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Art.17 |
Article 17 |
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Art.17.1 |
1. The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe and the Regional Director of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization shall carry out the following secretariat functions for this Protocol: |
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Art.17.1.a |
(a) The convening and preparing of meetings of the Parties; |
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Art.17.1.b |
(b) The transmission to the Parties of reports and other information received in accordance with the provisions of this Protocol; |
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Art.17.1.c |
(c) The performance of such other functions as may be determined by the Meeting of the Parties on the basis of available resources. |
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Art.17.2 |
2. The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe and the Regional Director of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization shall: |
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Art.17.2.a |
(a) Set out details of their work-sharing arrangements in a Memorandum of Understanding, and inform the Meeting of the Parties accordingly; |
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Art.17.2.b |
(b) Report to the Parties on the elements of, and the modalities for carrying out, the programme of work referred to in article 16, paragraph 3. |
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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. |
