Guidelines for Observers to the BSPC

Approved by the BSPC Enlarged Standing Committee 28 January 2010Observers to the BSPC Annual Conference – GuidelinesGuidelines1. The Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC) welcomes a widened interest in its work and in contributing to the pursuit of its objectives;2. Parliaments and parliamentary organizations in the area adjacent to the Baltic Sea Region, as well as other organizations engaged or interested in the issues of the Baltic Sea Region, are invited to apply for Observer status in the BSPC;3. The annual Conference of the BSPC decides by unanimity on the granting of Observer status to an applicant. A list of Observers to the BSPC Annual Conference is found in Annex 2 of the BSPC Rules of Procedure;4. Observers must adhere to the mission, objectives and principles of the BSPC, as stated in the BSPC Rules of Procedure and other basic documents;5. Observers are automatically invited to the annual Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference. They are subject to the general Conference rules. Parliamentarians belonging to the Observers have the right to speak at the Conference. Observers are not entitled to take part in the deliberations of the BSPC bodies during the Conference or in its decision-making procedures;6. Observers may be invited to attend the activities of other BSPC bodies, such as e.g. the BSPC Working Groups;7. Observers are encouraged to take an active interest in the issues of the BSPC and to contribute to the dissemination of BSPC resolutions and other statements and opinions;8. The Enlarged Standing Committee of the BSPC has the right to review and, if deemed appropriate, annul the Observer status of a body.