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At the C.O.M. Congress in Silvi Marina (Italy) on 30th January 1999, the new C.O.M. / O.M.J. Statutes and Internal Regulations were unanimously adopted. Henceforth, the O.M.J. Executive Committee consists of seven (7) persons, namely: a President and six (6) members, who must be O.M.J. judges from the different bird sections (article 11 of the Statutes).
In order to ensure the largest possible representation of member countries (article 18 of the Internal Regulations), a member country can only nominate one candidate for each vacant position.

The renewal of C.O.M.-B.D. and O.M.J.-E.C. mandates will be as follows :

for C.O.M. Board of Directors :
1st year, outgoing (January 2005 Congress) : one Vice-President and the Assistant General Secretary;
2nd year, outgoing (January 2006 Congress) : the Assistant General President and the General Secretary;
3rd year, outgoing (January 2007 Congress) : the General President, one Vice-President and the General Treasurer

for O.M.J. Executive Committee :
1st year, outgoing (January 2005 Congress) : the three members from the Type Canaries (E), European Fauna (G) + Hybrids (H) and Psittacines (I to N) sections;
2nd year, outgoing (January 2006 Congress) : the three members from the Singing Canaries (A, B, C), Coloured Canaries (D) and Exotics (F, O, P) sections;
3rd year, outgoing (January 2007 Congress) : the President.

IMPORTANT NOTE

At a meeting held in Alicante on 28th August 1999, the C.O.M. Board of Directors and the O.M.J. Executive Committee decided that one same person cannot hold at the same time the positions of member of the C.O.M.-B.D. or O.M.J.-E.C. and that of President of a National C.O.M. and/or President of a National Technical Commission.
This rule, aimed at avoiding any conflict of interests between C.O.M. and its member countries, came into effect for the elections or re-elections of members as from the C.O.M. / O.M.J. Congress of January 2000.

Outgoing from C.O.M.-B.D :

- B. Yeves Valero (Spain)) :        Assistant General President           re-eligible

- G. Motta (Italy) :                      General Secretary                         vacant

Candidates for these positions are :

- for the office of Assistant General President :          B. Yeves Valero                    (Spain)          re-eligible

- for the office of General Secretary :                        A. Van Roelen-Janssen          (Belgium)
                                                                               C. Lemee                               (France)

Outgoing from O.M.J.-E.C :

- M. Level (France) : Member, in charge of Singing Canaries (sections A, B, C)                  re-eligible

- L. Bon (Switzerland) : Member, in charge of Coloured Canaries (section D)                     re-eligible

- A. Paparella (Italy) : Member, in charge of Exotics (sections F, O, P)                               re-eligible

Candidates for these positions are :

- for the office of Member, in charge of Singing Canaries (sections A, B, C):

                              M. Level (France)                               re-eligible
                              R. Mittemeyer (Belgium)
                              S. Di Noia (Italy)

- for the office of Member, in charge of Coloured Canaries (section D):

                              L. Bon (Switzerland))                          re-eligible
                              G. Cobbaut (Belgium)
                              R. Rossi (Italy)

- for the office of Member, in charge of Exotics (sections F, O, P):

                              A. Paparella (Italy)                              re-eligible

The curricula vitae of the new candidates can be found in Appendix No. 4

ELECTIONS AT THE CONGRESS OF ZUTPHEN, NETHERLANDS - 2006