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(1) Except in the case of a vacancy arising under the conditions specified in paragraphs 10 to 12 below, the Member States elected to the Council shall fulfil their mandate until the date on which a new Council is elected. They are eligible for re-election.
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The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall take office on the date fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries at the time of their election. They shall normally remain in office until the date fixed by the following Conference of Plenipotentiaries and are eligible for re-election only once.
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(2) If the employment of the Secretary-General becomes vacant, the Deputy Secretary-General shall succeed the Secretary-General in his employment, which he shall retain until the date fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries at its next meeting. Where, under these conditions, the Deputy Secretary-General succeeds the Secretary-General in his employment, the post of Deputy Secretary-General shall be considered to have become vacant on the same date and the provisions of paragraph 15 below shall apply.
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3. If the employment of the Deputy Secretary-General becomes vacant at an earlier date of more than 180 days to the date set for the beginning of the next Conference of Plenipotentiaries, the Council shall appoint a successor for the term of office Remaining to run.
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4. If the posts of the Secretary-General and the Deputy Secretary-General become vacant at the same time, the longest serving director shall serve as Secretary-General for a period not exceeding 90 days. The Council shall appoint a Secretary-General and, if the posts have become vacant at an earlier date of more than 180 days to the date set for the beginning of the next Conference of Plenipotentiaries, he shall also appoint a Deputy Secretary General. An official appointed by the Council shall remain in service for the remainder of the term of office of his predecessor.
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5. If the position of a Director is unexpectedly vacant, the Secretary-General shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the functions of the Director are ensured pending the appointment of a new Director at its next regular session After the date on which the vacancy occurred. A Director thus appointed shall remain in office until the date fixed by the next Conference of Plenipotentiaries.
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6. The Council shall appoint a holder to fill the vacancy of the Secretary-General or the Deputy Secretary-General, subject to the relevant provisions set out in Art. 27 of the Constitution, in the situation referred to in the relevant provisions of this article and during one of its ordinary sessions if the vacancy occurred within 90 days preceding that session, or during a session Convened by its President within the periods provided for in those provisions.
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7. The period of service of an official who has been appointed to an elected official in accordance with the conditions prescribed in paragraphs 14 to 18 above shall not prevent the official from applying for election or re-election To this position.
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1. The members of the Radio Regulations Committee shall take up their duties on the dates fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries at the time of their election. They shall remain in office until the dates fixed by the next Conference of Plenipotentiaries, and shall be eligible only once.
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2. If, in the interval between two Conferences of Plenipotentiaries, a member of the Committee resigns or has just been prevented from carrying out his duties, the Secretary-General shall, after consulting the Director of the Radio Communications Bureau, invite Member States belonging to the region concerned to propose candidates for the election of a replacement by the Council at its next session. However, if the vacancy occurs more than 90 days before a session of the Council or after the session of the Council preceding the following Conference of Plenipotentiaries, the Member State concerned shall designate, as soon as possible and within 90 days, another A national as a substitute, who will remain in office, as the case may be, until the new member elected by the Council or until the new members of the Committee elected by the next Conference of Plenipotentiaries takes office. The replacement may be nominated as a candidate for election by the Council or by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, as the case may be.
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3. A member of the Radio Regulations Committee shall be deemed not to be in a position to perform his duties when he has been absent three consecutive times from the meetings of the Committee. The Secretary-General shall, after consulting the Chairman of the Committee, the member of the Committee and the Member State concerned, declare that a position shall be vacant to the Committee and shall take the provisions set out in paragraph 21 above.
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1. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution, the following Conferences and World Assemblies of the Union shall normally be convened in the interval between two Plenipotentiary Conferences:
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7. In the consultations referred to in paragraphs 42, 46, 118, 123 and 138 of this Convention and in paragraphs 26, 28, 29, 31 and 36 of the General Rules governing conferences, meetings and meetings of the Union, Member States which have not replied Within the time limit fixed by the Council shall be deemed not to have participated in such consultations and consequently shall not be taken into account in the calculation of the majority. If the number of replies received does not exceed half the number of Member States consulted, a new consultation is carried out, the result of which is decisive regardless of the number of votes cast.
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3. The Council only takes a decision when it is in session. On an exceptional basis, the session of the Council may decide that a particular matter will be resolved by correspondence.
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At the beginning of each ordinary session, the Council shall elect from among the representatives of its Member States and taking into account the principle of rotation between the regions, its own President and Vice-President. They remain in office until the opening of the next regular session and are not eligible for re-election. The Vice-Chair replaces the Chair in the absence of the Chair.
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5. Wherever possible, the person designated by a Member State of the Council to serve on the Council shall be an official of its telecommunications administration or shall be directly responsible to that Authority or on its behalf; Person must be qualified because of his or her experience in telecommunications services.
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Only travel, subsistence and insurance costs incurred by the representative of each member State of the Council belonging to the category of developing countries, the list of which shall be established by the United Nations In order to carry out its functions at the sessions of the Council shall be the responsibility of the Union.
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The representative of each Member State of the Council shall have the right to attend as an observer at all meetings of the sectors of the Union.
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The Secretary-General shall serve as Secretary of the Council.
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The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall participate fully in the deliberations of the Council, but shall not take part in the votes. However, the Council may hold meetings reserved solely for the representatives of its Member States.
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9 Bis A Member State which is not a Member State of the Council may, if it so notifies the Secretary-General in advance, send an observer to its costs at meetings of the Council, its committees and working groups. An observer does not have the right to vote.
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The Council shall annually consider the report prepared by the Secretary-General on the implementation of the strategic plan adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries and shall thereafter consider it as appropriate.
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10 Bis . While respecting, at all times, the financial limits as adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, the Council may, if necessary, review and update the strategic plan which forms the basis of the corresponding operational plans and Inform Member States and Members of sectors accordingly.
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10 Ter The Council shall establish its own rules of procedure.
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11. The Council shall supervise, in the interval between the Plenipotentiary Conferences, the overall management and administration of the Union. The Council, in particular:
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2. The Committee shall endeavour to formulate its conclusions by unanimous agreement. If it is not supported by the majority of the Committee, the President may, in exceptional circumstances, make decisions under his or her own responsibility, if he considers that the resolution of the issues in question is urgent and cannot wait for the session The Council. In these circumstances, the Committee shall report promptly and in writing to the Member States of the Council on such matters, indicating the reasons for taking such decisions, and providing them with the views, in writing, of the other members of the Committee. If the issues under consideration in such circumstances are not urgent but nevertheless important, they should be submitted for consideration by the Council at its next session.
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The Chairman shall convene the Committee at least once a month; the Committee may also meet in case of need, at the request of two of its members.
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4. A report on the work of the Coordination Committee shall be drawn up and communicated on request to the Member States of the Council.
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1. In accordance with paragraph 90 of the Constitution, a World Radiocommunication Conference is convened to discuss specific radio issues. A World Radiocommunication Conference shall deal with the agenda items adopted in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Article.
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5. The Chair and Vice-Presidents of the Radiocommunication Assembly, the relevant Study Committee (s) may participate in the associated World Radiocommunication Conference.
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1. A radio meeting shall consider the recommendations relating to matters which it has adopted in accordance with its own procedures or which are submitted to it by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, by another conference, by the Council Or by the Radio Regulations Committee and, as the case may be, makes recommendations on this matter.
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1 Bis The Radiocommunication Assembly shall be empowered to adopt the working methods and procedures applicable to the management of the activities of the Sector, in accordance with paragraph 145A of the Constitution.
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2. With respect to paragraph 129 above, the Radiocommunication Assembly:
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3. The Radiocommunication Assembly shall be presided over by a person designated by the Government of the country in which the meeting takes place or, where that meeting is held at the headquarters of the Union, by a person elected by the Assembly itself; the President shall be Assisted by Vice-Presidents elected by the Assembly.
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4. A Radiocommunication Assembly may entrust to the Radiocommunication Advisory Group specific matters within its field of competence, except those relating to the procedures contained in the Radio Regulations, Indicating the measures to be taken with regard to these issues.
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The agenda of a Regional Radiocommunication Conference may relate only to specific regional radio issues, including guidelines for the Radio Regulations Committee and the Radiocommunication Regulations. Radiocommunication Bureau with regard to their activities in the region concerned, provided that these guidelines are not contrary to the interests of other regions. Only the items on its agenda can be discussed. The provisions of paragraphs 118 to 123 of this Convention shall apply to regional radio communications conferences, but only in respect of the Member States of the region concerned.
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3. Members of the Committee shall participate, in an advisory capacity, in radio communications conferences. In this case, they are not allowed to participate in these conferences as members of their national delegations.
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3 Bis . Two members of the Committee, appointed by the Committee, shall participate, in an advisory capacity, in the Conferences of Plenipotentiaries and the Radiocommunication Assemblies. The two members thus appointed by the Committee shall not be allowed to participate in such conferences or meetings as members of their national delegations.
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Only travel, subsistence and insurance costs incurred by the members of the Committee in the performance of their duties in the service of the Union shall be borne by the Union.
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4 Bis . The members of the Committee, when exercising their functions in the service of the Union, as defined in the Constitution and the Convention, or when performing missions for the latter, shall enjoy privileges and immunities Equivalent to those granted to elected officials of the Union by each Member State, subject to the relevant provisions of national legislation or other legislation applicable in each Member State. These functional privileges and immunities are granted to the members of the Committee in the interest of the Union and not for their personal benefit. The Union may and shall waive the immunity granted to a member of the Committee in all cases where it considers that such immunity would impede the proper administration of justice and that it is possible to raise it without prejudice to the interests of the Union.
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3. Radiocommunications study commissions shall also carry out preparatory work on the technical, operational and procedural matters to be submitted to the consideration of world and regional radio communications conferences And prepare reports on this subject in accordance with the programme of work adopted in this regard by a Radio Assembly or in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Council.
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4. Each Study Committee shall prepare a report to the Radiocommunication Assembly indicating the progress of the work, the recommendations adopted in accordance with the consultation procedure referred to in paragraph 149 above, and Draft new or revised recommendations to be considered by the Assembly.
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5. Taking into account the provisions of paragraph 79 of the Constitution, the Radiocommunications Sector and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector shall continuously review the tasks set out in paragraphs 151 to 154 above and in paragraph 193 of the Agreement with respect to the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, with a view to agreeing on the changes to be made to the distribution of the issues under consideration by the two Sectors. These Sectors work closely together and adopt procedures to make this revision possible and to conclude these agreements in a timely and effective manner. If an agreement has not been reached, the matter may be submitted for decision to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, through the Council.
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6. In the performance of their tasks, the Radio Studies Committees should pay due attention to the study of issues and the elaboration of recommendations directly related to creation, development and Improving telecommunications in developing countries, at the regional and international levels. They shall carry out their work taking due account of the work of national and regional organizations and other international organizations concerned with radiocommunications and shall cooperate with them, having regard to the need for the Union to keep Its preeminent position in the field of telecommunications.
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7. In order to facilitate the review of the activities of the Radiocommunication Sector, measures should be taken to encourage cooperation and coordination with other organizations engaged in radiocommunications with the Sector Telecommunications standardization and the Telecommunications Development Sector. A radio meeting shall lay down the specific obligations, the conditions of participation and the rules for the application of such measures.
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1. The Radiocommunications Advisory Group shall be open to the participation of representatives of the administrations of the Member States and representatives of the Members of the Sector, as well as the chairmen of the committees of studies and other groups; Through the Director.
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4. The Director shall provide the necessary technical support to the Telecommunication Development Sector within the framework of the provisions of the Constitution and this Convention.
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1. In accordance with paragraph 104 of the Constitution, a World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly is convened to discuss specific issues relating to the standardization of telecommunications.
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1 Bis The World Assembly for Standardization of Telecommunications shall be empowered to adopt the working methods and procedures applicable to the management of the activities of the Sector, in accordance with paragraph 145A of the Constitution.
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2. The questions to be addressed by a global meeting for the standardization of telecommunications, on which recommendations are made, are those which this Assembly has adopted in accordance with its own procedures or which are put to it By the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, by another Conference or by the Council.
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The World Assembly for the Standardization of Telecommunications shall be presided over by a President appointed by the Government of the country in which the meeting takes place or, when that meeting is held at the headquarters of the Union, by a President elected by the Assembly itself; The President shall be assisted by Vice-Presidents elected by the Assembly.
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2. In light of the provisions of paragraph 105 of the Constitution, the Telecommunication Standardization Sector and the Radiocommunication Sector shall continuously review the tasks set out in number 193 and paragraphs 151 to 154 of this Agreement. Agreement with respect to the Radiocommunication Sector, with a view to agreeing on the amendments to be made to the distribution of the issues under consideration by the two Sectors. These Sectors work closely together and adopt procedures to make this revision possible and to conclude these agreements in a timely and effective manner. If an agreement has not been reached, this question may be submitted for decision to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries through the Council.
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3. In carrying out their tasks, the Telecommunication Standardization Committees should pay due attention to the study of issues and the elaboration of recommendations directly related to creation, development And the development of telecommunications in developing countries at the regional and international levels. They shall carry out their work taking due account of the work of national and regional organisations and other international standards organisations and shall cooperate with them, having regard to the need for the Union to maintain its position Preeminent in the field of global telecommunications standardisation.
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4. In order to facilitate the review of the activities of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, measures should be taken to encourage cooperation and coordination with other organizations concerned with standardization, with the Radiocommunication Sector and the Telecommunications Development Sector. A World Assembly for Standardization of Telecommunications shall lay down the specific obligations, conditions of participation and rules for the application of such measures.
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The Advisory Group on the Standardization of Telecommunications shall be open to the participation of representatives of the administrations of the Member States and representatives of the Members of the Sector, as well as the Chairmen of the Study Groups and Other groups.
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4. The Director shall provide the necessary technical support to the Telecommunication Development Sector within the framework of the provisions of the Constitution and this Convention.
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The World Conference on the Development of Telecommunications shall be empowered to adopt the working methods and procedures applicable to the management of the activities of the Sector, in accordance with paragraph 145A of the Constitution.
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2. The draft agenda for the telecommunications development conferences shall be prepared by the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau; it shall be submitted by the Secretary-General to the approval of the Council with the consent of Majority of Member States in the case of a world conference or a majority of the Member States belonging to the region concerned in the case of a regional conference, subject to the provisions of paragraph 47 of this Convention.
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3. A telecommunications development conference may entrust the Consultative Group for the Development of Telecommunications with specific questions within its field of competence, indicating the recommended measures concerning the These questions.
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Telecommunications Development Review Boards shall study specific telecommunications issues, including the issues referred to in paragraph 211 of this Convention, which are of interest to developing countries. These commissions of study are in limited numbers and are created for a limited period, taking into account the resources available. They have specific mandates, deal with issues and issues of priority interest to developing countries, and are task-oriented.
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2. In light of the provisions of paragraph 119 of the Constitution, the Radiocommunication Sector, the Telecommunication Standardization Sector and the Telecommunication Development Sector continually review the issues under consideration With a view to agreeing on the allocation of work, harmonising efforts and improving coordination. These sectors are adopting procedures that allow for this review and to conclude these agreements in a timely and effective manner.
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3. Each Telecommunications Development Review Board shall prepare a report for the World Conference on Telecommunications Development indicating the progress of the work and possible new draft recommendations Or revised, for consideration by the Conference.
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4. Telecommunications Development Review Boards shall review Questions and develop draft recommendations which shall be adopted in accordance with the procedures set out in 246A to 247 of this Convention.
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The Advisory Group on Telecommunications Development shall be open to the participation of representatives of the administrations of the Member States and representatives of the Members of the Sector, as well as of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Study commissions and other groups.
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1. The Director of the Telecommunications Development Bureau organizes and coordinates the work of the Telecommunications Development Sector.
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3. The Director works in collaboration with other elected officials and works to strengthen the Union's catalytic role in stimulating the development of telecommunications; it takes the necessary steps, in collaboration With the Director of the Bureau concerned, in order to take appropriate action, for example by convening information meetings relating to the activities of the relevant Sector.
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4. At the request of the Member States concerned, the Director, with the assistance of the Directors of the other Bureaux and, where appropriate, the Secretary-General, shall conduct studies and advise on matters relating to national telecommunications Of these States. In cases where this study involves comparing several possible technical solutions, economic factors may be taken into account.
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5. The Director shall select the technical and administrative staff of the Telecommunication Development Bureau within the budget approved by the Council. The appointment of such staff shall be decided by the Secretary-General, in agreement with the Director. The final decision on appointment or dismissal is the responsibility of the Secretary-General.
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(3) Any request for participation in the work of a Sector formulated by an entity referred to in 229 above in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution and this Convention and approved by the Member State concerned shall be Addressed to the Secretary-General.
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4. Any application by an entity referred to in paragraph 230 above by the Member State concerned shall be dealt with in accordance with a procedure established by the Council. The compliance of such a request with this procedure shall be the subject of a review by the Council.
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4 Bis An application for admission as a Member of a Sector originating from one of the entities referred to in paragraph 229 or 230 above may also be sent directly to the Secretary-General. Member States which authorize such entities to send a request directly to the Secretary-General shall inform the Secretary-General. Entities whose Member States have not informed the Secretary-General are not able to speak directly to the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General shall periodically update and publish the list of Member States which have authorized entities under their jurisdiction or sovereignty to address directly to the Secretary-General.
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4 Ter . When receiving a request directly from an entity in accordance with paragraph 234A above, the Secretary-General shall, in accordance with the criteria laid down by the Council, ensure that the function and objectives of the candidate are consistent with the purpose of The Union. The Secretary-General shall then inform the Member State of this request without delay by inviting him to approve it. If the Secretary-General receives no objection from the Member State within 4 months, he shall send him a telegram of reminder. If, within 4 months of the date of mailing of the reminder telegram, the Secretary-General receives no objection, the application shall be deemed to have been approved. If he receives an objection from the Member State, the Secretary-General shall invite the applicant to contact the Member State concerned.
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4 Cc . In the case of a request to the Secretary-General directly addressed to the Secretary-General, a Member State may inform the Secretary-General that it has the power to approve any request from an entity under its jurisdiction or sovereignty.
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5. Any request for participation in the work of a Sector formulated by an entity or organization referred to in 231 above (with the exception of the organizations referred to in paragraphs 260 and 261 of this Convention) shall be transmitted to the Secretary And processed in accordance with procedures established by the Council.
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(6) Any request for participation in the work of a Sector formulated by an organization referred to in paragraphs 260 to 262 of this Convention shall be transmitted to the Secretary-General, and the organization concerned shall be recorded on the lists referred to In number 237 below.
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The Secretary-General shall establish and maintain, for each Sector, lists of all entities and organizations referred to in paragraphs 229 to 231 and 260 to 262 of this Convention which are eligible to participate in the work of the Sectors. It shall publish each of these lists at appropriate intervals, and shall bring them to the attention of all Member States and Members of the Sectors concerned and of the Director of the Bureau concerned. The Director shall make known to the entities and organizations concerned the follow-up to their request and shall inform the Member States concerned.
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8. The conditions for participation in the work of the sectors of the entities and organizations appearing on the lists referred to in 237 above are set out in this Article, in Art. 33 and in other relevant provisions of this Convention. The provisions of paragraphs 25 to 28 of the Constitution do not apply to them.
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9. A Sector Member may act on behalf of the Member State which has approved it, if the Member State has informed the Director of the Bureau concerned that he has authorised it to that effect.
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10. Any Member of a Sector shall have the right to denounce its participation in a notification addressed to the Secretary-General. Such participation may also be denounced, where appropriate, by the Member State concerned or, in the case of the Sector Member approved in accordance with 234C above, according to the criteria and procedures adopted by the Council. Such denunciation shall take effect upon the expiration of a period of one year from the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
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The Secretary-General shall delete from the list of entities and organizations the names of those who are no longer authorized to participate in the work of a Sector, in accordance with the criteria and procedures defined by the Council.
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1. The Radiocommunication Assembly, the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly and the World Telecommunication Development Conference shall appoint the Chairman of each Study Committee and one or more Vice-Presidents. In the appointment of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons, consideration will be given, in particular, to the criteria of competence and the requirement of equitable geographical distribution, as well as the need to encourage greater participation Effective developing countries.
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(2) If the volume of work of the Study Groups so requires, the Assembly or Conference shall appoint as many Vice-Presidents as it deems necessary.
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If, in the meantime between two assemblies or conferences of the Sector concerned, the chairman of a study committee is not in a position to carry out his duties and if he has been appointed only one vice-chairman, he shall take the place of the President. In the case of a committee of studies in which several Vice-Presidents have been appointed, the Committee of Study, at its next meeting, shall elect its new President and, if necessary, a new Vice-Chairperson from among its members. It shall elect a new Vice-Chairperson in the event that one of its Vice-Presidents is prevented from performing his or her duties during the period concerned.
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4. The work entrusted to the study commissions is, to the extent possible, processed by correspondence, using modern means of communication.
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5. After consultation with the Secretary-General and after coordination as prescribed in the Constitution and the Convention, the Director of the Bureau of each Sector shall, taking into account the decisions of the Conference or the competent Assembly, draw up the plan General meetings of the Study Groups.
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6. Study commissions may take measures to obtain from Member States the approval of recommendations developed between two assemblies or conferences. The procedures for obtaining such approval shall be those approved by the competent Assembly or Conference, as the case may be.
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6 Bis The recommendations approved under 246B or 247 above shall have the same status as those approved by the Conference or Assembly itself.
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7. If necessary, joint working groups may be set up to study issues that require the participation of experts from several study commissions.
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7 Bis . According to a procedure drawn up by the Sector concerned, the Director of a Bureau may, after consulting the chairman of the studies committee concerned, invite an organisation which does not participate in the work of the Sector to send representatives To participate in the study of a specific question in a particular study or group of studies.
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7 Ter An Associate, within the meaning of paragraph 241A of this Convention, shall be entitled to participate in the work of a given study committee without taking part in the decision-making process or the liaison activities of that Committee of Studies.
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The Director of the Bureau concerned shall send the final reports of the commissions of study, including a list of the recommendations approved in accordance with paragraph 247 above, to the administrations, organizations and entities participating in the work of the Sector. These reports shall be sent as soon as possible and, in any event, early enough to reach their addressees at least one month before the date of the next competent conference.
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Any conference may submit recommendations to another Conference of the Union within its field of competence.
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(2) These recommendations shall be addressed in a timely manner to the Secretary-General in order to be compiled, coordinated and communicated in accordance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 320 of this Convention.
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(1) The directors of the Bureaux may decide, after having conducted the appropriate consultations and after coordination as prescribed in the Constitution, the Convention and in the decisions of the conferences or competent Assemblies, to organize Joint committee meetings of two or three sectors for the purpose of conducting studies and preparing draft recommendations on matters of common interest. These draft recommendations shall be submitted to the relevant conferences or meetings of the sectors concerned.
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2. At conferences or meetings of a Sector may attend, in an advisory capacity, the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, the Directors of the Bureaux of the other Sectors, or their representatives, as well as the members of the Committee on Rules of Procedure Radio communications. In case of need, such conferences or meetings may invite, on an advisory basis, representatives of the General Secretariat or any other Sector which has not considered it necessary to be represented.
254
Where a Sector is invited to participate in a meeting of an international organization, its Director shall be authorized, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 107 of this Convention, to make arrangements to ensure its representation On an advisory basis.
255 to 266
Repealed
267
1. Admitted to the Plenipotentiary Conferences:
268
268A
268B
269
269A
269B
269C
269D
269TH
269F
2. The General Secretariat and the three Offices of the Union shall be represented at the Conference on an advisory basis.
270 to 275
Repealed
276
1. Admitted to radio conferences:
277
278
279
280
281
Repealed
282
282A
283 to 294
Repealed
295
1. Admitted to the Assembly or Conference:
296
297
298
Repealed
298A
298B
298C
298D
298TH
298F
298G
(2) The elected officials, the General Secretariat and the Offices of the Union, as the case may be, shall be represented at the Assembly or Conference in an advisory capacity. Two members of the Radio Regulations Committee, designated by the Committee, shall participate, in an advisory capacity, in the Radiocommunication Assemblies.
324
The delegation sent to a Conference of Plenipotentiaries, a Conference of Radiocommunications or a World Conference on International Telecommunications by a Member State shall be duly accredited in accordance with the provisions of the Numbers 325 to 331 below.
325
326
327
328
3. The credentials shall be accepted if they are signed by one of the competent authorities listed in 325 to 327 above and if they meet one of the following criteria:
329
330
331
332
333
334
5. Credentials should be deposited in the secretariat of the Conference as soon as possible; for this purpose, Member States should send their credentials before the opening date of the Conference to the Secretary-General, who shall transmit them to the secretariat of the Conference. Conference as soon as it is established. The Committee referred to in number 68 of the General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union shall be responsible for verifying them; it shall submit to the plenary a report on its findings within the time limit laid down by it. Pending the decision of the plenary meeting on this matter, any delegation shall be entitled to participate in the proceedings and to exercise the right to vote of the Member State concerned.
335
6. As a general rule, Member States should endeavour to send their own delegation to the conferences of the Union. However, if for exceptional reasons a Member State cannot send its own delegation, it may give the delegation of another Member State the power to vote and sign on its behalf. This transfer of power must be the subject of an act signed by one of the authorities mentioned in 325 or 326 above.
336
7. A delegation having the right to vote may give a mandate to another delegation having the right to vote to exercise that right in one or more meetings in which it is not possible for it to attend. In such a case, it must inform the President of the conference in due time and in writing.
337
8. A delegation may not exercise more than one proxy vote.
338
9. Telegram powers and proxies are not acceptable. On the other hand, the telegraphic replies to the requests for clarification by the President or the secretariat of the Conference concerning credentials shall be accepted.
339
10. A Member State or an approved body or organization proposing to send a delegation or representatives to a world meeting for the standardization of telecommunications, to a telecommunications development conference or to a Radio communications meeting shall inform the Director of the Bureau of the Sector concerned, indicating the name and function of the members of the delegation or representatives.
339A
1. The General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union shall be adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. The provisions relating to the procedure for amending these Rules and the entry into force of the amendments are contained in the said Rules.
340
(2) The General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union shall be applicable without prejudice to the provisions relating to the amendment procedure contained in Art. 55 of the Constitution and Art. 42 of this Convention.
340A
1. At all meetings of a conference, assembly or other meeting, the delegation of a Member State, duly accredited by the Member State to participate in the conference, assembly or other meeting, shall be entitled to one vote, in accordance with art. 3 of the Constitution.
340B
(2) The delegation of a Member State shall exercise its right to vote in accordance with the conditions laid down in Art. 31 of this Convention.
340C
(3) Where a Member State is not represented by an administration at a Radio Assembly, a World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly or a Telecommunication Development Conference, the representatives shall Recognised holdings of the Member State concerned have, together and irrespective of their number, the right to one vote, subject to the provisions of paragraph 239 of this Convention. The provisions of paragraphs 335 to 338 of this Convention relating to powers of attorney shall apply to the above-mentioned conferences and meetings.
340D
As a general rule, delegations which cannot share their views with other delegations should endeavour, as far as possible, to agree with the majority opinion.
340TH
(2) Any Member State which, during a Conference of Plenipotentiaries, reserves the right to formulate reservations, as indicated in the declaration made at the time of signing the Final Acts, may make reservations concerning an amendment to the Constitution and this Convention until the deposit with the Secretary-General of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession thereto.
340F
(3) If it appears to a delegation that any decision is such as to prevent its government from agreeing to be bound by the revision of the By-law, that delegation may make reservations, on a provisional or final basis, to the The subject of that decision at the end of the Conference which adopts the said revision; such reservations may be formulated by a delegation on behalf of a Member State which does not participate in the competent conference and which has given a power of attorney to that Member State Delegation to sign the Final Acts in accordance with the provisions of Art. 31 of this Convention.
340G
A reservation formulated at the end of a conference shall be valid only if the Member State which formulated it formally confirms it at the time of notification of its consent to be bound by the amended or revised instrument adopted by the Conference at the end of Which it formulated the reservation.
341 to 467
Repealed
468
468A
468B
469
470
471
Repealed
472
473
474
The sums due bear interest from the beginning of the fourth month of each financial year of the Union. This interest is set at the rate of 3 % (three per cent) per year for the following three months and at the rate of 6 per cent (six per cent) per year from the beginning of the seventh month.
475
Repealed
476
477
478 and 479
Repealed
480
480A
481 to 483
Repealed
483A
4 Bis . The Partners, within the meaning of number 241A of this Convention, shall contribute to the expenditure of the Sector, the Study Commission and the subordinate groups to which they participate, in accordance with the arrangements laid down by the Council.
484
5. The Commission determines the criteria for applying cost recovery to certain products and services.
485
6. The Union shall maintain a reserve fund which shall constitute working capital to deal with the essential expenditure and maintain sufficient cash reserves to avoid, as far as possible, the use of loans. The Council shall determine annually the amount of the contingency fund in accordance with the projected requirements. At the end of each biennium, all budgetary appropriations that have not been spent or committed are placed in the reserve fund. Further details of this reserve fund are described in the Financial Regulations.
486
487
488
Before adopting proposals or before making decisions with financial implications, the conferences of the Union shall take account of all the Union's budgetary forecasts with a view to ensuring that they do not incur expenditure Exceeding the appropriations authorised by the Council.
489
2. No decision shall be taken as a result of a conference resulting in a direct or indirect increase in expenditure beyond the appropriations authorised by the Council.
490
491
492
493
494
495
2. All documents referred to in the relevant provisions of s. 29 of the Constitution may be published in a language other than those specified therein provided that the Member States requesting this publication undertake to bear the full costs of translation and publication Incurred.
496
The telecommunications fee provisions and the various cases in which the exemption is granted are set out in the By-laws.
497
1. The regulations of the international accounts shall be regarded as routine transactions and carried out in accordance with the common international obligations of the Member States and Members of the sectors concerned, when their governments have Concluded arrangements in this regard. In the absence of such arrangements or specific agreements, entered into under the conditions set out in s. 42 of the Constitution, these rules of account shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the By-Laws.
498
2. The administrations of the Member States and the Members of the sectors operating international telecommunications services must agree on the amount of their debits and credits.
499
3. Accounts relating to debits and credits referred to in 498 above shall be established in accordance with the provisions of the By-law, unless special arrangements have been made between interested parties.
500
In the absence of specific arrangements between Member States, the monetary unit used for the composition of the allocation fees for international telecommunications services and for the establishment of international accounts is:
As defined in the By-laws. The implementing rules are set out in Appendix 1 to the International Telecommunications Regulations.
501
1. Stations which provide radio communications in the mobile service shall, within the limits of their normal assignment, be required to exchange mutually the radio communications without distinction of the radio system adopted by them.
502
2. However, in order not to hinder scientific progress, the provisions of paragraph 501 above shall not prevent the use of a radio system incapable of communicating with other systems, provided that such incapacity is due to the The specific nature of this system and that it is not the effect of devices adopted solely for the purpose of preventing intercommunication.
503
3. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 501 above, a station may be assigned to a limited international telecommunication service, determined by the purpose of that service or by other circumstances beyond the control of the employee system.
504
1. The state telegrams, as well as the telegrams of service, can be written in secret in all relations.
505
2. Private telegrams in secret language may be admitted between all Member States, with the exception of those who have previously notified, through the Secretary-General, that they do not accept this language for this category of Correspondence.
506
Member States which do not admit private telegrams in secret language to or from their own territory shall accept them in transit, except in the case of suspension of service provided for in Art. 35 of the Constitution.
507
1. The party seeking arbitration shall commence the procedure by transmitting to the other party a notification of the request for arbitration.
508
2. The parties shall decide by mutual agreement whether the arbitration shall be entrusted to persons, administrations or governments. In the event that, within one month from the date of notification of the request for arbitration, the parties have not been able to agree on this matter, the arbitration shall be entrusted to governments.
509
3. If arbitration is entrusted to persons, the arbitrators shall not be nationals of a State party to the dispute, nor shall they have their domicile in one of those States, nor shall they be at their service.
510
4. If the arbitration is entrusted to governments or administrations of these governments, they shall be chosen from among the Member States which are not involved in the dispute, but who are party to the agreement whose application is Caused the dispute.
511
5. Within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the request for arbitration, each of the two parties concerned shall appoint an arbitrator.
512
6. If more than two parties are involved in the dispute, each of the two groups of parties with common interests in the dispute shall appoint an arbitrator in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraphs 510 and 511 above.
513
7. The two arbitrators so appointed shall agree to appoint a third arbitrator who, if the first two arbitrators are persons and not governments or administrations, must meet the conditions set out in 509 above, and who, in addition, shall Must be of a nationality different from that of the other two. Failing agreement between the two arbitrators on the choice of the third arbitrator, each arbitrator shall propose a third arbitrator who has no interest in the dispute. The Secretary-General shall then draw a draw for the third arbitrator.
514
8. The parties in disagreement may agree to settle their dispute by a single arbitrator appointed by mutual agreement; they may also appoint an arbitrator and request the Secretary-General to draw lots for Designate the sole arbitrator.
515
9. The arbitrator (s) shall freely decide the place of arbitration and the rules of procedure to be applied for such arbitration.
516
The decision of the sole arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties to the dispute. If the arbitration is entrusted to several arbitrators, the decision taken by a majority of the votes of the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the parties.
517
11. Each party shall bear the expenses incurred by it in the course of the investigation and the introduction of the arbitration. The costs of arbitration, other than those incurred by the parties themselves, shall be apportioned equally between the parties in dispute.
518
12. The Union shall provide all information relating to the dispute that may be required by the arbitrator (s). If the parties to the dispute so decide, the decision of the arbitrator (s) shall be communicated to the Secretary-General for future reference.
519
1. Any Member State may propose any amendment to this Convention. Such a proposal must, in order to be transmitted to all Member States and be considered by them in good time, reach the Secretary-General no later than eight months before the date of the opening of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. The Secretary-General shall transmit, as soon as possible and no later than six months before the latter date, such a proposal to all Member States.
520
2. Any proposal to amend an amendment proposed in accordance with paragraph 519 above may, however, be submitted at any time by a Member State or by its delegation to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries.
521
The quorum required at any plenary meeting of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the consideration of any proposal to amend this Convention or any amendment of such a proposal shall be constituted by more than half of the delegations Accredited to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries.
522
4. To be adopted, any proposal to amend a proposed amendment, as well as the proposed amendment in its entirety, as amended or not, must be approved at a plenary session by more than half of the delegations accredited to the The Conference of Plenipotentiaries and entitled to vote.
523
5. The General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union shall apply, unless otherwise provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Article.
524
6. All amendments to this Convention adopted by a Conference of Plenipotentiaries shall enter into force, on a date fixed by the Conference, in their entirety and in the form of a single amendment instrument, between Member States which Have deposited before that date their instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to this Convention and the instrument of amendment. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to only part of this instrument of amendment is excluded.
525
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 524 above, the Conference of Plenipotentiaries may decide that an amendment to this Convention is necessary for the proper application of an amendment to the Constitution. In this case, the amendment to this Convention shall not enter into force before the entry into force of the amendment to the Constitution.
526
The Secretary-General shall notify all Member States of the deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
527
9. After the entry into force of any instrument of amendment, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with Art. 52 and 53 of the Constitution applies to the amended Convention.
528
10. After the entry into force of such an amending instrument, the Secretary-General shall register it with the Secretariat of the United Nations, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 102 of the United Nations Charter 1 Article 241 of the Constitution also applies to any instrument of amendment.
For the purposes of the instruments of the Union mentioned above, the following terms have the meaning given by the definitions accompanying them.
States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) |
Entry into force |
||
Afghanistan |
5 November |
2006 |
5 November |
2006 |
South Africa |
18 October |
2006 |
18 October |
2006 |
Albania |
24 June |
2005 |
24 June |
2005 |
Germany |
6 December |
2006 |
6 December |
2006 |
Angola |
10 November |
2006 |
10 November |
2006 |
Saudi Arabia * |
September 20 |
2005 |
September 20 |
2005 |
Argentina * |
August 6 |
2007 |
August 6 |
2007 |
Australia |
3 March |
2005 |
3 March |
2005 |
Austria * |
27 January |
2006 |
27 January |
2006 |
Bahrain * |
September 20 |
2004 |
September 20 |
2004 |
Belarus |
August 9 |
2006 |
August 9 |
2006 |
Botswana |
14 November |
2006 |
14 November |
2006 |
Brazil |
10 February |
2010 |
10 February |
2010 |
Bulgaria |
August 3 |
2004 |
August 3 |
2004 |
Cambodia |
18 December |
2003 |
1 Er January |
2004 |
Canada * |
April 26 |
2004 |
April 26 |
2004 |
Cyprus |
30 May |
2008 |
30 May |
2008 |
Vatican City |
July 22 |
2009 |
July 22 |
2009 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
25 March |
2009 A |
25 March |
2009 |
Korea (South) |
5 May |
2004 |
5 May |
2004 |
Cuba * |
25 January |
2012 |
25 January |
2012 |
Denmark |
20 June |
2003 |
1 Er January |
2004 |
Egypt |
July 8 |
2004 |
July 8 |
2004 |
El Salvador |
9 October |
2013 |
9 October |
2013 |
United Arab Emirates |
6 January |
2005 |
6 January |
2005 |
Ecuador |
June 16 |
2004 |
June 16 |
2004 |
Spain * |
May 16 |
2006 |
May 16 |
2006 |
Estonia |
12 January |
2005 |
12 January |
2005 |
United States * |
16 January |
2009 |
16 January |
2009 |
Finland * |
19 October |
2004 |
19 October |
2004 |
France |
April 23 |
2008 |
April 23 |
2008 |
Gabon |
July 21 |
2004 |
July 21 |
2004 |
Grenada |
11 October |
2010 |
11 October |
2010 |
Hungary |
28 September |
2011 |
28 September |
2011 |
Indonesia * |
3 February |
2005 |
3 February |
2005 |
Iran |
22 June |
2009 |
22 June |
2009 |
Iraq |
February 8 |
2006 A |
February 8 |
2006 |
Italy |
10 July |
2012 |
10 July |
2012 |
Japan |
July 2 |
2004 |
July 2 |
2004 |
Kiribati |
10 January |
2007 A |
10 January |
2007 |
Kuwait |
10 September |
2007 |
10 September |
2007 |
Latvia |
25 November |
2005 |
24 November |
2005 |
Lebanon |
3 March |
2009 A |
3 March |
2009 |
Liberia |
8 October |
2008 A |
8 October |
2008 |
Libya |
10 July |
2007 |
10 July |
2007 |
Liechtenstein * |
13 April |
2006 |
13 April |
2006 |
Lithuania |
7 December |
2006 |
7 December |
2006 |
Luxembourg |
April 27 |
2007 |
April 27 |
2007 |
Malaysia |
24 December |
2004 |
24 December |
2004 |
Malta |
April 6 |
2004 |
April 6 |
2004 |
Morocco |
April 27 |
2011 |
April 27 |
2011 |
Mexico * |
18 October |
2005 |
18 October |
2005 |
Moldova |
September 15 |
2004 |
September 15 |
2004 |
Monaco |
July 29 |
2004 A |
July 29 |
2004 |
Montenegro |
July 21 |
2006 A |
July 21 |
2006 |
Myanmar |
25 March |
2009 |
25 March |
2009 |
New Zealand |
20 June |
2006 |
20 June |
2006 |
Nigeria |
23 June |
2014 |
23 June |
2014 |
Oman |
25 October |
2004 |
25 October |
2004 |
Uzbekistan |
19 January |
2007 A |
19 January |
2007 |
Pakistan |
10 January |
2007 |
10 January |
2007 |
Panama |
August 27 |
2004 |
August 27 |
2004 |
Paraguay |
9 January |
2009 |
9 January |
2009 |
Netherlands * |
21 November |
2008 |
21 November |
2008 |
Aruba * |
21 November |
2008 |
21 November |
2008 |
Curaçao * |
21 November |
2008 |
21 November |
2008 |
Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) * |
21 November |
2008 |
21 November |
2008 |
Sint Maarten * |
21 November |
2008 |
21 November |
2008 |
Peru |
18 October |
2006 |
18 October |
2006 |
Qatar |
22 December |
2004 |
22 December |
2004 |
Czech Republic |
18 December |
2003 |
1 Er January |
2004 |
Romania * |
17 July |
2008 |
17 July |
2008 |
Rwanda |
5 October |
2006 |
5 October |
2006 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
15 March |
2006 A |
15 March |
2006 |
San Marino |
February 14 |
2006 |
February 14 |
2006 |
Serbia |
1 Er September |
2010 |
1 Er September |
2010 |
Sierra Leone |
26 November |
2010 |
26 November |
2010 |
Singapore |
11 June |
2004 |
11 June |
2004 |
Slovakia |
15 March |
2004 |
15 March |
2004 |
Slovenia |
13 September |
2007 |
13 September |
2007 |
Somalia |
24 June |
2005 A |
24 June |
2005 |
Sudan |
23 June |
2006 |
23 June |
2006 |
South Sudan |
3 October |
2011 A |
3 October |
2011 |
Sweden |
22 December |
2003 |
1 Er January |
2004 |
Switzerland * |
17 January |
2006 |
17 January |
2006 |
Syria |
February 14 |
2007 |
February 14 |
2007 |
Timor-Leste |
August 24 |
2010 |
August 24 |
2010 |
Togo |
July 9 |
2014 |
July 9 |
2014 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
February 16 |
2004 A |
February 16 |
2004 |
Turkey |
3 March |
2006 |
3 March |
2006 |
Vietnam |
12 November |
2003 |
1 Er January |
2004 |
The declarations and reservations made at the end of the Conference of Additional Plenipotentiaries of the International Telecommunication Union form part of the Final Acts of the Conference. They are not published in the RO. French texts in German and English can be obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne. |
1 RS 0.784.02 . Amended by the Amendment Instruments adopted on 18 Oct. 2002 Nov 24. 2006 (RS 0.784.022 ) And 22 Oct. 2010, in force for Switzerland since 29 August 2012 (RS 0.784.023 ).
2 Note by the General Secretariat: In accordance with Resolution 70 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on the integration of the principle of equality between women and men in the ITU, the fundamental instruments of the Union (Cst. And Conv.) must be Considered to be in neutral language.
3 RO 2006 4041 , 2007 4459, 2008 633, 2010 2157, 2016 1027. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).