RULES
OF PROCEDURE OF CONGRESSES
Article 1
General provisions
The present Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as "the
Rules") have been drawn up pursuant to the Acts of the Union and
are subordinate to them. In the event of a discrepancy between one
of their provisions and a provision of the Acts, the latter shall
prevail.
Article 2
Delegations
1 The term "delegation" shall denote the person or body of
persons designated by a member country to take part in a Congress.
The delegation shall consist of a Head of delegation and, if
appropriate, his deputy, one or more delegates and, possibly, one
or more attached officials (including experts, secretaries, etc.).
2 Heads of delegation, their deputies, and delegates shall be
representatives of member countries within the meaning of article
14, paragraph 2, of the Constitution if in possession of
credentials which comply with the conditions laid down in article
3 of these Rules.
3 Attached officials shall be admitted to meetings, and shall
have the right to participate in the proceedings, but they shall
not normally have the right to vote. However, they may be
authorized by the Head of their delegation to vote on behalf of
their country at Committee meetings. Such authorizations shall be
handed, in writing, to the Chairman of the Committee concerned,
before the beginning of the meeting.
Article 3
Delegates' credentials
1 Delegates' credentials shall be signed by the Head of State,
the Head of Government or the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the
country concerned. They shall be drawn up in due and proper form.
The credentials of delegates entitled to sign the Acts
(plenipotentiaries) shall specify the scope of such signature
(signature subject to ratification or approval, signature ad
referendum, definitive signature). In the absence of such specific
information, the signature shall be regarded as being subject to
ratification or approval. Credentials authorizing the holder to
sign the Acts shall implicitly include the right to speak and to
vote. Delegates on whom the relevant authorities have conferred
full powers without specifying their scope shall be authorized to
speak, to vote and to sign the Acts unless the wording of the
credentials is explicitly to the contrary.
2 Credentials shall be deposited at the opening of Congress
with the authority designated for that purpose.
3 Delegates who are not in possession of credentials or who
have not deposited their credentials may, provided their names
have been communicated by their Government to the Government of
the host country, take part in the debates and vote from the
moment they participate in the work of Congress. The same shall
apply to those whose credentials are found to be not in order.
Such delegates shall cease to be empowered to vote from the time
Congress approves the last report of the Credentials Committee
establishing that their credentials have not been received or are
not in order until such time as the position is regularized. The
last report shall be approved by Congress before any elections
other than that of the Chairman of Congress and before approval of
the draft Acts.
4 The credentials of a member country which arranges for the
delegation of another member country to represent it at Congress
(proxy) shall be in the same form as those mentioned in paragraph
1.
5 Credentials and proxies sent by telegram shall not be
admissible. However, telegrams sent in reply to requests for
information relating to credentials shall be accepted.
6 A delegation which, after it has deposited its credentials,
is prevented from attending one or more meetings, may arrange to
be represented by the delegation of another country, provided that
notice in writing is given to the Chairman of the meeting
concerned. However, a delegation may represent only a single
country other than its own.
7 The delegates of member countries which are not parties to an
Agreement may take part in the debates of Congress concerning that
Agreement, without the right to vote.
Article 4
Order of seating
1 At Congress and Committee meetings, delegations shall be
seated in the French alphabetical order of the member countries
represented.
2 The Chairman of the Council of Administration shall draw
lots, in due course, for the name of the country to be placed
foremost before the rostrum at Congress and Committee meetings.
Article 5
De jure observers
1 Representatives of the United Nations shall be admitted as
observers to attend and /.../ take part in the debates of
Congress.
2 (Deleted.)
3 Restricted Unions shall be admitted as observers to Congress
and its Committees.
3bis The League of Arab States and the African Union (AU) shall
be admitted as observers to Congress and its Committees.
4 Members of the Consultative Committee shall be admitted as
observers to Congress and its Committees.
5 The observers referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not be
entitled to vote, but may take the floor with the permission of
the Chairman of the meeting.
5bis In exceptional circumstances, the right of observers
referred to in paragraph 4 to participate in certain meetings, or
parts of meetings, may be restricted if the confidentiality of the
subject dealt with so requires. They shall be so informed as
quickly as possible. This restriction may be decided on a case-by-
case basis by any body concerned or its Chairman. Such decisions
shall be reviewed by the Bureau of Congress, which shall have the
authority to confirm or reverse such decisions by a simple
majority vote.
Article 5bis
Invitees
1 Representatives of UN specialized agencies and
intergovernmental organizations shall be designated by the Council
of Administration to attend specified meetings of Congress and its
Committees when questions of interest to these organizations are
discussed.
2 Representatives of any international body, any association or
enterprise or any qualified person duly designated by the Council
of Administration shall be admitted to specified meetings of
Congress or its Committees.
3 The invitees referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be
entitled to vote but may take the floor with the permission of the
Chairman of the meeting.
Article 6
Doyen of Congress
1 The postal administration of the host country of Congress
shall suggest the person to be appointed as Doyen of Congress in
agreement with the International Bureau. The Council of
Administration shall approve this appointment in due course.
2 At the opening of the first plenary meeting of each Congress,
the Doyen shall act as Chairman until Congress has elected one. He
shall also exercise the functions assigned to him under the
present Rules.
Article 7
Chairmanships and vice-chairmanships
of Congress and Committees
1 At its first plenary meeting, Congress shall elect, on the
proposal of the Doyen, the Chairman of Congress and then approve,
on the proposal of the Council of Administration, the appointment
of the member countries which are to assume the vice-chairmanships
of Congress and the chairmanships and vice-chairmanships of the
Committees. These posts will be assigned taking as much account as
possible of the equitable geographical distribution of the member
countries.
2 The Chairmen shall open and close the meetings over which
they preside, direct the debates, give speakers the floor, put
proposals to the vote and announce what majority is required for
their adoption, announce decisions and, subject to the approval of
Congress, interpret such decisions if necessary.
3 The Chairmen shall see that the present Rules are observed
and that order is maintained at meetings.
4 Any delegation may appeal to Congress or the Committee
against a decision taken by the Chairman on the basis of a
provision or interpretation of the Rules. The Chairman's decision
shall nevertheless hold good unless rescinded by a majority of the
members present and voting.
5 Should the member country appointed to the chairmanship be no
longer able to exercise this function, one of the Vice-Chairmen
shall be appointed by Congress or the Committee to replace it.
Article 8
Bureau of Congress
1 The Bureau shall be the central body responsible for
directing the work of Congress. It shall consist of the Chairman
and Vice-Chairmen of Congress and the Chairmen of the Committees.
It shall meet periodically to review the progress of the work of
Congress and its Committees and to make recommendations designed
to facilitate such progress. It shall assist the Chairman in
drawing up the agenda of each plenary meeting and in coordinating
the work of the Committees. It shall make recommendations relating
to the closing of Congress.
2 The Secretary-General of Congress and the Assistant Secretary-
General, mentioned in article 11, paragraph 1, shall attend the
meetings of the Bureau.
Article 9
Membership of Committees
1 The member countries represented in Congress shall, as of
right, be members of the Committees responsible for studying
proposals relating to the Constitution, the General Regulations
and the Convention.
2 Member countries represented in Congress which are parties to
one or more of the optional Agreements shall, as of right, be
members of the Committee and/or Committees responsible for the
revision of these Agreements. The right to vote of members of the
Committee or Committees shall be confined to the Agreement or
Agreements to which they are parties.
3 Delegations which are not members of Committees dealing with
the Agreements may attend meetings of those Committees and take
part in the debates without the right to vote.
Article 10
Working parties
Congress and each Committee may set up working parties to study
special questions.
Article 11
Secretariat of Congress and of Committees
1 The Director-General and the Deputy Director-General of the
International Bureau shall act as Secretary-General and Assistant
Secretary-General of Congress, respectively.
2 The Secretary-General and the Assistant Secretary-General
shall attend the meetings of Congress and of the Bureau of
Congress and take part in the debates without the right to vote.
They may also attend, under the same conditions, Committee
meetings or be represented thereat by a senior official of the
International Bureau.
3 The work of the Secretariat of Congress, the Bureau of
Congress and the Committees shall be performed by the staff of the
International Bureau in conjunction with the postal administration
of the host country.
4 Senior officials of the International Bureau shall act as
Secretaries of Congress, of the Bureau of Congress and of the
Committees. They shall assist the Chairman during meetings and
shall be responsible for writing the /.../ reports.
5 The Secretaries of Congress and of the Committees shall be
assisted by Assistant Secretaries.
6 (Deleted.)
Article 12
Languages of debates
1 Subject to paragraph 2, French, English, Spanish and Russian
may be used for debates, by means of a system of simultaneous or
consecutive interpretation.
2 The debates of the Drafting Committee shall be held in
French.
3 Other languages may also be used for the debates mentioned in
paragraph 1. The language of the host country shall have priority
in this connection. Delegations using other languages shall
arrange for simultaneous interpretation into one of the languages
mentioned in paragraph 1, either by means of the simultaneous
interpretation system, when the necessary technical alterations
can be made, or by special interpreters.
4 The cost of installing and maintaining the technical
equipment shall be borne by the Union.
5 The cost of the interpretation services shall be divided
among the member countries using the same language in proportion
to their contributions to the expenses of the Union.
Article 13
Languages used for drafting Congress documents
1 Documents prepared during Congress including draft decisions
submitted to Congress for approval shall be published in French by
the Secretariat of Congress.
2 To this end, documents produced by delegations of member
countries shall be submitted in French, either direct or through
the intermediary of the translation services attached to the
Congress Secretariat.
3 The above services, organized at their own expense by the
language groups set up in accordance with the relevant provisions
of the General Regulations, may also translate Congress documents
into their respective languages.
Article 14
Proposals
1 All questions brought before Congress shall be the subject of
proposals.
2 All proposals published by the International Bureau before
Congress shall be regarded as being submitted to Congress.
3 Two months before Congress opens, no proposal shall be
considered except those amending earlier proposals.
4 The following shall be regarded as amendments: any proposal
which, without altering the substance of the original proposal,
involves a deletion from, addition to or revision of a part of the
original proposal. No proposed change shall be regarded as an
amendment if it is inconsistent with the meaning or intent of the
original proposal. In case of doubt, Congress or the Committee
shall decide the matter.
5 Amendments submitted at Congress to proposals already made
shall be handed in to the Secretariat in writing, in French,
before noon on the day but one before the day on which they will
be discussed, so that they can be distributed to delegates the
same day. This time limit shall not apply to amendments arising
directly from the debates in Congress or in a Committee. In the
latter case, if so requested, the author of the amendment shall
submit a written version in French, or in case of difficulty, in
any other language used for debates. The Chairman concerned shall
read it out or have it read out.
6 The procedure laid down in paragraph 5 shall also apply to
the submission of proposals that are not designed to amend the
text of the Acts (draft resolutions, draft recommendations, draft
formal opinions, etc.).
7 Any proposal or amendment shall give the final form of the
text which is to be inserted in the Acts of the Union, subject, of
course to revision by the Drafting Committee.
Article 15
Consideration of proposals in Congress and in Committees
1 Drafting proposals (the number of which shall be followed by
the letter R) shall be assigned to the Drafting Committee either
direct, if the International Bureau has no doubt as to their
nature (a list of such proposals shall be drawn up for the
Drafting Committee by the International Bureau), or, if the
International Bureau is in doubt as to their nature, after the
other Committees have confirmed that they are purely of a drafting
nature (a list of such proposals shall likewise be drawn up for
the Committees concerned). If, however, such proposals are linked
with other proposals of substance to be considered by Congress or
by other Committees, the Drafting Committee shall postpone
consideration of them until after Congress or the other Committees
have taken a decision on the corresponding proposals of substance.
Proposals whose numbers are not followed by the letter R but
which, in the opinion of the International Bureau, are of a
drafting nature, shall be referred direct to the Committees
concerned with the corresponding proposals of substance. When
these Committees begin work, they shall decide which of the
proposals shall be assigned direct to the Drafting Committee. A
list of these proposals shall be drawn up by the International
Bureau for the Committees concerned.
2 If the same question is the subject of several proposals, the
Chairman shall decide the order in which they are to be discussed,
starting as a rule with the proposal which departs most from the
basic text and entails the most significant change in relation to
the status quo.
3 If a proposal can be subdivided into several parts, each part
may, if the originator of the proposal or the assembly so agrees,
be considered and voted upon separately.
4 Any proposal withdrawn in Congress or in Committee by its
originator may be resubmitted by the delegation of another member
country. Similarly, if an amendment to a proposal is accepted by
the originator of the proposal, another delegation may resubmit
the original, unamended proposal.
5 Any amendment to a proposal which is accepted by the
delegation submitting the proposal shall be immediately included
in the text thereof. If the originator of the original proposal
does not accept an amendment, the Chairman shall decide whether
the amendment or the proposal shall be voted upon first, starting
with whichever departs furthest from the meaning or intent of the
basic text and entails the most significant change in relation to
the status quo.
6 The procedure described in paragraph 5 shall also apply where
more than one amendment to a proposal is submitted.
7 The Chairman of Congress and the Chairmen of Committees shall
arrange for the text of the proposals, amendments or decisions
adopted to be passed to the Drafting Committee, in writing, after
each meeting.
Article 16
Debates
1 Delegates may not take the floor until they have been given
permission to do so by the Chairman of the meeting. They shall be
urged to speak slowly and distinctly. The Chairman shall afford
delegates the possibility of freely and fully expressing their
views on the subject discussed, so long as that is compatible with
the normal course of the debate.
2 Unless a majority of the members present and voting decides
otherwise, speeches shall not exceed five minutes. The Chairman
shall be authorized to interrupt any speaker who exceeds the said
authorized time. He may also ask the delegate not to depart from
the subject.
3 During a debate, the Chairman may, with the agreement of the
majority of the members present and voting, declare the list of
speakers closed after reading it out. When the list is exhausted,
he shall declare the debate closed, although even after the
closing of the list he may grant the originator of the proposal
under discussion the right to reply to any of the speeches
delivered.
4 The Chairman may also, with the agreement of the majority of
the members present and voting, limit the number of speeches by
any one delegation on a proposal or a certain group of proposals;
but the originator of the proposal shall be given the opportunity
of introducing it and speaking subsequently if he asks to do so in
order to make new points in reply to the speeches of other
delegations, so that he may, if he wishes, be the last speaker.
5 With the agreement of the majority of the members present and
voting, the Chairman may limit the number of speeches on a
proposal or a certain group of proposals; but this limit may not
be less than five for and five against the proposal under
discussion.
Article 17
Motions on points of order and procedural motions
1 During the discussion of any question and even, where
appropriate, after the closure of the debate, a delegation may
submit a motion on a point of order for the purpose of requesting:
- clarification on the conduct of the debates;
- observance of the Rules of Procedure;
- a change in the order of discussion of proposals suggested by
the Chairman.
The motion on a point of order shall take precedence over all
questions, including the procedural motions set forth in paragraph
3.
2 The Chairman shall immediately give the desired
clarifications or take the decision which he considers advisable
on the subject of the motion on a point of order. In the event of
an objection, the Chairman's decision shall be put to the vote
forthwith.
3 In addition, during discussion of a question, a delegation
may introduce a procedural motion with a view to proposing:
a the suspension of the meeting;
b the closure of the meeting;
с the adjournment of the debate on the question under
discussion;
d the closure of the debate on the question under discussion.
Procedural motions shall take precedence, in the order set out
above, over all other proposals except the motions on points of
order referred to in paragraph 1.
4 Motions for the suspension or closure of the meeting shall
not be discussed, but shall be put to the vote immediately.
5 When a delegation proposes adjournment or closure of the
debate on a question under discussion, only two speakers against
the adjournment or the closure of the debate may speak, after
which the motion shall be put to the vote.
6 The delegation which submits a motion on a point of order or
a procedural motion may not, in its submission, deal with the
substance of the question under discussion. The proposer of a
procedural motion may withdraw it before it has been put to the
vote, and any motion of this kind, whether amended or not, which
is withdrawn may be reintroduced by another delegation.
Article 18
Quorum
1 Subject to paragraphs 2 and 3, the quorum necessary for the
opening of the meetings and for voting shall be half the member
countries represented in Congress and having the right to vote.
2 For votes on amending the Constitution and the General
Regulations, the quorum required shall be two thirds of the Union
member countries having the right to vote.
3 In the case of the Agreements, the quorum required for the
opening of the meetings and for voting shall be half the member
countries represented at Congress which are parties to the
Agreement concerned and have the right to vote.
4 Delegations which are present but do not take part in a given
vote, or which state that they do not wish to take part therein,
shall not be considered absent for the purpose of establishing the
quorums required under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Article 19
Voting principle and procedure
1 Questions which cannot be settled by common consent shall be
decided by vote.
2 Votes shall be taken by the traditional system or by the
electronic voting system. They shall normally be taken by the
electronic system when that system is available to the assembly.
However, in the case of a secret ballot, the traditional system
may be used if one delegation, supported by a majority of the
delegations present and voting, so requests.
3 For the traditional system, the methods of voting shall be as
follows:
a by show of hands. If there is doubt about the result of such
a vote, the Chairman, if he so wishes or if a delegation so
requests, may arrange for an immediate roll-call vote on the same
question;
b by roll-call, at the request of a delegation or if so decided
by the Chairman; the roll shall be called according to the French
alphabetical order of the countries represented, beginning with
the country whose name is drawn by lot by the Chairman; the result
of the vote, together with a list of the countries grouped
according to the way they voted, shall be included in the reports
of the meeting;
с by secret ballot, using ballot papers, if requested by two
delegations; in this case, the Chairman of the meeting shall
appoint three tellers and make the necessary arrangements for the
holding of a secret ballot.
4 For the electronic system, the methods of voting shall be as
follows:
a non-recorded vote: it replaces a vote by show of hands;
b recorded vote: it replaces a roll-call vote; however, the
names of the countries shall not be called unless one delegation,
supported by a majority of the delegations present and voting, so
requests;
с secret ballot: it replaces the secret ballot by ballot
papers.
5 Regardless of the system of voting used, the secret ballot
shall take precedence over any other voting procedure.
6 Once the voting has begun, no delegation may interrupt it,
except to raise a point of order relating to the way in which the
vote is being taken.
7 After the vote, the Chairman may permit delegates to explain
why they voted as they did.
Article 20
Conditions of approval of proposals
1 To be adopted, proposals involving amendments to the Acts
must:
a in the case of the Constitution, be approved by at least two
thirds of the member countries of the Union having the right to
vote;
b in the case of the General Regulations, be approved by a
majority of the member countries represented in Congress and
having the right to vote;
с in the case of the Convention, be approved by a majority of
the member countries present and voting which have the right to
vote;
d in the case of the Agreements, be approved by a majority of
the member countries present and voting which are parties to the
Agreements and have the right to vote.
2 Procedural matters which cannot be settled by common consent
shall be decided by a majority of the member countries present and
voting which have the right to vote. The same shall apply to
decisions not concerning changes in the Acts, unless Congress
decides otherwise by a majority of the member countries present
and voting which have the right to vote.
3 Subject to paragraph 5, "member countries present and voting"
shall mean member countries which have the right to vote voting
"for" or "against", abstentions being disregarded in counting the
votes required to constitute a majority, and similarly blank or
null and void ballot papers in the case of a secret ballot.
4 In the event of a tie, a proposal shall be regarded as
rejected.
5 When the number of abstentions and blank or null and void
ballot papers exceeds half the number of votes cast (for, against
and abstentions), consideration of the matter shall be deferred
until a subsequent meeting, at which abstentions and blank or null
and void ballot papers shall be disregarded.
Article 21
Election of the members of the Council
of Administration or the Postal Operations Council
In order to decide between countries which have obtained the
same number of votes in elections of members of the Council of
Administration or the Postal Operations Council, the Chairman
shall draw lots.
Article 22
Election of the Director-General and the Deputy
Director-General of the International Bureau
1 The elections of the Director-General of the International
Bureau and of the Deputy Director-General shall take place by
secret ballot successively at one or more meetings held on the
same day. The candidate who obtains a majority of the votes cast
by the member countries present and voting shall be elected. As
many ballots shall be held as are necessary for a candidate to
obtain this majority.
2 "Member countries present and voting" shall mean member
countries voting for one of the candidates whose applications have
been announced in due and proper form, abstentions and blank or
null and void ballot papers being ignored in counting the votes
required to constitute a majority.
3 If the number of abstentions and blank or null and void
ballot papers exceeds half the number of votes cast in accordance
with paragraph 2, the election shall be deferred to a later
meeting, at which abstentions and blank or null and void ballot
papers shall no longer be taken into account.
4 The candidate who obtains the least number of votes in any
one ballot shall be eliminated.
5 In the event of a tie, an additional ballot, and if necessary
a second additional ballot, shall be held in an attempt to decide
between the tying candidates, the vote relating only to these
candidates. If the result is inconclusive, the election shall be
decided by drawing lots. The lots shall be drawn by the Chairman.
Article 23
Reports
1 The reports of the plenary meetings of Congress shall record
the course of the meetings, briefly summarize speeches, and
mention proposals and the outcome of the debates.
2 The debates of Committee meetings shall be the subject of
reports to Congress. As a general rule, Working Parties shall
prepare a report for the body that set them up.
3 Each delegate, however, shall be entitled to ask for any
statement made by him to be included in the /.../ reports either
verbatim or in summary form, provided the French or English text
is handed to the Secretariat not later than two hours after the
end of the meeting.
4 Delegates shall be allowed a period of twenty-four hours,
from the moment when the /.../ draft reports are distributed, in
which to make their comments to the Secretariat, which, if
necessary, shall act as an intermediary between the party
concerned and the Chairman of the meeting in question.
5 As a general rule and subject to the provisions of paragraph
4, at the beginning of each meeting of Congress, the Chairman
shall submit the report of a previous meeting for approval. The
same shall apply in regard to Committee reports. The /.../ reports
of the last meetings which it has not been possible to approve in
Congress or in a Committee shall be approved by the respective
Chairmen of the meetings. The International Bureau shall also take
account of any comments received from delegates of member
countries within forty days of the dispatch of the reports to
them.
6 The International Bureau shall be authorized to correct in
the /.../ reports of meetings of Congress and Committees any
clerical errors which were not brought to light when the minutes
were approved in accordance with paragraph 5.
Article 23bis
Appeal against decisions taken
by the Committees and by Congress
1 Any delegation may appeal against a decision concerning
proposals (Acts, resolutions, etc.) which have been approved or
rejected in Committee. Notice of the appeal must be given to the
Chairman of Congress, in writing, within 48 hours from the
adjournment of the Committee meeting at which the proposal was
approved or rejected. The appeal shall be considered during the
next plenary meeting.
2 When a proposal has been adopted or rejected by Congress, it
can be reconsidered by the same Congress only if the appeal has
been supported by at least ten delegations. Such an appeal must be
approved by a two-thirds majority of the members present and
voting which have the right to vote. This possibility shall be
limited to proposals submitted direct to plenary meetings, it
being understood that a single question cannot give rise to more
than one appeal.
Article 24
Approval by Congress of draft decisions
(Acts, resolutions, etc.)
1 As a general rule, each draft Act submitted by the Drafting
Committee shall be studied article by article. The Chairman may,
with the agreement of the majority, use a faster procedure, for
instance chapter by chapter. Each Act can only be regarded as
adopted after an overall favourable vote. Article 20, paragraph 1,
shall apply to such a vote.
2 (Deleted.)
3 (Deleted.)
4 (Deleted.)
5 The International Bureau shall be authorized to correct in
the final Acts any clerical errors which have not come to light
during the study of the draft Acts, the numbering of articles and
paragraphs and references.
6 The drafts of decisions other than those amending the Acts,
submitted by the Drafting Committee, shall as a general rule be
considered en bloc. Paragraph 5 shall also apply to the drafts of
these decisions.
Article 25
Assignment of studies to the Council of Administration
and the Postal Operations Council
On the recommendation of its Bureau, Congress shall assign
studies to the Council of Administration and the Postal Operations
Council, in accordance with the respective compositions and
responsibilities of these two bodies as they are set forth in
articles 102 and 104 of the General Regulations.
Article 26
Reservations to Acts
1 Reservations must be submitted in the form of a proposal to
the Secretariat in writing in /.../ one of the working languages
of the International Bureau (proposals concerning the Final
Protocol) as soon as possible after adoption of the proposal
concerning the article to which the reservation refers.
2 To enable it to distribute proposals concerning reservations
to all member countries before adoption of the Final Protocol by
Congress, the Congress Secretariat shall set a deadline for the
submission of reservations and notify member countries of it.
3 Reservations to the Acts of the Union submitted after the
deadline set by the Secretariat shall not be considered by the
Secretariat or by Congress.
Article 27
Signature of Acts
Acts finally approved by Congress shall be submitted to the
plenipotentiaries for signature.
Article 28
Amendment of the Rules
1 Each Congress may amend the Rules of Procedure. In order to
be accepted for discussion, proposals to amend the present Rules,
unless submitted by a UPU body empowered to put forward proposals,
shall be supported in Congress by at least ten delegations.
2 To be adopted, proposals for amendments to the present Rules
must be approved by at least two thirds of the member countries
represented in Congress and having the right to vote.
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