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Article 31 of the Convention of the International
Telecommunication Union provides that: |
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The delegation sent by a Member State to a plenipotentiary
conference, shall be duly accredited in accordance with Nos. 325 to 331
of the Convention. |
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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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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. |
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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 of the Convention, a delegation
may be provisionally accredited by the head of the diplomatic mission of
the Member State concerned to the host government. |
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Credentials shall be accepted if they
are signed by one of the competent authorities mentioned in Nos. 325 to
327 of the Convention, and fulfil one of the following criteria: |
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– they
confer full powers on the delegation;
– they
authorize the delegation to represent its government, without
restrictions;
– they
give the delegation, or certain members thereof, the right to sign the
Final Acts. |
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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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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. |
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Credentials shall be deposited with the
secretariat of the conference as early as possible. The committee
referred to in No. 23 of Rules of Procedure of conferences and other
meetings 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. |
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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 of the Convention. |
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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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A delegation may not exercise more than
one proxy vote. |
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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. |
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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. |
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