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(1). The participants in the Fund shall be the Bank and those States which shall have become parties to this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
(2). The original State participants shall be those States listed in Schedule A which shall have become parties to this Agreement pursuant to Article 57 (1).
(3). A State which is not an original participant may become a participant and a party to this Agreement upon such terms, not inconsistent with this Agreement, as the Board of Governors shall determine by a unanimous resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the total voting power of the participants. Such participation shall be open only to those States which are members of the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies or are parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice.
(4). A State may authorize an entity or agency acting on its behalf to sign this Agreement and to represent it in all matters relating to this Agreement with the exception of the matters referred to in Article 55.