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ARTICLE 23 -
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Admission to Plenipotentiary Conferences
255 to 266
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267
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1 The
following shall be admitted to plenipotentiary
conferences: |
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268 |
a) delegations;
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268A
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b) the elected officials, in an advisory
capacity;
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268B
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c) the Radio Regulations Board, in
accordance with No. 141A of this Convention,
in an advisory capacity;
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269
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d) observers of the following
organizations, agencies and entities, to
participate in an advisory capacity:
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269A
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i) the United Nations;
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269B
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ii) regional telecommunication
organizations mentioned in Article 43 of
the Constitution;
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269C
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iii) intergovernmental organizations
operating satellite systems;
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269D
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iv) the specialized agencies of the
United Nations and the International
Atomic Energy Agency;
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269E
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e) observers from the Sector Members
referred to in Nos. 229 and 231 of this
Convention.
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269F
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2 The
General Secretariat and the three Bureaux of the
Union shall be represented at the conference in
an advisory capacity. |
ARTICLE 24 -
(PP-02)
Admission to Radiocommunication Conferences
270 to 275
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276
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1 The
following shall be admitted to
radiocommunication conferences: |
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277 |
a) delegations;
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278
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b) observers of organizations and
agencies referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of
this Convention, to participate in an
advisory capacity;
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279
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c) observers of other international
organizations invited in accordance with the
relevant provisions of Chapter I of the
General Rules of conferences, assemblies and
meetings of the Union, to participate in an
advisory capacity;
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280
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d) observers from Sector Members of the
Radiocommunication Sector;
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281
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282
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e) observers of Member States
participating in a non-voting capacity in a
regional radiocommunication conference of a
region other than that to which the said
Member States belong;
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282A
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f) in an advisory capacity, the elected
officials, when the conference is discussing
matters coming within their competence, and
the members of the Radio Regulations Board.
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ARTICLE 25 -
(PP-98)
Admission to Radiocommunication Assemblies,
(PP-02) World
Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies and
Telecommunication Development Conferences
283 to 294
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(SUP) |
295
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1 The
following shall be admitted to the assembly or
conference: |
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296 |
a) delegations;
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296 bis
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b) representatives of Sector Members
concerned;
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297
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c) observers, to participate in an
advisory capacity, from:
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297 bis
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i) the organizations and agencies
referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this
Convention
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298
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(SUP) |
298A to B
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298C
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iii) any other regional organization
or other international organization
dealing with matters of interest to the
assembly or conference;
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298D to F
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298G
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2 The
elected officials, the General Secretariat and
the Bureaux of the Union, as appropriate, shall
be represented at the assembly or conference in
an advisory capacity. Two members of the Radio
Regulations Board, designated by the Board,
shall participate in radiocommunication
assemblies in an advisory capacity. |
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ARTICLE 31 - Credentials for Conferences
324
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1 The
delegation sent by a Member State to a
plenipotentiary conference, a radiocommunication
conference or a world conference on
international telecommunications shall be duly
accredited in accordance with Nos. 325 to 331
below. |
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325 |
2 1)
Accreditation of delegations to Plenipotentiary
Conferences shall be by means of instruments
signed by the Head of State, by the Head of
Government or by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs. |
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326 |
2)
Accreditation of delegations to the other
conferences referred to in No. 324 above shall
be by means of instruments signed by the Head of
State, by the Head of Government, by the
Minister for Foreign Affairs or by the Minister
responsible for questions dealt with during the
conference. |
327
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3) Subject
to confirmation prior to the signature of the
Final Acts, by one of the authorities mentioned
in Nos. 325 or 326 above, a delegation may be
provisionally accredited by the head of the
diplomatic mission of the Member State concerned
to the host government. In the case of a
conference held in the Swiss Confederation, a
delegation may also be provisionally accredited
by the head of the permanent delegation of the
Member State concerned to the United Nations
Office at Geneva. |
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328 |
3
Credentials shall be accepted if they are signed
by one of the competent authorities mentioned in
Nos. 325 to 327 above, and fulfil one of the
following criteria: |
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329 |
– they confer full powers on the
delegation;
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330 |
– they authorize the delegation to
represent its government, without
restrictions;
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331 |
– they give the delegation, or certain
members thereof, the right to sign the Final
Acts.
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332
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4 1) A
delegation whose credentials are found to be in
order by the Plenary Meeting shall be entitled
to exercise the right to vote of the Member
State concerned, subject to the provisions of
Nos. 169 and 210 of the Constitution, and to
sign the final acts. |
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333 |
2) A
delegation whose credentials are found not to be
in order by the Plenary Meeting shall not be
entitled to exercise the right to vote or to
sign the Final Acts until the situation has been
rectified. |
334
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5
Credentials shall be deposited with the
secretariat of the conference as early as
possible; to that end, Member States should send
their credentials, prior to the opening date of
the conference, to the Secretary-General who
shall transmit them to the secretariat of the
conference as soon as the latter has been
established. The committee referred to in No. 68
of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies
and meetings of the Union shall be entrusted
with the verification thereof and shall report
on its conclusions to the Plenary Meeting within
the time specified by the latter. Pending the
decision of the Plenary Meeting thereon, any
delegation shall be entitled to participate in
the conference and to exercise the right to vote
of the Member State concerned. |
335
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6 As a
general rule, Member States should endeavour to
send their own delegations to conferences of the
Union. However, if a Member State is unable, for
exceptional reasons, to send its own delegation,
it may give the delegation of another Member
State powers to vote and sign on its behalf.
Such powers must be conveyed by means of an
instrument signed by one of the authorities
mentioned in Nos. 325 or 326 above. |
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336 |
7 A
delegation with the right to vote may give to
another delegation with the right to vote a
mandate to exercise its vote at one or more
meetings at which it is unable to be present. In
such a case it shall, in good time, notify the
Chairman of the conference in writing. |
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337 |
8 A
delegation may not exercise more than one proxy
vote. |
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338 |
9
Credentials and transfers of powers sent by
telegram shall not be accepted. Nevertheless,
replies sent by telegram to requests by the
Chairman or the secretariat of the conference
for clarification of credentials shall be
accepted. |
339
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10 A Member
State or an authorized entity or organization
intending to send a delegation or
representatives to a telecommunication
standardization assembly, a telecommunication
development conference or a radiocommunication
assembly shall so inform the Director of the
Bureau of the Sector concerned, indicating the
names and functions of the members of the
delegation or of the representatives. |
ARTICLE 32
- General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies
(PP-02)
and Meetings of the Union
339A
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1 The
General Rules of conferences, assemblies and
meetings of the Union are adopted by the
Plenipotentiary Conference. The provisions
governing the procedure for amending those Rules
and the entry into force of amendments are
contained in the Rules themselves. |
340
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2 The
General Rules of conferences, assemblies and
meetings of the Union shall apply without
prejudice to the amendment provisions contained
in Article 55 of the Constitution and in
Article 42 of this Convention. |
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ARTICLE 32A
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Right to Vote
340A
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1 At all
meetings of a conference, assembly or other
meeting, the delegation of a Member State duly
accredited by that Member State to take part in
the work of the conference, assembly or other
meeting shall be entitled to one vote in
accordance with Article 3 of the Constitution. |
340B
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2 The
delegation of a Member State shall exercise the
right to vote under the conditions described in
Article 31 of this Convention. |
340C
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3 When a
Member State is not represented by an
administration at a radiocommunication assembly,
a world telecommunication standardization
assembly or a telecommunication development
conference, the representatives of the
recognized operating agencies of the Member
State concerned shall, as a whole, and
regardless of their number, be entitled to a
single vote, subject to the provisions of No.
239 of this Convention. The provisions of
Nos. 335 to 338 of this Convention concerning
the transfer of powers shall apply to the above
conferences and assemblies. |
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ARTICLE 32B - Reservations
340D
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1 As a
general rule, any delegation whose views are not
shared by the remaining delegations shall
endeavour, as far as possible, to conform to the
opinion of the majority. |
340E
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2 Any Member
State that, during a plenipotentiary conference,
reserves its right to make reservations as
specified in its declaration when signing the
final acts, may make reservations regarding an
amendment to the Constitution or to this
Convention until such time as its instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval of or
accession to the amendment has been deposited
with the Secretary-General. |
340F
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3 If any
decision appears to a delegation to be such as
to prevent its government from consenting to be
bound by the revision of the Administrative
Regulations, this delegation may make
reservations, final or provisional, regarding
that decision, at the end of the conference
adopting that revision; any such reservations
may be made by a delegation on behalf of a
Member State which is not participating in the
competent conference and which has given that
delegation proxy powers to sign the final acts
in accordance with the provisions of Article 31
of this Convention. |
340G
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4 A
reservation made following a conference shall
only be valid if the Member State which made it
formally confirms it when notifying its consent
to be bound by the amended or revised instrument
adopted by the conference at the close of which
it made the reservation in question. |
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