PROCES-VERBAL DE RECTIFICATION

DE LA CONVENTION INTERNATIONALE SE SUBSTITUANT

A LA CONVENTION DU 21 JUIN 1920, MODIFIEE

LE 31 MAI 1937, RELATIVE A D'INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL

DU FROID, OUVERTE A LA SIGNATURE A PARIS

LE Ter DECELBRE 1954

PROCES-VERBAL OF CORRECTION

MOIRE AGREEMAN CONCARNING IHE LNTARNATLONA

INSTITUTE OF REFRIGERATION, REPLACING THE

CONVENTION OF 21st JUNE 1920, AS MODIFIED

ON 31st MAI 1937, OPENED FOR DIGNATURE AI PARIS

ON THE 1st OF DECEMBER 1954
Considérant qu'une Convention

Internationale relative à l'Ins- titut International du Froid a été ouverte à la signature à Paris le ler décembre 1954 et que l'original en a été déposé dans les archives au gouvernement de la République

Française,

Considérant que les signatures apposées sur les textes français et anglais de cette Convention ne sont pas précédées de la mention nomina-| tive des Etats signataires,

Considérant que les gouvernements signataires de la Convention sont d'accord pour que cette lacune soit comblée en identifiant les signa- tures, ci-dessous rappelées entre parenthèses, par les mentions suivantes:

Whereas an Interna- tional Convention on the

International Institute of

Refrigeration was opened for signature at Paris on the

Ist of December 1954 and is deposited in the archives of the Government of the French

Republic, and

Whereas the signatures on the English and French texts of the said Convention are not preceded by the indication of the names of the signatory States, and

Whereas the Governments signatory to the Convention have agreed that this omission should be corrected by iden- tifying the signatures, shown in between brackets, as indi- cated hereunder :
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Pour la République Française: For the French Republic:

(Moustier)

Pour la France Métropolitaine, £ For Metropolitan France,

Algérie, AOF, Madagascar, Algeria, F.0.A. kadagascar,

Maroc, Tunisie, Vietnam. J Morocco, Tunisia, Vietnam. Z

Pour l'rispagne : For Spain:

(le Comte de Cesa Rojas)

Pour l'Australie; For Australia:

(Keith Officer)

Pour le Danemark: For Denmark:

(E. Waerum)

Pour la République For the Federal Republic

Fédérale d'Allemagne: of Germany:

(Dr W. Hausenstein)

Pour la Belgique: For Belgium;

(Guillaume)

Pour l'Italie; For Italy:

(P. Quaroni)

Pour le Royaume-Uni de Grande For the United Kingdom of

Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord: Great Britain and Northern

Ireland:

(Gladwyn Jebb)

Pour 1'U.R.85.5. : For the Union of Soviet

pocialist Republics;

(S. Vinogradov)

Pour la Grèce: For Greece:

(R. Raphaël)
Pour le Japon : For Japan:

(K. Nishimura)

Pour la Nouvelle Zélande: For New Zealand:

(Jane Robertson Me Kenzie)

Four la Tchécoslovaquie : For Czechoslovakia:

(Soucek Gustav)

Pour l'Union de l'Afrique For Union of South Africa:

du Sud : (Harry Thomson Andrews) l

Pour le Canada: For Canada :

(Jean Desy)

Pour le Royaume des For the Kingdom of the

Pays-Bas: Netherlands:

(W. Van Boetzelaer)

Pour la Norvège: For Norway:

(Rolf Anävord)

Pour le Portugal: For Portugal:

(Marcello Gonçalves Nunes Duarte Mathias)

Pour l'Argentine: For Argentina:

(0. Astengo)

Pour la Pologne: For Poland:

(S. Gajewski)
Je soussigné, Ministre des Affaires Etrangères de la

République Française, déclare que le texte de ladite

Convention est complété confor- mement aux adđjonctions préci- tées.

En foi de quoi, j'ai signé le présent Procès= verbal,

Fait à Paris le en français et en anglais, en un seul exemplaire qui sera déposé avec la susđite

Convention dans les archives du Gouvernement de la Républi- que Française qui en délivrera une. copie certifiée conforme à chacun des gouvernements signa- taires et adhérents. /.

Now, therefore, I under- signed Minister for Foreign

Affairs of the French Republic declare that the text of the said Convention shall bpe regarded as completed in accor dance with such additions,

In witness whereof I have signed the present Proces verbal.

Done at Paris this in the English and French languages, in a single copy, which shall be deposited with the aforesaid Convention in the archives of the Government of the French Republic, which shail transmit a certified cop thereof to each signatory anā acceding Government ./.

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AGREEMENT

THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF REFRIGERATION

REPLACING THE CONVENTION OF 21ST JUNE 1920

AS MODIFIED ON 31ST MAY 1937
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e Governments of the Member Countries of t ternational Institute of Refrigerati

developing bite pena go ton ospots of preture a constantly human welfare,

Whereas the uses of refrigeration are being extended to new fields,

the treatment and preservation of these foodstuffs,

this situation nor to present-day economic conditions,

Have agreed as follows :
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SECIION

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ARTICLE III

Member Countries, admission to membership

The Institute is comprised of the following Member

Countries which enjoy the rights and which are subject to the obligations laid down by this Agreement :

a) the Contracting Parties ;

b) the Territories the Contracting Parties notify

at

petr in fe anented 11ste present Agreenent and which

c) Countries which are not parties to the present greement if such Countries accede

tO this Agreement and

I their admission is accepted by the bxecutive Committee

d) Ierritories not included in the aypended list, it notified to the Institute by the Contracting Party responsible for their international relations and if their admission is accepted by the Executive Committee.

ARTICLE IV

Categories of Member Countries

2. Each wember Country decides the category in wnich it wishes to be placed.
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ARTICLE V

withdrawal, change of category from the instituter count ya in lot to weary by giving notice of at least one

year. Transfer into a higher

category may be made at any time on payment of the

appropriate supplementary contribution.

ARTICLE VI

Iransfer of rights and obligations to a competent association or organisation

organisation.

AKTICLE VII

Liaison with national groups

AKTICLE VIII

Honorary rembership

the institue, may,

upon the decision of the Executive

Committee, receive the title of honorary lember of the

Institute:
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ARTICLE IX

Associate Membership

Agreement.

SECII ON 3

UnGANS AND FRUCEDURE

General Conference

ARTICLE X

Powers of the General Conference

1. The Institute is placed under the authority and control of a General Conference.

2. The General Conference has the following principal powers :

woris of the Instateneral instructions for the procedure and

c) to elect the President and the Vice-Presidents of the inxecutive Committee;

) to elect the President and the Vice-tresidents o le Technical Board and the Presidents and Vice-President of Commissions who are the other members of the lechnical
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Composition and procedure of the General

Conference rey resentatives designato dont the else poser ot

ountries or b

onpetent association or organisation acting in place o the vember Countries.

• I'he number of representatives tron eac ember Country is fixed at for category 4 for category 3

3. depresentatives who are prevented from attending a meeting are

entitled to appoint as proxy one

of their colleagues at the General Conterence.

4. An ordinary session of the

General Conference

i9 held once every 4 years.

if it so decides or the

Executive

Convere reguest met in extraordinday sesston.

5. Resolutions of the General Conference are passed by a two-third majority of the

total number of

representatives or substitute

Terre sentamves present.

However, for the election of its President,

for the

election of the fresident and the Vice-fresidents of the the utive can Bote a simple theoretto re tentatives or

Technical Board a simple majority their „roxies is sutficient.

the t'resident having the

casting vote in the case of a tie.

6. Ihe Director is ex-officio Secretary of the

General Conference.

AKTICLE XII

President of the General conference opens with' tne elector of its resident.

ordinary session of the General Conference

2. Ihe same President cannot be elected for more than two terus in succession.

3. If the fresident is prevented from presiding over a meeting, his place is taken by the fresident or by a

Vice-President of the Executive Committee

4. The

President of the

General Conference is

invited to meetings of the Executive

Committee, of the
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techiet gain an ather cament omnittee and attends

Executive Conmittee

ARTICLE XIII

Powers of the Executive Committee to an ixecutive out yee rexe of the Institute are entrusted he instit tiots duted ty te rectal onteretee the duty of the Executive Committee to enforce

• the Executive Coumittee has fuil control over t administration

e Institute

c) it appoints the Director by secret ballot ;

d) it approves the budget ;

e) it approves agreements to be concluded with other

I) it makes all the general arrangements necessary for the running of the Institute ;

g) it nominates delegates to the management Conmittee ;

'onference.

ne reera, Such proves tor radedication at its but sa bion.

ARTICLE XIV

Composition and procedure of the Executive Committee

2. Each Member Country or competent association or organisation can also appoint a substitute delegate.

of the Executive Committee and they attend such meetings in an advisory capacity.
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lixecutive Come Director is ex-officio secretary of the up its own les of tessary, i thin uti committe drama greement and of the General Regulations.

ARTICLE XV

President and Vice-Presidents of the lixecutive

Committee

• The President of the Executive Committee ar the Vice-Presidents numbering from

ree to six, ar

elected at the General lonference at its ordinary session.

2.

e President and the Vice-Fresidents canr elected to the same office for more than two consecuti terns.

3. If the President

Vice-President ceases

to be a delegate to the decutive Dime tee or nestens

before a four-year period expires,.

the Executive Conmittee

at oint sa successor at its

following meeting,

oints a succes exitint t the end of the current period of four years.

4. The President and the Vice-Presidents of the

Executive Cormittee are

invited to the meetings of the

lechnical Board and attend such neeting, in an advisory cavacity.

Management Coumittee

ArTICLE AVI

1. It is the duty of the management Coumittee in the interval between meetings of the ixecutive Committee and ill accordance with the decisions made by the General
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Conference and the Exeçutive Committee to examine the orking of the Institute and in particular financial latters and to submit the annual budget to the Executiv

Committee.

3. Ihe management Committee meets when called y its President at least three times a year.

wanagement count Director is ex-officio secretary to the up its own rules on persed ten seal outer dran approval to the Executive Committee.

Technical Board and Commissions

ARTICLE XVII

'owers, composition and procedure of th echnical Boar

• Technical and scientific problems within the province of the Institute are studied by a Technical Boar and by Coumissions.

Commission.

One / rose Colleges on a chie oap i eat bed.
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Technical Board cannot be elected to the same office for nore than two consecutive terns.

6. During the intervals between sessions of the

General Conference, the Executive Committee elects members in succession to those who have resigned or are

prevented

7. Ihe Iechnical Board meets normally.

once a year.

Additional meetings may be held when called by its

President or at the request of one third of its members.

of members sod, on as dant bone least te in case of à tie.

"echnical Boarde Director is ex-officio secretary of the

10. If necessary, the lechnical Board draws uf ts own rules of procedure within the framework of the present Agreement and of the General regulations.

ARTICLE XVIII

Functions, composition and procedure of

Commissions

• The number of the Commissions and thei:

unctions are laid down by the General Regulations.

2. kach Commission has a President, one or more

Vice-Presidents and one or more secretaries.'

country; his duties end when the Congress has completed its work.

earing in mind recommendations forwarded t mber countries the otner lembers of the Commissions a

President the power of appointment during the intervals between its session.
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Working Farties

ARTICLE XIX

Working Parties

Working Farties may be formed to find a solutior to problems of interest to the Institute.

Management

ARTICLE XX

Director

1. Ihe Institute is run by the Director assisted by established and temporary staff.

2. Ihe Director is elected by secret ballot by the Executive Committee. His obligations and powers are laid down in the General regulations.

ARTICLE XXI

Establisned and temporary staff

1. The established and temporary members of the staff are aprointed and dismissed by the Director.

Their

rights and obligations are laid down in the General regulations.

The appointment of established staff is not valid until ather contratton by the shed sent omitte.
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ARTICLE XXII

International Congresses of Kerrigeration

International Crest recond in a four years.

2. The programme is approved by the Ixecutive

Committee. The work of,

organisation may be entrusted

to one or more bember Countries of the Institute.

Publications

ARTICLE XXIII

Publications

the Institute is published in its official

languages in

journals and other papers edited by the Institute.

2. The General Regulations lay down the pultrations are distributed free of charge to the kember of disseminating infornation which will its aims.

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FINANCIAL RESUUKOES

ARTICLE XXIV

Resources of the Institute the cost of running the Institute is covered :

weile Counte, and by extraordinary contributions from he sale or ceilin ration to for t ublications or documents in the various publications and in general by income accruing from all activities carried out within the framework of the present Agreement ;
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) by other subscriptions, gifts and legacies 'rom which it may legally benefit :

d) by income derived from its assets.

ARTICLE XXV

Budget

1. The Executive Conmittee examines at its

'inancial report for th

2. The Executive Committee can delegate to

ARTICLE XXVI

Amount of ordinary annual contributions payable by rember Countries

1. Each member Country's contribution is payable in French francs or in its own currency which a Iineness of 0.900 according

to the category to

hich the member Country belongs on the following basis :

Category

Annual contribution in gold francs 1, 600 200 4,800 3,200 1,600 800 may modify

wer coefficient in order to adant them to the activitie i the Institute or to the current economic situation

3. The new rates of contribution apply during the next four years.
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Non-payment of contributions

Member Countries which are more than two years in arrears with the payment of their financial contributions forfeit the privileges of membership and in particular the rights of vote until such time as their payments are regularised.

SECTION

MISCELLANEOUS CLAUSES

ARTICLE XXVIII

Relationships with other international Organisations

The Institute shall establish

with specialised

Agencies of the United Nations Organisation and with other international bodies such relationships as may assure collaboration in the achievement of their respective ains.

ARTICLE XXIX

Legal capacity, privileges and immunities

fvlfilment of its aims as defined in separate agreements made with the interested Member Countries.

ARTICLE XXX

Official languages

The official languages of the Institute are

French and English.

ARTICLE XXXI

Amendments to the Agreement

effective upon the approval by the General Conference.
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Conference.

ARTICLE XXXII

Duration of the Agreement

for periods of four years at a time unless terminated at the end of any such period.

ARTICLE XXXIII

Interpretation

ARTICLE XXXIV

Signature, ratification, entry into force
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3. Nevertheless, the Signatories agree, in order o avoid any delay in its execution, to put this Agreement into operation provisionally inmediately upon its being signed insofar as their constitutional and budgetary regulations pernit.

4. IN FAITH WHEREOF the following Plenipotentiaries, whose powers have been found in good and due form, have signed the present Agreement.

Done at Paris, the ist December 1954.

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