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 UNIVERSAL POSTAL LTNION. June 28,1929. 2537 suisses, sert d'organe de liaison, d'information et de consultation aux Pays de l'Union. Ce Bureau est charge, notam- ment, de reunir de coordonner, de publier et de distribuer les renseignements de toute nature qui interessent Ie service inter- national de postes; d'emettre, ala demande des Parties en cause, un avis sur les questions litigieuses; d'instruire les demandes en modi- fication des Actes du Congres; de notifier les changements adoptes et, en general, de proceder aux etudes et aux travaux de redac- tion ou de documentation que la Convention, les Arrangements et leurs Reglements lui attribuent ou dont il serait saisi dans l'interet de l'Union. 2.- Il intervient, a titre d'office de compensation, dans la liquida- tion des comptes de toute nature relatifs au service international des postes, entre les Administra- tions qui reclament cette inter- vention. ARTICLE 24. Depenses d u Bureau international. 1. -Chaque Congres arrete l~ chiffre maximum que peuvent atteindre annuellement les depenses ordinaires du Bureau international. Ces depenses, ainsi que les frais extraordinaires auxquels donne lieu la reunion d'un Congres, d'une Conference ou d'une Commission, et les frais que pourraient entrainer des travaux speciaux confies a ce Bureau, sont supportes en commun par tous les Pays de l'Union. 2. - Ceux-ci sont divises a cet efi'et, en sept classes dont chacune contribue au payement des depenses dans la proportion ci- apres: Fe classe ____________ _ 2e " ____________ _ 3e " - 4e " --- -- 5e " --- -- 6e " - 7e " ____________ .. 25 Ullites 20" 15" 10" 5" 3" 1 unite an organ of liaison, information and consultation for the countries of the Union. This Bureau is charged, princi- Duties, etc. pally, with assembling, coordinat- ing, publishing and distributing information of all kinds which concerns the international postal service; wi th giving, at the request of the interested :parties, an opin- ion on questions m dispute; with making known requests for modi- ficatiun of the Acts of the Con- gress; \\-ith notifying the changes adopted; and, in general, Wlth undertaking the studies and works of editing and documentation which ~he Convention, the Agree- ments, and their Regulations at- tribute to it, or which may be entrusted to it in the interests of the Union. 2. It acts as a clearing-house oo~tgement for the settlement of accounts of . all kinds relative to the interna- tional postal service between Ad- Ininistrations requesting such in- tervention. ARTICLE 24 of so- Expenses 0" the Internationcd Bu- International Bu. 'J reau expenses. reau 1. Each Congress fixes the max- Maximum fixed by . fi fhd' OongrASS. unum gure ort eor maryan- nus.l expenses of the International Bureau. Those expenses, as well as the extraordinary expenses arising from the meeting of a Congress, a Conference, or a Committee, and the expenses incUlTed in connec- tion with special work entrusted to the Bureau, are shared by all the countries of the Union. 2. The latte! are divided, for Of=Date that purpose, mto seven classes, each of which contributes to the payment of the expenses in the following proportion: 1st class _____________ _ 2d class _____________ _ 3d class _____________ _ 4th class ____________ _ 5th class ____________ _ 6th class ____________ _ '7th class ____________ _ 25 units 20 units 15 units 10 units 5 units 3 units 1 unit