| Article
8 - Designation Article
9 - President The President of the Comité
Maritime International shall preside over the Assembly, the Executive Council,
and the International Conferences convened by the Comité Maritime International.
He shall be an ex-officio member of any Committee, International Sub-Committee
or Working Group appointed by the Executive Council.
With the assistance of
the Secretary-General and the Administrator he shall carry out the decisions of
the Assembly and of the Executive Council, supervise the work of the International
Sub-Committees and Working Groups, and represent the Comité Maritime International
externally.
The President shall have authority to conclude and execute agreements
on behalf of the Comité Maritime International, and to delegate this authority
to other officers of the Comité Maritime International.
The President
shall have authority to institute legal action in the name and on behalf of the
Comité Maritime International, and to delegate such authority to other
officers of the Comité Maritime International. In case of the impeachment
of the President or other circumstances in which the President is prevented from
acting and urgent measures are required, five officers together may decide to
institute such legal action provided notice is given to the other members of the
Executive Council. The five officers taking such decision shall not take any further
measures by themselves unless required by the urgency of the situation.
In
general, the duty of the President shall be to ensure the continuity and the development
of the work of the Comité Maritime International.
The President shall
be elected for a term of four years and shall be eligible for re-election for
one additional term. Article
10 - Vice-Presidents There shall be two Vice-Presidents
of the Comité Maritime International, whose principal duty shall be to
advise the President and the Executive Council, and whose other duties shall be
assigned by the Executive Council.
The Vice-Presidents, in order of their
seniority as officers of the Comité Maritime International, shall substitute
for the President when the President is absent or is unable to act.
Each Vice-President
shall be elected for a term of four years, and shall be eligible for re-election
for one additional term. Article
11 - Secretary-General The Secretary-General shall
have particular responsibility for organization of the non-administrative preparations
for International Conferences, Seminars and Colloquia convened by the Comité
Maritime International, and to maintain liaison with other international organizations.
He shall have such other duties as may be assigned by the Executive Council or
the President.
The Secretary-General shall be elected for a term of four years,
and shall be eligible for re-election without limitation upon the number of terms. Article
12 - Treasurer The Treasurer shall be responsible
for the funds of the Comité Maritime International, and shall collect and
disburse, or authorise disbursement of, funds as directed by the Executive Council.
The Treasurer shall maintain adequate accounting records. The Treasurer shall
also prepare financial statements for the preceding calendar year in accordance
with current International Accounting Standards, and shall prepare proposed budgets
for the current and next succeeding calendar years.
The Treasurer shall submit
the financial statements and the proposed budgets for review by the auditors and
the Audit Committee appointed by the Executive Council, and following any revisions
shall present them for review by the Executive Council and approval by the Assembly
not later than the first meeting of the Executive Council in the calendar year
next following the year to which the financial statements relate.
The Treasurer
shall be elected for a term of four years, and shall be eligible for re-election
without limitation upon the number of terms. Article
13 - Administrator The functions of the Administrator
are:
| a) | To give official
notice of all meetings of the Assembly and the Executive Council, of International
Conferences, Seminars and Colloquia, and of all meetings of Committees, International
Sub-Committees and Working Groups; | | b) | To
circulate the agendas, minutes and reports of such meetings; | | c) | To
make all necessary administrative arrangements for such meetings; |
| d) | To take such actions,
either directly or by appropriate delegation, as are necessary to give effect
to administrative decisions of the Assembly, the Executive Council, and the President; |
| e) | To circulate such
reports and/or documents as may be requested by the President, the Secretary-General
or the Treasurer, or as may be approved by the Executive Council; |
| f) | To keep current and
to ensure annual publication of the lists of Members pursuant to Article 3; and |
| g) | In general to carry out the day by day
business of the secretariat of the Comité Maritime International. |
The Administrator may be an individual or a body having
juridical personality. If a body having juridical personality, the Administrator
shall be represented on the Executive Council by one natural individual person.
If an individual, the Administrator may also serve, if elected to that office,
as Treasurer of the Comité Maritime International.
The Administrator,
if an individual, shall be elected for a term of four years, and shall be eligible
for re-election without limitation upon the number of terms. If a body having
juridical personality, the Administrator shall be appointed by the Assembly upon
the recommendation of the Executive Council, and shall serve until a successor
is appointed.
Article 14
- Executive Councillors There shall be eight Executive
Councillors of the Comité Maritime International, who shall have the functions
described in Article 18.
The Executive Councillors shall be elected upon individual
merit, also giving due regard to balanced representation of the legal systems
and geographical areas of the world characterised by the Member Associations.
Each Executive Councillor shall be elected for a term of four years, and shall
be eligible for re-election for one additional term. Article
15 - Nominations A Nominating Committee shall be
established for the purpose of nominating individuals for election to any office
of the Comité Maritime International.
The Nominating Committee shall
consist of:
| a) | A chairman, who shall have a casting
vote where the votes are otherwise equally divided, and who shall be elected by
the Executive Council, | | b) | The
President and past Presidents, | | c) | One
member elected by the Vice-Presidents, and | | d) | One
member elected by the Executive Councillors. | Notwithstanding
the foregoing paragraph, no person who is a candidate for office may serve as
a member of the Nominating Committee during consideration of nominations to the
office for which he is a candidate.
On behalf of the Nominating Committee,
the chairman shall first determine whether any officers eligible for re-election
are available to serve for an additional term. He shall then solicit the views
of the Member Associations concerning candidates for nomination. The Nominating
Committee shall then make nominations, taking such views into account.
Following
the decisions of the Nominating Committee, the chairman shall forward its nominations
to the Administrator in ample time for distribution not less than ninety days
before the annual meeting of the Assembly at which nominees are to be elected.
Member Associations may make nominations for election to any office independently
of the Nominating Committee, provided such nominations are forwarded to the Administrator
in writing not less than three working days before the annual meeting of the Assembly
at which nominees are to be elected.
The Executive Council may make nominations
for election to the offices of Secretary-General, Treasurer and/or Administrator.
Such nominations shall be forwarded to the chairman of the Nominating Committee
at least one-hundred twenty days before the annual meeting of the Assembly at
which nominees are to be elected.
Article
16 - Immediate Past President The
Immediate Past President of the Comité Maritime International shall have
the option to attend all meetings of the Executive Council, and at his discretion
shall advise the President and the Executive Council. |
