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Art.14 |
Article XIV |
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Art.14.1 |
1. The Annex to this Convention shall form an integral part of this Convention. All references to this Convention shall be understood as including the Annex. |
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Art.14.2 |
2. The Annex to this Convention shall be considered amended upon the acceptance by the Governments of all Parties of a proposed amendment to the Annex adopted by the Annual Conference in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph 1(1) of Article IV. An amendment to the Annex shall enter into force on the date upon which the Depositary receives notification in writing from all Parties of their acceptance of the amendment. |
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Art.14.3 |
3. The Depositary shall notify all Parties of the date of receipt of each notification of acceptance of an amendment to the Annex. |
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Art.16 |
Article XVI |
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Art.16.1 |
1. This Convention shall be open for signature at Washington by the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of Poland , the Russian Federation, and the United States of America. |
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Art.16.2 |
2. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date on which at least four signatory States, including the Russian Federation and the United States of America, which are the coastal States of the Bering Sea, have deposited their instrument of ratification, acceptance, or approval with the Depositary. |
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Art.16.3 |
3. This Convention shall enter into force for each of the other signatory States on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of that State's instrument of ratification, acceptance, or approval. |
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Art.16.4 |
4. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite other States whose nationals and fishing vessels wish to conduct fishing for pollock in the Convention Area to become Parties to this Convention. This Convention shall enter into force for any such other State on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the State's instrument of accession. |
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Art.17 |
Article XVII |
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Art.17.1 |
1. Any Party may at any time propose an amendment to this Convention other than the Annex by providing the text of such a proposal to the Depositary. The Depositary shall promptly circulate any such proposals to all Parties. |
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Art.17.2 |
2. If one-half of the Parties request a meeting to discuss the proposed amendment, the Depositary shall call such a meeting, which shall take place no sooner than sixty days following the date of circulation of the proposal pursuant to paragraph 1 above. |
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Art.17.3 |
3. An amendment shall enter into force when the Depositary has received instruments of ratification, acceptance, or approval thereof from all Parties. |
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Art.20 |
Article XX |
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Art.20.1x |
The original of this Convention shall be deposited with the Government of the United States of America, which shall be Depositary. The Depositary shall transmit certified copies thereof to all other signatory States and acceding States. |
