AG/RES. 1589 (XXVIII-O/98)

AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTE OF THE INTER-AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMMISSION

(Resolution adopted at the third plenary session, held on June 2, 1998)

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

HAVING SEEN resolution CITEL/RES. 29 (II-98), adopted at the second regular meeting of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), which contains amendments to Articles 23 and 24 of the Statute of CITEL; and

CONSIDERING:

That, pursuant to Article 34 of the Statute of CITEL, it is incumbent on the General Assembly of the Organization to amend the Statute of CITEL, at its own initiative or upon CITEL's request; and

That resolution CITEL/RES. 29 (II-98) of the second regular meeting of the Assembly of CITEL requests the General Assembly to amend Articles 23 and 24 of the Statute of CITEL in the manner and for the reasons expressed therein,

RESOLVES:

1. In Article 23, to amend the last sentence of the first paragraph of the section "Officers" to read as follows:

Each Permanent Consultative Committee may establish two positions of Vice President.

2. In Article 24, to amend the first paragraph of the section "Associate Members" to read as follows:

Any recognized operating agency or scientific or industrial organization or any financial or development institution that is related to the telecommunications industry and is a legal entity may become an associate member of a Permanent Consultative Committee. The Member State shall notify the Chairman of COM/CITEL in writing of the names of agencies and organizations it has approved. An agency or organization shall cease to be an associate member in the event that approval is withdrawn by the Member State.