- Ordinary procedures are voted by mediators in a first restricted vote, followed by a Council vote or by an associative vote. The following are examples of ordinary procedure:
- Admission to the Approved Entities registry;
- Appointment of administrative representatives;
- Approval of executive mandates and credits;
- Arbitration sentences;
- Motions of criticism;
- Any other procedure, not expressly described by this Convention.
- An ordinary procedure is usually associated with a budget (or an allowance) and a mandate limited in time for the procedure spokesman.
- The course of an ordinary procedure includes three stages:
- Entrance of the agreement proposal and deliberations.
- A first restricted vote from mediators;
- According to the contents of the motion, a second vote is issued by the Council, or by a direct poll from voters.
- The progression of an ordinary procedure has two ways:
- The first way (quick way) concludes after the second vote from the Council of Trustees. However, if the rule of qualified majority is in force, a contradictory vote of the Council can lead to a legitimating vote.
- The second way (associative way) requests as a second step a direct vote, without possibility of appeal.
- The course of the ordinary procedure may vary according to three factors:
- The quality of the spokesmen: if both spokesmen are mediators, the rule of qualified majority is compulsory, but the quick way gives the possibility of a legitimating vote;
- The amount of credits involved: over the threshold of procedure, the associative way is compulsory;
- Based on the Spokesman Procedure's criterion, the option to apply a qualified majority or to request an associative way, even if these options are not mandatory.