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General Regulations of World Exposition Shanghai China 2010

(expo2010.cn)
Updated: 2009-04-14 18:44

Article 7  College of Commissioners General / Steering Committee

At the earliest possible opportunity, the Commissioner General of the Exposition shall convene a meeting of Commissioners General of Section representing the participating countries to nominate a Chairperson and a Steering Committee to represent them, to consider matters of mutual interest, and to exercise the powers laid down in Article 10 hereunder. When the number of states officially participating doubles after the elections, the elections shall be considered no longer valid, and new elections shall be held.

Should the Chairman of the Steering Committee be prevented for any reason from fulfilling his responsibilities, he shall delegate his powers to another member of the Steering Committee.

The rules governing the functioning of the Steering Committee shall be set out in Special Regulation No. 3 referred to in Article 34 of the present Regulations.

Article 8  Exposition Organizer

Under the authority of the National Organizing Committee and the Executive Committee, the preparation, organization, operation and management of the Exposition shall be the responsibility of Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination (hereinafter referred to as "the Organizer"). The Organizer shall also assist the Commissioner General of the Exposition in his work.

The Commissioner General of the Exposition shall communicate to the BIE, for the information of the participants and the formal records of the BIE, a report regarding the organizational structure, responsibilities and authority, etc. of the Organizer.

The Government of the People's Republic of China shall, in accordance with Article 10 of the Convention, guarantee the fulfillment of the functions and responsibilities of the Organizer.

SECTION III  OFFICIAL PARTICIPANTS

Article 9  Official Participants

1. Official participants are those foreign governments and international organizations that have accepted an official invitation from the Government of the People's Republic of China to participate in the Exposition. The Government of any nation participating in an international exposition shall be represented by a Commissioner General of Section accredited to the Government of the People's Republic of China. Any participating international organization may also appoint a Commissioner General of Section.

Official Participants shall each conclude a Participation Contract with the Organizer. The Participation Contract shall be signed by the Commissioner General of Section and a representative of the Organizer, and counter signed by the Commissioner General of the Exposition.

The Commissioner General of Section is solely responsible for the organization and operation of his national section, which includes all the exhibitors and the managers of the commercial activities referred to in Chapter III of Section IV hereunder, but not the concessionaires referred to in Section V.

The Commissioner General of Section shall guarantee that the members of his national section shall abide by the regulations issued by the Organizer and approved by the BIE.

In order to enable the Commissioner General of Section to carry out his responsibilities, he shall be entitled to the advantages listed in Special Regulation No.12, referred to in Article 34 of the present Regulations.

The personnel of the foreign national sections shall benefit from the accommodation facilities listed in Special Regulation No.6, referred to in Article 34 of the present Regulations.

2. All official participants shall abide by the same rules as regards both their rights and obligations. The Organizer shall not permit any exemptions of this Article, except for those technical and financial support granted to developing countries.

Information relating to the financial assistance for developing countries will be detailed in Special Regulation No.2 and relevant Participation Guide to be established by the Organizer with the cooperation of the BIE.

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