Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1947A00091:section:2:p9
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Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 9/19)
Character Range: 23330–26174

shall be authenticated by the signatures of the President of the Conference and of the Director‑General. Of these copies one shall be deposited in the archives of the International Labour Office and the other with the Secretary‑General of the United Nations. The Director‑General will communicate a certified copy of the Convention or Recommendation to each of the Members.
         *      5.  In the case of a Convention—
           (a)  the Convention will be communicated to all Members for ratification;
           (b) each of the Members undertakes that it will, within the period of one year at most from the closing of the session of the Conference, or if it is impossible owing to exceptional circumstances to do so within the period of one year, then at the earliest practicable moment and in no case later than eighteen months from the closing of the session of the Conference, bring the Convention before the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, for the enactment of legislation or other action;
           (c) Members shall inform the Director‑General of the International Labour Office of the measures taken in accordance with this Article to bring the Convention before the said competent authority or authorities, with particulars of the authority or authorities regarded as competent, and of the action taken by them;
           (d) if the Member obtains the consent of the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, it will communicate the formal ratification of the Convention to the Director‑General and will take such action as may be necessary to make effective the provisions of such Convention;
           (e) if the Member does not obtain the consent of the authority or authorities within whose competence the matter lies, no further obligation shall rest upon the Member except that it shall report to the Director‑General of the International Labour Office, at appropriate intervals as requested by the Governing Body, the position of its law and practice in regard to the matters dealt with in the Convention, showing the extent to which effect has been given, or is proposed to be given, to any of the provisions of the Convention by legislation, administrative action, collective agreement or otherwise and stating the difficulties which prevent or delay the ratification of such Convention.
         *      6.  In the case of a Recommendation—
           (a)  the Recommendation will be communicated to all Members for their consideration with a view to effect being given to it by national legislation or otherwise;
           (b) each of the members undertakes that it will, within a period of one year at most from the closing of the session of the Conference, or if it is impossible owing to exceptional circumstances to do so within the period of one year,