the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of
Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, the International Convention for
the Protection of New Varieties of Plants or the Budapest Treaty on the International
Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure shall,
where necessary, draw up the appropriate regulations deriving from the implementation of the
said six Treaties or Agreements with a view to their application on their respective national
territories.
Article 31
Sessions of the Administrative Council
(1) The Administrative Council shall meet in one annual ordinary session.
(2) Extraordinary sessions may be convened where necessary by the Chairman at the
request of one-third of the membership, or at the request of the Director General.
Article 32
Decisions of the Administrative Council
(1) For any decision of the Administrative Council, the representative of each member
State shall have one vote.
(2) Subject to the provisions of Article 22 above, decisions of the Administrative
Council shall be taken by a simple majority of members present or represented.
(3) Subject to the provisions of Article 22(2) above, in the event of equally divided
votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.
Section II
High Commission of Appeal
Article 33
Name, Functions, Composition
(1) The High Commission of Appeal shall be composed of three members selected by
the drawing of lots from a list of representatives designated by the member States, each State
having designated one representative.
(2) The High Commission of Appeal shall be responsible for ruling on appeals
following
(a) rejection of applications for titles of industrial property protection;
(b) rejection of requests for the maintenance or extension of terms of protection;
(c) rejection of requests for reinstatement;
(d) decisions on oppositions.
(3) The sessions of the High Commission of Appeal and the appeal procedure before it
shall be governed by rules adopted by the Administrative Council.