Article 3: Composition of the Telecommunity
1. The Telecommunity shall comprise Members, Associate Members and Affiliate Members.
2. Membership in the Telecommunity shall be open to any State within the region which is a member of ESCAP. Any such State on becoming a party to this Constitution in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 or Article 19 shall become a Member of the Telecommunity.
3. Any State within the region which does not qualify for membership under paragraph 2 of this Article, shall become a Member after having secured the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all Members, and upon becoming a party to this Constitution in accordance with the provisions of Article 19.
4. Associate membership in the Telecommunity shall be open to any territory, part or group of territories within the region which is an associate member of ESCAP. Any such territory, part or group of territories on becoming a party to this Constitution in accordance with the provisions of Article 17 of Article 19 and the provisions of Article 20, shall become an Associate Member of the Telecommunity.
5. (a) An Affiliate Member of the Telecommunity shall be any enterprise, agency, institute, organization, association, or other undertaking, entity or participant, whether private or government owned, commercial or not-for-profit, active in telecommunication services or information infrastructure with a substantial presence in, and commitment to, the region which is prepared to participate in, and contribute to, the work and activities of the Telecommunity.
(b) An applicant for Affiliate Membership shall be nominated by a Member or an Associate Member.
(c) Members and Associate Members may, however, notify the Secretary General of the manner in which applications from bodies described in sub-paragraph 5(a) of this Article located in their jurisdiction may be submitted.
(d) An applicant for Affiliate Membership may address its application directly to the Secretary General, if permitted, after notification described in sub-paragraph 5(c) of this Article.
(e) The applicant shall become an Affiliate Member of the Telecommunity upon the acceptance of its application by the Secretary General and its agreement to conform to the terms and condition of its membership as determined by the Secretary General.
(f) The Management Committee shall adopt guidelines establishing criteria relating to the application procedure to be followed by the prospective Affiliate Member, the review procedure to be followed by the Secretary General and the terms and conditions upon which Affiliate Membership shall be granted.
Today we have...
APT now has a strength of 34 Members, 4 Associate Members and 107 Affiliate Members. |
