The Assembly,Recalling Article 60(b) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, which provides that "The Assembly shall apportion the expenses among the Members in accordance with a scale to be fixed by it after consideration of the proposals of the Council thereon.",RECALLING ALSO Article 61 of the Convention stating that "Any Member which fails to discharge its financial obligation to the Organization within one year from the date on which it is due shall have no vote in the Assembly, the Council, the Maritime Safety Committee, the Legal Committee, the Marine Environment Protection Committee, the Technical Co-operation Committee or the Facilitation Committee unless the Assembly, at its discretion, waives this provision.",RECALLING FURTHER the provision of rule 56b/s(ii) of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, under which "Any Member wishing to request a waiver of the provision of Article 61 in respect of itself shall submit a written application to the Secretary-General at least one month before the Assembly giving reasons therefor, with a payment schedule indicating the timescale over which arrears will be paid."
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