Exhibition Knowledge: Convention On International Exhibitions

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Chapter 1 Definition and purpose

Article 1

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2. when more than one country takes part, the exhibition will be an international exhibition.

3. the participants of international exhibitions include representatives of the official organization of national pavilions, international organizations or foreign exhibitors who do not represent the government, as well as those authorized to perform other activities according to the rules of the exhibition, especially those exhibiting concessions.

Second article

This Convention applies to all international exhibitions except the following exhibitions:

A) exhibition with a duration of not more than 3 weeks;

B) art exhibition;

C) an exhibition of commercial nature.

"Whatever the name of the exhibition, the Convention determines that there are differences between registered exhibitions and recognized exhibitions."

The second chapter, general management conditions for organizing international exhibitions.

Third article

International exhibitions with the following characteristics can be referred to in article twenty-fifth of this Convention.

A) the exhibition period is not less than 6 weeks, not more than 6 months.

B) the regulations governing the use of exhibition buildings in participating countries should be written into the general rules of the exhibition.

If the law of the inviting state stipulates tax on property (real estate), the organizer shall be responsible for paying.

Only services provided in accordance with the provisions of the international exhibition authority can be paid.

C) the interval between the two registered exhibitions will not be less than 5 years from January 1, 1995, and the first exhibition will be held in 1995.

Nevertheless, the international exhibition office can accept the date of holding no more than one year ahead of the above provisions, so as to allow a special event of international importance to be remembered, but it does not change the interval of 5 years that has been included in the original schedule.

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Fourth article

A) international exhibitions with the following characteristics can be recognized by the international exhibition authority.

1. the exhibition period is not less than 3 weeks, not exceeding 3 months.

2. having a clear theme;

3. the total area is not more than 25 hectares.

4. the exhibition must allocate the exhibition hall built by the organizers to the exhibitors, without rent, fees and taxes, and the maximum area of a country shall not exceed 1000 square meters.

However, the international exhibition authority can allow free distribution of exhibition hall requirements, if the host country's economic and financial conditions prove that the request is justified.

And other expenses other than service charges; the maximum area allocated to a country shall not exceed 1000 square meters.

However, the international exhibition authority can approve the demand for paid distribution of exhibition halls, but the economic and financial situation of the host country must prove that the request is justified.

5. during the interval between the two registered exhibitions, only one approved category exhibition under the provisions of this article A can be held.

6. only a registered exhibition or a recognized exhibition that complies with the A of this article can be held in the same year.

B) the international exhibition authority can also recognize the following exhibitions:

1. the three year exhibition of Milan decorative art and modern architecture is based on its historical status and requires that it maintain its original characteristics.

2. the A1 horticultural exposition approved by the International Horticultural Producers Association shall be held between the two registered exhibitions. However, it is required that the interval of such exhibitions in different countries be at least 2 years, and the interval in the same country is at least 10 years.

Fifth article

The opening and closing dates and main features of the exhibition should be determined at the time of registration or accreditation, and only with the consent of the international exhibition office.

The consent of the exhibition bureau can be changed.

Third chapter registration

Sixth article

1. the government of a Contracting State (hereinafter referred to as the "inviting government") to organize exhibitions in this convention within its territory shall submit a registration or recognition application to the international exhibition office to clarify the laws, regulations or financial measures formulated for the exhibition.

If a non contracting government wants to seek registration or recognition for its exhibition, it may apply to the International Exhibition Office in the same manner if it is committed to abide by the provisions of the first chapter, the second chapter, the third chapter and the fourth chapter of the Convention and its implementing rules.

2. the application for registration or recognition shall be made by the government responsible for international relations held by the exhibition (hereinafter referred to as the "inviting government"), even if the government is not the organizer of the exhibition.

3. in its mandatory provisions, the International Exhibition Office determines the maximum duration of the reserved exhibition date and the shortest period for accepting or applying for registration.

It also stipulates the documents that must be submitted together with the application, and determines the amount payable for the examination of the application in accordance with the mandatory provisions.

4. the exhibition can only be registered or recognized only if it meets the requirements of the Convention and the provisions of the international exhibition authority.

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Seventh article

1. when two or more than two countries compete for the registration or recognition of an exhibition and fail to reach an agreement, they shall request the general assembly of the International Exhibition Bureau to adjudicate.

When making a vote, the General Assembly should consider all the circumstances raised, especially the historical or moral reasons, the interval from the previous exhibition and the number of exhibitions held by the competing countries.

2. in addition to special circumstances, the International Exhibition Office shall give priority to exhibitions organized in the territory of a Contracting State.

Eighth article

A country that has been registered or recognized by the exhibition will lose all rights arising from a registered or recognized exhibition if it changes the scheduled date of the exhibition, except in the case of twenty-eighth D.

If it wishes to hold the exhibition on another date, the government concerned must reapply and, if necessary, settle the bidding request according to the seventh procedures.

Ninth article

1. if the exhibition is not registered or recognized by the international exhibition authority, the State Party shall refuse to participate, not sponsor or grant government subsidies.

2. the freedom of contracting parties to participate in exhibitions registered or recognized.

3. the government of all Contracting States shall, in accordance with its own laws and regulations, use whatever means it considers most appropriate to oppose the organization of false exhibitions or exhibition organizers who deceive the exhibitors with false promises, notices or advertisements.

The fourth chapter is the organizers of registered exhibitions and the obligations of exhibitors.

Tenth article

1. the inviting government should ensure that the provisions of the Convention and its implementing regulations are enforced.

2. if the inviting government itself does not organize exhibitions, it should officially confirm the organizers of the exhibition and ensure that the organizers fulfill their obligations.

Eleventh article

1. all invitation letters for invitations, whether issued to Member States or non member states, or to the invited governments or other invited parties in the country, shall be pmitted to the inviting government by the same way by the host government.

Replies to requests from uninvited parties should also be pmitted to the uninvited government in the same way.

The invitation should be kept at the intervals specified by the international exhibition office, and it is stated that the exhibition concerned has been registered.

Invitations to international organizations must be sent directly to each other.

It is sent to the invited government through diplomatic channels.

Replies should be pmitted to the inviting government in the same way.

The request for participation is also dealt with in the same way.

The invitation should comply with the time interval stipulated by the International Exhibition Bureau and declare that the exhibition concerned has been registered.

Invitations to international organizations must be sent directly to each other.

2. if the aforementioned invitation is not pmitted according to the provisions of this Convention, the State Party shall not organize or sponsor the participation in the international exhibition.

3. if the invitation does not quote the registration or recognition approved under this Convention, no matter whether the exhibition is held in a Contracting State or in a non member state, the Contracting State shall undertake not to forward or accept the invitation letter.

4. any state party may require the organizer not to send invitations to other parties in his territory other than himself.

It also does not forward invitation letters, but does not convey requests from the uninvited parties.

Twelfth article

The government of the inviting state shall appoint an exhibition government general representative for the registered exhibition or appoint an exhibition government representative for the recognized exhibition, and authorize it to represent the government in handling all matters related to the Convention and matters related to the exhibition.

Thirteenth article

Any government participating in the exhibition should nominated a general representative of the national government or a representative of the national government to participate in the exhibition.

The general representative or representative of the national government is responsible for organizing the exhibition of its national pavilion.

He should inform the general representative or representative of the exhibition of the exhibition and ensure the rights and obligations of the exhibitors.

Fourteenth (abolished)

Fifteenth (abolished)

Sixteenth article

Customs regulations of international exhibitions are described in the annex.

The annex is an integral part of this Convention.

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Seventeenth article

At the exhibition, only the exhibitors' government can be regarded as the national pavilion under the authority of the general representative or representative of the thirteenth appointed government, and has the right to use the title.

The National Pavilion is composed of all exhibitors in the country, but does not include exhibitors who have concession.

Eighteenth article

1. at the exhibition, a single or collective exhibitor can only use the geographical name related to the exhibitor only after being authorized by the general representative or representative of the national government of the participating government.

2. if the State Party does not participate in the exhibition, the general representative or representative of the exhibition shall prohibit the use of the above mentioned usage in the name of the State Party.

Nineteenth article

1. all objects displayed in the National Pavilion should be closely related to the exhibition abroad (such as goods from the country of origin or objects created by the country's citizens).

2. for the purpose of demonstrating completeness, other items or products can also be exhibited by authorized representatives or representatives of other relevant government libraries.

3. if a dispute arises between the participating governments in respect of the first and second paragraphs mentioned above, it shall be submitted to the general representative or representative joint meeting of the national government or government, and the majority of the participants will be arbitrated by the majority of the participants.

The arbitration is final.

Twentieth article

1. unless there is any conflict with the laws of the host country, no form of monopoly will be allowed in the exhibition.

However, the monopoly power of a public service can be approved by the international exhibition office when it is registered or recognized at the exhibition.

Under such circumstances, the organizers of the exhibition should abide by the following conditions:

A) the existence of such monopolistic services should be specified in the exhibition regulations and participating contracts.

B) the monopolized services shall be provided to exhibitors in accordance with the normal conditions of the host country.

C) no matter what circumstances, the power of the general representative or representative of the national government will not be restricted in any exhibition hall.

2. the general representative or representative of the exhibition should take all measures to ensure that the fees charged to the participating governments are not higher than those charged to the organizers of the exhibition, or in any case, no higher than the local normal fees.

Twenty-first article

The general representative or representative of the exhibition shall endeavour to ensure that the public facilities in the exhibition area are functioning normally and effectively within their purview.

Twenty-second article

The inviting government should make every effort to provide convenience for other governments and their nationals to participate in the exhibition, especially in terms of access to freight and personnel and articles.

Twenty-third article

1. whether or not a certificate of general significance is issued, the general rules of the exhibition shall state whether or not exhibitors shall award the award.

If the award is given, it can be restricted to certain categories.

2. if the exhibitors do not want to participate in the award, they should declare this before the opening of the exhibition.

Twenty-fourth article

The International Bureau of exhibitions, as defined in the next clause, shall provide for the general conditions for the composition and operation of the awards and how to award prizes.

Thirtieth article

1. the executive committee is composed of representatives of 12 states parties, and each state party selects one representative.

2. the executive committee should:

A) categorization standards for human endeavors demonstrated and updated continuously.

B) to examine all applications for registration or accreditation, and submit them to the general assembly for approval, together with the views of the Committee.

C) carry out the tasks entrusted to it by the general assembly;

D) to seek advice from other committees.

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Thirty-first article

1. the Secretary General shall be appointed nationals of the Contracting States and shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of article twenty-eighth of this Convention.

2. the Secretary General shall follow the instructions of the general assembly and the Executive Committee to deal with the daily affairs of the international exhibition office.

He is responsible for preparing the draft budget and presenting accounts and activities reports to the general assembly.

The Secretary General represents the exhibition bureau, especially in the field of legal affairs.

3. the General Assembly decides on the term and other duties of the Secretary General.

Thirty-second article

The annual budget of the International Exhibition Office shall be passed by the general assembly in accordance with the provisions of the twenty-eighth third paragraphs.

The budget should take into account the financial reserves, various income of the international exhibition authority, and the balance of loans carried forward in the previous financial year.

The expenses of the international exhibition authority must be paid from these sources and the contributions of the Contracting States, which shall be calculated in accordance with the share of each contracting party determined by the general assembly.

Thirty-third article

1. any government of any Contracting State may propose a motion to amend this Convention.

The contents and reasons for amendment shall be delivered to the Secretary General.

The Secretary General shall pfer it to other Contracting Governments as soon as possible.

The 2. amendment should be included in the agenda of the general meeting or the special session of the general assembly.

The General Assembly shall be convened at least 3 months after the date of the pfer of the amendment bill by the Secretary General.

3. each amendment bill adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and twenty-eighth shall be submitted by the government of the French Republic to the governments of all the States parties to the Convention.

The government of the 4/5 party states has notified the French Republic government of its acceptance that the amendment shall be effective for all Contracting States.

However, amendments to this paragraph, the sixteenth article and the appendix thereof shall be accepted by the governments of all the contracting parties before the government of French Republic is accepted.

4. any government wishing to make reservations to the amendment shall notify the International Exhibition Office of the conditions for reservations.

The General Assembly decides on whether or not to accept the reservation.

It allows those reservations that help protect the established status of international exhibitions and reject reservations that may result in privileged status.

If reservations are accepted, the contracting parties that have reservations shall be included in the list of recipients of the amendment to calculate the above five points.

If reservations are rejected, the government that reserves the reservation must make a choice between rejecting the amendment and accepting it without reservation.

The 5. amendment shall enter into force pursuant to the third paragraph of this article. Any state party refusing to accept the amendment may, if deemed appropriate, adopt the following thirty-seventh provisions.

According to the provisions of the twenty-eighth third paragraphs.

The budget should take into account the financial reserves, all kinds of income of the International Exhibition Bureau, and the status of assets and loans carried forward in the previous financial years.

The expenses of the international exhibition authority should be offset by the income and the contributions of the Contracting States.

The subscribed amount is calculated in accordance with the subscribed share allocated to each state party by the general assembly.

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Thirty-third article

1. any government of any Contracting State may propose motions to amend this Convention.

The reasons for the motion and the reasons for amendment shall be pmitted to the Secretary General.

The secretary general should pfer it to other Contracting Governments as soon as possible.

The 2. amendment should be included in the agenda of the general meeting or the special session of the general assembly.

The day of the plenary meeting shall be at least 3 months from the date of the Secretary General's amendment bill.

3. every amendment bill adopted by the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph and twenty-eighth shall be submitted by the government of the French Republic to the governments of all the States parties to the Convention.

Since the 4/5 governments of the Contracting States have informed the government of French Republic that they accept the amendment, they will be effective for all Contracting States.

However, amendments to this paragraph, sixteenth articles and the annexes mentioned in this article shall be accepted by all governments of the Contracting States before the government of French Republic is accepted.

4. any government wishing to make reservations to the amendment shall notify the International Exhibition Office of the conditions for reservations.

The General Assembly decided whether to accept the reservation.

It should allow reservations that will help protect the established status of international exhibitions and reject reservations that may result in privileged status.

If reservations are accepted, the contracting parties that have reservations shall be included in the list of recipients of the amendment to calculate the above five sub majority.

If reservations are rejected, the government with reservations should make a choice between rejecting the amendment and accepting the amendment without reservation.

The 5. amendment shall enter into force on the basis of the third paragraph of this article. If it is considered appropriate, any state party refusing to accept the amendment may withdraw from the Convention in accordance with Article thirty-seventh of this Convention.

Thirty-fourth article

1. if two or more than two states parties have disputes over the application or interpretation of this Convention and can not be settled by the body that gives the power of decision under this Convention, the dispute will constitute the subject of the negotiation of the parties concerned.

2. if no agreement can be reached within a short period of time after consultation, any party may submit the dispute to the chairman of the International Exhibition Bureau and request the chairman to appoint a mediator.

If the mediator can not make the dispute resolution Fang Dacheng settle the agreement, he should submit a report to the chairman of the Bureau of international exhibitions, and indicate the nature and extent of the dispute.

3. once the agreement is not reached, the dispute becomes the object of arbitration.

To this end, within 2 months from the date of the service of the parties to the dispute, any party may submit an application for arbitration to the Secretary General of the international exhibition office and declare the arbitrator chosen by the party.

The other party or a number of parties shall designate their arbitrators within 2 months.

If it fails to do so, any party may notify the president of the International Court of justice to request it to appoint one or more arbitrators.

If several parties act together for the purposes stated in the preceding paragraph, they are regarded as a whole.

In case of doubt, the Secretary General decides.

The arbitrators selected should also nominate an arbitrator.

If the arbitrators are unable to reach agreement on this person within 2 months, the president of the International Court of justice shall be responsible for appointing the arbitrator after receiving the notification of any party.

4. the arbitral body shall decide according to the majority of the members.

If the number of votes agreed by the arbitrator is equal to the number of opposing votes, the voting of the additional appointed arbitrator is decisive.

The award is final and binding on the parties. The parties have no right to appeal.

5. any country, when signing, ratifying or acceding to this Convention, may declare that it is not bound by the third and fourth paragraphs mentioned above.

Other States parties are not bound by these provisions when dealing with Member States holding reservations to the above provisions.

6. any state party that reserves a reservation under the preceding paragraph may at any time notify the trustee government to abandon its reservation.

Thirty-fifth article

Any member of the United Nations, or a member of the statute of the International Court of justice, or a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency or a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency, or a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who is a member of the United Nations, or a member of the International Court of justice, who is a member of the United Nations or a member of the International Conference of the general assembly of the United Nations General Assembly, has the right to vote in the three plenary session of the general assembly of the international exhibition authority.

The documents shall be kept by the government of French Republic and shall come into force on the date of deposit.

Thirty-sixth article

The government of French Republic shall notify the governments of the Contracting States and the governments of the acceding countries and the international exhibition authority:

A) in accordance with the entry into force of the thirty-third amendment;

B) according to the addition of the thirty-fifth clause;

C) exit according to the thirty-seventh clause;

D) reservations based on the thirty-fourth fifth paragraphs;

E) the termination of this Convention, if that happens.

Thirty-seventh article

1. any government of any Contracting State may notify the government of French Republic in writing to withdraw from the Convention.

2. withdrawal will take effect 1 years from the date of receipt of the notice.

3. if the number of contracting governments is reduced to less than 7 as a result of withdrawal, the Convention will terminate on its own.

The secretary general is responsible for the liquidation issues on the basis of any agreement which may be reached between the governments of the Contracting States on the dissolution of the international exhibition authority.

Unless otherwise decided by the general assembly, assets shall be divided between the governments of the Contracting States in proportion to the amount they have subscribed to since the member states of the Convention.

If there is any liability, it is also shared by these governments in accordance with the proportion of subscription payable at the time of the financial year.

(November 30, 1972 in Paris)