TRAC T A TENBLAD
6 (1945) Nr. 7
TRAC T A TENBLAD
VAN HET
K O N I N K R I J K D E R N E D E R L A N D E N
JAARGANG 2009 Nr. 191
A. TITEL
Overeenkomst betreffende de Internationale Bank voor Herstel en Ontwikkeling;
(met Bijlagen) Washington, 27 december 1945
B. TEKST
De Engelse tekst van de Overeenkomst en de Bijlagen is geplaatst in
Stb. 1945, 318.
Voor de wijziging van 25 augustus 1965 van Artikel III van de Over- eenkomst, zie rubriek J van Trb. 1966, 212. Voor een correctie zie rubriek J van Trb. 1977, 41.
Voor de wijziging van 30 juni 1987 van Artikel VIII, onderdeel a, van de Overeenkomst, zie rubriek J van Trb. 1987, 171.
De Engelse tekst, waarin de wijziging van 30 juni 1987 en alle eer- dere wijzigingen van de Overeenkomst zijn opgenomen, luidt sinds 16 februari 1989 als volgt:
IBRD Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Article I
Purposes
The purposes of the Bank are:
(i) To assist in the reconstruction and development of territories of members by facilitating the investment of capital for productive
purposes, including the restoration of economies destroyed or dis- rupted by war, the reconversion of productive facilities to peace- time needs and the encouragement of the development of produc- tive facilities and resources in less developed countries.
(ii) To promote private foreign investment by means of guarantees or participations in loans and other investments made by private investors; and when private capital is not available on reasonable terms, to supplement private investment by providing, on suitable conditions, finance for productive purposes out of its own capital, funds raised by it and its other resources.
(iii) To promote the long-range balanced growth of international trade and the maintenance of equilibrium in balances of payments by encouraging international investment for the development of the productive resources of members, thereby assisting in raising pro- ductivity, the standard of living and conditions of labor in their ter- ritories.
(iv) To arrange the loans made or guaranteed by it in relation to inter- national loans through other channels so that the more useful and urgent projects, large and small alike, will be dealt with first.
(v) To conduct its operations with due regard to the effect of interna- tional investment on business conditions in the territories of mem- bers and, in the immediate postwar years, to assist in bringing about a smooth transition from a wartime to a peacetime economy.
The Bank shall be guided in all its decisions by the purposes set forth above
SECTION 1 MEMBERSHIP
Article II
Membership in and Capital of the Bank
a) The original members of the Bank shall be those members of the International Monetary Fund which accept membership in the Bank before the date specified in Article XI, Section 2 (e).
b) Membership shall be open to other members of the Fund, at such times and in accordance with such terms as may be prescribed by the Bank.
SECTION 2 AUTHORIZED CAPITAL
a) The authorized capital stock of the Bank shall be $10,000,000,000, in terms of United States dollars of the weight and fineness in effect on July 1, 1944. The capital stock shall be divided into 100,000 shares (1) having a par value of $100,000 each, which shall be available for sub- scription only by members.
b) The capital stock may be increased when the Bank deems it advis- able by a three-fourths majority of the total voting power.
SECTION 3
SUBSCRIPTION OF SHARES
a) Each member shall subscribe shares of the capital stock of the Bank. The minimum number of shares to be subscribed by the original members shall be those set forth in Schedule A. The minimum number of shares to be subscribed by other members shall be determined by the Bank, which shall reserve a sufficient portion of its capital stock for sub- scription by such members.
b) The Bank shall prescribe rules laying down the conditions under which members may subscribe shares of the authorized capital stock of the Bank in addition to their minimum subscriptions.
1. As of April 27, 1988, the authorized capital stock of the Bank had been increased to 1,420,500 shares.
c) If the authorized capital stock of the Bank is increased, each mem- ber shall have a reasonable opportunity to subscribe, under such condi- tions as the Bank shall decide, a proportion of the increase of stock equivalent to the proportion which its stock theretofore subscribed bears to the total capital stock of the Bank, but no member shall be obligated to subscribe any part of the increased capital.
SECTION 4
ISSUE PRICE OF SHARES
Shares included in the minimum subscriptions of original members shall be issued at par. Other shares shall be issued at par unless the Bank by a majority of the total voting power decides in special circumstances to issue them on other terms.
SECTION 5
DIVISION AND CALLS OF SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL
The subscription of each member shall be divided into two parts as follows:
(i) twenty percent shall be paid or subject to call under Section 7 (i) of this Article as needed by the Bank for its operations;
(ii) the remaining eighty percent shall be subject to call by the Bank only when required to meet obligations of the Bank created under Article IV, Sections 1 (a) (ii) and (iii).
Calls on unpaid subscriptions shall be uniform on all shares.
SECTION 6
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY
Liability on shares shall be limited to the unpaid portion of the issue price of the shares.
SECTION 7
METHOD OF PAYMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR SHARES
Payment of subscriptions for shares shall be made in gold or United States dollars and in the currencies of the members as follows:
(i) under Section 5 (i) of this Article, two percent of the price of each share shall be payable in gold or United States dollars, and, when calls are made, the remaining eighteen percent shall be paid in the currency of the member;
(ii) when a call is made under Section 5 (ii) of this Article, payment may be made at the option of the member either in gold, in United States dollars or in the currency required to discharge the obliga- tions of the Bank for the purpose for which the call is made;
(iii) when a member makes payments in any currency under (i) and (ii) above, such payments shall be made in amounts equal in value to the member’s liability under the call. This liability shall be a pro- portionate part of the subscribed capital stock of the Bank as authorized and defined in Section 2 of this Article.
SECTION 8
TIME OF PAYMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS
a) The two percent payable on each share in gold or United States dollars under Section 7 (i) of this Article, shall be paid within sixty days of the date on which the Bank begins operations, provided that
(i) any original member of the Bank whose metropolitan territory has suffered from enemy occupation or hostilities during the present war shall be granted the right to postpone payment of one-half per- cent until five years after that date;
(ii) an original member who cannot make such a payment because it has not recovered possession of its gold reserves which are still seized or immobilized as a result of the war may postpone an pay- ment until such date as the Bank shall decide.
b) The remainder of the price of each share payable under Section 7
(i) of this Article shall be paid as and when called by the Bank, provided that
(i) the Bank shall, within one year of its beginning operations, call not less than eight percent of the price of the share in addition to the payment of two percent referred to in (a) above;
(ii) not more than five percent of the price of the share shall be called in any period of three months.
SECTION 9
MAINTENANCE OF VALUE OF CERTAIN CURRENCY HOLDINGS OF THE BANK
a) Whenever (i) the par value of a member’s currency is reduced, or
(ii) the foreign exchange value of a member’s currency has, in the opin- ion of the Bank, depreciated to a significant extent within that member’s territories, the member shall pay to the Bank within a reasonable time an additional amount of its own currency sufficient to maintain the value, as of the time of initial subscription, of the amount of the currency of such member which is held by the Bank and derived from currency originally paid in to the Bank by the member under Article II, Section 7 (i), from currency referred to in Article IV, Section 2 (b), or from any additional currency furnished under the provisions of the present para- graph, and which has not been repurchased by the member for gold or for the currency of any member which is acceptable to the Bank.
b) Whenever the par value of a member’s currency is increased, the Bank shall return to such member within a reasonable time an amount of that member’s currency equal to the increase in the value of the amount of such currency described in (a) above.
c) The provisions of the preceding paragraphs may be waived by the Bank when a uniform proportionate change in the par values of the cur- rencies of all its members is made by the International Monetary Fund.
SECTION 10
RESTRICTION ON DISPOSAL OF SHARES
Shares shall not be pledged or encumbered in any manner whatever and they shall be transferable only to the Bank.
Article III
General Provisions Relating to Loans and Guarantees SECTION 1
USE OF RESOURCES
a) The resources and the facilities of the Bank shall be used exclu- sively for the benefit of members with equitable consideration to projects for development and projects for reconstruction alike.
b) For the purpose of facilitating the restoration and reconstruction of the economy of members whose metropolitan territories have suffered great devastation from enemy occupation or hostilities, the Bank, in determining the conditions and terms of loans made to such members, shall pay special regard to lightening the financial burden and expedit- ing the completion of such restoration and reconstruction.
SECTION 2
DEALINGS BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THE BANK
Each member shall deal with the Bank only through its Treasury, cen- tral bank, stabilization fund or other similar fiscal agency, and the Bank shall deal with members only by or through the same agencies.
SECTION 3
LIMITATIONS ON GUARANTEES AND BORROWINGS OF THE BANK
The total amount outstanding of guarantees, participations in loans and direct loans made by the Bank shall not be increased at any time, if by such increase the total would exceed one hundred percent of the unimpaired subscribed capital, reserves and surplus of the Bank.
SECTION 4
CONDITIONS ON WHICH THE BANK MAY GUARANTEE OR MAKE LOANS
The Bank may guarantee, participate in, or make loans to any mem- ber or any political sub-division thereof and any business, industrial, and agricultural enterprise in the territories of a member, subject to the fol- lowing conditions:
(i) When the member in whose territories the project is located is not itself the borrower, the member or the central bank or some com- parable agency of the member which is acceptable to the Bank, fully guarantees the repayment of the principal and the payment of interest and other charges on the loan.
(ii) The Bank is satisfied that in the prevailing market conditions the borrower would be unable otherwise to obtain the loan under con- ditions which in the opinion of the Bank are reasonable for the bor- rower.
(iii) A competent committee, as provided for in Article V, Section 7, has submitted a written report recommending the project after a careful study of the merits of the proposal.
(iv) In the opinion of the Bank the rate of interest and other charges are reasonable and such rate, charges and the schedule for repayment of principal are appropriate to the project.
(v) In making or guaranteeing a loan, the Bank shall pay due regard to the prospects that the borrower, and, if the borrower is not a member, that the guarantor, will be in position to meet its obliga- tions under the loan;
and the Bank shall act prudently in the interests both of the par- ticular member in whose territories the project is located and of the members as a whole.
(vi) In guaranteeing a loan made by other investors, the Bank receives suitable compensation for its risk.
(vii) Loans made or guaranteed by the Bank shall, except in special cir- cumstances, be for the purpose of specific projects of reconstruc- tion or development.
SECTION 5
USE OF LOANS GUARANTEED, PARTICIPATED IN OR MADE BY THE BANK
a) The Bank shall impose no conditions that the proceeds of a loan shall be spent in the territories of any particular member or members.
b) The Bank shall make arrangements to ensure that the proceeds of any loan are used only for the purposes for which the loan was granted,
with due attention to considerations of economy and efficiency and with- out regard to political or other non-economic influences or considerations.
c) In the case of loans made by the Bank, it shall open an account in the name of the borrower and the amount of the loan shall be credited to this account in the currency or currencies in which the loan is made. The borrower shall be permitted by the Bank to draw on this account only to meet expenses in connection with the project as they are actu-
ally incurred.
SECTION 6
LOANS TO THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (1)
a) The Bank may make, participate in, or guarantee loans to the Inter- national Finance Corporation, an affiliate of the Bank, for use in its lend- ing operations. The total amount outstanding of such loans, participa- tions and guarantees shall not be increased if, at the time or as a result thereof, the aggregate amount of debt (including the guarantee of any debt) incurred by the said Corporation from any source and then out- standing shall exceed an amount equal to four times its unimpaired sub- scribed capital and surplus.
b) The provisions of Article III, Sections 4 and 5 (c) and of Article IV, Section 3 shall not apply to loans, participations and guarantees authorized by this Section.
SECTION 1
Article IV
Operations
METHODS OF MAKING OR FACILITATING LOANS
a) The Bank may make or facilitate loans which satisfy the general conditions of Article III in any of the following ways:
(i) By making or participating in direct loans out of its own funds cor- responding to its unimpaired paid-up capital and surplus and, sub- ject to Section 6 of this Article, to its reserves.
2. Section added by amendment effective December 17, 1965.
(ii) By making or participating in direct loans out of funds raised in the market of a member, or otherwise borrowed by the Bank.
(iii) By guaranteeing in whole or in part loans made by private inves- tors through the usual investment channels.
b) The Bank may borrow funds under (a) (ii) above or guarantee loans under (a) (iii) above only with the approval of the member in whose markets the funds are raised and the member in whose currency the loan is denominated, and only if those members agree that the pro- ceeds may be exchanged for the currency of any other member without restriction.
SECTION 2
AVAILABILITY AND TRANSFERABILITY OF CURRENCIES
a) Currencies paid into the Bank under Article II, Section 7 (i), shall be loaned only with the approval in each case of the member whose cur- rency is involved; provided, however, that if necessary, after the Bank’s subscribed capital has been entirely called, such currencies shall, with- out restriction by the members whose currencies are offered, be used or exchanged for the currencies required to meet contractual payments of interest, other charges or amortization on the Bank’s own borrowings, or to meet the Bank’s liabilities with respect to such contractual payments on loans guaranteed by the Bank.
b) Currencies received by the Bank from borrowers or guarantors in payment on account of principal of direct loans made with currencies referred to in (a) above shall be exchanged for the currencies of other members or reloaned only with the approval in each case of the mem- bers whose currencies are involved;
provided, however, that if necessary, after the Bank’s subscribed capi- tal has been entirely called, such currencies shall, without restriction by the members whose currencies are offered, be used or exchanged for the currencies required to meet contractual payments of interest, other charges or amortization on the Bank’s own borrowings, or to meet the Bank’s liabilities with respect to such contractual payments on loans guaranteed by the Bank.
c) Currencies received by the Bank from borrowers or guarantors in payment on account of principal of direct loans made by the Bank under Section 1 (a) (ii) of this Article, shall be held and used, without restric- tion by the members, to make amortization payments, or to anticipate payment of or repurchase part or all of the Bank’s own obligations.
d) All other currencies available to the Bank, including those raised in the market or otherwise borrowed under Section 1 (a) (ii) of this Arti- cle, those obtained by the sale of gold, those received as payments of interest and other charges for direct loans made under Sections 1 (a) (i) and (ii), and those received as payments of commissions and other charges under Section 1 (a) (iii), shall be used or exchanged for other
currencies or gold required in the operations of the Bank without restric- tion by the members whose currencies are offered.
e) Currencies raised in the markets of members by borrowers on loans guaranteed by the Bank under Section1 (a) (iii) of this Article, shall also be used or exchanged for other currencies without restriction by such members.
SECTION 3
PROVISION OF CURRENCIES FOR DIRECT LOANS
The following provisions shall apply to direct loans under Sections I
(a) (i) and (ii) of this Article:
a) The Bank shall furnish the borrower with such currencies of mem- bers, other than the member in whose territories the project is located, as are needed by the borrower for expenditures to be made in the terri- tories of such other members to carry out the purposes of the loan.
b) The Bank may, in exceptional circumstances when local currency required for the purposes of the loan cannot be raised by the borrower on reasonable terms, provide the borrower as part of the loan with an appropriate amount of that currency.
c) The Bank, if the project gives rise indirectly to an increased need for foreign exchange by the member in whose territories the project is located, may in exceptional circumstances provide the borrower as part of the loan with an appropriate amount of gold or foreign exchange not in excess of the borrower’s local expenditure in connection with the pur- poses of the loan.
d) The Bank may, in exceptional circumstances, at the request of a member in whose territories a portion of the loan is spent, repurchase with gold or foreign exchange a part of that member’s currency thus spent but in no case shall the part so repurchased exceed the amount by which the expenditure of the loan in those territories gives rise to an increased need for foreign exchange.
SECTION 4
PAYMENT PROVISIONS FOR DIRECT LOANS
Loan contracts under Section 1 (a) (i) or (ii) of this Article shall be made in accordance with the following payment provisions:
a) The terms and conditions of interest and amortization payments, maturity and dates of payment of each loan shall be determined by the Bank. The Bank shall also determine the rate and any other terms and conditions of commission to be charged in connection with such loan.
In the case of loans made under Section 1 (a) (ii) of this Article during the first ten years of the Bank’s operations, this rate of commis-
sion shall be not less than one percent per annum and not greater than one and one-half percent per annum, and shall be charged on the out- standing portion of any such loan. At the end of this period of ten years, the rate of commission may be reduced by the Bank with respect both to the outstanding portions of loans already made and to future loans, if the reserves accumulated by the Bank under Section 6 of this Article and out of other earnings are considered by it sufficient to justify a reduc- tion.
In the case of future loans the Bank shall also have discretion to increase the rate of commission beyond the above limit, if experience indicates that an increase is advisable.
b) All loan contracts shall stipulate the currency or currencies in which payments under the contract shall be made to the Bank. At the option of the borrowers however, such payments may be made in gold, or subject to the agreement of the Bank, in the currency of a member other than that prescribed in the contract.
(i) In the case of loans made under Section 1 (a) (i) of this Article, the loan contracts shall provide that payments to the Bank of interest, other charges and amortization shall be made in the currency loaned, unless the member whose currency is loaned agrees that such payments shall be made in some other speci- fied currency or currencies. These payments, subject to the pro- visions of Article II, Section 9 (c), shall be equivalent to the value of such contractual payments at the time the loans were made, in terms of a currency specified for the purpose by the Bank by a three-fourths majority of the total voting power.
(ii) In the case of loans made under Section 1 (a) (ii) of this Arti- cle, the total amount outstanding and payable to the Bank in any one currency shall at no time exceed the total amount of the outstanding borrowings made by the Bank under Section 1 (a)
(ii) and payable in the same currency.
c) If a member suffers from an acute exchange stringency, so that the service of any loan contracted by that member or guaranteed by it or by one of its agencies cannot be provided in the stipulated manner, the member concerned may apply to the Bank for a relaxation of the con- ditions of payment. If the Bank is satisfied that some relaxation is in the interests of the particular member and of the operations of the Bank and of its members as a whole, it may take action under either, or both, of the following paragraphs with respect to the whole, or part, of the annual service:
(i) The Bank may, in its discretion, make arrangements with the member concerned to accept service payments on the loan in the member’s currency for periods not to exceed three years upon appropriate terms regarding the use of such currency and the maintenance of its foreign exchange value; and for the repurchase of such currency on appropriate terms.
(ii) The Bank may modify the terms of amortization or extend the life of the loan, or both.
SECTION 5 GUARANTEES
a) In guaranteeing a loan placed through the usual investment chan- nels, the Bank shall charge a guarantee commission payable periodically on the amount of the loan outstanding at a rate determined by the Bank. During the first ten years of the Bank’s operations, this rate shall be not less than one percent per annum and not greater than one and one- half percent per annum. At the end of this period of ten years, the rate of commission may be reduced by the Bank with respect both to the out- standing portions of loans already guaranteed and to future loans if the reserves accumulated by the Bank under Section 6 of this Article and out of other earnings are considered by it sufficient to justify a reduc- tion. In the case of future loans the Bank shall also have discretion to increase the rate of commission beyond the above limit, if experience
indicates that an increase is advisable.
b) Guarantee commissions shall be paid directly to the Bank by the borrower.
c) Guarantees by the Bank shall provide that the Bank may terminate its liability with respect to interest if, upon default by the borrower and by the guarantor, if any, the Bank offers to purchase, at par and interest accrued to a date designated in the offer, the bonds or other obligations guaranteed.
d) The Bank shall have power to determine any other terms and con- ditions of the guarantee.
SECTION 6 SPECIAL RESERVE
The amount of commissions received by the Bank under Sections 4 and 5 of this Article shall be set aside as a special reserve, which shall be kept available for meeting liabilities of the Bank in accordance with Section 7 of this Article. The special reserve shall be held in such liquid form, permitted under this Agreement, as the Executive Directors may decide.
SECTION 7
METHODS OF MEETING LIABILITES OF THE BANK IN CASE OF DEFAULTS
In cases of default on loans made, participated in, or guaranteed by the Bank:
a) The Bank shall make such arrangements as may be feasible to adjust the obligations under the loans, including arrangements under or analogous to those provided in Section 4 (c) of this Article.
b) The payments in discharge of the Bank’s liabilities on borrowings or guarantees under Section 1 (a) (ii) and (iii) of this Article shall be charged:
(i) first, against the special reserve provided in Section 6 of this Article;
(ii) then, to the extent necessary and at the discretion of the Bank, against the other reserves, surplus and capital available to the Bank.
c) Whenever necessary to meet contractual payments of interest, other charges or amortization on the Bank’s own borrowings, or to meet the Bank’s liabilities with respect to similar payments on loans guaran- teed by it, the Bank may call an appropriate amount of the unpaid sub- scriptions of members in accordance with Article II, Sections 5 and 7. Moreover, if it believes that a default may be of long duration, the Bank may call an additional amount of such unpaid subscriptions not to exceed in any one year one percent of the total subscriptions of the members for the following purposes:
(i) To redeem prior to maturity, or otherwise discharge its liability on, all or part of the outstanding principal of any loan guaran- teed by it in respect of which the debtor is in default.
(ii) To repurchase, or otherwise discharge its liability on, all or part of its own outstanding borrowings.
SECTION 8
MISCELLANEOUS OPERATIONS
In addition to the operations specified elsewhere in this Agreement, the Bank shall have the power:
(i) To buy and sell securities it has issued and to buy and sell securi- ties which it has guaranteed or in which it has invested, provided that the Bank shall obtain the approval of the member in whose territories the securities are to be bought or sold.
(ii) To guarantee securities in which it has invested for the purpose of facilitating their sale.
(iii) To borrow the currency of any member with the approval of that member.
(iv) To buy and sell such other securities as the Directors by a three- fourths majority of the total voting power may deem proper for the investment-of all or part of the special reserve under Section 6 of this Article.
In exercising the powers conferred by this Section, the Bank may deal with any person, partnership, association, corporation or other legal entity in the territories of any member.
SECTION 9
WARNING TO BE PLACED ON SECURITIES
Every security guaranteed or issued by the Bank shall bear on its face a conspicious statement to the effect that it is not an obligation of any government unless expressly stated on the security.
SECTION 10
POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED
The Bank and its officers shall not interfere in the political affairs of any member; nor shall they be influenced in their decisions by the politi- cal character of the member or members concerned. Only economic con- siderations shall be relevant to their decisions, and these considerations shall be weighed impartially in order to achieve the purposes stated in Article I.
SECTION 1
Article V
Organization and Management
STRUCTURE OF THE BANK
The Bank shall have a Board of Governors, Executive Directors, a President and such other officers and staff to perform such duties as the Bank may determine.
SECTION 2
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
a) All the powers of the Bank shall be vested in the Board of Gover- nors consisting of one governor and one alternate appointed by each member in such manner as it may determine. Each governor and each alternate shall serve for five years, subject to the pleasure of the mem-
ber appointing him, and may be reappointed. No alternate may vote except in the absence of his principal. The Board shall select one of the Governors as chairman.
b) The Board of Governors may delegate to the Executive Directors authority to exercise any powers of the Board, except the power to:
(i) Admit new members and determine the conditions of their admis- sion;
(ii) Increase or decrease the capital stock;
(iii) Suspend a member;
(iv) Decide appeals from interpretations of this agreement given by the Executive Directors;
(v) Make arrangements to cooperate with other international organiza- tions (other than informal arrangements of a temporary and admin- istrative character);
(vi) Decide to suspend permanently the operations of the Bank and to distribute its assets;
(vii) Determine the distribution of the net income of the Bank.
c) The Board of Governors shall hold an annual meeting and such other meetings as may be provided for by the Board or called by the Executive Directors. Meetings of the Board shall be called by the Direc- tors whenever requested by five members or by members having one quarter of the total voting power.
d) A quorum for any meeting of the Board of Governors shall be a majority of the Governors, exercising not less than two-thirds of the total voting power.
e) The Board of Governors may by regulation establish a procedure whereby the Executive Directors, when they deem such action to be in the best interests of the Bank, may obtain a vote of the Governors on a specific question without calling a meeting of the Board.
f) The Board of Governors, and the Executive Directors to the extent authorized, may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct the business of the Bank.
g) Governors and alternates shall serve as such without compensation from the Bank, but the Bank shall pay them reasonable expenses in- curred in attending meetings.
h) The Board of Governors shall determine the remuneration to be paid to the Executive Directors and the salary and terms of the contract of service of the President.
SECTION 3 VOTING
a) Each member shall have two hundred fifty votes plus one addi- tional vote for each share of stock held.
b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, all matters before the Bank shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast.
SECTION 4
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
a) The Executive Directors shall be responsible for the conduct of the general operations of the Bank, and for this purpose, shall exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Board of Governors.
b) There shall be twelve Executive Directors, who need not be gov- ernors, and of whom:
(i) five shall be appointed, one by each of the five members having the largest number of shares;
(ii) seven shall be elected according to Schedule B by all the Gover- nors other than those appointed by the five members referred to in
(i) above.
For the purpose of this paragraph, “members” means governments of countries whose names are set forth in Schedule A, whether they are original members or become members in accordance with Article 11, Section I (b). When governments of other countries become members, the Board of Governors may, by a four-fifths majority of the total vot- ing power, increase the total number of directors by increasing the number of directors to be elected.
Executive Directors shall be appointed or elected every two years.
(c) Each executive director shall appoint an alternate with full power to act for him when he is not present. When the executive directors appointing them are present, alternates may participate in meetings but shall not vote.
d) Directors shall continue in office until their successors are ap- pointed or elected. If the office of an elected director becomes vacant more than ninety days before the end of his term, another director shall be elected for the remainder of the term by the governors who elected the former director. A majority of the votes cast shall be required for election. While the office remains vacant, the alternate of the former director shall exercise his powers, except that of appointing an alternate.
e) The Executive Directors shall function in continuous session at the principal office of the Bank and shall meet as often as the business of the Bank may require.
f) A quorum for any meeting of the Executive Directors shall be a majority of the Directors, exercising not less than one-half of the total voting power.
g) Each appointed director shall be entitled to cast the number of votes allotted under Section 3 of this Article to the member appointing him. Each elected director shall be entitled to cast the number of votes which counted toward his election. All the votes which a director is enti- tled to cast shall be cast as a unit.
h) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations under which a member not entitled to appoint a director under (b) above may send a representative to attend any meeting of the Executive Directors when a request made by, or a matter particularly affecting, that member is under consideration.
i) The Executive Directors may appoint such committees as they deem advisable. Membership of such committees need not be limited to governors or directors or their alternates.
SECTION 5
PRESIDENT AND STAFF
a) The Executive Directors shall select a President who shall not be a governor or an executive director or an alternate for either. The Presi- dent shall be Chairman of the Executive Directors, but shall have no vote except a deciding vote in case of an equal division. He may par- ticipate in meetings of the Board of Governors, but shall not vote at such meetings. The President shall cease to hold office when the Executive Directors so decide.
b) The President shall be chief of the operating staff of the Bank and shall conduct, under the direction of the Executive Directors, the ordi- nary business of the Bank. Subject to the general control of the Execu- tive Directors, he shall be responsible for the organization, appointment and dismissal of the officers and staff.
c) The President, officers and staff of the Bank, in the discharge of their offices, owe their duty entirely to the Bank and to no other author- ity. Each member of the Bank shall respect the international character of this duty and shall refrain from all attempts to influence any of them in the discharge of their duties.
d) In appointing the officers and staff the President shall, subject to the paramount importance of securing the highest standards of efficiency and of technical competence, pay due regard to the importance of recruiting personnel on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
SECTION 6 ADVISORY COUNCIL
a) There shall be an Advisory Council of not less than seven persons selected by the Board of Governors including representatives of bank- ing, commercial, industrial, labor, and agricultural interests, and with as wide a national representation as possible. In those fields where special- ized international organizations exist, the members of the Council rep- resentative of those fields shall be selected in agreement with such organizations. The Council shall advise the Bank on matters of general policy. The Council shall meet annually and on such other occasions as the Bank may request.
b) Councillors shall serve for two years and may be reappointed. They shall be paid their reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Bank.
SECTION 7
LOAN COMMITTEES
The committees required to report on loans under Article III, Section 4, shall be appointed by the Bank. Each such committee shall include an expert selected by the governor representing the member in whose ter- ritories the project is located and one or more members of the technical staff of the Bank.
SECTION 8
RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
a) The Bank, within the terms of this Agreement, shall cooperate with any general international organization and with public international organizations having specialized responsibilities in related fields. Any arrangements for such cooperation which would involve a modification of any provision of this Agreement may be effected only after amend- ment to this Agreement under Article VIII.
b) In making decisions on applications for loans or guarantees relat- ing to matters directly within the competence of any international or- ganization of the types specified in the preceding paragraph and partici-
pated in primarily by members of the Bank, the Bank shall give consideration to the views and recommendations of such organization.
SECTION 9
LOCATION OF OFFICES
a) The principal office of the Bank shall be located in the territory of the member holding the greatest number of shares.
b) The Bank may establish agencies or branch offices in xxx xxxxxxx- xxxx of any member of the Bank.
SECTION 10
REGIONAL OFFICES AND COUNCILS
a) The Bank may establish regional offices and determine the loca- tion of, and the areas to be covered by, each regional office.
b) Each regional office shall be advised by a regional council repre- sentative of the entire area and selected in such manner as the Bank may decide.
SECTION 11 DEPOSITORIES
a) Each member shall designate its central bank as a depository for all the Bank’s holdings of its currency or, if it has no central bank, it shall designate such other institution as may be acceptable to the Bank.
b) The Bank may hold other assets, including gold, in depositories designated by the five members having the largest number of shares and in such other designated depositories as the Bank may select. Initially, at least one-half of the gold holdings of the Bank shall be held in the depository designated by the member in whose territory the Bank has its principal office, and at least forty percent shall be held in the deposito- ries designated by the remaining four members referred to above, each of such depositories to hold, initially, not less than the amount of gold paid on the shares of the member designating it. However, all transfers of gold by the Bank shall be made with due regard to the costs of trans- port and anticipated requirements of the Bank. In an emergency the Executive Directors may transfer all or any part of the Bank’s gold hold- ings to any place where they can be adequately protected.
SECTION 12
FORM OF HOLDINGS OF CURRENCY
The Bank shall accept from any member, in place of any part of the member’s currency, paid in to the Bank under Article 11, Section 7 (i), or to meet amortization payments on loans made with such currency, and not needed by the Bank in its operations, notes or similar obligations issued by the Government of the member or the depository designated by such member, which shall be non-negotiable, non-interest-bearing and payable at their par value on demand by credit to the account of the Bank in the designated depository.
SECTION 13
PUBLICATION OF REPORTS AND PROVISION OF INFORMATION
a) The Bank shall publish an annual report containing an audited statement of its accounts and shall circulate to members at intervals of three months or less a summary statement of its financial position and a profit and loss statement showing the results of its operations.
b) The Bank may publish such other reports as it deems desirable to carry out its purposes.
c) Copies of all reports, statements and publications made under this section shall be distributed to members.
SECTION 14
ALLOCATION OF NET INCOME
a) The Board of Governors shall determine annually what part of the Bank’s net income, after making provision for reserves, shall be allo- cated to surplus and what part, if any, shall be distributed.
b) If any part is distributed, up to two percent non-cumulative shall be paid, as a first charge against the distribution for any year, to each member on the basis of the average amount of the loans outstanding dur- ing the year made under Article IV, Section 1 (a) (i), out of currency corresponding to its subscription. If two percent is paid as a first charge, any balance remaining to be distributed shall be paid to all members in proportion to their shares. Payments to each member shall be made in its own currency, or if that currency is not available in other currency acceptable to the member. if such payments are made in currencies other
than the member’s own currency, the transfer of the currency and its use by the receiving member after payment shall be without restriction by the members.
Article VI
Withdrawal and Suspension of Membership: Suspension of Operations SECTION 1
RIGHT OF MEMBERS TO WITHDRAW
Any member may withdraw from the Bank at any time by transmit- ting a notice in writing to the Bank at its principal office. Withdrawal shall become effective on the date such notice is received.
SECTION 2
SUSPENSION OF MEMBERSHIP
If a member fails to fulfill any of its obligations to the Bank, the Bank may suspend its membership by decision of a majority of the Governors, exercising a majority of the total voting power. The member so sus- pended shall automatically cease to be a member one year from the date of its suspension unless a decision is taken by the same majority to restore the member to good standing.
While under suspension, a member shall not be entitled to exercise any rights under this Agreement, except the right of withdrawal, but shall remain subject to all obligations.
SECTION 3
CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Any member which ceases to be a member of the International Mon- etary Fund shall automatically cease after three months to be a member of the Bank unless the Bank by three-fourths of the total voting power has agreed to allow it to remain a member.
SECTION 4
SETTLEMENT OF ACCOUNTS WITH GOVERNMENTS CEASING TO BE MEMBERS
a) When a government ceases to be a member, it shall remain liable for its direct obligations to the Bank and for its contingent liabilities to
the Bank so long as any part of the loans or guarantees contracted before it ceased to be a member are outstanding; but it shall cease to incur liabilities with respect to loans and guarantees entered into thereafter by the Bank and to share either in the income or the expenses of the Bank.
b) At the time a government ceases to be a member, the Bank shall arrange for the repurchase of its shares as a part of the settlement of accounts with such government in accordance with the provisions of (c) and (d) below. For this purpose the repurchase price of the shares shall be the value shown by the books of the Bank on the day the government ceases to be a member.
c) The payment for shares repurchased by the Bank under this sec- tion shall be governed by the following conditions:
(i) Any amount due to the government for its shares shall be withheld so long as the government, its central bank or any of its agencies remains liable, as borrower or guarantor, to the Bank and such amount may, at the option of the Bank, be applied on any such liability as it matures. No amount shall be withheld on account of the liability of the government resulting from its subscription for shares under Article H, Section 5 (ii). In any event, no amount due to a member for its shares shall be paid until six months after the date upon which the government ceases to be a member.
(ii) Payments for shares may be made from time to time, upon their surrender by the government, to the extent by which the amount due as the repurchase price in (b) above exceeds the aggregate of liabilities on loans and guarantees in (c) (i) above until the former member has received the full repurchase price.
(iii) Payments shall be made in the currency of the country receiving payment or at the option of the Bank in gold.
(iv) If losses are sustained by the Bank on any guarantees, participa- tions in loans, or loans which were outstanding on the date when the government ceased to be a member, and the amount of such losses exceeds the amount of the reserve provided against losses on the date when the government ceased to be a member, such government shall be obligated to repay upon demand the amount by which the repurchase price of its shares would have been reduced, if the losses had been taken into account when the repur- chase price was determined. In addition, the former member gov- ernment shall remain liable on any call for unpaid subscriptions under Article IL Section 5 (ii), to the extent that it would have been required to respond if the impairment of capital had occurred and the call had been made at the time the repurchase price of its shares was determined.
d) if the Bank suspends permanently its operations under Section 5
(b) of this Article, within six months of the date upon which any gov-
ernment ceases to be a member, all rights of such government shall be determined by the provisions of Section 5 of this Article.
SECTION 5
SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS AND SETTLEMENT OF OBLIGA- TIONS
a) In an emergency the Executive Directors may suspend temporarily operations in respect of new loans and guarantees pending an opportu- nity for further consideration and action by the Board of Governors.
b) The Bank may suspend permanently its operations in respect of new loans and guarantees by a vote of a majority of the Governors, exer- cising a majority of the total voting power. After such suspension of operations the Bank shall forthwith cease all activities, except those inci- dent to the orderly realization, conservation, and preservation of its assets and settlement of its obligations.
c) The liability of all members for uncalled subscriptions to the capi- tal stock of the Bank and in respect of the depreciation of their own cur- rencies shall continue until all claims of creditors, including all contin- gent claims, shall have been discharged.
d) All creditors holding direct shall be paid out of the assets of the Bank, and then out of payments to the Bank on calls on unpaid subscrip- tions. Before making any payments to creditors holding direct claims, the Executive Directors shall make such arrangements as are necessary, in their judgment, to insure a distribution to holders of contingent claims ratably with creditors holding direct claims.
e) No distribution shall be made to members on account of their sub- scriptions to the capital stock of the Bank until
(i) all liabilities to creditors have been discharged or provided for, and
(ii) a majority of the Governors, exercising a majority of the total vot- ing power, have decided to make a distribution.
f) After a decision to make a distribution has been taken under (e) above, the Executive Directors may by a two-thirds majority vote make successive distributions of the assets of the Bank to members until all of the assets have been distributed. This distribution shall be subject to the prior settlement of all outstanding claims of the Bank against each member.
g) Before any distribution of assets is made, the Executive Directors shall fix the proportionate share of each member according to the ratio of its shareholding to the total outstanding shares of the Bank.
h) The Executive Directors shall value the assets to be distributed as at the date of distribution and then proceed to distribute in the following manner:
(i) There shall be paid to each member in its own obligations or those of its official agencies or legal entities within its territories, insofar as they are available for distribution, an amount equivalent in value to its proportionate share of the total amount to be distributed.
(ii) Any balance due to a member after payment has been made under
(i) above shall be paid, in its own currency, insofar as it is held by the Bank, up to an amount equivalent in value to such balance.
(iii) Any balance due to a member after payment has been made under
(i) and (ii) above shall be paid in gold or currency acceptable to the member, insofar as they are held by the Bank, up to an amount equivalent in value to such balance.
(iv) Xxx remaining assets held by the Bank after payments have been made to members under (i), (ii), and (iii) above shall be distributed pro rata among the members.
i) Any member receiving assets distributed by the Bank in accord- ance with (h) above, shall enjoy the same rights with respect to such assets as the Bank enjoyed prior to their distribution.
Article VII
Status, Immunities and Privileges
SECTION 1
PURPOSES OF THE ARTICLE
To enable the Bank to fulfill the functions with which it is entrusted, the status, immunities and privileges set forth in this Article shall be accorded to the Bank in the territories of each member.
SECTION 2
STATUS OF THE BANK
The Bank shall possess full juridical personality, and, in particular, the capacity:
(i) to contract;
(ii) to acquire and dispose of immovable and movable property;
(iii) to institute legal proceedings.
SECTION 3
POSITION OF THE BANK WITH REGARD TO JUDICIAL PROCESS
Actions may be brought against the Bank only in a court of compe- tent jurisdiction in the territories of a member in which the Bank has an office, has appointed an agent for the purpose of accepting service or notice of process, or has issued or guaranteed securities. No actions shall, however, be brought by members or persons acting for or deriv- ing claims from members. The property and assets of the Bank shall, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, be immune from all forms of seizure, attachment or execution before the delivery of final judgment against the Bank.
SECTION 4
IMMUNITY OF ASSETS FROM SEIZURE
Property and assets of the Bank, wherever located and by whomso- ever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expro- priation or any other form of seizure by executive or legislative action.
SECTION 5
IMMUNITY OF ARCHIVES
The archives of the Bank shall be inviolable.
SECTION 6
FREEDOM OF ASSETS FROM RESTRICTIONS
To the extent necessary to carry out the operations provided for in this Agreement and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, all property and assets of the Bank shall be free from restrictions, regulations, con- trols and moratoria of any nature.
SECTION 7
PRIVILEGE FOR COMMUNICATIONS
The official communications of the Bank shall be accorded by each member the same treatment that it accords to the official communica- tions of other members.
SECTION 8
IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILEGES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
All governors, executive directors, alternates, officers and employees of the Bank
(i) shall be immune from legal process with respect to acts performed by them in their official capacity except when the Bank waives this immunity;
(ii) not being local nationals, shall be accorded the same immunities from immigration restrictions, alien registration requirements and national service obligations and the same facilities as regards exchange restrictions as are accorded by members to the represen- tatives, officials, and employees of comparable rank of other mem- bers;
(iii) shall be granted the same treatment in respect of travelling facili- ties as is accorded by members to representatives, officials and employees of comparable rank of other members.
SECTION 9
IMMUNITIES FROM TAXATION
a) The Bank, its assets, property, income and its operations and trans- actions authorized by this Agreement, shall be immune from all taxation and from all customs duties. The Bank shall also be immune from liabil- ity for the collection or payment of any tax or duty.
b) No tax shall be levied on or in respect of salaries and emoluments paid by the Bank to executive directors, alternates, officials or employ- ees of the Bank who are not local citizens, local subjects, or other local nationals.
c) No taxation of any kind shall be levied on any obligation or secur- ity issued by the Bank (including any dividend or interest thereon) by whomsoever held:
(i) which discriminates against such obligation or security solely be- cause it is issued by the Bank; or
(ii) if the sole jurisdictional basis for such taxation is the place or cur- rency in which it is issued, made payable or paid, or the location of any office or place of business maintained by the Bank.
d) No taxation of any kind shall be levied on any obligation or secur- ity guaranteed by the Bank (including any dividend or interest thereon) by whomsoever held:
(i) which discriminates against such obligation or security solely be- cause it is guaranteed by the Bank; or
(ii) if the sole jurisdictional basis for such taxation is the location of any office or place of business maintained by the Bank.
SECTION 10
APPLICATION OF ARTICLE
Each member shall take such action as is necessary in its own terri- tories for the purpose of making effective in terms of its own law the principles set forth in this Article and shall inform the Bank of the detailed action which it has taken.
Article VIII
Amendments
a) Any proposal to introduce modifications in this Agreement, whether emanating from a member, a governor or the Executive Directors, shall be communicated to the Chairman of the Board of Governors who shall bring the proposal before the Board. If the proposed amendment is approved by the Board the Bank shall, by circular letter or telegram, ask all members whether they accept the proposed amendment. When three- fifths of the members, having eighty-five percent (1) of the total voting power, have accepted the proposed amendments, the Bank shall certify the fact by formal communication addressed to all members.
b) Notwithstanding (a) above, acceptance by all members is required in the case of any amendment modifying:
(i) the right to withdraw from the Bank provided in Article VI, Sec- tion 1;
(ii) the right secured by Article II, Section 3 (c);
(iii) the limitation on liability provided in Article II, Section 6.
c) Amendments shall enter into force for all members three months after the date of the formal communication unless a shorter period is specified in the circular letter or telegram.
Article IX
Interpretation
a) Any question of interpretation of the provisions of this Agreement arising between any member and the Bank or between any members of the Bank shall be submitted to the Executive Directors for their decision. If the question particularly affects any member not entitled to appoint an Executive Director, it shall be entitled to representation in accordance with Article V, Section 4 (h).
b) In any case where the Executive Directors have given a decision under (a) above, any member may require that the question be referred to the Board of Governors, whose decision shall be final. Pending the result of the reference to the Board, the Bank may, so far as it deems necessary, act on the basis of the decision of the Executive Directors.
3. “Eighty-five percent” was substituted to “four-fifths” by amend- ment effective February 16, 1989.
c) Whenever a disagreement arises between the Bank and a country which has ceased to be a member, or between the Bank and any mem- ber during the permanent suspension of the Bank, such disagreement shall be submitted to arbitration by a tribunal of three arbitrators, one appointed by the Bank, another by the country involved and an umpire who, unless the parties otherwise agree, shall be appointed by the Presi- dent of the Permanent Court of International justice or such other author- ity as may have been prescribed by regulation adopted by the Bank.
The umpire shall have full power to settle an questions of procedure in any case where the parties are in disagreement with respect thereto.
Article X
Approval Deemed Given
Whenever the approval of any member is required before any act may be done by the Bank, except in Article VIII, approval shall be deemed to have been given unless the member presents an objection within such reasonable period as the Bank may fix in notifying the member of the proposed act.
SECTION 1
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Article XI
Final Provisions
This Agreement shall enter into force when it has been signed on behalf of governments whose minimum subscriptions comprise not less than sixty-five percent of the total subscriptions set forth in Schedule A and when the instruments referred to in Section 2 (a) of this Article have been deposited on their behalf, but in no event shall this Agreement enter into force before May 1, 1945.
SECTION 2 SIGNATURE
a) Each government on whose behalf this Agreement is signed shall deposit with the Government of the United States of America an instru- ment setting forth that it has accepted this Agreement in accordance with its law and has taken all steps necessary to enable it to carry out all of its obligations under this Agreement.
b) Each government shall become a member of the Bank as from the date of the deposit on its behalf of the instrument referred to in (a) above, except that no government shall become a member before this Agreement enters into force under Section 1 of this Article.
c) The Government of the United States of America shall inform the governments of all countries whose names are set forth in Schedule A, and all governments whose membership is approved in accordance with Article II, Section 1 (b), of all signatures of this Agreement and of the deposit of all instruments referred to in (a) above.
d) At the time this Agreement is signed on its behalf, each govern- ment shall transmit to the Government of the United States of America one one-hundredth of one percent of the price of each share in gold or United States dollars for the purpose of meeting administrative expenses of the Bank. This payment shall be credited on account of the payment to be made in accordance with Article II Section 8 (a). The Government of the United States of America shall hold such funds in a special deposit account and shall transmit them to the Board of Governors of the Bank when the initial meeting has been called under Section 3 of this Article. If this Agreement has not come into force by December 31, 1945, the Government of the United States of America shall return such funds to
the governments that transmitted them.
e) This Agreement shall remain open for signature at Washington on behalf of the governments of the countries whose names are set forth in Schedule A until December 31, 1945.
f) After December 31, 1945, this Agreement shall be open for signa- ture on behalf of the government of any country whose membership has been approved in accordance with Article II, Section 1 (b).
g) By their signature of this Agreement, all governments accept it both on their own behalf and in respect of all their colonies, overseas territories, all territories under their protection, suzerainty, or authority and all territories in respect of which they exercise a mandate.
h) In the case of governments whose metropolitan territories have been under enemy occupation, the deposit of the instrument referred to in (a) above may be delayed until one hundred and eighty days after the date on which these territories have been liberated. If, however, it is not deposited by any such government before the expiration of this period, the signature affixed on behalf of that government shall become void and the portion of its subscription paid under (d) above shall be returned to it.
i) Paragraphs (d) and (h) shall come into force with regard to each signatory government as from the date of its signature.
SECTION 3
INAUGURATION OF THE BANK
a) As soon as this Agreement enters into force under Section 1 of this Article, each member shall appoint a governor and the member to whom the largest number of shares is allocated in Schedule A shall call the first meeting of the Board of Governors.
b) At the first meeting of the Board of Governors, arrangements shall be made for the selection of provisional executive directors. The gov- ernments of the five countries, to which the largest number of shares are allocated in Schedule A, shall appoint provisional executive directors. If one or more of such governments have not become members, the execu- tive directorships which they would be entitled to fill shall remain vacant until they become members, or until January 1, 1946, whichever is the earlier. Seven provisional executive directors shall be elected in accord- ance with the provisions of Schedule B and shall remain in office until the date of the first regular election of executive directors which shall be held as soon as practicable after January 1, 1946.
c) The Board of Governors may delegate to the provisional executive directors any powers except those which may not be delegated to the Executive Directors.
d) The Bank shall notify members when it is ready to commence operations.
DONE at Washington, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America, which shall transmit certified copies to all governments whose names are set forth in Schedule A and to all governments whose membership is approved in accordance with Article II, Section I (b).
Schedule A
Subscriptions (millions of dollars)
Australia | 200.0 | Iran | 24.0 |
Belgium | 225.0 | Iraq | 6.0 |
Bolivia | 7.0 | Liberia | 0.5 |
Brazil | 105.0 | Luxembourg | 10.0 |
Canada | 325.0. | Mexico | 65.0 |
Chile | 35.0 | Netherlands | 275.0 |
China | 600.0 | New Zealand | 50.0 |
Colombia | 35.0 | Nicaragua | 0.8 |
Costa Rica | 2.0 | Norway | 50.0 |
Cuba | 35.0 | Panama | 0.2 |
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx | 000.0 | Xxxxxxxx | 0.8 |
Denmark1) | Peru | 17.5 | |
Dominican Republic | 2.0 | Philippine | 15.0 |
Ecuador | 3.2 | Commonwealth Poland | 125.0 |
Egypt | 40.0 | Union of South Africa | 100.0 |
El Salvador | 1.0 | Union of Soviet | |
Socialist
Ethiopia 3.0 Republics 1,200.0
France 450.0 United Kingdom 1,300.0
Greece 25.0 United States 3,175.0
Guatemala 2.0 Uruguay 10.5
Haiti 2.0 Venezuela 10.5
Honduras 1.0 Yugoslavia 40.0
Iceland 1.0
India 400.0 Total 9,100.0
1) The quota of Denmark shall be determined by the Bank after Denmark accepts membership in accordance with these Articles of Agreement.
Schedule B
Election of Executive Directors
1. The election of the elective executive directors shall be by ballot of the Governors eligible to vote under Article V, Section 4 (b).
2. In balloting for the elective executive directors, each governor eli- gible to vote shall cast for one person all of the votes to which the mem- ber appointing him is entitled under Section 3 of Article V. The seven persons receiving the greatest number of votes shall be executive direc- tors, except that no person who receives less than fourteen percent of the total of the votes which can be cast (eligible votes) shall be considered elected.
3. When seven persons are not elected on the first ballot, a second ballot shall be held in which the person who received the lowest number of votes shall be ineligible for election and in which there shall vote only
(a) those governors who voted in the first ballot for a person not elected and (b) those governors whose votes for a person elected are deemed under 4 below to have raised the votes cast for that person above fifteen percent of the eligible votes.
4. In determining whether the votes cast by a governor are to be deemed to have raised the total of any person above fifteen percent of the eligible votes, the fifteen percent shall be deemed to include, first, the votes of the governor casting the largest number of votes for such person, then the votes of the governor casting the next largest number, and so on until fifteen percent is reached.
5. Any governor, part of whose votes must be counted in order to raise the total of any person above fourteen percent shall be considered as casting all of his votes for such person even if the total votes for such person thereby exceed fifteen percent.
6. If, after the second ballot, seven persons have not been elected, fur- ther ballots shall be held on the same principles until seven persons have been elected, provided that after six persons are elected, the seventh may be elected by a simple majority of the remaining votes and shall be deemed to have been elected by all such votes.
De Raad van Bestuur van de Bank heeft in overeenstemming met arti- kel VIII, onderdeel a, op 30 januari 2009 resolutie 596 tot wijziging van artikel V, sectie 3, onderdeel a, van de Overeenkomst goedgekeurd. De Engelse tekst van de wijziging van 30 januari 2009 luidt als volgt:
Amendment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Board of Governors Resolution No. 596, Part A
A)
Increase in Basic Votes
The Board of Governors hereby resolves that:
1. Article V, Section 3 (a) of the Articles of Agreement of the Bank shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 3.
Voting
“a) The voting power of each member shall be equal to the sum of its basics votes and share votes.
(i) The basic votes of each member shall be the number of votes that results from the equal distribution among all members of 5.55 per- cent of the aggregate sum of the voting power of all the members, provided that there shall be no fractional basic votes.
(ii) the share votes of each member shall be the number of votes that results from the allocation of one vote for each share of stock held.”
2. The amendment above shall enter into force for all members as of the date three months after the Bank certifies, by formal communication addressed to all members, that three-fifths of the members, having 85% of the total voting power, have accepted the amendment.
C. VERTALING
De vertaling van de Overeenkomst is geplaatst in Stb. 1946, 278.
De vertaling van de wijziging van 25 augustus 1965 van Artikel III van de Overeenkomst is geplaatst in rubriek X xxx Xxx. 1966, 212.
De vertaling van de wijziging van 30 juni 1987 van Artikel VIII, onderdeel a, van de Overeenkomst is geplaatst in rubriek J van Trb. 1987, 171.
De vertaling van de wijziging van 30 januari 2009 van artikel V, sec- tie 3, onderdeel a, luidt als volgt:
Wijziging van de Overeenkomst betreffende de Internationale Bank voor Herstel en Ontwikkeling
Raad van Bestuur Resolutie nr. 596 deel A
A)
Verhoging van basisstemmen
De Raad van Bestuur besluit hierbij dat:
1. Artikel V, Sectie 3 (a) van de Overeenkomst betreffende de Bank wordt als volgt gewijzigd:
Sectie 3.
Stemrecht
“a) Het aantal stemmen van elk lid is gelijk aan de som van zijn basisstemmen en de stemmen gerelateerd aan zijn aandelenbezit.
(i) De basisstemmen van elk lid zijn het aantal stemmen dat voort- vloeit uit de gelijke verdeling onder alle leden van 5,55 procent van het totale aantal stemmen van alle leden, met dien verstande dat er geen gedeelde basisstemmen zijn.
(ii) het aantal stemmen gerelateerd aan het aandelenbezit van elk lid is het aantal stemmen dat voortvloeit uit de toewijzing van een stem per kapitaalaandeel.“
2. De wijziging in het voorgaande wordt voor alle leden van kracht drie maanden na de datum waarop de Bank bij een aan alle leden gerichte formele mededeling verklaart dat drievijfde van de leden met 85% van het totale aantal stemmen, de wijziging hebben aanvaard.
D. PARLEMENT
Zie Trb. 1956, 154, rubriek X xxx Xxx. 1987, 171 en Trb. 1989, 121.
De wijziging van 30 januari 2009 van artikel V, sectie 3, onderdeel a, van de Overeenkomst behoeft ingevolge artikel 91 van de Grondwet de goedkeuring van de Staten-Generaal, alvorens het Koninkrijk aan de wijziging kan worden gebonden.
E. PARTIJGEGEVENS
Zie Trb. 1956, 154.
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Afghanistan | 14-07-55 | 14-07-55 | R | 14-07-55 | ||
Albanië | 15-10-91 | 15-10-91 | R | 15-10-91 | ||
Algerije | 26-09-63 | 26-09-63 | R | 26-09-63 | ||
Angola | 19-09-89 | 19-09-89 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxx | 22-09-83 | 22-09-83 | R | 22-09-83 | ||
Argentinië | 20-09-56 | 20-09-56 | R | 20-09-56 | ||
Armenië | 16-09-92 | 16-09-92 | R | 16-09-92 | ||
Australië | 05-08-47 | 05-08-47 | R | 05-08-47 | ||
Azerbeidzjan | 18-09-92 | 18-09-92 | R | 18-09-92 | ||
Bahama’s | 21-08-73 | 21-08-73 | R | 21-08-73 | ||
Bahrein | 15-09-72 | 15-09-72 | R | 15-09-72 | ||
Bangladesh | 17-08-72 | 17-08-72 | R | 17-08-72 | ||
Barbados | 12-09-74 | 12-09-74 | R | 12-09-74 | ||
Belarus | 10-07-92 | 10-07-92 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxx | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxx | 19-03-82 | 19-03-82 | R | 19-03-82 | ||
Benin | 10-07-63 | 10-07-63 | R | 10-07-63 | ||
Bhutan | 28-09-81 | 28-09-81 | R | 28-09-81 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Bolivia | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Bosnië en Herzegovina | 25-02-93 | VG | 25-02-93 | |||
Botswana | 24-07-68 | 24-07-68 | R | 24-07-68 | ||
Brazilië | 27-12-45 | 14-01-46 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxx | 10-10-95 | 10-10-95 | R | 10-10-95 | ||
Bulgarije | 25-09-90 | 25-09-90 | R | 25-09-90 | ||
Burkina Faso | 02-05-63 | 02-05-63 | R | 02-05-63 | ||
Xxxxxxx | 00-00-00 | 28-09-63 | R | 28-09-63 | ||
Cambodja | 22-07-70 | 22-07-70 | R | 22-07-70 | ||
Canada | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Centraal Afrikaanse Republiek | 10-07-63 | 10-07-63 | R | 10-07-63 | ||
Chili | 31-12-45 | 31-12-45 | R | 31-12-45 | ||
Xxxxx | 00-00-00 | X | 00-00-00 | |||
Xxxxxxxx | 24-12-46 | 24-12-46 | R | 24-12-46 | ||
Comoren, de | 28-10-76 | 28-10-76 | R | 28-10-76 | ||
Congo, Democratische Republiek | 28-09-63 | 28-09-63 | R | 28-09-63 | ||
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx | 00-00-00 | 00-00-00 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxx | 27-12-45 | 08-01-46 | R | 08-01-46 | ||
Cuba | 31-12-45 | 14-03-46 | R | 14-03-46 | 14-11-60 | 14-11-60 |
Cyprus | 21-12-61 | 21-12-61 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx | 30-03-46 | 30-03-46 | R | 30-03-46 | ||
Djibouti | 01-10-80 | 01-10-80 | R | 01-10-80 | ||
Dominica | 29-09-80 | 29-09-80 | R | 29-09-80 | ||
Dominicaanse Republiek, de | 18-09-61 | 18-09-61 | R | 18-09-61 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Duitsland | 14-08-52 | 14-08-52 | R | 14-08-52 | ||
Ecuador | 27-12-45 | 28-12-45 | R | 28-12-45 | ||
Egypte | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 00-00-00 | ||
Xx Xxxxxxxx | 14-03-46 | 14-03-46 | R | 14-03-46 | ||
Equatoriaal Guinee | 01-07-70 | 01-07-70 | R | 01-07-70 | ||
Eritrea | 06-07-94 | 06-07-94 | R | 06-07-94 | ||
Estland | 23-06-92 | 23-06-92 | R | 23-06-92 | ||
Ethiopië | 27-12-45 | 12-12-45 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxx-xxxxxxxx | 28-05-71 | 28-05-71 | R | 28-05-71 | ||
Filippijnen, de | 27-12-45 | 21-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Finland | 14-01-48 | 14-01-48 | R | 14-01-48 | ||
Frankrijk | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Gabon | 10-09-63 | 10-09-63 | R | 10-09-63 | ||
Gambia | 18-10-67 | 18-10-67 | R | 18-10-67 | ||
Georgië | 07-08-92 | 07-08-92 | R | 07-08-92 | ||
Ghana | 20-09-57 | 20-09-57 | R | 20-09-57 | ||
Grenada | 27-08-75 | 27-08-75 | R | 27-08-75 | ||
Griekenland | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Guatemala | 27-12-45 | 28-12-45 | R | 28-12-45 | ||
Guinee | 28-09-63 | 28-09-63 | R | 28-09-63 | ||
Guinee-Bissau | 24-03-77 | 24-03-77 | R | 24-03-77 | ||
Guyana | 26-09-66 | 26-09-66 | R | 26-09-66 | ||
Haïti | 08-09-53 | 08-09-53 | R | 08-09-53 | ||
Honduras | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Hongarije | 07-07-82 | 07-07-82 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxx | 08-08-57 | 08-08-57 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
XXxxxxx | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
India | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Indonesië | 13-04-67 | R | 13-04-67 | |||
Irak | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Iran | 28-12-45 | 29-12-45 | R | 29-12-45 | ||
Israël | 12-07-54 | 12-07-54 | R | 12-07-54 | ||
Italië | 27-03-47 | 27-03-47 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx | 11-03-63 | 11-03-63 | R | 11-03-63 | ||
Jamaica | 21-02-63 | 21-02-63 | R | 21-02-63 | ||
Japan | 13-08-52 | 13-08-52 | R | 13-08-52 | ||
Jemen | 22-05-90 | VG | 22-05-90 | |||
Joegoslavië (< 25-02-1993) | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | 25-02-93 | |
Jordanië | 29-08-52 | 29-08-52 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx | 20-11-78 | 20-11-78 | R | 20-11-78 | ||
Kameroen | 10-07-63 | 10-07-63 | R | 10-07-63 | ||
Kazachstan | 23-07-92 | 23-07-92 | R | 23-07-92 | ||
Kenia | 03-02-64 | 03-02-64 | R | 03-02-64 | ||
Kiribati | 29-09-86 | 29-09-86 | R | 29-09-86 | ||
Koeweit | 13-09-62 | 13-09-62 | R | 13-09-62 | ||
Kosovo | 29-06-09 | 29-06-09 | R | 29-06-09 | ||
Kroatië | 25-02-93 | VG | 25-02-93 | |||
Kyrgyzstan | 18-09-92 | 18-09-92 | R | 18-09-92 | ||
Laos | 05-07-61 | 05-07-61 | R | 05-07-61 | ||
Lesotho | 25-07-68 | 25-07-68 | R | 25-07-68 | ||
Letland | 11-08-92 | 11-08-92 | R | 11-08-92 | ||
Libanon | 14-04-47 | 14-04-47 | R | 14-04-47 | ||
Liberia | 28-03-62 | 28-03-62 | R | 28-03-62 | ||
Libië | 17-09-58 | 17-09-58 | R | 17-09-58 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Litouwen | 06-07-92 | 06-07-92 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Macedonië, Voormalige Joegoslavische Republiek | 25-02-93 | VG | 25-02-93 | |||
Madagaskar | 25-09-63 | 25-09-63 | R | 25-09-63 | ||
Malawi | 19-07-65 | 19-07-65 | R | 19-07-65 | ||
Maldiven, de | 13-01-78 | 13-01-78 | R | 13-01-78 | ||
Maleisië | 07-03-58 | 07-03-58 | R | 07-03-58 | ||
Mali | 27-09-63 | 27-09-63 | R | 27-09-63 | ||
Malta | 26-09-83 | 26-09-83 | R | 26-09-83 | ||
Marokko | 25-04-58 | 25-04-58 | R | 25-04-58 | ||
Marshall- eilanden, de | 21-05-92 | 21-05-92 | R | 21-05-92 | ||
Mauritanië | 10-09-63 | 10-09-63 | R | 10-09-63 | ||
Mauritius | 23-09-68 | 23-09-68 | R | 23-09-68 | ||
Mexico | 31-12-45 | 31-12-45 | R | 31-12-45 | ||
Micronesia | 24-06-93 | 24-06-93 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxx | 12-08-92 | 12-08-92 | R | 12-08-92 | ||
Mongolië | 14-02-91 | 14-02-91 | R | 14-02-91 | ||
Montenegro | 18-01-07 | 18-01-07 | R | 18-01-07 | ||
Mozambique | 24-09-84 | 24-09-84 | R | 24-09-84 | ||
Myanmar | 03-01-52 | 03-01-52 | R | 03-01-52 | ||
Namibië | 25-09-90 | 25-09-90 | R | 25-09-90 | ||
Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der – Nederland – Ned. Antillen – Aruba | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 26-12-45 – | R R VG | 27-12-45 27-12-45 01-01-86 | ||
Nepal | 06-09-61 | 06-09-61 | R | 06-09-61 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Nicaragua | 14-03-46 | 14-03-46 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxx-Xxxxxxx | 31-08-61 | 31-08-61 | R | 31-08-61 | ||
Niger | 24-04-63 | 24-04-63 | R | 24-04-63 | ||
Nigeria | 30-03-61 | 30-03-61 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Oekraïne | 03-09-92 | 03-09-92 | R | 03-09-92 | ||
Oezbekistan | 21-09-92 | 21-09-92 | R | 21-09-92 | ||
Oman | 23-12-71 | 23-12-71 | R | 23-12-71 | ||
Oost-Timor | 23-07-02 | 23-07-02 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxxx | 27-08-48 | 27-08-48 | R | 27-08-48 | ||
Pakistan | 11-07-50 | 11-07-50 | R | 11-07-50 | ||
Palau | 16-12-97 | 16-12-97 | R | 16-12-97 | ||
Panama | 14-03-46 | 14-03-46 | R | 14-03-46 | ||
Papua-Nieuw Guinea | 09-10-75 | 09-10-75 | R | 09-10-75 | ||
Paraguay | 27-12-45 | 28-12-45 | R | 28-12-45 | ||
Peru | 31-12-45 | 31-12-45 | R | 31-12-45 | ||
Polen | 27-06-86 | 27-06-86 | R | 27-06-86 | ||
Portugal | 29-03-61 | 29-03-61 | R | 29-03-61 | ||
Qatar | 25-09-72 | 25-09-72 | R | 25-09-72 | ||
Roemenië | 15-12-72 | 15-12-72 | R | 15-12-72 | ||
Russische Federatie | 16-06-92 | 16-06-92 | R | 16-06-92 | ||
Rwanda | 30-09-63 | 30-09-63 | R | 30-09-63 | ||
Saint Kitts en Nevis | 15-08-84 | 00-00-00 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxx Xxxxx | 27-06-80 | 27-06-80 | R | 27-06-80 | ||
Saint Vincent en de Grenadines | 31-08-82 | 31-08-82 | R | 31-08-82 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Salomonseilan- den | 22-09-78 | 22-09-78 | R | 22-09-78 | ||
Samoa | 28-06-74 | 28-06-74 | R | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxx Xxxxxx | 21-09-00 | 21-09-00 | R | 21-09-00 | ||
Sao Tomé en Principe | 30-09-77 | 30-09-77 | R | 30-09-77 | ||
Saudi-Xxxxxx | 26-08-57 | 26-08-57 | R | 26-08-57 | ||
Senegal | 31-08-62 | 31-08-62 | R | 31-08-62 | ||
Servië | 25-02-93 | VG | 25-02-93 | |||
Seychellen, de | 29-09-80 | 29-09-80 | R | 29-09-80 | ||
Sierra Leone | 10-09-62 | 10-09-62 | R | 10-09-62 | ||
Singapore | 03-08-66 | 03-08-66 | R | 03-08-66 | ||
Slovenië | 25-02-93 | VG | 25-02-93 | |||
Slowakije | 01-01-93 | VG | 01-01-93 | |||
Soedan | 05-09-57 | 05-09-57 | R | 05-09-57 | ||
Somalië | 31-08-62 | 31-08-62 | R | 31-08-62 | ||
Spanje | 15-09-58 | 00-00-00 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxx Xxxxx | 29-08-50 | 29-08-50 | R | 29-08-50 | ||
Suriname | 27-06-78 | 27-06-78 | R | 27-06-78 | ||
Swaziland | 22-09-69 | 22-09-69 | R | 22-09-69 | ||
Syrië | 10-04-47 | 10-04-47 | R | 10-04-47 | ||
Tadzjikistan | 04-06-93 | 04-06-93 | R | 04-06-93 | ||
Tanzania | 10-09-62 | 10-09-62 | R | 10-09-62 | ||
Thailand | 03-05-49 | 03-05-49 | R | 03-05-49 | ||
Togo | 01-08-62 | 01-08-62 | R | 01-08-62 | ||
Tonga | 13-09-85 | 13-09-85 | R | 13-09-85 | ||
Trinidad en Tobago | 16-09-63 | 16-09-63 | R | 16-09-63 | ||
Tsjaad | 10-07-63 | 10-07-63 | R | 10-07-63 |
Partij | Onder- tekening | Ratificatie | Type* | In werking | Opzeg- ging | Buiten werking |
Tsjechië | 01-01-93 | VG | 01-01-93 | |||
Tsjechoslowakije (<01-01-1993) | 20-09-90 | R | 20-09-90 | |||
Tunesië | 14-04-58 | 14-04-58 | R | 14-04-58 | ||
Turkije | 11-03-47 | 11-03-47 | R | 11-03-47 | ||
Turkmenistan | 22-09-92 | 22-09-92 | R | 22-09-92 | ||
Uganda | 27-09-63 | 27-09-63 | R | 27-09-63 | ||
Uruguay | 27-12-45 | 11-03-46 | R | 11-03-46 | ||
Vanuatu | 28-09-81 | 28-09-81 | R | 28-09-81 | ||
Venezuela | 30-12-46 | 00-00-00 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, het | 27-12-45 | 27-12-45 | R | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, de | 22-09-72 | 00-00-00 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx van Amerika, de | 27-12-45 | 20-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Vietnam | 02-07-76 | R | 02-07-76 | |||
Zambia | 23-09-65 | 23-09-65 | R | 23-09-65 | ||
Zimbabwe | 29-09-80 | 29-09-80 | R | 29-09-80 | ||
Zuid-Afrika | 27-12-45 | 26-12-45 | R | 27-12-45 | ||
Zuid-Korea | 26-08-55 | 26-08-55 | X | 00-00-00 | ||
Xxxxxx | 31-08-51 | 31-08-51 | R | 31-08-51 | ||
Zwitserland | 29-05-92 | 29-05-92 | R | 29-05-92 | ||
* O=Ondertekening zonder voorbehoud of vereiste van ratificatie, R= Bekrachtiging, aanvaarding, goedkeuring of kennisgeving, T=Toetreding, VG=Voortgezette gebonden- heid, NB=Niet bekend | ||||||
Verklaringen, voorbehouden en bezwaren
Roemenië, 13 augustus 2009
Declaration of Romania upon the accession of the “Republic of Kosovo” to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Romania took note of the admittance of the “Republic of Kosovo” as [a] member of the International Monetary Fund and of the World Bank, following the vot- ing procedure that has recently taken place and the signature of the Arti- cles of Agreement, on 29-06-2009.
Romania reiterates that it does not recognize the “Republic of Kosovo” as a State.
The admission of the “Republic of Kosovo” to the International Mon- etary Fund and the World Bank and the membership of this entity in these bodies, alongside Romania, are without prejudice to the position of Romania vis-à-vis the status of Kosovo and do not presume in any- way the recognition by Romania of the statehood of the “Republic of Kosovo”.
Servië, 17 augustus 2009
Declaration of the Republic of Serbia with respect to the purported accession of the so-called “Republic of Kosovo” to the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The Republic of Serbia declares that acts of signing and depositing pur- ported instrument of accession to the Articles of Agreement of the Inter- national Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the representa- tives of the so-called “Republic of Kosovo” are in violation of international law and in particular United Nations Security Council reso- lution 1244. Consequently, they are null and void and without any legal effect.
The Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija is part of the Repub- lic of Serbia currently under United Nations administration pursuant to Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).
Slowakije, 16 september 2009
The Slovak Republic declares that the admittance of “the Republic of Kosovo”, as a member of the International Monetary Fund and Interna- tional Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the membership of this entity in these bodies, does not prejudge the position of the Slovak Republic on the status of Kosovo under United Nations Security Coun- cil Resolution 1244/99, which will be decided in accordance with na- tional practice and international law.
G. INWERKINGTREDING
Zie Trb. 1956, 154, rubriek X xxx Xxx. 1987, 171 en rubriek J van
Trb. 1989, 121.
De wijziging van 30 januari 2009 van artikel V, sectie 3, onderdeel a, van de Overeenkomst zal ingevolge het tweede lid van de resolutie juncto artikel VIII, onderdeel c, van de Overeenkomst, zoals gewijzigd (zie rubriek J van Trb. 1987, 171), voor alle lidstaten in werking treden drie maanden na de datum waarop de Bank, bij een aan alle leden gerichte formele mededeling, verklaart dat drievijfde van de leden met 85% van het totale aantal stemmen, de wijziging hebben aanvaard.
J. VERWIJZINGEN
Voor verwijzingen en andere verdragsgegevens zie Trb. 1956, 154,
Trb. 1962, 162, Trb. 1966, 212, Trb. 1977, 41, Trb. 1987, 171 en
Trb. 1989, 121.
Titel : Statuut van het Internationaal Gerechtshof; San Francisco, 26 juni 1945
Laatste Trb. : Trb. 1997, 106
Titel : Overeenkomst betreffende het Internationale Monetaire Fonds;
Washington, 27 december 1945
Laatste Trb. : Trb. 2009, 190
Titel : Verdrag nopens de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de gespecialiseerde organisaties;
New York, 21 november 1947
Laatste Trb. : Trb. 2004, 59
Uitgegeven de zesde november 2009.
De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken,
M. J. M. VERHAGEN
TRB5049
ISSN 0920 - 2218
Sdu Uitgevers
’s-Gravenhage 2009