These guidelines should be observed strictly. This will assist delegations in preparing
adequately for each meeting and enhance their participation in the debate and
decision-making process during meetings. It will also prevent delegations from
experiencing difficulties when developing national positions on subjects on the agenda
of the two Committees or their subsidiary bodies. In order to promote efficiency in the
conduct of work overall, Committee members should ensure that their colleagues attending
sessions of other committees are fully informed of the outcome of the meeting that they
have attended. Committee members should also ensure that their experts attending
meetings of subsidiary bodies and working, drafting or correspondence groups are
adequately informed and instructed with regard to any action necessary to give effect to
decisions made by the Committees.