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ARTICLE 2 



The activities of the Organisation are of a scientific or technical 

 nature and shall not include matters involving questions of inter- 

 national policy. 



International Hydrographic Conference 



ARTICLE 3 



The International Hydrographic Conference shall meet in ordinary 

 session every five years at the seat of the Organisation at a date fixed 

 at the close of the previous session. 



article 4 



The International Hydrographic Conference shall be prepared and 

 organised by the Bureau. 



article 5 



Each Member Government may be represented at the Conference 

 by one or more delegates, one of whom should preferably be the head 

 of the national hydrographic office. Travelling and hotel expenses of 

 delegates shall be defrayed by their respective Governments. 



article 6 



The Directing Committee shall be authorized to invite observers 

 from: 



(a) Governments that are not Parties to the Convention : one or two 

 observers each, if proposed by a Member Government or the Directing 

 Committee and subject to approval by two thirds of the Member 

 Governments. 



(b) International organisations whose activities are connected with 

 those of the Bureau : one or exceptionally two observers each. A list 

 of such organisations shall be notified by the Directing Committee to 

 Member Governments in advance, so that they may have opportunity 

 to raise objections or suggest additions. 



(c) National organisations of Member Governments which have had 

 or are likely to have occasion to collaborate with the Bureau, under 

 the conditions prescribed in the preceding paragraph. 



article 7 



The working languages of the Conference shall be English, French 

 and Spanish. 



ARTICLE 8 



(a) The Conference shall examine the reports of the Bureau on its 

 work since the previous Conference. These reports shall be submitted 

 to Member Governments by the Bureau at least two months before 

 the Conference. 



(b) Committees shall be designated to study the reports. The com- 

 mittees' conclusions shall be submitted to the appropriate plenary ses- 

 sion of the Conference. 



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