ARTICLE 9

1. Paragraph 3: add the words "the Operations Committee" after "any Member of the Organization."

2. Exclude second subparagraph from paragraph 4.

3. Word paragraph 6 as follows:

"6. The Board shall be competent to

6.1. make decisions on the Organizations's general policy and long-term goals including regulation and non-discrimination access to the space segment;

6.2. supervise execution of the provisions of this Agreement and the Operating Agreement;

6.3. ensure that the Organization's activity complies with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter as well as provisions of any other international agreement binding on the Organization by its decision;

6.4. make decisions on the Operations Committee's recommendations;

6.5. review and approve annual reports of the Operations Committee on its activity;

6.6. review and approve annual reports of the Director General on the activity of the Organization;

6.7. approve its own rules of procedure;

6.8. determine geographic regions on the basis of fair geographic representation in the Operations Committee and elect an adequate number of members of the Operations Committee from each region;

6.9. make decisions on issues related to the Organization's official relations with states, both Members and non-Members, and with international organizations;

6.10. make decisions on any amendments hereto or to the Operating Agreement;

4. Redraft paragraph 7 as follows:

"The Board shall seek unanimity in approving its decisions. If this is not achieved, the decisions of the Board shall be considered adopted if voted for by no less than two thirds of the attending and voting Members of the Organization. Decisions approved shall be binding upon each Member of the Organization.

A decision shall not be binding upon any Member of the Organization if this Member does not agree to this decision and as a direct consequence withdraws from the Organization.

Any decision on the changes regarding the existing structure or major goals of the Organization may be approved only by common consent of the Members of the Organization. To determine whether the Board's decision results in the change of the structure or major goals of the Organization, the procedure set forth in the first subparagraph of paragraph 7 of this Article shall be applied."

5. Exclude paragraph 9.