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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 08:15:06+00:00

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Art.2.1x.h h) Promote cooperation with research institutions in other regions.
Art.3.1x.g g) High latitude processes.
Art.5.1 1. The Conference of the Parties shall be the principal policy-making organ of the Institute.
Art.5.2 2. Each Party shall be a member of the Conference of the Parties.
Art.5.3 3. The Conference of the Parties shall meet at least once every year.
Art.5.4.m m) Perform other functions as necessary to achieve the objectives of the Institute.
Art.6.1 1. The Executive Council shall be the executive organ of the Institute.
Art.6.2 2. The Executive Council shall be composed of up to nine members elected by the Conference of the Parties for two-year terms, taking into account the need for balanced geographic representation.
Art.6.3 3. The Executive Council shall meet at least twice a year and shall strive to hold its meetings in different locations among the Parties.
Art.6.4.h h) Perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.7.1 1. The Scientific Advisory Committee shall be the principal scientific advisory organ of the Institute.
Art.7.3 3. The Scientific Advisory Committee shall meet as necessary and at least once a year.
Art.7.4.f f) Perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.8.1 1. The Directorate shall be the primary administrative organ of the Institute.
Art.8.2 2. The Directorate shall be composed of a Director and staff.
Art.8.3 3. The Director shall be the highest executive officer of the Institute.
Art.8.4 4. The Director shall be elected by a two-thirds majority of the Conference of the Parties from nominations submitted by the Parties and for a three-year term with eligibility for a single additional term.
Art.8.5.i i) Perform any other functions entrusted to it by the Conference of the Parties or the Executive Council.
Art.8.6 6. The Director shall not be a citizen or permanent resident of the Party hosting the Directorate.
Art.9.1 1. Institute Research Centers shall be developed and designated by the Conference of the Parties only based upon proposals submitted by Parties interested in hosting such Centers in their own territory.
Art.9.3.f f) Perform any other functions provided in this Agreement for the Institute Research Centers or entrusted to them by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.11.1 1. The Conference of the Parties may invite States outside the region, regional or international intergovernmental organizations, and industries and other nongovermnental and private organizations interested in supporting the Scientific Agenda and programmatic activities of the Institute, to become Associates of the Institute.
Art.11.2 2. Associates may participate as observers in the meetings of the Conference of the Parties.
Art.11.3 3. Associates shall be entitled collectively to nominate one member of the Scientific Advisory committee, on the basis of a procedure to be agreed among them.
Art.11.4 4. Each Associate shall conclude with the Institute, through the Director, an Agreement of Association which shall specify the area or areas of the Scientific Agenda that will be supported by the Associate, and the modalities of such support.
Art.13.3 3. The Executive Council, with the assistance of the Director, will propose to the Conference of the Parties, for its approval, the establishment of an endowment fund which would generate income through an interest-bearing arrangement, as well as options to obtain resources through other means.
Art.14.1 1. A Party in which the Directorate is located shall accord privileges and immunities to the Director and non-national staff of the Directorate, consistent with those privileges and immunities customarily accorded to international governmental organizations, and as appropriate to allow the Director and staff to carry out their functions.
Art.14.2 2. The Party in which the Directorate is located shall enter into an appropriate host agreement with the Institute to provide for these privileges and immunities, taking into account international law.
Art.15.1 1. This Agreement shall be open for signature in Uruguay by independent States of the Inter-American region from the 13th of May, 1992 to the 12th of May, 1993. These States shall be known as Founding Parties. The Agreement shall then be open for accession with the Depository by other independent States of the Inter-American region.
Art.15.2 2. This Agreement shall enter into force sixty days after the date on which six independent States of the Inter-American region have notified the Depository, through diplomatic channels, that they have completed their corresponding domestic legal requirements.
Art.15.3 3. Amendments approved by a two-thirds vote in the Conference of the Parties, shall come into force sixty days after the date on which two-thirds of the Parties have notified the Depository, through diplomatic channels, that they have completed their corresponding domestic legal requirements.
Art.15.4 4. Any Party may withdraw from this Agreement by providing written notification through diplomatic channels to the Depository, six months in advance of the effective date of withdrawal, without prejudice to its compliance with the pending obligations to the ongoing projects.

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