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                   Article XX      well as those concerning the international postal
         Entry into force and duration of the Second
                                   service between the Member-Countries.
         Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the
                                       Article II(Article 101 amended)
         Asian-Pacific Postal Union
                                   Language Used for the Publication of Documents,
         This Second Additional Protocol shall come into
                                   for Official Correspondence and for the
         force on 1 July 2002 and shall remain in force
                                   Deliberations of Meetings
         for an indefinite period.
                                   1. English shall be used for the publication of
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Plenipotentiaries of
                                    documents of the Bureau and for official
         the Governments of the Member-Countries have
                                    correspondence between the Bureau and the
                                    Member-Countries.
         drawn up this Second Additional Protocol, which
                                   2. English shall be used in the deliberations of
         shall have the same force and the same validity
                                    meetings of the organs of the Union. However,
         as if its provisions were inserted in the text of
                                    subject to arrangement for interpretation into
         the Constitution itself, and have signed it in a
                                    English, other languages are admissible.
         single original which shall be deposited with the
                                   3. The costs of interpretation mentioned in
         Government of a Member-Country designated
                                    paragraph 2 shall be borne by the delegations
         by the Congress. A copy thereof shall be
                                    using the alternative language. However,
         delivered to each Member-Country by that
                                    when French is concerned, the host country of
         Government.
                                    the meetings shall furnish, as far as possible,
         Done at Tehran, september 18, 2000.
                                    any convenient means of interpretation to the
            ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE
            GENERAL REGULATIONS OF THE
                                    delegations using this language.
            ASIAN-PACIFIC POSTAL UNION
                                       Article III(Article 102 amended)
         The Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the
                                   Languages other than English
         Member-Countries of the Asian-Pacific Postal
                                   Member-Countries whose language is not
         Union, met in Congress at Tehran, in view of
                                   English may provide for a translation at their
         Article 21, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of
                                   own expense, subject to provisions in Article
         the Asian-Pacific Postal Union done at
                                   101, paragraph 3.
         Bangkok on 4 December 1985, have adopted,
                                       Article IV(Article 103 amended)
         subject to ratification, acceptance or approval,
                                   Special Agreements
         the following amendments to the General
                                   The conclusion of Special Agreements in
         Regulations of the Asian-Pacific Postal Union.
                                   accordance with Article 4 of the Constitution
              Article I(Preamble amended)
                                   shall be notified through the intermediary of the
         The undersigned representatives, duly authorized
                                   Bureau to Member-Countries or their postal
         by their respective Governments, having regard
                                   administrations, as the case may be.
         to Article 14, paragraph 2, of the Constitution of
                                       Article V(Article 104 amended)
         the Asian-Pacific Postal Union have, by
                                   Resolutions of the Congress
         common consent, and subject to Article 15,
                                   1. Member-Countries shall take such action
         paragraph 2, of the Constitution, drawn up in
                                    considered appropriate to implement resolutions
         these General Regulations the following
                                    of the Congress and shall undertake to inform
         provisions securing the application of the
                                    the Bureau from time to time of action so
         Constitution and the functioning of the Union as
                                    taken and progress to date.
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