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period its rights and benefits of membership shall be suspended until 

 the balance due is paid. 



(b) The suspension of rights under the terms of paragraph (a) 

 above shall become effective as of 1 July of the year in which the two- 

 year period expires. 



ARTICLE 18 



To ensure the financial stability of the Bureau, and to avoid any 

 treasury difficulties, the Bureau shall have at its disposal a working 

 capital, the amount of which shall correspond, at the beginning of each 

 year, to not less than half the total annual contributions of Member 

 Governments. 



Reserve Fund 



ARTICLE 19 



The Bureau shall have at its disposal a reserve fund, the amount of 

 which shall be fixed by the Conference. This fund is exclusively de- 

 signed to enable the Organisation to meet extraordinary expenditure. 

 It shall only be used in exceptional circumstances. 



Control 



ARTICLE 2 



Every year the Directing Committee shall submit to the Member 

 Governments a report on the financial administration over the past 

 financial year. At the same time, the Directing Committee shall give 

 information on the value of the movable and immovable property of 

 the Organisation. 



ARTICLE 21 



The external auditor designated under the terms of article 14 of the 

 General Regulations shall ensure that expenditures are appropriate 

 and conform to the directives given by the Conference and that they 

 are correctly entered into the books. Such auditing may be carried 

 out at any time. 



Dissolution 



ARTICLE 22 



In the event of dissolution, the balance of the accounts of the Orga- 

 nisation shall be divided amongst the Governments which are still 

 Parties to the Convention on the day when the latter ceases to have 

 effect. Any credit balance shall be divided amongst these Governments 

 in proportion to, the total amount of their contributions since 1921. 

 Any debit balance shall be divided amongst these Governments in 

 proportion to their last annual contribution. 



By its resolution of May 13, 1968, the Senate of the United States 

 of America, two-thirds of the Senators present concurring, gave its 

 advice and consent to the ratification of the Convention, and the Con- 



