Article 4 Admission of members and observers
United Kingdom
The terms for admission of new members are the following:
the admission of new members shall require the approval of the Council;
applicants shall submit a written application to the Chairperson of the Council;
the application shall describe how the applicant will contribute to the task and activities of the Organisation described in Article 2 and how it will fulfil the obligations referred to in Article 6;
new members adhering to these Statutes within a period of 12 months after their entry into force may do so under the same conditions as the Founding Members;
the conditions for accession of new members shall be the subject of an agreement between the Organisation and the acceding member and approved by the Council;
new members which become members of the Organisation after one year of the entry into force of these Statutes shall be required to make a special contribution towards the capital expenditure of the Organisation already incurred in addition to their ordinary contribution to future capital investment, current operating costs and decommissioning costs.
Entities referred to in Article 3(1) who are willing to contribute to the Organisation, but are not yet in a position to join as members, may apply to the Council for observer status. The terms for admission of observers are the following:
normally observers shall be admitted for a three-year period; in exceptional cases the Council may extend the period of observer status;
applicants shall submit a written application to the Council.
The application shall describe how the applicant will contribute to the Organisation and its activities described in Article 2.