Agreement Amending Article 22 Of The Treaty Of The Southern African Development Community
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PREAMBLE
WE, the Heads of State or Government of:
The Republic of Angola
The Republic of Botswana
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Kingdom of Lesotho
The Republic of Madagascar
The Republic of Malawi
The Republic of Mauritius
The Republic of Mozambique
The Republic of Namibia
The Republic of South Africa
The Kingdom of Swaziland
The United Republic of Tanzania
The Republic of Zambia
The Republic of Zimbabwe
NOTING that the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as amended, herein referred to as "the Treaty" entered into force on 17 August 1992;
DESIRING to implement the Treaty;
RECOGNISING that Article 22 of the Treaty dealing with Protocols requires amendment;
HAVE AGREED, pursuant to Article 36 of the Treaty, to effect the following amendment:
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
In this Agreement, terms and expressions defined in Article 1 of the Treaty shall bear the same meaning unless the context otherwise requires.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENT OF ARTICLE 22 OF THE TREATY
Article 22 of the Treaty is amended by:
(a) inserting the following new sub-articles after the existing sub-article 10:
"11. An amendment to any Protocol that has entered into force shall be adopted by a decision of three-quarters of the Member States that are parties to the Protocol.
12. A proposal for the amendment of the Protocol shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary by any Member State that is party to the Protocol.
13. The Executive Secretary shall submit a proposal for amendment of the Protocol to Council after:
(a) all Member States that are parties to the Protocol have been notified of the proposal; and
(b) thirty days have elapsed since notification to the Member States that are parties to the Protocol."
(b) renumbering the existing "sub-article 11" to be "sub-article 14".
ARTICLE 3 ENTRY INTO FORCE
This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of its adoption by three-quarters of the Members of the Summit.
ARTICLE 4 DEPOSITORY
1. The original texts of this Agreement shall be deposited with the Executive Secretary of SADC, who shall transmit certified copies to all Member States
2. The Executive Secretary shall register this Agreement with the Secretariat of the United Nations Organisation and the Commission of the African Union.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE, the Heads of State or Govemment or our duly authorized representatives, have signed this Agreement.
Done at Lusaka, Republic of Zambia this -H.th day of August 2007 in three (3) original texts in the English, French and Portuguese languages, all texts being equally authentic.
Republic of Angola // signed
Republic of Botswana // signed
Democratic Republic of Congo // signed
Kingdom of Lesotho // signed
Republic of Madagascar // signed
Republic of Malawi // signed
Republic of Mauritius // signed
Republic of Mozambique // signed
Republic of Namibia // signed
Republic of South Africa // signed
Kingdom of Swaziland // signed
United Republic of Tanzania // signed
Republic of Zambia // signed
Republic of Zimbabwe // signed
