Table 5.

Mechanisms for convening a treaty under the authority of a technical agency

	FAO	WHO
Constitutional provision	Article 14	Article 19	Article 21
Required vote	2/3 supermajority	2/3 supermajority	1/2 majority
Applies to	Members that ratify it	Members that ratify it	All members
Becomes binding	After ratification	After ratification	Automatically
Potential scope	FAO’s mandate	WHO’s mandate	“Procedures designed to prevent the international spread of disease”