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 63 STAT.] MULTILATERAL-TELECOMMUNICATIONS-OCT. 2, 1947 Article 13 Regulations 1. The General Regulations contained in Annex 4 shall have the same force and duration as this Convention, subject to the provisions of Article 12 of the Convention. 2. The provisions of this Convention are completed by the follow- ing sets of Administrative Regulations: Telegraph Regulations; [l] Telephone Regulations; Radio Regulations; Additional Radio Regulations. 3. These Regulations shall be binding on all Members and Asso- ciate Members. However, Members and Associate Members shall notify the Secretary General of their approval of any revision of any of the administrative Regulations by an administrative confer- ence in the interval between two plenipotentiary conferences. The Secretary General shall inform Members and Associate Members promptly regarding receipt of such notifications of approval. 4. In case of inconsistency between a provision of the Convention and a provision of the Regulations, the Convention shall prevail. Article 14 Finances of the Union 1. The expenses of the Union shall be classified as ordinary ex- penses and extraordinary expenses. 2. The ordinary expenses of the Union shall be kept within the limits prescribed by the Plenipotentiary Conference. They shall include, in particular, the expenses pertaining to the meetings of the Administrative Council, the salaries of the staff and other expenses of the General Secretariat, of the International Frequency Registra- tion Board, of the International Consultative Committees, and of the laboratories and technical installations created by the Union. These ordinary expenses shall be borne by all Members and Associate Members. 3. (1) The extraordinary expenses shall include all expenses per- taining to plenipotentiary conferences, administrative conferences and meetings of the International Consultative Committees. They shall be borne by the Members and Associate Members who have agreed to participate in these conferences and meetings. (2) Private operating agencies and international organizations shall contribute to the extraordinary expenses of the administrative conferences and the meetings of the International Consultative Com- mittees in which they participate, in proportion to the number of units corresponding to the class chosen by them among the classes provided in paragraph 4 of this Article. The Administrative Council may, nevertheless, excuse certain international organizations from contrib- uting to these expenses. 'Treaties and Other International Acts Series 2175. 1431 Force and duration. Post, p. 1491. Administrative Regulations. Post, p. 1581. Prevailing instru- ment. Ordinary expenses. Extraordinary ex- penses.

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