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 2536 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES t[63 STAT. accordance with the Rules of Procedure and Financial Regulations of that Organization for the time being in force. 3. Expenses incurred by the Commission in undertaking any co-opera- tive project in accordance with paragraph (d) of Article IV hereof shall, unless they are met by the Food and Agriculture Organization or from any other source, be determined and paid by member govern- ments in such manner and proportions as they may mutually agree. AmTICLE VII ACCEPTANCE AND WITHDRAWAL 1. Acceptance of this Constitution by any member government of the Food and Agriculture Organization shall be effected by the deposit of a notification of acceptance with the Director-General of the Or- ganization and shall take effect on receipt of such notification by the Director-General, who shall forthwith inform each of the member governments of the Organization. 2. Any member government may withdraw from the Commission at any time after the expiration of one year from the date on which its acceptance takes effect, or this Constitution comes into force, which- ever is the later, by giving written notice of such withdrawal to the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, who shall forthwith inform all member governments of the Commission. Any such notice of withdrawal shall become effective six months after the date of its receipt by the Director-General. ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS This Constitution may be amended by the vote of a two-thirds ma- jority of all the members of the Commission, with the concurrence of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization. ARTICLE IX ENTRY INTO FORCE This Constitution shall enter into force as soon as notifications of acceptance have been received from the governments of at least ten countries members of the Food and Agriculture Organization repre- senting in the aggregate not less than half of the world production of rice in the crop year 1947/48 as shown by official statistics. I hereby certify that this document is a true copy of the Constitution of the International Rice Commission. NoBsis E. DODD Norris E. Dodd Director General

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