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ARTICLE 9 



(a) Twelve months before the opening of the Conference, the Bu- 

 reau shall invite representatives of Member Governments to submit 

 the proposals that they wish to discuss at the Conference. At least eight 

 months before the Conference these proposals, as well as those sub- 

 mitted by the Bureau, shall be circulated to all Member Governments. 



(b) Proposals submitted after that date shall be accepted only if 

 they are signed by representatives of at least three Member Govern- 

 ments. 



(c) Proposals may also be submitted during the Conference. They 

 must be signed by three delegations and submitted to the President of 

 the Conference ; they may not be discussed less than twenty- four hours 

 after being officially announced. 



ARTICLE 10 



(a) Unless the ordinary International Hydrographic Conference 

 has specifically decided otherwise, the foregoing rules of procedure 

 shall apply to extraordinary sessions. 



(b) Government delegates to extraordinary sessions shall be chosen 

 as far as possible in the light of the questions submitted for consider- 

 ation. 



Finance Committee 



ARTICLE 11 



(a) Between conferences, the Finance Committee may meet in extra- 

 ordinary session on the request of three Governments or of the Direct- 

 ing Committee. The Directing Committee may also consult the Finance 

 Committee by correspondence. 



(b) Dates of meetings of the Finance Committee shall be fixed by 

 its Chairman in arrangement with the Directing Committee. 



(c) The Chairman of the Finance Committee shall be elected for 

 five years by the Conference. 



ARTICLE 12 



During its ordinary session, the Committee shall : 



examine and approve the administrative accounts for the pre- 

 ceding financial period, 



examine the budget for the coming financial period and submit 

 it to the Conference. 



ARTICLE 13 



The Committee shall take decisions by a majority of two thirds of 

 the Members present. Each delegate shall have one vote. 



ARTICLE 14 



The accounts shall be audited annually by an external auditor desig- 

 nated by the Committee. 



