Document List

IOC Basic Texts

Statutes, rules, regulations, manuals for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission

Title File
1 IOC/INF-785
IOC Manual

2 IOC/INF-1433
IOC Capacity Development Strategy (2023–2030)

Adopted by Decision A-32/4.3 of the IOC Assembly at its 32nd session (Paris, 21–30 June 2023), the vision and mission statements of the IOC Capacity Development Strategy (2023–2030) identi...

3 IOC/INF-1412
IOC Medium-term Strategy, 2022-2029

4 IOC/INF-1369
IOC Financial Regulations

Applicable to the Special Account for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (July 2019). Revised in accordance with 201 EX/Decision – 24.I and endorsed by the IOC Assembly o...

5 IOC/INF-1332
IOC Capacity Development Strategy, 2015-2021

6 IOC/INF-1322 Rev.
Update on the Status of IOC Subsidiary Bodies, 2015

GLOSS-GE sheet updated in June 2022.

7 IOC/INF-1316Rev
Consultation for the appointment of the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO: process for the establishment of a short list of applicants for submission to the Director-General of UNESCO

8 IOC/INF-1315 Add.
Draft Resolution Submission Form (IOC)

9 IOC/INF-1315
Revised Guidelines for the Preparation and Consideration of Draft Resolutions

Adopted by decision IOC-XXVII/Dec.6.4 of the Assembly at its 27th Session (Paris, 26 June-5 July 2013). Those guidelines are complementary to the IOC Manual.

10 IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I, Annex III
IOC Nomination Form for membership to the IOC Executive Council

Form to be filled out and submitted to IOC Secretariat to formally nominate a Member State to the IOC Executive Council.

11 IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I, Annex II
IOC Executive Council Nomination Form for Vice-chairpersonship

Form to be filled out and submitted to IOC Sectretariat to formally nominate the Vice-Chairpersons of IOC

12 IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I, Annex I
IOC Executive Council Nomination Form for Chairpersonship

Form to be filled out and submitted to IOC Sectretariat to formally nominate the Chairperson of IOC

13 IOC/INF-1166Rev., Appendix I
Technical arrangements for the elections of Officers of the Commission and other members of the Executive Council (2001)

This text constitutes Appendix 1 of the IOC Rules of Procedure as adopted by the IOC Assembly in 2023. 

14 IOC/INF-1166Rev, Appendix V
Responsibilities of the Officers of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (guidelines)

The Guidelines on the Responsibilities of the Officers of the Commission were endorsed by the IOC Assembly at its 30th session on 4 July 2019 through Resolution XXX-3. These guidelines complete Sectio...

15 IOC/INF-1166Rev, Appendix IV
Guidelines on the working methods for online sessions

These guidelines constitute Annex IV of the IOC Rules of Procedure (2023). This new text was added at the same time as the revision of the RoP by the IOC Assembly at its 32nd Session in June 2023 (Res...

16 IOC/INF-1166Rev
IOC Rules of Procedure (2023)

17 IOC/INF-1148
IOC Statutes

18 Electoral groups
Groupings of IOC Member States for the purpose of the election to the Executive Council

As of 14 May 2025 (151 Member States), there are 40 States members of the Executive Council out of a maximum of 40 seats. The number of seats by electoral is shown on top of each column: Electoral gro...

19 CL-2634
Request for update of national representations to the IOC: designation of the national coordinating body for liaison with the Commission

Member States to review their national representation in the IOC Correspondence Manual and send official notification by 30 September 2016.

20 Draft Resolution Submission Form (IOC)

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