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Art.18 |
Article 18 |
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Art.18.1 |
1. Any Party may propose amendments to this Protocol. |
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Art.18.2 |
2. Proposals for amendments to this Protocol shall be considered at a meeting of the Parties. |
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Art.18.3 |
3. The text of any proposed amendment to this Protocol shall be submitted in writing to the secretariat, which shall communicate it to all Parties at least ninety days before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. |
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Art.18.4 |
4. An amendment to this Protocol shall be adopted by consensus of the representatives of the Parties present at the meeting. The adopted amendment shall be communicated by the secretariat to the Depositary, who shall circulate it to all Parties for their acceptance. The amendment shall enter into force for the Parties which have accepted it on the ninetieth day after the date on which two thirds of those Parties have deposited with the Depositary their instruments of acceptance of the amendment. The amendment shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after the date on which that Party deposits its instrument of acceptance of the amendment. |
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Art.22 |
Article 22 |
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Art.22.1 |
1. This Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by signatory States and regional economic integration organizations. |
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Art.22.2 |
2. This Protocol shall be open for accession by the States and organizations referred to in article 21. |
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Art.22.3 |
3. Any organization referred to in article 21 which becomes a Party without any of its member States being a Party shall be bound by all the obligations under this Protocol. In the case of such organizations, one or more of whose member States is a Party, the organization and its member States shall decide on their respective responsibilities for the performance of their obligations under this Protocol. In such cases, the organization and the member States shall not be entitled to exercise rights under this Protocol concurrently. |
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Art.22.4 |
4. In their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the regional economic integration organizations referred to in article 21 shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters governed by this Protocol. These organizations shall also inform the Depositary of any substantial modification to the extent of their competence. |
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Art.22.5 |
5. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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Art.24 |
Article 24 |
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Art.24.1x |
At any time after three years from the date on which this Protocol has come into force with respect to a Party, that Party may withdraw from the Protocol by giving written notification to the Depositary. Any such withdrawal shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the date of its receipt by the Depositary |
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Art.25 |
Article 25 |
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Art.25.1x |
The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall act as the Depositary of this Protocol. |
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Art.26 |
Article 26 |
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Art.26.1x |
The original of this Protocol, of which the English, French, German and Russian texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
