50/1956 Coll.
Decree
Minister of Foreign Affairs
of 16 December 2002. June 1956
about the International Convention replacing Convention on International Institute
cold, agreed on 21 February 2006. June 1920 and amended on 31 December 2004.
in May 1937, the agreed date of 1. December 1954 in Paris
In Paris was the day 1. December 1954 negotiated International Convention
replacing the Convention on International Institute of cold day agreed
21 June 1920 and amended on 31 December 2004. May 1937.
President of the Republic has ratified this Convention on 31 December 2004. January 1956 and
the ratification instrument was on 27. March 1956 stored in French
the Government. According to article XXXIV became so effective for
The Czechoslovak Republic on 27. in March 1956.
Czech translation of this Convention shall be published as a separate part of the annex to
The collection of laws.
David v. r.
(Translation)
The International Convention
replacing the Convention on International Institute of cold, the agreed delivery
21 June 1920 and amended on 31 December 2004. May 1937
Governments of the Member countries of the international cold Institute,
considering that the science of low temperatures constantly develops,
the two new views on progress and welfare,
considering that the use of artificial refrigeration is expanding into new areas,
considering that the replacement of perishable foodstuffs between different
the Nations of the globe is growing, providing efficient and effective
international solidarity with the point of view of nutrition, but vyvolávajíc need to
major of refrigerants for treatment with these foods
and for preserving them,
considering that the Convention on the establishment of an International Institute of cold
agreed on 21 February 2006. June 1920 and amended on 31 December 2004. in May 1937, does not match the
fully the nature of the scientific and technical requirements, due to this status, nor
the current economic situation,
They agreed on the following provisions:
Part I
Purpose-name-registered office-the scope of the
Article. (I)
Purpose, name and registered office
(1) the Contracting Parties agree that they will work closely for the study
Scientific and technical issues relating to the cooling system and for the development of
the use of cooling, which increases the well-being of the people.
(2) to this end, undertake to maintain and keep
International Institute of refrigeration (hereafter, "the Institute"), whose registered office is in
Paris, France.
Article II
The scope of the
The purpose of the Constitution is, to the international field in all that relates to the
the study of cooling, for the production of cold and on the use of cooling:
and assist in the various Member) countries, the development of scientific research and
support the technical and economic study in scale national and
International;
(b)) to collect scientific, technical and economic information and documents
as well as the texts of laws and regulations;
(c) to assist the teaching of Sciences and) technology and their popularisaci;
(d)) uveřejňoval all documents and studies which extensions can be
useful;
(e) assist the development of the use of cooling), and in particular in the area of
Agriculture and food, in the industrial and in the area of hygiene and
health care;
(f)) to submit recommendations to Governments and international organizations and, in particular,
proposed measures for improvement and unification of the legislation;
g) has been in contact with national and international associations, which have
interest in ensuring its programme of action;
h) organisoval International Congresses;
I was) and all measures to promote the ideas and the use of
cooling.
Part II
The members of the
Article. (III)
Member countries, approaches
Members of the Institute as a member country, are enjoying rights and subjected to
the obligations set out in this Convention:
and States parties);
(b)) territories that these States have designated upon signature of this Convention and which are
listed on the attached list;
c) States which are not Contracting States to this Convention, if the above-mentioned
The Convention will proceed and if the Executive Committee decides on the acceptance of them;
d) territory, which are not included in the list provided above, if
the Contracting States responsible for the international relations of them notified about it
Institute, and if the Executive Committee decides on the acceptance of them.
Article IV
A group of member countries
(1) in order to allow for participation of member countries in the activities of the Institute in accordance with
the importance of their economies and by the interest which they have on the issues
cooling, the six groups of member countries; These groups are
in particular, the amount of the cash contribution feature, the number of votes in the negotiations
and the number of publications that receive free member countries.
(2) each member country identifies the group to which it wishes to be included.
Article. In
Outputs and group changes
Each member country has the right to Institute or hath přestoupiti to
the lower group, if it at least one year in advance. Transgression in
later, you can make a group at any time payment for the relevant
contribution.
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The representation of the device or Board
Member countries under their own responsibility in the rights and will be able to
obligations towards the Institute give a totally or partially zastupovati
eligible devices or associations.
Article. (VII)
Relations with the national associations
Each member country is committed to přidružiti to the works of the Institute's main scientific,
technical, cultural and professional associations interested in questions
cooling.
Article. (VIII)
Honorary members
In exceptional cases, the person that played a particularly important
role in refrigeration science and industries in the cold, and benefactors
The Institute of the artistic beauty of the resolutions of the Executive Committee of the title of "Honorary Member" of the Institute.
Article. (IX)
Associate members
(1) eligible companies and eligible individuals, participating in the development
cold science and industry and zavázavší to the
regular contributions, the amount and method of payment determines the Administrative
the Committee may be from a resolution of the Administrative Committee shall be appointed
"associate members" of the Institute.
(2) under the conditions laid down in the Protocol on the implementation of the Convention
associate members receive periodic publications, účastniti
the work of the Commission and the exits and may nahlížeti to the documentation of the Institute.
Part III
The institutions and activities
The General Assembly
Article. X
The permission of the General Assembly
(1) the Institute is subject to the jurisdiction and supervision of the General Assembly.
(2) the General Assembly has in particular the following permissions:
and giving the general directive) the activity and work of the Institute;
(b) Protocol on the implementation of sincerity), of the Convention, which contains in particular the way
implementation of the various provisions of the Convention, the legal status of
zaměstnanectva and the rules of procedure of the General Assembly;
(c)) voliti the President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive Committee;
(d)) voliti the President and Vice-Presidents of the Council and Chairman of the Technical and
Vice-President of the Commission, that this Technical advice.
Article. XI
The composition and activities of the General Assembly
(1) the General Assembly shall be composed of representatives designated by the Member States
or eligible facilities and associations, which are zastupovati.
(2) the number of representatives of each member country is determined as follows:
6 for Group 1,
5 for a group of 2,
4 for Group 3,
3 for a group of 4,
2 for a group of 5,
1 for a group of 6.
(3) the representatives who can not účastniti some of the meetings, have the right to
be zastupovati some of its species to the General Assembly.
(4) the General Assembly regular session takes place every 4 years. Collect
In addition, an extraordinary meeting of its own decision or at the request of
Of the Executive Committee.
(5) the General Assembly shall act by a majority of 2/3 votes of the representatives of the
or their alternates. However, when the election of the President of the General Assembly,
in the election of the President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive Committee and in the choice of members of the
The technical Council shall be decided by an absolute majority of votes of the representatives of the
or their alternates, with the vote of the Chairman decides when the equality
votes.
(6) the Director is from the power of his Office Secretary of the General Assembly.
Article. (XII)
The President of the General Assembly
(1) at the opening of the ordinary meeting of the General Assembly shall elect a Chairman.
(2) the Chairman may not be elected more than twice consecutively.
(3) if the Chairman is unable to předsedati some meeting, replaces him
the Chairman or any Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee.
(4) the President of the General Assembly is invited to the meetings of the Executive Committee,
The technical Council and the Administrative Committee and participate in an advisory capacity.
The Executive Committee
Article. XIII
Permission of the Executive Committee
Executive power of the Institute shall be entrusted by the Executive Committee.
and Executive Committee) is responsible for the implementation of directives given by the General
by the Assembly.
(b)) has full supervision over the administration of the Institute.
(c)) shall be appointed by secret ballot of the Director.
(d)) shall act on the budget.
(e) Approve agreements) have to be negotiated with other devices.
(f)) is not at all the measures necessary for the functioning of the Institute.
g) Provides delegates to the Administrative Committee.
(h)) in addition, i.e. in the period between meetings of the General Assembly
entitled to do on subjects falling within the General permissions
Assembly of the provisional decision, which must be submitted to the
the approval of the General Assembly at its next session.
Article. XIV
The composition and activities of the Executive Committee
(1) the Executive Committee shall be composed of delegates designated by the Member States or
the eligible institutions and associations, which are zastupovati,
one delegate for each member country.
(2) each member country or any establishment or association which gives
zastupovati, you may also substitute should delegate.
(3) each delegate on the Executive Committee has a number of votes, how many has a Member
the country, which he represents, the representatives of the General Assembly.
(4) the President of the General Assembly, the President and Vice-Presidents of the technical
the Council, as well as the Presidents of the Commission, are invited to participate in the Executive Committee and the
with advisory voice.
(5) the Executive Committee shall meet in ordinary session once a year. It shall meet
at a meeting of an extraordinary initiative of its Chairman or at the request
The Administrative Committee.
(6) the Executive Committee shall act by a majority of 2/3 votes. However, when choosing
the Director, just an absolute majority, if the option is not provided after two
wheels. When the other election that fall to the Executive Committee,
the Committee shall act by an absolute majority, the President has at the equality
a casting vote.
(7) the Director shall be ex officio Secretary of the Executive Committee of his Office.
(8) if necessary, the Executive Committee shall establish rules of procedure within the
Convention and the Protocol on the implementation.
Article. XV
The President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive Committee
(1) the Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Vice-President in the number 3 to 6 shall elect the General
the regular meeting of the Assembly.
(2) the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons are unable to be elected to the same function
more than twice in a row.
(3) if the President or any Vice-President ceases to be
delegate on the Executive Committee or resigns for the duration of the four-year period,
The Executive Committee shall elect an alternate member on the closest to the next meeting,
This permission will terminate at the end of the relevant four-year successor
period.
(4) the President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive Committee are invited to the meetings of the
Technical advice and participate in an advisory capacity.
The Administrative Committee
Article. XVI
Permissions, the composition and the activities of the Administrative Committee
(1) the Administrative Committee is between meetings of the Executive Committee and within the
the resolution of the General Assembly and the Executive Committee in charge of monitoring
the Institute's activities and, in particular, by examining issues of financial and
the annual budget to the Executive Committee.
(2) the Administrative Committee shall comprise the Chairman of the Executive Committee, which is the power of
his Office as Chairman of the Administrative Committee, three members elected by each of the four
years by the Executive Committee and three members elected every four years by the technical
by the Council. These then the six members cannot be more than voliti
twice in a row.
(3) the Administrative Committee shall meet at the initiative of its President at least thrice
for the year.
(4) a majority of the votes, the vote of the Chairman shall act in
equality of votes.
(5) the Director is from the power of his Office Secretary of the Administrative Committee.
(6) if necessary, shall determine the Administrative Committee's rules of procedure, which must
be submitted for approval to the Executive Committee.
The technical Council and the Commission
Article. XVII
Permissions, the composition and the activities of the Technical Council
(1) the technical and scientific Issues that are within the scope of competence of the
The Institute, studying Technical Council and the Commission.
(2) the technical Council includes the President, Vice-President, and one to three
the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Commission. Chairman of the Technical Council is
incompatible with the functions of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Commission.
(3) the members of the technical Board, who can not účastniti some of the meetings,
have the right to be zastupovati some of their species.
(4) the President of the General Assembly and the President and Vice-Presidents of the Executive
of the Committee are invited to the meetings of the Technical Council, and participate in the Advisory
voice.
(5) the President and Vice-Presidents of the technical Council elects every 4 years on a proposal from
the outgoing General Assembly on Technical Council regular meeting.
They cannot be in the same chosen more than twice in a row.
(6) in the period between meetings of the General Assembly, the Executive Committee performs the
replace members who resign or who cannot vykonávati a function
the mandates of the new members elected shall expire at the same time as follows with
the mandates of the other members.
(7) the technical Board shall meet in ordinary session once a year. It shall meet
at a meeting of an extraordinary initiative of its Chairman or at the request of one
third of the members.
(8) a majority by a simple majority of members present, as the President has
casting vote in a tie.
(9) the Director is from the power of his Office Secretary of the Technical Council.
(10) if necessary, shall determine the technical Council's rules of procedure in the framework of the
This Convention and the Protocol on the implementation.
Article. XVIII
Permissions, composition and activities of the Commission
(1) the number of panels and their permission specifies a protocol for the implementation.
(2) each Commission has a Chairman, one or more Vice-Presidents and one
or more Secretaries.
(3) the President and Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly shall elect, at the regular meeting.
They cannot be in the same chosen more than twice in a row.
(4) If neither the Chairman nor any of the Vice-Presidents of the Commission, some
a national of a country in which takes place the next International Congress, the Executive
the Committee, on the proposal of the delegate of that country should another Vice-Chairman,
the function ends at the same time the work of the Congress.
(5) the other members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Commission on proposals from the Chairmen of the Technical
the Council, taking into account the recommendations of the Member countries. The technical Council may
to be done on its President permission to carry out the appointment in the period
between its meetings.
(6) the Secretaries shall be appointed by the Commission on proposals from the Chairmen of the Technical Council, which
can be done on its President permission to carry out the appointment in
the period between its meetings.
(7) the Member of the Commission, which, after two consecutive years did not participate
meetings or did not have a written participation in the work of the Commission, shall be deemed to
have simultaneously withdrawn.
Of the Working Group
Article. XIX
Of the Working Group
The Working Group may be zříditi for the preparation of certain issues, the
that the Department of interest.
Directorate
Article. XX
The Director of the
(1) the activities of the Institute, the Director, with the assistance of the staff ensures a proper and
auxiliary.
(2) the Director shall elect by secret ballot the Executive Committee. His duties and
the permissions defined in the Protocol on the implementation.
(3) the Director shall be ex officio Secretary of the General Assembly of his Office,
The Executive Committee, Administrative Committee and technical advice.
Article. XXI
Regular and auxiliary staff
(1) proper and auxiliary Staff appointed and recalled by the Director. Their
the rights and obligations defined in the Protocol on the implementation.
(2) However, the appointment of staff proper is valid only after approval by the
The Administrative Committee.
International meetings of cold
Article. XXII
International meetings of cold
(1) the Institute has generally every four years, organised by the International Congress of
the cold storage.
(2) the programme approved by the Executive Committee and the organization can be entrusted to one or
several members of the Institute.
Publications
Article. XXIII
Publications
(1) the Council and the Commission on the work of Technical and information of any kind
collected by the Directorate consists of the subject of periodic publications that
issued by the Institute and which are written in the official languages of the Institute.
(2) on the implementation of the Protocol lays down the conditions under which a certain number of
copies of these publications free of charge between the Member countries of the divides.
(3) the Institute may also use any other means of dissemination,
appropriate for the fulfilment of its mission.
Part IV
Financial resources
ARTICLE XXIV
The Resources Of The Institute
Costs necessary for the functioning of the Institute shall cover:
and of the ordinary annual contributions), and of the extraordinary contributions of Member
countries;
(b) income from subscription) periodicals, from the sale of publications and
the documents, from the advertising in publications and at all from any of the activities
carried out in the framework of this Convention;
(c)) from contributions, gifts and bequests, which he may lawfully připadnouti;
(d) income from its) assets.
Article. XXV
The budget of the
(1) the Executive Committee shall examine on a regular annual meeting of financial report
of the previous year. The budget for the Executive Committee to a regular annual meeting
vote for the next year.
(2) the Executive Committee may be done on the Administrative Committee to perform certain
modification of the current budget.
Article. XXVI
The amount of the ordinary annual contributions of member countries
(1) Regular annual contributions from the Member countries shall be payable either in the
French francs or in devisách, which can be traded in France
and whose convertibility is secured under the responsibility of a country
their payment is required. Are set in gold francs weighing
10/31 gramme with a genuineness 0.900 per group, to which the country belongs,
and that on this basis:
Group: annual contributions
in gold francs:
1 9600
2 7200
3 4800
4 3200
5 1600
6 800
(2) every 4 years on the regular meeting of the General Assembly on the proposals
approved by the Executive Committee the previous year, these basic pozměniti
increasing or decreasing by a factor of posts that is adapted to the
the Institute's activities and the immediate economic situation.
(3) the new amount of contributions shall apply to the following 4 years.
Article. XXVII
Non-payment of contributions
Member countries that are after more than two years in arrears with the payment of
cash contributions shall cease until proper execution of this State
the benefits of membership and, in particular, the right to vote.
Part V
Miscellaneous provisions
Article. XXVIII
Relationships to other international organisacím
The Institute establishes the specialisovanými agenciemi organization of the United Nations
and with other international agencies all relations that are appropriate
to ensure cooperation in answer to them, and with its own objectives.
Article. XXIX
The legal capacity, privileges and immunities
The Institute shall enjoy in the territory of each of the Member countries under the conditions laid down
specific agreements with the participating member countries of legal
eligibility and legal status, which is needed for the performance of its
the scope of and in order to achieve its purpose.
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The official languages of
The official languages of the Institute are English and French.
Article. XXXI
Amendments To The Convention
(1) amendments to this Convention, which does not violate the basic purpose of the Institute, or
neztěžují obligations of the Member countries, are feasible immediately after
the approval by the General Assembly.
(2) other changes must be submitted after approval by the General Assembly
Member countries for ratification. They become actionable after the ratification of the
two-thirds of the Member countries (other than Member countries referred to
above in article XXVII) for the Member countries that have ratified at that time is,
and from the date of ratification of the Member States that have ratified later.
(3) proposals for amendment, the Director must always zaslati the Governments of the Member countries of the
at least 6 months before discussing by the General Assembly.
Article. XXXII
The period of validity of the Convention
This Convention is concluded for the period of 10 years, subject to termination under the conditions
provided for in article V after the expiry of this period shall be extended in silence always
for the next 4 years.
Article. XXXIII
Disputes
The English and French texts of this Convention are equally authentic.
Any dispute relating to the interpretation of this Convention shall be submitted to
International Court of Justice or to arbitration under the conditions
laid down by the General Assembly.
Article. XXXIV
Ratification, entry into force of
(1) this Convention shall be open for signature by the Member countries of the international
the Institute of cold in the first June 1955.
(2) this Convention shall be ratified. The instruments of ratification will be saved
with the Government of the French Republic. The Convention enters into force for each country,
that it will sign, on the day of the deposit of its instrument of ratification.
(3) However, to prevent any delay in the implementation of the Convention,
match the countries that sign it, in the fact that it will be provisionally
set out to do from your signature, if it may be appropriate
the constitutional and budgetary provisions.
(4) The responsible agents the following, whose power of attorney were
found in good and due form, have signed this Convention.
Done at Paris on 1. December 1954.
