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Alternative C. 1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 6 of this Article, the Executive. Board shall consist of seventeen Members of the Organization. 2. The eight States of chief economic importance, as determined by the Conference at intervals of three years by a two-thirds majority of Members present and voting, shall be entitled to membership of the Board. 3. The other Members shall be elected to the Board by a two-thirds vote of the Conference. 4. Subject to paragraph 5 one-third of the Members referred to in paragraph 3 shall be elected each year for a term of three years. A retiring Member shall be eligible for immediate re-election. 5. At the first election : (a) Canada, China, France, India, United Kingdom, United States, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Customs Union of Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands, should the States members of that Customs Union desire to be represented as a unit, shall be appointed under paragraph 2 ; (b) Nine other Members shall be elected, of which the terms of office of three shall expire at the end of one year and of three other Members at the end of two years. 6. (a) During the time that any State mentioned in paragraph 2 of this Article is not a Member of the Organization the size of the Board shall be reduced accordingly. (b) During any time that the number of Members of the Organization is less than twenty-eight the numbers six, two and two shall be substituted for the number nine, three and three respectively in paragraph 5 (b) of this Article. 7. The Conference shall make regulations which shall apply the provisions of paragraph 5 (b) at any time when the number of Members on the Board is varied under paragraph 6 (b) of this Article. Article 76 Voting 1. Each member of the Executive Board shall have one vote. 2. Decisions of the Executive Board shall be made by a majority of the votes cast. Article 77 Sessions, Procedure and Officers. 1. The Executive Board shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including rules concerning the convening of its sessions. The rules of procedure shall be subject to confirmation by the Conference.

Sub-paragraph 5 (a). See the second note to paragraph 1 of Alternative A.