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Artict,e 9 



The Bureau shall be composed of the Directing Committee and the 

 technical and administrative staff required by the Organisation. 



Article 10 



1. The Directing Committee shall administer the Bureau in accord- 

 ance with the provisions of this Convention and the Regulations and 

 with directives given by the Conference. 



2. The Directing Committee shall be composed of three members 

 of different nationality elected by the Conference, which shall further 

 elect one of them to fill the office of President of the Committee. The 

 term of office of the Directing Committee shall be five years. If a post 

 of director falls vacant during the period between two Conferences, 

 a by-election may be held by correspondence as provided for in the 

 General Regulations. 



3. The President of the Directing Committee shall represent the 

 Organisation. 



Article 11 



The functioning of the Organisation shall be set forth in detail in 

 the General Regulations and Financial Regulations, which are an- 

 nexed to this Convention but do not form an integral part thereof. 



Article 12 



The official languages of the Organisation shall be English and 

 French. 



Article 13 



The Organisation shall have juridical ])ersonality. In the territory 

 of each of its Members it shall enjoy, subject to agreement with the 

 Member Govei'nment concerned, such privileges and immunities as 

 may be necessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfilment 

 of its object. 



Article 14 



The expenses necessary for the functioning of the Organisation shall 

 be met : 



(a) From the ordinary annual contributions of Member Govern- 

 ments in accordance with a scale based on the tonnage of their fleets; 



(b) From donations, bequests, subventions and other sources, with 

 the approval of the Finance Committee. 



' Article 15 



Any Member Government which is two years in arrears in its con- 

 tributions shall be denied all rights and benefits conferred on Member 



