An informal meeting of Heads of Delegation will take place prior to the formal opening of the Preparatory Stage, with a view to unifying criteria as regards the following issues:

1. Election of the members of the Bureau: consultations will be made to elect the Chairman of the Council, the First Vice Chairman, the Second Vice Chairman and the Rapporteur
2. Draft organization of works for the meeting
3. Agenda for the Preparatory Stage

In accordance with Article 22 of the Regulations of the Latin American Council, this supreme organ of SELA should approve the Agenda. Once the Bureau has been elected, the Latin American Council should consider the draft organization of works (Part II of this document) and the Draft Agenda (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 1-20).

The Permanent Secretary will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Forty-fourth Annual Report of the Permanent Secretariat” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 3-20), which includes the activities carried out since the last Regular Meeting of the Council to date.

The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Draft Work Programme for the year 2021” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 4-20). In accordance with the provisions set forth in Decision Nº 440, the following three thematic areas will be dealt with: i) Intra-Regional Relations; ii) Economic and Technical Cooperation; and iii) Extra-Regional Relations.

1. Budget

The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Draft Administrative Budget of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2021” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 5-20), along with its corresponding explanatory preamble.

2. Administrative matters

2.1.    Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2019

The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2019” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 6-20).

2.2     Audit Proposal for the year 2020

The Permanent Secretariat will submit for consideration of the Latin American Council the “Audit Proposal for the year 2020” (SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT Nº 7-20).

Election of two Members of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA

The Latin American Council will proceed with the Election of two Members of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA. Document SP/CL/XLVI.O/DT N° 8-20 will be submitted for that purpose.

As customary, this item will be open in order to consider other initiatives that the Delegations of the Member States might propose.

16 November 2020

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