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            제15304호                            2003. 1.21. (화요일)
                                     international postal service between the
         3. The annual meetings of the Executive Council
                                     Member-Countries;
          following the first meeting are convened by its
                                    (C)To maintain contacts with postal
          chairman.
                                     administrations of the Member-Countries of
         4. Each Executive Council meeting shall
                                     the Union with a view to improving the
          designate the country in which the next
                                     postal service;
          Executive Council meeting is to be held. When
                                    (D)To prescribe rules for the administration of
          an Executive Council meeting has to be
                                     the Bureau and to supervise the activities of
          convened without a host country, the meeting
                                     the Bureau;
          shall be convened where the Bureau is
                                    (E)To review and approve the annual budget
          situated. In that event, the host will be the
                                     and accounts of the Administrative Section
          Bureau itself and not the postal administration
                                     prepared by the Bureau in the intervals
          of the country where the Bureau is situated.
                                     between Congresses;
          The expenditure of such meetings will be
                                    (F)To make useful contacts with the various
          borne by the Bureau from its own budget by
                                     organs of the Universal Postal Union, with
          raising the contribution share of each country.
                                     the restricted unions or with other
         5. Between ordinary sessions, the Council may
                                     specialized agencies of the United Nations
          be convened as a general rule at the place
                                     with special interests in the area, and, if
          where the Bureau is situated, by the chairman
                                     necessary, to appoint representatives to
          at the request of a two-thirds majority of the
                                     Conferences of such organizations;
          Member-Countries of the Union.
                                    (G)To conclude agreements on behalf of the
         6. After consultation with the chairman of the
                                     Union with the Universal Postal Union, and
          Executive Council, the host country fixes the
                                     other restricted unions and international
          date and place of the Executive Council
                                     organizations with regard to such matters as
          meeting. Invitations to such meetings are
                                     technical co-operation, with the concurrence
          issued to each Member-Country and
                                     of at least two-thirds of the members of the
          observers by the chairman of the Executive
                                     Union. The Council may authorize the
          Council or, if the chairman so desires, by the
                                     Director of the Bureau to execute such
          Bureau. However, should the host country so
                                     agreements;
          desire, it may issue the invitations directly to
                                    (H)To assemble, prior to each Universal
          member administrations and also circulate
                                     Postal Congress, in accordance with the
          through diplomatic channels.
                                     provisions of Article 115, paragraph 2; and
         7. The working expenditure of the Council is
                                    (I)To take necessary steps, with the
          borne by the Union. The services of a Council
                                     agreement of the majority of the members of
          member are gratuitous.
                                     the Union, provisionally to carry out such
         8. Member-Countries shall be represented at
                                     other administrative acts which are not
          meetings of the Council by qualified postal
                                     covered by the Acts of the Union and cannot
          officials.
                                     await the next Congress for settlement.
         9. The functions of the Council are:
                                   10. The Council draws up the rules of procedure
          (A)To perform any duty assigned to it by a
                                    necessary for its work.
           resolution of the Congress;
                                   11. When necessary, consultations and decisions
          (B)To lay down the international postal
                                    of the Council may be made by correspondence.
           service rules which shall provide for details
                                   12. The Director of the Bureau assumes the task
           necessary for the operation of the
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