Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 59 Part 2.djvu/269

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ARTICLE 28. The Council shall in due course determine what shall be regarded as "stocks" of sugar for the purpose of Articles 26 and 27. Chapter VI. -Establishment of an InternationalSugar Council. ARTICLE 29. The present Agreement shall be under the administration of- (a) A General Council, which shall be known as the International Sugar Council and shall be composed of delegates representing the Contracting Governments. (b) An Executive Committee of nine members. ARTICLE 30. The seat of the Council and of the Executive Committee shall be in London. ARTICLE 31. Each Contracting Government shall appoint a delegation to the Council. Each delegation shall consist of not more than three mem- bers and its composition may be changed by giving formal notice to the chairman of the Council. Each delegation may be accompanied by not more than three advisers. Each delegation shall appoint one of its members to cast the vote of the delegation. ARTICLE 32. The Council shall elect from amongst its members a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman who shall hold office for such period as it may determine. ARTICLE 33. International Sugar Council. Seat of Council, etc. Delegations. Chairman and Vice- Chairman. ofCoen.d dte The Council shall have the following powers and duties:- (a) The general administration of the present Agreement, without prejudice to the powers which the Agreement gives to the Executive Committee; (b) To elect its Chairman and Vice-Chairman and any other officers that it may consider necessary, determine their powers and duties and fix their terms of office; (c) To estimate, at least twenty days before the beginning of each quota year, the requirements of consumption of the free market for that year; (d) To appoint such permanent or temporary committees as it considers advisable for the proper working and administration of the present Agreement, and to determine their functions and duties; (e) To approve the annual budget of expenses and fix the amounts to be contributed by each Contracting Government in accordance with the principles laid down in Article 35; TREATIES [59 STAT.