Artikel X

a). The executive organ shall be headed by the Director General who shall be directly responsible to the Assembly of Parties.
b). The Director General shall
(i) be the chief executive and the legal representative of ITSO and shall be responsible for the performance of all management functions, including the exercise of rights under contract;
(ii) act in accordance with the policies and directives of the Assembly of Parties; and
(iii) be appointed by the Assembly of Parties for a term of four years or such other period as the Assembly of Parties decides. The Director General may be removed from office for cause by the Assembly of Parties. No person shall be appointed as Director General for more than eight years.
c). The paramount consideration in the appointment of the Director General and in the selection of other personnel of the executive organ shall be the necessity of ensuring the highest standards of integrity, competency and efficiency, with consideration given to the possible advantages of recruitment and deployment on a regionally and geographically diverse basis. The Director General and the personnel of the executive organ shall refrain from any action incompatible with their responsibilities to ITSO.
d). The Director General shall, subject to the guidance and instructions of the Assembly of Parties, determine the structure, stafflevels and standard terms of employment of officials and employees, and shall appoint the personnel of the executive organ. The Director General may select consultants and other advisers to the executive organ.
e). The Director General shall supervise the Company’s adherence to the Core Principles.
f). The Director General shall
(i) monitor the Company’s adherence to the Core Principle to serve LCO customers by honoring LCO contracts;
(ii) consider the decisions taken by the Company with respect to petitions for eligibility to enter into an LCO contract;
(iii) assist LCO customers in resolving their disputes with the Company by providing conciliation services; and
(iv) in the event an LCO customer decides to initiate an arbitration proceeding against the Company, provide advice on the selection of consultants and arbiters.
g). The Director General shall report to the Parties on the matters referred to in paragraphs d) through f).
h). Pursuant to the terms to be established by the Assembly of Parties, the Director General may commence arbitration proceedings against the Company pursuant to the Public Services Agreement.
i). The Director General shall deal with the Company in accordance with the Public Services Agreement.
j). The Director General, on behalf of ITSO, shall consider all issues arising from the Parties’ Common Heritage and shall communicate the views of the Parties to the Notifying Administration(s).
k). When the Director General is of the view that a Party’s failure to take action pursuant to Article XI c) has impaired the Company’s ability to comply with the Core Principles, the Director General shall contact that Party to seek a resolution of the situation and may, consistent with the conditions established by the Assembly of Parties pursuant to Article IXe), convene an extraordinary meeting of the Assembly of Parties.
l). The Assembly of Parties shall designate a senior officer of the executive organ to serve as the Acting Director General whenever the Director General is absent or is unable to discharge his duties, or if the office of Director General should become vacant. The Acting Director General shall have the capacity to exercise all the powers of the Director General pursuant to this Agreement. In the event of a vacancy, the Acting Director General shall serve in that capacity until the assumption of office by a Director General appointed and confirmed, as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with subparagraph b) (iii) of this Article.