Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00962:section:6:p8
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Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 8/21)
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to serve any purpose within the competence of the Organization.

Article 39

 The Board, from time to time and in any event annually, shall review the necessity for continuing each committee.

Article 40

 The Board may provide for the creation of or the participation by the Organization in joint or mixed committees with other organizations and for the representation of the Organization in committees established by such other organizations.

CHAPTER IX

CONFERENCES

Article 41

 The Health Assembly or the Board may convene local, general, technical or other special conferences to consider any matter within the competence of the Organization and may provide for the representation at such conferences of international organizations and, with the consent of the government concerned, of national organizations, governmental or non‑governmental. The manner of such representation shall be determined by the Health Assembly or the Board.

Article 42

 The Board may provide for representation of the Organization at conferences in which the Board considers that the Organization has an interest.

CHAPTER X

HEAD‑QUARTERS

Article 43

 The location of the head‑quarters of the Organization shall be determined by the Health Assembly after consultation with the United Nations.

CHAPTER XI

REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

Article 44
       (a) The Health Assembly shall from time to time define the geographical areas in which it is desirable to establish a regional organization.
       (b) The Health Assembly may, with the consent of a majority of the Members situated within each area so defined, establish a regional organization to meet the special needs of such area. There shall not be more than one regional organization in each area.

Article 45

 Each regional organization shall be an integral part of the Organization in accordance with this Constitution.

Article 46

 Each regional organization shall consist of a Regional Committee and a Regional Office.

Article 47

 Regional Committees shall be composed of representatives of the Member States and Associate Members in the region concerned. Territories or groups of territories within the region, which are not responsible for the conduct of their international relations and which are not Associate Members, shall have the right to be represented and to participate in Regional Committees. The nature and extent of the rights and obligations of these territories or groups of territories in Regional Committees shall be determined by the Health Assembly in consultation with the Member or other authority having responsibility for the international relations of these territories and with the Member States in the region.

Article 48

 Regional Committees shall meet as often as necessary and shall determine the place of each meeting.

Article 49

 Regional Committees shall adopt their own rules of procedure.

Article 50

 The functions of the Regional Committee shall be:
       (a) to formulate policies governing matters