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By fully recognising the sovereign right of each State to regulate its telecommunications and taking into account the growing importance of telecommunications for the preservation of peace and the economic and social development of all States, The States Parties to this Constitution, a fundamental instrument of the International Telecommunication Union, and the International Telecommunication Union Convention 1 (hereinafter referred to as " the Convention) which supplements it, for the purpose of facilitating peaceful relations and international cooperation among peoples, as well as economic and social development through the proper functioning of telecommunications, shall be Agreed to the following:
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The purpose of the Union is to: |
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2. In particular, the Union shall: |
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The International Telecommunication Union is an intergovernmental organization in which Member States and Members of the Sectors, which have well-defined rights and obligations, cooperate in order to respond to the object of the Union. In view of the principle of universality and the interest of universal participation in the Union, it consists of: |
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Member States and Members of the Sectors shall have the rights and shall be subject to the obligations laid down in this Constitution and in the Convention. |
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2. The rights of Member States, with regard to their participation in the conferences, meetings and consultations of the Union, are as follows: |
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3. With regard to their participation in the activities of the Union, Members of the Sectors shall be entitled to participate fully in the activities of the Sector of which they are members, subject to the relevant provisions of this Constitution and to the The Convention: |
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The Union's instruments are: |
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2. This Constitution, the provisions of which are supplemented by those of the Convention, is the fundamental instrument of the Union. |
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3. The provisions of this Constitution and the Convention are further supplemented by those of the Administrative Regulations listed below, which regulate the use of telecommunications and bind all Member States: |
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4. In the event of a discrepancy between a provision of this Constitution and a provision of the Convention or of the By-laws, the Constitution shall prevail. In the event of a discrepancy between a provision of the Convention and a provision of the By-laws, the Convention shall prevail. |
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Member States shall be obliged to comply with the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention and the By-Laws in all offices and in all telecommunication stations established or operated by them and which Provide international services or that may cause harmful interference to radiocommunication services in other countries, except in respect of services that are beyond those obligations under the provisions of s. 48 of this Constitution. |
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2. Member States are also required to take the necessary measures to impose compliance with the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention and the By-Laws on the farms authorized by them to establish and Operate telecommunications and provide international services or operate stations that may cause harmful interference to radiocommunication services in other countries. |
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The Union shall comprise: |
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1. The Conference of Plenipotentiaries shall be composed of delegations representing Member States. It is convened every four years. |
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2. On the basis of proposals by Member States and taking into account the reports of the Council, the Conference of Plenipotentiaries: |
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3. Exceptionally, during the interval between two ordinary Conferences of Plenipotentiaries, an Extraordinary Plenipotentiary Conference may be convened with a limited agenda to deal with specific subjects: |
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1. In the elections referred to in paragraphs 54 to 56 of this Constitution, the Plenipotentiary Conference shall ensure that: |
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2. The provisions relating to entry into office, vacancy and reeligibility are set out in the Convention. |
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3. In the interval between the Conferences of Plenipotentiaries, the Council, in its capacity as the governing body of the Union, shall act as the representative of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries within the limits of the powers delegated by it. |
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2. The Deputy Secretary-General shall be accountable to the Secretary-General; he shall assist the Secretary-General in the performance of his duties and shall undertake the special tasks entrusted to him by the Secretary-General. It shall exercise the functions of the Secretary-General in the absence of the Secretary-General. |
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2. The operation of the Radiocommunication Sector is ensured by: |
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3. The Radiocommunication Sector has the following members: |
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1. A World Radiocommunication Conference may conduct a partial or, exceptionally, total revision of the Radio Regulations and deal with any other matter of a global nature falling within its jurisdiction and Relating to its agenda. The other functions of this conference are set out in the Convention. |
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2. World Radiocommunication Conferences shall normally be convened every two to three years; however, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, such a conference may not be convened or a conference Additional may be called. |
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3. The Radiocommunication Assemblies shall normally be convened every two to three years and may be associated in place and dates at the World Radiocommunication Conferences in order to improve the efficiency and productivity of the Radiocommunication Sector. The Radiocommunication Assemblies shall establish the necessary technical bases for the work of the World Radiocommunication Conferences and shall follow up all the requests of such conferences; their functions shall be set out in the Convention. |
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The decisions of the World Radiocommunication Conferences, the Radiocommunication Assemblies and the Regional Radiocommunication Conferences shall, in all cases, be in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and The Convention. Decisions of the Radiocommunication Assemblies or Regional Radiocommunication Conferences shall also, in all cases, be in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Regulations. When adopting resolutions or decisions, conferences must take into account the foreseeable financial implications and should avoid adopting resolutions or decisions likely to result in the limits being exceeded Financial fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. |
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1. The Radio Regulations Committee shall consist of elected members who are fully qualified in the field of radiocommunications and have practical experience in the assignment and use of frequencies. Each member must be aware of the geographic, economic and demographic conditions of a particular region of the world. Members shall serve in the service of the Union independently and on a part-time basis: |
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1 Bis The Radio Regulations Committee shall consist of no more than 12 members or a number of members corresponding to 6 % of the total number of Member States, whichever is the greater. |
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2. The functions of the Radio Regulations Committee consist of: |
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4. The working methods of the Radio Regulations Committee are defined in the Convention. |
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The respective functions of the Study Commissions and the Radiocommunication Advisory Group are set out in the Convention. |
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The functions of the Director of the Radio Communications Office are set out in the Convention. |
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2. The operation of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector shall be ensured by: |
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3. The Telecommunication Standardization Sector has the following members: |
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The role of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies is defined in the Convention. |
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2. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies shall be convened every four years; however, an additional meeting may be convened in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention. |
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(3) Decisions of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies shall, in all cases, be in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention and the By-Laws. When adopting resolutions or decisions, the Assemblies must take into account the foreseeable financial implications and should avoid adopting resolutions or decisions likely to result in the exceeding of the limits Financial fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. |
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The respective functions of the Study Commissions and the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group are set out in the Convention. |
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The functions of the Director of the Bureau of Standardization of Telecommunications are set out in the Convention. |
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2. In the above framework, the specific functions of the Telecommunications Development Sector are: |
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3. The operation of the Telecommunications Development Sector is ensured by: |
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4. The Telecommunications Development Sector has the following members: |
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1. The telecommunications development conferences provide a framework for discussion of issues, projects and programmes relevant to the development of telecommunications and where guidance is provided to the Bureau of Development of telecommunications. |
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2. Telecommunications development conferences include: |
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3. It is held between two Conferences of Plenipotentiaries, a global conference on the development of telecommunications and, according to resources and priorities, regional conferences on the development of telecommunications. |
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4. Telecommunication development conferences do not develop Final Acts. Their conclusions take the form of resolutions, decisions, recommendations or reports. Such conclusions shall, in all cases, be in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention and the By-Laws. When adopting resolutions or decisions, conferences must take into account the foreseeable financial implications and should avoid adopting resolutions or decisions likely to result in the limits being exceeded Financial fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. |
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5. The role of telecommunications development conferences is defined in the Convention. |
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The respective functions of the Telecommunication Development Study Commissions and the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group are set out in the Convention. |
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The functions of the Director of the Communications Development Office are set out in the Convention. |
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1. A global conference on international telecommunications may conduct a partial, or exceptionally complete, review of the International Telecommunications Regulations and deal with any other matter of a global nature falling within the scope of Its competence or relating to its agenda. |
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2. Decisions of world international telecommunications conferences shall, in all cases, be consistent with the provisions of this Constitution and the Convention. In the adoption of resolutions or decisions, conferences must take into account foreseeable financial implications and should avoid adopting resolutions or decisions likely to result in the exceeding of the limits Financial fixed by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. |
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The Coordination Committee shall consist of the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the three Bureaux. It is chaired by the Secretary-General and, in his absence, by the Deputy Secretary-General. |
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2. The Coordination Committee shall assume the functions of an internal management team that advises the Secretary-General and provides practical assistance to the Secretary-General on all matters relating to administration, finance, information systems and Technical cooperation which is not exclusively within the competence of a given sector or of the Secretariat-General, as well as in the fields of external relations and public information. In considering these issues, the Committee takes full account of the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention, the decisions of the Council and the interests of the Union as a whole. |
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2. The dominant consideration in the recruitment and establishment of the conditions of employment of staff must be the need to provide the Union with the services of people with the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. The importance of recruitment carried out on as wide a geographical basis as possible must be duly taken into account. |
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1. The expenses of the Union shall include the costs of: |
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2. Union expenditure shall be covered by: |
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2 Bis Each Member State and each Member of Sector shall pay an amount equivalent to the number of units corresponding to the class of contribution chosen by them, in accordance with paragraphs 160 to 161I below. |
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2 Ter The expenses of the regional conferences referred to in paragraph 43 of this Constitution shall be borne by: |
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3 Bis (1) The Council, at its session preceding the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, shall determine the provisional amount of the contribution unit on the basis of the draft financial plan for the relevant period and the total number of contributory units. |
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3 Ter (1) The Secretary-General shall inform the Members of the sectors of the final upper limit of the amount of the contribution unit and shall invite them to notify him, within three months of the closing date of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, of Class of contribution they have chosen. |
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5. When selecting its contribution class, a Member State shall not reduce it by more than two contribution classes, and the Council shall indicate to it the modalities for the gradual implementation of this reduction in the interval between the Plenipotentiary Conferences. However, in exceptional circumstances, such as natural disasters requiring the launching of international aid programmes, the Plenipotentiary Conference may permit a greater reduction in the number of units Contribution where a Member State requests it and provides evidence that it can no longer maintain its contribution in the class initially chosen. |
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5 Bis . In exceptional circumstances, such as natural disasters requiring the launching of international aid programmes, the Council may authorise a reduction in the number of contributory units where a Member State makes such a reduction. Request and provide evidence that he/she can no longer maintain his/her contribution in the class initially selected. |
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5 Ter Member States and Members of the Sectors may at any time choose a higher contribution class than they had previously adopted. |
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The Member States and the Members of the Sectors shall pay their annual contributory share in advance, calculated on the basis of the biennial budget approved by the Council and taking into account any adjustments adopted by the Council. |
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9. A Member State in arrears in its payments to the Union shall lose its right to vote as defined in paragraphs 27 and 28 of this Constitution until the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the amount of the contributions due for the two years Previous. |
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10. The specific provisions governing the financial contributions of Members of the Sectors and other international organizations are contained in the Convention. |
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2. When all participants in a conference or meeting agree to this procedure, the debates may take place in a number of languages lower than that mentioned above. |
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The Union is based in Geneva. |
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The Union shall enjoy within the territory of each of its Member States the legal capacity necessary for the Union to carry out its functions and achieve its objectives. |
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1. The General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries shall apply to the preparation of conferences and meetings, to the organization of the work and to the conduct of the discussions of the Conferences, meetings and meetings of the Union, as well as the election of the States Members of the Council, the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, the Directors of the Bureaux of the Sectors and the members of the Radio Regulations Committee. |
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2. Conferences, Assemblies and the Council may adopt such rules as they deem necessary in addition to those of Chapter II of the General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union. However, these complementary rules shall be compatible with the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention and Chapter II mentioned above; if they are supplementary rules adopted by conferences or assemblies, they shall Are published as documents of the latter. |
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Member States shall recognise the right of the public to correspond by means of the international service of public correspondence. The services, taxes and guarantees are the same for all users, in each category of correspondence, without any priority or preference. |
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Member States reserve the right to stop, in accordance with their national legislation, the transmission of any private telegram which would appear to be dangerous for the safety of the State or contrary to its laws, public order or morality, to Shall immediately notify the office of origin of the total stop of the telegram or any part thereof, except where such notification may seem dangerous to the security of the State. |
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2. Member States also reserve the right to interrupt, in accordance with their national law, any other private telecommunications which may appear dangerous for the security of the State or contrary to its laws, public order or good Mores. |
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Each Member State reserves the right to suspend the international telecommunication service, either in general or only for certain relations or for certain types of departure, arrival or transit connections, to Responsible for notifying each of the other Member States immediately through the Secretary-General. |
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Member States shall not accept any liability for users of international telecommunications services, in particular as regards claims for damages. |
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Member States undertake to take all possible measures, compatible with the telecommunications system employed, in order to ensure the secrecy of international correspondence. |
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2. However, they reserve the right to communicate such correspondence to the competent authorities, in order to ensure the application of their national legislation or the implementation of the international conventions to which they are parties. |
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Member States shall take appropriate measures to establish, under the best technical conditions, the routes and facilities necessary to ensure the rapid and uninterrupted exchange of international telecommunications. |
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2. Wherever possible, these routes and facilities shall be operated in accordance with the methods and procedures that the practical experience of the operation has proven to be the best, maintained in good condition and maintained at the level of progress Scientific and technical. |
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3. Member States shall ensure that these routes and installations are safeguarded within the limits of their jurisdiction. |
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4. Except for specific arrangements setting out other conditions, all Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure the maintenance of those sections of international telecommunications circuits which are within the limits of Their control. |
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5. The Member States recognise the need to take practical measures to prevent the operation of all kinds of electrical equipment and installations from disrupting the operation of telecommunications installations Within the limits of the jurisdiction of other Member States. |
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In order to facilitate the application of the provisions of Art. 6 of this Constitution, the Member States undertake to inform each other and, where appropriate, to assist each other in relation to the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations. |
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International telecommunications services must give absolute priority to all telecommunications relating to the safety of human life at sea, on land, in the air and in outer space, as well as to Emergency Epidemiological Telecommunications of the World Health Organization. |
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Subject to the provisions of Art. 40 and 46 of this Constitution, state telecommunications (see Annex to this Constitution, number 1014) shall enjoy a right of priority over other telecommunications, wherever possible, where the request is made Specifically by the person concerned. |
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Member States shall reserve, for themselves, for holdings recognised by them and for other holdings duly authorised to that effect, the right to enter into special arrangements on telecommunications matters which Is not of interest to all Member States. However, such arrangements shall not be contrary to the provisions of this Constitution, the Convention or the By-Laws, with regard to harmful interference that their implementation would be Liable to cause to the radiocommunication services of other Member States, and in general as regards the technical damage which this application may cause to the operation of other telecommunication services of other States Members. |
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Member States reserve the right to hold regional conferences, to conclude regional arrangements and to establish regional organizations, with a view to resolving telecommunications issues that may be dealt with in a plan Regional. Regional arrangements shall not conflict with this Constitution or the Convention. |
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Member States shall endeavour to limit the number of frequencies and the extent of the spectrum used to the minimum necessary to ensure the satisfactory operation of the necessary services. To this end, they shall endeavour to apply the latest developments in the field of technology as soon as possible. |
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2. In the use of frequency bands for radiocommunication services, Member States must take into account the fact that radio frequencies and associated orbits, including the geostationary orbit, are Limited natural resources that are to be used in a rational, efficient and cost-effective manner, in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Regulations, in order to allow for equitable access by individual countries, or groups of countries To these orbits and frequencies, taking into account the special needs of countries in The development and geographical situation of certain countries. |
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1. All stations, irrespective of their purpose, shall be established and operated so as not to cause interference to the radio communications or services of other Member States, recognised holdings and Other operations duly authorized to provide a radiocommunication service, and which operate in accordance with the provisions of the Radio Regulations. |
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(2) Each Member State undertakes to require the operations recognised by it and other holdings duly authorised to that effect to comply with the requirements of paragraph 197 above. |
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In addition, Member States recognise the need to take practically possible measures to prevent the operation of electrical appliances and appliances of all kinds from causing harmful interference to the Communications or radio services referred to in 197 above. |
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Radiocommunication stations are obliged to accept, as a matter of priority, distress calls and messages, regardless of where they come from, to respond to these messages and to immediately follow them up as required. |
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Member States undertake to take appropriate measures to suppress the transmission or circulation of distress, urgency, security or false or misleading identification signals, and to cooperate with a view to locating and identifying Stations under their jurisdiction that emit such signals. |
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1. The Member States shall retain their full freedom in respect of military radio installations. |
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2. However, such installations shall, as far as possible, observe the regulations concerning relief to be provided in the event of distress and the measures to be taken to prevent harmful interference, as well as the requirements of Administrative regulations for the types of programs and frequencies to be used, depending on the nature of the service they provide. |
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In addition, where such facilities participate in the service of public correspondence or other services governed by the By-laws, they shall, in general, comply with the regulatory requirements applicable to such services. |
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The relationship between the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union is defined in the Agreement between the two organizations. |
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In order to assist in the achievement of full international coordination in the field of telecommunications, the Union should work with international organisations with interests and related activities. |
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All Member States, for themselves and for recognised holdings, reserve the right to lay down the conditions under which they allow telecommunications to be exchanged with a State which is not a Member State of the Union. If a telecommunication originating in such a State is accepted by a Member State, it shall be transmitted and, insofar as it borrows the telecommunications channels of a Member State, the mandatory provisions of this Constitution, of the The Convention and the Administrative Regulations and the normal fees are applied to it. |
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1. This Constitution and the Convention shall be ratified, accepted or approved simultaneously by any signatory Member State, in accordance with its constitutional rules, in the form of a single instrument. This instrument shall be deposited, as soon as possible, with the Secretary-General. The Secretary-General shall inform the Member States of the deposit of each instrument. |
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3. After the entry into force of this Constitution and the Convention in accordance with Art. 58 of this Constitution, an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval shall take effect on the date of filing with the Secretary-General. |
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1. A Member State which has not signed this Constitution and the Convention or, subject to the provisions of Art. 2 of this Constitution, any other State referred to in that Article, may accede at any time to this Constitution and the Convention. This accession takes place simultaneously in the form of a single instrument covering both the Constitution and the Convention. |
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2. The instrument of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General, who shall notify the Member States of the deposit as soon as he receives it and shall transmit an authenticated copy to each of them. |
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3. After the entry into force of this Constitution and the Convention in accordance with Art. 58 of this Constitution, an instrument of accession shall take effect on the date of filing with the Secretary-General, unless that instrument provides otherwise. |
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1. The By-law, as specified in s. 4 of this Constitution, are binding international instruments and must be in conformity with the provisions of this Constitution and the Convention. |
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2. The ratification, acceptance or approval of this Constitution and of the Convention or accession to these instruments, in accordance with Art. 52 and 53 of this Constitution, also implies consent to be bound by the Administrative Regulations adopted by the relevant world conferences before the date of signature of this Constitution and the Convention. Such consent shall be understood in the light of any reservation made at the time of signature of the said Regulations or any revision thereof and to the extent that it is maintained at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, Approval or accession. |
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2 Bis The Administrative Regulations referred to in 216 above shall remain in force, subject to any revisions which may be adopted pursuant to paragraphs 89 and 146 of this Constitution and implemented. Any revision of the By-Laws, partial or total, shall enter into force on or after the date or dates referred to therein only for those Member States that have notified the Secretary-General, before that date or dates, of their Consent to be bound by such a review. |
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3 Bis . The consent of a Member State to be bound by a partial or total revision of the By-laws shall be expressed by the deposit, with the Secretary-General, of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of that revision, or Or by the notification to the Secretary-General of the consent of the Member State to be bound by the revision. |
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3 Ter Any Member State may also notify the Secretary-General that ratification, acceptance, approval of amendments or accession to amendments to this Constitution or to the Convention in accordance with Art. 55 of the Constitution or 42 of the Convention, is valid for its consent to be bound by any revision, partial or total, of the Administrative Regulations adopted by a competent conference before the signature of the amendments in question to the present Constitution or the Convention. |
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3 Cc The notification referred to in 217B above shall be effected at the time of the deposit by the Member State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval of amendments or accession to the amendments to this Constitution or the Convention. |
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3 Penter . Any revision of the Administrative Regulations shall apply provisionally from the date of entry into force of this revision in respect of any Member State which has signed this revision and has not notified the Secretary-General of its consent to be Connected pursuant to paragraphs 217A and 217B above. Such provisional application shall be effective only if the Member State in question is not opposed to it when the revision is signed. |
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4. This provisional application shall continue for a Member State until such Member State notifies the Secretary-General of its decision concerning its consent to be bound by such revision. |
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5 Bis . If a Member State does not notify the Secretary-General of its decision concerning its consent to be bound in accordance with paragraph 218 above within thirty-six months from the date or dates of entry into force of the revision, Member State is considered to have consented to be bound by this revision. |
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5 Ter Any provisional application within the meaning of number 217D or any consent to be bound within the meaning of number 221A shall be understood in the light of any reservations which the Member State concerned may have made upon signature of the revision. Any consent to be bound within the meaning of numbers 216A, 217A, 217B and 218 above shall be understood in the light of any reservation which the Member State concerned may have made upon the signing of the By-Laws or any revision thereof Provided that this Member State maintains the reservation when it notifies the Secretary-General of its consent to be bound. |
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The Secretary-General shall promptly inform the Member States of any notification received under this Article. |
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1. Any Member State may propose any amendment to this Constitution. 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 publish such a proposal, as soon as possible and no later than six months before the latter date, to inform all Member States. |
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2. Any proposal to amend an amendment proposed in accordance with paragraph 224 above may, however, be submitted at any time by a Member State or by its delegation to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. |
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3. The Quorum Required at any plenary meeting of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the consideration of any proposal to amend this Constitution or any amendment of such a proposal shall be constituted by more than half of the accredited delegations To the Conference of Plenipotentiaries. |
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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 meeting by at least two-thirds of the delegations Accredited to the Conference of Plenipotentiaries and entitled to vote. |
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5. The General Rules Governing Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union shall apply, unless otherwise provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Article. |
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6. All amendments to this Constitution 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 Constitution and the instrument of amendment. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to only part of this instrument of amendment is excluded. |
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The Secretary-General shall notify all Member States of the deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. |
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8. After the entry into force of any instrument of amendment, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with Art. 52 and 53 of this Constitution shall apply to the amended Constitution. |
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9. After the entry into force of such an instrument of amendment, 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 this Constitution shall also apply to any instrument of amendment. |
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(1) Member States may settle their disputes on matters relating to the interpretation or application of this Constitution, the Convention or the By-Laws, through negotiation, through diplomatic channels, or by Procedures established by bilateral or multilateral treaties between them for the settlement of international disputes, or by any other method that may be agreed upon by them. |
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2. In the event that none of these means of settlement are adopted, any Member State party to a dispute may resort to arbitration, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Convention. |
235 |
(3) The Optional Protocol on the Mandatory Settlement of Disputes under this Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations shall be applicable between the Member States Parties to this Protocol. |
236 |
(1) Any Member State which has ratified, accepted or approved this Constitution and the Convention or acceded to it has the right to denounce it. In such a case, this Constitution and the Convention shall be denounced simultaneously in the form of a single instrument by a notification addressed to the Secretary-General. Upon receipt of such notification, the Secretary-General shall notify the other Member States accordingly. |
237 |
(2) Such denunciation shall have effect at the expiration of a period of one year from the date on which the Secretary-General has received notification thereof. |
238 |
1. This Constitution and the Convention, adopted by the Conference of Additional Plenipotentiaries (Geneva, 1992), shall enter into force on 1 Er July 1994 between Member States which have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession before that date. |
239 |
2. On the date of entry into force specified in 238 above, this Constitution and the Convention shall repeal and replace, among the parties, the Nairobi International Telecommunication Convention 1 (1982). |
240 |
3. In accordance with the provisions of Art. 102 of the United Nations Charter 2 , the Secretary-General of the Union shall register this Constitution and the Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations. |
241 |
4. The original of this Constitution and of the Convention established in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Russian languages shall remain deposited in the archives of the Union. The Secretary-General shall send, in the requested languages, a certified copy to each of the signatory Member States. |
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5. In the event of any discrepancy between the texts of this Constitution and the Convention in the different languages, the French text shall be authentic. |
Definition of certain terms used in this Constitution, in the Convention and in the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union
|
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 A |
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 |
United Arab Emirates |
6 January |
2005 |
6 January |
2005 |
El Salvador * |
9 October |
2013 |
9 October |
2013 |
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 |
27 July |
2004 |
Grenada |
11 October |
2010 |
11 October |
2010 |
Hungary |
28 September |
2011 |
28 September |
2011 |
Indonesia |
3 February |
2005 |
3 February |
2006 |
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 |
25 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 |
22 December |
2003 |
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 |
12 November |
2003 |
The reservations and declarations 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. Texts in French, German and English can be obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne. |
1 RS 0.784.01 . Amended by the Amendment Instruments adopted on 24 November. 2006 (RS 0.784.012 ) And 22 Oct. 2010, in force for Switzerland since 29 August 2012 (RS 0.784.013 ).
2 Note by the General Secretariat: In accordance with Resolution 70 (Rev. Marrakech, 2002) of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, on the integration of the principle of equality between women and men in the ITU, the Union's fundamental instruments (Cst and Conv.) must be Considered to be a neutral language.
3 RO 2006 4001 , 2007 4457, 2008 631, 2010 2151, 2016 1021. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).