File 1912/897 Pt 2 ‘Persian Gulf:- British post offices’ [‎169v] (343/456)

UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION.
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4. Les dispositions du present article
s’appliqnent egalement a tons les Arrange
ments conclus en vertu de laiticle Id
precedent.
4. The stipulations of the present
Article apply equally to all the Agree
ments concluded by virtue of the foregoing
Article 19.
ARTICLE 24.
Adhesions d la Convention.
1. Les pays qui n’ont point pris part
a la presente Convention sont admis a y
adherer sur leur demande.
2. Cette adhesion est notifiee, par la
voie diplomatique, an Gouvernement de
la Confederation suisse et, par ce Gouver
nement, a tons les pays de 1’Union.
3. Elle emporte, de plein droit, acces
sion a toutes les clauses et admission a
tons les avantages stipules par la presente
Convention.
4. II appartient an Gouvernement de
la Confederation suisse de determiner,
d’un commun accord avec le Gouverne
ment du pays interesse, la part conti i-
butive de UAdministration de ce dernier
pays dans les frais du Bureau international,
et, s’il y a lieu, les taxes a percevoir par
cette Administration en conformite de
Tarticle 10 precedent.
ARTICLE 25.
Congres et Conferences.
1. Dos Congres de plenipotentiaires
des pays contractants on de simples Con
ferences administratives, selon Limpor-
tance des questions a rosoudre, sont re-
unis lorsque la demande en est faite ou
approuvee par les deux tiers, au moins,
des Gouvernements ou Administrations,
suivant le cas.
2. Toutefois, un Congres doit avoir
lieu au plus tard cinq ans apres la date de
la mise a execution des actes conclus au
dernier Congres.
3. Chaque pays pent se faire repre
senter, soit par un ou plusieurs delegues,
soit par la delegation d’un autre pays.
Mais il est entendu que le delegue ou les
delegues d’un pays ne peuvent etre charges
que de la representation de deux pays,
y compris celui qu’ils representent.
4. Dans les deliberations, chaque pays
dispose d’une seule voix.
5. Chaque Congres fixe le lieu de la
reunion du prochain Congres.
6. Pour les Conferences, les Adminis
trations fixent les lieux de reunion sur la
proposition du Bureau international.
ARTICLE 24.
Adhesions to the Convention.
1. Countries which have not taken
part in the present Convention are
admitted to adhere to it upon their
demand.
2. This adhesion is notified diplo
matically to the Government of the Swiss
Confederation, and by that Government to
all the countries of the Union.
3. It implies, as a matter of course, ac
cession to all the clauses and admission to
all the advantages for which the present
Convention stipulates.
4. It devolves upon the Government
of the Swiss Confederation to determine,
by common consent with the Government
of the country concerned, the share to be
contributed by the Administration of this
latter country towards the expenses of the
International Bureau, and, if necessary,
the rates to be levied by that Adminis
tration in conformity with the foregoing
Article 10.
ARTICLE 25.
Congresses and Conferences.
1. Congresses of plenipotentiaries of
the contracting countries, or simple ad
ministrative Conferences, according to the
importance of the questions to be solved,
are held, when a demand for them is made
or approved by two thirds, at least, of the
Governments or Administrations, as the
case may be.
2. A Congress shall, in any case, be
held not later than five years after the
date of the entry into force of the Acts
concluded at the last Congress.
3. Each country may be represented
either by one or several delegates, or by
the delegation of another country. But it
is understood that the delegate or dele
gates of one country can be charged with
the representation of two countries only,
including the country they represent.
4. In the deliberations each country
has one vote only.
5. Each Congress settles the place of
meeting of the next Congress.
6. For Conferences, the Administra
tions settle the places of meeting on the
proposal of the International Bureau.