Publication: Magyar Közlöny
Issue: MK-2008-84 (Year: 2008, Number: 84)
Era: 2004-2010
Section: tárgyában címû 1931. évi IV. törvény. Ez a rendelkezés
Paragraph Index: 420

5. Any State which is bound by a declaration made under this Article shall, in any proceedings brought against it before a competent court in respect of any obligation specified in the declaration, waive any immunity that it would otherwise be entitled to invoke. Organization and administration Article 24 The HNS Fund shall have an Assembly and a Secretariat headed by the Director. Assembly Article 25 The Assembly shall consist of all States Parties to this Convention. Article 26 The functions of the Assembly shall be: (a) to elect at each regular session its President and two Vice-Presidents who shall hold office until the next regular session; (b) to determine its own rules of procedure, subject to the provisions of this Convention; 2008/84. szám (c) to develop, apply and keep under review internal and financial regulations relating to the aim of the HNS Fund as described in Article 13, paragraph 1(a), and the related tasks of the HNS Fund listed in Article 15; (d) to appoint the Director and make provisions for the appointment of such other personnel as may be necessary and determine the terms and conditions of service of the Director and other personnel; (e) to adopt the annual budget prepared in accordance with Article 15(b); (f) to consider and approve as necessary any recommendation of the Director regarding the scope of definition of contributing cargo; (g) to appoint auditors and approve the accounts of the HNS Fund; (h) to approve settlements of claims against the HNS Fund, to take decisions in respect of the distribution among claimants of the available amount of compensation in accordance with Article 14 and to determine the terms and conditions according to which provisional payments in respect of claims shall be made with a view to ensuring that victims of damage are compensated as promptly as possible; (i) to establish a Committee on Claims for Compensation with at least 7 and not more than 15 members and any temporary or permanent subsidiary body it may consider to be necessary, to define its terms of reference and to give it the authority needed to perform the functions entrusted to it; when appointing the members of such body, the Assembly shall endeavour to secure an equitable geographical distribution of members and to ensure that the States Parties are appropriately represented; the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly may be applied, mutatis mutandis, for the work of such subsidiary body; (j) to determine which States not party to this Convention, which Associate Members of the Organization and which intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations shall be admitted to take part, without voting rights, in meetings of the Assembly and subsidiary bodies; (k) to give instructions concerning the administration of the HNS Fund to the Director and subsidiary bodies; (l) to supervise the proper execution of this Convention and of its own decisions; (m) to review every five years the implementation of this Convention with particular reference to the performance of the system for the calculation of levies and the contribution mechanism for domestic trade; and (n) to perform such other functions as are allocated to it under this Convention or are otherwise necessary for the proper operation of the HNS Fund. Article 27

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