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            제15304호                            2003. 1.21. (화요일)
                                    accession or withdrawal becomes effective.
         3. Amendments made to the provisions of
                                      Article XVIII(Article 117 amended)
          Chapter V of the General Regulations and their
                                   Budget and Accounts of the Union
          final Protocols shall be sanctioned by the
                                   1. The expenditure of the Administrative Section
          notification of the Director of the Bureau to
                                    shall not exceed the sum of 80,000 US dollars
          the Governments of Member-Countries.
                                    per annum.
             Article XVI(Article 115 amended)
                                   2. The Bureau shall prepare, at least two months
         Proposals submitted to the Universal Postal
                                    before the end of each calendar year, an
         Congresses
                                    estimate of the budget of the Administrative
         1. The postal administrations of all Member-
                                    Section for the following year covering the
          Countries shall make known to the other
                                    period from January 1 to December 31,
          Member-Countries and to the Bureau, at the
                                    containing detailed data of its estimated
          same time as they advise the International
                                    expenditure and receipts as compared with the
          Bureau of the Universal Postal Union, the
                                    figures of the preceding budget and the
          proposals which they submit to Universal
                                    previous final account. It shall submit this
          Postal Congresses. Notwithstanding the
                                    budget estimate to the Executive Council, or
          provisions of Article 3 of the Constitution,
                                    to Congress when it convenes, for approval.
          these proposals may be prepared in French.
                                    Pending such approval, the Bureau shall
         2. Member-Countries may assemble, prior to
                                    function within the limits of the budgetary
          and during each Universal Postal Congress, in
                                    figures of the preceding year.
          order to exchange and harmonize their views
          on the proposals and other important matters
                                   3. The Bureau shall prepare, during the first
          to be discussed there.
                                    quarter of each year, a report of the
             Article XVII(Article 116 amended)
                                    Administrative Section to which shall be
         Contribution Classes
                                    attached a detailed final account of the
         1. For the apportionment of the expenses of the
                                    preceding year and all documents regarding
          Administrative Section, the Member-
                                    receipts and expenditure. This report shall be
          Countries are divided into four groups. Those
                                    submitted to the Executive Council or to
                                    Congress for approval and for distribution to
          contributing to the expenses of the Universal
                                    the Postal Administrations of the Union.
          Postal Union as members of the over 50, 50,
                                   4. The expenditure of the Administrative Section
          40, 35, 25 and 20 unit classes contribute 5
                                    shall be in accordance with the budget
          units; those contributing as members of the
                                    approved by the Executive Council or by
          15, 10, and 5 unit classes contribute 3 units;
                                    Congress. The expenditure of the Training
          those contributing as members of the 3 and 1
                                    Section shall be in accordance with the budget
          unit classes contribute 2 units; and those
                                    approved by the Governing Board.
          contributing as members of the half unit class
                                   5. The limits laid down in paragraph 1 may be
          contribute 1 unit. However, a Member-
                                    exceeded to enable the recruitment of
          Country may contribute more units.
                                    personnel or otherwise to provide for the
         2. Countries which accede to the Union as well
                                    efficient operation of the Administrative
          as those which withdraw from the Union share
                                    Section, if a majority of the Member-
          in the expenditure of the Administrative
                                    Countries of the Union agrees.
          Section for the entire year during which their
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