Common use of Powers and functions of the Council Clause in Contracts

Powers and functions of the Council. (1) All powers specifically conferred by this Agreement shall be vested in the Council, which shall have the powers and perform the functions necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement. (2) The Council shall delegate to its Chairman the task of assuring, with the assistance of the Secretariat, the validity of the written communications made with respect to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 9, paragraph (3) of Article 12 and paragraph (2) of Article 14. The Chairman shall report to the Council. (3) The Council may set up any committees or working groups as it considers necessary. (4) The Council shall, by a distributed two-thirds majority vote, establish such rules and regulations, including its own rules of procedure and the financial and staff regulations of the Organization, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and are consistent therewith. The Council may, in its rules of procedure, provide the means whereby it may, without meeting, decide specific questions. (5) The Council shall also keep such records as are required to perform its functions under this Agreement and such other records as it considers desirable.