The main objective of the Organization is to promote and accelerate industrial development in developing countries in order to contribute to the establishment of a new international economic order. It also promotes industrial development and cooperation at the global, regional and national levels, as well as at sectoral level.

In order to achieve its stated objectives, the Organization shall, in general, take all necessary and appropriate measures and, in particular:

(a)

Promotes and provides, as appropriate, assistance to developing countries for the promotion and acceleration of their industrialization, in particular for the development, expansion and modernization of their industries;

(b)

In accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, coordinates and monitors the activities of the United Nations system in order to enable the Organization to play a central coordinating role in the field of industrial development;

(c)

Creates new concepts and approaches and develops existing concepts and approaches applicable to industrial development at the global, regional and national levels, as well as at the different sectors, and carries out studies and surveys Aiming to formulate new lines of action for harmonious and balanced industrial development, taking due account of the methods employed by countries with different social and economic systems to solve the problems of Industry;

(d)

Promotes and promotes the development and use of planning techniques, and contributes to the formulation of development and science and technology programs and plans for industrialization in the sectors Public, cooperative and private;

(e)

Promotes and contributes to the development of an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to the accelerated industrialization of developing countries;

(f)

Constitutes a forum and instrument for developing countries and industrialised countries for their contacts, consultations and, at the request of the countries concerned, for their negotiations aimed at the industrialization of the countries concerned. Development;

(g)

Assists developing countries in the creation and management of industry, including industries related to agriculture and basic industries, in order to achieve the full utilization of locally available natural and human resources, Ensure the production of goods for domestic and export markets and contribute to the economic self-sufficiency of these countries;

(h)

Serves as a centre for the exchange of industrial information and, as a result, selectively gathers and controls, analyses and develops data on all aspects of industrial development at the global, regional and regional levels. And at the level of the various sectors, including exchanges on the experience and technological achievements of developed and developing countries with social systems and Different economics;

(i)

Special attention should be paid to the adoption of special measures to assist the least developed, landlocked and island developing countries, as well as the developing countries most severely affected by economic crises or Natural disasters, without losing sight of the interests of other developing countries;

(j)

Promotes and promotes the development, selection, adaptation, transfer and use of industrial technologies, and contributes to it, taking into account the socio-economic situation and the specific needs of the industries concerned, taking into account In particular, the transfer of technologies from developed countries to developing countries, as well as between developing countries themselves;

(k)

Organizes and promotes industrial training programmes to assist developing countries in the training of appropriate technical personnel and other necessary personnel at various stages for their accelerated industrial development;

(l)

Provides advice and assistance, in close cooperation with relevant United Nations bodies, specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency, to developing countries for exploitation, conservation And the on-site transformation of their natural resources in order to promote the industrialization of these countries,

(m)

Provides pilot and demonstration facilities to accelerate the industrialization of specific sectors;

(n)

Elaborate special measures to promote industrial cooperation between developing countries as well as between developing countries and developed countries;

(o)

Contributes, in cooperation with other appropriate bodies, to the regional planning of industrial development in developing countries within the regional and subregional groupings of those countries;

(p)

Promotes and promotes the creation and strengthening of industrial, trade and professional associations and similar organizations that would facilitate the full utilization of the internal resources of developing countries in order to develop Their domestic industries;

(q)

Contributes to the creation and management of an institutional infrastructure to provide regulatory, advisory and development services to the industry;

(r)

Contributes, at the request of the governments of developing countries, to obtaining external capital for the financing of specific industrial projects, on fair, equitable and mutually acceptable terms.

The membership of the Organization shall be accessible to all States adhering to its objectives and principles:

(a)

The member States of the United Nations or of a specialized agency or of the International Atomic Energy Agency may be admitted as Members of the Organization by becoming party to this Constitution in accordance with Art. 24 and at para. 2 of Art. 25;

(b)

States other than those referred to in para. (a) may be admitted as Members of the Organization by becoming party to this Constitution in accordance with subs. 3 of Art. 24 and in para. (c) of s. 2 of Art. 25, after their admission has been approved by the Conference, by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, on the recommendation of the Council.

(1) Observer status with the Organization shall be recognized, upon request, to observers at the General Assembly of the United Nations, unless the Conference decides otherwise.

2. Without prejudice to the provisions of s. 1, the Conference is empowered to invite other observers to participate in the work of the Organization.

(3) Observers shall be permitted to participate in the work of the Organization in accordance with the relevant Rules of Procedure and the provisions of this Constitution.

(1) Any Member of the Organization who is suspended from the exercise of his rights and privileges as Member of the United Nations shall automatically be suspended from the exercise of the rights and privileges of Member of the Organization.

(2) Any Member who is late in payment of his or her contribution to the Organization shall not participate in the elections of the Organization if the amount of its arrears equals or exceeds the assessed contributions for the Two previous fiscal years. Any body may, however, allow the Member to vote within its own Member State if it finds that the failure to pay is due to circumstances beyond the control of the Member.

1. A Member may withdraw from the Organization by depositing an instrument of denunciation of this Constitution with the Depositary.

2. This withdrawal shall take effect on the last day of the financial year following the year in which the said instrument was deposited.

3. The contributions to be paid by the withdrawing Member for the financial year following the year in which the withdrawal has been notified shall be the same as the assessed contributions for the financial year in which the withdrawal Notification has been made. The withdrawing Member shall also pay any voluntary contributions without conditions which he has announced before notifying his withdrawal.

The principal organs of the Organization are:

(a)

The General Conference ("the Conference");

(b)

The Industrial Development Board (referred to as the Council);

(c)

The Secretariat.

2. A Programme and Budget Committee shall be established to assist the Council in the preparation and review of the programme of work, the regular budget and operational budget of the Organization and other relevant financial matters The Organization.

Other subsidiary bodies, including technical committees, may be established by the Conference or by the Council, which shall take due account of the principle of equitable geographical representation.

The Conference shall consist of representatives of all Members.

2.

(a) The Conference shall hold an ordinary session every two years, unless it decides otherwise. It shall be convened in extraordinary session by the Director General, on the request of the Council or by the majority of all Members.

(b)

The Conference shall hold its ordinary session at United Nations Headquarters, unless it decides otherwise. The Council shall determine the place where special sessions shall be held.

In addition to the other functions specified in this Constitution, the Conference shall:

(a)

Identifies the guiding principles and general directions of the Organization;

(b)

Examines the reports of the Council, the Director-General and the subsidiary bodies of the Conference;

(c)

Approves the work programme, the regular budget and the operational budget of the Organization in accordance with the provisions of Art. 14, establishes the scale of assessments in accordance with the provisions of Art. 15, approves the Financial Regulation of the Organization and controls the effective use of the financial resources of the Organization;

(d)

Is entitled to adopt, by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, conventions or agreements relating to any matter within the competence of the Organization, and to make recommendations to Members on such matters Conventions or agreements;

(e)

Makes recommendations to Members and international organizations on matters that fall within the competence of the Organization;

(f)

Takes any other appropriate measure to enable the Organization to promote its objectives and perform its functions.

4. The Conference may delegate to the Council those of its powers and functions which it considers desirable to delegate, with the exception of those provided for in para. (b) Art. 3; Art. 4; aux al. (a), (b), (c) and (d) of s. 3 of Art. 8; at para. 1 of Art. 9; at para. 1 of Art. 10; at para. 2 of Art. 11; paras. 4 and 6 of Art. 14; Art. 15; Art. 18, para. (b) from s. 2 and para. (b) from s. 3 of Art. 23; and Annex I.

5. The Conference shall draw up its rules of procedure.

6. Each Member shall have one vote at the Conference. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of the Members present and voting, unless otherwise provided in this Constitution or in the Rules of Procedure of the Conference.

The Council shall comprise fifty-three Members of the Organization elected by the Conference, which shall take due account of the principle of equitable geographical representation. For the election of the members of the Council, the Conference shall adopt the distribution of the following seats: thirty-three members of the Council shall be elected from among the States listed in Parts A and C of Annex I to this Constitution, fifteen of the States Listed in Part B and five of the States listed in Part D.

(2) The members of the Council shall be in office from the close of the ordinary session of the Conference to which they were elected until the close of the ordinary session of the Conference four years later, on the understanding that the Members elected at the first session are in office from that election and half of them are in office until the close of the ordinary session, which is held two years later. The members of the Council are eligible for re-election.

3.

(a) The Council shall hold at least one regular session per year, at the time it determines. It shall be convened in extraordinary session by the Director General, at the request of the majority of the members of the Council.

(b)

Sessions shall be held at United Nations Headquarters, unless the Council decides otherwise.

4. In addition to the other functions specified in this Constitution and those delegated to it by the Conference, the Council shall:

(a)

Acting under the authority of the Conference, shall monitor the implementation of the approved programme of work and the regular budget or the corresponding operational budget and other decisions of the Conference;

(b)

Recommends to the Conference a scale of assessments for expenditure on the regular budget;

(c)

Report to the Conference at each regular session on the activities of the Council;

(d)

Requests Members to provide information on their activities relevant to the work of the Organization;

(e)

In accordance with the decisions of the Conference and taking into account events which may occur between the sessions of the Council or the Conference, the Director-General shall be authorized to take such measures as the Council considers necessary in order to respond to the Unforeseen circumstances, taking due account of the functions and financial resources of the Organization;

(f)

If the post of Director-General becomes vacant between the sessions of the Conference, appoint an interim Director-General to perform that function until the next ordinary or special session of the Conference;

(g)

Establishes the provisional agenda of the Conference;

(h)

Performs other functions that may be necessary to achieve the objectives of the Organization, subject to the limitations stipulated in this Constitution.

5. The Council shall draw up its rules of procedure.

6. Each member shall have one vote in the Council. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of the members present and voting, unless otherwise provided in this Constitution or the rules of procedure of the Council.

7. The Council shall invite any non-represented member of the Council to participate, without the right to vote, in its deliberations on any matter of particular interest to that member.

The Programme and Budget Committee shall comprise twenty-seven members of the Organization, elected by the Conference, which shall take due account of the principle of equitable geographical representation. For the election of the members of the Committee, the Conference shall adopt the distribution of the following seats: fifteen members of the Committee shall be elected from among the States listed in Parts A and C of Annex I to this Constitution, nine of the States listed In Part B and three of the States listed in Part D. To appoint their representatives to the Committee, States shall take into account their qualifications and personal experience.

(2) The members of the Committee shall be in office from the close of the ordinary session of the Conference to which they were elected until the close of the ordinary session of the Conference two years later. The members of the Committee are eligible for re-election.

3.

(a) The Committee shall hold at least one session per year. It may also be convened by the Director General, at the request of the Board or the Committee itself;

(b)

Sessions shall be held at United Nations Headquarters, unless the Council decides otherwise.

4. The Committee:

(a)

Exerce the functions assigned to it under Article 14;

(b)

Establishes, with a view to its submission to the Council, the draft scale of assessments for regular budget expenditure;

(c)

Other functions that may be assigned to it by the Conference or the Council in the financial field;

(d)

Reports to the Council at each of its regular sessions of all its activities and submits to the Council, on its own initiative, opinions or proposals on financial matters.

5. The Committee shall establish its rules of procedure.

6. Each member of the Committee shall have one vote. The decisions of the Committee shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.

The Secretariat shall comprise a Director General, as well as the Deputy Directors General and other staff members of whom the Organization may require.

2. The Director General shall be appointed by the Conference, on the recommendation of the Council, for a period of four years. He may be appointed for a second period of four years, at the end of which he is no longer eligible.

The Director-General shall be the highest official of the Organization. Subject to the general or special guidelines of the Conference or the Council, the Director General shall have general responsibility and authority to direct the work of the Organization. Under the authority and control of the Board, the Director General is responsible for the commitment, organization and direction of staff.

4. In the performance of their duties, the Director General and the staff shall not seek or accept instructions from any Government or from any authority outside the Organization. They must refrain from any action incompatible with their position as international civil servants, and shall be responsible only to the Organization. Each Member undertakes to respect the exclusively international character of the functions of the Director General and staff, and not to seek to influence them in the performance of their duties.

5. Staff shall be appointed by the Director General, in accordance with the rules to be fixed by the Conference on the recommendation of the Council. Appointments to the duties of Deputy Director-General shall be subject to the approval of the Council. The terms and conditions of employment of staff shall be consistent, as far as possible, with those of personnel subject to the United Nations common system. The dominant consideration in the recruitment and establishment of the terms and conditions of employment of staff must be the need to provide the Organization with the services of people with the highest quality of work, competence and integrity. Due consideration shall be given to the importance of recruitment conducted on a broad and equitable geographical basis.

6. The Director-General shall act in this capacity at all meetings of the Conference, the Council and the Programme and Budget Committee, and shall carry out all other functions of which the Director General is responsible. It shall prepare an annual report on the activities of the Organization. In addition, it shall present to the Conference or the Council, as the case may be, any other reports which may be necessary.

Each Member and Observer shall bear the expenses of his or her own delegation to the Conference, the Council or any other body to which it participates.

The Organization shall carry out its activities in accordance with its programme of work and approved budgets.

2. The expenses of the Organization shall be divided into the following categories:

(a)

Expenditures to be financed by assessed contributions (referred to as the "regular budget");

(b)

Expenditures to be financed by voluntary contributions to the Organization and any other resources that may be provided for in the Financial Regulation (called the "operational budget").

(3) The regular budget shall provide for administrative expenditure, research expenditure, other ordinary expenses of the Organization and expenditure relating to other activities as provided for in Annex II.

4. The operational budget provides for technical assistance and related activities.

The Director-General shall establish and submit to the Council through the Programme and Budget Committee, on the date specified in the Financial Regulation, a draft work programme for the following financial year, as well as the forecasts Budget for activities to be financed from the regular budget. The Director-General shall submit, at the same time, proposals and financial projections for activities to be financed by voluntary contributions to the Organization.

The Programme and Budget Committee shall consider the proposals of the Director-General and submit to the Council its recommendations on the programme of work and the corresponding estimates for the regular budget and the budget Operational. The Committee's recommendations shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.

The Council shall consider the proposals of the Director-General at the same time as any recommendations made by the Programme and Budget Committee and shall adopt the programme of work, the regular budget and the operational budget, with the modifications Necessary, in order to submit them to the Conference for consideration and approval. The Council shall adopt such texts by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.

4.

(a) The Conference shall consider and approve, by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, the programme of work and the corresponding regular budget and operational budget submitted to it by the Council.

(b)

The Conference may make adjustments to the programme of work as well as to the regular budget and the corresponding operational budget, in accordance with para. 6.

5. If necessary, additional or revised estimates relating to the regular budget or operational budget shall be prepared and approved in accordance with the provisions of paras. 1 to 4 above and the provisions of the Financial Regulation.

6. No resolution or decision or amendment which may have financial implications, which has not already been examined in accordance with s. 2 and 3, may not be approved by the Conference if it is accompanied by a statement of financial implications prepared by the Director General. No resolution or decision or amendment to which the Director General provides for expenditure shall be approved by the Conference as long as the Programme and Budget Committee and the Council, sitting at the same time as the The Conference shall not have had the opportunity to act in accordance with the provisions of s. 2 and 3. The Council shall present its decisions to the Conference. These resolutions, decisions and amendments are approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of all Members.

Expenses under the regular budget shall be borne by the Members in accordance with the scale of assessments agreed upon by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting, on the recommendation of the Council adopted by a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting on the basis of a draft prepared by the Programme and Budget Committee.

2. The scale of assessments shall be based as much as possible on the most recent scale used by the United Nations. The assessed contribution of any Member shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the regular budget of the Organization.

Subject to the Financial Regulations of the Organization, the Director General may, on behalf of the Organization, accept voluntary contributions to the Organization-including donations, bequests and grants-made by Governments, organizations Or intergovernmental organizations or other non-governmental sources, provided that the conditions attached to such voluntary contributions are consistent with the objectives and policy of the Organization.

To increase its resources and strengthen its capacity to respond rapidly and flexibly to the needs of developing countries, the Organization has an Industrial Development Fund, funded through voluntary contributions to the The Organization referred to in Art. 16 and other resources that may be provided for in the Financial Regulations of the Organization. The Director General shall administer the Industrial Development Fund in accordance with the general guidelines governing the operation of the Fund, established by the Conference or by the Council acting on behalf of the Conference, and in accordance with the rules of procedure Financial assistance of the Organization.

The Organization shall be connected to the United Nations and shall be one of the specialized agencies referred to in Art. 57 of the United Nations Charter. Any agreement concluded in accordance with Art. 63 of the Charter shall be approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the Members present and voting on the recommendation of the Council.

The Director General may, with the approval of the Council and subject to the guidelines established by the Conference:

(a)

Conclude agreements establishing appropriate relations with other organizations of the United Nations system and with other intergovernmental or governmental organizations;

(b)

Establish appropriate relationships with non-governmental and other organizations with activities related to those of the Organization. In establishing such relationships with national organizations, the Director-General shall consult with interested Governments.

(2) Subject to such agreements and relations, the Director General may establish working arrangements with such organizations.

The Organization shall have its Headquarters in Vienna. The Conference may change the location of Headquarters by a two-thirds majority of all its Members.

2. The Organization shall conclude a Headquarters Agreement with the Host Government.

(1) The Organization shall enjoy in the territory of each of its Members the legal capacity and privileges and immunities necessary for the Organization to carry out its functions and achieve its objectives. The representatives of the Members and officials of the Organization shall enjoy the privileges and immunities necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in relation to the Organization.

2. The legal capacity, privileges and immunities referred to in s. 1 will be:

(a)

In the territory of any Member who has acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, as defined in the Model Clauses of the said Convention, as amended by an Annex to The said Convention, approved by the Council;

(b)

In the territory of any Member that has not acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, but which has acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, Those defined in the latter Convention, unless that State notifies the Depositary, at the time of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, that it will not apply the latter Convention to The United Nations Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations Apply to the Organization 30 days after the said State has notified the Depositary;

(c)

Those defined in other agreements concluded by the Organization.

1.

(a) Any dispute between two or more Members concerning the interpretation or application of this Constitution, including its annexes, which has not been settled by negotiation, shall be submitted to the Council unless the interested parties Agree to another method of settlement. If the dispute relates in particular to a Member not represented in the Council, that Member shall have the right to be represented in accordance with rules to be adopted by the Council.

(b)

If the dispute has not been resolved in accordance with the provisions of s. 1 (a) to the satisfaction of any of the parties to the dispute, the said party may submit the question:

I) if the parties agree to:

A

The International Court of Justice; or

B

To a arbitral tribunal;

Or (ii) if otherwise, to a conciliation commission.

The rules concerning the procedures and the functioning of the arbitral tribunal and the Conciliation Commission are set out in Annex III to this Constitution.

2. The Conference and the Council shall be the one and the other entitled, subject to the authorization of the General Assembly of the United Nations, to request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal issue arising Within the framework of the activities of the Organization.

After the second ordinary session of the Conference, any Member may, at any time, propose amendments to this Constitution. The text of the proposed amendments shall be promptly communicated by the Director General to all Members, and may be considered by the Conference only after a period of ninety days after the date of the dispatch of the said text.

2. Subject to the provisions of subs. 3, an amendment shall enter into force and be binding on all Members when:

(a)

The Council recommended it to the Conference;

(b)

It was approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of all Members; and

(c)

Two thirds of the Members have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the said amendment with the Depositary.

3. An amendment relating to s. 6, 9, 10, 13, 14 or 23 or in Annex II shall enter into force and shall be binding on all Members when:

(a)

The Council recommended it to the Conference by a two-thirds majority of all members of the Council;

(b)

It was approved by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of all members; and

(c)

Three quarters of Members have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the said amendment with the depositary.

(1) This Constitution shall be open for signature by all States referred to in para. (a) Art. 3 to the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria until 7 October 1979, and then to United Nations Headquarters in New York, until the date of entry into force of the said Constitution.

2. This Constitution shall be the subject of ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Depositary.

3. After the entry into force of this Constituent Act in accordance with subs. 1 of Art. 25, the States referred to in para. (a) Art. 3 which have not signed the Constitution, as well as the States whose application for admission has been approved in accordance with para. (b) of the said Article, may accede to this Constitution by depositing an instrument of accession.

(1) This Constitution shall enter into force when at least eighty States having deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval have notified the Depositary that they have agreed, after consulting the Depositary, for the Constituent Act comes into force.

2. This Constitution shall enter into force:

(a)

For those States which have made the notification referred to in par. 1, on the date of entry into force of this Constitution;

(b)

For States which have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval before the entry into force of this Constitution, but have not made the notification referred to in subs. 1, at the later date on which they have notified the Depositary that this Constitution shall enter into force in respect of them

(c)

For States which have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of this Constitution, at the date of deposit.

The Depositary shall convene the first session of the Conference, which shall be held within three months of the entry into force of this Constitution.

2. The rules and regulations governing the organization established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 2152 (XXI) shall govern the Organization and its bodies until such time as they adopt new provisions.

No reservation may be made in respect of this Constitution.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of this Constitution.

(2) The Depositary shall notify the States concerned and the Director General of all matters concerning this Constitution.

The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of this Constitution are equally authentic.

(Suivent signatures)