The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs o

 
 
 (b)
 With respect to matters which are of interest also to other Unions administered by the Organization, the Assembly shall make its decisions after having heard the advice of the Coordination Committee of the Organization. 
 
(3)
 
 
 
 (a)
 Each country member of the Assembly shall have one vote. 
 
 
 (b)
 One-half of the countries members of the Assembly shall constitute a quorum. 
 
 
 (c)
 Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (b), if, in any session, the number of countries represented is less than one-half but equal to or more than one-third of the countries members of the Assembly, the Assembly may make decisions but, with the exception of decisions concerning its own procedure, all such decisions shall take effect only if the conditions set forth hereinafter are fulfilled. The International Bureau shall communicate the said decisions to the countries members of the 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 countries having thus expressed their vote or abstention attains the number of countries 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 Article 5(2), the decisions of the Assembly shall require two-thirds of the votes cast. 
 
 
 (e)
 Abstentions shall not be considered as votes. 
 
 
 (f)
 A delegate may represent, and vote in the name of, one country only. 
 
 
 (g)
 Countries of the Special Union not members of the Assembly shall be admitted to the meetings of the latter as observers. 
 
(4)
 
 
 
 (a)
 The Assembly shall meet once in every second calendar year in ordinary session upon convocation by the Director General and, in the absence of exceptionnal circumstances, during the same period and at the same place as the General Assembly of the Organization. 
 
 
 (b)
 The Assembly shall meet in extraordinary session upon convocation by the Director General, at the request of one-fourth of the countries members of the Assembly. 
 
 
 (c)
 The agenda of each session shall be prepared by the Director General. 
 
(5)
 The Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. 
 
Article 3
 
[International Bureau]
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
 (a)
 International deposit of industrial designs and related duties, as well as all other administrative tasks concerning the Special Union, shall be performed by the International Bureau. 
 
 
 (b)
 In particular, the International Bureau shall prepare the meetings and provide the secretariat of the Assembly and of such committees of experts and working groups as may have been established by the Assembly. 
 
 
 (c)
 The Director General shall be the chief executive of the Special Union and shall represent the Special Union. 
 
(2)
 The Director General and any staff member designated by him shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the Assembly and of such committees of experts or working groups as may have been established by the Assembly. The Director General, or a staff member designated by him, shall be ex officio secretary of those bodies. 
 
(3)
 
 
 
 (a)
 The International Bureau shall, in accordance with the directions of the Assembly, make the preparations for the conferences of revision of the provisions of the Agreement. 
 
 
 (b)
 The International Bureau may consult with intergovernmental and international non-governmental organizations concerning preparations for conferences of revision. 
 
 
 (c)
 The Director General and persons designated by him shall take part, without the right to vote, in the discussions at those conferences. 
 
(4)
 The International Bureau shall carry out any other tasks assigned to it. 
 
 
Article 4
 
[Finances]
 
 
 
(1)
 
 
 
 (a)
 The Special Union shall have a budget.