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Article 5 



The Contracting Parties undertake to furnish to the Council infor- 

 mation which will contribute to the purposes of this Convention and 

 can reasonably be made available and, wherever possible, to assist in 

 carrying out the programmes of research coordinated by the Council. 



Article 6 



(1) Each Contracting Party shall be represented at the Council by 

 not more than two delegates. 



(2) A delegate who is not present at a meeting of the Council may 

 be replaced by a substitute who shall have all the powers of the dele- 

 gate for that meeting. 



(3) Each Contracting Party may appoint such experts and advisers 

 as it may determine to assist in the work of the Council. 



Article 7 



(1) The Council shall meet in ordinary session once a year. This 

 session shall be held in Copenhagen, unless the Council decides other- 

 wise. 



(2) Extraordinary sessions of the Council may be called by the 

 Bureau at such place and time as it may determine and shall be so 

 called on the request of at least one-third of the Contracting Parties. 



Article 8 



^1) Each Contracting Party shall have one vote in the Council. 



(2) Decisions of the Council shall, except where otherwise in this 

 Convention specially provided, be taken by a simple majority of the 

 votes cast for or against. If there is an even division of votes on any 

 matter which is subject to a simple majority decision the proposal 

 shall be regarded as rejected. 



Article 9 



(1) Subject to the provisions of this Convention the Council shall 

 draw up its own Rules of Procedure which shall be adopted by a two- 

 thirds majority of the Contracting Parties. 



(2) English and French shall be the working languages of the 

 Council. 



Article 10 



(1) The Council shall elect from among the delegates its President, 

 a first Vice-President and a further 5 Vice-Presidents. This last num- 

 ber may be augmented by a decision taken by the Council by a two- 

 thirds majority. 



(2) The President and the Vice-Presidents shall assume office on 

 the first day of November next following their election, for a term 

 of three years. They are eligible for re-election according to the Rules 

 of Procedure. 



(3) On assuming office the President shall cease forthwith to be a 

 delegate. 



