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INSTRUMENT AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL

TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

(GENEVA, 1992)

as amended by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994)

by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998)

and by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)

(Amendments adopted by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006))

CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION(*)

(GENEVA, 1992)

PART I – Foreword

By virtue of and in implementation of the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), in particular those in Article 55 thereof, the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006) has adopted the following amendments to the said Constitution:

CHAPTER I
 
Basic Provisions
 
 
ARTICLE 11
 
General Secretariat
 
ADD* 73bis  The Secretary-General shall act as the legal
            representative of the Union.
 
SUP* 76
 
 
CHAPTER II
 
Radiocommunication Sector
 
 
ARTICLE 13
 
Radiocommunication Confer   ences and Radiocommunication
Assemblies
 
MOD 90      2 World radiocommunication conferences shall
PP-98       normally be convened every three to four years;
            however, following the application of the
            relevant provisions of the Convention, such a
            conference need not be convened or an additional
            one may be convened.
 
MOD 91      3 Radiocommunication assemblies shall also
PP-98       normally be convened every three to four years,
            and may be associated in place and time with
            world radiocommunication conferences so as to
            improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
            Radiocommunication Sector. Radiocommunication
            assemblies shall provide the necessary technical
            bases for the work of the world
            radiocommunication conferences and respond to all
            requests from world radiocommunication
            conferences. The duties of the radiocommunication
            assemblies are specified in the Convention.
 
 
CHAPTER V
 
Other Provisions Concerning the Functioning
of the Union
 
 
ARTICLE 28
 
Finances of the Union
 
MOD 161C     2) The Secretary-General shall inform the Member
PP-98       States and Sector Members of the provisional
            amount of the contributory unit as determined
            under No. 161B above and invite the Member States
            to notify, no later than four weeks prior to the
            date set for the opening of the plenipotentiary
            conference, the class of contribution they have
            provisionally chosen.
 
MOD 161E     4) Bearing in mind the draft financial plan as
PP-98       revised, the plenipotentiary conference shall, as
PP-02       soon as possible, determine the definitive upper
            limit of the amount of the contributory unit and
            set the date, which shall be at the latest on
            Monday of the final week of the plenipotentiary
            conference, by which Member States, upon
            invitation by the Secretary-General, shall
            announce their definitive choice of class of
            contribution.
 
ARTICLE 29
 
Languages
 
MOD 171     1 1) The official languages of the Union shall be
            Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and
            Spanish.
 
 
 
PART II – Date of Entry into Force
 
The amendments contained in the pr esent instrument shall, as
a whole and in the form of one single instrument, enter into
force on 1 January 2008 between Member States being at that
time parties to the Constitution and the Convention of the
International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), and
having deposited before that date their instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to,
the present amending instrument.
 
 
____________________
 
 
 
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,   the respective plenipotentiaries have
signed the original of the present instrument amending the
Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union
(Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Kyoto, 1994) by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Marrakesh, 2002).
 
 
Done at Antalya, 24 November 2006

INSTRUMENT AMENDING THE CONVENTION

OF THE INTERNATIONAL

TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

(GENEVA, 1992)

as amended by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994),

by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998)

and by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)

(Amendments adopted by the

Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006))

__________________________

CONVENTION OF THE

INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION(1)

(GENEVA, 1992)

PART I – Foreword

By virtue of and in implementation of the relevant provisions of the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), in particular those in Article 55 thereof, the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006) has adopted the following amendments to the said Convention:

CHAPTER I
 
Functioning of the Union
 
 
SECTION I
 
 
ARTICLE 2
 
Elections and Related Matters
 
 
           Elected officials
 
MOD 13     1 The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-
           General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall
           take up their duties on the dates determined by
           the Plenipotentiary Conference at the time of
           their election. They shall normally remain in
           office until dates determined by the following
           Plenipotentiary Conference, and they shall be
           eligible for re-election once only for the same
           post. Re-election shall mean that it is possible
           for only a second term, regardless of whether it
           is consecutive or not.
 
           Members of the Radio Regulations Board
 
MOD 20     1 The members of the Radio Regulations Board
           shall take up their duties on the dates
           determined by the Plenipotentiary Conference at
           the time of their election. They shall remain in
           office until dates determined by the following
           Plenipotentiary Conference, and shall be eligible
           for re-election once only for the same post. Re-
           election shall mean that it is possible for only
           a second term, regardless of whether it is
           consecutive or not.
 
 
SECTION 2
 
 
ARTICLE 4
 
The Council
 
SUP 58
 
MOD 60B    9 ter) Sector Members may attend, as observers,
PP-02      meetings of the Council, its committees and its
           working groups, subject to the conditions
           established by the Council, including conditions
           relating to the number of such observers and the
           procedures for appointing them.
 
MOD 73      7) review and approve the biennial budget of the
PP-98      Union, and consider the budget forecast (included
PP-02      in the financial operating report prepared by the
           Secretary-General under No. 101 of this
           Convention) for the two-year period following a
           given budget period, taking account of the
           decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference in
           relation to No. 50 of the Constitution and of the
           financial limits set by the Plenipotentiary
           Conference in accordance with No. 51 of the
           Constitution; it shall ensure the strictest
           possible economy but be mindful of the obligation
           upon the Union to achieve satisfactory results as
           expeditiously as possible. In so doing, the
           Council shall take into account the priorities
           established by the Plenipotentiary Conference as
           expressed in the strategic plan for the Union,
           the views of the Coordination Committee as
           contained in the report by the Secretary-General
           mentioned in No. 86 of this Convention and the
           financial operating report mentioned in No. 101
           of this Convention. The Council shall carry out
           an annual review of income and expenditure with a
           view to effecting adjustments, where appropriate,
           in accordance with resolutions and decisions of
           the Plenipotentiary Conference;
 
MOD 80      14) be responsible for effecting the
PP-94      coordination with all international organizations
           referred to in Articles 49 and 50 of the
           Constitution and to this end, conclude, on behalf
           of the Union, provisional agreements with the
           international organizations referred to in
           Article 50 of the Constitution and in Nos. 269B
           and 269C of this Convention, and with the United
           Nations in application of the Agreement between
           the United Nations and the International
           Telecommunication Union; these provisional
           agreements shall be submitted to the
           Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with the
           relevant provision of Article 8 of the
           Constitution;
 
 
SECTION 3
 
 
ARTICLE 5
 
General Secretariat
 
MOD 96     m)     prepare recommendations for the first
                  meeting of the heads of delegation
                  referred to in No. 49 of the General
                  Rules of conferences, assemblies and
                  meetings of the Union, taking into
                  account the results of any regional
                  consultation;
 
MOD 100    q)     after consultation with the Coordination
PP-98             Committee and making all possible
                  economies, prepare and submit to the
                  Council a biennial draft budget covering
                  the expenditures of the Union, taking
                  account of the financial limits laid down
                  by the Plenipotentiary Conference. This
                  draft shall consist of a consolidated
                  budget, including cost-based and results-
                  based budget information for the Union,
                  prepared in accordance with the budget
                  guidelines issued by the Secretary-
                  General, and comprising two versions. One
                  version shall be for zero growth of the
                  contributory unit, the other for a growth
                  less than or equal to any limit fixed by
                  the Plenipotentiary Conference, after any
                  drawing on the Reserve Account. The
                  budget resolution, after approval by the
                  Council, shall be sent for information to
                  all Member States;
 
 
MOD 105    2 The Secretary-General or the Deputy Secretary-
           General may participate, in an advisory capacity,
           in conferences of the Union; the Secretary-
           General or his representative may participate in
           an advisory capacity in all other meetings of the
           Union.
 
 
SECTION 4
 
 
ARTICLE 6
 
Coordination Committee
 
MOD 111    4 A report shall be made of the proceedings of
PP-02      the Coordination Committee and shall be made
           available to Member States.
 
 
SECTION 5
 
Radiocommunication Sector
 
 
ARTICLE 12
 
Radiocommunication Bureau
 
MOD 178    b)     exchange with Member States and Sector
PP-98             Members data in machine-readable and
                  other forms, prepare and keep up to date
                  any documents and databases of the
                  Radiocommunication Sector, and arrange,
                  with the Secretary-General, as
                  appropriate, for their publication in the
                  languages of the Union in accordance with
                  No. 172 of the Constitution;
 
 
SECTION 6
 
Telecommunication Standardization Sector
 
 
ARTICLE 15
 
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
 
MOD 203    d)     exchange with Member States and Sector
PP-98             Members data in machine-readable and
                  other forms, prepare and, as necessary,
                  keep up to date any documents and
                  databases of the Telecommunication
                  Standardization Sector, and arrange with
                  the Secretary-General, where appropriate,
                  for their publication in the languages of
                  the Union in accordance with No. 172 of
                  the Constitution;
 
 
SECTION 7
 
Telecommunication Development Sector
 
 
ARTICLE 16
 
Telecommunication Development Conferences
 
MOD 209    a)     world telecommunication development
                  conferences shall establish work
                  programmes and guidelines for defining
                  telecommunication development questions
                  and priorities and shall provide
                  direction and guidance for the work
                  programme of the Telecommunication
                  Development Sector. They shall decide, in
                  the light of the above-mentioned
                  programmes of work, on the need to
                  maintain, terminate or establish study
                  groups and allocate to each of them the
                  questions to be studied;
 
 
ARTICLE 17A
 
Telecommunication Development Advisory Group
 
MOD 215C   1 The telecommunication development advisory
           group shall be open to representatives of
           administrations of Member States and
           representatives of Sector Members and to chairmen
           and vice-chairmen of study groups and other
           groups, and will act through the Director.
 
 
ARTICLE 18
 
Telecommunication Development Bureau
 
MOD 220    c) exchange with members data in machine-readable
           and other forms, prepare and, as necessary, keep
           up to date any documents and databases of the
           Telecommunication Development Sector, and arrange
           with the Secretary-General, as appropriate, for
           their publication in the languages of the Union
           in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;
 
 
SECTION 8
 
Provision Common to the Three Sectors
 
 
ARTICLE 19
 
Participation of Entities and Organizations Other than
Administrations in the Union’s Activities
 
(MOD) 235  5 Any request from any entity or organization
           listed in No. 231 above (other than those
           referred to in Nos. 269B and 269C of this
           Convention) to participate in the work of a
           Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General and
           acted upon in accordance with procedures
           established by the Council.
 
(MOD) 236  6 Any request from an organization referred to in
           Nos. 269B to 269D of this Convention to
           participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent
           to the Secretary-General, and the organization
           concerned shall be included in the lists referred
           to in No. 237 below.
 
(MOD) 237  7 The Secretary-General shall compile and
PP-98      maintain lists of all entities and organizations
           referred to in Nos. 229 to 231 and Nos. 269B to
           269D of this Convention that are authorized to
           participate in the work of each Sector and shall,
           at appropriate intervals, publish and distribute
           these lists to all Member States and Sector
           Members concerned and to the Director of the
           Bureau concerned. That Director shall advise such
           entities and organizations of the action taken on
           their requests, and shall inform the relevant
           Member States.
 
(MOD) 240  10 Any Sector Member has the right to denounce
PP-98      such participation by notifying the Secretary-
           General. Such participation may also be
           denounced, where appropriate, by the Member State
           concerned or, in case of the Sector Member
           approved pursuant to No. 234C above, in
           accordance with criteria and procedures
           determined by the Council. Such denunciation
           shall take effect at the end of six months from
           the date when notification is received by the
           Secretary-General.
 
 
ARTICLE 21
 
Recommendations from One Conference to Another
 
(MOD) 251  2 Such recommendations shall be sent to the
           Secretary-General in good time for assembly,
           coordination and communication, as laid down in
           No. 44 of the General Rules of conferences,
           assemblies and meetings of the Union.
 
 
CHAPTER II
 
Specific Provisions Regarding
Conferences and Assemblies
 
 
 
ARTICLE 23
 
PP-02      Admission to Plenipotentiary Conferences
 
MOD 269    d)  observers of the following organizations,
PP-94      agencies and entities, to participate in an
PP-02      advisory capacity:
 
MOD 269E   e) observers from the Sector Members referred to
PP-02      in Nos. 229 and 231 of this Convention.
 
 
ARTICLE 24
 
PP-02      Admission to Radiocommunication Conferences
 
MOD 278    b)   observers of organisations and agencies
PP-02      referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this
           Convention, to participate in an advisory
           capacity;
 
MOD 279    c) observers of other international organizations
PP-02      invited in accordance with the relevant
           provisions of Chapter I of the General Rules of
           conferences, assemblies and meetings of the
           Union, to participate in an advisory capacity;
 
MOD 280    d)   observers from Sector Members of the
PP-98      Radiocommunication Sector;
 
 
ARTICLE 25
 
PP-98      Admission to Radiocommunication Assemblies,
PP-02      World Telecommunication Standardization
           Assemblies and Telecommunication
           Development Conferences
 
ADD 296bis b) representatives of Sector Members concerned;
 
MOD 297    c)  observers, to participate in an advisory
PP-02      capacity, from:
 
ADD 297bis        i)   the organizations and agencies
                  referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this
                  Convention;
 
SUP 298A
 
SUP 298B
 
(MOD)             ii)  any other regional organization or
298C              other international organization dealing
PP-02             with matters of interest to the assembly
                  or conference.
 
SUP 298D
SUP 298E
 
SUP* 298F
 
 
CHAPTER IV
 
Other Provisions
 
 
ARTICLE 33
 
Finances
 
MOD 468    1 1) The scale from which each Member State,
PP-98      subject to the provisions of No. 468A below, and
           Sector Member, subject to the provisions of No.
           468B below, shall choose its class of
           contribution, in conformity with the relevant
           provisions of Article 28 of the Constitution,
           shall be as follows:
           40 unit class    8 unit class
           35 unit class    6 unit class
           30 unit class    5 unit class
           28 unit class    4 unit class
           25 unit class    3 unit class
           23 unit class    2 unit class
           20 unit class    1 1/2 unit class
           18 unit class    1 unit class
           15 unit class    1/2 unit class
           13 unit class    1/4 unit class
           11 unit class    1/8 unit class
           10 unit class    1/16 unit class
 
MOD 476    4 1) The organizations referred to in Nos. 269A
PP-94      to 269E of this Convention and other
PP-98      organizations also specified in Chapter II
PP-02      thereof (unless they have been exempted by the
           Council, subject to reciprocity) and Sector
           Members referred to in No. 230 of this Convention
           which participate, in accordance with the
           provisions of this Convention, in a
           plenipotentiary conference, in a conference,
           assembly or meeting of a Sector of the Union, or
           in a world conference on international
           telecommunications, shall share in defraying the
           expenses of the conferences, assemblies and
           meetings in which they participate on the basis
           of the cost of these conferences and meetings and
           in accordance with the Financial Regulations.
           Nevertheless, Sector Members will not be charged
           separately for their attendance at a conference,
           assembly or meeting of their respective Sectors,
           except in the case of regional radiocommunication
           conferences.
 
(MOD) 480A  5bis)   When a Sector Member contributes to
PP-98      defraying the expenses of the Union under No.
           159A of the Constitution, the Sector for which
           the contribution is made should be identified.
 
ADD 480B    5ter)   Under exceptional circumstances, the
           Council may authorize a reduction in the number
           of contributory units when so requested by a
           Sector Member which has established that it can
           no longer maintain its contribution at the class
           originally chosen.
 
 
ANNEX
 
Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Convention and the
Administrative Regulations of the International
Telecommunication Union
 
MOD 1002   Observer:  A person sent by a Member State,
PP-94      organization, agency or entity to attend a
PP-98      conference, assembly or meeting of the Union or
           the Council, without the right to vote and in
           accordance with the relevant provisions of the
           basic texts of the Union.
 
 
 
 
PART II – Date of Entry into Force
 
The amendments contained in the pr  esent instrument shall,
as a whole and in the form of one single instrument, enter
into force on 1 January 2008 between Member States being at
that time parties to the Constitution and the Convention of
the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992),
and having deposited before that date their instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval of, or accession to,
the present amending instrument.
 
 
_____________________
 
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, t  he respective plenipotentiaries have
signed the original of the present instrument amending the
Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
(Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary
Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Marrakesh, 2002).
 
 
Done at Antalya, 24 November 2006
 
 
 
GENERAL RULES OF CONFERENCES,
ASSEMBLIES AND MEETINGS OF THE UNION
 
 
 
CHAPTER I
 
General Provisions Regarding Conferences and Assemblies
 
       2 Invitation to radiocommunication conferences
       when there is an inviting government
 
 
MOD 12 2 1) Subject to the relevant provisions of
       Article 24 of the Convention, the provisions of
       Nos. 5 to 10 above shall apply to
       radiocommunication conferences.
 
MOD 14 3 1) The inviting government, in agreement with
       or on a proposal by the Council, may notify the
       international organizations other than those
       referred to in Nos. 269A to 269E of the
       Convention which may be interested in sending
       observers to participate in the conference.
 
 
       8 Time-limits and conditions for submission of
       proposals and reports to conferences
 
MOD 44 6 The Secretary-General shall assemble and
       coordinate the proposals received from Member
       States and shall communicate them to Member
       States as they are received, but in any case at
       least two months before the opening of the
       conference, making them available by electronic
       means. Elected officials and staff members of
       the Union, as well as those observers that may
       attend conferences in accordance with the
       relevant provisions of the Convention shall not
       be entitled to submit proposals.
 
 
CHAPTER II
 
Rules of Procedure of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings
 
            13         Composition of committees
 
            13.1       Plenipotentiary conferences
 
MOD 75       Subject to No. 66 of these General Rules,
            committees shall be composed of the delegates of
            Member States. Unless otherwise decided by the
            plenary meeting, the observers referred to in
            Nos. 269A to 269E of the Convention shall be
            authorized to attend such committees, with the
            exception of the steering, credentials, budget
            control and editorial committees.
 
            13.2       Radiocommunication conferences and
                       world conferences on international
                       telecommunications
 
MOD 76      1 Subject to No. 66 of these General Rules,
            committees of radiocommunication conferences
            shall be composed of the delegates of Member
            States. Unless otherwise decided by the plenary
            meeting, the observers referred to in Nos. 278,
            279, 280 and, as appropriate, 282 of the
            Convention, shall be authorized to attend such
            committees, with the exception of the steering,
            credentials, budget control and editorial
            committees.
ADD 76A     2 Subject to No. 66 of these General Rules,
            committees of world conferences on international
            telecommunications shall be composed of the
            delegates of Member States. Unless otherwise
            decided by the plenary meeting, the observers
            referred to in Nos. 278 and 279 of the
            Convention and observers of Sector Members shall
            be authorized to attend such committees, with
            the exception of the steering, credentials,
            budget control and editorial committees.
 
 
SUP 77
 
 
          13.3      Radiocommunication assemblies, world
                    telecommunication standardization
                    assemblies and telecommunication
                    development conferences
 
MOD 78     In addition to delegates of Member States and
          representatives of any entity or organization
          included in the relevant list referred to in No.
          237 of the Convention, the committees of
          radiocommunication assemblies, of world
          telecommunication standardization assemblies and
          of telecommunication development conferences,
          with the exception of the steering, budget
          control and editorial committees, may be attended
          by the observers referred to in Article 25 of the
          Convention.
 
 
CHAPTER III
 
Election Procedures
 
            31         General rules on election procedures
 
MOD 172    5) Elections shall begin on the fourth calendar
          day of the conference.
 
            33         Specific rules of procedure for the
                       election of the members of the Radio
                       Regulations Board
 
 (MOD)       1) The total number of members of the Radio
195         Regulations Board and the number of seats per
            region of the world shall be decided in
            accordance with Nos. 63 and 93A of the
            Constitution.

DOKUMENT O SPREMEMBAH USTAVE

MEDNARODNE

TELEKOMUNIKACIJSKE ZVEZE

(ŽENEVA, 1992),

kakor so jo spremenile

Konferenca pooblaščenih predstavnikov (Kjoto, 1994),

Konferenca pooblaščenih predstavnikov (Minneapolis, 1998) in

Konferenca pooblaščenih predstavnikov (Marakeš, 2002)

(spremembe, ki jih je sprejela

Konferenca pooblaščenih predstavnikov (Antalija, 2006))