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which the Council assigns to him.

Article 52.

Voting in Council.
Decisions by the Council shall require approval by a majority of its members. The Council may delegate authority with respect to any particular matter to a committee of its members. Decisions of any committee of the Council may be appealed to the Council by any interested contracting State.

Article 53.

Participation without a vote.
Any contracting State may participate, without a vote, in the consideration by the Council and by its committees and commissions of any question which especially affects its interests. No member of the Council shall vote in the consideration by the Council of a dispute to which it is a party.

Article 54.

Mandatory functions of Council.
    The Council shall:
      (a) Submit annual reports to the Assembly;
      (b) Carry out the directions of the Assembly and discharge the duties and obligations which are laid on it by this Convention;
      (c) Determine its organization and rules of procedure;
      (d) Appoint and define the duties of an Air Transport Committee, which shall be chosen from among the representatives of the members of the Council, and which shall be responsible to it;
      (e) Establish an Air Navigation Commission, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter X;
      (f) Administer the finances of the Organization in accordance with the provisions of Chapters XII and XV;
      (g) Determine the emoluments of the President of the Council;
      (h) Appoint a chief executive officer who shall be called the Secretary General, and make provision for the appointment of such other personnel as may be necessary, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XI;
      (i) Request, collect, examine and publish information relating to the advancement of air navigation and the operation of international air services, including information about the costs of operation and particulars of subsidies paid to airlines from public funds;
      (j) Report to contracting States any infraction of this Convention, as well as any failure to carry out recommendations or determinations of the Council;
      (k) Report to the Assembly any infraction of this Convention where a contracting State has failed to take appropriate action within a reasonable time after notice of the infraction;
      (l) Adopt, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of this Convention, international standards and recommended practices; for convenience, designate them as Annexes to this Convention; and notify all contracting States of the action taken;
      (m) Consider recommendations of the Air Navigation Commission for amendment of the Annexes and take action in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XX;
      (n) Consider any matter relating to the Convention which any contracting State refers to it.

Article 55.

Permissive functions of Council.
    The Council may:
      (a) Where appropriate and as experience