WIPO Database of Intellectual Property Legislative Texts WIPO (ii) review and approve reports of the Director General concerning the Organization and give him all necessary instructions; (iii) review and approve the reports and activities of the Coordination Committee and give instructions to such Committee; (iv) adopt the biennial budget of expenses common to the Unions; (v) approve the measures proposed by the Director General concerning the administration of the international agreements referred to in Article 4(iii); (vi) adopt the financial regulations of the Organization; (vii) determine the working languages of the Secretariat, taking into consideration the practice of the United Nations; (viii) invite States referred to under Article 5(2)(ii) to become party to this Convention; (ix) determine which States not Members of the Organization and which intergovernmental and international non–governmental organizations shall be admitted to its meetings as observers; (x) exercise such other functions as are appropriate under this Convention. (3) (a) Each State, whether member of one or more Unions, shall have one vote in the General Assembly. (b) One–half of the States members of the General Assembly shall constitute a quorum. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, in any session, the number of States represented is less than one–half but equal to or more than one–third of the States members of the General Assembly, the General Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the following conditions are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the States members of the General Assembly which were not represented and shall invite them to express in writing their vote or abstention within a period of three months from the date of the communication. If, at the expiration of this period, the number of States having thus expressed their vote or abstention attains the number of States which was lacking for attaining the quorum in the session itself, such decisions shall take effect provided that at the same time the required majority still obtains. (d) Subject to the provisions of subparagraphs (e) and (f), the General Assembly shall make its decisions by a majority of two–thirds of the votes cast. (e) The approval of measures concerning the administration of international agreements referred to in Article 4(iii) shall require a majority of three–fourths of the votes cast. (f) The approval of an agreement with the United Nations under Articles 57 and 63 of the Charter of the United Nations shall require a majority of nine–tenths of the votes cast. (g) For the appointment of the Director General (paragraph (2)(i)), the approval of measures proposed by the Director General concerning the administration of international agreements (paragraph (2)(v)), and the transfer of headquarters (Article 10), the required majority must be attained not only in the General Assembly but also in the Assembly of the Paris Union and the Assembly of the Berne Union. (h) Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. (i) A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one State only. (4) (a) The General Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session, upon convocation by the Director General. (b) The General Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General either at the request of the Coordination Committee or at the request of one–fourth of the States members of the General Assembly. (c) Meetings shall be held at the headquarters of the Organization. (5) States party to this Convention which are not members of any of the Unions shall be admitted to the meetings of the General Assembly as observers. (6) The General Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. WO029EN page 3 / 11