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[接上页] organizations as the Committee may consider appropriate; (f) To present Reports to each Session of the Council concerning its activities, including proposed amendments, Explanatory Notes, Classification Opinions and other advice; (g) To exercise such other powers and functions in relation to the Harmonized System as the Council or the Contracting Parties may deem necessary. 2. Administrative decisions of the Harmonized System Committee having budgetary implications shall be subject to approval by the Council. Article 8 Role of the Council 1. The Council shall examine proposals for amendment of this Convention, prepared by the Harmonized System Committee, and recommend them to the Contracting Parties under the procedure of Article 16 unless any Council Member which is a Contracting Party to this Convention requests that the proposals or any part thereof be referred to the Committee for re-examination. 2. The explanatory Notes, Classification Opinions, other advice on the interpretation of the Harmonized System and recommendations to secure uniformity in the interpretation and application of the Harmonized System, prepared during a session of the Harmonized System Committee under the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 7, shall be deemed to be approved by the Council if, not later than the end of the second month following the month during which that session was closed, no Contracting Party to this Convention has notified the Secretary General that it requests that such matter be referred to the Council. 3. Where a matter is referred to the Council under the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, the Council shall approve such Explanatory Notes, Classification Opinions, other advice or recommendations, unless any Council Member which is a Contracting Party to this Convention requests that they be referred in whole or part to the Committee for re-examination. Article 9 Rates of Customs duty The Contracting Parties do not assume by this Convention any obligation in relation to rates of Customs duty. Article 10 Settlement of disputes 1. Any dispute between Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall, so far as possible, be settled by negotiation between them. 2. Any dispute which is not so settled shall be referred by the Parties to the dispute to the Harmonized System Committee which shall thereupon consider the dispute and make recommendations for its settlement. 3. If the Harmonized System Committee is unable to settle the dispute, it shall refer the matter to the Council which shall make recommendations in conformity with Article III (e) of the Convention establishing the Council. 4. The Parties to the dispute may agree in advance to accept the recommendations of the Committee or the Council as binding. Article 11 Eligibility to become a contracting party The following are eligible to become Contracting Parties to this Convention: (a) Member States of the Council; (b) Customs or Economic Unions to which competence has been transferred to enter into treaties in respect of some or all of the matters governed by this Convention; and (c) Any other State to which an invitation to that effect has been addressed by the Secretary General at the direction of the Council. Article 12 Procedure for becoming a contracting party 1. Any eligible State or Customs or Economic Union may become a Contracting Party to this Convention: (a) By signing it without reservation of ratification; (b) By depositing an instrument of ratification after having signed the Convention subject to ratification; or (c) By acceding to it after the Convention has ceased to be open for signature. 2. This Convention shall be open for signature until 31 December 1986 at the Headquarters of the Council in Brussels by the States and Customs or Economic Unions referred to in Article 11. Thereafter, it shall be open for their accession. 3. The instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary General. Article 13 Entry into force 1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first of January which falls at least twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after a minimum of seventeen States or Customs or Economic Unions referred to in Article 11 above have signed it without reservation of ratification or have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession, but not before 1 January 1987. 2. For any State or Customs or Economic Union signing without reservation of ratification, ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the minimum number specified in paragraph 1 of this Article is reached, this Convention shall enter into force on the first of January which falls at least twelve months but not more than twenty-four months after it has signed the Convention without reservation of ratification or has deposited its instrument of ratification or accession, unless |