Common use of Assembly Clause in Contracts

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967. (b) Each member of the Assembly shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this Act; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Act. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of the vote on that matter.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 26(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest its Member States exercises its right to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organizationvote and vice versa. (34) [Quorum] The Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General of WIPO. (a5) One-half The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the members convocation of extraordinary sessions, the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 26 (2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest its Member States exercises its right to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organizationvote and vice versa. (34) [Quorum] The Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General of WIPO. (a5) One-half The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the members convocation of extraordinary sessions, the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 23(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest its Member States exercises its right to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organizationvote and vice versa. (34) [Quorum] The Assembly shall meet upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of WIPO. (a5) One-half The Assembly shall endeavor to take its decisions by consensus and shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the members convocation of extraordinary sessions, the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 26(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organisations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organisation may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organisation shall participate in the vote if any one of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are Member States and have the exercises its right to vote on a given matter and vice versa. 1 The Assembly shall constitute meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director-General of WIPO. 2 The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Special Union shall be members have an Assembly consisting of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the those countries which have ratified or acceded to this Complementary Act of 1967Act. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each country shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of the Union that are not members of the Assembly each delegation shall be admitted to borne by the meetings of the Assembly as observersGovernment which has appointed it. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Special Union and the implementation of this ActAgreement; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it give directions to the International Bureau concerning the preparation for conferences of revision, due account being taken of any comments made by those countries of the Special Union which have not ratified or assigned acceded to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Act; (iii) give directions modify the Regulations, including the fixation of the amounts of the fees relating to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences international deposit of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceindustrial designs; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Special Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Special Union; (viv) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Special Union, and approve its final accounts; (viivi) adopt the financial regulations of the Special Union; (vii) establish such committees of experts and working groups as it may deem necessary to achieve the objectives of the Special Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives determine which countries not members of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine Special Union and which States, intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (ix) adopt amendments to Articles 2 to 5; (x) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and Special Union; (xi) perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this Complementary Act. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3a) [Quorum] Each country member of the Assembly shall have one vote. (ab) One-half of the countries members of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, in any session, the number of countries represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the countries members of the Assembly, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the conditions set forth hereinafter are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the countries members of the Assembly which are States were not represented and have shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes date of the communication. If, at the expiration of this period, the number of countries having thus expressed their vote on or abstention attains the number of countries which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect provided that matterat the same time the required majority still obtains. (d) Subject to the provisions of Article 5 (2), the decisions of the Assembly shall require two-thirds of the votes cast. (e) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (f) A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one country only. (g) Countries of the Special Union not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the latter as observers. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, at the request of one-fourth of the countries members of the Assembly. (c) The agenda of each session shall be prepared by the Director General. (5) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 15 in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are Member States and have the exercises its right to vote on a given matter and vice versa. 4. The Assembly shall constitute meet upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of WIPO. 5. The Assembly shall endeavor to take its decisions by consensus and shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition]‌ (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 15 in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are Member States and have the exercises its right to vote on a given matter and vice versa. 4. The Assembly shall constitute meet upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of WIPO. 5. The Assembly shall endeavor to take its decisions by consensus and shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 26(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest its Member States exercises its right to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organizationvote and vice versa. (34) [Quorum] The Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General of WIPO. (a5) One-half The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for various kinds of decisions The International Bureau of WIPO shall perform the administrative tasks concerning the Treaty. These shall include the commissioning of regular studies on the implementation of the members Treaty and the organisation of technical assistance to developing and transition nations to enable them to fully implement the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes provisions of the vote on that matterthis Treaty.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members Assembly shall, subject to Article 57(8), consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under other provisions of this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General International Bureau concerning the preparations preparation for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Executive Committee established under paragraph (9), and give instructions to such Committee; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial triennial* budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) determine which States other than Contracting States and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)(c)8), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to the provisions of Articles 47(2)(b), 58(2)(b), 58(3) and 61(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes require two-thirds of the vote on that mattervotes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (7) In connection with matters of exclusive interest to States bound by Chapter II, any reference to Contracting States in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), shall be considered as applying only to States bound by Chapter II. (8) Any intergovernmental organization appointed as International Searching or Preliminary Examining Authority shall be admitted as observer to the Assembly. (9) When the number of Contracting States exceeds forty, the Assembly shall establish an Executive Committee. Any reference to the Executive Committee in this Treaty and the Regulations shall be construed as references to such Committee once it has been established. (10) Until the Executive Committee has been established, the Assembly shall approve, within the limits of the program and triennial budget, the annual programs and budgets prepared by the Director General.** * Editor’s Note: Since 1980, the budget of the Union has been biennial. ** Editor’s Note: Since 1980, the program and budget of the Union have been biennial. (a) The Assembly shall meet in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, at the request of the Executive Committee, or at the request of one-fourth of the Contracting States. (12) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Special Union shall be members have an Assembly consisting of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the those countries which have ratified or acceded to this Complementary Act of 1967Act. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each country shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of the Union that are not members of the Assembly each delegation shall be admitted to borne by the meetings of the Assembly as observersGovernment which has appointed it. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Special Union and the implementation of this ActAgreement; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it give directions to the International Bureau concerning the preparation for conferences of revision, due account being taken of any comments made by those countries of the Special Union which have not ratified or assigned acceded to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Act; (iii) give directions modify the Regulations, including the fixation of the amounts of the fees relating to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences international deposit of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceindustrial designs; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Special Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Special Union; (viv) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Special Union, and approve its final accounts; (viivi) adopt the financial regulations of the Special Union; (vii) establish such committees of experts and working groups as it may deem necessary to achieve the objectives of the Special Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives determine which countries not members of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine Special Union and which States, intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (ix) adopt amendments to Articles 2 to 5; (x) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and Special Union; (xi) perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this Complementary Act. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3a) [Quorum] Each country member of the Assembly shall have one vote. (ab) One-half of the countries members of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, in any session, the number of countries represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the countries members of the Assembly, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the conditions set forth hereinafter are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the countries members of the Assembly which are States were not represented and have shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes date of the communication. If, at the expiration of this period, the number of countries having thus expressed their vote on or abstention attains the number of countries which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect provided that matterat the same time the required majority still obtains. (d) Subject to the provisions of Article 5(2), the decisions of the Assembly shall require two-thirds of the votes cast. (e) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (f) A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one country only. (g) Countries of the Special Union not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the latter as observers. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, at the request of one-fourth of the countries members of the Assembly. (c) The agenda of each session shall be prepared by the Director General.

Assembly. (1) [Composition]In order to take decisions on the overall organisation of the Network, the Parties shall meet in the (a2) The Contracting Parties To this end, each Party shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967. (b) Each member of the Assembly shall be represented in appoint an authorised representative to the Assembly by one delegate, who notice in writing sent to the Co-ordinator. First appointments shall take place not later than 20 days after the entry into force of this Agreement. Substitutes for representatives may also be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members appointed. Replacements of the Union that are not members of the Assembly representatives as well as substitutes shall be admitted to the possible. In meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this Act; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall representatives may be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Act. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest to other Unions administered accompanied by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organizationadvisors. (3) [Quorum] The Parties’ representatives acting in the Assembly shall be referred to collectively as “Assembly” for the purposes of convenience only and without creating any partnership or agency between or on behalf of the Parties. (a4) OneIn the Assembly, the Parties shall, in accordance with this Agreement and the Contract, take the necessary decisions relating to the Network and shall in this regard particularly deal with the following: i) with respect to the Parties obligations under the Contract and their relation with the Community, any revision of the current Joint Programme of Activities and adoption of any new Joint Programme of Activities; ii) on a twelve-half months basis, adoption and any revision of the Plan of Activities in accordance with Article 14 of this Agreement; iii) on a twelve-months basis, agreement on the Network Budget (as part of the Plan of Activities) iv) exchange of information on any third party receipts by a Party in relation to the Network activities; v) in accordance with Article 8 of this Agreement, establishment of Task Forces for the implementation of the Plan of Activities as well as appointment and revocation of appointment of the respective Task Forces’ chairpersons and, after the first year of the Project, of the chairperson of the Steering Board; vi) (omitted); vii) in a manner not unduly obstructing the timely delivery of such reports, approval of any reports to be delivered under the Contract; viii) acceptance of new parties to this Agreement; ix) proposals to the Parties regarding the acceptance of new parties to the Contract, in consideration of the respective steps to be taken in such case in accordance with the Contract including the modalities of the accession process; x) proposals to the Parties for the conclusion of Additional Agreements and information on any Additional Agreements planned to be concluded between one or more of the Parties; xi) proposals to the Parties for the amendment of terms of this Agreement; xii) proposals to the Contractors for the review and/or for amendments of terms of the xiii) subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Article 37(4) of this Agreement, deciding on additional procedures and policies on management of Knowledge; xiv) in case of the Default of a Party, decision on any actions to be taken, including decisions on serving any notices required and a request to the Commission for an audit on Contract issues, and proposals to the Parties to assign such Party’s tasks and if appropriate to agree upon a new entity to join the Consortium for that purpose; in case of a Default of the Co- ordinator in the performance of its tasks as a Co-ordinator, this also includes the possible nomination of a new Co-ordinator; xv) establishment of any advisory committees, including agreement on appointment and revocation of appointment of its members in accordance with Article 11 of this Agreement; xvi) appointing additional Signatories for the withdrawal of funds in accordance with Art. 22 of this Agreement; xvii) agreement on the suspension of all or part of the activities under this Agreement or the Project, or to terminate all or part of the Contract, and the modalities for such suspension or termination, including bringing forward such proposal to the Commission; xviii) any decision to instruct the Co-ordinator to ask the Commission on behalf of the Consortium to terminate the participation of one or more Contractors. (5) The Parties acting in the Assembly may, upon request by a Party and after hearing the members of the Steering Board, also overrule any decision taken by the Steering Board. (6) Each Party shall have one vote in the Assembly. The Parties shall not deliberate and are not able to decide validly in the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes unless all of the Parties but two are represented in the respective meeting and the Assembly has been duly convened in accordance with the provisions of Article 7(4) of this Agreement. This provision is without prejudice to the possibility of the Parties to take a decision in accordance with Article 7(5) of this Agreement. (7) A unanimous decision shall be required with respect to the items mentioned in Article 0, xxxxxxxxx 0 x), xx), xxx), x), xxxx) and xiii) of this Agreement. In all other cases, decisions shall be taken by a majority of two thirds of the votes of the Parties. For decisions relating to the Default of a Party the vote on that matterof such Party, shall not be required nor counted.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Union shall be members have an Assembly consisting of those countries of the same Assembly as the States Union which are bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Articles 22 to 26. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each country shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of the Union that are not members of the Assembly each delegation shall be admitted to borne by the meetings of the Assembly as observersGovernment which has appointed it. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActConvention; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks give directions concerning the preparation for conferences of revision to the International Bureau of Intellectual Property (hereinafter designated as “the International Bureau” referred to in the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter designated as “the Organization”), due account being taken of any comments made by those countries of the Union which are specifically conferred upon it or assigned not bound by Articles 22 to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;26. (iii) give directions to review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General of the Organization concerning the preparations for conferences Union, and give him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceUnion; (iv) amend elect the Regulationsmembers of the Executive Committee of the Assembly; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Unionits Executive Committee, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Unionto such Committee; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees of experts and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve may be necessary for the objectives work of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, countries not members of the Union and which intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) adopt amendments to Articles 22 to 26; (xi) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and perform any Union; (xii) exercise such other functions as are appropriate under this ActConvention; (xiii) subject to its acceptance, exercise such rights as are given to it in the Convention establishing the Organization. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3a) [Quorum] Each country member of the Assembly shall have one vote. (ab) One-half of the countries members of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, in any session, the number of countries represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the countries members of the Assembly, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the following conditions are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the countries members of the Assembly which are States were not represented and have shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes date of the communication. If, at the expiration of this period, the number of countries having thus expressed their vote on or abstention attains the number of countries which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect provided that matterat the same time the required majority still obtains. (d) Subject to the provisions of Article 26(2), the decisions of the Assembly shall require two-thirds of the votes cast. (e) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (f) A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one country only. (g) Countries of the Union not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to its meetings as observers. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, at the request of the Executive Committee or at the request of one-fourth of the countries members of the Assembly. (5) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. Article 25

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members Assembly shall, subject to Article 57(8), consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under other provisions of this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General International Bureau concerning the preparations preparation for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Executive Committee established under paragraph (9), and give instructions to such Committee; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial triennial2 budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) determine which States other than Contracting States and, subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)(c)8), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-international non- governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to the provisions of Articles 47(2)(b), 58(2)(b), 58(3) and 61(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes require two-thirds of the vote on that mattervotes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (7) In connection with matters of exclusive interest to States bound by Chapter II, any reference to Contracting States in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), shall be considered as applying only to States bound by Chapter II. (8) Any intergovernmental organization appointed as International Searching or Preliminary Examining Authority shall be admitted as observer to the Assembly. (9) When the number of Contracting States exceeds forty, the Assembly shall establish an Executive Committee. Any reference to the Executive Committee in this Treaty and the Regulations shall be construed as references to such Committee once it has been established. (10) Until the Executive Committee has been established, the Assembly shall approve, within the limits of the program and triennial budget, the annual programs and budgets prepared by the Director General.3 (a) The Assembly shall meet in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional 3 Editor’s Note: Since 1980, the budget of the Union has been biennial. circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, at the request of the Executive Committee, or at the request of one-fourth of the Contracting States. (12) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members have an Assembly. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. [The text of the same Assembly as the States bound by agreed statement concerning Article 2 12 of the Complementary Act WCT reads as follows: “It is understood that the reference to „infringement of 1967any right covered by this Treaty or the Berne Convention‟ includes both exclusive rights and rights of remuneration. “It is further understood that Contracting Parties will not rely on this Article to devise or implement rights management systems that would have the effect of imposing formalities which are not permitted under the Berne Convention or this Treaty, prohibiting the free movement of goods or impeding the enjoyment of rights under this Treaty.”] (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 26(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are Member States and have the exercises its right to vote on a given matter and vice versa. 4. The Assembly shall constitute meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General of WIPO. 5. The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Union shall be members have an Assembly that shall consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [Expenses of Delegations] The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Government which has appointed it, except for the travel expenses and the subsistence allowance of one delegate for each Contracting State, which shall be paid from the funds of the Union. (3) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or specially assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as “the Director General”), concerning the preparations preparation for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (viv) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (viivi) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viiivii) establish establish, and decide from time to time the membership of, a consultative committee consisting of representatives of interested non-governmental organizations and such other committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve facilitate the objectives work of the UnionUnion and of its organs; (viii) control the system and amounts of the fees determined by the Director General; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, States other than Contracting States and which intergovernmental organizations and non-non- governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (34) [Representation] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (5) [Vote] Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (6) [Quorum] ] (a) One-half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of the decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence. (7) [Majority] (a) Subject to Article 8(2)(b) and Article 10(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (8) [Sessions] (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either at the request of one-fourth of the Contracting States or on that matterthe Director General's own initiative. (9) [Rules of Procedure] The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Union shall be members have an Assembly consisting of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting Parties. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members Subject to subparagraph (d), the expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. (d) The Assembly may ask the World Intellectual Property Organization to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union that are not members General Assembly of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observersUnited Nations. (2) [TasksFunctions] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actdiplomatic conference. (bc) With respect to matters which are also of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the The Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard perform the advice functions allocated to it under Article 14 and shall establish the details of the Coordination Committee procedures provided for in that Article, including the financing of the Organizationsuch procedures. (3) [Quorum] Voting] (a) One-half Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and shall vote only in its own name. (b) Any Contracting Party that is an Intergovernmental Organization shall exercise its right to vote, in place of its member States, with a number of votes equal to the members number of the Assembly its member States which are States party to this Treaty and have which are present at the time the vote is taken. No such Intergovernmental Organization shall exercise its right to vote on a given matter if any of its member States participates in the vote. (4) [Ordinary Sessions] The Assembly shall constitute meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General. (5) [Rules of Procedure] The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, delegate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in tr ansition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 23 (2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplomatic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic conference. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of interest its Member States exercises its right to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organizationvote and vice versa. (34) [Quorum] The Assembly shall meet upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of WIPO. (a5) One-half The Assembly shall endeavor to take its decisions by consensus and shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the members convocation of extraordinary sessions, the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Union shall be members have an Assembly that shall consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member The Government of the Assembly each Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [Expenses of Delegations] The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Government which has appointed it, except for the travel expenses and the subsistence allowance of one delegate for each Contracting State, which shall be paid from the funds of the Union. (3) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or specially assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General of the Organization (hereinafter referred to as “the Director General”), concerning the preparations preparation for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (viv) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (viivi) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viiivii) establish establish, and decide from time to time the membership of, a consultative committee consisting of representatives of interested non-governmental organizations and such other committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve facilitate the objectives work of the UnionUnion and of its organs; (viii) control the system and amounts of the fees determined by the Director General; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, States other than Contracting States and which intergovernmental organizations and non-non- governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (34) [Representation] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (5) [Vote] Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (6) [Quorum] ] (a) One-half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of the decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence. (7) [Majority] (a) Subject to Article 8(2)(b) and Article 10(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (8) [Sessions] (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either at the request of one-fourth of the Contracting States or on that matterthe Director General’s own initiative. (9) [Rules of Procedure] The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of countries party to the Complementary Act of 1967Madrid (Stockholm) Agreement. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the that Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party which has appointed it, except for the travel expenses and the subsistence allowance of one delegate for each Contracting Party, which shall be paid from the funds of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observersUnion. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall, in addition to the functions which it has under the Madrid (Stockholm) Agreement, also (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation implementa- tion of this ActProtocol; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as give directions to the International Bureau concerning the preparation for conferences of re- vision of this Protocol, due account being taken of any comments made by those countries of the Union which are specifically conferred upon it or assigned not party to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Protocol; (iii) give directions to adopt and modify the Director General provisions of the Regulations concerning the preparations for conferences implementation of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferencethis Protocol; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish perform such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this ActProtocol. (a) Each Contracting Party shall have one vote in the Assembly. On matters concerning only countries that are party to the Madrid (Stockholm) Agree- ment, Contracting Parties that are not party to the said Agreement shall not have the right to vote, whereas, on matters concerning only Contracting Parties, only the latter shall have the right to vote. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a the quorum for the purposes of the vote on that matter. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, in any session, the number of the members of the Assembly having the right to vote on a given matter which are represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the members of the Assembly having the right to vote on that matter, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the conditions set forth hereinafter are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall commu- nicate the said decisions to the members of the Assembly having the right to vote on the said matter which were not represented and shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the date of the communication. If, at the expiry of this period, the number of such members having thus expressed their vote or abstention attains the number of the members which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect provided that at the same time the required majority still obtains. (d) Subject to the provisions of Articles 5(2)(e), 9sexies(2), 12 and 13(2), the decisions of the Assembly shall require two-thirds of the votes cast. (e) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (f) A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one member of the Assembly only. (4) In addition to meeting in ordinary sessions and extraordinary sessions as provided for by the Madrid (Stockholm) Agreement, the Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Direc- tor General, at the request of one-fourth of the mem- bers of the Assembly having the right to vote on the matters proposed to be included in the agenda of the session. The agenda of such an extraordinary session shall be prepared by the Director General.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Assembly shall be members consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly Each intergovernmental industrial property organization shall be admitted to represented by special observers in the meetings of the Assembly as observersand any committee and working group established by the Assembly. (2d) [Tasks]Any State not member of the Union which is a member of the Organization or of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and any intergovernmental organization specialized in the field of patents other than an intergovernmental industrial property organization as defined in Article 2(v) may be represented by observers in the meetings of the Assembly and, if the Assembly so decides, in the meetings of any committee or working group established by the Assembly. (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically specially conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viiiv) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve facilitate the objectives work of the Union; (ixvi) determine, subject to paragraph (1)(c1)(d), determine which States other than Contracting States, which intergovernmental organizations other than intergovernmental industrial property organizations as defined in Article 2(v) and non-governmental which international nongovernmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers and to what extent international deposita ry authorities shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (xvii) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and Union; (viii) perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-half Onehalf of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to Article 8(1)(c) and Article 12(4) and Article 14(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, preferably during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either on that matterhis own initiative or at the request of onefourth of the Contracting States. (8) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [(Composition]) (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each . Each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observers. (2) [(Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights establish Model International Forms, and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the request Form, referred to it under this Act or in Article 14(1)(c), with the Complementary Act assistance of 1967the International Bureau; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend the Regulations; (iv) determine the conditions for the date of application of each Model International Form, and the request Form, referred to in item (ii), and each amendment referred to in item (iii); (v) review and approve the reports and activities decide, pursuant to Article 16(1), whether any revision, amendment or modification of the Director General concerning Patent Cooperation Treaty shall apply for the Union, purposes of this Treaty and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the UnionRegulations; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish perform such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Act. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the OrganizationTreaty. (3) [(Quorum] ) (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are States shall constitute a quorum. (b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), if, in any session, the number of the members of the Assembly which are States and are represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the members of the Assembly which are States, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the conditions set forth hereinafter are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the members of the Assembly which are States and were not represented and shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the date of the communication. If, at the expiration of this period, the number of such members having thus expressed their vote or abstention attains the number of the members which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect, provided that at the same time the required majority still obtains. (4) (Taking Decisions in the Assembly) (a) The Assembly shall endeavor to take its decisions by consensus. (b) Where a decision cannot be arrived at by consensus, the matter at issue shall be decided by voting. In such a case: (i) each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and shall vote only in its own name; and (ii) any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which are party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of its Member States exercises its right to vote on and vice versa. In addition, no such intergovernmental organization shall participate in the vote if any one of its Member States party to this Treaty is a given matter Member State of another such intergovernmental organization and that other intergovernmental organization participates in that vote. (5) (Majorities) (a) Subject to Articles 14(2) and (3), 16(1) and 19(3), the decisions of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum require two-thirds of the votes cast. (b) In determining whether the required majority is attained, only votes actually cast shall be taken into consideration. Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (6) (Sessions) The Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General. (7) (Rules of Procedure) The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including rules for the purposes convocation of the vote on that matterextraordinary sessions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, dele- gate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask the World Intellectual Property Organisation (hereinafter referred to as ‘WIPO’) to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of dele- gations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as devel- oping countries in conformity with the established prac- xxxx of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union his Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 17(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organisations to become Party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplo- matic conference for the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities revision of the Director General concerning the Union, this Treaty and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within to the competence Director-General of WIPO for the Union;preparation of such diplomatic confer- ence. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organisation may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also Party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organisation shall participate in the vote if any one of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are Member States and have the exercises its right to vote on a given matter and vice versa. 4. The Assembly shall constitute meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director-General of WIPO. 5. The Assembly shall establish its own Rules of Procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.

Assembly. (1) [Composition]. The following persons shall be eligible to become Parties to this Agreement: (ai) The Contracting Parties any State that is a member of the United Nations or of any of the specialized agencies of the United Nations; and (ii) any public international organization having responsibilities in related fields. 2. No Party shall be members liable, by reason of its signature and ratification of or accession to this Agreement, for acts, debts, liabilities or other obligations of GDN. 3. The Assembly shall consist of one Representative appointed by each Party in such manner as it may determine. Each Representative shall serve until a new appointment is made. The Assembly shall elect from among the Representatives a Chairperson and one or more Vice-Chairpersons. 4. The Assembly shall have the authority to: (i) maintain general oversight over the activities of GDN with a view to ensuring that GDN fulfills its purpose and exercises its functions; (ii) appoint the Board of Directors, and thereafter, appoint the Board of Directors’ nominees to vacancies on the Board of directors and approve the nomination criteria and process for appointments to the Board of Directors and monitor their implementation; (iii) amend this Agreement; (iv) invite new States and public international organizations to accede to this Agreement and determine the conditions for their doing so; (v) suspend a party; and (vi) dissolve GDN and distribute its assets. 5. The general oversight role of the same Assembly as Assembly, referred to in paragraph 4(i) of this Section, shall include monitoring the States bound by Article 2 progress of GDN’s activities, assessing its long- term funding needs, considering its future direction and strategy, providing guidance and recommendations for the consideration of the Complementary Act Board of 1967Directors, and approving the annual audited financial statements of GDN. (b) Each member 6. The Assembly shall meet once every year, and beyond these yearly Assembly meetings, may meet more often if necessary either on the initiative of a majority of the Representatives of the Assembly or on the invitation of the Board of Directors. A quorum for any meeting of the Assembly shall be represented in a majority of the Representatives. 7. The Assembly by one delegate, who may adopt such rules and regulations as may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Partynecessary or appropriate for the conduct of its meetings. (c) Members 8. Representatives shall serve as such without compensation from GDN. 9. Each Representative shall have one vote. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, decisions shall be taken by a majority of the Union that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the Assembly as observersvotes cast. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this Act; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Act. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of the vote on that matter.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Assembly shall be members consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly Each intergovernmental industrial property organization shall be admitted to represented by special observers in the meetings of the Assembly as observersand any committee and working group established by the Assembly. (2d) [Tasks]Any State not member of the Union which is a member of the Organization or of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and any intergovernmental organization specialized in the field of patents other than an intergovernmental industrial property organization as defined in Article 2(v) may be represented by observers in the meetings of the Assembly and, if the Assembly so decides, in the meetings of any committee or working group established by the Assembly. (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically specially conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viiiv) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve facilitate the objectives work of the Union; (ixvi) determine, subject to paragraph (1)(c1)(d), determine which States other than Contracting States, which intergovernmental organizations other than intergovernmental industrial property organizations as defined in Article 2(v) and which international non-– governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers and to what extent international depositary authorities shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (xvii) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and Union; (viii) perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-–half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to Articles 8(1)(c), 12(4) and 14(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, preferably during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either on that matterhis own initiative or at the request of one–fourth of the Contracting States. (8) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Assembly shall be members consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party.alternate (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly Each intergovernmental industrial property organization shall be admitted to represented by special observers in the meetings of the Assembly as observersand any committee and working group established by the Assembly. (2d) [Tasks]Any State not member of the Union which is a member of the Organization or of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and any intergovernmental organization specialized in the field of patents other than an intergovernmental industrial property organization as defined in (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this ActTreaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically specially conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Treaty; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viiiv) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve facilitate the objectives work of the Union; (ixvi) determine, subject to paragraph (1)(c1)(d), determine which States other than Contracting States, which intergovernmental organizations other than intergovernmental industrial property organizations as defined in Article 2(v) and which international non-–governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers and to what extent international depositary authorities shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (xvii) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and Union; (viii) perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-–half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to Articles 8(1)(c), 12(4) and 14(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either on that matterhis own initiative or at the request of one–fourth of the Contracting States. (8) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Assembly shall be members consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly Each intergovernmental industrial property organization shall be admitted to represented by special observers in the meetings of the Assembly as observersand any committee and working group established by the Assembly. (2d) [Tasks]Any State not member of the Union which is a member of the Organization or of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and any intergovernmental organization specialized in the field of patents other than an intergovernmental industrial property organization as defined in Article 2(v) may be represented by observers in the meetings of the Assembly and, if the Assembly so decides, in the meetings of any committee or working group established by the Assembly. (a) The Assembly shall : (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union and the implementation of this Act; Treaty; (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Act.specially conferred (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-–half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to Articles 8(1)(c), 12(4) and 14(2)(b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, preferably during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either on that matterhis own initiative or at the request of one–fourth of the Contracting States. (8) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties Assembly shall be members consist of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967Contracting States. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting State shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors advisors, and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members of the Union that are not members of the Assembly Each intergovernmental industrial property organization shall be admitted to represented by special observers in the meetings of the Assembly as observersand any committee and working group established by the Assembly. (2d) [Tasks]Any State not member of the Union which is a member of the Organization or of the International (Paris) Union for the Protection of Industrial Property and any intergovernmental organization specialized in the field of patents other than an intergovernmental industrial property organization as defined in Article 2 (v) may be represented by observers in the meeetings of the Assembly and, if the Assembly so decides, in the meetings of any committee or working group established by the Assembly. (a) The Assembly shall: (i) deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development developement of the Union and the implementation of this Act;Treaty (ii) exercise such rights and perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned give directions to it under this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967Director General concerning the preparations for revision conferences; (iii) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and decide the convocation of any such conferenceconferences; (iv) amend the Regulations; (v) review and approve the reports and activities of the Director General concerning the Union, and give the Director General him all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence of the Union; (vi) determine the program and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viiiv) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve facilitate the objectives work of the Union; (ixvi) determine, subject to paragraph (1)(c1) (d), determine which States other than Contracting States, which intergovernmental organizations other than intergovernmental industrial property organizations as defined in Article 2 (v) and which international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as oberservers and to what extent international depositary authorities shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (xvii) take any other appropriate action designed to further the objectives of the Union and Union; (viii) perform any such other functions as are appropriate under this ActTreaty. (b) With respect to matters which are also of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) Each Contracting State shall have one vote. (a) One-half of the members Contracting States shall constitute a quorum. (b) In the absence of the quorum, the Assembly may make decision but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the quorum and the required majority are attained through voting by correspondence as provided in the Regulations. (a) Subject to Articles 8 (1) (c), 12 (4) and 14 (2) (b), the decisions of the Assembly which are States and have the right to vote on shall require a given matter shall constitute a quorum for the purposes majority of the vote votes cast. (b) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (a) The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, preferably during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. (b) The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, either on that matterhis own initiative or at the request of one-fourth of the Contracting States. (8) The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Assembly. (1) [Composition] (a) The Contracting Parties shall be members of the same Assembly as the States bound by Article 2 of the Complementary Act of 1967have an Assembly. (b) Each member of the Assembly Contracting Party shall be represented in the Assembly by one delegate, dele- gate who may be assisted by alternate delegates, advisors and experts, and each delegate may represent only one Contracting Party. (c) Members The expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask WIPO to grant financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the Union General Assembly of the United Nations or that are not members of the Assembly shall be admitted countries in transition to the meetings of the Assembly as observersa market economy. (2) [Tasks] (a) The Assembly shall (i) shall deal with all matters concerning the maintenance and development of the Union this Treaty and the implementation application and operation of this Act;Treaty. (iib) exercise such rights and The Assembly shall perform such tasks as are specifically conferred upon it or assigned the function allocated to it under Article 26(2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organisations to become party to this Act or the Complementary Act of 1967;Treaty. (iiic) give directions to the Director General concerning the preparations for conferences of revision and The Assembly shall decide the convocation of any such conference; (iv) amend diplo- matic conference for the Regulations; (v) review revision of this Treaty and approve give the reports and activities of necessary instructions to the Director General concerning of WIPO for the Union, and give the Director General all necessary instructions concerning matters within the competence preparation of the Union;such diplomatic confer- ence. (via) determine the program Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and adopt the biennial budget of the Union, and approve shall vote only in its final accounts; (vii) adopt the financial regulations of the Union; (viii) establish such committees and working groups as it deems appropriate to achieve the objectives of the Union; (ix) subject to paragraph (1)(c), determine which States, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) take any other appropriate action to further the objectives of the Union and perform any other functions as are appropriate under this Actown name. (b) With respect Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organisation may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to matters the number of its Member States which are also party to this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organisation shall participate in the vote if any one of interest to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. (3) [Quorum] (a) One-half of the members of the Assembly which are Member States and have the exercises its right to vote on a given matter and vice versa. 4. The Assembly shall constitute meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director-General of WIPO. 5. The Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, subject to the provisions of this Treaty, the required majority for the purposes various kinds of the vote on that matterdecisions.