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TREATIES como una medida de emergencia, las cuotas para el mercado de los Estados Unidos, en proporci6n a las cuotas basicas, hasta la cantidad necesaria para satisfacer dichas necesidades, aunque en esta forma exceda los limites especificados en el Articulo III. Cualquiera de los miembros de la Junta podra pedir tal aumento y 6ste podra ser autorizado por una tercera parte de los votos de la Junta. Asimismo, cuando por circuns- tancias especiales resultare nece- sario para los fines del presente Convenio reducir las cuotas para el mercado de los Estados Unidos en un porcentaje mayor del que establece el Articulo III, la Junta Interamericana del Cafe estarh facultada para exceder el por- centaje de reducci6n mas allS de los limites que establece dicho Articulo III, siempre que esto sea aprobado por unanimidad de los votos de la Junta. ARTfCULO IX La administraci6n del presente Convenio se confiara a una Junta que se denominarf "Junta Inter- americana del Cafe", integrada por delegados de los Gobiernos de los paises participantes. Cada Gobierno designark un delegado a la Junta al aprobar el Convenio. En caso de ausencia del delegado de cualquiera de los paises participantes, su respectivo Gobierno designara a un delegado suplente, quien actuara en lugar del primero. Los nombramientos posteriores deberan ser notificados por los respectivos Gobiernos al Presidente de la Junta. gency measure, to increase the quotas for the United States mar- ket, in proportion to the basic quotas, up to the quantity neces- sary to satisfy these requirements even though in this manner the limits specified in Article III may be exceeded. Any member of the Board may request such an in- crease and the increase maybe au- thorized by a one-third vote of the Board. When, owing to special circum- stances, it may be necessary for the purposes of the present Agreement to reduce the quotas for the United States market by a percentage greater that that established in Article III, the Inter-American Coffee Board shall also have the authority to exceed the percentage of reduction beyond the limits es- tablished by the said Article III, provided that this is approved by the unanimous vote of the Board. ARTICLE IX The present Agreement shall be under the administration of a Board, which shall be known as the "Inter-American Coffee Board", and which shall be com- posed of delegates representing the Governments of the participating countries. Each Government shall ap- point a delegate to the Board upon approval of the Agreement. In the absence of the delegate of any participating country, his Government shall appoint an al- ternate who shall act in place of the delegate. Subsequent ap- pointments shall be communicat- ed by the respective Govern- ments to the Chairman of the Board. Reduction of quotas. Inter-American Cof- fee Board. Comnposit ion. 1158 [55 STAT.