Duties of the Secretary General: a. The Secretary General shall have such duties as may be assigned to him/herby the General Assembly and shall manage the activities of the Association in accordance with the approved plans. b. Notwithstanding of what is set forth in item (a) above, the Secretary General shall have the following duties: 1. Following up the execution of the General Assembly decisions in coordination with the Council. 2. Performing the technical and administrative functions of ATAIC, as well as those entrusted to him/her by the 11 General Assembly or the President; and submitting regular reports to the President on these tasks and to the General Assembly during its Meetings; 3. Preparing and circulating the necessary documents and the agenda of the General Assembly and other ATAIC events, as the case may require, in coordination with the host countries; 4. Proposing the annual budget of ATAIC to the council to be submitted to the General Assembly for approval; 5. Administering the budget of the Association and submitting the financial reports including audited annual accounts for the year under review to the council to be approved by the General Assembly; 6. Reporting in detail to the General Assembly the activities undertaken by the Association since the preceding meeting; 7. Keeping records of the Association. 8. Preparing the ATAIC Annual Events Calendar and submitting it to the Council to be approved by the General Assembly; 9. Preparing and submitting to the Council the draft Strategic Plan and the Annual Work Plans to be approved by the General Assembly; 10. Arranging, in coordination with the host countries, for the meetings of the General Assembly by proposing time tables, preparing draft agendas and submitting proposals to this effect to the Council; 11. Arranging for the meetings of the Council and recording and administering its proposals upon approval by the General Assembly; 12. Facilitating contacts with other international tax administrations and organizations; 13. Negotiating and signing international agreements and contracts on behalf of ATAIC in consultation with the Council upon the final approval of the General Assembly;