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1. Associate membership of the Organisation shall be open to all territories or groups of territories not responsible for their external relations.
2. Territories or groups of territories whose national tourism organisations are Full Members of IUOTO at the time of adoption of these Statutes by the Extraordinary General Assembly of IUOTO shall have the right to become Associate Members of the Organisation, without requirement of vote, provided that the State which assumes responsibility for their external relations approves their membership and declares on their behalf that such territories or groups of territories adopt the Statutes of the Organisation and accept the obligations of membership.
3. Territories or groups of territories may become Associate Members of the Organisation if their candidature has the prior approval of the Member State which assumes responsibility for their external relations and declares on their behalf that such territories or groups of territories adopt the Statutes of the Organisation and accept the obligations of membership. Such candidatures must be approved by the Assembly by a majority of two-thirds of the Full Members present and voting provided that said majority is a majority of the Full Members of the Organisation.
4. When an Associate Member of the Organisation becomes responsible for the conduct of its external relations, that Associate Member shall be entitled to become a Full Member of the Organisation on formally declaring in writing to the Secretary-General that it adopts the Statutes of the Organisation and accepts the obligations of full membership.