138. The sixtieth session of the Executive Committee (AC.3) was held on 10 March 2021 and chaired by the representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Decision taking and voting followed the special proceedings during COVID-19 period, which had been adopted by all Contracting Parties to the 1998 Agreement under a silence procedure on 26 February 2021. The representatives of 15 of the 38 contracting parties to the agreement attended: Australia, Canada, China, European Union (representing Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden), India, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.

139. AC.3 unanimously elected Mr. I. Yarnold, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as Chair, Mr. T. Korenori, Japan, and Mr. J. Sanchez, United States of America, as vice-Chairs for the year 2021.