Agreement Relating to the “INTELSAT”

Article VIII. (Meeting of Signatories)

(a) The Meeting of Signatories shall be composed of all the
Signatories. In accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of Article VI of
this Agreement, the Meeting of Signatories shall give due and proper
consideration to resolutions, recommendations and views addressed to it
by the Assembly of Parties or the Board of Governors.

(b) The Meeting of Signatories shall have the following functions and
powers:

(i)To consider and express its views to the Board of Governors on
the annual report and annual financial statements submitted to it
by the Board of Governors;

(ii)To express its views and make recommendations on proposed
amendments to this Agreement pursuant to Article XVII of this
Agreement and to consider and take decisions, in accordance with
Article 22 of the Operating Agreement and taking into account any
views and recommendations received from the Assembly of Parties
or the Board of Governors, on proposed amendments to the
Operating Agreement which are consistent with this Agreement;

(iii)To consider and express its views regarding reports on future
programs, including the estimated financial implications of such
programs, submitted by the Board of Governors;

(iv)To consider and decide on any recommendation made by the Board of
Governors concerning an increase in the ceiling provided for in
Article 5 of the Operating Agreement;

(v)To establish general rules, upon the recommendation of and for
the guidance of the Board of Governors, concerning:

(A) The approval of earth stations for access to the INTELSAT
space segment,
(B) The allotment of INTELSAT space segment capacity, and
(C) The establishment and adjustment of the rates of charge for
utilization of the INTELSAT space segment on a non-discriminatory
basis;

(vi)To take decisions pursuant to Article XVI of this Agreement in
connection with the withdrawal of a Signatory from INTELSAT;

(vii)To consider and express its views on complaints submitted to it
by Signatories directly or through the Board of Governors or
submitted to it through the Board of Governors by users of the
INTELSAT space segment who are not Signatories;

(viii)To prepare and present to the Assembly of Parties, and to the
Parties, reports concerning the implementation of general
policies, the activities and the long-term program of INTELSAT;

(ix)To take decisions concerning the approval referred to in
subparagraph (b) (ii) of Article III of this Agreement;

(x)To consider and express its views on the report on permanent
management arrangements submitted by the Board of Governors to
the Assembly of Parties pursuant to paragraph (g) of Article XII
of this Agreement;

(xi)To make annual determinations for the purpose of representation
on the Board of Governors in accordance with Article IX of this
Agreement; and

(xii)To exercise any other powers coming within the purview of the
Meeting of Signatories according to the provisions of this
Agreement or the Operating Agreement.

(c) The first ordinary meeting of the Meeting of Signatories shall be
convened by the Secretary General at the request of the Board of
Governors within nine months after the entry into force of this
Agreement. Thereafter an ordinary meeting shall be held in every calendar
year.

(d) (i) In addition to the ordinary meetings provided for in
paragraph (c) of this Article, the Meeting of Signatories may hold
extraordinary meetings, which may be convened either upon the request of
the Board of Governors or upon the request of one or more Signatories
which receives the support of at least one-third of the Signatories
including the requesting Signatory or Signatories.

(ii) Requests for extraordinary meetings shall state the purpose for
which the meeting is required and shall be addressed in writing to the
Secretary General or the Director General, who shall arrange for the
meeting to be held as soon as possible and in accordance with the rules
of procedure of the Meeting of Signatories for convening such meetings.
The agenda for an extraordinary meeting shall be restricted to the
purpose or purposes for which the meeting was convened.

(e) A quorum for any meeting of the Meeting of Signatories shall
consist of representatives of a majority of the Signatories. Each
Signatory shall have one vote. Decisions on matters of substance shall be
taken by an affirmative vote cast by at least two-thirds of the
Signatories whose representatives are present and voting. Decisions on
procedural matters shall be taken by an affirmative vote cast by a simple
majority of the Signatories whose representatives are present and voting.
Disputes whether a specific matter is procedural or substantive shall be
decided by a vote cast by a simple majority of the Signatories whose
representatives are present and voting.

(f) The Meeting of Signatories shall adopt its own rules of
procedure, which shall include provision for the election of a Chairman
and other officers.

(g) Each Signatory shall meet its own costs of representation at
meetings of the Meeting of Signatories. Expenses of meetings of the
Meeting of Signatories shall be regarded as an administrative cost of
INTELSAT for the purpose of Article 8 of the Operating Agreement.

Author: international