Commission Plenary
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The Commission Plenary is the main decision-making body of the International Whaling Commission, where member governments meet to debate and set global whaling and cetacean conservation policies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commission Plenary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4000335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commission Plenary Context triple: [International Whaling Commission, hasOrgan, Commission Plenary]
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A.
Parliamentary Council
The Parliamentary Council was the post–World War II West German constitutional assembly that drafted and enacted the Basic Law, laying the foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is a key decision-making body within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), typically composed of member states’ foreign secretaries who oversee and coordinate the organization’s regional cooperation initiatives.
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C.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is a canonical governing body in each Episcopal Church diocese that advises the bishop, consents to certain episcopal actions, and may serve as ecclesiastical authority when the bishop’s office is vacant.
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D.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is the main executive body that oversees the implementation, compliance, and administrative affairs of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) between its full conferences of the parties.
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E.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s principal governing body, responsible for directing its work and overseeing its activities between plenary sessions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commission Plenary Target entity description: The Commission Plenary is the main decision-making body of the International Whaling Commission, where member governments meet to debate and set global whaling and cetacean conservation policies.
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A.
Parliamentary Council
The Parliamentary Council was the post–World War II West German constitutional assembly that drafted and enacted the Basic Law, laying the foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany.
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B.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is a key decision-making body within the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), typically composed of member states’ foreign secretaries who oversee and coordinate the organization’s regional cooperation initiatives.
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C.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is a canonical governing body in each Episcopal Church diocese that advises the bishop, consents to certain episcopal actions, and may serve as ecclesiastical authority when the bishop’s office is vacant.
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D.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is the main executive body that oversees the implementation, compliance, and administrative affairs of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) between its full conferences of the parties.
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E.
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s principal governing body, responsible for directing its work and overseeing its activities between plenary sessions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decision-making body
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organ of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ plenary body ⓘ |
| adopts |
binding regulations on whaling for member governments
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budget of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ non-binding resolutions on whaling and cetacean conservation ⓘ rules of procedure for the International Whaling Commission ⓘ schedule amendments under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure conservation of whale stocks
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regulate orderly development of the whaling industry ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
catch limits for certain whale stocks
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conservation and management measures for cetaceans ⓘ establishment of whale sanctuaries ⓘ membership contributions to the International Whaling Commission ⓘ moratoria on commercial whaling ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMethod | voting by member governments ⓘ |
| governs |
aboriginal subsistence whaling policy
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cetacean conservation measures ⓘ global commercial whaling policy ⓘ special permit (scientific) whaling policy ⓘ whale sanctuary designations ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
debate cetacean conservation policies
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debate global whaling policies ⓘ set cetacean conservation policies ⓘ set global whaling policies ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | member governments of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ |
| hasRole | main decision-making body of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ |
| language | English (working language of the IWC) ⓘ |
| legalBasis | International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946 ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
observers from intergovernmental organizations
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observers from non-governmental organizations ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | approximately every two years in recent practice ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
regular meetings of the International Whaling Commission
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special meetings of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ |
| openTo | delegations of all IWC member governments ⓘ |
| partOf | International Whaling Commission ⓘ |
| produces |
meeting reports
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records of decisions ⓘ |
| receivesInputFrom |
Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Sub-Committee
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Conservation Committee of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ Finance and Administration Committee of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ |
| reportsTo | member governments of the International Whaling Commission ⓘ |
| supportedBy | IWC Secretariat ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling ⓘ |
| votingRule |
simple majority for most decisions
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three-quarters majority for schedule amendments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commission Plenary Description of subject: The Commission Plenary is the main decision-making body of the International Whaling Commission, where member governments meet to debate and set global whaling and cetacean conservation policies.
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