Artikel 101 Constitutie van de Postunie van de Staten van het Amerikaanse Werelddeel, Spanje en Portugal

Article 101 Accession or admission to the Union. Procedure 1 Governments of interested countries or territories shall send notices of accession or applications for admission to the General Secretariat, which shall notify the other member countries or territories of their receipt. 2 Applications by an interested country or territory for admission to the Union must be approved by a minimum of two thirds of its member countries or territories. 3 Member countries or territories failing to respond within four months from the date of notification of an application for admission shall be deemed to have given their approval. 4 The General Secretariat shall notify the governments of all member countries and territories of the accession or admission of a new member country or territory. 5 The applicant country or territory shall be notified of the decision taken on its application and, if admitted, of the effective date of its admission and other information related to its acceptance.