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the guaranteed quantities in Annex A to Article 111, if the reporting country is an exporting country, or in Annex B to Article 111, if the reporting country is an importing country, for the cropyear concerned by the amount necessary to make the total in the one Annex equal to the total in the other Annex. Unless the exporting countries, in the case of a reduction in Annex B, or the importing countries, in the case of a reduction in Annex A, agree otherwise, the reduction shall be made on a pro rata basis, account being taken of any reduction already made under (b) of this paragraph. Article XI Increase of Guaranteed Quantities by Consent The Council may at any time, upon request by an exporting or importing country, approve an increase in the figures in one Annex for the remaining period of this Agreement if an equal increase is made in the other Annex for that period, provided that the exporting and importing countries whose figures would thereby be changed consent. Article XII Additional Purchases in Case of Critical Need In order to meet a critical need which has arisen or threatens to arise in its territory, an importing country may appeal to the Council for assistance in obtaining supplies of wheat in addition to its guaranteed purchases. On consideration of such an appeal the Council may reduce pro rata the guaranteed quantities of the other importing countries in order to provide the quantity of wheat which it determines to be necessary to relieve the emergency created by the critical need, provided that it considers that such emergency cannot be met in any other manner. Two-thirds of the votes cast by the exporting countries and two-thirds of the votes cast .by the importing countries shall be required for any reduction of guaranteed purchases under this paragraph. PART 4—ADMINISTRATION Article XIII The Council v A. Constitution 1. An International Wheat Council is hereby established to administer this Agreement. 2. Each exporting country and each importing country shall be a voting member of the Council and may be represented at its meetings by one delegate, one alternate, and advisers.