of being an immense cultural heritage accumulated during millennia that stimulates agro-food production and local consumption, instigates agriculture and promotes exchanges and initiatives between regions, contributing to cultural dialogue, to the transfer of knowledge and technology and to the economic and social revitalization of all the communities on the Mediterranean basin
• For being a rich, varied and healthy food model, endorsed by the FAO and the WHO
• The action in question is being presented and transmitted by Spain in all international forums, welcoming support to the project