4.5 In implementing Article 4.2 and Article 4.3, only one body shall be admitted to represent each Member State.
6.1.1 The General Assembly is the supreme decision-making organ of the SMIIC and composed of the Member States as indicated in Article 4.2 and 4.3 above. Each Member State holds one vote. Voting by proxy shall be as set out in the Rules of Procedure. The General Assembly meets at least once each year in an ordinary session at the Headquarters of the SMIIC or at any other venue as it may be agreed by Member States.