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Paragraphs in "Agreement On The Establishment Of The Near East Plant Protection Organization" coded as HOBS

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Art.1 ARTICLE I
Art.1.1x The Contracting Parties hereby establish the Near East Plant Protection Organization (NEPPO), hereinafter referred to as "the Organization", with the objectives and functions set out in Articles III and IV below.
Art.5 ARTICLE V
Art.5.1x The seat of the Organization shall be in Rabat (Kingdom of Morocco). However, if on the date on which this Agreement enters into force Morocco has not deposited an instrument of ratification or accession in respect of this Agreement, the seat of the Organization shall be determined by the Governing Council by a two-thirds majority of its members.
Art.6 ARTICLE VI
Art.6.1x The Members of the Organization shall be:
Art.6.1x.a (a) those States specified in Annex I to this Agreement which ratify or accede to this Agreement in accordance with Article XIX.1;
Art.6.1x.b (b) those States not specified in Annex I which are admitted to membership in accordance with Article XIX.5.
Art.9 ARTICLE IX
Art.9.1 1. The Organization shall have a Governing Council consisting of all Member States. The Governing Council shall be the supreme body of the Organization.
Art.9.2 2. The Governing Council shall adopt its own Rules of Procedure.
Art.9.3 3. The Governing Council shall hold a regular session once every two years at such time and place as it shall determine.
Art.9.4 4. Special sessions of the Governing Council may be convened by its Chairman at the request of one-third of the Member States.
Art.9.5 5. At each regular session, the Governing Council shall elect its Chairman and other officers. The Chairman, who shall remain in office until the next regular session of the Governing Council, shall serve in the same capacity both in the Governing Council and the Executive Committee.
Art.9.6 6. Each Member State shall have one vote. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, all decisions of the Governing Council shall be taken by a simple majority of the votes cast. A simple majority of the Member States shall constitute a quorum.
Art.9.7 7. The Governing Council may, in its Rules of Procedure, establish a procedure whereby the Chairman may obtain a vote of the Members of the Governing Council on a specific question without convening a meeting of the Council.
Art.11 ARTICLE XI
Art.11.1x Any harmonized standards, guidelines and recommendations adopted by the Governing Council under Article X.1(d) shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of members present and voting and shall be transmitted to the Member States for their acceptance.
Art.12 ARTICLE XII
Art.12.1x The Executive Director may invite, subject to the approval of the Governing Council, non-member States, organizations and institutions that are able to make a significant contribution to the activities of the Organization to be represented at sessions of the Governing Council as observers.
Art.15 ARTICLE XV
Art.15.0x The Executive Director and Staff
Art.15.1 1. The Organization shall have an Executive Director appointed by the Governing Council on such conditions as it may determine.
Art.15.2 2. The Executive Director shall be the legal representative of the Organization. He shall direct the work of the Organization in accordance with the policy and decisions adopted by the Governing Council and under the guidance of the Executive Committee.
Art.15.3 3. TheExecutive Director shall, through the Executive Committee, submit to the Governing Council at each regular session:
Art.15.3.a (a) a report on the work of the Organization as well as the audited accounts; and
Art.15.3.b (b) a draft programme of work of the Organization and a draft budget for the following financial period.
Art.15.4 4. The Executive Director shall:
Art.15.4.a (a) prepare and organize the sessions of the Governing Council and the Executive Committee and all other meetings of the Organization and shall provide the Secretariat therefore;
Art.15.4.b (b) ensure co-ordination among Members of the Organization;
Art.15.4.c (c) organize conferences, symposia, regional training programmes and other meetings in accordance with the approved programme of work;
Art.15.4.d (d) initiate proposals for joint action programmes with regional and other international bodies;
Art.15.4.e (e) be responsible for the management of the Organization;
Art.15.4.f (f) ensure the publication of research findings, training manuals, information print-outs and other materials as required;
Art.15.4.g (g) take action on other matters consistent with the objectives of the Organization; and
Art.15.4.h (h) perform any other function as may be specified by the Governing Council.
Art.15.5 5. The Executive Director shall be assisted by a Deputy Executive Director, appointed by him with the approval of the Executive Committee.
Art.15.6 6. The Deputy Executive Director and the other staff members of the Organization shall be appointed by the Executive Director of the Organization in accordance with the policy and principles laid down by the Governing Council and in accordance with the Staff Regulations. The Executive Director shall promulgate Staff Rules, as required, to implement the foregoing.
Art.17 ARTICLE XVII
Art.17.1 1. The Organization shall be an autonomous intergovernmental organization. it shall have juridical personality and such legal capacity as may be necessary for the fulfilment of its objectives and for the exercise of its functions.
Art.17.2 2. The Organization shall have the capacity to contract, to acquire and dispose of immovable and movable property, and to be a party to legal proceedings.
Art.17.3 3. Each Member State of the Organization shall grant:
Art.17.3.a (a) to the Organization and its property, funds and assets, such privileges, immunities and facilities as may be appropriate to enable the Organization to carry out its activities; and
Art.17.3.b (b) to the representatives of any State or intergovernmental organization performing official duties in connection with the work of the Organization and to the Executive Director and staff of the Organization, such privileges, immunities and facilities as may be appropriate to enable them to perform their official duties.
Art.17.4 4. Each Member State shall accord the status, privileges and immunities referred to above by applying, mutatis mutandis, to the Organization, the representatives of States and intergovernmental organizations and to the Executive Director and staff of the Organization, the privileges and immunities provided for in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations an 21 November 1947.
Art.17.5 5. Without prejudice to paragraphs 3 and 4, the host State undertakes to accord the privileges, immunities and facilities set out in Annex II to this Agreement.
Art.17.6 6. The Organization may conclude agreements with States in which offices of the Organization may be located, specifying the privileges, immunities and facilities to be enjoyed by the Organization to enable it to fulfil its objectives and to perform its functions.