| The Committee comprises governmental representatives, and observership is open to relevant international organizations. |
| However, the DDA mandate on MEA observership, which instructs the CTE to negotiate criteria for granting observer status for MEA Secretariats, is much broader than this. |
| The Council of Europe representatives welcomed the plan under discussion in the EU Council for Council of Europe observership in the process. |
| Had we had access to the WHO and WHA observership, we would have been able to handle SARS more effectively,'' Ma said. |
| An application for observership had been received from Bahrain, proof that the Organization's work in countries and regions not formerly involved in its activities was appreciated. |
| Full participation is generally only accorded to a non-member willing and able to comply with the relevant disciplines of the Organisation, and if full participation would provide greater mutual benefit than observership. |
