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 (c) The Chairman of the Council shall ex offcio be a member of the Executive Committee and during his term of office the Government of which he is a representative shall not be entitled to appoint any further representative on the Executive Committee under paragraph (b) of this Article. ARTICLE 40. The Executive Committee shall exercise any powers which the Council may delegate to it except- Ante,. 931. (1) the power of reducing quotas under Article 21; (2) the power of allotting additional quotas under Article 20; (3) the power of determining the conditions on which any non- signatory Government may accede to the Agreement under Article 49; (4) the powers to be exercised under Articles 44 and 51. ARTICLE 41. Whenever the Executive Committee considers that the export quotas fixed for a quota year are not sufficient to cover the require- ments of consumption or that a sudden and excessive rise of price is probable, it shall make to the Council by telegraph such recommen- dations as it thinks necessary for the release of additional quotas under Ante, p. 931. Article 20 and shall request a decision by telegraph. If approval of the recommendations is not given by telegraph within five days by delegations exercising the necessary majority of votes provided for in Article 20, the Chairman shall immediately summon a meeting of the Council. ARTICLE 42. (a) The Executive Committee shall meet whenever its Chairman considers it advisable or whenever the request is made by any two members. (b) The presence of five members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Decisions shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast. (c) Each member of the Executive Committee shall have one vote with the exception of the representatives of the Governments of the United States of America and of the United Kingdom, who shall have two votes each. (d) The Chairman of the Committee shall have a deciding vote in case of equality of votes. (e) Any member of the Committee may by a notification in writ- ing appoint another member to represent him and vote on his behalf. Chapter VII.-M iscellaneous Provisions. ARTICLE 43. Territorial cover- The present Agreement shall apply to all the territories of each of the Contracting Governments including colonies, oversea territories, protectorates and territories under suzerainty or mandate. 938 TREATIES [59 STAT.

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