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Art.13 |
Article 13 - Signature, ratification and entry into force |
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Art.13.1 |
1 This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe. It shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. |
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Art.13.2 |
2 The Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which ten member States of the Council of Europe have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. |
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Art.13.3 |
3 In respect of any signatory State which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. |
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Art.17 |
Article 17 - Amendments |
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Art.17.1 |
1 Any Party or the Committees of Experts mentioned in Article 10 may propose amendments to this Convention. |
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Art.17.2 |
2 Any proposal for amendment shall be notified to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe who shall communicate it to the member States of the Council of Europe, to the others Parties, and to any European non-member State which has been invited to accede to this Convention in accordance with the provisions of Article 14. |
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Art.17.3 |
3 The Committees of Experts mentioned in Article 10 shall examine any amendment proposed and submit the text adopted by a majority of three-quarters of the Parties' representatives to the Committee of Ministers for adoption. Following its adoption by the Committee of Ministers by the majority provided for in Article 20.d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the States parties entitled to hold seats in the Committee of Ministers, the text shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance. |
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Art.17.4 |
4 Any amendment shall enter into force in respect of the Parties which have accepted it on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which three Council of Europe member States have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance. In respect of any Party which subsequently accepts it, such amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of a period of three months after the date on which the said Party has informed the Secretary General of its acceptance. |
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Art.18 |
Article 18 - Notifications |
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Art.18.1x |
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, any State or the European Community having acceded to this Convention, of: |
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Art.18.1x.a |
a any signature; |
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Art.18.1x.b |
b the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; |
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Art.18.1x.c |
c any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Articles 13, 14 and 15; |
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Art.18.1x.d |
d any declaration made under Article 15; |
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Art.18.1x.e |
e any denunciation made under Article 16; |
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Art.18.1x.f |
f any proposal for amendment, any amendment adopted pursuant to Article 17 and the date on which it comes into force; |
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Art.18.1x.g |
g any other act, notification, information or communication relating to this Convention. |
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Conc.1 |
In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention. |
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Conc.2 |
Done at Florence, this 20th day of October 2000, in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe and to any State or to the European Community invited to accede to this Convention. |
