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International Telecommunication Union
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Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Antalya, 2006)
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Instrument amending
the Constitution
of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992)
as amended by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994),
by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998)
and by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)
Instrument amending
the Convention
of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992)
as amended by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994),
by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998)
and by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)
General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union
Decisions and Resolutions
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Symbols used in the Final Acts
The symbols given in the margin indicate changes adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006) in relation to the texts of the Constitution and Convention (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), and have the following meaning:
ADD = addition of a new provision
MOD = modification of an existing provision
(MOD) = editorial modification of an existing provision
SUP = deletion of an existing provision
SUP* = provision moved to another place in the Final Acts
ADD* = an existing provision moved from another place in the Final Acts to the place indicated
These symbols are followed by the number of the existing provision. For new provisions (symbol ADD), the point at which they are to be inserted is shown by the number of the preceding provision, followed by a letter.
Numbering of decisions, resolutions and recommendations.
Decisions and resolutions newly adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006) have been numbered to start from the next number following the last number used at the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002). Resolutions revised by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006) retain the same number as before, followed by “(Rev. Antalya, 2006)”.
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Table of contents
Instrument amending the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)
(Amendments adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Antalya, 2006))
Page
PARTI–Foreword ..
CHAPTERI–Basic Provisions
ARTICLE 11 General Secretariat ..
13 Radiocommunication Conferences and Radiocommunication Assemblies ..
CHAPTERV–Other Provisions Concerning the Functionning of the Union
ARTICLE 28 Finances of the Union ..
29 Languages ..
PARTII–Date of Entry into Force ..
Final Formula ..
Signatures ..
Instrument amending the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994), by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) and by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)
(Amendments adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Antalya, 2006))
Page
PARTI–Foreword ..
CHAPTERI–Functioning of the Union
ARTICLE 2 Elections and Related Matters ..
ARTICLE 4 The Council ..
ARTICLE 5 General Secretariat ..
ARTICLE 6 Coordination Committee ..
ARTICLE 12 Radiocommunication Bureau ..
ARTICLE 15 Telecommunication Standardization Bureau ..
ARTICLE 16 Telecommunication Development Conferences ..
ARTICLE 17A Telecommunication Development Advisory Group ..
ARTICLE 18 Telecommunication Development Bureau ..
ARTICLE 19 Participation of Entities and Organizations Other than Administrations in the Union’s Activities ..
ARTICLE 21 Recommendations from One Conference to Another ..
CHAPTERII–Specific Provisions Regarding Conferences and Assemblies
ARTICLE 23 Admission to Plenipotentiary Conferences ..
ARTICLE 24 Admission to Radiocommunication Conferences ..
ARTICLE 25 Admission to Radiocommunication Assemblies, World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies and Telecommunication Development Conferences ..
CHAPTERIV–Other Provisions
ARTICLE 33 Finances ..
ANNEX–Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union
PARTII–Date of Entry into Force ..
Final Formula ..
Signatures ..
Declarations and Reservations ..
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Algeria (People's Democratic Republic of) (59)
Germany (Federal Republic of) (40, 51, 73, 98)
Andorra (Principality of) (73)
Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) (32, 59, 62)
Argentine Republic (18)
Armenia (Republic of) (66)
Australia (72)
Austria (51, 73, 98)
Azerbaijani Republic (66, 73)
Bahrain (Kingdom of) (19, 59)
Barbados (100)
Belarus (Republic of) (66, 67))
Belgium (36, 51, 73, 98)
Botswana (Republic of) (46)
Brazil (Federative Republic of) (27)
Bulgaria (Republic of) (51, 73)
Burkina Faso (102)
Burundi (Republic of) (3)
Cameroon (Republic of) (54)
Canada (71, 94, 98)
Chile (63)
China (People's Republic of) (64)
Cyprus (Republic of) (51, 73, 81, 98)
Vatican City State (8, 73)
Colombia (Republic of) (58)
Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of) (24)
Croatia (Republic of) (73, 74, 98)
Cuba (80)
Denmark (51, 73, 98, 106)
Egypt (Arab Republic of) (62, 69)
El Salvador (Republic of) (20)
United Arab Emirates (59)
Ecuador (55)
Spain (51, 56)
Estonia (Republic of) (51,61, 73, 98)
United States of America (70, 104, 106)
Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of) (99)
Russian Federation (66)
Finland (51, 73, 98)
France (30, 51, 73, 98, 106)
Gabonese Republic (16)
Ghana (65)
Greece (51, 73)
Guinea (Republic of) (13)
Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) (85)
Honduras (Republic of) (9)
Hungary (Republic of) (51, 73, 98)
India (Republic of) (43)
Indonesia (Republic of) (17)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (59, 78, 79)
Iraq (Republic of) (35)
Ireland (51, 73, 98)
Iceland (33, 73, 98)
Israel (State of) (41, 90)
Italy (51, 73)
Jamaica (97)
Japan (77, 98, 106)
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of) (21)
Kenya (Republic of) (96)
Korea (Republic of) (88)
Kuwait (State of) (59, 62, 87)
Latvia (Republic of) (51, 61, 73)
Lebanon (59, 62)
Liechtenstein (Principality of) (33, 73, 98)
Lithuania (Republic of) (51, 61, 73)
Luxembourg (51, 73, 98, 106)
Malaysia (10, 59)
Malawi (44)
Maldives (Republic of) (22)
Mali (Republic of) (39)
Malta (51, 73, 98)
Morocco (Kingdom of) (59, 62)
Marshall Islands (Republic of the) (107)
Mauritania (Islamic Republic of) (103)
Mexico (34)
Micronesia (Federated States of) (37)
Moldova (Republic of) (66, 73)
Monaco (Principality of) (86)
Mongolia (49)
Montenegro (Republic of) (75)
Myanmar (Union of) (12)
Nepal (28)
Nicaragua (42)
Niger (Republic of the) (4)
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) (15)
Norway (33, 73, 98)
New Zealand (83, 98)
Uzbekistan (Republic of) (66)
Pakistan (Islamic Republic of) (48, 59)
Papua New Guinea (82)
Paraguay (Republic of) (53)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (51, 73, 98, 106)
Philippines (Republic of the) (2)
Poland (Republic of) (23, 51, 73, 98)
Portugal (38, 51, 73, 98)
Syrian Arab Republic (57, 59)
Kyrgyz Republic (66)
Slovak Republic (50, 51, 73, 98)
Czech Republic (45, 51, 73, 98)
Romania (51, 73, 98)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (51, 73, 98, 106)
Rwanda (Republic of) (91)
San Marino (Republic of) (7)
Samoa (Independent State of) (92)
Senegal (Republic of) (52)
Serbia (Republic of) (68, 73, 98)
Singapore (Republic of) (31)
Slovenia (Republic of) (51, 95, 98, 106)
Sudan (Republic of the) (59, 76)
South Africa (Republicof) (47)
Sweden (51, 73, 98, 106)
Switzerland (Confederation of) (73, 98)
Suriname (Republic of) (5)
Swaziland (Kingdom of) (89)
Tanzania (United Republic of) (101)
Chad (Republic of) (84)
Thailand (6)
Togolese Republic (26)
Trinidad and Tobago (105)
Tunisia (29, 59)
Turkey (60, 73, 93, 98)
Ukraine (66)
Uruguay (eastern Republic of) (1)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (25)
Viet Nam (Socialist Republic of) (11)
Zimbabwe (Republic of) (14)
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General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union …
CHAPTER I General Provisions Regarding Conferences and Assemblies …
II Rules of Procedure of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings ..
III Election Procedures ..
Decisions
5 (Rev. Antalya,2006) Income and expenditure for the Union for the period 2008 to 2011
9 (Antalya, 2006) Fourth World Telecommunication Policy Forum
10 (Antalya, 2006) Implementation of additional corrective measures relating to cost recovery on satellite network filings
List of decisions abrogated by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006)
Resolutions
11 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) World and regional telecommunication/information and communication technology exhibitions and forums
14 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Recognition of the rights and obligations of all Sector Members of the Union
21 (Rev.Antalya, 2006) Special measures concerning alternative calling procedures on international telecommunication networks
22 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Apportionment of revenues in providinginternational telecommunication services
25 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Strengthening the regional presence
30 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Special measures for the least developed countries and small island developing states
34 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Assistance and support to countries in special need for rebuilding their telecommunication sector
36 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Telecommunications/information and communication technologies in the service of humanitarian assistance
41 (Rev. Antalya 2006) Arrears and special arrears accounts
48 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Human resources management and development
64 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Non-discriminatory access to modern telecommunication/information and communication technology facilities and services
68 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
70 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Gender mainstreaming in ITU and promotion of gender equality towards all-inclusive information societies
71 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Strategic plan for the Union for 2008-2011
72 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Linking strategic, financial and operational planning in ITU
77 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Future conferences, assemblies and forums of the Union (2008-2011)
91 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Cost recovery for some ITU products and services
94 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Auditing of the accounts of the Union
99 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Status of Palestine in ITU
101 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Internet Protocol-based networks
102 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) ITU’s role with regard to international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet and the management of Internet resources, including domain names and addresses
111 (Rev.Antalya, 2006) Scheduling of ITU conferences and assemblies
119 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Radio Regulations Board
122 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) The evolving role of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
123 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries
124 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development
126 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Assistance and support to the Republic of Serbia for rebuilding its destroyed public broadcasting system
128 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Support for the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas and Quito Action Plan
130 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies
131 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Information and communication technology index and community connectivity indicators
133 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) Role of administrations of Member States in the management of internationalized (multilingual) domain names
134 (Antalya, 2006) Number of Council Member States
135 (Antalya, 2006) The role of the International Telecommunication Union in the development of telecommunications/information and communication technologies, in providing technical assistance and advice to developing countries, and in implementing relevant national, regional and inter-regional projects
136 (Antalya, 2006) The use of telecommunications/information and communication technologies for monitoring and management in emergency and disaster situations for early warning, prevention, mitigation and relief
137 (Antalya, 2006) Next-generation network deployment in developing countries
138 (Antalya, 2006) The Global Symposium for Regulators
139 (Antalya, 2006) Telecommunications/information and communication technologies to bridge the digital divide
140 (Antalya, 2006) ITU’s role in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society
141 (Antalya, 2006) Study on the participation of all relevant stakeholders in the activities of the Union related to the World Summit on the Information Society
142 (Antalya, 2006) Review of terminology used in the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
143 (Antalya, 2006) Extending the provisions in ITU documents relating to developing countries to apply to countries with economies in transition
144 (Antalya, 2006) Availability of model host-country agreements in advance for conferences and assemblies of the Union held away from Geneva
145 (Antalya, 2006) Participation of observers in conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union
146 (Antalya, 2006) Review of the International Telecommunication Regulations
147 (Antalya, 2006) Study on the management and functioning of the Union
148 (Antalya, 2006) Tasks and functions of the Deputy Secretary-General
149 (Antalya, 2006) Study of definitions and terminology relating to building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies
150 (Antalya, 2006) Approval of the accounts of the Union for the years 2002 to 2005
151 (Antalya, 2006) Implementation of results-based management in ITU
152 (Antalya, 2006) Improvement of management and follow-up of the defrayal of ITU expenses by Sector Members and Associates
153 (Antalya, 2006) Scheduling of Council sessions and plenipotentiary conferences
154 (Antalya, 2006) Use of the six official languages of the Union on an equal footing
155 (Antalya, 2006) Establishment of a management and budget group of the Council
156 (Antalya, 2006) Scheduling of conferences
157 (Antalya, 2006) Resolution of the project execution function in ITU
158 (Antalya, 2006) Financial issues for consideration by the Council
159 (Antalya, 2006) Assistance and support to Lebanon for rebuilding its telecommunication networks (fixed and mobile)
160 (Antalya, 2006) Assistance to Somalia
161 (Antalya, 2006) Assistance and support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo for rebuilding its telecommunication network
List of resolutions abrogated by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006)
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INSTRUMENTS AMENDING
THE CONSTITUTION AND
THE CONVENTION
OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
(GENEVA, 1992)
as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Kyoto, 1994),
by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Minneapolis, 1998)
and by the Plenipotentiary Conference
(Marrakesh, 2002)
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Instrument amending the Constitution
of the International
Telecommunication Union
(Geneva, 1992)
as amended by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994),
by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998)
and by the
Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002)