prop · GH0362 · 1994-01-01 00:00:00 — Proposals to amend this Convention, including the Annexes, shall be considered only if they are supported by at least of the total weighted votes of all Contracting Parties. For all decisions of the Council, a quorum must exist at the time when the decision is made which: a. for decisions relating to amendments to the Convention and its Annexes, is equivalent to at least two thirds of the total weighted votes of all Contracting Parties; b. for all other decisions, is equivalent to at least one half of the total weighted votes of all Contracting Parties. to the Council may participate in the discussions but shall not have the right to vote. Head of Office and Staff The Head of Office shall act as the legal representative of the and shall have the authority, within limits agreed by the Council, to enter into contracts on behalf of the . The Head of Office may delegate this authority, in whole or in part, to the Deputy Head of Office. The Head of Office shall be responsible for the proper execution of all internal and external activities of the in accordance with this Convention, the Headquarters Agreement, the work programme, the budget, and directives and guidelines given by the Council. A set of Staff Rules shall be established by the Council. A work programme for the covering a three year period shall each year be established by basis of a proposal from the ERC. The first year of this programme shall contain sufficient detail to enable the annual budget of the to be established. The financial year of the run from the 1st of January to the 31st of following. The Head of Office shall be responsible for preparing the annual budget and annual accounts for the and submitting them for consideration and approval as appropriate by the Council. The budget shall be prepared taking into account the requirements of the work programme established in accordance with Article 10. The timetable for submitting and approving the budget, in advance of the year to which it applies, shall be determined by the Council. A set of detailed financial regulations shall be established by the Council. They shall, inter alia, contain provisions about the timetable for the submission and approval of the annual accounts of the and provisions concerning the audit of the accounts. The capital expenditure and the current operating expenses of the , excluding costs related to Council meetings, shall be borne by the Contracting Parties, who shall share the costs on the basis of the contributory units in accordance with the table at , which is an integral part of this Convention. This shall not preclude the , after decision by the Council, from carrying out work for third parties on a cost-recovery basis. Costs related to Council meetings shall be borne by the of the country in which the meeting takes place. and subsistence expenses shall be borne by the authorities represented. A State becomes a Contracting Party to this Convention either by the procedure of Article 14 or by the procedure of Article 15. On a State becoming a Contracting Party to this Convention, the contributory unit referred to in , as amended in accordance with Article 15, shall apply. whose is a Member of CEPT may become a Contracting Party by: a. signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or b. signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval. This Convention shall be open for signature as of the 23rd of 1993 until it enters into force, and shall thereafter remain open for accession. This Convention shall be open for accession by any State whose is a Member of CEPT. After consultation with the acceding State, the Council shall adopt the necessary amendments to . Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of Article 20, such amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Government of has received the instrument of accession of that State. The instrument of accession shall express the consent of the acceding State with the adopted amendments of . This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Government of has received sufficient signatures and, if required, instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval from Contracting Parties, so as to ensure that at least of the maximum possible number of contributory units referred to in have been committed. After entry into force of this Convention each subsequent Contracting Party shall be bound by its provisions including amendments in force as from the first day of the second month following the date on which the Government of has received that party''''s instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. After this Convention has been in force for two years, any Contracting Party may denounce it by giving notice in writing to the Government of , who shall notify this denunciation to the Council, the Contracting Parties and the Head of Office. The denunciation shall take effect at the expiry of the next full financial year as specified in Article 11, paragraph 1, following the date of receipt of the notice of denunciation by the Government of . Rights and Obligations of the Contracting Parties Nothing in this Conventions shall interfere with the sovereign right of each Contracting Party to regulate its own telecommunications. Each Contracting Party which is a of Economic Community will apply this Convention in accordance with its obligations under the Treaty establishing Economic Community. No reservation may be made to this Convention. dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention and its Annexes which is not settled by the good offices of the Council, shall be submitted by the parties concerned to arbitration in accordance with , which is an integral part of this Convention. may adopt amendments to the Convention subject to confirmation in writing by all Contracting Parties. The amendments shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties on the first day of the third month after the Government of has notified the Contracting Parties of the receipt of notifications of ratification, acceptance or approval from all Contracting Parties. The original of this Convention, with subsequent amendments, and instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval or accession shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of . The Government of provide a certified copy of the Convention and the text of any amendment as adopted by the Council, to all States that have signed or acceded the Convention and to the President in Office of CEPT. Copies shall further be sent for information to the Secretary-General of the , to the Liaison Office of CEPT, to the President of the Commission of Communities and to the Secretary-General of . The Government of notify all States that have signed or acceded the Convention and the President in Office of CEPT, of all signatures, ratifications, acceptances, approvals and denunciations, as well as of the entry into force of the Convention and of each amendment. The Government of further notify all States that have signed or acceded to the Convention and the President in Office of CEPT of the entry into force of each accession. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned representatives, having been duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention. DONE at................this........................day of................19... in a single copy in the English, French and German languages, each text being equally authentic. Contributory Units to be Used as a Basis for Financial Contribution and in Weighted Voting For the purposes of adjudicating upon any dispute referred to in Article 19 of the Convention, an Arbitral Tribunal shall be established in accordance with the following paragraphs. to the Convention may join either party to the dispute in the arbitration. The Tribunal shall consist of three members. Each party to the dispute shall nominate one arbitrator within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the request by one party to refer the dispute to arbitration. The first two arbitrators shall, within a period of six months from the nomination of the second arbitrator, nominate the third arbitrator, who shall be the Chairman of the Tribunal. If one of the two arbitrators has not been nominated within the required period he shall, at the request of either party, be nominated by the Secretary General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The same procedure shall apply if the Chairman of the Tribunal has not been nominated within the required period. The Tribunal shall determine its seat and establish its own rules of procedure. The decision of the Tribunal shall be in accordance with international law and shall be based on the Convention and general principles of law. Each party shall bear the costs relating to the arbitrator for whose nomination it is responsible, as well as the costs of being represented before the Tribunal. The expenditure relating to the Chairman of the Tribunal shall be shared equally by the parties to the dispute. The award of the Tribunal shall be made by a majority of its members, who may not abstain from voting. This award shall be final and binding on all parties to the dispute and no appeal shall lie against it. The parties shall comply with the award without delay. In the event of a dispute as to its meaning or scope, the Tribunal shall interpret it at the request of any party to the dispute. Utdrag ur protokoll vid regeringsammanträde Närvarande: statsministern , ordförande, och statsråden , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Regeringen beslutar proposition 1993/94:62 anslutning till ett europeiskt radiokom- munikationskontor ().