Artikel V

(a). The Assembly is the principal organ and shall have all the powers of the Organization unless otherwise regulated by the Convention or delegated by the Assembly to other organs.
(b). The Assembly shall be composed of all Member States.
(c). The Assembly shall meet in ordinary session every three years. Extraordinary sessions of the Assembly may be held at the request of a Member State or of the Council or of the Secretary-General, subject to the approval of the majority of the Member States.
(d). majority of the Member States shall constitute a quorum for the meetings of the Assembly.
(e). The functions of the Assembly shall be to:
(i) Elect its Chair and Vice-Chair;
(ii) Determine its own rules of procedure and those of the Council, the Finance Committee and any subsidiary organ of the Organization;
(iii) In accordance with the General Regulations, elect the Secretary-General and the Directors and determine the terms and conditions of their service;
(iv) Establish subsidiary organs;
(v) Decide the overall policy, strategy and work programme of the Organization;
(vi) Consider reports put to it by the Council;
(vii) Consider the observations and recommendations put to it by any Member State, the Council or the Secretary-General;
(viii) Decide on any proposals put to it by any Member State, the Council or the Secretary-General;
(ix) Review the expenditures, approve the accounts and determine the financial arrangements of the Organization;
(x) Approve the three-year budget of the Organization;
(xi) Decide on operational services;
(xii) Decide on any other matters within the scope of the Organization; and
(xiii) Delegate, where appropriate and necessary, responsibilities to the Council.