Rule 13. Moderated Caucus

1. Moderated Caucus shall be used for in formal debate.

2. During Moderated Caucus:

1. no List of Speakers shall be kept;

2. the Delegates shall speak and debate out of the format of Formal Debate;

3. the right to speak shall be granted by the Chairperson to the Delegates at their request for the time set by the procedural Motion.

3. A Delegate or the Chairperson may at any time, when the floor is open but not during speeches or voting, introduce a Motion for Moderated Caucus. The Delegate shall rise when called by the Chairperson to explain the purpose of the Motion and propose the time for the Caucus and an individual Speaker.

4. The Motion for Moderated Caucus requires support of another Delegate and shall immediately be put to vote. A majority of Delegates present and voting is required for the Motion for Moderated Caucus to pass.

Rule 14. Unmoderated Caucus

1. Unmoderated Caucus is used for negotiations and consultations without observing the present Rules.

2. A Delegate or the Chairperson may at any time, when the floor is open but not during speeches or voting, introduce a Motion for Unmoderated Caucus. The Delegate shall rise when called by the Chairperson to explain the purpose of the Motion and propose the time for the Caucus (the time for the Caucus shall not exceed 20 minutes).

3. The Motion for Unmoderated Caucus requires the support of another Delegate and shall immediately be put to vote. A simple majority of Delegates present and voting is required for the Motion to pass.

Rule 15. Time-limit and Conduct of Speeches

1. Time-limits and conduct of speeches shall establish the order of debates on the questions on the agenda, the number of speeches and questions and the time-limits for speeches and questions to the Speaker, the necessity to conduct debate on the issue under consideration unless otherwise provided for in the present Rules.

2. The time-limit and the conduct of speeches shall be set at the beginning of the session and shall be subject to change during the Formal Debate by a simple majority of Delegates present and voting.

Rule 16. Speeches

1. A Delegate wishing to speak shall ask the Chair person to grant him or her the floor by raising the placard.

2. When speaking on different procedural and substantial matters the Delegate shall observe the time-limit and the present Rules.

3. If any time remains, the Speaker has a right to declare him- or herself either open or closed for questions. The Delegate may refuse to answer a question or yield the right to answer the question to another Delegate.

Rule 17. Conduct of Debate

1. Debate on the issue in question shall be conducted provided no consensus has been reached on substantial matters (i.e. adopting the Draft Resolution, incorporating Amendments, and voting on the final Resolution of the Committee).

2. A Delegate wishing to speak shall ask the Chairperson to grant him or her the floor by raising the placard. The Chairperson shall establish and keep the Speakers List.

Conduct of the Session

Rule 18. General Debate

At the beginning of the meeting of the Committee a General Debate on the agenda shall be held. During the course of the Debate, each Delegate shall have a right to address the Committee with a position statement.

Rule 19. Working Papers

1. A Working Paper is a document that reflects the position on the issue under discussion of a group of countries (hereinafter referred to as “authors”).

2. The document can be submitted to the Chairperson provided that it is signed by at least 7 Delegates.

3. The maximum number of authors is not limited. A Delegation may not at the same time be an author of more than one Working Paper.

Rule 20. Submitting Working Papers

1. Upon finishing the General Debate the Chairperson announces the deadline for submitting Working Papers.

2. The document shall be approved if it is registered by the Chairperson and if it passes the Expert’s examination. The Expert shall verify the documents’ conformity with the general Working Paper execution provisions and their compliance with the international law and previous UN resolutions.

3. After a Working Paper has been registered by the Chairperson and assigned a number, a Formal Debate on the Working Paper can be held.

4. Working Papers shall have precedence in order of their submission, unless otherwise decided by the Committee. More than one Working Paper may be on the floor at any time.