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                                    of the Union in an advisory capacity without
         2. The Bureau shall compile a status report of
                                    the right to vote, provided they represent the
          action taken by Member-Countries to
                                    United Nations or one of its specialized
          implement resolutions of the Congress and
                                    agencies or any other international organization
          shall provide the report to the Executive
                                    having an interest in the work of the Union.
          Council for its consideration.
                                    Other observers may also be invited to attend
             Article VI(Article 105 amended)
                                    provided that they represent other restricted
         Organization and Convening of Congresses and
                                    postal unions, or postal administrations of
         Extraordinary Congresses
                                    Member-Countries of the Universal Postal
         1. The representatives of the Member-Countries
                                    Union, or postal administrations of countries
          of the Union meet in Congress not later than
                                    which are non-members of the Universal Postal
          two years after the holding of each Universal
                                    Union and of non-self governing territories and
          Postal Congress in order to revise the Acts of
                                    other areas in Asia and the pacific. At the
          the Union, if necessary, and to consider, as
                                    request of the Congress or the Executive
          necessary, other postal problems of common
                                    Council, the invitation is made by the Bureau.
          interest to the Member-Countries.
                                    However, should the Government of the host
         2. Each country is represented in Congress by
                                    country so desire, it may issue the invitations.
          one or more delegates duly authorized for that
                                   7. For the Organization of its work and the
          purpose by their respective Governments. A
                                    conduct of its debates, Congress shall apply
          country may arrange for its representation in
                                    the Rules of Procedure of Congresses.
          Congress by another country, provided that a
                                   8. The place and date of assembly of an
          delegation represents and votes for only one
                                    Extraordinary Congress is fixed by the
          country other than its own.
                                    Executive Council in Agreement with the
         3. Each country has only one vote.
                                    Member-Countries initiating the Congress.
         4. In principle, each Congress designates the
                                   9. The provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 6 and 7 of
          country in which the next Congress is to be
                                    this Article apply to Extraordinary Congresses
          held. If that designation proves inapplicable or
                                    as well.
          inoperative, it falls to the Executive Council to
                                       Article VII(Article 106 amended)
          designate the country where Congress is to
                                   Composition, Functioning and Meetings of the
          meet, after consultation with that country. In
                                   Executive Council
          the event where the venue of the next
                                   1. The Executive Council comprises all the
          Congress is not decided or where the host
                                    Member-Countries of the Union, with a
          country eventually shows its inability to hold
                                    quorum of the majority.
          the Congress, its meeting would then be held
                                   2. The chairman of each Congress convenes the
          in the country where the Bureau is situated.
                                    first meeting of the Council immediately after
         5. After consultation with the Bureau, the host
                                    the holding of that Congress at the same
          Government fixes the date and place of the
                                    venue. At the meeting, the Council elects from
          Congress. In principle, six months before that
                                    among its members a chairman and a vice-
          date, invitations are issued to the Government
                                    chairman, who hold office until the conclusion
          of each Member-Country of the Union by the
                                    of the next Congress. In the normal course the
          Bureau on behalf of the host Government.
                                    chairmanship shall devolve by right on the
          However, should the host Government so
                                    host country of Congress but the latter may
          desire, it may issue the invitations.
                                    waive that right if it so wishes.
         6. Observers may be invited to attend meetings
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