By-Laws of the International Monetary Fund

Section 3.  Meetings of the Board of Governors


(a) The Board of Governors shall hold regular meetings, which shall be at annual intervals unless the Board of Governors decides otherwise. The Board of Governors shall determine the time and place of a regular meeting, but the Executive Board may change the time and place of such a meeting if it deems it necessary to do so because of special circumstances. "Regular meetings" of the Board of Governors shall mean meetings subject to this Section 3(a).

(b) Special meetings of the Board of Governors may be called at any time by the Board of Governors or the Executive Board and shall be called upon the request of fifteen members of the Fund or of members of the Fund having in the aggregate one-quarter of the total voting power. Whenever any member of the Fund requests the Executive Board to call a special meeting of the Board of Governors, the member shall state the reasons therefor. The Managing Director shall notify all members of the Fund of the request and of the reasons given therefor.

(c) Arrangements shall be made for meetings of the Board of Governors in the territory of a member only if the Fund has received written assurances with respect to immunities and privileges and other facilities for holding meetings that are satisfactory to it.

Adopted March 16, 1946, amended October 2, 1946, and June 13, 1978

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