These rules were adopted at the 4th meeting of the IATTC, held on August 13, 1952

These rules were adopted at the 4th meeting of the IATTC, held on August 13, 1952. The IATTC changed its fiscal year (Rule X), beginning with that for 1976-1977, from July 1-June 30 to October 1-September 30, in accordance with a similar change at the same time by the U.S. government (IATTC Ann. Rep., 1976: page 15). Rule XIII was added to the Rules of Procedure at the 48th meeting of the IATTC (San José, Costa Rica, September 17-20, 1990). The original Rules XIII, XIV, and XV became Rules XIV, XV, and XVI, respectively, at that time. INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION Rules of Procedure Representation Rule I A High Contracting Party to the Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission signed at Washington, May 31, 1949 (hereafter referred to as the Convention) shall have the right to appoint from one to four members. The member or members from each High Contracting Party shall be considered a national section. Rule II Advisory Committees established by the High Contracting Parties in conformity with Section II, Article I of the Convention shall be invited to attend the non-executive sessions of the Commission. Each national section shall keep the Secretary of the Commission currently informed concerning the members of its advisory committees. Members of advisory committees invited to attend non-executive sessions of the Commission may, at ...