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[接上页] within its competence. Article IV The Members of the Council shall supply to the Council any information and documentation requested by it which is necessary for the execution of its functions provided that no Member shall be required to divulge confidential information, the disclosure of which would impede the enforcement of its laws, or which would otherwise be contrary to the public interest or prejudice the legitimate commercial interests of any enterprise, public or private. Article V The Council shall be assisted by a Permanent Technical Committee and a General Secretariat. Article VI (a) The Council shall elect annually, from among the delegates of Members Chairman and not less than two Vice-Chairmen. (b) It shall establish its own Rules of Procedure by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its Members. (c) It shall establish a Nomenclature Committee as provided in the Convention on Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods in Customs Tariffs and a Valuation Committee as provided in the Convention on the Valuation of Goods for Customs Purposes. It shall also establish such other committees as may be desirable for the purposes of the Conventions referred to in Article III (d) or for any other purpose within its competence. (d) It shall determine the tasks to be assigned to the Permanent Technical Committee and the powers to be delegated to it. (e) It shall approve its annual budget, control its expenditure and give such directions as it may consider desirable regarding its finances to the General Secretariat. Article VII (a) The headquarters of the Council shall be in Brussels. (b) The Council, the Permanent Technical Committee and any committees established by the Council may meet elsewhere than at the headquarters of the Council, if the Council so decides. (c) The Council shall meet at least twice a year. Its first meeting shall take place not later than three months after the entry into force of the present Convention. Article VIII (a) Each Member of the Council shall have one vote except that a Member shall not have a vote on any question relating to the interpretation, application or amendment of any of the Conventions referred to in Article III (d) which is in force and which does not apply to that Member. (b) Except as provided in Article VI (b) the decisions of the Council shall be taken by a majority of two-thirds of the Members present and entitled to vote. The Council shall not take a decision on any matter unless more than half of the Members entitled to vote on that matter are present. Article IX (a) The Council shall establish such relations with the United Nations, its principal organs, subsidiary bodies and specialised agencies, and any other inter-governmental organisations, as may best assure collaboration in the achievement of their respective tasks. (b) The Council may make arrangements necessary to facilitate consultation and co-operation with non-governmental organisations interested in matters within its competence. Article X (a) The Permanent Technical Committee shall be composed of representatives of the Members of the Council. Each Member of the Council may nominate one delegate and one or more alternates to be its representatives on the Committee. Representatives shall be officials specialised in technical customs matters. They may be assisted by experts. (b) The Permanent Technical Committee shall meet not less than four times a year. Article XI (a) The Council shall appoint a Secretary General and a Deputy Secretary General whose functions, duties, conditions of service and terms of office shall be determined by the Council. (b) The Secretary General shall appoint the staff of the General Secretariat. The establishment and staff regulations shall be approved by the Council. Article XII (a) Each Member shall bear the expenses of its own delegation to the Council, to the Permanent Technical Committee and to any committees of the Council. (b) The expenses of the Council shall be borne by its Members in accordance with a scale to be determined by the Council. (c) The Council may deprive of its voting rights any Member which does not pay its contribution within three months of being notified of the amount thereof. (d) Each Member shall pay its full annual contribution for the financial year during which it becomes a Member of the Council and for the financial year during which its notice of withdrawal becomes effective. Article XIII (a) The Council shall enjoy, in the territory of each of its Members, such legal capacity, as defined in the Annex to the present Convention, as may be necessary for the exercise of its functions. (b) The Council, the representatives of Members, the advisers and experts appointed to assist them, and the officials of the Council shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in the Annex to the present Convention. |