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(a) The Organization shall have a working capital fund which shall be constituted by a single payment
made by the Unions and by each State party to this Convention not member of any Union. If the fund
becomes insufficient, it shall be increased.
(b) The amount of the single payment of each Union and its possible participation in any increase
shall be decided by its Assembly.
(c) The amount of the single payment of each State party to this Convention not member of any Union
and its part in any increase shall be a proportion of the contribution of that State for the year in which the
fund is established or the increase decided. The proportion and the terms of payment shall be fixed by the
Conference on the proposal of the Director General and after it has heard the advice of the Coordination
Committee.
(9)
(a) In the headquarters agreement concluded with the State on the territory of which the Organization
has its headquarters, it shall be provided that, whenever the working capital fund is insufficient, such State
shall grant advances. The amount of these advances and the conditions on which they are granted shall be
the subject of separate agreements, in each case, between such State and the Organization. As long as it
remains under the obligation to grant advances, such State shall have an ex officio seat on the Coordination
Committee.
(b) The State referred to in subparagraph (a) and the Organization shall each have the right to
denounce the obligation to grant advances, by written notification. Denunciation shall take effect three years
after the end of the year in which it has been notified.
(10) The auditing of the accounts shall be effected by one or more Member States, or by external auditors,
as provided in the financial regulations. They shall be designated, with their agreement, by the General
Assembly.
Article 12
Legal Capacity; Privileges and Immunities
(1) The Organization shall enjoy on the territory of each Member State, in conformity with the laws of
that State, such legal capacity as may be necessary for the fulfillment of the Organization’s objectives and
for the exercise of its functions.
(2) The Organization shall conclude a headquarters agreement with the Swiss Confederation and with any
other State in which the headquarters may subsequently be located.
(3) The Organization may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with the other Member States
with a view to the enjoyment by the Organization, its officials, and representatives of all Member States, of
such privileges and immunities as may be necessary for the fulfillment of its objectives and for the exercise
of its functions.
(4) The Director General may negotiate and, after approval by the Coordination Committee, shall
conclude and sign on behalf of the Organization the agreements referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3).
Article 13
Relations with Other Organizations
(1) The Organization shall, where appropriate, establish working relations and cooperate with other
intergovernmental organizations. Any general agreement to such effect entered into with such organizations
shall be concluded by the Director General after approval by the Coordination Committee.
(2) The Organization may, on matters within its competence, make suitable arrangements for consultation
and cooperation with international non–governmental organizations and, with the consent of the
Governments concerned, with national organizations, governmental or non–governmental. Such
arrangements shall be made by the Director General after approval by the Coordination Committee.
Article 14
Becoming Party to the Convention
(1) States referred to in Article 5 may become party to this Convention and Member of the Organization
by:
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