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 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 625

will give thenumberof units by which the total expense is to be divided. The quo- tient will give the amount of the unity of expense.

Each State will declare, at the time of its accession, in which of the said classes it desires to be placed.

The Swiss Administra- tion will prepare the budget of theOffice.superintend its expenditure, make the nec- essary advances, and draw up the annual account, which shall be communi- cated to all the other Ad- ministrations.

Article XVII The present Convention may be submitted to revi- sions in order to introduce therein amendments calcu- lated to perfect the system of the Union.

Questions of this kind, as well as those which are of in- terest to the Union in other respects, will be considered in Conferences to be held successively in the countries of the Union by delegates of the said countries.

Protocol (5.) The Administration of the country where a Con- ference is about to be held,

gives the number of units by which the total expense is to be divided. The quo- tient gives the amount of the unity of expense.

Each State will declare, at the time of its accession, in which of the said classes it desires to be placed.

The Swiss Administra- tion prepares the budget of the Office, superintends its expenditure, makes the nec- essary advances, and draws up the annual account, which shall be communi- cated to all the other Ad- ministrations.

Article 24

The present Convention may be subjected to revi- sion in order to introduce therein amendments calcu- lated to perfect the system of the Union.

Questions of this kind, as well as those which are of interest to the Union in other respects, are consid- ered in Conferences to be held successively in the countries of the Union by delegates of the said coun- tries. The Administration of the country where a Con- ference is about to be held, prepares the programme of the same with the assistance

Swiss Ad- ministration to prepare the budget of the Interna- tional Office, etc.

Revision of Convention

Future con- ferences

Country where a con- ference is to be held to prepare programme