Section III
Directorate General
Article 34
Functions of the Directorate General
The Directorate General shall be placed under the authority of a Director General and
responsible for the executive work of the Organization. It shall take care of the day-to-day
management and continuity thereof. It shall implement the instructions of the Administrative
Council and carry out the tasks deriving from the provisions of this Agreement and its
Annexes, and shall report to the Administrative Council.
Article 35
Director General
(1) The Director General shall be appointed for a five-year term which may be renewed
once.
(2) The Director General is the highest official of the Organization.
(a) He shall represent the Organization in all acts governed by civil law.
(b) He shall be answerable for the management of the Organization to the
Administrative Council, to which he shall report and with whose instructions he shall comply
in matters concerning the internal and external affairs of the Organization.
(3) The Director General shall produce drafts for the budget, program and balance sheet
and also periodical activity reports which he shall convey to the member States.
(4) The Director General shall take part, without the right to vote, in all sessions of the
Administrative Council. He shall be secretary of those sessions ex officio.
(5) The Director General shall recruit, appoint, and dismiss or otherwise terminate the
appointments of the staff of the Organization, with the exception of unclassified staff, in
accordance with conditions laid down in the general staff regulations.
TITLE IV
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
OF THE ORGANIZATION
Article 36
Resources
(1) The resources of the Organization shall consist of
(a) the proceeds from the fees provided for in the regulations of the Organization and in
the laws of member States;
(b) the proceeds from remuneration for services rendered;
(c) any other receipts, notably revenue from property owned by the Organization;
(d) donations and bequests approved by the Administrative Council.
(2) Where the balancing of the budget dictates, an exceptional contribution shall be
made to the Organization by the member States and possibly also by associated States. That
contribution shall be recorded in the budget of the Organization and shared equally among the
member States and, where applicable, the associated States.