147. The fifty-fifth session of the Executive Committee (AC.3) was held on 13 and 14 March 2019 and chaired by the representative of the United States of America. The representatives of 16 of the 38 contracting parties to the agreement attended: Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, the European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom), India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, San Marino, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States of America.

148. The AC.3 unanimously elected Mr. EZANA Wondimneh, United States of America, as Chair.