Section I
Administrative Council
Article 28
Membership
(1) The Administrative Council of the Organization shall be composed of
representatives of the member States on the basis of one representative per State.
(2) Any member State may, where necessary, entrust its representation on the Council
to the representative of another Member State. No member of the Council may represent
more than two States.
(3) Associated States shall not be members of the Administrative Council.
Article 29
Functions and Powers of the Administrative Council
The Administrative Council is the highest authority of the Organization. In addition to
performing the functions arising from other provisions of this Agreement, it shall determine
the general policy of the Organization and regulate and control the latter’s activities, and in
particular shall
(a) draw up the regulations necessary for the application of this Agreement and its
Annexes;
(b) establish the financial regulations and the regulations relating to the fees and to the
High Commission of Appeal, the general staff regulations and the regulations on professional
representatives;
(c) supervise the implementation of the regulations referred to in (a) and (b) above;
(d) approve the program and annually vote the budget and, where necessary, any
amended or additional budgets, and control their implementation;
(e) examine and approve the Organization’s annual accounts and inventory;
(f) approve the annual report on the activities of the Organization;
(g) appoint the holders of unclassified posts and designate the auditor of the
Organization;
(h) rule on applications for admission as members or as associated States of the
Organization;
(i) set the amount of any contribution to be made by member States or by associated
States;
(j) decide where necessary on the creation of ad hoc committees on specific issues;
(k) determine the working language or languages of the Organization.
Article 30
Special Functions
In addition to the functions provided for in Article 29 of this Agreement and, where
appropriate, according to the provisions of Article 28 above, the members of the
Administrative Council representing States party to this Agreement and to the Patent
Cooperation Treaty, the Trademark Registration Treaty, the Hague Agreement Concerning