The procedures of this Chapter shall be applied by administrations, the Radio Regulations Board (the Board) and the Radiocommunication Bureau (the Bureau) for the purposes of:
a) obtaining coordination with, or the agreement of, other administrations whenever such a requirement is specified in one or more provisions of these Regulations (see Article 9);
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b) notifying to the Bureau frequency assignments for the purposes of examination and recording in the Master Register (see Article 11).
Unless otherwise stated in an applicable regulatory provision of these Regulations or in a Resolution relating to the application of the provisions of Articles 9 or 11, the following shall be applied by the Bureau:
– when applying the provisions of No. 9.35 or 9.36, as appropriate, the Bureau shall apply the provisions in force at the date of receipt of the information submitted under No. 9.34;
– when applying the provisions of No. 11.31, the Bureau shall apply the provisions in force at the date of receipt of the complete notice submitted under No. 11.15;
– when applying the provisions of No. 11.32, the Bureau shall apply the provisions in force at the date of receipt of complete information submitted under No. 9.34. In the case where a new form of coordination exists on the date of receipt of notification under Article 11, where no such form existed at the coordination stage, the Bureau shall apply the forms of coordination in force on the date of receipt of complete Appendix 4 data under Article 11;
– in the case where a form of coordination or coordination requirements existed on the date of receipt of complete coordination data under Article 9 where no such form or coordination requirements exist on the date of receipt of complete notification data under Article 11, the Bureau shall not take into account these forms of coordination or coordination requirements. (WRC-03)
Any administration may request the assistance of the Board or the Bureau in the application of any part of the procedures of this Chapter (see Articles 13 and 14).
If a frequency assignment is brought into use before commencement of the coordination procedure under Article 9 when coordination is required, or before notification when coordination is not required, the operation in advance of the application of the procedure shall, in no way, afford any priority.
If requested by any administration, particularly by the administration of a country in need of special assistance, the Bureau and, when necessary, the Board shall, using such means at their disposal as are appropriate in the circumstances, render the assistance requested in the application of the procedures of this Chapter.
The Board shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution, the Convention and these Regulations, approve the Rules of Procedure which are to be applied by the Bureau (see Article 13, Section III).
In a case of harmful interference involving the application of the provisions of Article 15, Section VI, except when there is an obligation to eliminate harmful interference under the provisions of this Chapter, administrations are urged to exercise the utmost goodwill and mutual cooperation taking into account all the relevant technical and operational factors of the case.