Basic Documents - No. 1

In addition to functions set out in other Articles of the Convention, the primary functions of the Executive Council shall be: (a) To implement the decisions taken by the Members of the Organization either in Congress or by means of correspondence and to conduct the activities of the Organization in accordance with the intention of such decisions; (b) To examine the programme and budget estimates. [...] The time and place of the meeting shall be determined by the presidents of the regional associations in agreement with the President of the Organization; (d) The functions of the regional associations shall be: (i) To promote the execution of the resolutions of Congress and the Executive Council in their respective Regions; (ii) To consider matters brought to their attention by the Executive Counc. [...] The term of office of the president and vice- president(s) of an association or a commission shall be from the first ordinary session of the association or the commission following the ordinary session of Congress to the end of the next ordinary session of the association or the commission following the ordinary session of Congress. [...] REGULATION 43 (a) Except in the case of the Executive Council, any delegation present may request a roll-call, which shall then be taken in the alphabetical order of the names of the Members of the Organization in a working language of the session of a constituent body decided by the presiding officer; (b) The vote or abstention of each Member shall be included in the minutes of the meeting or in. [...] In addition to the duties under other Regulations of the Organization, the duties of the Secretary-General shall be: (1) To direct the work of the Secretariat; (2) To promote maximum compliance of Members of the Organization with the decisions of the Organization; (3) To report to each ordinary session of Congress and of the Executive Council on the activities of the Secretariat, the relations of.