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8 | II Série A - Número: 077S2 | 28 de Fevereiro de 2009

Article 5 – Voting at Council 1. The presence of the representatives of the majority of Member States entitled to vote shall be necessary to constitute a quorum at meetings of the Council. 2. Each Member State shall have one vote in the Council. A Member State shall lose its right to vote in the Council if the amount of its unpaid contributions exceeds the amount of the contributions due from it, under Article 13, for the current financial year and for the preceding financial year. The Council, acting in accordance with Article 6(3)(l), may nevertheless authorise the Member State to vote. 3. Between meetings of the Council, the Council may dispose of any matter which is urgent by means of a postal vote. In such cases, the majority of the Member States entitled to vote shall constitute the quorum. 4. In determining unanimity and the various majorities provided for in this Convention, only votes cast for or against a decision and, in cases where the Council acts in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6(2), the financial contributions of the Member States taking part in the vote, shall be taken into account. Article 6 - Voting majorities 1.

The Council, acting unanimously, shall:

a) fix the ceiling of expenditure for implementing the programme of the activities of the Centre over the five years following the entry into force of this Convention; b) decide on the accession of States, in accordance with Art icle 23, and lay down the conditions for such accessions in accordance with Article 13(3); c) decide, in accordance with Article 20, on the withdrawal of membership from a State, that State not participating in the vote on this matter; d) decide on the dissolution of the Centre, in accordance with Article 21(1) and (2); e) authorise the Director-General to negotiate co-operation agreements with non-Member States and with their national scientific and technical agencies; it may authorise the Director-General to conclude such agreements; f) conclude, with one or more of the Member States, in accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities provided for in Article 16, any additional agreements for the purpose of implementing that Protocol; g) decide on any transfer of the ECMWF Headquarters, in accordance with Article 1(5).