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73 1. 1) The General Secretariat shall be directed by a Secretary-General, assisted by one Deputy Secretary-General.
73bis The Secretary-General shall act as the legal representative of the Union.
73A PP-98 2) The functions of the Secretary-General are specified in the Convention. In addition, the Secretary-General shall:
74 PP-98 a) coordinate the Union's activities, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee;
74A PP-98 b) prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, and provide to the Member States and Sector Members, such specific information as may be required for the preparation of a report on the policies and strategic plan for the Union, and coordinate the implementation of the plan; this report shall be communicated to the Member States and Sector Members for review during the last two regularly scheduled sessions of the Council before a plenipotentiary conference;
75 PP-98 c) take all the actions required to ensure economic use of the Union's resources and be responsible to the Council for all the administrative and financial aspects of the Union's activities;
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76A PP-98 3) The Secretary-General may act as depositary of special arrangements established in conformity with Article 42 of this Constitution.
77 2. The Deputy Secretary-General shall be responsible to the Secretary-General; he shall assist the Secretary-General in the performance of his duties and undertake such specific tasks as may be entrusted to him by the Secretary-General. He shall perform the duties of the Secretary-General in the absence of the latter.