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The Plenipotentiary Conference shall be composed
of delegations representing Member States. It shall be convened
every four years. |
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2 |
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On the basis of proposals by Member States and
taking account of reports by the Council, the Plenipotentiary
Conference shall: |
| 49 |
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a) |
determine the general policies for fulfilling
the purposes of the Union prescribed in Article 1 of this
Constitution; |
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b) |
consider the reports by the Council on the
activities of the Union since the previous plenipotentiary
conference and on the policy and strategic planning of the
Union; |
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c) |
in the light of its decisions taken on the
reports referred to in No. 50 above, establish the strategic
plan for the Union and the basis for the budget of the Union,
and determine related financial limits, until the next
plenipotentiary conference, after considering all relevant
aspects of the work of the Union in that period; |
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cbis) |
establish, using the procedures described in
Nos. 161D to 161G of this Constitution, the total number of
contributory units for the period up to the next plenipotentiary
conference on the basis of the classes of contribution announced
by Member States; |
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d) |
provide any general directives dealing
with the staffing of the Union and, if necessary, fix the basic
salaries, the salary scales and the system of allowances and
pensions for all the officials of the Union; |
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e) |
examine the accounts of the Union and finally
approve them, if appropriate; |
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f) |
elect the Member States which are to serve on
the Council; |
| 55 |
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g) |
elect the Secretary-General, the Deputy
Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux of the
Sectors as elected officials of the Union; |
| 56 |
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h) |
elect the members of the Radio
Regulations Board; |
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i) |
consider and adopt, if appropriate, proposals
for amendments to this Constitution and the Convention, put
forward by Member States, in accordance with the provisions of
Article 55 of this Constitution and the relevant provisions of
the Convention, respectively; |
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j) |
conclude or revise, if necessary, agreements
between the Union and other international organizations, examine
any provisional agreements with such organizations concluded by
the Council on behalf of the Union, and take such measures in
connection therewith as it deems appropriate; |
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jbis) |
adopt and amend the General Rules of
conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union; |
| 59 |
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k) |
deal with such other telecommunication questions
as may be necessary. |
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Exceptionally, in the interval between two
ordinary Plenipotentiary Conferences, it shall be possible to
convene an extraordinary Plenipotentiary Conference with a
restricted agenda to deal with specific matters: |
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a) |
by a decision of the preceding ordinary
Plenipotentiary Conference; |
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b) |
should two-thirds of the Member States
individually so request the Secretary-General; |
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c) |
at the proposal of the Council with the approval
of at least two-thirds of the Member States. |
