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Art.17 |
Article XVII. ACCEPTANCE |
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Art.17.1 |
1. Acceptance of this Agreement by any Member or Associate Member of FAO shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General. |
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Art.17.2 |
2. Acceptance of this Agreement by any State referred to in paragraph 2 of Article IV shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General. Acceptance shall become effective on the date on which the Commission approves the application for membership. |
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Art.17.3 |
3. The Director-General shall inform all Members of the Commission, all Members of FAO and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of all acceptances that have become effective. |
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Art.20 |
Article XX. AMENDMENT |
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Art.20.1 |
1. This Agreement may be amended by a three-quarters majority of the Members of the Commission. |
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Art.20.2 |
2. Proposals for amendments may be made by any Member of the Commission or by the Director-General. Proposals made by a Member of the Commission shall be addressed to both the Chairperson of the Commission and the Director-General and those made by the Director-General shall be addressed to the Chairperson of the Commission, not later than 120 days before the Session of the Commission at which the proposal is to be considered. The Director-General shall immediately inform all Members of the Commission of all proposals for amendments. |
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Art.20.3 |
3. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be reported to the Council of FAO which may disallow an amendment which is clearly inconsistent with the objectives and purposes of FAO or the provisions of the Constitution of FAO. |
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Art.20.4 |
4. Amendments not involving new obligations for Members of the Commission shall take effect for all Members from the date of their adoption by the Commission, subject to paragraph 3 above. |
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Art.20.5 |
5. Amendments involving new obligations for Members of the Commission shall, after adoption by the Commission, subject to paragraph 3 above, come into force in respect of each Member only upon its acceptance thereof. The instruments of acceptance of amendments involving new obligations shall be deposited with the Director-General. The Director-General shall inform all Members of the Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of such acceptance. The rights and obligations of any Member of the Commission that has not accepted an amendment involving new obligations shall continue to be governed by the provisions of this Agreement in force prior to the Amendment. |
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Art.20.6 |
6. Amendments to the Annexes to this Agreement may be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Members of the Commission and shall come into force from the date of approval by the Commission. |
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Art.20.7 |
7. The Director-General shall inform all Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of FAO and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the entry into force of any amendment. |
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Art.24 |
Article XXIV. DEPOSITARY |
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Art.24.1x |
The Director-General shall be the Depositary of this Agreement. The Depositary shall: |
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Art.24.1x.a |
(a) send certified copies of this Agreement to each Member and Associate Member of FAO and to such non-Member States as may become party to this Agreement; |
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Art.24.1x.b |
(b) arrange for the registration of this Agreement, upon its entry into force, with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations; |
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Art.24.1x.c |
(c) inform each Member and Associate Member of FAO which has accepted this Agreement and any non-Member State which has been admitted to membership in the Commission of: |
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Art.24.1x.c.i |
(i) the application of a non-Member State to be admitted to membership in the Commission; |
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Art.24.1x.c.ii |
(ii) proposals for the amendment of this Agreement or of the Annexes thereto; |
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Art.24.1x.d |
(d) inform each Member and Associate Member of FAO and any non-Member States as may become party to this Agreement of: |
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Art.24.1x.d.i |
(i) the deposit of instruments of acceptance in accordance with Article XVII; |
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Art.24.1x.d.ii |
(ii) the date of entry into force of this Agreement in accordance with Article XVIII; |
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Art.24.1x.d.iii |
(iii) reservations made to this Agreement in accordance with Article XIX; |
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Art.24.1x.d.iv |
(iv) the adoption of amendments to this Agreement in accordance with Article XX; |
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Art.24.1x.d.v |
(v) withdrawals from this Agreement pursuant to Article XXI; and |
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Art.24.1x.d.vi |
(vi) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article XXII. |
