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On 15 July 1982 To The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "eutelsat" Convention And Operating Agreement

Original Language Title: Par 1982.gada 15.jūlija Eiropas satelīttelekomunikāciju organizācijas "EUTELSAT" konvenciju un Darbības līgumu

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: On 15 July 1982 to the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention and operating agreement article 1. July 15, 1982 in Paris, signed by the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and the operating agreement, as well as in 1995, the Hague Assembly of parties meeting adopted 18 of article XIX of the Convention "c" point, in 1996, the Assembly of the parties to the Paris meeting, adopted 19 II, X, XI, XV and XVIII amendments to article (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), in 1995 the Signatory of the Budapest Board meeting adopted 58. Activity agreement article 22 amendment of paragraph "e" and in 1996, Signatories of the Paris meeting, the Board adopted 62 amendment of article 15 (hereinafter Activities, Treaty) this law is adopted and approved.
 
2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With this law, the Convention put action contracts, amendments to the Convention and operating agreement amendments in English and their translation into Latvian language.
 
3. article. Convention and operating agreement enter into force article XXII of the Convention in point "c" and the activities laid down in article 23 of the Treaty at the time and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal".
 
4. article. Amendments to the Convention and operating agreement amendments shall enter into force for the Convention and activities under article XIX of the Treaty for the period specified in article 22 and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal".
The Parliament adopted the law of 28 October.
In 1999 Riga November 16 V. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Convention Establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" preamble the States parties to this Convention, Underlining the importanc of telecommunications by satellite for the development of relations between their peoples and their economies, and their desire to strengthen their co-operation in this field, Noting that the Provisional European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat "interim" was established for the purpose of operating the space segment of European telecommunications satellite systems Considering that the relevant provision of the Treaty on principles Each the activities of States in the Exploration and use of Outer space, Including the Moon and Other a Celestial bodies, done at London, Moscow and Washington on 27 January 1967, Wishing to continue the establishment of these telecommunications satellite systems as part of an improved European telecommunications network for providing expanded telecommunications services to all participating States and this without prejudice to any rights and obligations of the States which are Parties to the agreement relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Intelsat", done at Washington on 20 August 1971, or to the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications Organization "INMARSAT", done at London on 3 September 1976, Determined, to this end, it provides, through the most appropriate space telecommunications technology available, the most efficient and economic facilities possible consistent with the most efficient and equitable use of the radio-frequency spectrum and orbital space of the , agree as follows: article I the Definition For the purpose of this Convention: (a) "the Convention") means the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", including its preamble and its Annexe, opened for signature by Governments at Paris on 15 July 1982;
(b)) "Operating Agreement" means the Operating Agreement relating to the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", including its preamble and its Annexe, opened for signature at Paris on 15 July 1982;
(c)) "Provisional Agreement" means the agreement on the Constitution of a Provisional European Telecommunications Satellite Organization Eutelsat "interim", done at Paris on 13 May 1977 between Administration or Recognized private Operating agencies and deposited with the French Administration;
(d)) "the ECS agreement" means the Supplementary Agreement to the Provisional Agreement relating to the space segment of the satellite telecommunications system for the Fixed service (ECS), done at Paris or 10 March 1978;
e) "Party" means a State for which the Convention has entered into force or has been provisionally applied;
f) "Signatory" means the telecommunications entity or the Party which has signed the Operating Agreement and for which it has entered into force or has been provisionally applied;
g) "space segment" means a set of telecommunications satellites, and the tracking, monitoring, telemetering, command, control, and related facilities and equipment for the operational support of those satellites;
(h)) "the Eutelsat space segment" means the space owned or leased by segment Eutelsat for the purpose of the objective of the listed under paragraphs (a), (b), (c)))) and (e)) of article III of the Convention;
I) "satellite telecommunications system" means the unit formed by (a) a space segment and the earth station having access to that space segment;
j) "telecommunications" means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems;
k) "Public telecommunications services" means fixed or mobile telecommunications services which can be provided by satellite and which with available to the public, such as telephony, telegraphy, telex, data transmission, facsimil, videotex, transmission of radio and television programs between approved earth station of having access to the Eutelsat space segment for further transmission to the public; multiservic of transmission, and leased circuits to be used in any of these services;
l) "Specialized telecommunications services" means telecommunications services which can be provided by satellite, other than those defined in paragraph k) of this article, including, but not limited to, radio-navigation services, broadcasting satellite services, space research services, support services, and remote sensing of earth resources.
Article II establishment of Eutelsat (a)) the parties hereby establish the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", hereinafter referred to as the "Eutelsat".
(b) Each Party shall designat to) sign the Operating Agreement one or more entities subject to its jurisdiction to, unless such Party is itself a sign of the Operating Agreement. Each Party shall ensur that any entity designated by it is licensed to operate a telecommunications services and has declared its intention to utilizes the Eutelsat space segment and to support the activities of Eutelsat.
(c) Telecommunications Administration and entities) in may, subject to applicable domestic law, is not gotiat and enter directly into traffic agreements for their use of telecommunications facilities provided under the Convention and the Operating Agreement, as well as for services to the public, the installation, the division of revenue and related business arrangements.
(d)), the relevant provision of Annex A to the Convention shall apply for the purpose of ensuring continuity between the activities of interim Eutelsat and those of Eutelsat.
Article III scope of Eutelsat activities a) the purpose of the change shall be the Eutelsat design, development, construction, establishment, operation and maintenance of the space segment of the European telecommunications satellite system or systems In this context, it shall have a Eutelsat as a prime objective the provision of the space segment required for international public telecommunications services in Europe.
(b)) the Eutelsat space segment shall also be made available on the same basis as international public telecommunications services for domestic public telecommunications services in Europe, either between areas separated by areas separated by areas which do not fall under the jurisdiction of the same Party or between the areas under the jurisdiction of falling the same Party but separated by the high seas.
(c)) As long as the ability of Eutelsat to achieve it in the prime objective is not impaired, the Eutelsat space segment may also be made available for other domestic or international public telecommunications services.
(d)) In the implementation of its activities shall apply the Eutelsat principles of non-discrimination as between the Signator.
e) On request and under appropriate terms and conditions, the Eutelsat space segment, existing or being implemented at the time of such a request, may also be utilized in Europe for specialized telecommunications services either international or domestic as defined in paragraph 1) of article I of the Convention, but not for military purpose, provided that: (i) the provision of public telecommunications) services is not unfavourably affected , and (ii) the subject of the) otherwise acceptabl from a technical and economic point of view.
(f)) may, on request EUTELSAT and under appropriate terms and conditions, provide satellites and associated equipment separate from those for the Eutelsat space segment for: (i) domestic public telecommunications services);
(ii) international public telecommunications services);
III) specialized telecommunications services, other than for military purpose;
provided that the efficient and economic operation of the Eutelsat space segment is not unfavourably affected in any way.
g) Eutelsat may undertak any research and experimentation in the fields directly connected with its purpose.
Article IV Legal Personality a) shall have a legal personality Eutelsat.
(b)) shall enjoy the full Eutelsat capacity not cessary for the exercise of its functions and the achievement of its purpose, and may in particular: (i)) enter into contracts;

(ii)), lease, hold acquir and dispos of movable and immovabl property;
(iii) be a party to legal proceedings);
IV) agreements with the States conclud or international organization.
Article V Financial principles (a)) shall own or lease Eutelsat the Eutelsat space segment and shall own all other property acquired by Eutelsat. The Signator to shall be responsible for financing Eutelsat.
(b)) shall operate a Eutelsat on sound economic and financial basis having regard to accepted commercial principles.
c) Each Signatory shall have a financial interest in Eutelsat in proportion to its investment share and this shall correspond to its percentage of all utilization of the Eutelsat space segment by all as determined under the Signator to the Operating Agreement. However, if it is from the Signatory, even, utilization of the Eutelsat space segment is P2P, shall have an investment share less than the minimum investment share specified in the Operating Agreement.
(d) Each Signatory shall contribute to) the capital requirements of Eutelsat and shall receive compensation for us the capital and repaymen of capital in accordanc with the Operating Agreement.
e) All users of the Eutelsat space segment utilization shall pay charges determined in accordanc with the provision of the Convention and the Operating Agreement.
(I)) the rates of utilization charge for each type of utilization shall be the same for all public or private telecommunications entities in territories under the jurisdiction of the parties, which apply for the space segment capacity for that type of utilization.
II) For public or private telecommunications entities to authorized it utilizes the Eutelsat space segment under article 16 of the Operating Agreement for the territories which are not under the jurisdiction of a Party, the Board of Signator to determin the rates of utilization may charge different from those referred to in subparagraph (i) above), but the same shall be applied to rate these entities for the same type of utilization.
f) the satellites and separate the associated equipment referred to in paragraph (f)) of article Iii of the Convention may, by a unanimous decision of the Board of the of the Signator, be financed by Eutelsat. Otherwise they shall be financed by those requesting them on terms and conditions set by the Board of Signator to view it with a covering at least all relevant costs borne by Eutelsat, which costs shall not be considered as part of the capital requirements of Eutelsat as defined in paragraph b) of article 4 of the Operating Agreement.
Such satellites and associated equipment do not form part of the Eutelsat space segment within the meaning of paragraph (h)) of article I of the Convention.
Article VI structure of Eutelsat Eutelsat (a)) shall have the following organs: i) the Assembly of parties;
the Board of Signator II);
III) an executive organ, headed by a Director General.
(b) Each organ shall act) within the limits of the powers conferred upon it by that Office by the Convention or by the Operating Agreement. Of the organ shall act such a way as it harms the exercise by another organ of the powers vested in it by the Convention or by the Operating Agreement.
Article VII Assembly of parties — Composition and meetings (a)) the Assembly of Parties shall be composed of all the parties.
(b) A Party may be represented by) another Party in a meeting of the Assembly of parties, but from the Party may be represen more than two other parties.
(c)) the first ordinary meeting of the Assembly of Parties shall be convened by the Director General within one year after the date on which the Convention enter into force. Thereafter Ordinary meetings shall be held every two years unless the Assembly of Parts by an ordinary meeting to decide at that meeting shall the following be held at a different interval.
(d)) the Assembly of parties may also hold extraordinary meetings at the request of one or more parties supported by at least one-third of the parties or at the request of the Board of Signator. Such a request shall state the purpose of the meeting.
(e) Each Party shall meet) its own costs of representation at meetings of the Assembly of parties. Expense of meetings of the Assembly of Parties shall be regarded as an administrative cost of Eutelsat for the purpose of article 9 of the Operating Agreement.
Article VIII the Assembly of parties, Each Party shall (a)) is to have one vote in the Assembly of parties. Parties abstaining from voting shall be considered as not voting.
(b) Decisions on matters of) substance shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by at least two-thirds of the Parties present or represented and voting. (A) a Party which represent one or two other parties under paragraph b) of article VII of the Convention may vote separately for each Party it represent.
(c) Decisions on procedural matters) shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by a simple majority of the Parties present and voting, each having one vote.
(d) A forum for any quor) meeting of the Assembly of Parties shall consis of a simple majority of the representatives of all the parties, provided that not less than one-third of all the parties are present.
(e)) the Assembly of Parties shall adop a its rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the provision of the Convention and which, in particular shall include provision for: (i) election of its Chairman) and other officers;
(ii) the convening of meetings);
III) representation and accreditation;
IV) voting procedures.
Article IX Assembly of parties — a Function) the Assembly of parties, which may concern itself with any aspect of Eutelsat which Lady the interests of the parties, shall have the following functions: (i)) to give considerations to the general policy and the long-term objective of Eutelsat consistent with the principles, objective and scope of activities of Eutelsat, as provided for in the Convention , and to express views or make recommendations thereon, to the Board of Signator;
(ii) to recommend to the Board) of the Signator to the appropriate measure to prevent the activities of Eutelsat from conflicting with any general multilaterals convention which is consistent with the Convention and which is acceded it by at least a simple majority of the parties;
(iii)), through the general rule the authoriz or by specific decision on the recommendations of the Board of Signator to: (A)) the utilization of the Eutelsat space segment for specialized telecommunications services in accordanc with paragraph e) of article III of the Convention;
(B)) the provision of satellites and associated equipment separate from the Eutelsat space segment for specialized telecommunications services in accordanc with subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (f))) of article III of the Convention;
(C)) the provision of satellites and associated equipment separate from the Eutelsat space segment for public telecommunications services in accordanc with subparagraph i and ii) of paragraph (f))) of article III of the Convention to States which are not parties and to any entity under the jurisdiction of such States.
(iv) to decide on the others) recommendations of the Board of Signator and express views on reports submitted to it by the Board of Signator;
v) It Express, under paragraph (a)) of article XVI of the Convention, its views on the intended establishment, acquisition or utilization of space segment equipment separate from that of the Eutelsat space segment;
vi) to take decision on formal relations between Eutelsat and whethers of the State parties or not, or international organization, and in particular to approve the headquarters agreement mentioned in paragraph (c)) of article XVII of the Convention;
VII) consider complaints submitted to it it by parties;
(VIII)) to take decisions, under paragraph b) of article XVIII of the Convention, about the attention of a Party from Eutelsat;
(IX) to decide upon any proposal) for the amendment to the Convention under article XIX of the Convention, taking into account any views or recommendations received from the Board of Signator and in accordanc with article 22 of the Operating Agreement of the amendments it proposes the Operating Agreement and express its views and make recommendations on amendments to the Operating Agreement proposed otherwise;
x) decide upon any request for accession made in accordanc with paragraph e) of article XXIII of the Convention.
(b)) the Assembly of Parties shall exercise any function not cessary for the performance of Eutelsat's purpose that is not expressly attributed to another organ under the Convention.
(c) performing its function) the Assembly of Parties shall take into account any relevant recommendations of the Board of Signator.
Article X — a Board of Signator Composition) the Board shall be composed of the Signator of the Board members, each Board Member representing at least one Signatory whose investment share is not less than 0.1 percent of the total investment shares.
(b)) (A) the Signatory, a Board Member, whethers or not may be represented by another Signatory being a Board Member, but a Member of the Board may be more than four others represen Signator.
Article XI Board of Signator to — (a)) Each Signatory procedure shall have a voting participation equal to its investment share subject to the application of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d)))) of this article. In abstaining from voting shall be Signator considered as not voting.
(b)) Until the first determination of investment shares based on utilization under paragraph (d)) of article 6 of the Operating Agreement, the investment share on which a Signatory's participation shall be determined voting is based in accordanc with Annexe B to the Operating Agreement. After the first determination of investment shares based on utilization, the investment share on which a Signatory's voting participation is based shall be derived from the utilization of the Eutelsat space segment by that international and domestic public Signatory for telecommunications services, subject to the exception is stated in paragraphs (c) and (d))) of this article.

(c)) of the Signatory shall have more than 20 per cent of the total voting participation in Eutelsat. However, the increase of investment shares voluntarily acquired by a Signatory until the operational use of the extension under paragraph (d)) of article 4 of the Operating Agreement shall, for this period, augment the voting participation of that Signatory by a maximum of 5 per cent, regardless_of of the 20 per cent limit mentioned in this paragraph. To the exten that the voting be participation of any Signatory would otherwise have exceeded the permissibl of voting participation, the excess shall be distributed equally among others Signator.
(d)) For the purpose of paragraph b) of this article, whenever a Signatory is granted a smaller or greater investment share under paragraph (h)) of article 6 of the Operating Agreement, the reduction shall be applied proportionately increase or to all types of utilization.
the voting participation of e) each Signatory, defined in paragraph (a)) of this article, shall be calculated in accordanc with the determination of its investment share under article 6 of the Operating Agreement. Any of its voting recalculation participation shall take effect from the effective date of the redetermination of the it investment share under paragraph e) of article 6 of the Operating Agreement.
(f) for any meeting of quor) of the Board of Signator to either of the IR consis a simple majority of all Board members (as defined in paragraph (a)) of article X) having the right to vote, provided that the majority of you have at least two-thirds of the total voting participation of all the Board members having the right to vote, or of Board members representing the total number of Board members having the right to vote minus three , regardless_of of the voting participation the latter represen.
(g)) the Board of Signator to shall try to take the decision to unanimously. Decision shall be taken by the otherwise as follows: (i)) subject to the special provision in subparagraph a ii) and (iii) of this paragraph), decisions on matters of substance shall be taken: • either by vote of the Board of affirmativ UN members representing at least four Signator to having at least two-thirds of the total voting participation of all the Signator to who have the right to have their voting participation taken into account • or by the United Nations of affirmativ, votes cast by at least the total number of Signator to present or represented minus three, regardless_of of the voting participation the latter represen;
II) decision on any adjustment of the capital ceiling which might be required to meet the objective of specified in paragraphs (a) and (b)) of article) (iii) of the Convention shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by at least a simple majority of the present or represented and Signator to having at least two-thirds of the total voting participation;
III) decision on any adjustment of the capital ceiling which might be required to undertak new program's capital involving investments which are required to meet the objective of other than those specified in paragraphs (a) and (b)) of article) (iii) of the Convention shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by at least two-thirds of the Signator to present or represented and having at least two-thirds of the total voting participation;
IV) decision on procedural matters shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by a simple majority of the Board members present and voting, each having one vote;
(v) except in the case) of the decision to be taken under subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph), a Board Member to whom representation has been delegated under paragraph b) of article X of the Convention may vote separately for each Signatory he represent.
h) the Board of a Signator to adop IR it rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the provision of the Convention and which, in particular, shall include provision for: (i) election of its Chairman) and other officers;
(ii) the convening of meetings);
III) representation and accreditation;
IV) voting procedures.
I) the Board of Signator to create Advisory Committees it may assist it in performing its functions.
(j)) the first meeting of the Board shall be convened of the Signator to in accordanc with paragraph (I) of Annex A to the Operating Agreement. The Board of Signator to meet thereafter as shall not be cessary at least three times a year.
Article XII Board of Signator to — (a)) the Function Board of Signator to shall have the responsibility for the design, development, construction, establishment, acquisition by purchase or lease, operation and maintenance of the Eutelsat space segment and for any other activities which Eutelsat is authorized to undertak ...
(b)) the Board of Signator to shall carry out those functions not to discharge its cessary responsibilities under paragraph (a)) of this article, including but not limited to: (i) the adoption of policies, plan), and procedures for the design, development, construction, establishment, acquisition, operation and maintenance of the Eutelsat space segment and any other activities which Eutelsat is authorized to undertak;
(ii) the adoption of procurement procedures), the regulations and the contract terms and conditions, as well as approval of procurement contracts;
(ii) the adoption and implementation of) management arrangements requiring the Director General of the contract for technical and operational or other functions whenever this is advantageo to the Eutelsat;
IV) adoption of policies and procedures for the acquisition, protection and licensing of intellectual property rights, consistent with article 18 of the Operating Agreement;
v) adoption of financial policies and regulations, the approval of the budget and annual financial statements, as well as the general rules and the adoption of specific decisions on the periodic determination of charges for utilization of the Eutelsat space segment in accordanc with article V of the Convention and article 8 of the Operating Agreement and decision with respect to all other financial matters , consistent with the Convention and the Operating Agreement;
vi) adoption of criteria for approval of standard procedures arid earth station for access to the Eutelsat space segment, for verification and monitoring of the performance characteristics of these earth stations and for co-ordination of earth station access to and utilization of the Eutelsat space segment;
VII) approval of the non-standard earth station for access to the Eutelsat space segment;
VIII) adoption of the terms and conditions each time the an of the Eutelsat space segment capacity;
IX) establishment of terms and conditions for access to the Eutelsat space segment by telecommunications to entities which are not under the jurisdiction of a Party, consistent with article Iii of the Convention;
x) decision on arrangements for overdraft and loans under article 11 of the Operating Agreement;
XI) establishment of general internal rules and the adoption of a decision which, in accordanc with the radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union concerning radio-frequency spectrum management and orbital space efficiency and economy, may be appropriate in order to ensur that the operations of the Eutelsat space segment or of other satellite and associated equipment provided by Eutelsat under paragraph (f)) of article III of the Convention , is in compliance with those radio regulations;
XII) submission of recommendations to the Assembly of parties concerning authorization in accordanc with subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a))) of article IX of the Convention;
XIII) tendering of advice to the Assembly of parties under paragraph (a)) of article XVI of the Convention, about the intended establishment, acquisition or utilization of space segment equipment separate from the Eutelsat space segment;
XIV) establishment of general internal rules and adoption of decision about the co-ordination of the Eutelsat space segment with the space segment of Intelsat and Inmarsat, in accordanc with the provision in the agreements of the respectiv those organizations;
XV) action required on withdrawals and suspension under article XVIII of the Convention and article 21 of the Operating Agreement;
XVI) appointment and removal from Office of the Director General, and, upon the recommendations of the Director General, the determination of the number, status, and terms and conditions of employment of all staff of the executive organ under paragraph (e)) of article XIII of the Convention, and approval of the appointment by the Director General of senior officer reporting directly to him;
the designation of a XVII) senior officer of the executive organ to serve as Acting Director General whenever the Director General is absent or is unable to discharge his duties, or if the Office of Director General become vacant of;
XVIII) in the direction of the negotiation with the Party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat is situated, of the headquarters agreement on privilege, exemption and mentioned in paragraph (c)) to the immunit of article XVII of the Convention, and its submission to the Assembly of the parties for approval;
submission of periodic reports 19th) on the activities of Eutelsat to the Assembly of parties;
provision of such information as XX) may be required by any Party or Signatory to enable it to discharge its obligations under the Convention or the Operating Agreement;
the designation of an arbitrator to XX) where is their an Eutelsat party arbitration;
XXII) expression of its views and recommendations to the Assembly of parties on proposed amendments to the Convention under paragraph (a)) of article XIX of the Convention;
XXIII) decision under article 22 of the agreement on amendments to the Operating the Operating Agreement which are consistent with the Convention;
XXIV) examination of applications for accession and recommendations thereon to the Assembly of parties under paragraph (d)) of article XXIII of the Convention.

(c) performing its function) In the Board of Signator to shall take due account of the recommendations and views to it addressed by the Assembly of parties under article IX of the Convention.
Article XIII Executive Organ (a)) the executive organ shall be headed by a Director General appointed by the Board of Signator, subject to confirmation by the parties. The Depository shall immediately notify the parties of the appointment. The appointment is confirmed unless within sixty days of the notification of more than one-third of the parties have informed the Depository in writing of their objection. The Director General may assume his functions after appointment on a date determined by the Board of Signator and pending confirmation of his appointment.
(b)) the term of Office of the Director General shall be six years, unless otherwise decided by the Board of the Signator.
(c) the Board of Signator to) may remove the Director General for cause before the end of his term of Office, and shall report to the Assembly of parties the reasons for removal.
(d) the Director General shall be) the chief executive and legal representative of Eutelsat. He shall act under the direction of the Board of Signator and shall be directly responsible to it for the performance of all functions of the executive organ.
e) the structure and level of the staff of the executive organ, the terms and conditions of employment of all staff, and the conditions of employment of any consultants or other adviser engaged by the Director General shall be submitted to the Board for approval of the Signator.
(f) the Director General shall) have the power to all staff of the appoin executive organ. The appointment of a senior officer reporting directly to the Director General shall, however, be approved by the Board of Signator as provided in subparagraph to XVI) of paragraph b) of article XII of the Convention.
g) During any vacancy in the Office of the Director General or when he is absent or unable to discharge his duties, the Acting Director General, duly designated under subparagraph (b) of paragraph XVII)) of article XII of the Convention, shall have the capacity to exercise the powers of the Director General under the Convention and the Operating Agreement.
(h)), the paramount considerations in the appointment of the Director General and other staff of the executive organ shall be the need to ensur the highest standards of integrity, competence and efficiency.
I) the Director General and the staff of the executive organ shall refrain from any action incompatibl with their responsibilities to Eutelsat.
Article XIV procurement (a)) the procurement policy of Eutelsat shall be such as it in it will encourag, interests and those of the parties and to the Signator to the wides possible competition in the supply of goods and services, and shall be applied taking into account the provision of articles 17 and 18 of the Operating Agreement.
Except as provided in (b)) article 17 of the Operating Agreement, procurement of goods and services shall be effected by Eutelsat for the award of contracts, based on responses to an open international invitation to tender.
(c) contracts shall be awarded) in the best interest of Eutelsat, the bidder is offering the best combination of quality, price, delivery time and other important criteria of relevance to Eutelsat, it being understood that there offering a comparabl bids a combination of the above-mentioned criteria, contracts shall be awarded with due considerations to the general and industrial interests of the parties.
Article XV rights and Obligation of a) the Parties shall exercise their Andean Signator to rights and meet their obligations under the Convention in a manner fully consistent with and in furtheranc of the principles and the provision of the Convention.
(b)) All parties and all to attend and is participat Signator may in all conferences and meetings in which they are entitled to be represented under any of the provision of the Convention or the Operating Agreement, and in any other meetings called by or held under the auspic of Eutelsat in accordanc with the arrangements made by it for such meetings, the regardless_of of where they may take place.
c) before any such Conference or meeting is held outside the country in which the headquarters of Eutelsat is established, the executive organ shall ensur that arrangements with the host Party or Signatory for each such Conference or meeting include (a) provision for the admission to and residence in the host country during such Conference or meeting of representatives of all parties and to attend it entitled Signator.
(d)) shall, if not All parties take all measure cessary, within their jurisdiction to prevent the use of earth stations in connection with the Eutelsat space segment which do not comply with article 15 of the Operating Agreement.
Article XVI Others space Segment [deleted] article XVII Eutelsat headquarters, Privilege, Exemption, to (a)) the Immunit of Eutelsat Headquarters shall be in Paris.
(b)) Within the scope of activities authorized by the Convention, Eutelsat and it shall be the main property in the territory of all parties from income and direct property taxation and from customs duties on communications satellites and their component parts and on all equipment for use in the Eutelsat space segment.
(c) Each Party shall grant) in accordanc with the Protocol referred to in this paragraph, the appropriate privilege, exemption and to the immunit Eutelsat, it officer, and to those categories of its employees specified in such Protocol, the parties and the representatives of the parties, their representatives and Signator of Signator of the persons participating, and in arbitration proceedings. In particular, each Party shall grant it immunity from the individual these legal process in respect of acts done or words written or spoken in the exercise of their functions and within the limits of their duties to the exten and in the cases to be provided for in the Protocol preferred it in this paragraph. The Party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat is located shall, as soon as possible, with Eutelsat conclud a headquarters agreement covering privilege, exemption and immunit. The headquarters agreement shall include a provision that all acting in their capacity as Signator to such, except the designated by the Signatory, the Party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat is located, shall be the main from taxation on income earned from Eutelsat in the territory of such Party.
The other parties shall also, as soon as possible, a Protocol covering conclud privilege, exemption and immunit. The headquarters agreement and the Protocol shall each prescrib of the condition of its termination and shall be independent of the Convention.
Article XVIII Withdrawals and a Suspension) Any Party or Signatory) i may withdraw voluntarily from Eutelsat at any time.
(ii) A Party shall give written) notice to the Depository of its decision to withdraw. When a Party withdraw from Eutelsat, any Signatory which was designated by it under paragraph b) of article II of the Convention shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Operating Agreement with effect from the date on which the attention of the Party takes effect.
III) the decision of a Signatory to withdraw shall be notified in writing to the Director General by the Party which has designated that Signatory and the notification shall signify the acceptance by this Party of the decision of the Signatory to withdraw. When a Signatory to withdraw from Eutelsat, the Party which designated that Signatory shall, at the date of withdrawals, if there is no remaining designated Signatory by it, either withdraw from Eutelsat, or assume the capacity of itself a Signatory unless and until it's a new Signatory designat.
(A) voluntary withdrawals from IV) Eutelsat under subparagraph i), (ii)) and III) of this paragraph shall take effect three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Depository or the Director General, as the case may be.
(b) If a Party (i))) appear to have failed to comply with any obligation under the Convention, the Assembly of parties, having received notice to that effect or acting on its own initiative, and having considered any representation made by the Party, may decide, if it finds that the failure to comply has occurred, that the Party be deemed to have withdrawn from you and EIJTELS , from the date of the decision, the Convention shall cease to be in force for that Party.
An extraordinary meeting of the Assembly of parties may be convened for this purpose. When a Party is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat under this subparagraph, any Signatory which was designated by it under paragraph b) of article II of the Convention shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the Operating Agreement with effect from the date on which the attention of the Party takes effect.
(A) If a Signatory)), in its capacity as such, appear to have failed to comply with any obligation under the Convention or the Operating Agreement, other than an obligation under paragraph (a)) of article 4 of the Operating Agreement, and the failure to comply is not remedied within three months after the Signatory has been notified in writing by the executive organ of a resolution of the Board of Signator to taking note of the failure to comply , the rights of the Signatory under the Convention and the Operating Agreement shall be automatically suspended at the end of such period of three months. During the period of suspension of the rights of a Signatory under this paragraph, the Signatory shall continue to have all the obligations of a Signatory and liabilit to under the Convention and the Operating Agreement.

(B) the Board of Signator to) may decide, after considering any representation made by the Signatory or by the Party which designated it, that the Signatory, be deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat and that, from the date of the decision, the Operating Agreement shall cease to be in force for that Signatory. When a Signatory is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat, the Party which designated that Signatory shall, at the date of withdrawals, if there is no remaining designated Signatory by it, either withdraw from Eutelsat, or assume the capacity of itself a Signatory unless and until it's a new Signatory designat.
(iii) If a Signatory)) to pay any sum file for which it is liabl in accordanc with paragraph (a)) of article 4 of the Operating Agreement within three months after the payment has become due, the rights of the Signatory under the Convention and the Operating Agreement shall be automatically suspended. During the period of suspension of the rights of a Signatory under this paragraph, the Signatory shall continue to have all the obligations of a Signatory and liabilit to under the Convention and the Operating Agreement.
B) If within three months after the suspension of any sum due remains unpaid, the Board of Signator, after considering any representation made by the Signatory or the Party which has designated it, may decide that that Signatory be deemed to have withdrawn from the EUT-SAT and that, from the date of the decision, the Operating Agreement shall cease to be in force for that Signatory.
When a Signatory is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat, the Party which designated that Signatory shall, at the date of withdrawals, if there is no remaining designated Signatory by it, either withdraw from Eutelsat, or assume the capacity of itself a Signatory unless and until it's a new Signatory designat.
(c) If for any reason a Party) wishes to substitute itself for a Signatory, or their designated replacement designat for that Signatory by a new Signatory, it shall give written notice to the Depositary. The Convention and the Operating Agreement shall enter into force for the new Signatory and cease to be in force for the former Signatory from the time that the new Signatory of all assume outstanding obligations of the former and the Signatory signs the Operating Agreement.
(d) A Party which has withdrawn) or is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat shall cease to have any right of representation in the Assembly of Parties shall incur obligation or responsibility of the and after the effective date of withdrawals, except for the arising from acts or liabilit omission before that date.
e) i withdrawn or A Signatory which has ") is deemed to have withdrawn from the Operating Agreement shall cease, as from the effective date of withdrawals, to have any right of representation in the Board of Signator and shall incur obligation or responsibility from the from that date, except it is obligation, unless the Board of Signator to decide otherwise, the discharge of its due proportion of the capital contributions needed to meet contractual commitment is expressly authorized before that date and any liabilit to arising from acts or omission before that date.
(ii)) the financial settlement on the attention of the Signatory shall be (a) from Eutelsat in accordanc with article 21 of the Operating Agreement.
(f) Every notification of withdrawals and a) every decision shall be deemed (a) effecting withdrawals at once communicated to all parties by the Depositary and Signator to the or the Director General, as the case may be.
g) Nothing in this article shall a Party or Signatory of depriv any right acquired by it in its capacity as such, which is preserved after the effective date of withdrawals and for which compensation has not been received under this article.
Article XIX Amendments (a) Amendments to the Convention) may be proposed by any Party and shall be communicated to the Director General, who shall promptly circulate the proposal to all the parties and the Signator. Three months notice is required before considerations of a proposed amendment by the Board of Signator, which shall submit its views and recommendations to the Assembly of parties within a period of six months from the date of circulation of the proposed amendment. The Assembly of Parties shall consider the proposed amendment not earlier than six months from the receipt by it, taking into account any views and recommendations expressed by the Board of Signator. This period may, in any particular case, be reduced by the Assembly of parties by a decision taken in accordanc with the procedure for a matter of substance.
(b) If adopted by the Assembly) of the parties, the amendment shall enter into force one hundred and twenty days after the Depositary has received notice of acceptance from two-thirds of those States which, at the time of adoption by the Assembly of parties, were parties and whose Signator to then held at least two-thirds of the total investment shares. Upon its entry into force, the amendment shall become binding upon all the parties and all the Signator.
Article XX of dispute settlement a dispute arising between the Parties) All to or between Eutelsat and (a) the Party or parties in connection with the interpretation or application of the Convention or of paragraph (c) of article 15) or of paragraph (c)) of article 16 of the Operating Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in accordanc with Annex B to the Convention, if not otherwise settled within one year of the time a party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to settle such a dispute is amicably. Any similar dispute relating to the interpretation or application of the Convention or the Operating Agreement between one or more parties on the one hand and one or more on the other hand the Signator may be submitted to arbitration under Annex B to the Convention, provided that the Party or parties and the Signatory ora Signator in dispute agree.
(b) All of the dispute arising in connection) with the interpretation and application of the Convention or of paragraph (c) of article 15) or of paragraph (c)) of article 16 of the Operating Agreement, between a Party and a State which has ceased to be a Party, or between Eutelsat and a State which has ceased to be a Party, and which «arise after the State has ceased to be a Party shall be submitted to arbitration, in accordanc with the provision of Annex B to the Convention, if not otherwise settled within one year of the time a party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to settle such dispute amicably by (a), provided that the State which has ceased to be a Party so agree. If a State cease to be a Party or if a State or entity of a telecommunications cease to be a Signatory after a dispute to which it is (a) has been submitted to the arbitration disputan under paragraph (a)) of this article, the arbitration shall be continued and concluded.
(c)) the settlement of dispute arising in connection with the all of the interpretation or application of the agreements between Eutelsat and any Party, other than the Convention or the Operating Agreement, shall be as provided for in the relevant agreement. In the absence of any provision, such dispute, if not otherwise settled, may be submitted to arbitration under Annex B to the Convention, if the disputant will agree.
Article XXI signature, reservations a) Any State whose telecommunications Administration or Recognized private Operating Agency is, or has the right to become a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement may become a Party to the Convention by: (i)) signature not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii) signature subject to ratification), acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval , or III) accession.
The Convention shall be open) for signature at Paris from 15 July 1982 until it enter into force and shall thereafter remain open for accession.
) Of the State shall become a Party to the Convention until the Operating Agreement has been signed by the telecommunications entity which it has designated or until it has itself signed the Operating Agreement.
(d)) of the reservation may be made to the Convention or the Operating Agreement.
Article XXII Entry into force the Convention shall (a)) enter into force sixty days after the date on which it has been signed, in accordanc with subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a))) of article XXI of the Convention has been ratified, accepted, or approved, or by two-thirds of the States which, at the date on which it is opened for signature, have jurisdiction over the parties Signatory to the Provisional Agreement provided that : i) those Signatory parties, or their designated Signator to the ECS agreement, hold at least two-thirds of the financial shares under the ECS agreement, and (ii)) the Operating Agreement has been signed in accordanc with paragraph b) of article II of the Convention.
(b) the Convention shall not enter) into force less than eight months after the date on which it is opened for signature. The Convention shall not enter into force if it has not been signed, ratified, accepted or approved under paragraph (a)) of this article, within thirty-six months of the date on which it is opened for signature.
(c)) For a State whose instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession is deposited after the date on which the Convention will enter into force, the Convention shall enter into force on the date of such deposit.
(d) Upon entry into force), the Convention will be applied provisionally for any State which has signed it subject to ratification, acceptance or approval and has so requested at the time of signature or at any later time before entry into force. Provisional application shall end: (i) upon deposit of an instrument) of ratification, acceptance or approval by that State, or (ii)) at the end of two years from the date on which the Convention enter into force without having been ratified, accepted or approved by that State, or

(iii) upon notification by that State), before the end of the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph), of its decision not to accept or approve, ratify.â the Convention.
When provisional application under subparagraph (ii) ends) or III) of this paragraph, paragraph (d), (e) and (g)))) of article XVIII of the Convention shall govern the rights and obligations of the Party and of its designated Signatory.
e) despite the provision of this article, the Convention shall enter into force not ither, nor be applied provisionally for any State, unless the condition in paragraph (c)) of article XXI of the Convention have been satisfied.
f) Upon entry into force, the Convention shall replace and terminate the Provisional Agreement. However, nothing in the Convention or the Operating Agreement shall be affec any right or obligation of a Party or a Signatory in its former capacity acquired as a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement or as a Signatory to the ECS agreement.
Article XXIII Accession a) Any State whose telecommunications Administration or Recognized private Operating Agency was, or had the right to become a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement at the date on which the Convention is opened for signature, may accede to the Convention from the date on which it cease to be open for signature, until two years after its entry into force.
(b) the provision of paragraph) c) to (e)) of the article shall apply to requests for accession by the following States: i) a State whose telecommunications Administration or Recognized private Operating Agency was, or had the right to become a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement at the date on which the Convention was opened for signature, which has not become a Party to the Convention in accordanc with subparagraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (a)))) of article XXI of the Convention, or paragraph (a)) of this article;
(ii) any other European State) which is a member of the International Telecommunication Union wishing to accede to the Convention after its entry into force.
c) Any State which wishes to accede to the Convention in the mentioned in paragraph (b) of circumstanc) of the article ("the applicant State") shall so notify the Director General in writing and shall supply the latter with all the information which the Board of Signator to may require, concerning the applicant State's proposed utilization of the Eutelsat space segment.
(d)) the Board of Signator to examin IR from the technical, operational and financial viewpoint of the compatibility of the application of the applicant State with the interests of Eutelsat and the Signator to within the scope of activities of Eutelsat and shall submit recommendations thereon to the Assembly (a) of the parties.
e) Taking into account such recommendations, the Assembly of Parties shall take a decision on the applicant State's request within six months following the date on which the Board of the Signator to decide that it is in possession of all the information required under paragraph (c) of this article.) The decision of the Board shall be promptly notified of the Signator to the Assembly of parties. The decision of the Assembly of Parties shall be taken by secret vote and in accordanc with the procedure for decisions on matters of substance. An extraordinary meeting of the Assembly of parties may be convened for this purpose.
(f) the Director General shall notify) the applicant State of the conditions for accession established by the Assembly of parties, which shall be the subject of a protocol annexed to the instrument of accession to be deposited by the said State with the Depositary.
Article XXIV Liability of the Party shall be individually liabl for the ACTA and obligation of Eutelsat, except where such liability results from a treaty to which that Party and a State claiming compensation with the parts. In that case, the Party shall indemnify Eutelsat concerned in respect of any such liability, unless the latter has expressly undertaken to assume such liability exclusively.
Article XXV miscellaneous provisions (a)) the official and working languages of English and French Eutelsat shall be.
b) Eutelsat, having regards to the IR general views of the Assembly of parties, co-operate on matters of common interest with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, in particular the International Telecommunication Union, international organizations and others.
(c) To comply with Resolution 1721) (XV) of the General Assembly of the United Nations shall send to the Eutelsat, Secretary General of the United Nations, and to the specialized agencies concerned, for their information, an annual report on its activities.
Article XXVI a Depositary) the Government of the French Republic shall be the Depositary for the Convention, which shall be deposited with the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, requests for provisional applications and notifications of ratification, acceptance or approval of amendments, the decision to withdraw from of the Eutelsat or of termination of the provisional application of the Convention.
(b) the Convention shall be deposited) in the archives of the Depositary. The Depositary shall send a certified cop out of the text of the Convention to all States that have signed it or deposited instruments of accession to it, and to the International Telecommunication Union.
(c) shall promptly notify the Depositary) all States which have signed or acceded to the Convention, and, if not all, Signator cessary, the International Telecommunication Union of: i) all signatures of the Convention;
II) the deposit of all instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;
III) the start of the sixty-day period referred to in paragraph (a)) of article XXII of the Convention;
(iv) the entry into force) of the Convention;
v) an application under paragraph requests for provisional (d)) of article XXII of the Convention;
vi) the appointment of the Director General, any objection to it and the confirmation of the appointment under paragraph (a)) a of article XIII of the Convention;
VII) the adoption and entry into force of all amendments to the Convention;
VIII) all notifications of withdrawals;
(IX)) all by the Assembly decision of parties under paragraph b) of article XVIII of the Convention that a Party is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat;
x) all decisions by the Board under paragraph (b) of the Signator to) of article XVIII of the Convention that a Signatory is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat;
XI) all substitution of Signator to made under paragraphs (b) and (c))) of article XVIII of the Convention;
XII) an suspension and restoration of rights;
XIII) all other notifications and communications about the Convention.
d) Upon entry into force of the Convention, the Depositary shall send it to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication, in accordanc with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, confirmed the cop of the Convention to the certified and the Operating Agreement.
In WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized by their Governments, have the respectiv signed this Convention [*].
Opened for signature at Paris this fifteenth day of July one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single original.
[*] Member States of Eutelsat: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (Fed. Rep.), Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Vatican City, born.
 
Annexe A Transitional Provision 1. Continuity of activities (a)) Any agreement entered into by Eutelsat under the interim Provisional Agreement or the ECS agreement and which is in effect at the time the two mentioned agreements terminate shall remain in effect, unless and until modified or repealed in accordanc with the provision of that agreement. Any decision taken by Eutelsat under the interim Provisional Agreement or the ECS agreement and which is in effect at the time the two last mentioned agreements terminate shall remain in effect unless and until that decision is modified or repealed by, or in the implementation of the Convention or the Operating Agreement.
(b) If, at the time) the Provisional Agreement and the ECS Agreement terminate, any organ of the Eutelsat has embarked on INTER, but not completed, any action which it is authorized or required to take under the Provisional Agreement or the agreement, the ECU Board of Signator to shall stand in the place of that organ for the purpose of completing such action.
2. Management a) From the date of the entry into force of the Convention all the personnel of the Permanent General Secretariat established under article 9 of the Provisional Agreement, shall have the right to be transferred to the executive organ of Eutelsat, without prejudice to the provision of paragraph (f)) of article XIII of the Convention.
(b) in paragraph (I)) In accordanc with of this Annex the conditions of employment of personnel which were in force under the Provisional Agreement shall continue to apply until the new condition of employment with the drawn up by the Board of Signator.
(c)) Until the first Director General of the Office assume his functions shall be performed by the Secretary General of INTER to Eutelsat.
3. Transfer the Eutelsat of the Mandated functions of the Administration (a)) On the date of the start of the sixty-day period referred to in paragraph (a)) of article XXII of the Convention, the Secretary General of the interim shall notify the Eutelsat Mandated Administration of the date of entry into force of the Convention and the termination of the Provisional Agreement.
(b) The Secretary General of INTER) we shall take all measure Eutelsat for a timely transfer the Eutelsat of all rights and obligations acquired by the Administration of the Mandated in its capacity as the legal representative of INTER to Eutelsat.
 
Annexe B

Arbitration procedure 1. For the purpose of adjudicating upon any dispute referred to in article XX of the Convention or article 20 of the Operating Agreement, an Arbitration Tribunal shall be established in accordanc with the following paragraph.
2. Any Party to the Convention may join either party to the dispute in the arbitration.
3. The Arbitration Tribunal shall consis of three members. Each party to the dispute shall nominat one arbitrator within a period of two months, reckoned from the date of receipt of the request by one party to refer the dispute to arbitration. Where article XX of the Convention and article 20 of the Operating Agreement requires the agreement of the disputant to refer the dispute to arbitration, the period of two months shall be reckoned from the date of that agreement. The first two of the arbitrator shall, within a period of two months, reckoned from the nomination of the second arbitrator, the third arbitrator the nominat, who shall be the Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal. If one of the two has not been arbitrator nominated within the required period, he shall, at the request of either party, be nominated by the President of the International Court of Justice or, if there is no agreement between the parties, the Secretary General of the Permanent Arbitration Court. The same procedure shall apply if the Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal has not been nominated within the required period.
4. The Arbitration Tribunal shall determin it will establish its own seat and rules of procedure.
5. Each party shall bear the cost relating to the arbitrator for whose nomination it is responsible, as well as the costs of being represented before the Tribunal. The expenditure relating to the the Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal shall be shared equally by the parties to the dispute.
6. The award of the Arbitration Tribunal shall be made by a majority of its members, who may not abstain from voting. This award shall be final and binding on all parties to the dispute and no appeal shall lie against it. The Parties shall comply with the award without delay. In the event of a dispute as to its meaning or scope, the Arbitration Tribunal shall interpre it at the request of any party to the dispute.
Amendments To the Convention Establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Adopted by the 18th Meeting held in the Hague from 16 to 18 May 1995, and by the 19th Meeting held in Paris on 16 January 1996, the Assembly of parties, substitute 1 new paragraph b) of article II (establishment of EUTELSAT): "(b) Each Party shall designat to) sign the Operating Agreement one or more entities subject to its jurisdiction to unless such Party by itself, signs the Operating Agreement. Each Party shall ensur that any entity designated by it is licensed to operate a telecommunications services and has declared its intention to utilizes the Eutelsat space segment and to support the activities of Eutelsat. "
2. Substitute new paragraph a) of article X (Board of Signator, Composition): "a") the Board of a Board shall be composed of Signator members, each Board Member representing at least one Signatory whose investment share is not less than 0.1 percent of the total investment shares. "
3. new paragraph (b), substitute) of article X (Board of Signator-Composition): "(b)) (A) the Signatory, a Board Member, whethers or not may be represented by another Signatory being a Board Member, but a Member of the Board may be more than four others represen Signator."
4. Substitute the following new paragraph (f)) of article XI (Board of Signator-procedure): "(f) (A) for any of quor) meetings of the Board of Signator to either of the IR consis a simple majority of all Board members (as defined in paragraph (a)) of article X) having the right to vote, provided that the majority of you have at least two-thirds of the total voting participation of all the Board members having the right to vote , or of Board members representing the total number of Board members having the right to vote for three, regardless_of mention of the voting participation the latter represen. "
5. Paragraph (g)) (i) of article XI) (the Board of Signator-procedure) to read: "(i)) subject to the special provision in subparagraph a ii) and (iii) of this paragraph), decisions on matters of substance shall be taken: • either by vote of the Board of affirmativ UN members representing at least four Signator to having at least two-thirds of the total voting participation of all the Signator to who have the right to have their voting participation taken into account • or by the United Nations of affirmativ, votes cast by at least the total number of Signator to present or represented minus three, regardless_of of the voting participation the latter represen; "
6. Delete article XV (Other space Segment).
7. Paragraph (a)) of article III) XVII (withdrawals and Suspension) to read: "(ii)) the decision of a Signatory to withdraw shall be notified in writing to the Director General by the Party which has designated that Signatory and the notification shall signify the acceptance by this Party of the decision of the Signatory to withdraw. When a Signatory to withdraw from Eutelsat, the Party which designated that Signatory shall, at the date of withdrawals, if there is no remaining designated Signatory by it, either withdraw from Eutelsat, or assume the capacity of itself a Signatory unless and until it's a new Signatory designat. "
8. Paragraph (b) (B) (ii)))) of article XVIII (withdrawals and Suspension) to read: "(B)), the Board of Signator to decide, after considering any Maya representation made by the Signatory or by the Party which designated it, that the Signatory, be deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat and that, from the date of the decision, the Operating Agreement shall cease to be in force for that Signatory. When a Signatory is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat, the Party which designated that Signatory shall, at the date of withdrawals, if there is no remaining designated Signatory by it, either withdraw from Eutelsat, or assume the capacity of itself a Signatory unless and until it's a new Signatory designat. "
9. Paragraph (b) (B) (ii)))) of article XVIII (withdrawals and Suspension) to read: "(B)) If within three months after the suspension of any sum due remains unpaid, the Board of Signator, after considering any representation made by the Signatory or the Party which has designated it, may decide that that Signatory be deemed to have withdrawn from the EUT-SAT and that, from the date of the decision , the Operating Agreement shall cease to be in force for that Signatory.
When a Signatory is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat, the Party which designated that Signatory shall, at the date of withdrawals, if there is no remaining designated Signatory by it, either withdraw from Eutelsat, or assume the capacity of itself a Signatory unless and until it's a new Signatory designat. "
10. Paragraph (c)) of article XVIII (withdrawals and Suspension) to read: "(c) If for any reason a Party) wishes to substitute itself for a Signatory, or their designated replacement designat for that Signatory by a new Signatory, it shall give written notice to the Depositary. The Convention and the Operating Agreement shall enter into force for the new Signatory and cease to be in force for the former Signatory from the time that the new Signatory of all assume outstanding obligations of the former and the Signatory signs the Operating Agreement. "
11. Delete Paragraph (c) of article XIX) (Amendments).
 
 
Operating Agreement Relating To the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" preamble the Signator to this Operating Agreement, Considering that the States parties to the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", have undertaken therein to a telecommunications entity designat the sign the Operating Agreement or sign it themselves it, agree as follows: article 1 Definition of a) For the purpose of the Operating Agreement : i) "Convention" means the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat";
(ii)), ' ECU ' means the European Currency Unit, instituted by Regulation No. 3180/78 of the Council of the European communities on 18 December 1978, subject to such change or re-definition as that Council may adop.
(b)) the definition in article I of the Convention shall apply to the Operating Agreement.
Article 2 rights and Obligations of Signator to a) Each Signatory acquir the rights provided for in the Convention and Signator to the Operating Agreement and to fulfil the obligation undertak is placed upon it therein.
(b)) In the traffic agreement negotiated by them, not the Signator to shall endeavour to route a reasonable portions of their traffic via the Eutelsat space segment.
Article 3 Transfer of rights and Obligations On the date the Convention and the Operating Agreement enter into force and subject to the requirement of Annex A to the Operating Agreement: (i)) all the assets, including property rights, contractual rights, rights in and to the space segment and all other rights acquired under the Provisional Agreement or the ECS agreement, shall vest in and be owned by Eutelsat;
(ii)) all the obligation and incurred or undertaken by liabilit to or on behalf of INTER to Eutelsat in carrying out the provision of the Provisional Agreement and the agreement which the ECS is outstanding, or «arise from acts or omission before such date, shall become obligation and liabilit to of Eutelsat;
(iii) the financial interest) in each Signatory shall be Eutelsat of equal to the amount arrived at by the application of the it investment share expressed as a percentage to the valuations of the assets effected under subparagraph Eutelsat b) of paragraph 3 of Annex A to the Operating Agreement.
Article 4 Capital contributions

(a) In proportion to it) investment share expressed as a percentage, each Signatory shall make contributions to the capital requirements of Eutelsat and shall receive capital repaymen and no compunctions for use of capital, as determined by the Board of Signator in accordanc with the Convention and the Operating Agreement.
b) Capital requirements shall include: (i)) all direct and indirect costs of the design, development, acquisition, construction and establishment of the Eutelsat space segment, of the acquisition of contractual rights by leasing, and of other property of Eutelsat;
(ii) to cover expenditure not cessary) Eutelsat's operating, maintenance and administrative costs that the Organization is unable to finance out of its revenue under article 9 of the Operating Agreement;
III) funds required by Eutelsat for discharging in indemnit under Article XXIV of the Convention and under paragraph b) of article 19 of the Operating Agreement.
(c)) the Board of Signator to determin the IR schedule of payments required under this article. Interest at a rate to be determined by the Board of Signator to any amount shall be added to unpaid after the date designated for payment.
(d) If an extension) of the Eutelsat space segment capacity for offering services other than those covered by paragraphs (a) and (b)) of article) (iii) of the Convention is to be provided, the Board of Signator to IR take every reasonable measure to ensur that Signator to those which are not directly interested in the implementation of the extension will not have to finance it before the operational use of the services. Interested to make IR Signator their best efforts to accept a òàæó increase in their investment shares.
Article 5 Capital Ceiling the sum of the cumulative capital contributions of the Signator to under article 4 of the Operating Agreement and of the outstanding contractual capital commitment of Eutelsat, the less the cumulative capital repaid to them, shall be subject to an upper limit (called "the capital ceiling"). The initial capital ceiling shall be ECU 400 million. The Board of the authority shall have the Signator adjust the capital ceiling and shall take a decision on any such adjustments in accordanc with paragraph (g)) of article XI of the Convention.
Article 6 (a)) of the investment Share investment share shall be determined to be of Signator on the basis of utilization of the Eutelsat space segment. Except as otherwise provided in this article, each Signatory shall have an investment share equal to its percentage of all utilization of the Eutelsat space segment by all the Signator.
(b)) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of this article), utilization of the Eutelsat space segment by a Signatory shall be measured by dividing the space segment utilization charges payable by the Signatory to Eutelsat by the number of days for which charges were payable during the six-month period before the effective date of a determination of the investment shares under paragraph (d) of subparagraph (i))) or paragraph (e) of this article.) However, if the number of days for which charges were payable by a Signatory for the six-month period during such utilization was less than ninety days, such charges shall not be taken into account in determining investment shares.
c) before determination of investment share on the basis of utilization under paragraphs (a), (b) and (d)))) of this article, the investment share of each Signatory shall be determined in accordanc with Annexe B to the Operating Agreement.
(d)) the first determination of investment shares based on utilization shall take place not earlier than: (i)) four years from the date on which the first satellite of the Eutelsat space segment is positioned in orbit in working order;
(ii)) after the end of the four-year period referred to in subparagraph (i)) of this paragraph, if and when: (A)) to have ten Signator for a period of six months has been accessing the Eutelsat space segment, either through their own earth station or through others ' earth station, Signator and B) the revenue deriving from Eutelsat's utilization by the Signator to a six-month period during have been greater than the revenue of that would have derived from the utilization by Signator to for the same the period of the space segment capacity required to establish telephone circuits using 5000 digital speech interpolation;
III) seven years from the date on which the first satellite of the Eutelsat space segment is positioned in orbit in working order, if the conditions envisaged under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph) have not been met.
e) After the first determination on the basis of utilization, investment shares shall be redetermined to be effective: (i)) on the first day of March in each year. However, for redetermination on the basis of utilization on the first day of March shall not take place if the total utilization charges payable by Signator to the EUTELSAT for their utilization during the six-month period preceding that date with a lower by more than twenty per cent than the total utilization charges payable by Signator to the EUTELSAT for their utilization during the six-month period, starting eighteen months before that date;
(ii)) on the entry into force of the Operating Agreement for a new Signatory;
III) on the effective date of withdrawals of a Signatory.
f) Whenever an investment share is determined under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (e)) or in)) or under paragraph (g)) of this article, the investment share of all others shall be basis to Signator in the proportion that the respectiv investment shares which they held before this adjustment to each other bears. On the withdrawals of a Signatory, the investment share of 0.05 per cent determined in accordanc with paragraph g) of this article shall not be increased.
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of) this article, from the Signatory shall have an investment share of less than 0.05 per cent of the total investment shares.
h) Upon application from a Signatory, the Board of Signator to allocate it an it shall investment share reduced from its determined under paragraph (a) of the share) to f) of this article to the exten that the reduction is to be taken up by the voluntary acceptance by others to increased investment share of the Signator. The Board of Signator to the procedures shall adop enabling the application of the provision of this paragraph and for the equitable distribution of the amount òàæó to the reduction in investment shares among the Signator ready to increase their investment shares.
I) Notification of the results of each determination of investment shares, and of the effective date of such determination, shall be furnished promptly to all by the Director General to the Signator.
Article 7 Financial adjustments between (a)) On entry to the Signator into a force of the Operating Agreement, financial adjustments shall be made between Signator, through Eutelsat, in accordanc with Annex A to the Operating Agreement.
(b)) At each determination of investment shares after the first determination, financial adjustments to be made between Signator IR through Eutelsat on the basis of a valuation made under paragraph (c) of this article.) The non of these financial adjustments shall be determined for each Signatory by applying to the valuation the difference, if any, between the new investment share of each Signatory and it investment share before the determination.
(c)) the valuations mentioned in paragraph b) of this article shall be made as follows: (i)) from the deduc original cost of all assets as recorded in the Eutelsat accounts at the date of adjustment, including all capitalized and capitalized expense, return the sum of: (A) the accumulated amortization) as recorded in the Eutelsat accounts at the date of adjustment, and (B)) loans and others accounts payable by Eutelsat at the date of adjustment;
II) adjust the result thereby obtained by adding or deducting a further amount representing any deficiency or excess, respectively, in the payment of compensation by Eutelsat for use of capital from the entry into force of the Operating Agreement to the effective date of valuation relative to the cumulative amount due at the rate or rates of compensation for use of capital in effect during the period in which the relevant rates were applicable as established by the Board of Signator. For the purpose of assessing the amount representing any deficiency or excess in the payment, compensation shall be due on a monthly basis and calculated shall relate to the net amount of the items described in subparagraph (i)) of this paragraph.
d) payments due from or to the Signator under this article shall be made by (a) the date prescribed by the Board of Signator. Interest at a rate equal to the rate determined by the Board of Signator to the under paragraph (c)) of article 4 of the agreement shall be added to the Operating any overdu amount.
Article 8 Utilization charges a) the Board of Signator to shall specify the units of measurement for the various types of utilization of the Eutelsat space segment and shall establish charges for such utilization. These charges shall have the objective of earning sufficient revenue to cover operating, maintenance and administrative costs of Eutelsat, the provision of such working funds as the Board of Signator to may to be not determin cessary, the amortization of investments made by Signator and compensation for use of capital of the Signator. The charges which apply to a given category of utilization of the Eutelsat space segment shall have the objective of covering all types of expenditure relating to that category of the utilization.
(b) charges shall be payable) Utilization in accordanc with arrangements adopted by the Board of the Signator.
(c)) the Board of Signator to shall apply any appropriate measure where the payments of utilization charges have been in default for more than three months, taking into account the provision of paragraph (b)) of article XVIII of the Convention.

(d) interest at a rate) to be determined by the Board of Signator to be added to any IR amount of utilization charges unpaid after the date for payment set by the Board of Signator.
Article 9 (a)) of the Revenue The revenue earned by the Eutelsat shall be applied, as far as they allow, in the following order of priority: (i)) to meet the operating, maintenance and administrative costs;
(ii) provide such working fund) as the Board of Signator to may to be not determin cessary;
(iii)) to pay them, in proportion to their Signator respectiv investment shares, representing a repaymen sum of capital in the amount of the provision for amortization established by the Board of Signator and recorded in the accounts of Eutelsat;
(iv) pay it a Signatory) which has withdrawn from such as Eutelsat sum may be due to it under article 21 of the Operating Agreement;
v) it, pay it in proportion to their Signator respectiv investment shares, the available balance towards compensation for use of capital, including unpaid compensation from the previous year plus interest on such unpaid compensation.
(b)) In the determination of the rate of compensation for the use of capital of Signator to the Board of Signator to shall allow for the risk associated with investment in Eutelsat and shall fix the rate as close as possible to the cost of money in the money markets.
(c) If the revenue earned by the MEMBER) are insufficient to meet the operating, maintenance and administrative costs of the Board of Eutelsat, Signator to may decide to meet the deficiency by using working funds of Eutelsat, by subject, by overdraf the loan, by requiring it to make capital contributions Signator in proportion to their respectiv investment shares or by any combination of such measure.
Article 10 settlement of accounts) a settlement of accounts between Eutelsat and Signator arising from financial transactions under articles 4, 7, 8 and 9 of the Operating Agreement shall be arranged so that funds transferred between Signator and Eutelsat, as well as funds at Eutelsat's disposal in excess of the working funds determined by the Board of Signator to be not cessary , shall be kep at the lowest level of practicabl.
(b)) All payments between Eutelsat and Signator under the Operating Agreement shall be made in any freely convertible currency.
Article 11 Overdraft and Loan a) Eutelsat may, by decision of the Board of Signator, enter into overdraf the arrangements for meeting up until adequat revenue deficienc or capital contributions are received.
(b) Notwithstanding the provision of) article 4 of the Operating Agreement. Eutelsat may, by decision of the Board of Signator to raise loans for the purpose of financing any activity undertaken by Eutelsat in accordanc with article III of the Convention or for meeting any liability incurred by Eutelsat. The outstanding of such loans non shall be considered as contractual capital commitment for the purpose of article 5 of the Operating Agreement.
Article 12 the following Excluded costs shall not form part of the costs of Eutelsat: i) the taxes that would be due from a Signatory in respect of sum paid ' to that Signatory by Eutelsat under the Convention and the Operating Agreement;
(ii)) the costs of representatives of parties and attending meetings to incurred in Signator of the Assembly of parties and the Board of Signator to any other meeting or of Eutelsat.
Article 13 the audit the accounts shall be audited annually of Eutelsat by independent auditors appointed by the Board of Signator. Each Signatory shall have the right of inspection of Eutelsat accounts.
Article 14 Other International organizations In Addition to observing the relevant regulations of the International Telecommunication Union, Eutelsat shall, in the design, development, construction and establishment of the Eutelsat space segment and in the procedures established for regulating the operations of the Eutelsat space segment and of the earth station, give due considerations to the relevant recommendations and procedures of the organs of the International Telecommunication Union. Eutelsat shall also take account of the relevant recommendations of the Conference des europeenn des mail-Administration et des telecommunications (CEPT).
Article 15 Earth Station Approval a) In addition to complying with the rules and standards prescribed by the Board of Signator to the under sub-paragraphs (vi)) and of paragraph (b) (VII))) of article XII of the Convention for transmitting earth station to access the Eutelsat space segment, such earth stations shall be subject to such approval as may be required by the appropriate domestic regulatory authorities.
(b)) the responsibility for compliance of such stations with the rules and standards prescribed by the Board of Signator to the under sub-paragraphs (vi)) and of paragraph (b) (VII))) of article XII of the Convention will be assumed by the Allotte of the space segment made available for the earth station, unless a Party assume responsibility for such.
Article 16 An of space segment Capacity (a)) applications for an of Eutelsat space segment capacity may be submitted only by the Eutelsat Signator to the or, for a territory not under the jurisdiction of a Party, by a duly authorized telecommunications entity.
(b)) of An Eutelsat space segment capacity shall be authorized by the Board of Signator in accordanc with the terms and conditions established by it under subparagraph (ix) of paragraph a and b ")) of article XII of the Convention.
(c) Each entity to which an an) has been made under this article shall be responsible for compliance with all the terms and conditions set by Eutelsat for such an a, unless where a Signatory has submitted the application, it will assume such responsibility of the designating Party.
Article 17 (a)), All procurement contracts for the procurement of goods and services shall be awarded by Eutelsat in accordanc with article XIV of the Convention, this article 1 and article 18 of the agreement and the Operating procedures, regulations, terms and conditions established by the Board of Signator to the under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b))) of article XII of the Convention.
(b)) the approval of the Board of Signator to the IR be required before: i) the issue of requests for proposals or invitation to tender for contracts which are the expected 150.000 ECU 12 it in value;
(ii)) the award of any contract to a value exceeding ECU 150.000.
If justified by changes in the world price is indicated, the Board of Signator to revisit these financial limits of the Maya.
(c)) the procedures, regulations, terms and conditions referred to in paragraph (a)) of this article shall provide for the supply of full and timely information to the Board of Signator. Upon request from any Signatory, the Board of Signator to the Signatory shall supply such information to you with respect to any contract, as will enable the Signatory to discharge it of you responsibilities as a Signatory.
(d)) In the following cases may be dispensed with for open international tendering under procedures adopted by the Board of Signator to the under subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b))) of article XII of the Convention: (i)) the estimated value of the contract does not exceeds 100 75.000 ECU and the award of the contract would not, because of the application of the dispensation, place a contractor in such a position as to prejudice at some later date the effective exercise by the Board of A Signator of the procurement policy in article XIV of the Convention. If justified by changes in the world price is indicated, the Board of Signator to may revisit this financial limit;
II) procurement is required urgently in an emergency regimes by the operational viability of any activities of Eutelsat;
(iii)) there is only one source of supply to a specification which is not cessary to meet the requirements of Eutelsat or the sources of supply with severely restricted in number so that it would be without the ither feasibl nor in the best interest of Eutelsat to incur the expenditure and time entailed in open international tenders, provided that, where there is more than one source given an opportunity, all of them to bid on an equal basis, (iv)) the requirement is of an administrative nature best suited the local procurement, v) the procurement is for personal services.
Article 18 Intellectual Property a) For the purpose of the Operating Agreement "Intellectual Property" means the rights relating to the invention in all fields of human endeavour, scientific discover, industrial design, trade marks, service marks and commercial names and designation, the know-how, the protection against unfair competition, copyright, and all other rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial and scientific fields.
(b)) i) Eutelsat's policy on intellectual property shall be based on the principles of acquiring only those rights which are not works to enable it to be cessary performed by or for it) In particular, ii. ownership of intellectual property generated by a contractor in the performance of a Eutelsat-funded contract shall be retained by the contractor.
(c)) In order to give effect to these principles, while at the same time observing generally accepted industrial practices, Eutelsat shall, where the work funded by it under contract contains a significant element of study, research or development, ensur for itself: i) the right to have them disclosed it without payment all intellectual property generated by such work;
II) license and disclos have disclosed without payment the intellectual property so generated to the parties and persons and others Signator within the jurisdiction of a Party;

(iii) license to use,) and have authorized the authoriz and to be used by parties, to persons and others Signator within the jurisdiction of a Party, the intellectual property so generated. Where such use is connected with the Eutelsat space segment or accessing the earth station, the license shall be without payment; and where the use is for another purpose, the license shall be on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to be settled between the owner of the intellectual property and the user;
IV) if possible, licenses, on fair and reasonable terms and conditions, to use and have used the sharp development or not cessary for the modification of any product of a Eutelsat-funded contract pre-existing intellectual property rights, that is to say rights other than those generated in the performance of such contract but which required it to contribute to the proper performance of such contract.
(d)) the Board of Signator to may approve a deviation from the policies described in subparagraph a ii), in), and (iv) of paragraph (c))) of the article if during negotiation of the Board of Signator to the is satisfied that failure would prejudice the deviat-Eutelsat.
e) the Board of Signator to may also, if the warrant. exceptional circumstanc approve a deviation from the policy described in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b)) of the) article, provided all the following conditions are met: (i)) the Board of Signator to the is convinced that failure would prejudice the deviat-Eutelsat;
II) the Board of the Signator to decide that Eutelsat should be in a position to ensur a patent or similar protection in any country;
III) the contractor concerned is not able or willing to ensur is such patent or other similar protection within the appropriate time limit.
f) where Eutelsat has acquired rights in intellectual property by transfer from INTER to Eutelsat under article 3 of the Operating Agreement or otherwise than under paragraph (c)) of this article, it shall, on request, and provided it has the right to do so: (i)) or have disclosed disclos such intellectual property to any Party or Signatory without payment except the that such Party or Signatory shall by Eutelsat for reimburs any payment by Eutelsat to third parties for the exercise of this right of disclosure: ii) grant license to any Party or Signatory to have disclosed their disclos or other persons within the jurisdiction of a Party and their use, and have an authoriz authorized those other persons to use such intellectual property. Where such use is connected with the Eutelsat space segment or accessing the earth station, the license shall be without payment; and where the use is for another purpose, the license shall be on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to be settled between the User and Eutelsat or other owner of the intellectual property or any other authorized entity or person having a proprietary interest therein, except that such a Party or a Signatory shall reimburs Eutelsat for any payment by Eutelsat to third parties for the right to grant such license.
g) each Party shall keep and Eutelsat Signatory which so requests informed of the availability and general nature of all intellectual property which is disclosed to it under subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c))) or subparagraph i) of paragraph (f)) of this article.
h) the disclosure and use, and the terms and conditions of disclosure and use of all intellectual property in which Eutelsat has acquired rights shall be on a non-discriminatory basis as between parties and to parties and others in a Signator to whom rights may be granted or disclosures made pursuan to this article.
Article 19 Liability (a)) nor any ither Eutelsat Signatory nor, when performing his functions within the limits of his authority, any employee of any of them, nor any representative in meetings of Eutelsat, shall be liabl to any Party or to any Signatory or the Eutelsat because of any delay, interruption or malfunctioning of telecommunications services provided or to be provided under the Convention or the Operating Agreement , nor shall any action for damage of be brough against them because of such interruption, delay or malfunctioning.
(b) A Signatory, or an employee) of Eutelsat or of a Signatory who has acted within the framework and limits of his authority, who, by the final judgement of a competent tribunal or under a settlement approved by the Board of Signator, has been found liabl for any activity undertaken by or on behalf of Eutelsat under the Convention or the Operating Agreement , shall be reimbursed by Eutelsat in respect of any claim, including costs and expense, that the Signatory or the person concerned has to discharge.
If payment has not already been made, Eutelsat shall make settlement direct, in place of the Signatory or the person concerned.
(c) If a claim is brough) against a Signatory or any such employee, or he shall, as a condition of under paragraph b) of reimbursemen this article, immediately notify Eutelsat in order to give it the opportunity to advise and recommend on the means of Defense, or it proposes a settlement of the dispute and, if permitted by the law of the jurisdiction in which the claim is brough the , join in the proceedings or to stand in the place of the Signatory or of the employee concerned.
Article 20 settlement of the Dispute of the dispute arising between a) All Signator to or between Eutelsat and Signator to a Signatory or in connection with the interpretation or application of the Operating Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in accordanc with Annex 6 to the Convention, if not otherwise settled within one year from the time a Signatory or Eutelsat has notified to the other party to the dispute of its intention to settle such a dispute amicably.
(b) All such dispute arising between of) a Signatory and a State or entity which has ceased telecommunications to be a Signatory, or between Eutelsat and a State or entity which has ceased telecommunications to be a Signatory, and which such State or «arise after telecommunications entity ceased to be a Signatory, if not otherwise settled within one year of the time-a Signatory or Eutelsat has notified to the other party of its intention to settle such a dispute amicably , may be submitted to arbitration in accordanc with Annex B to the Convention, provided all the disputant is concerned agree. If a State or entity cease to be telecommunications a Signatory after the start of an arbitration in which it is (a) in such arbitration shall be disputan, continued and concluded.
(c) All of the dispute arising in connection) with the interpretation or application of agreements or contracts that Eutelsat has concluded with any Signatory shall be subject to the provision on the settlement of the dispute led in such agreements and contracts. In the absence of such provision, such dispute shall be submitted to the arbitration in accordanc with Annex B to the Convention, if not otherwise settled within one year from the time the Signatory or Eutelsat has notified to the other party to the dispute of its intention to settle such a dispute amicably.
(d) If, upon entry into the) force of the Operating Agreement, any arbitration is in progress under article 17 of the Provisional Agreement, the procedures prescribed by that article shall continue to be followed for such arbitration until its conclusion, unless all the disputant in otherwise agree. If interim Eutelsat is a party to any such arbitration, the Eutelsat shall replace it as a party.
Article 21 Financial settlement on Withdrawals a) Within three months after the effective date of withdrawals of a Signatory from Eutelsat under article XVIII of the Convention, the Board of Signator to the Signatory shall notify of the valuation by the Board of a Signator of it financial status in relations to Eutelsat at the effective date of its withdrawals and of the proposed terms of settlement under paragraph (c) of this article.)
(b) the notification under paragraph (a))) of this article shall include a statement of: (i)) the amount payable by Eutelsat to the Signatory, calculated by multiplying the amount determined from a valuation made under paragraph (c)) of article 7 of the Operating Agreement on the effective date of its withdrawals by the investment share held by the Signatory on that date;
(ii)) any non to be paid by the Signatory to Eutelsat under subparagraph i) of paragraph (e)) of article XVIII of the Convention representing its share of capital contributions for contractual commitment is specifically authorized before the receipt by the Director General of the notice of its decision to withdraw or, as the case may be, before the effective date of withdrawals , together with the proposed schedule of payments to meet such contractual commitment and liabilit arising from acts or omission to before such date;
III) any others non due from the said Signatory to Eutelsat at the effective date of its withdrawals.
(c)) subject to payment by the Signatory of any non due from it under subparagraph ii of paragraph (b)) and in)) of this article and taking into account article 9 of the Operating Agreement, referred to in the subparagraph in non i) and (ii) of paragraph (b))) of the article shall be repaid by the Signatory to Eutelsat over a period consistent with the period over which others will be repaid their Signator to capital contributions or such shorter period as, over the Board of Signator to may consider appropriate.
The Board of Signator to determin the IR rate of interest to be paid to or by the Signatory on any non of which may, from time to time, be Owings.
(d) In its valuations) under paragraphs (a) and (b)) of the) article, the Board of Signator to decide it may relieve the Signatory in whole or in part of its responsibility for contributing its share of the capital contributions for contractual commitment is specifically authorized and liabilit arising from acts or omission to before the receipt of notice of the decision to withdraw.

(e) Except as may be decided) by the Board of Signator to the under paragraph (d)) of this article, from the provision of this article shall: (a) (i)) relieve referred to in paragraph (a)), Signatory of the article of its share of any non-contractual obligations arising from acts of Eutelsat or omission in the implementation of the Convention and the Operating Agreement, where such obligations have arisen (a) under paragraph (a), following withdrawals) of article XVIII of the Convention, before the receipt by the Director General of the notice of the decision to withdraw, following withdrawals under subparagraph (a) or (ii) of paragraph (b)) or in)) of article XVIII of the Convention, before the effective date of withdrawals;
(ii) the Signatory of such a depriv) any rights acquired by it, in its capacity as such, which would otherwise continue after the effective date of its withdrawals, and for which the Signatory has not already been compensated under this article.
Article 22 Amendments) Any Signatory or (a) the Assembly of parties proposes amendments to the Maya to the Operating Agreement. These shall be communicated to the Director General, who shall circulate them to all parties promptly and Signator.
(b)) the Board of Signator to consider each proposed amendment shall at its first ordinary meeting following distribution by the Director General, or at an earlier extraordinary meeting, provided that the proposed amendment has been circulated by the Director General at least ninety days before the opening date of the meeting. The Board shall consider any of the Signator to the views and recommendations of the Party which it receive from any or from the Assembly of parties on a proposed amendment.
(c)) the Board of Signator to shall take a decision on each proposed amendment in accordanc with the provision for voting I b of quor and led in article XI of the Convention. It may modify any proposed amendment circulated in accordanc with paragraph a) of this article, and may also take decisions on any proposed amendment circulated but not so arising directly from a proposed amendment.
d) After approval by the Board of Signator, the amendment shall enter into force ninety days after the Depositary has received notice of approval by two-thirds of those Signator to which, at the date of approval, were then held and Signator at least two-thirds of the total investment shares. Upon its entry into force, the amendment shall become binding upon all the Signator.
Notification of the approval of an amendment by a Signatory shall be given to the Depositary by the Party which designated the Signatory concerned. Such notification shall signify the acceptance of the amendment by that Party.
Article 23 Entry into force (a)) the Operating Agreement shall enter into force for a Signatory on the date on which the Convention enter into force under article XXII of the Convention for the Party concerned that has designated that Signatory.
(b)) the Operating Agreement shall be applied provisionally for a Signatory during any period in which the Convention is applied provisionally under paragraph (d)) of article XXII of the Convention for the Party that has designated that Signatory.
(c)) the Operating Agreement shall continue in force for as long as the Convention is in force.
Article 24 Depositary the Depositary a) of the Convention shall be the Depositary of the Operating Agreement.
(b) the Depositary shall send a certified) cop to of the Operating Agreement to the Government of each of the States which were invited to attend the Plenipotentiary Conference on the definitive arrangements for each of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", to the Government of any other State which signs or accede to the Convention, each Signatory and to the International Telecommunication Union.
(c) shall promptly notify the Depositary) all States which have signed or acceded to the Convention, all the International Telecommunication Signator and Union of: i) any signature of the Operating Agreement;
(ii) the entry into force) of the Operating Agreement;
(iii)), the start and the end of any provisional application of the agreement under paragraph (b)) the Operating of article 23 of the Operating Agreement;
IV) the adoption and entry into force of any amendment to the Operating Agreement;
(v) any notification of withdrawals);
vi) other notifications and communications relating to the Operating Agreement.
In WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed the Operating Agreement.
Opened for signature at Paris this fifteenth day of July one thousand nine hundred and eighty two in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single original which shall be deposited with the Depositary.
 
Annexe A Transitional Provision 1. Preparation for the first meeting of the Board of Signator to a) During the sixty-day period referred to in paragraph (a)) of article XXII of the Convention, the Secretary General of INTER's Eutelsat shall prepare and conven the first meeting of the Board of Signator.
b) Within three days after the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement, the Secretary General shall be notified of all interim Eutelsat to Signator of the arrangements made for the first meeting of the Board of Signator, which shall be convened not more than thirty days after the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement.
2. Transfer of Signator ' accounts Each Signatory to the Operating Agreement which was a signatory to the agreement shall be ECU debited or credited in its account with Eutelsat with the net amount of any sum due to or from that Signatory or the interim, from Eutelsat under the Provisional Agreement at the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement.
3. the Financial adjustments In accordanc Signator to the between a) with article 3 of the Operating Agreement, all assets of interim Eutelsat shall become assets of Eutelsat on the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement. They shall be deemed to have been entered in the accounts on the Eutelsat same date on which they were entered in the interim accounts and the Eutelsat have been amortized as recorded in the Eutelsat interim accounts.
(b)) On the entry into force of the Operating Agreement, a valuation of the assets shall be made of Eutelsat, as follows: (i)) take the original cost of all assets as recorded in the interim Eutelsat accounts on the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement, including any return or capitalized capitalized expense;
II) first deduc from that amount the accumulated amortization as recorded in the interim Eutelsat accounts on the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement;
(iii)) then the amount of deduc any loan and other accounts payable by INTER to Eutelsat on the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement.
(c)) On the entry into force of the Operating Agreement, financial adjustments shall be made between Signator, through Eutelsat, on the basis of the valuations made under subparagraph b) of this paragraph. The non of such financial adjustments shall be determined for each Signatory by applying to such valuation: i) for each Signatory which was a signatory to the ECS agreement, the difference, if any, between its initial investment share determined under article 7 and Annex B of the Operating Agreement and the final financial share that capacity of the Signatory held in it as a signatory to the ECS agreement;
(ii)) for each Signatory which was not a signatory to the agreement, in the ECU for initial investment share determined under article 7 and Annex B of the Operating Agreement.
4. Buy-out) As soon as a practicabl after the entry into force of the Operating Agreement, the Board of Signator to IR decide how those of the signator compensat the ECS agreement for which the Operating Agreement has not entered into force ither nor been applied provisionally.
(b) the compensation for any such) signatory to the agreement shall be ECU decided by the Board of Signator and shall note 12 the amount determined as follows: (i) multiply the amount ") from the valuation made under subparagraph b) of paragraph 3 of this Annex by the financial share that signatory to the ECS agreement held on the entry into force of the Operating Agreement;
(ii)) from the resulting product to any non deduc due from that signatory on the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement.
(c) of the provision of this paragraph) shall: (i)) relieve a signatory to the agreement described in subparagraph ECU a) of this paragraph of it of any obligation to share incurred by or on behalf of the signator to the ECS agreement collectively as the result of acts or omission in the implementation of the Provisional Agreement or the ECS agreement before the date of entry into force of the Operating Agreement;
(ii) such a signatory it depriv) the ECS agreement of any rights acquired by it, in its capacity as such, which would otherwise continue after the termination of the ECS agreement and for which the signatory has not already been compensated under this paragraph.
5. Compensation due to Signator to countries not covered by suitably of the satellite systems As soon as Multiservic possible after the entry into force of the Operating Agreement, the Board of Signator to shall decide how to continue to apply the principles adopted by interim Eutelsat for compensation related to the first generation of satellite Multiservic systems.
Annex (B) Initial Investment Shares

1. The initial investment share of a Signatory of one of the States listed below shall be equivalent to the financial share that the signatory to the ECS agreement which was under the jurisdiction of that State held on the date of entry into force of the Convention. Provided there is no change in the financial share of signator to the ECS agreement before the entry into force of the Operating Agreement, the initial investment of the Signator to shares of the State-listed below shall be as follows: Austria … … … … … … … …. 1.97 %
BELGIUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.92 %
CYPRUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.97 %
DENMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.28 %
FINLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.73 %
FRANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.40% GERMANY (Federal Republic) … …. 10.82 %
GREECE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.19 %
IRELAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.22 %
ITALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.48% LUXEMBOURG.................... " 0.22% Netherlands................... " 5.47 %
NORWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.51 %
PORTUGAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.06 %
SPAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.64 %
SWEDEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.47% SWITZERLAND................... " 4.36 %
TURKEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.93% UNITED KINGDOM............... " 16.40% PART...................... " 0.96% 2. The initial investment share of a Signatory which is not listed in paragraph I of this Annex and which signs the Operating Agreement before entry into force shall be 0.05 per cent.
3. Upon the entry into force of the Operating Agreement and subsequently upon its entry into force for a new Signatory or upon the effective date of withdrawals of a Signatory, the investment share shall be determined to the Signator of by adjusting the initial investment share of Signator to proportionately so that the sum of all investment shares it 100 per cent non , but the investment share of 0.05 per cent determined in accordanc with paragraph (g)) of article 6 of the Operating Agreement or paragraph 2 of this Annex shall not be modified.
4. The initial investment share of any Signatory which is not listed in paragraph 1 of this Annex and which signs the Operating Agreement after its entry into force, and the initial investment share of any Signatory which is listed in paragraph I of this Annex and which signs the Operating Agreement more than two years after its entry into force , shall be determined by the Board of Signator. In its determination, the Board of Signator to shall take into account all the relevant economic, technical and operational considerations regimes the potential Signatory together with its documented request.
Amendments To the Operating Agreement Relating To the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Adopted by the 58th Meeting held in Budapest from 3 to 7 July 1995, and by the 62nd Meeting held in Paris from 19 to 21 February 1996, the Board of Signator to 1. Article 15 (Earth Station Approval): "(a)) In addition to complying with the rules and standards prescribed by the Board of Signator to the under sub-paragraphs (vi)) and of paragraph (b) (VII))) of article XII of the Convention for transmitting earth station to access the Eutelsat space segment, such earth stations shall be subject to such approval as may be required by the appropriate domestic regulatory authorities.
(b)) the responsibility for compliance of such stations with the rules and standards prescribed by the Board of Signator to the under sub-paragraphs (vi)) and of paragraph (b) (VII))) of article XII of the Convention will be assumed by the Allotte of the space segment made available for the earth station, unless a Party assume such responsibility for. "
2. delete paragraph (e)) of article 22 (Amendments).
 
 
The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention (effective from September 1, 1985) with the amendments adopted by the Assembly of the parties 18. meeting (the Hague, 1995, 16-18 may) and 19 meeting (Paris, 16 January 1996) introduction to the countries parties to the Convention, stressing the importance of telecommunications in the development between their peoples and their desire to farm and to strengthen cooperation in this field, noting that the preliminary draft of the European telecommunications satellite organisation Eutelsat "interim" was founded with the aim to use the space segment of the European telecommunications satellite systems pursuant to the relevant provisions contained in the 1967 January 27 in London, Moscow and Washington signed an agreement on the principles governing the activities of States in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and research into, desiring to continue to establish such a European telecommunications satellite system as an advanced telecommunications network to provide the ingredients for more telecommunications services to all Member States, without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States, which are also Member States of 20 august 1971 in Washington in a contract concluded on the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Intelsat" or 3 1976. in London in September concluded the Convention on the International Maritime Organization of the telecommunications satellite "INMARSAT", decided in the end with the most available space telecommunications technology to offer the most effective and most economically features that can meet the most efficient and the most honest of the radio spectrum and orbital space, agree on the following: (I) article definitions under this Convention: (a) "the Convention") means by which the Convention is founded on the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", including the introduction and annexes to the Convention that Governments open for signing in Paris on 15 July 1982;
(b)) "Treaty" means the treaty actions relating to the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", including the operating contract and attachments that Enter the open for signing in Paris, 15 July 1982;
(c)) "preliminary agreement" means the agreement on the provisional European telecommunications satellite organisation Eutelsat to create "INTER", concluded in Paris on 13 May 1977 between the administrations or private operator authorised agencies and kept by the French administration.
(d)) "the ECS contract" means a contract of the preliminary draft amendment relating to the telecommunications system into the space segment of the fixed services (ECS), concluded in Paris on 10 March 1978;
e) "party" means a State in which the Convention enters into force or provisional application;
f) "signatory" means a telecommunications company or the party that signed the agreement and transactions in respect of which it enters into force or provisional application.
g) "space segment" means telecommunications satellite group, as well as tracking, telemetry, command, control, monitoring and operation of the satellite, providing tools and equipment;
(h) "Eutelsat space segment)" means the space segment, which belongs to the "Eutelsat" or what the rent article III of the Convention), b, c) and (e))) the objectives set out in paragraph 1;
I) "telecommunications system" means the system consisting of the space segment and the Earth segment of the station, for which this is available;
j) "telecommunications" means the character, tone, written information, image, sound, or any type of emission data, transmission and reception via cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system;
k) "public telecommunications services" means a fixed or mobile telecommunications services, which can provide satellite and available to the public, such as telephone, Telegraph, telex, telefax, data transmission, videoteleks, radio and television program transmission between the authorized land stations which Eutelsat space segment available for further public transmission; package shows, and leased areas that are used in any of these services;
l) "specialized telecommunications services" means telecommunications services which can provide satellite and which are not mentioned in this paragraph of article k) including, but not limited to those radio navigation services, raidsatelīt services, cosmic space research services, meteorological services and land resources survey from a distance.
Article II of the Treaty) Eutelsat (a) the parties hereby establishes the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", hereinafter referred to as the "Eutelsat".
(b) the signature of the Treaty) each party in accordance with its jurisdiction means one or more organizations, except if the party signing the contract transactions. Each Party shall ensure that any of its designated organization is licensed to provide telecommunications services, has declared the intention to use the Eutelsat space segment and support activities of Eutelsat.
(c) Administration and Telecommunications company) in accordance with the national legislation, can participate in the negotiations and to conclude direct contracts for the flow of information to the use of telecommunications means provided for under the Convention and operating agreement, as well as on public services, installations, distribution of profits and the aforementioned related business transactions.

(d) the relevant Convention) "A" annex are applied with the aim of ensuring the continuity of Eutelsat and Eutelsat interim action.
Article III the scope for Eutelsat Eutelsat (a)) primary goal is the European telecommunications satellite system or system space segment design, development, construction, establishment, operation and maintenance. In this context, the primary goal is a Eutelsat European international public telecommunications services, the required space segment.
(b)) On the same terms as international public telecommunications services, Eutelsat space segment is also used for local public telecommunications services in Europe either between the side areas separated by areas not under the jurisdiction of the party or between the areas, located in the jurisdiction of one party, but are separated by an ocean.
(c)) as far as it does not affect the Eutelsat capacity to achieve the primary objective, the Eutelsat space segment may also be granted to other local and international telephone services.
d) realizing its performance, Eutelsat for signatories to apply the principle of non-discrimination.
e) on the basis of a request and in accordance with the relevant terms and conditions, the Eutelsat space segment, which exist or are implemented following a request at the time, in Europe, can be used for both domestic and international specialized telecommunications services set out in article I of the Convention, paragraph l) but not for military purposes, provided that: (i)) the provision of telecommunications services to the public are not adversely affected, and (ii)) such transaction is also acceptable from a technical and economic point of view.
f) on the basis of a request and in accordance with the relevant terms and conditions, you can assign a Eutelsat satellites and other equipment related to those that do not fit in the space segment: Eutelsat i) domestic public telecommunications services;
II) international public telecommunications services;
III) specialized telecommunications services, except those that serve military purposes, provided that is not in any way adversely affected Eutelsat space segment effective and economical use.
g) Eutelsat can be involved in research and experimental work in areas that are directly related to its goals.
Article IV legal person a) Eutelsat has legal personality.
b) Eutelsat has full freedom of action necessary for the performance of its functions and objectives, including: (i)) to contract;
II) buy, lease, manage, and use of movable and immovable property;
(iii)) be a party to legal proceedings;
IV) enter into agreements with States and international organisations.
Article v financial principles (a)), or its lease owned by Eutelsat Eutelsat space segment, it owns all other Eutelsat purchased estate. The signatories are responsible for Eutelsat.
(b)) works on Eutelsat secure economic and financial basis, in accordance with the approved commercial principles.
(c)) for each signer has financial interest in Eutelsat in proportion to it's parts that correspond to the percentage share of the total Space segment utilization Eutelsat, in accordance with the operating agreement. However, neither the signer, even in cases where it does not use the Eutelsat space segment, has no right to invest less than the minimum investment that particular action.
(d)) each signatory will be paid into your share of Eutelsat and in accordance with the operating agreement shall receive the pay and compensation for the use of the capital.
e Eutelsat space segment) all the users pay usage fees in accordance with the Convention and operating agreement.
I) user-charge rates depending on the usage is the same as public and private telecommunications companies that are located within its jurisdiction that has applied in the space segment portion for this type of use.
II) public or private telecommunications companies, which, on the basis of the Action article 16 of the Treaty, authorised to Eutelsat space segment for use in areas that are not under the jurisdiction of one of the parties, the Board may determine by the signatories of the above referred to in subparagraph (i)) different usage fees, but these companies regarding the use of the same type to be applied for the same use.
f) determine by unanimous decision of the Board of directors by the signatories of the satellites and separate, related to the equipment referred to in article III of the Convention), in paragraph (f) may finance the Eutelsat. In other cases, such financing shall be those which, in accordance with the Board's terms and conditions of the equipment requested, in addition to cover at least all Eutelsat expenses that are not considered part of the necessary capital, defined in article 4 of the Treaty, the activities of b). The following satellites and related equipment does not constitute the Space segment of the Eutelsat Convention, article I of part h) point.
Article vi Eutelsat structure a) Eutelsat has the following institutions: (i) the Assembly of Parties);
(ii) the Board of the signer);
(iii)), chaired by the Executive Director.
(b) each institution) acts within the powers granted to it by the Convention or the operating agreement. No body does not work in a way that could harm any other institution to use its powers granted to it by the Convention or the operating agreement.
Article VII: the composition of the Assembly of the parties and meetings of the Assembly of Parties (a)) all the parties;
(b) the Assembly of the parties to the hearing) a party may be represented by another party, but no party can not be represented by more than two other parties;
(c)) the current parties to the first session of the Assembly shall be convened by the Director-General shall within one year of the date when the Convention enters into force. After the regular session takes place every two years, unless the parties to the current session of the Assembly decided to convene the next session of the other term.
(d) Assembly of the parties to the extraordinary) sessions may also meet at the request of several parties supported by not less than one-third of the parties or at the request of the Executive Board of the signatories. This request is shown sitting target.
e) each Party shall bear its own, with representation in the proceedings of the Assembly of parties, the associated costs. The meetings of the Assembly of parties, the expenses are applied to the Eutelsat administrative expenditure operations article 9 of the Treaty's objectives.
Article VIII-the Assembly of parties procedure (a)) of the parties to each Party shall have one vote in the Assembly. Parties that abstain from voting are considered as not voting.
(b) substantive matters) decisions are taken if they vote "Yes" at least two thirds of the parties represented at or participating in the voting. A party which, in accordance with article VII of the Convention b) point from one or two other parties, you can vote separately on each side what it represents.
(c) decisions on matters of procedure) are accepted, if the affirmative vote for them in the simple majority of the parties, at which voting, each Party shall have one vote.
(d) Each of the parties to the Assembly) the meeting shall constitute a quorum for a simple majority of the representatives of all parties, provided that at least one third of the parties.
(e) the Assembly of Parties) shall adopt its agenda for the roll, which comply with the provisions of the Convention and contains special rules for: (i)), the Chairman and other officials of the election;
(ii) the convening of meetings);
III) representation and accreditation;
IV) voting procedures.
Article IX Assembly of parties-features a) Assembly of the parties may decide that any action by the Eutelsat aspects affecting the interests of the parties, have the following functions: (i) decide any question about) Eutelsat general policy and long-term tasks according to Eutelsat's operating principles, objectives and activities set out in the Convention, and for the foregoing express opinions or make recommendations to the Executive Board of the signatories;
II) to recommend to the Governing Board of the signatories to take appropriate measures to prevent the conflict with the Eutelsat operating a general multilateral Convention relating to the Convention and which has joined at least a simple majority of the parties;
(iii)) with general rule or special decisions, based on the recommendations of the Board of the signatories, to issue the following mandate: (A) A Space segment) use specialized telephone services in accordance with article III of the Convention);
Eutelsat space segment b) for unauthorised satellite and related equipment for the granting of specialized telecommunications services, in accordance with article III of the Convention) to paragraph (f) (iii));
C) Eutelsat space segment outside satellite and related equipment for the allocation of public telecommunications services, in accordance with article III of the Convention (f)), and (ii) (i))) States that are not parties, and any company that is under the jurisdiction of such States.
IV) decide on the other Signer of Board recommendations and express opinions on the reports submitted to it by the Governing Board of the signatories;
v) in accordance with the provisions of the Convention article XVI) point to express views on the Eutelsat space segment planned for unauthorised satellite and related equipment, purchase or use;
vi) to decide on the Eutelsat official relations with States which are not parties or, as well as with international organizations, including the Convention accepted article XVII) in paragraph (c) of the main headquarters agreement;
VII) examine the complaints submitted to it by the parties;

(VIII)) in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention) shall decide on the withdrawal of the party from Eutelsat;
(IX)) in accordance with article XIX of the Convention to decide on any proposal for the amendment of the Convention, respecting all points of view and recommendations received from the signer of the Board, and in accordance with article 22 of the contract action to propose amendments to the operating agreement and to express their views and recommendations on the amendment of the Treaty, the activities proposed are different;
x) decide on any request in the context of accession to the Convention, submitted in accordance with article XXIII of the Convention e) point.
(b) the Assembly of Parties shall take any) other functions necessary for the implementation of the objectives of the Eutelsat Convention, if they are not explicitly assigned to another body.
c) in carrying out its functions, the Assembly of Parties shall take into account all the relevant recommendations of the Board of the signatories.
Article x — the composition of the Management Board of the signatories (a)) the Board consists of the signatory members of the Board, each Member of the Board at least one signer, who was part of the investment is less than 0.1% of any investment.
(b)) the signatory, irrespective of whether he is or is not a member of the Board may be represented by another signatory, but no member of the Board may be represented by not more than four other signatories.
Article XI the Board of Signatories: procedure a) each signatory will participate in the vote, according to his part and invested pursuant to this article, b), c) and (d)). The signatories, who abstain from voting are considered as not voting.
(b)) to the first part of the evaluation of the contribution, based on the use of under article 6 of the Treaty of activity d) point, invested, whereby the signatory has the right to vote, is assessed in accordance with the operating agreement annex "B". After the first, to use the part of the assessment-based input, determined by the signer's voting rights are derived from the extent to which the signer uses Eutelsat space segment for international and domestic public telecommunications services, within the scope of this article), and (d)) points mentioned exceptions.
c) none of the signatories may not belong to more than 20% of the total voting rights of Eutelsat. However, the share of investments, which voluntarily to the activities in article 4 (d) of the agreement) referred to the use of the purchased extension signer, this period increases the voting power of a maximum of 5 per cent, not taking into account this 20% limit referred to in paragraph 1. The extent to which a signatory any vote would otherwise have exceeded permissible vote, this amount exceeded is equally divided between the signatories.
(d) in paragraph (b))) for this purpose in all cases where the signer are guaranteed to lower or higher part of investments in accordance with article 6 of the Treaty, the activities of h) point reduction or augmentation is applied proportionately for all uses.
e) voting rights of each signatory as defined in point (a) of this article), is calculated based on the signer's assessment of part of the invested, in accordance with article 6 of the contract transactions. Any pāraprēķināšan of voting rights shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the invested part of the revaluation in accordance with article 6 of the Treaty, the activities of the e).
(f) the signer) in each Board meeting shall constitute a quorum for voting either by a simple majority of the members of the Board (as set out in article X)), provided that they have at least two-thirds of the total voting rights, which is the voting Board members, or Board members who represent all the voting members of the Board, the number of minus three regardless of the number of voting rights they hold.
g) Board of Signatories shall endeavour to take its decisions unanimously. Otherwise, the decisions are taken in the following order: (i)) in accordance with this paragraph ii) and (iii) of the decision of the relevant) issues are taken: • either the affirmative vote of the Board members, representing at least four signatories who have not less than two-thirds of the total number of voting rights of the Signatories, which is right on the fact that their voices are taken into account;
• or the affirmative vote of at least the total present or represented, the number of Signatories minus three, regardless of the number of voting rights of the last representative.
II) decisions on the amendment of the capital ceiling by as you might need to achieve (a) of article III of the Convention) and (b)) the objectives referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a simple present or represented the majority of the signatories, who owns not less than two-thirds of the total number of voting rights;
III) decisions on the amendment of the capital ceiling by as you may need to enter into new programs that require capital investment and the need to achieve (a) of article III of the Convention) and (b)) the objectives referred to in paragraph 1 shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the signatory of the present or represented, which owns not less than two-thirds of the total number of voting rights;
IV) decisions on matters of procedure shall be taken by a simple present and voting in the majority of the members of the Executive Board, each of which has one vote;
v) except for the decision to be taken in accordance with this paragraph iv), each Member of the Board, having delegated the representation in accordance with article X of the Convention, paragraph (b)) for each of the Signatories represented can vote separately.
h) signatory to the Management Board shall adopt its agenda for the roll, which comply with the provisions of the Convention and contains special rules for: (i)), the Chairman and other officials of the election;
(ii) the convening of meetings);
III) representation and accreditation;
IV) voting procedures.
(I) the Executive Board of the signatories) can create a Committee of wise men, which help it to carry out its functions.
(j)) of the Governing Board of the first Signatory sitting is convened in accordance with the operating agreement "A" point 1 of the annex. Then signer Board meeting takes place as necessary, but no less than three times a year.
Article XII: the functions of the Board of the signer a) the signatory, the Governing Board is responsible for the space segment, Eutelsat's design, development, construction, acquisition, purchase or leasing, operation and maintenance, as well as any other activities that are authorized to take on Eutelsat.
(b) the Executive Board shall make the signer) (a)) above tasks necessary functions, including, but not limited to, the following: (i)) policies, plans, programmes and the adoption of the agenda of the Eutelsat Space segment design, development, construction, acquisition, operation, and maintenance, as well as any other actions which have the power to take on the Eutelsat;
(ii) purchase procedures, rules) and contract terms and conditions, as well as the approval of the purchase contract;
(iii) the establishment management system) and implementation, which States that the Director-General shall conclude agreements on technical, operational or other functions in all cases where it is advantageous to Eutelsat;
IV) intellectual property rights acquisition, protection and licensing policies and procedures for the determination of appropriate action 18 of the contract;
v) financial policy and rules, the budget and the annual financial reports, as well as a general rule, approval of specific decisions for periodic change in relation to the determination of fees for the use of the space segment, Eutelsat, in accordance with article V of the Convention and article 8 of the Treaty of the functioning and decision-making with regard to all other financial matters in accordance with the Convention and operating agreement;
(vi)), the criteria and procedures for the determination of the standard Earth station authorization for admission for the Eutelsat space segment, this ground station verification and control, as well as the ground station of the Eutelsat space segment approach and coordination;
VII) non standard Earth station authorization for admission the Eutelsat space segment;
VIII) acceptance of the terms and conditions governing the award of the Eutelsat space segment;
IX) acceptance of terms and conditions governing the admission of the company Eutelsat space segment, which is not under the jurisdiction of a party, in accordance with article III of the Convention;
x) decide on action overdraft and loan activities in accordance with article 11 of the Treaty.
XI) the General internal rules and decisions in accordance with the International Telecommunication Union radio regulations on the regulation of the radio spectrum and orbital space efficiency and economies of scale can be applied to ensure that Eutelsat space segment satellite or other related facilities by Eutelsat, complies with these rules the radio;
XII) the submission of recommendations to the Assembly of the parties relating to the authority in accordance with article IX of the Convention a) point III);
XIII) preparation of proposals on the planned Assembly of parties, with Eutelsat space segment of space segment related equipment, purchase or use in accordance with article XVI of the Convention);
XIV) internal general rule making and decision making on the Eutelsat space segment coordination with Intelsat and Inmarsat space segments according to the relevant treaty bodies;

XV) action required by the party's withdrawal, and discontinuance in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention and article 21 of the Treaty Action.
the appointment of the Director-General XVI) and the release from the post and, in accordance with the recommendation of the Director-General — all employees of the Executive Body, the status, the determination of terms and conditions in accordance with article XIII of the Convention), as well as the Director-General of points designated by him subject to the approval of senior officials;
an Executive of the XVII) senior officials appointed by the Director-General of the Acting Director-General is absent in all cases and when the Director General is unable to perform his duties, as well as in cases when the Director-General is vacant;
XVIII) talks with the party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat, the headquarters agreement, which defines the privileges, exemptions and immunities as referred to in article XVII of the Convention, and for its submission for approval of the Assembly of Parties;
XIX) for periodic reporting to the party Assembly on Eutelsat;
XX) such information that might be requested by any party or signatory to help them fulfill their Convention or Treaty of certain Activities;
the appointment of the arbitrators) XXI, where as Eutelsat insisted the party in the proceedings;
XXII) their views and recommendations to the Assembly of the parties to comment on proposed amendments to the Convention in accordance with article XIX of the Convention);
XXIII) decisions in accordance with article 22 of the Treaty of the functioning of the Convention, appropriate amendments to the operating agreement;
XXIV) accession application review and recommendations of the Assembly of parties of the Convention in accordance with article XXIII).
c) in carrying out its functions, the Board of the signatories duly comply with the recommendations and opinions addressed to it by the Assembly of the parties in accordance with article IX of the Convention.
Article XIII a of the Executive Body) of the Executive is headed by a Director-General who is appointed by the Board to be the signatory and confirms the parties. the depositary shall promptly notify the parties of the appointment. The appointment shall be deemed to have been adopted if, within sixty days of notification by the more than one-third of the Parties notifies the depositary in writing of its objections. After the appointment of the Board of Signatories to date Director-General may initiate its functions until this appointment approval.
(b) the Director-General in his post) takes six years, unless the Executive Board decides otherwise by the signatories.
c) Board of Signatories justified reasons may cancel the Director-General from his post before his term expires, the reasons for the revocation reporting the party Assembly.
(d) the Director-General is EUTELSAT) Chief Executive and legal representative. He works under the direction of the Board of the signatories and report it directly on all executive functions.
(e) the structure of the Executive Body) and internal staff levels, the entire state employee pay terms and conditions, all the consultants invited by the Director-General and other advisers working terms of payment to be submitted for approval to the Governing Board of the signatories.
(f) the Director-General) is hereby authorized to designate the all State employees of the executive body. But the highest, the Director General reports directly to the appointment of officials, in accordance with article XII of the Convention, paragraph XVI) b) be approved by the Executive Board of the signatories.
g) in any case in which the Director-General is vacant, and in his absence, and when he could not perform his duties, acting Director General, duly appointed in accordance with article XII of the Convention b) point) XVII, is empowered to enforce the Convention and Activities of the Director-General of the Treaty powers.
(h)), a key criterion for the appointment of the Chief Executive and other executive officers of the State, is the need to ensure the highest integrity, competence and efficiency standards.
(I) the Director-General and the Executive Body) of the State employees must refrain from any action incompatible with their duties Eutelsat.
Article XIV a Eutelsat acquisition acquisitions policy) must be such that Eutelsat as well as the interests of the parties and signatories to promote the widest possible competition in the supply of goods and services, and it is appropriate, subject to the Operation of the Treaty in article 17 and 18.
(b)) with the exception of activities provided for in article 17 of the agreement, the purchase of goods and services marketed by Eutelsat contracts on the basis of the tenders received, the international open call for tenders.
(c)), subject to the interest of the Eutelsat, is closed to the contest participants, offering the best in quality, price, delivery date and other important criteria of Eutelsat, realizing that if offered a comparable combination of the above criteria, the contract is closed, with due respect for the parties ' General and industrial interests.
Article XV (a) the rights and obligations of the parties and signatories) enforcing their rights under the Convention and to comply with its obligations in a way that fully complies with the principles and provisions of the Convention and promote them.
(b)) and all the signatories, parties can attend and participate in all conferences and meetings in which they have a right to be represented under any Convention or treaty provisions, actions and all the other conferences convened or Eutelsat Eutelsat control according to the procedures laid down, regardless of where they occur;
(c) any such) before the Conference or hearing what is happening outside the country that deployed to Eutelsat headquarters, the Executive Body shall ensure that the agreement with the party or Signatory to which such a conference or meeting takes place, also includes admission and residence rules in the country of this Conference or hearing with respect to all parties or representatives of the Signatory who has the right to visit them.
d) all necessary parties within their own jurisdictions shall take measures to prevent the use of ground station operations to article 15 of the agreement inappropriate communications with the Eutelsat space segment.
Article XVI other space segments [off] article XVII Eutelsat headquarters, privileges, exemption from taxation, immunity a) Eutelsat is headquartered in Paris.
(b) the specific activities of the Convention) areas and the property of all Eutelsat in the territories of the parties are exempt from income tax and withholding tax, as well as from customs duties to communications satellites, their components and all equipment intended for use of the space segment of Eutelsat.
(c)) in accordance with the Protocol referred to in this article, each Party shall guarantee the Eutelsat, its officers and employees in the categories referred to in the Protocol, parties, representatives of the parties, signatories and representatives of the Signatories as well as persons participating in the proceedings, the relevant privileges, exemptions and immunities. In particular, each Party shall guarantee them legal immunity with respect to their function within the activities and expressed or written words to the extent and in such circumstances, as provided for in the Protocol referred to in this article. The party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat, as soon as possible, conclude with the Eutelsat headquarters agreement, which defines the privileges, exemptions and immunities.
Headquarters Agreement provides that all signatories, to fulfil the obligations of the Signatories, except those designated by the signatory, the party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat, is exempt from tax on income derived from Eutelsat that party's territory. The other parties as soon as possible, conclude a protocol which provides for the privileges, exemptions and immunities. Both the headquarters agreement and the Protocol shall contain the conditions under which the action ends, and is independent from the Convention.
Article XVIII withdrawal and suspension (a)) (i)) each party or the signatory may at any time withdraw voluntarily from Eutelsat.
II) of its decision to withdraw the Party shall submit written notification to the depositary. Where a Party withdraws from Eutelsat, signed, it was designated in accordance with article II of the Convention), b is considered having withdrawn from the transaction agreement, from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal of the party.
(ii) the decision of the signer) of the Director-General to withdraw in writing, notify the party that has appointed the Undersigned, and this means that the party agrees the signer's decision to withdraw. In cases where the signatory withdraws from Eutelsat and remains one of the party, appointed the undersigned, the party which designated by the signatory of the withdrawal date to new signatory appointment to either withdraw from Eutelsat, or even assume the functions of the signer.
IV) voluntary withdrawal from Eutelsat in accordance with this article i), (ii)), and (iii)) shall enter into force three months from the date on which the depositary or the Director-General accordingly receives the notification.

(b)) (i)) in cases where it is suspected that a party does not comply with the obligations set out in the Convention, the Assembly of Parties, of receipt of notification of such action or on its own initiative and pursuant to any of the explanation provided, the parties may, if in its opinion non-compliance with the Convention have taken place, to take the decision that the party be considered as also having withdrawn from Eutelsat, and from the date of the decision of the Convention for that party ceases to be in force. For this purpose, the parties may be convened in extraordinary session of the Assembly. In cases where one party in accordance with this section is regarded as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat, each signatory which it appointed in accordance with article II of the Convention), b is considered having withdrawn from the Operation of the Treaty from the date of entry into force of the party's withdrawal.
(ii)) (A)) in cases where it is suspected that a signatory to comply with the Convention or the operating obligations, the Treaty except the contract article 4 (a) above), and if the consequences of failure are not resolved within three months after the Executive has warned about the signer Signatory Board decision regarding defaults, the Convention and actions during the contractual rights of the signer, the period of three months after is automatically stopped.
The rights laid down in this paragraph, during the period of suspension, the signer is all the activities of the Convention and the obligations laid down in the Treaty and responsibility.
(B)) or to look at all the signatory parties designated Signatory of the explanations the Board may decide that the signer is considered as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat and that, from the date of adoption of this decision, the operating contract for the cease of the signatories. In cases where the signatory withdraws from Eutelsat and remains one of the party, appointed the undersigned, the party which designated by the signatory of the withdrawal date to new signatory appointment to either withdraw from Eutelsat, or even assume the functions of the signer.
(iii) If not A signatory)) paid the amount of money paid to it in accordance with article 4 of the Treaty of the functioning of a) point, three months after the date of deposit is automatically suspended the operation of the Convention and the signatories to treaty rights. The rights laid down in this paragraph, during the period of suspension, the signer to remain all Convention and operating agreement obligations and responsibility.
B) If, three months after the suspension of rights of a money amount is not paid, the signatories left the Board to look at all of the signatories or their designated side explanations may decide that the signer is considered as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat and that, from the date of adoption of this decision, the operating contract for the cease of the signatories. In cases where the signatory withdraws from Eutelsat and remains one of the party, appointed the undersigned, the party which designated by the signatory of the withdrawal date to new signatory appointment to either withdraw from Eutelsat, or even assume the functions of the signer c) If, for any reason, the party wants to assume its own responsibilities in the designated Signatory or signatory to this mean the substitution of new Signatories, it shall provide written notification to the depositary. Convention and operating agreement shall enter into force with respect to new signatory and cease to be in force with respect to the last signer of the day when a new signer assume all previous remaining liabilities of the signer, and the signature of the contract Action.
(d)) the party or is regarded as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat, terminate all rights of parties to be represented in the Assembly, and of any other obligation or liability from the date of the withdrawal is brought into effect, except responsibility for actions or non-action to this day.
e) signer who i) withdraws or is regarded as having withdrawn from the Operation of the Treaty, all the right to be represented on the Governing Board of the signatories, and not of any other obligations or liability from the date of the withdrawal has entered into force, except where the signer unless otherwise determined by the Board, to pay a proportion of the capital contributions required to this day especially the specific treaty obligations, as well as any responsibility for actions or non-action to this day.
(ii) The withdrawal of the signer) related financial issues are settled in accordance with article 21 of the Treaty Action.
f) any notice of withdrawal and any decision about the party or signatory making for having withdrawn the depositary accordingly or the Director-General shall immediately send to all parties and signatories.
g) Nothing in this article shall deprive the party or Signatory to the right, which they got, as a party or signatory who are retained after the entry into force of the withdrawal, and for which the refund is received in accordance with this article.
Article XIX amendments (a) amendments to the Convention text) may be proposed by any party, and they submitted proposals to the Director-General, who immediately circulate them to all parties and signatories. Three months after the receipt of the proposal by the Board of the signer and the appearance within six months after the date of notification to the parties and signatories on the proposed amendment to its opinions and recommendations of the Assembly of Parties. The Assembly of parties may examine the proposed amendment no earlier than six months before the date of its receipt, subject to any Signatory of the Board submitted opinions and recommendations. This period in each case can be reduced, if the Assembly of Parties decides in accordance with the procedure for making decisions essential matters.
(b) if the parties to the Assembly) accept the amendment, it shall enter into force on the one hundred and twenty days after the depositary has received notifications of acceptance from two-thirds of States that were parties to the moment when the Assembly of the parties were considered, and the proposed amendment to the signatories of which belonged to no less than two thirds of total's shares. Amendment after its entry into force is binding on all parties and all subscribers.
Article XX) (a) settlement of disputes any disputes which have arisen between the parties or between Eutelsat and the party or parties in respect of the contract or the operation of the Convention article 15 c) or article 16 (c)) the interpretation or application of this paragraph, be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Annex "B" of the Convention, except when such disputes are settled in different one year from any party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to resolve the dispute peacefully. Like all disputes relating to the Convention or the interpretation of the contract action between one or more parties on the one hand, and one or more signatories on the other hand, may be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Annex "B" of the Convention provided that the consent of the party or parties to the dispute and the signatory or signatories.
(b)) all disputes in relation to the Convention or the agreement on the operation of article 15 (c)) or of article 16 paragraph 1 (c)) the interpretation or application of the paragraph arose between the party and the State, which ceased to be a party to, or between Eutelsat and the country that ceased to be a party, and which arose after the State ceased to be a party, be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Convention the provisions of annex "B" except when such disputes are settled in otherwise within one year of any of the parties to a dispute shall have notified the other party of its intention to resolve the dispute peacefully, provided that the consent of the State which ceased to be a party. If a State ceases to be a party or if the country or telecommunications company ceases to be a signatory, after a dispute in which they are parties, has been submitted to arbitration in accordance with point (a) of this article), the arbitration process must continue and must be completed.
c) settlement of disputes arising in connection with the Eutelsat and the parties to the agreement, a Convention or treaty, the interpretation or application of the sort in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty. If not, the contested provisions of the agreement of the parties, such a dispute submitted to arbitration in accordance with Annex "B" of the Convention.
Article XXI signature, reservations (a)) any State Telecommunications Administration or recognized private operators the Agency has or is entitled to become a signatory party to the preliminary draft Treaty, may become party to the Convention: (i)), which do not require ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii)), after which the signing requires ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii)) by joining.
(b)), the Convention is open for signature in Paris on 15 July 1982 until it enters into force, then it stays open and it can join.
(c)), no State may become a party to the Convention before they appointed a telecommunications company signed operational contract or before the signing of the contract Action.
d) n ° reservation or exception may be made to the Convention or the transaction contract.
Article XXII entry into force

(a)), the Convention shall enter into force sixty days after it signed the Convention in accordance with article XXI (a)) (i)) or ratified, accepted or approved by two thirds of the country, under whose jurisdiction the day the Convention for signature is detected, is indicative of the parties to the contract, provided that: (i)) the signatory parties or appointed by the signatories of the Treaty the ECU holds at least two thirds of the shares in accordance with the EC Treaty, and (ii) of the Convention), in accordance with article II (b)) point of operation contract is signed.
(b)), the Convention shall enter into force no earlier than eight months from the date of the signing of the open. The Convention cannot enter into force if the thirty-six months from the date of its signing, the open is not signed or is not received in the ratification, acceptance or approval.
(c)) regarding the State of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession is received after the date of entry into force of the Convention, the Convention shall enter into force on the date of the receipt of such instruments.
(d)), the entry into force of the Convention are provisionally applied to each State that signed up that this signing is still subject to ratification, acceptance, or approval, and which made the request at the time of signature or at any later date prior to the entry into force of the Convention. Provisional application shall terminate: (i)) of the State of ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii)) two years after the date on which the Convention enters into force without ratification, acceptance or approval of this State, or (ii)) the State before this point) referred to in paragraph ii of the expiration of the notice of its decision not to ratify, accept or approve the no Convention.
When the provisional application in accordance with this paragraph ii) or (iii)) ends, article XVIII of the Convention), e) and (g)) points down the sides and Signatory of the designated rights and obligations.
e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, the Convention cannot enter into force, nor can be provisionally applied to any country before the Convention are complied with article XXI c).
(f) the entry into force of the Convention) replaces the provisional agreement and cease its business. However, nothing in the Convention or in the contract Action does not affect any of the parties or the signer's rights or obligations acquired, they are standing on the side of the preliminary draft Treaty signatory or signatories to the agreement on the ECS.
Article XXIII) accession (a) any State whose telecommunications administration or recognized private operators the Agency was or it was to become a signatory party to the preliminary draft agreement on the date on which the Convention is opened for signature, you can join the Convention from the date on which it ceases to be open for signature by the Member States, two years after its entry into force.
(b) (c) of this article)) to e) point rules apply to requests for accession, which submitted the following countries: (i)), which the State Telecommunications Administration or recognized private operators the Agency was or it was to become a signatory party to the preliminary draft agreement on the date on which the Convention is opened for signature, and which has not become a party to the Convention in accordance with article XXI of the Convention) or (ii) (i))) or (a));
II) in any other European country, which is the International Telecommunication Union Member and wish to accede to the Convention after its entry into force.
c) a State which wishes to accede to the Convention in accordance with paragraph (b)) the conditions referred to in points ("Pretendentvalst") shall be notified in writing to the Director-General and submitted to him all the information the Board requires the signatory in respect of planned Pretendentvalst Eutelsat space segment.
(d) the Board shall check the Signer) Pretendentvalst compliance with the application of technical, operational and financial point of view and the interests of signatory to Eutelsat Eutelsat and the scope of the recommendations submitted to the parties in the Assembly.
e) pursuant to this recommendation, the Assembly of the parties within six months after the Board of the signatories have decided that they have at their disposal all the information required under this paragraph (c)), shall take a decision on the application to Pretendentvalst. For this signer Board ruling should immediately notify the party Assembly. The Assembly of Parties shall be decided by secret ballot, in accordance with the procedure for the adoption of the relevant decision. For this purpose may be convened in extraordinary session of the Assembly of Parties.
(f) the Director-General shall notify the Pretendentvalst State) for the Assembly of the parties accepted the accession conditions are included in the Protocol, which added to the accession by that State to the depositary.
Article XXIV liability neither party are not individually responsible for the action of the commitment of Eutelsat and, except for the liability as arising from international agreement in which the parties are the party and the State, qualifying for a refund. In that case, Eutelsat takes over half of the defence in respect of any such liability, unless the party has clearly taken the following exclusive responsibility.
Article XXV miscellaneous provisions (a)) Eutelsat official and working languages are English and French.
(b)) in the light of the General Assembly of the parties to consider, in the common interest of Eutelsat will cooperate with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, especially with the International Telecommunication Union and other international organizations.
(c)) in order to comply with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1721 (XVI), Eutelsat sends information to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and its relevant specialized agencies annual report on the activities of Eutelsat.
Article XXVI a of the Convention Depositary the depositary) is the Government of the French Republic, which are submitted for storage of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, requests for provisional application, notices of amendment ratification, acceptance or approval, notification of the decision to withdraw from the Eutelsat or on provisional application of the Convention.
(b) of the Convention) is stored in the archives of the depositary. The depositary shall send a certified copy of the text of the Convention to all States which have signed it or deposited instruments of accession to it, as well as the International Telecommunications Union.
(c)) the depositary shall promptly inform all States which have signed or acceded to the Convention, all the signatories and, if necessary, the International Telecommunication Union: (i) the signature of the Convention) on all occasions;
(ii)) on all the instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession depositing;
III) of article XXII of the Convention) referred to the sixty day period starts;
(iv)) on the entry into force of the Convention;
v) on all requests for provisional application of the Convention in accordance with article XXII of the Convention);
the appointment of the Director-General of the vi) of any objection or consent to the appointment in accordance with article XIII of the Convention);
VII) for all the Convention's adoption and entry into force;
(VIII)) for all notifications of withdrawal;
(IX)) on all decisions of the Assembly of the parties in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention) the point that the party is seen as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat;
x) on all decisions of the Board of the signatory in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention) that the signer is considered as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat;
XI) for the replacement of the signer, made in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention) and (b), (c));
XII) on all suspension and restoration of rights;
XIII) for other communications and exchange of information in the context of the Convention.
(d) the entry into force of the Convention), in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations in article 102 of the depositary shall send to the United Nations for registration and publication by the Secretariat of the Convention and the activities of certified copies of the Treaty.
In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized government representatives signed this Convention [*].
Open for signature in Paris one thousand nine hundred and eighty-second year on the 15th day of July a single original in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic.
[*] Eutelsat Member States: United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Principality of Monaco, San Marino, Finland, Spain-, Switzerland, Turkey, Vatican City, Germany (Federal Republic), Sweden (A) transitional provisions annex a translation is not added because the document lost its actuality, annex B arbitration procedure 1. Placed to hear the any dispute referred to in article XX of the Convention or article 20 of the Treaty of the functioning of the in accordance with the following paragraphs are created by the Tribunal.
2. Any party may join other arbitration dispute.

3. The Tribunal shall consist of three members. Each party to the dispute within two months from the date of receipt of the request of one of the parties of the dispute to arbitration, meaning the transfer of one judge. If article XX of the Convention and article 20 of the Treaty requires the agreement of the parties to the dispute the Dispute Tribunal, the passing of this deadline is two months counted from the date of such agreement. The first two judges within a period of two months, which is counted from the date of the appointment of a judge means a judge of the third, who shall perform the duties of the President of the arbitral tribunal. If one of the two judges are not appointed within the prescribed time, the request of the other party means the President of the International Court of Justice or, if the parties so agree, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of arbitration. The procedure to be applied by analogy, if the deadline is not appointed by the Chairman of the Arbitration Board.
4. The arbitral tribunal shall determine the place for your meetings and adopt its agenda on the roll.
5. Each Party shall bear the expenses relating to the judge's appointment to which it is responsible, as well as its pre-trial expenses. Expenses related to the Chairman of the arbitral tribunal, shall be borne by the parties to the dispute in equal shares.
6. the judgment of the Arbitration Board shall be taken by majority vote of its members, and they must not abstain from voting. This decision is final, binding on all the parties to the dispute and is not appealable. The parties executed the judgment immediately. In the event of a dispute about the meaning of the judgment of the Tribunal, and to explain them, at the request of any party.
The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" founding Convention adopted by the Assembly of the parties 18. meeting (the Hague, 1995, 16-18 may) and 19 meeting (Paris, 16 January 1996) article II 1 (EUTELSAT formation) (b)) shall be expressed as follows: "(b) the signature of the Treaty) each party in accordance with its jurisdiction means one or more organizations, except if the party signing the contract transactions. Each Party shall ensure that any of its designated organization is licensed to provide telecommunications services, has declared the intention to use the Eutelsat space segment and support Eutelsat operation. "
2. Article X (a signer of the Board-composition) (a)) shall be expressed as follows: "(a) a Governing Board composed of the signatory) Board members, each Member of the Board at least one signer, who was part of the investment is less than 0.1% of any investment shares."
3. in article X (a signer of the Board-composition) (b)) shall be expressed as follows: "(b)) the signatory, irrespective of whether he is or is not kocekl, the Board may be represented by another signatory, but no member of the Board may be represented by not more than four other signatories."
4. Article XI (a signer of the Board-procedure) f) point to express the following: "(f)) in each of the signatory Board meeting shall constitute a quorum for voting either by a simple majority of the members of the Board (as set out in article X)), provided that they have at least two-thirds of the total voting rights, which is the voting Board members, or Board members who represent all the voting members of the Board, the number of minus three regardless of the number of voting rights they hold."
5. Article XI (a signer of the Board — procedure) (g))) i say the following: "(i)) in accordance with this paragraph ii) and (iii) of the decision of the relevant) issues are taken: • either the affirmative vote of the Board members, representing at least four signatories who have not less than two-thirds of the total number of voting rights of the Signatories, which is right on the fact that their voices are taken into account;
• or the affirmative vote of at least the total present or represented, the number of Signatories minus three, regardless of the number of voting rights of the last representative. "
6. turn off article XVI (other space segments).
7. Article XVIII (withdrawal and suspension) a) point III) to express the following: "(iii)) For the signer's decision to back the Director-General shall notify in writing the party designated by the signatory, and this means that the party agrees the signer's decision to withdraw. In cases where the signatory withdraws from Eutelsat and remains one of the party, appointed the undersigned, the party which designated by the signatory of the withdrawal date to new signatory appointment to either withdraw from Eutelsat, or even assume the functions of the signer. "8. Article XVIII (withdrawal and suspension) b))) (ii) of paragraph (B) to express the following:" (B)) to look at all the signatory or their designated side of the explanation, the Board may decide the signatory that is identified as having withdrawn the signatories of Eutelsat and that, from the date of adoption of this decision, the operating contract for the cease of the signatories. In cases where the signatory withdraws from Eutelsat and remains one of the party, appointed the undersigned, the party which designated by the signatory of the withdrawal date to new signatory appointment to either withdraw from Eutelsat, or even assume the function of the signatory. "
9. Article XVIII (withdrawal and suspension) of point III (b)))) (B) paragraph to express the following: "(B)) If, three months after the suspension of rights of a sum of money is not paid, the signatories left the Board to look at all of the Signatories or the parties have designated their explanations may decide that the signer is considered as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat and that, from the date of adoption of this decision, the operating contract for the cease of the signatories. In cases where the signatory withdraws from Eutelsat and remains one of the party, appointed the undersigned, the party which designated by the signatory of the withdrawal date to new signatory appointment to either withdraw from Eutelsat, or even assume the function of the signatory. "
10. Article XVIII (withdrawal and suspension) (c)) shall be expressed by the following: "(c)) If for some reason a party wishes itself to take on the duties of the designated Signatory or signatory to this mean the substitution of new Signatories, it shall provide written notification to the depositary. Convention and operating agreement shall enter into force with respect to new signatory and cease to be in force with respect to the last signer of the day when a new signer assume all previous remaining liabilities of the signer, and the signature of the transaction agreement. "
11. Izlēg the article XIX (amended) c).
 
 
The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" operating agreement with the amendments adopted by the signatories of the Board 58. meeting (Budapest, 1995 3-7 July) and 62 meeting (Paris, 1996 — 21 February 19) Introduction This operating agreement, the signatories to the Convention, by establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", are committed to designate the legal person — telecommunications business contract signing or themselves to sign it, agree on the following : article 1 definition a) activities within the agreement: i) "Convention" means the Convention based European Organization "Eutelsat Satelīttelekomunikāci";
(ii)), ' ECU ' means the European currency unit introduced by the Statute of the Council of the European Communities No. 3180/78 of 18 December 1978, which exposes them to the changes as the Council may adopt.
(b) the operation of the Treaty are applied) of article I of the Convention definition.
Article 2 rights and obligations of the signatories (a)) each signatory will be provided to it by the Convention and operating agreement and undertakes to fulfil his duties here.
(b)) in negotiating information flows, signatories should attempt to push a reasonable acceptable part of its flow of information via the Eutelsat space segment.
Article 3 transfer of rights and obligations of the Convention and the activities of the entry into force of the Treaty and in accordance with the operating agreement, the requirements of annex "A"): (i) all assets, including property rights, contract law, space segment and all other rights obtained on the basis of the contract or preliminary ECU contract, Eutelsat is passed;
II) all duties and responsibilities entered into interim Eutelsat or anyone on its behalf in the performance of the provisional agreement and the ECS contract which are not fulfilled or resulting from actions or performance before this date becomes the Eutelsat duties and responsibilities;
III) each signatory's financial interests are the same size, Eutelsat, defined by its investment part, expressed as a percentage of the assets in accordance with Eutelsat operating contract "A" in paragraph 3 of annex b).
Article 4 (a) capital expenditure) in proportion to their share of the investment, expressed as a percentage, for each signer to be required to invest the capital of Eutelsat and obtain reimbursement of capital and compensation for use of capital, as determined by the Board in accordance with the signatories of the Convention and operating agreement.
(b)) needs: Kapitāllīdzekļ i) all direct and indirect costs on the Eutelsat space segment design, development, acquisition, construction and creation of the rent and the acquisition of rights of property of other Eutelsat;

II) required expenditure to cover the activities of Eutelsat, maintenance and administrative costs that the Organization could not be financed from the revenues, in accordance with article 9 of the contract transactions;
III) the funds necessary for the payment of remuneration to Eutelsat in accordance with Article XXIV of the Convention and the functioning of the Treaty article 19 (b));
(c) the Management Board should be determined by the signer) of this article, the required payment schedule. At each of the amounts unpaid after the due date for payment is charged interest, which size is determined by the Management Board of the signatories.
(d) if the space segment, EUTELSAT) expansion offers the service, distinct from the article III of the Convention) and (b)) laid down in points, the Governing Board of the signatories must take all reasonable measures to ensure acceptable that those signatories that are not directly interested in the expansion, not this expansion should be funded prior to use of the services provided. Signers all forces concerned will accept the appropriate part of your investment increases.
Article 5 the capital ceiling of the total amount of capital investment Signatory in accordance with article 4 of the Treaty of the functioning and Eutelsat outstanding contractual amount of capital that, minus the total amount of capital that they must be repaid to the upper limit of the set (called the "ceiling of capital"). The initial capital will be 400 million ceiling of ECU. The signatory is authorised the Management Board to regulate capital ceiling level, and must decide on each such adjustment in accordance with article XI of the Convention (g)).
Article 6 (a)) of investments the investment part of the signatory shall be based on the Eutelsat space segment. Except as otherwise provided in this article, each signatory an investment share must be equal to the percentage of the total of all the signatories of the Eutelsat Space segment.
b) each signatory Eutelsat space segment utilization in relation to this subparagraph (a)) is determined by dividing the space segment charges that the signer was charged with Eutelsat, the number of days for which was paid for the six month period prior to the date of determination of the part of the contributions under the present article d) point or e) point (i)). However, if the number of days for which the signatory must pay to use in six months, have been less than ninety days, such charges in determining the investment portion are not taken into account.
(c) investment shares) prior to the determination of the basis for the use of (a), (b) and (d)))) the point that each signatory contributions should be determined in accordance with the operating agreement annex "B".
(d) the first part of the investment) detection depending on use: i) is carried out not earlier than four years, since the day the space segment of the EUTELSAT satellite, first on the agenda was deployed in orbit;
II) after a four-year term, said that point i) if and when (A) the ten signatories) six months have taken advantage of the space segment, Eutelsat, either through their own Earth stations or through another Signer of the Earth stations and;
(B) income from EUTELSAT) Signatories about the use of six months are higher than income, which might be from the signatories for this same time period, the volume of the space segment, the required 5000 phone line installing, using speech digital interpolation;
III) after seven years from the date of the Eutelsat space segment satellite, the first agenda is placed in orbit, if the conditions laid down in point ii) have not been met;
e) investment shares, after their first discovery, based on the use of and entry into force of: (i)) 1 March of each year. However, the new investments, based on the use of the March 1 will not occur if the total charges that subscribers pay Eutelsat six months before this date, there are more than 20% lower than the total payable Eutelsat charges a six-month period that began 18 months before that date;
(ii)) the entry into force of the new signatory activities;
(iii) withdrawal of the signer) a day;
f) whenever the investment share is determined in accordance with paragraph e) point ii) or (iii)) or g) point, all the other signatory part of investments is adjusted mutually, in proportion to investment shares, respectively, as they were before deregulation. After the withdrawal of the signer 0.05% of the value of the investment part, laid down in accordance with paragraph g) point is not increased.
g) regardless of any provisions of this article, any investment part of the signer must be not less than 0.05% of the percentage of the total investment.
h) receiving from the signer's application, the Board shall determine the signer then cut part of the investment, which is less than the share, determined in accordance with subparagraphs (a) to (f))) shall, to the extent that other signatories voluntarily accepted his share of the contribution. Signer Executive Board shall make arrangements that will make it possible to use the terms of this paragraph and part of the investment the amounts corresponding to the reduction in fair distribution between the signatories, ready to increase its investment part.
(I) a statement of each contribution) share the results and the determination of the date of their entry into force, the Director-General shall immediately circulate them to all the signatories.
Article 7 financial settlement between the signatories (a)) with the entry into force of the action, a financial settlement between the signatories, in accordance with the operating agreement, Annex "A" is done with Eutelsat.
(b) Each part of the investment) in the determination of their first discovery among the signatories with Eutelsat is carried out through the financial settlement, on the basis of an evaluation in accordance with this paragraph (c)). This financial settlement amounts are set to the signer, as regards the assessment of the application of the difference, if any, between this part of the new investment of the signer and part of its investment part before.
(c) (b) of this article)) referred to the assessment must be carried out as follows: (i)) of the initial values of all assets to the Eutelsat books settlement day, including all the turnovers and capitalized capitalised costs, subtract the sum of: (A)) Eutelsat books accumulated depreciation on the fixed settlement and B) loans and other bills that Eutelsat be paid on settlement day;
II) thus obtained is added or subtracted to the result that describes the size of all Eutelsat shortages or overpayments of compensation payments for the use of capital from an action to the entry into force of the agreement until the date of the assessment, as regards the use of the equity compensation rates or rates of aggregate size of the time periods in which the respective rates were applied in accordance with the Executive Board. To determine the amount that represents any shortages or overpayments, require compensation to be calculated on a monthly basis and be subject to this paragraph (i)) described the size of the net result.
d) payments referred to in this article, due to the signatories or from them, to be made by the date determined by the Governing Board of the signatories. Any late payment interest added size to the extent determined by the signatory of the Board in accordance with the operating agreement article 4 (c)).
Article 8 (a)) charges the Board should be determined by the signatories of the unit of measure for different segments of the Eutelsat space use and such use must be determined. The goal is to earn enough income to cover the Eutelsat operating, maintenance and administrative costs, ensure the float, a Signer of the Board considers necessary to cover their investment depreciation and compensation for use of capital by the signatories. Payments relating to the Eutelsat space segment specific use, the goal is the use of all expenses.
(b) the use of payments) must be carried out in accordance with the procedures of the Board.
(c) the Board applied the signer) of any appropriate means if payment is not made use of more than 3 months, in the light of article XVIII of the Convention).
(d)) interest rate determined by the Board of the signer, is added to any of the paid amount for the use by the signatory of the Board specific payment date.
Article 9 (a)) income earned income Eutelsat is used, to the extent permitted by such order of priority: (i)) to cover the operating, maintenance and administrative costs;
(ii) such) to create a float, a Signer of the Board considers necessary;
III) cost to subscribers in proportion to their respective shares of the investment amount as capital repayment from the depreciation provided the size specified by the signer, the Governing Board, and which are recorded in the books of the Eutelsat;
IV) cost to subscribers, who dropped out of Eutelsat, the amounts due in accordance with article 21 of the Treaty of the action;

v) paid subscribers in proportion to their contribution to the possible balance as part compensation for use of capital, including the outstanding refund for previous years with interest on such unpaid refunds;
(b) determining the amount of compensation) for the use of the equity, the signatory the signatory to the Management Board to take with Eutelsat investment risks and set the size as closely as possible, the price of money in the money market.
c) If Eutelsat earned income is not enough to cover the Eutelsat operating, maintenance and administrative costs, the Board may decide the signer to cover the shortfall with Eutelsat working capital, with bank overdrafts, loans, asking subscribers to make capital investments in proportion to their contribution to the parts, or by some combination of the above features.
Article 10 settlement of a sort) Treaty 4, 7, 8 and 9 mentioned in the financial dealings between the signatory and the Eutelsat to funds transferred between the signatory and the Eutelsat Eutelsat as well as cash on hand, which exceeds the specified Signer of the Board the necessary working capital, are kept in the lowest practicable level.
(b)) all payments under the agreement between the signatories and Eutelsat must be made freely convertible currency.
Article 11 the Bank overdrafts and borrowings (a)) with the decision of the Executive Board of Eutelsat can be overdrawn bank account to cover the deficit until you receive the appropriate income or capital investment.
(b)) despite operating agreement the provisions of article 4, in accordance with the decision of the Board of Directors may take loans Eutelsat to fund any Eutelsat starting out in accordance with article III of the Convention or to comply with any obligations undertaken to Eutelsat. The following loan amounts outstanding are considered capital of the contractual obligations relating to the operation of article 5 of the Treaty.
12. Article Not switchable costs cost Eutelsat does not include: (i) any tax that) from the signatory in respect of amounts paid for this signer to Eutelsat Convention and operating agreement;
II) costs associated with the representatives of the Signatory parties and the participation of the parties signatory to the Assembly and the meetings of the Board or any other Eutelsat meetings.
Article 13 Audit each year financial reports Eutelsat must verify the Signer would be independent of the Board of Auditors. The signer has the right to examine the financial reports Eutelsat.
Article 14 other international organisations in addition to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Regulations concerned, Eutelsat, taking the space segment design, development, construction and start-up, and determining the order Eutelsat space segment and a ground station for the regulation, due account must be taken of the International Telecommunication Union recommendations concerned institutions and procedures. Eutelsat must also take account of European postal and telecommunications administrations (CEPT) respectively of the Conference recommendations.
Article 15 (a) of the authorization of Earth stations) in addition, the Board is satisfied the signatory in accordance with article XII of the Convention b) point vi) and (VII)) rules and standards for transmitting ground station to access the Eutelsat space segment, these ground stations are subject to the relevant local regulatory bodies authorized to the agenda.
(b)) responsible for such Earth station compliance the signatory of the Board in accordance with article XII of the Convention b) point vi) and (VII)) developed regulations and standards takes the space segment providers, unless liability is assumed by the party.
Article 16 the amount of allocation of space segment a) submissions Eutelsat space segment's volume may be filed by the signatories or only for areas that are not under the jurisdiction of one of the parties, duly authorized telecommunications company.
Eutelsat space segment b) amounts must be sanctioned by the Signatories to the Governing Board in accordance with the conditions and regulations on the basis of article XII of the Convention b) point VIII) and (ix)).
c) each company in accordance with this article is assigned a space segment, is responsible for compliance with all conditions and rules, which set itself the Eutelsat, granting, unless with the signer's submission that the signatory has appointed the party itself has not taken such a responsibility.
Article 17 (a)) for the purchase of All contracts for the supply of goods and services, Eutelsat closed in accordance with article XIV of the Convention, this article, article 18 of the Treaty as well as the procedures, rules, terms and conditions specified by the signer, the Governing Board, on the basis of article XII of the Convention b) point ii).
(b) acceptance of the Board) the signatory is required before: i) a call for proposals or invitations to tender for supply contracts with a value of more than 150 000 ECU;
II) any supply contract, the value of which exceeds ECU 150 000.
On the basis of changes in the world price indexes, the undersigned board these financial constraints may be reviewed.
(c)) (a) of this article) the arrangements mentioned in paragraph 1, by-laws, the terms and conditions necessary to ensure full and timely delivery of information to the Management Board of the signatories. At the request of any signatory the signatory to the Management Board for this Signer must provide information in relation to any agreement that will help this signer to fulfill their duties.
(d) in the cases mentioned below), in accordance with article XII of the Convention b) point ii), an open international tender to tender may be unnoticed by the signatories in the Board: (i)) if the calculated supply contract value does not exceed ECU 75 000 and award of a contract, in the absence of such procedures did not allow contract workers at a later time, adversely affect the signer acquisitions policy of the Management Board effectively implemented in accordance with article XIV of the Convention. On the basis of changes in the world price indexes, the undersigned board these financial constraints may be revised;
(ii) if the critical situation) urgent purchase, which may affect the action of the viability of all Eutelsat;
(iii)) if Eutelsat needs appropriate specifications are only one source of supply or supply sources are in terms of numbers were very limited, that would be neither possible nor in the interest of Eutelsat, to suffer with an open international tender for the organisation of a related financial and time losses provided that where there is more than one source of supply, everyone is given the opportunity to compete on an equal footing;
(iv) if the requirement is an administrative) nature that are most appropriate for the local delivery;
v) if the acquisition relates to personal services.
Article 18 intellectual property a) for operating agreement "intellectual property" means the right to inventions in all areas of the number of scientific discoveries, industrial designs, the factory marks, service marks, commercial names and designations, transfer of skills and competences, protection against unfair competition, copyright and all other rights resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial and scientific domains.
(b)) i) Eutelsat policy for intellectual property is based on the principle that must be obtained only its rights to work and employment;
(ii)): intellectual property rights, caused by the contractor in performance of the contract, Eutelsat funded save the contractor;
(c)) for the implementation of these principles and, at the same time comply with the generally accepted practices, Eutelsat commercial where they funded work on contract basis contain significant training, research and development, ensure yourself: i) the right to free access to the intellectual property arising from such work;
II) permission to put the sides and Signatory Parties and other persons under the jurisdiction of the right to free access to a way to create intellectual property;
III) permission to use, and be empowered to authorise the use of the intellectual property so created to the parties, signatories and other Parties under the jurisdiction of the parties. Where such use is associated with Eutelsat space segment or approach Earth station — licence must be free; where the use is for other purposes, the license must be fair and reasonable, acceptable terms and conditions, which are made between intellectual property owners and users;
IV) if possible, permissions, on fair and reasonable terms and conditions acceptable use and have used it for this intellectual property that requires any contract financed by Eutelsat from the reconstruction or conversion of the product that existed before the intellectual property right arose, i.e. other rights — not the ones created in the performance of such a contract, but which is required to contribute to such a more complete implementation of the agreement.
(d) Executive Board of the signatories) can accept this article c) point ii), (iii) and (iv))) steps in policy changes, if, during negotiations, the signatory of the Board make sure that without changing this policy, can be damaged by Eutelsat.

(e) supporting the Management Board) the signatory in exceptional circumstances can also accept this article b) ii) described the policy changes under the following conditions: (i)) if the Management Board of the signatories is convinced that without changing this politi might be harmed Eutelsat;
(ii) if the Board decides the signatory) that Eutelsat should ensure patent or similar protection in each country;
(iii) if the contractor is not) able or willing to nodrokšin such a patent or other protection for the appropriate deadlines.
f) where Eutelsat acquired the intellectual property rights of the interim activities of Eutelsat, in accordance with article 3 of the Treaty, or otherwise, as set out in point (c) of this article), then at his request and authorisation has the right to: (i)) or be aklājuš to reveal to any party or Signatory to a free access to such intellectual property, unless that party or the signatory should not pay the Eutelsat Eutelsat on any payments to third parties for the use of these rights;
II) issue the authorization to any party or Signatory to disclose or be discovered access to such intellectual property to other Parties under the jurisdiction of the parties, as well as use, and be empowered to authorize the other person to use such intellectual property. Where such use is associated with Eutelsat space segment or approach Earth stations, permission must be free of charge; that purpose is different, must be fair and reasonable, acceptable terms and conditions, which are set between the user and Eutelsat or other intellectual property owner, or any other authorised company or person who has the interests of property, except where this member or Signer must pay the Eutelsat Eutelsat for any payment to a third party for the right to issue such a permit.
g) Eutelsat information must be provided to each party and to subscribers who have asked for all the intellectual property and general availability, it is revealed, in accordance with this paragraph (c)) (i)) or (f)) (i)).
h) all intellectual property to which the Eutelsat won the right to disclosure and use, as well as the discovery and use of these terms and conditions may not be discriminatory with respect to the parties and signatories as well as other persons who may be entitled or which can be open access in accordance with this article.
Article 19 (a)) No Liability nor a Eutelsat signatory nor any of their employees, within the limits of their powers, the performance of its functions, or any of the representatives at the meetings, not answered, Eutelsat no hand, no signatory or Eutelsat in front of this Convention or the actions provided for under the Treaty or the expected telecommunications service interruptions, delay or poor performance, nor can be brought against them for damage following break , delay or poor performance.
(b)) or the signatory or Signatories of Eutelsat employee acted within their competence, and which by the competent court or after the final judgment of the Board approved the decision of the signatories is recognized as financially responsible for Eutelsat Eutelsat or on behalf of any operation or activity of the Convention within the framework of the Treaty, will be reimbursed of the Eutelsat party in respect of any claim, including costs and fees that the signatory or the person concerned should have to pay. If payment has not yet been done, Eutelsat settled directly in the signatory or the person's location.
(c) if the claim is brought) against the signer or any such employee, as a condition of reimbursement under paragraph (b) of this article), is immediately warned Eutelsat in order to enable it to recommend and to recommend to defence or to recommend a settlement of the dispute, and if the laws of the jurisdiction under which the action is brought, the Court's permission, join the process or to the signing or staff there.
Article 20 settlement of disputes a) any disputes which have arisen between signatories or between Eutelsat and the signatory or signatories due to performance of the interpretation or application of the agreement, in accordance with Annex "B" of the Convention be submitted to the Tribunal, if it is not otherwise resolved in one year, since the signatory or Eutelsat has warned the other party to the dispute of its intention to solve the dispute peacefully.
(b)) All such disputes arising between the signatory and the country or telecommunications company that ceased to be a signatory, or between Eutelsat and country or telecommunications company that ceased to be a signatory and which have occurred after this country or telecommunications company has ceased to be a signatory, unless it is not otherwise resolved within one year after the date on which the signer or Eutelsat has warned the other party of its intention to resolve the dispute in a peaceful way may, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention, annex "B" to submit to arbitration, unless it agrees with all the relevant parties to the dispute. If the country or telecommunications company ceases to be a signatory at the commencement of the proceedings in which it is a party to a dispute, this process must continue and must be completed.
c) all disputes arising in connection with the contract or the interpretation or application of which Eutelsat with any signatory to this agreement or the provisions of the treaties relating to the settlement of disputes. In the absence of such rules, and if the dispute is not resolved otherwise within one year after the date on which the signer or Eutelsat has warned the other party of its intention to resolve such dispute amicably, then it shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Annex "B" of the Convention.
(d) If after agreement) effective someone arbitration proceedings in accordance with article 17 of the preliminary draft Treaty continues, the procedures laid down in this article is to be continued until their completion of arbitration unless the disputing parties otherwise agree. If a disputes INTER party Eutelsat is one of the following arbitration processes, Eutelsat is replaced as party.
Article 21 financial settlement in the event of a withdrawal) within three months after the entry into force of the withdrawal from Eutelsat Signatory in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention, the signatory must warn the Board of signatory the signatory the Signatory of the Board's assessment of the financial situation in relation to the Eutelsat to resign day and raised provisions for settlement under this paragraph (c)).
(b)) (a) of this article) the communication referred to in paragraph must include a report of: i) the amount of money that Eutelsat signer and must be paid which is calculated by multiplying the size of the set, the assessment to date of withdrawal pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Treaty the operation of c), with part of the fixed assets that it owns to this day;
(ii) all sums of money) that the signer Eutelsat must be paid in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention e) point i), indicating the intended signer's contractual investment part, specially authorised before the alert is received by the Director-General on the signer's decision to withdraw, or before the withdrawal has entered into force, together with the proposed payment schedule to meet these contractual obligations and commitments arising from the actions or performance before this date;
III) any other sums of money due from the Signatories of Eutelsat on days when withdrawal takes effect;
(c)) for all payments due from the signatory under this article ii (b))) and (iii)), and, subject to the Operation of the Treaty, article 9 (b) of this article), and (ii) (i))) the amounts referred to in Eutelsat to be repaid within the signer, corresponding to the period in which their capital will be repaid the other signatories or in the shorter term, a Signatory will be considered acceptable for the Board. The Board determined by the signatories of the interest rate to be paid to the signer or Signers on due from any given amount.
(d)) in its assessment of the management board the signatory in respect of (a) and (b) of this article)) may decide to fully or partially exempt from the responsibility of the signatories on the capital gain of particular needs and responsibilities contractual obligations resulting from transactions or execution before notification of the decision to withdraw.
e) except that the undersigned Board may decide, in accordance with point (d) of this article), none of the provisions of this article may not: (i)) (a) of this article be exempted) above the signatory of any non-contractual Eutelsat obligations arising from the Convention and operating agreement or where such failure is due to the withdrawal in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention) a point before the Director General receives notice of the decision to withdraw or withdrawal in accordance with article XIII of the Convention b) point ii) or (iii)) — before the withdrawal became effective;
II) take away any such signatory rights that it acquired as a signatory, which would continue after its official withdrawal date and for which the signatory is not already received compensation in accordance with this article.
Article 22 amendments

(a) Any signatory or party) the Assembly may propose amendments to the operating agreement. About them must be notified to the Director-General, who shall send them immediately to all parties and signatories.
(b) the Governing Board should examine) the signatory for each amendment proposed at its first regular session after it is released by the Director-General, or, in an earlier emergency meeting unless it is sent by the Director-General at least 90 days prior to the opening day of the meeting. The Board must consider all of the signatories ' views and recommendations on proposed amendments received from any party or from the Assembly of parties.
(c)) the Management Board shall adopt the decision of the signatories on each proposed amendment in accordance with article XI of the Convention, the quorum and voting conditions. It can change any proposed amendment, which is circulated in accordance with paragraph (a) of this article) and can also take decisions on any proposed amendment that is not the way out, but which result directly from the proposed amendment.
(d)) at the approval of the Board of the signer the amendment shall enter into force 90 days after the depositary has received approval from two-thirds of the signatory, which was the day of approval of the signatories, and which then belonged to at least two thirds of the total investment. With the entry into force, the amendment becomes binding on all signatories. The Declaration that the signatory of amendments, the depositary shall provide to the party that is designated by the signatory. This document certifies that the party accepts this amendment.
Article 23 entry into force (a)) in respect of the contract signer shall enter into force in accordance with article XXII of the Convention, the Convention shall enter into force for the party concerned, the designated signatory.
(b) the Signer actions) in relation to the agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis for any period of time in which, in accordance with article XXII of the Convention), the Convention is provisionally a point suitable for a party designated by the signatory.
(c)) the contract shall remain in force so long as the Convention is in force.
Article 24 depositary a depositary is also) activities of the depositary contract.
(b)) a depositary must send certified copies of the Treaty, the activities of each country's Government, which had been invited to participate of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the final agreement and the modalities, which will determine the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" operation, the Government of any other country to which the signature or accede to the Convention, to the signer and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
(c)) the depositary shall promptly inform all States which have signed or acceded to the Convention, all the signatories and the International Telecommunications Union) on all transactions: (i) the signature of the contract;
(ii) actions) on the entry into force of the Treaty;
(iii) any operating agreement) for the provisional application of the beginning and the end, in accordance with article 23 of the Treaty of the action;
(iv) an operating agreement) any amendment to the adoption and entry into force;
v) on any withdrawal notification;
vi) for other communications and exchange of information related to the operating agreement.
In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized representatives have signed the contract transactions.
Open for signature in Paris one thousand nine hundred and eighty-second year on the 15th day of July, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in one original, which will be stored at the depository.
 
Annex transitional provisions 1. Preparation for the first meeting of the Board of a Signer) according to article XXII of the Convention set out in paragraph (a)), the Secretary-General, INTER Eutelsat sixty days should be prepared and convened the first session of the Executive Board of the signatories.
b) three days after the entry into force of the agreement the Secretary-General INTER Eutelsat must inform all signatories on the order of the first Signatory of the Board meeting, to be convened not later than thirty days after the date of entry into force of the Treaty.
2. the formation of the signatory account, each Signatory to the agreement, which was a signatory of the Treaty, the ECU account will be debited or credited to Eutelsat on dirty money due to or from the Signatories of Eutelsat interim or provisional under contract for the entry into force of the Treaty.
3. the financial settlement between the signatories of a sort) in accordance with article 3 of the Treaty, the activities of all active interim Eutelsat Eutelsat becomes an active action of the entry into force of the Treaty. They must be considered as imported Eutelsat accounts on the same date, when they were brought in interim accounts and depreciated for Eutelsat as recorded in the books of the INTER Eutelsat.
(b)) on the entry into force of the contract, Eutelsat assets must be carried out as follows: (i) take all the assets of the primitive) value, as it is INTER to Eutelsat in the accounts of the entry into force of the Treaty of the day, including any turnover or kapitalizēto capitalised expenses;
II) must be deducted from this amount, the accumulated amortisation in accordance with interim Eutelsat books of the fixed size of the entry into force of the Treaty;
III) then subtract all of the borrowings and other interim Eutelsat account amounts payable to the entry into force of the Treaty of the day.
(c) activities) with the entry into force of the Treaty, on the basis of the assessment set out in paragraph 1 (b)), to be carried out via the Eutelsat financial settlement between the signatories. The following financial settlement amounts determined for each signer, the scope of the assessment against the following: (i)) that the signer was a signer of the Treaty, the ECU to the difference, if any, between the initial investment part, determined by the Operation of the Treaty and article 6 of annex "B", and at the end of the financial means the part of the signatory held the contract signer as the ECU;
(ii)) that the signer has not been a signatory of the Treaty, the ECU its original investment share, determined in accordance with article 6 of the Treaty, the activities of and annex "B".
4. the withdrawal of a) as soon as practicable after the entry into force of the Treaty, the signatory of the Governing Board shall decide on the compensation of those signatories of the Treaty, the ECU for which the entry into force of the Treaty, nor applied provisionally.
(b) compensation for each) such contract signer acting ECS Board of Signatories, and may not exceed the amount set in the following manner: i) multiplying the size of assessment in accordance with article 3 of this annex b) point with this ECS financial part of the signer of the Treaty, which then belonged to the actions of the entry into force of the Treaty;
the result of subtracting II) from any amounts due from the signer's agreement to the entry into force of the day.
c) no provisions of this article may not: (i)) to release the contract signer of the ECU, as referred to in point (a) of this article), from its relationship parts that collectively undertaken by the signatories to the Treaty the ECU or someone on their behalf from the preliminary contract or contract execution ECU activities arising from the execution or Performance of the contract before the date of its entry into force;
II) take away the ECS contract signer to any rights which it acquired as a signatory, which would continue after the expiry of the contract and the ECU for which the signatory is still not received compensation in accordance with this paragraph.
5. compensation of the countries signatories that have not sufficiently covered by the satellite package systems as quickly as possible after the entry into force of the Treaty, signatory to the Board to decide how to continue the application of the principle, adopted by the interim Eutelsat for compensation in connection with the satellite system package for the first generation.
 
(B) Annex 1 of part of the original investment. The signatory countries listed below the original investment share must be equal to the financial part of it, which was a signer of the Treaty of the ECU of the same national jurisdiction on the date of entry into force of the Convention. If there is no change to the ECS Contract Signer before the financial parts of the entry into force of the agreement, part of the original signatories of the investment from the countries listed below shall be as follows: 1.97% Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark 4.92% 0.97% Finland France 16.40 3.28% 2.73%% Germany (Federal Republic), Greece Ireland 10.82 3.19 0.22%%% Italy Luxembourg Netherlands 11.48 0.22% 5.47%% 2.51% Norway Portugal Spain Sweden 3.06% 4.64% 5.47% Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom 16.40 4.36% 0.93%% 0.96% of Yugoslavia 2. Initial investment part of the signer not included in paragraph 1 of this annex and the activities of the contract signed before the entry into force is 0.05%.
3. After the entry into force of the agreement and the following after the entry into force of a new signer or withdrawal date after signing, the signer must be part of the contribution shall be determined in proportion to the sum of all the part of the investment would be 100% together, but the investment part of the 0.05% established in accordance with article 6 of the Treaty, the activities of this Annex g) point or 2, would not be changed.

4. The initial contribution of part of the signer, who is not mentioned in paragraph 1 of this annex and who signed the Treaty of Operation after its entry into force, as well as initial investment part of the signatory, which is mentioned in point 1 of this annex and who sign a contract transactions for more than two years after its entry into force, the Board shall determine the signer. The determination of the signatories to the Board, in considering the application, the official must comply with all reasonable economic, technical and operational considerations affecting the potential Signatories.
The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" amendment to the agreement adopted by the signatories of the Board meeting of 58 (Budapest, 1995 3-7 July) and 62 meeting (Paris, 1996, 19-21 February) 1. Article 15 (ground station authorization) to express the following: "(a)) in addition to being a Signatory of the Board are complied with in accordance with article XII of the Convention b) point vi) and (VII)) rules and standards for transmitting ground station to access the Eutelsat space segment These ground stations are subject to the relevant local regulatory bodies authorized to the agenda.
(b)) responsible for such Earth station compliance the signatory of the Board in accordance with article XII of the Convention b) point vi) and (VII)) developed regulations and standards takes the space segment providers, unless liability is assumed by the party. "
2. Turn article 22 (amendments) (e)).