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Paragraphs in "International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund For Compensation For Oil Pollution Damage" coded as SBS

Label Provision
Art.16 Article 16
Art.16.1x The Fund shall have an Assembly, a Secretariat headed by a Director and, in accordance with the provisions of Article 21, an Executive Committee.
Sect.5 ASSEMBLY
Art.18 Article 18
Art.18.0x The functions of the Assembly shall, subject to the provisions of Article 26, be:
Art.18.1 1. to elect at each regular session its Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen who shall hold office until the next regular session;
Art.18.2 2. to determine its own rules of procedure, subject to the provisions of this Convention;
Art.18.3 3. to adopt Internal Regulations necessary for the proper functioning of the Fund;
Art.18.4 4. to appoint the Director and make provisions for the appointment of such other personnel as may be necessary and determine the terms and conditions of service of the Director and other personnel;
Art.18.5 5. to adopt the annual budget and fix the annual contributions;
Art.18.6 6. to appoint auditors and approve the accounts of the Fund;
Art.18.7 7. to approve settlements of claims against the Fund, to take decisions in respect of the distribution among claimants of the available amount of compensation in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 5, and to determine the terms and conditions according to which provisional payments in respect of claims shall be made with a view to ensuring that victims of pollution damage are compensated as promptly as possible;
Art.18.8 8. to elect the members of the Assembly to be represented on the Executive Committee, as provided in Articles 21, 22 and 23;
Art.18.9 9. to establish any temporary or permanent subsidiary body it may consider to be necessary;
Art.18.10 10. to determine which non-Contracting States and which inter-governmental and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to take part, without voting rights, in meetings of the Assembly, the Executive Committee, and subsidiary bodies;
Art.18.11 11. to give instructions concerning the administration of the Fund to the Director, the Executive Committee and subsidiary bodies;
Art.18.12 12. to review and approve the reports and activities of the Executive Committee;
Art.18.13 13. to supervise the proper execution of the Convention and of its own decisions;
Art.18.14 14. to perform such other functions as are allocated to it under the Convention or are otherwise necessary for the proper operation of the Fund.
Art.21 Article 21
Art.21.1x The Executive Committee shall be established at the first regular session of the Assembly after the date on which the number of Contracting States reaches fifteen.
Art.22 Article 22
Art.22.1 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of one-third of the members of the Assembly but of not less than seven or more than fifteen members. Where the number of members of the Assembly is not divisible by three, the one-third referred to shall be calculated on the next higher number which is divisible by three.
Art.22.2 2. When electing the members of the Executive Committee the Assembly shall:
Art.22.2.a (a) secure an equitable geographical distribution of the seats on the Committee on the basis of an adequate representation of Contracting States particularly exposed to the risks of oil pollution and of Contracting States having large tanker fleets; and
Art.22.2.b (b) elect one half of the members of the Committee, or in case the total number of members to be elected is uneven, such number of the members as is equivalent to one half of the total number less one, among those Contracting States in the territory of which the largest quantities of oil to be taken into account under Article 10 were received during the preceding calendar year, provided that the number of States eligible under this sub-paragraph shall be limited as shown in the table below:
Art.22.2.b.i Total number of Members on the Committee[TAB]Number of States eligible under sub-paragraph (b)[TAB]Number of States to be elected under sub-paragraph (b)
Art.22.2.b.ii 7[TAB]5[TAB]3
Art.22.2.b.iii 8[TAB]6[TAB]4
Art.22.2.b.iv 9[TAB]6[TAB]4
Art.22.2.b.v 10[TAB]8[TAB]5
Art.22.2.b.vi 11[TAB]8[TAB]5
Art.22.2.b.vii 12[TAB]9[TAB]6
Art.22.2.b.viii 13[TAB]9[TAB]6
Art.22.2.b.ix 14[TAB]11[TAB]7
Art.22.2.b.x 15[TAB]11[TAB]7
Art.22.3 3. A member of the Assembly which was eligible but was not elected under sub-paragraph (b) shall not be eligible to be elected for any remaining seat on the Executive Committee.
Art.23 Article 23
Art.23.1 1. Members of the Executive Committee shall hold office until the end of the next regular session of the Assembly.
Art.23.2 2. Except to the extent that may be necessary for complying with the requirements of Article 22, no State Member of the Assembly may serve on the Executive Committee for more than two consecutive terms.
Art.24 Article 24
Art.24.1x The Executive Committee shall meet at least once every calendar year at thirty days' notice upon convocation by the Director, either on his own initiative or at the request of its Chairman or of at least one-third of its members. It shall meet at such places as may be convenient.
Art.25 Article 25
Art.25.1x At least two-thirds of the members of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum for its meetings.
Art.26 Article 26
Art.26.1 1. The functions of the Executive Committee shall be:
Art.26.1.a (a) to elect its Chairman and adopt its own rules of procedure, except as otherwise provided in this Convention;
Art.26.1.b (b) to assume and exercise in place of the Assembly the following functions:
Art.26.1.b.i (i) making provision for the appointment of such personnel, other than the Director, as may be necessary and determining the terms and conditions of service of such personnel;
Art.26.1.b.ii (ii) approving settlements of claims against the Fund and taking all other steps envisaged in relation to such claims in Article 18, paragraph 7;
Art.26.1.b.iii (iii) giving instructions to the Director concerning the administration of the Fund and supervising the proper execution, by him of the Convention, of the decisions of the Assembly and of the Committee's own decisions; and
Art.26.1.c (c) to perform such other functions as are allocated to it by the Assembly.
Art.26.2 2. The Executive Committee shall each year prepare and publish a report of the activities of the Fund during the previous calendar year.
Art.32 Article 32
Art.32.1x The following provisions shall apply to voting in the Assembly and the Executive Committee:
Art.32.1x.a (a) each member shall have one vote;
Art.32.1x.b (b) except as otherwise provided in Article 33, decisions of the Assembly and the Executive Committee shall be by a majority vote of the members present and voting;
Art.32.1x.c (c) decisions where a three-fourths or a two-thirds majority is required shall be by a three-fourths or two-thirds majority vote, as the case may be, of those present;
Art.32.1x.d (d) for the purpose of this Article the phrase "members present" means "members present at the meeting at the time of the vote", and the phrase "members present and voting" means "members present and casting an affirmative or negative vote". Members who abstain from voting shall be considered as not voting.
Art.33 Article 33
Art.33.1 1. The following decisions of the Assembly shall require a three-fourths majority:
Art.33.1.a (a) an increase in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 6, in the maximum amount of compensation payable by the Fund;
Art.33.1.b (b) a determination, under Article 5, paragraph 4, relating to the replacement of the Instruments referred to in that paragraph;
Art.33.1.c (c) the allocation to the Executive Committee of the functions specified in Article 18, paragraph 5.
Art.33.2 2. The following decisions of the Assembly shall require a two-thirds majority:
Art.33.2.a (a) a decision under Article 13, paragraph 3, not to take or continue action against a contributor;
Art.33.2.b (b) the appointment of the Director under Article 18, paragraph 4;
Art.33.2.c (c) the establishment of subsidiary bodies, under Article 18, paragraph 9.
Art.45 Article 45
Art.45.1 1. A Conference for the purpose of revising or amending this Convention may be convened by the Organization.
Art.45.2 2. The Organization shall convene a Conference of the Contracting States for the purpose of revising or amending this Convention at the request of not less than one-third of all Contracting States.