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Art.16 |
ARTICLE XVI |
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Art.16.1 |
1. This Agreement may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the Members of the Commission. |
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Art.16.2 |
2. Proposals for amendments may be made by any Member of the Commission or by the Director-General. The former should be communicated both to the Chairperson of the Commission and to the Director-General, and the latter to the Chairperson of the Commission not later than 120 days before the opening of the session at which they are to be considered. The Director-General shall immediately notify all the Members of the Commission of all proposals for amendment. |
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Art.16.3 |
3. Any amendment to this Agreement shall be transmitted to the Council of FAO which shall have the right to repudiate it if it is clearly inconsistent with the objectives and aims of the Organization or with the provisions of the FAO Constitution. |
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Art.16.4 |
4. Amendments not involving new obligations for Members of the Commission shall take effect for all the Members from the date of their approval by the Commission, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 above. |
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Art.16.5 |
5. Amendments involving new obligations for Members of the Commission shall, after their adoption by the Commission and subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 above, only come into effect for each Member of the Commission that has accepted them from the date on which three-quarters of the Members have accepted them. 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 the Agreement in force prior to the amendment. |
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Art.16.6 |
6. The Director-General shall inform all the Members of the Commission, all the Members and Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the entry into force of any amendment. |
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Art.17 |
ARTICLE XVII |
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Art.17.1 |
1. Acceptance of this Agreement by any Member of the Organization shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Director-General and shall take effect on the date of deposit. |
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Art.17.2 |
2. Acceptance of this Agreement by non-Member Nations of the Organization as provided for under Article V(2) above shall be effective from 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 the Members of the Commission, all the Members and Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of all acceptances that have become effective. |
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Art.23 |
ARTICLE XXIII |
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Art.23.1x |
The Director-General of FAO shall act as the depositary of this Agreement. The depositary shall: |
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Art.23.1x.a |
(a) transmit authenticated copies of this Agreement to each Member and each Associate Member of FAO and to the non-Member Nations of the Organization that can become parties to the Agreement; |
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Art.23.1x.b |
(b) register this Agreement, as soon as it comes into force, with the Secretariat of the United Nations, in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations; |
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Art.23.1x.c |
(c) inform each Member and each Associate Member of FAO that has accepted the Agreement and any non-Member Nation that has been admitted as a Member of the Commission: |
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Art.23.1x.c.i |
(i) of requests for admission as a Member of the Commission submitted by non-Member Nations of FAO; and |
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Art.23.1x.c.ii |
(ii) of proposals for amendment to this Agreement; |
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Art.23.1x.d |
(d) inform each Member and each Associate Member of FAO and the non-Member Nations of the Organization that can become parties to this Agreement: |
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Art.23.1x.d.i |
(i) of the deposit of an instrument of acceptance in conformity with Article XVII; |
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Art.23.1x.d.ii |
(ii) of the date of entry into effect of this Agreement in conformity with Article XIX; |
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Art.23.1x.d.iii |
(iii) of reservations to the provisions of this Agreement in conformity with Article XVIII; |
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Art.23.1x.d.iv |
(iv) of the adoption of amendments to this Agreement in conformity with Article XVI; |
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Art.23.1x.d.v |
(v) of withdrawals to this Agreement in conformity with Article XX; and |
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Art.23.1x.d.vi |
(vi) of the termination of this Agreement in conformity with Article XXI. |
