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Art.11 |
Article 11 |
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Art.11.1 |
1. The Parties shall meet, so far as possible, in connection with the annual sessions of the Senior Advisers to ECE Governments on Environmental and Water Problems. The first meeting of the Parties shall be convened not later than one year after the date of the entry into force of this Convention. Thereafter, meetings of the Parties shall be held at such other times as may be deemed necessary by a meeting of the Parties, or at the written request of any Party, provided that, within six months of the request being communicated to them by the secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties. |
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Art.11.2 |
2. The Parties shall keep under continuous review the implementation of this Convention, and, with this purpose in mind, shall: |
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Art.11.2.a |
(a) Review the policies and methodological approaches to environmental impact assessment by the Parties with a view to further improving environmental impact assessment procedures in a transboundary context; |
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Art.11.2.b |
(b) Exchange information regarding experience gained in concluding and implementing bilateral and multilateral agreements or other arrangements regarding the use of environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context to which one or more of the Parties are party; |
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Art.11.2.c |
(c) Seek, where appropriate, the services of competent international bodies and scientific committees in methodological and technical aspects pertinent to the achievement of the purposes of this Convention; |
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Art.11.2.d |
(d) At their first meeting, consider and by consensus adopt rules of procedure for their meetings; |
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Art.11.2.e |
(e) Consider and, where necessary, adopt proposals for amendments to this Convention; |
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Art.11.2.f |
(f) Consider and undertake any additional action that may be required for the achievement of the purposes of this Convention. |
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Art.14 |
Article 14 |
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Art.14.1 |
1. Any Party may propose amendments to this Convention. |
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Art.14.2 |
2. Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing to the secretariat, which shall communicate them to all Parties. The proposed amendments shall be discussed at the next meeting of the Parties, provided these proposals have been circulated by the secretariat to the Parties at least ninety days in advance. |
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Art.14.3 |
3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting at the meeting. |
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Art.14.4 |
4. Amendments to this Convention adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article shall be submitted by the Depositary to all Parties for ratification, approval or acceptance. They shall enter into force for Parties having ratified, approved or accepted them on the ninetieth day after the receipt by the Depositary of notification of their ratification, approval or acceptance by at least three fourths of these Parties. Thereafter they shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after that Party deposits its instrument of ratification, approval or acceptance of the amendments. |
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Art.14.5 |
5. For the purpose of this Article, "Parties present and voting" means Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote. |
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Art.14.6 |
6. The voting procedure set forth in paragraph 3 of this Article is not intended to constitute a precedent for future agreements negotiated within the Economic Commission for Europe. |
