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ARTICLE-1
: Definitions [
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... "
Regional economic integration organization
" means an
organization
constituted by
sovereign States
of a given
region
which has
competence
in
respect
of matters
governed
by this
Convention
or its
protocols
and has been duly
authorized
, in
accordance
with its
internal procedures
, to
sign
,
ratify
,
accept
,
approve
or
accede
to the
instruments
concerned
. ...
ARTICLE-9
: Amendments of the Convention or protocols [
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... 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
, and shall be submitted by the
Depositary
to all
Parties
for
ratification
,
approval
or
acceptance
. ...
...
Ratification
,
approval
or
acceptance
of
amendments
shall be notified to the
Depositary
in
writing
.
Amendments
adopted
in
accordance
with paragraphs 3 or 4 above shall
enter into force
between
parties
having
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 the
Parties
to this
Convention
or by at least two-thirds of the
parties
to the
protocol
concerned
, except as may otherwise be provided in such
protocol
. Thereafter the
amendments
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
. ...
...
Ratification
,
approval
or
acceptance
of
amendments
shall be notified to the
Depositary
in
writing
.
Amendments
adopted
in
accordance
with paragraphs 3 or 4 above shall
enter into force
between
parties
having
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 the
Parties
to this
Convention
or by at least two-thirds of the
parties
to the
protocol
concerned
, except as may otherwise be provided in such
protocol
. Thereafter the
amendments
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
. ...
...
Ratification
,
approval
or
acceptance
of
amendments
shall be notified to the
Depositary
in
writing
.
Amendments
adopted
in
accordance
with paragraphs 3 or 4 above shall
enter into force
between
parties
having
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 the
Parties
to this
Convention
or by at least two-thirds of the
parties
to the
protocol
concerned
, except as may otherwise be provided in such
protocol
. Thereafter the
amendments
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
. ...
...
Ratification
,
approval
or
acceptance
of
amendments
shall be notified to the
Depositary
in
writing
.
Amendments
adopted
in
accordance
with paragraphs 3 or 4 above shall
enter into force
between
parties
having
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 the
Parties
to this
Convention
or by at least two-thirds of the
parties
to the
protocol
concerned
, except as may otherwise be provided in such
protocol
. Thereafter the
amendments
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
. ...
ARTICLE-10
: Adoption and amendment of annexes [
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... (b) Any
party
that is
unable
to
approve
an additional annex to this
Convention
or annex to any
protocol
to which it is
party
shall so notify the
Depositary
, in
writing
, within six
months
from the
date
of the
communication
of the
adoption
by the
Depositary
. The
Depositary
shall without
delay
notify all
Parties
of any such
notification
received
. A
Party
may at any
time
substitute an
acceptance
for a previous
declaration
of
objection
and the
annexes
shall thereupon
enter into force
for that
Party
; ...
ARTICLE-11
: Settlement of disputes [
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... When
ratifying
, accepting, approving or
acceding
to this
Convention
, or at any
time
thereafter, a
State
or
regional economic integration organization
may
declare
in
writing
to the
Depositary
that for a
dispute
not resolved in
accordance
with paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 above, it
accepts
one or both of the following means of
dispute
settlement
as
compulsory
:
(a)
Arbitration
in
accordance
with
procedures
to be
adopted
by the
Conference of the Parties
at its first
ordinary meeting
;
(b) Submission of the
dispute
to the
International Court of Justice
.
...
... If the
parties
have not, in
accordance
with paragraph 3 above,
accepted
the same or any
procedure
, the
dispute
shall be submitted to
conciliation
in
accordance
with paragraph 5 below unless the
parties
otherwise
agree
. ...
ARTICLE-13
: Ratification, acceptance or approval [
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...
Ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
...
... This
Convention
and any
protocol
shall be
subject
to
ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
by
States
and by
regional economic integration organizations
.
Instruments of ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
shall be
deposited
with the
Depositary
. ...
... This
Convention
and any
protocol
shall be
subject
to
ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
by
States
and by
regional economic integration organizations
.
Instruments of ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
shall be
deposited
with the
Depositary
. ...
... In their
instruments of ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
, the
organizations
referred to in paragraph 1 above shall
declare
the
extent
of their
competence
with
respect
to the matters
governed
by the
Convention
or the
relevant
protocol
. These
organizations
shall also inform the
Depositary
of any substantial
modification
in the
extent
of their
competence
. ...
ARTICLE-17
: Entry into force [
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... This
Convention
shall
enter into force
on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
of deposit of the twentieth
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
. ...
... Any
protocol
, except as otherwise provided in such
protocol
, shall
enter into force
on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
of deposit of the eleventh
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
or
approval
of such
protocol
or
accession
thereto. ...
... For each
Party
which
ratifies
,
accepts
or
approves
this
Convention
or
accedes
thereto after the deposit of the twentieth
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
, it shall
enter into force
on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
of deposit by such
Party
of its
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
. ...
... For each
Party
which
ratifies
,
accepts
or
approves
this
Convention
or
accedes
thereto after the deposit of the twentieth
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
, it shall
enter into force
on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
of deposit by such
Party
of its
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
. ...
... For each
Party
which
ratifies
,
accepts
or
approves
this
Convention
or
accedes
thereto after the deposit of the twentieth
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
, it shall
enter into force
on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
of deposit by such
Party
of its
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
. ...
... Any
protocol
, except as otherwise provided in such
protocol
, shall
enter into force
for a
party
that
ratifies
,
accepts
or
approves
that
protocol
or
accedes
thereto after its
entry into force
pursuant to paragraph 2 above, on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
on which that
party
deposits
its
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
, or on the
date
which the
Convention
enters into
force
for that
Party
, whichever shall be the later. ...
... Any
protocol
, except as otherwise provided in such
protocol
, shall
enter into force
for a
party
that
ratifies
,
accepts
or
approves
that
protocol
or
accedes
thereto after its
entry into force
pursuant to paragraph 2 above, on the ninetieth
day
after the
date
on which that
party
deposits
its
instrument of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
, or on the
date
which the
Convention
enters into
force
for that
Party
, whichever shall be the later. ...
ARTICLE-20
: Depositary [
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... (a) The
signature
of this
Convention
and of any
protocol
, and the deposit of
instruments of ratification
,
acceptance
,
approval
or
accession
in
accordance
with
articles
13
and
14
; ...
... (d)
Amendments
adopted
with
respect
to the
Convention
and any
protocol
, their
acceptance
by the
parties
and their
date
of
entry into force
in
accordance
with
article
9
; ...
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