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STAFF RULES OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 113.1 Documents, Requests, and Notifications
(a) The documents and requests that must be addressed to the Secretary General under the terms of these Rules shall be sent through the Department of Human Resource Services.
(b) Unless expressly provided to the contrary, all notifications shall be issued through the same Department.
Unless otherwise stated in the text of a specific Rule, the periods set forth in these rules shall include both working days, weekends, and holidays, but if the period expires on a holiday or on a Saturday or Sunday, it shall be extended to the next working day.
With the exception of Rule 107.2, on maternity leave, all Rules in which the feminine or masculine gender is used apply equally to staff members of both sexes.
Rule 113.4 Amendments of and Exceptions to Staff Rules
(a) The Secretary General may amend the Staff Rules, provided that such amendments are consistent with the General Standards. An amendment of the Rules shall require an Executive Order; Appendices originally issued as Executive Orders, Directives or Administrative Memoranda, may be modified in accordance with the corresponding procedures established in the Executive Order governing the Internal Regulatory Instruments of the General Secretariat.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, the Secretary General shall inform the Permanent Council of any changes or modifications of the Staff Rules; and any such change or modification having budgetary implications shall enter into force only with the Permanent Council's approval.
(c) Exceptions to the Staff Rules may be made by the Secretary General provided that such exceptions are not inconsistent with any decision of the General Assembly, and provided further that, in the opinion of the Secretary General, they are not prejudicial to the interest of any other staff member or group of staff members.
Rule 113.5 Definition of Term Director for these Rules
The term "Department or Office Director," as used in these Rules, refers to directors of departments and offices respectively, as well as to coordinators and administrative chiefs of departmental-level Units and Divisions within the General Secretariat.
