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(a) persons nominated by it as representatives of any such territory in regard to matters within the self-governing powers of that territory; and (b) persons nominated by it to advise its delegates in regard to matters concerning non-self-governing territories.
4. In the case of a territory under the joint authority of two or more Members, persons may be nominated to advise the delegates of such Members.
5. The Members undertake to nominate non-Government delegates and advisers chosen in agreement with the industrial organizations, if such organisations exist, which are most representative of employers or work- people, as the case may be, in their respective countries.
6. Advisers shall not speak except on a request made by the delegate whom they accompany and by the special authorization of the President of the Conference, and may not vote.
7. A delegate may by notice in writing addressed to the President ap- point one of his advisers to act as his deputy, and the adviser, while so acting, shall be allowed to speak and vote.
8. The names of the delegates and their advisers will be communicated to the International Labor Office by the government of each of the Members.
9. The credentials of delegates and their advisers shall be subject to scrutiny by the Conference, which may, by two thirds of the votes cast by the delegates present, refuse to admit any delegate or adviser whom it deems not to have been nominated in accordance with this article.
Art. 4. 1. Every delegate shall be entitled to vote individually on all matters which are taken into consideration by the Conference.
2. If one of the Members fails to nominate one of the non-Government delegates whom it is entitled to nominate, the other non-Government delegate shall be allowed to sit and speak at the Conference, but not to vote.
3. If in accordance with Article 3 the Conference refuses admission to a delegate of one of the Members, the provisions of the present article shall apply as if that delegate had not been nominated.
Art. 5. The meetings of the Conference shall, subject to any decisions. which may have been taken by the Conference itself at a previous meeting, be held at such place as may be decided by the Governing Body.
Art. 6. Any change in the seat of the International Labor Öffice shall be decided by the Conference by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast by the delegates present.
Art. 7. 1. The Governing Body shall consist of forty-eight persons: Twenty-four representing governments,
Telve representing the employers, and
lve representing the workers.
2. Of the twenty-four persons representing governments, ten shall be appointed by the Members of chief industrial importance, and fourteen shall be appointed by the Members selected for that purpose by the Government delegates to the Conference, excluding the delegates of the ten Members mentioned above.
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3. The Governing Body shall as occasion requires determine which are the Members of the Organization of chief industrial importance and shall make rules to ensure that all questions relating to the selection of the Members of chief industrial importance are considered by an impartial committee before being decided by the Governing Body. Any appeal made by a Member from the declaration of the Governing Body as to which are the Members of chief industrial importance shall be decided by the Confer- ence, but an appeal to the Conference shall not suspend the application of the declaration until such time as the Conference decides the appeal.
4. The persons representing the employers and the persons representing the workers shall be elected respectively by the Employers' delegates and the Workers' delegates to the Conference.
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The period of office of the Governing Body shall be three years. If for any reason the Governing Body elections do not take place on the expiry of this period, the Governing Body shall remain in office until such elections are held.
6. The method of filling vacancies and of appointing substitutes and other similar questions may be decided by the Governing Body subject to the approval of the Conference.
7. The Governing Body shall, from time to time, elect from its number a chairman and two vice-chairmen, of whom one shall be a person repre- senting a government, one a person representing the employers, and one a person representing the workers.
8. The Governing Body shall regulate its own procedure and shall fix its own times of meeting. A special meeting shall be held if a written request to that effect is made by at least sixteen of the representatives on the Governing Body.
Art. 8. 1. There shall be a Director-General of the International La- bor Office, who shall be appointed by the Governing Body, and, subject to the instructions of the Governing Body, shall be responsible for the efficient conduct of the International Labor Office and for such other duties as may be assigned to him.
2. The Director-General or his deputy shall attend all meetings of the Governing Body.
Art. 9. 1. The staff of the International Labor Office shall be ap- pointed by the Director-General under regulations approved by the Gov- erning Body.
2. So far as is possible with due regard to the efficiency of the work of the Office, the Director-General shall select persons of different nationali- ties.
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A certain number of these persons shall be women.
4. The responsibilities of the Director-General and the staff shall be exclusively international in character. In the performance of their duties, the Director-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the Organi- zation. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the Organization. 5. Each Member of the Organization undertakes to respect the ex-