INSTRUMENT AMENDING THE CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
(GENEVA, 1992)

as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)
(Amendments adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006))

CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION^*
(GENEVA, 1992)

PART I - Foreword

By virtue of and in implementation of the relevant provisions of the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), in particular those in Article 42 thereof, the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006) has adopted the following amendments to the said Convention:

 CV/Art. 2

CHAPTER I

Functioning of the Union

SECTION 1

ARTICLE 2

Elections and Related Matters

Elected officials

MOD 13

1 The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall take up their duties on the dates determined by the Plenipotentiary Conference at the time of their election. They shall normally remain in office until dates determined by the following plenipotentiary conference, and they shall be eligible for re-election once only for the same post. Re-election shall mean that it is possible for only a second term, regardless of whether it is consecutive or not.

Members of the Radio Regulations Board

MOD 20

1 The members of the Radio Regulations Board shall take up their duties on the dates determined by the Plenipotentiary Conference at the time of their election. They shall remain in office until dates determined by the following plenipotentiary conference, and shall be eligible for re¬election once only. Re-election shall mean that it is possible for only a second term, regardless of whether it is consecutive or not.

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SECTION 2

ARTICLE 4

The Council

SUP 58
MOD 60B PP-02	9ter) Sector Members may attend, as observers, meetingsof the Council, its committees and its working groups, subject to the conditions established by the Council, including conditions relating to the number of such observers and the procedures for appointing them.
MOD 673 PP-98 PP-02	7) review and approve the biennial budget of the Union, and consider the budget forecast (included in the financial operating report prepared by the Secretary-General under No. 101 of this Convention) for the two-year period following a given budget period, taking account of the decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference in relation to No. 50 of the Constitution and of the financial limits set by the Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with No. 51 of the Constitution; it shall ensure the strictest possible economy but be mindful of the obligation upon the Union to achieve satisfactory results as expeditiously as possible. In so doing, the Council shall take into account the priorities established by the Plenipotentiary Conference as expressed in the strategic plan for the Union, the views of the Coordination Committee as contained in the report by the Secretary-General mentioned in No. 86 of this Convention and the financial operating report mentioned in No. 101 of this Conven¬tion. The Council shall carry out an annual review of income and expen¬diture with a view to effecting adjustments, where appropriate, in accor¬dance with resolutions and decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference;

 CV/Art. 5

MOD 80 PP-94

14) be responsible for effecting the coordination with all international organizations referred to in Articles 49 and 50 of the Constitution and, to this end, conclude, on behalf of the Union, provisional agreements with the international organizations referred to in Article 50 of the Constitution and in Nos. 269B and 269C of this Convention, and with the United Nations in application of the Agreement between the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union; these provisional agreements shall be submitted to the Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with the relevant provision of Article 8 of the Constitution;

SECTION 3

ARTICLE 5

General Secretariat

MOD 96

m) prepare recommendations for the first meeting of the heads of delegation referred to in No. 49 of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union, taking into account the results of any regional consultation;

MOD 100 PP-98

q) after consultation with the Coordination Committee and making all possible economies, prepare and submit to the Council a biennial draft budget covering the expenditures of the Union, taking account of the financial limits laid down by the Plenipotentiary Conference. This draft shall consist of a consolidated budget, including cost-based and results-based budget information for the Union, prepared in accordance with the budget guidelines issued by the Secretary-General, and comprising two versions. One version shall be for zero growth of the contributory unit, the other for a growth less than or equal to any limit fixed by the Plenipotentiary Conference, after any drawing on the Reserve Account. The budget resolution, after approval by the Council, shall be sent for information to all Member States;

CV/Art. 6

MOD 105 PP-94

2 The Secretary-General or the Deputy Secretary-General may participate, in an advisory capacity, in conferences of the Union; the Secretary-General or his representative may participate in an advisory capacity in all other meetings of the Union.

 SECTION 4

ARTICLE 6

Coordination Committee

MOD 111 PP-02

4 A report shall be made of the proceedings of the Coordination Committee and shall be made available to the Member States.

SECTION 5

Radiocommunication Sector

ARTICLE 12

Radiocommunication Bureau

MOD 178 PP-98

b) exchange with Member States and Sector Members data in machine-readable and other forms, prepare and keep up to date any documents and databases of the Radiocommunication Sector, and arrange with the Secretary-General, as appropriate, for their publication in the languages of the Union in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;

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SECTION 6

Telecommunication Standardization Sector

ARTICLE 15

Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

MOD 203 PP-98

d) exchange with Member States and Sector Members data in machine-readable and other forms, prepare and, as necessary, keep up to date any documents and databases of the Telecom­munication Standardization Sector, and arrange with the Secretary-General, as appropriate, for their publication in the languages of the Union in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;

SECTION 7

Telecommunication Development Sector

ARTICLE 16

Telecommunication Development Conferences

MOD 209

a) world telecommunication development conferences shall establish work programmes and guidelines for defining telecommunication development questions and priorities and shall provide direction and guidance for the work programme of the Telecommunication Development Sector. They shall decide, in the light of the above-mentioned programmes of work, on the need to maintain, terminate or establish study groups and allocate to each of them the questions to be studied;

CV/Art. 17A

ARTICLE 17A

Telecommunication Development Advisory Group

MOD 215C

1 The telecommunication development advisory group shall be open to representatives of administrations of Member States and representatives of Sector Members and to chairmen and vice-chairmen of study groups and other groups, and will act through the Director.

ARTICLE 18

Telecommunication Development Bureau

MOD 220

c) exchange with members data in machine-readable and other forms, prepare and, as necessary, keep up to date any documents and databases of the Telecommunication Development Sector, and arrange with the Secretary-General, as appropriate, for their publication in the languages of the Union in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;

SECTION 8

Provisions Common to the Three Sectors

ARTICLE 19

Participation of Entities and Organizations Other than Administrations in the Union's Activities

(MOD) 235

5 Any request from any entity or organization listed in No. 231 above (other than those referred to in Nos. 269B and 269C of this Convention) to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General and acted upon in accordance with procedures estab­lished by the Council.

CV/Art. 21

(MOD) 236	6 Any request from an organization referred to in Nos. 269B to 269D of this Convention to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General, and the organization concerned shall be included in the lists referred to in No. 237 below.
(MOD) 237 PP-98	7 The Secretary-General shall compile and maintain lists of all entities and organizations referred to in Nos. 229 to 231 and Nos. 269B to 269D of this Convention that are authorized to participate in the work of each Sector and shall, at appropriate intervals, publish and distribute these lists to all Member States and Sector Members concerned and to the Director of the Bureau concerned. That Director shall advise such entities and organizations of the action taken on their requests, and shall inform the relevant Member States.
MOD 240 PP-98	10 Any Sector Member has the right to denounce such participation by notifying the Secretary-General. Such participation may also be denounced, where appropriate, by the Member State concerned or, in case of the Sector Member approved pursuant to No. 234C above, in accordance with criteria and procedures determined by the Council. Such denunciation shall take effect at the end of six months from the date when notification is received by the Secretary-General.

 ARTICLE 21

Recommendations from One Conference to Another

(MOD) 252

2 Such recommendations shall be sent to the Secretary-General in good time for assembly, coordination and communication, as laid down in No. 44 of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union.

 CV/Art. 23

CHAPTER II

Specific Provisions Regarding Conferences and Assemblies

ARTICLE 23

PP-02	Admission to Plenipotentiary Conferences
(MOD) 269 PP-94 PP-02	d) observers of the following organizations, agencies and entities, to participate in an advisory capacity:
MOD 269E PP-02	e) observers from the Sector Members referred to in Nos. 229 and 231 of this Convention.

ARTICLE 24

PP-02	Admission to Radiocommunication Conferences
(MOD) 278 PP-02	b) observers of organizations and agencies referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this Convention, to participate in an advisory capacity;
MOD 279 PP-02	c) observers of other international organizations invited in accordance with the relevant provisions of Chapter 1 of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union, to participate in an advisory capacity;
MOD 280 PP-98	d) observers from Sector Members of the Radiocommunicati Sector;

CV/Art. 25

ARTICLE 25

PP-98 PP-02	Admission to Radiocommunication Assemblies, World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies and Telecommunication Development Conferences
ADD 296bis	b) representatives of Sector Members concerned;
MOD 297 PP-02	c) observers, to participate in an advisory capacity, from:
ADD 297bis	i) the organizations and agencies referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this Convention;
SUP 298A
SUP 298B
(MOD) 298C PP-02	ii) any other regional organization or other international organization dealing with matters of interest to the assembly or conference.
SUP 298D
SUP 298E
SUP 298F

CV/Art. 33

CHAPTER IV

Other Provisions

ARTICLE 33

Finances

MOD 468 PP-98

1 1) The scale from which each Member State, subject to the provisions of No. 468A below, and Sector Member, subject to the provisions of No. 468B below, shall choose its class of contribution, in conformity with the relevant provisions of Article 28 of the Constitution, shall be as follows: 40 unit class 8 unit class 35 unit class 6 unit class 30 unit class 5 unit class 28 unit class 4 unit class 25 unit class 3 unit class 23 unit class 2 unit class 20 unit class 1 1/2 unit class 18 unit class 1 unit class 15 unit class 1/2 unit class 13 unit class 1/4 unit class 11 unit class 1/8 unit class 10 unit class 1/16 unit class

MOD 476 PP-94 PP-98 PP-02

4 1) The organizations referred to in Nos. 269A to 269E of this Convention and other organizations also specified in Chapter II thereof (unless they have been exempted by the Council, subject to reciprocity) and Sector Members referred to in No. 230 of this Convention which participate, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, in a plenipotentiary conference, in a conference, assembly or meeting of a Sector of the Union, or in a world conference on international telecommunications, shall share in defraying the expenses of the conferences, assemblies and meetings in which they participate on the basis of the cost of these conferences and meetings and in accordance with the Financial Regulations. Nevertheless, Sector Members will not be charged separately for their attendance at a conference, assembly or meeting of their respective Sectors, except in the case of regional radiocommunication conferences.

CV/Art. 33

(MOD) 480A PP-98	5bis) When a Sector Member contributes to defraying the expenses of the Union under No. 159A of the Constitution, the Sector for which the contribution is made should be identified.
ADD 480B	5ter) Under exceptional circumstances, the Council may authorize a reduction in the number of contributory units when so requested by a Sector Member which has established that it can no longer maintain its contribution at the class originally chosen.

ANNEX

Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union

(MOD) 1002 PP-94 PP-98

Observer: A person sent by a Member State, organization, agency or entity to attend a conference, assembly or meeting of the Union or the Council, without the right to vote and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the basic texts of the Union.

PART II - Date of Entry into Force^*

The amendments contained in the present instrument shall, as a whole and in the form of one single instrument, enter into force on 1 January 2008 between Member States being at that time parties to the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), and having deposited before that date their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to, the present amending instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the original of the present instniment amending the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002).

Done at Antalya. 24 November 2006

 

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^[*] The language used in the basic instruments of the Union (Constitution and Convention) is to be considered as gender neutral.

^* The language used in the basic instruments of the Union (Constitution and Convention) is to be considered as gender neutral.

^* Note by the General Secretariat: The signatures following the instrument amending the Convention (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto. 1994). by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) are the same as those shown on pages 8 to 14.