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2. The Director shall be the legal representative of the Fund. 



Article 29 



1. The Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Fund 

 and shall, subject to the instructions gjiven to him by the Assembly 

 and by the Executive Committee, i)erform those functions which are 

 assigned to him by this Convention, the Internal Regulations, the 

 Assembly and the Executive Committee. 



2. The Director shall in particular: 



(a) appoint the personnel required for the administration of the 

 Fund ; 



(b) take all appropriate measures with a view to the proper 

 administration of the Fund's assets; 



(c) collect the contributions due under this Convention while 

 observing in particular the jiro visions of Article 13, paragraph 3; 



(d) to the extent necessary to deal with claims against the 

 Fund and carry out the other functions of the Fund, employ the 

 services of legal, financial and other experts; 



(e) take all appropriate measures for dealing with claims against 

 the Fund within the limits and on conditions to be laid down in 

 the International Regulations, including the final settlement 

 of claims without the prior api)roval of the Assembly or the 

 Executive Committee where these Regulations so i)rovi(le; 



(f) j)rcpare and submit to the Assembly or to the Executive 

 Committee, as the case may be, the financial statements and 

 budget estimates for each calendar year; 



(g) assist the Executive Committee in the i)reparation of the 

 report referred to in Article 26, paragraph 2; 



(h) prepare, collect and circulate the papers, documents, 

 agenda, minutes and information that may be required for the 

 work of the Assembly, the Executive Committee and subsidiary 

 bodies. 



Article 30 



In the performance of their duties the Director and the staff and 

 experts a[)pointed b}- him shall not seek or receive instructions from 

 any Government or from any authority external to the Fund. They 

 shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as 

 international officials. Each Contracting State on its ])art imdertakes 

 to respect the exclusively^ international character of the resi)onsibili- 

 ties of the Director and the staff and experts ap])ointed by him, and 

 not to seek to influence them in the discharge of their duties. 



■■ Finances 



Article 31 



1. Each Contracting State shall bear the salary, travel and other 

 expenses of its own delegation to the Assembl}' and of its representa- 

 tives on the Executive Committee and on subsidiary bodies. 



2. Any other expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund shall 

 be borne by the Fund. 



