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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. point committees to consider and report on any matter. shall be a Government delegate, one an employers' delegate and one a workers' delegate. The Con- ference shall regulate its own pro- cedure and may appoint commit- tees to consider and report on any matter. 2. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Part of the present Treaty, all matters shall be de- cided by a simple majority of the votes cast by the Delegates present. Ante, p. 3510. 3. The voting is void unless the total number of votes cast is equal to half the number of the Dele- gates attending the Conference. Article 18 2. Except as otherwise express- ly provided in this Constitution or by the terms of any Convention or other instrument conferring powers on the Conference or of the financial and budgetary ar- rangements adopted in virtue of Article 13, all matters shall be decided by a simple majority of the votes cast by the delegates present. 3. The voting is void unless the total number of votes cast is equal to half the number of the delegates attending the Conference. Article 18 The Conference may add to any committees which it appoints tech- nical experts, who shall be asses- sors without power to vote. Article 19 1. When the Conference has decided on the adoption of pro- posals with regard to an item in the agenda, it will rest with the Conference to determine whether these proposals should take the form: (a) of a recommendation to be submitted to the Members for consideration with a view to effect being given to it by national legis- lation or otherwise, or (b) of a draft international convention for ratification by the Members. 2. In either case a majority of two thirds of the votes cast by the The Conference may add to any committees which it appoints tech- nical experts without power to vote. Article 19 1. When the Conference has decided on the adoption of pro- posals with regard to an item in the agenda, it will rest with the Conferenoc to determine whether these proposals should take the form: (a) of an international Con- vention, or (b) of a Recommenda- tion to meet circumstances where the subject, or aspect of it, dealt with is not considered suitable or appropriate at that time for a Convention. 2. In either case a majority of two thirds of the votes cast by the Decision by major- ity vote. Technical experts. Adoption of pro- posals. Port, p. 534.

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