Agenda of the Twentieth (20) Meeting
Monday, 02/05/2011 – 9:30 a.m.
First Ordinary Session – Third Legislative Term

1 – Reciting the names of apologized and absent members.

2 – Ratification of the minutes of the previous meeting.

3 – Incoming Letters:

4 – Taking a final opinion regarding a bill to ratify the agreement of September 27, 2000, between Bahrain and the Swiss Confederation concerning amending and adding new items to the air transport regulation convention signed in Manama on February 4, 1986, associated with the Royal Decree No. (11) for 2011.

5 – Taking a final opinion on a bill to ratify the Protocol concerning amendment of some provisions of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Egypt, associated with the Royal Decree No. (11) for 2009.

6 – Taking a final opinion on a bill to ratify the agreement on air services between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Oman, associated with the Royal Decree No. (29) for 2010.

7 – Taking a final opinion on a bill to ratify the Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Kuwait to regulate air services, associated with the Royal Decree No. (34) for 2008.

8 – Taking a final opinion on a bill to ratify the Protocol to amend some provisions of the Convention between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium concerning air services between and beyond their respective territories, associated with the Royal Decree No. (75) for 2007.

9 – Taking a final opinion on a bill to ratify the agreement on air services between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Government of Sudan, associated with the Royal Decree No. (76) for 2007.

10 – Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee regarding the draft law approving joining the Convention of International Assurances on Mobile Equipment and the accompanied Protocol on matters specific to aircraft equipment, associated with the Royal Decree No. (45) for 2008.

11 – Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee regarding the bill on the ratification of the Arab Convention for the regulation of the transport of passengers en routes between and through the Arab countries, associated with the Royal Decree No. (112) for 2008.

12 – Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee regarding the bill on the ratification of the Additional Protocol (7) of the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, and the general system of the Universal Postal Union, the Universal Postal Convention and its final protocols approved by Bucharest Conference in 2004, associated with the Royal Decree No. (44) for 2010.

13 – Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee regarding the bill on the ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the application of safeguards under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, associated with the Royal Decree No. (6) for 2011.

14 – Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee regarding the draft law amending Article (1) of Decree Law No. (17) for 1976, concerning Juvenile (prepared in light of the bill proposal submitted by the Council of Representatives).

15 – Report of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee regarding the bill on the transfer of specialties of the Minister of Housing regarding survey work to the Head of Survey and Real Estate Registration Agency, and specifying fees, associated with the Royal Decree No. (37) for 2008.

16 – Continue discussion of the report of the Services Committee regarding the decision of the Council of Representatives concerning Shura Council's resolution on the draft law to amend paragraph (a) of Article (25) of Law No. (19) for 2006 about the organization of the labor market, (prepared in light of the bill proposal submitted by the Council of Representatives).

17 – The second supplementary report of the Women and Children Affairs Committee regarding the draft law to issue the Children's Act. (prepared in light of the bill proposals submitted by the Council of Representatives).

18 – A memo containing legal opinion regarding the vote to approve or to reject the decrees by law.

19 – Any Other issues.