Common use of Procedures for amending the main text Clause in Contracts

Procedures for amending the main text. 1. The main text of the Agreement shall be amended by the procedure specified in this Article. 2. Amendments to the Agreement may be proposed by any Party. 3. The text of any proposed amendment shall be circulated to all members of the Working Group by the secretariat at least forty-five (45) days before the Working Group meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. 4. An amendment shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties to the Agreement present and voting at the meeting of the Working Group. The amendment as adopted shall be communicated by the secretariat to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall circulate it to all Parties for acceptance. 5. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 of the present Article shall enter into force thirty (30) days after it has been accepted by two thirds of the number of States which are Parties to the Agreement at the time of adoption of the amendment. The amendment shall enter into force with respect to all Parties except those which have not accepted the amendment. Any Party which does not accept an amendment adopted in accordance with this paragraph may at any time thereafter deposit an instrument of acceptance of such amendment with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The amendment shall enter into force for that State thirty (30) days after the date of deposit of the said instrument.

Procedures for amending the main text. 1. The main text of the Agreement shall may be amended by the procedure specified in this Article. 2. Amendments to the Agreement may be proposed by any Party. 3. The text of any proposed amendment shall be circulated to all members of the Working Group by the secretariat at least forty-five (45) days before the Working Group meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. 4. An amendment shall be adopted by the Working Group by a two-thirds majority of the Parties to the Agreement present and voting at the meeting of the Working Groupvoting. The amendment as adopted shall be communicated by the secretariat to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall circulate it to all Parties for acceptance. 5. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 of the present Article shall enter into force thirty twelve (3012) days months after it has been accepted by two two-thirds of the number of States which are Parties to the Agreement at the time of adoption of the amendmentParties. The amendment shall enter into force with respect to all Parties except those which have which, before it enters into force, declare that they do not accepted accept the amendment. Any Party which that has declared that it does not accept an amendment adopted in accordance with this paragraph may at any time thereafter deposit an instrument of acceptance of such amendment with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The amendment shall enter into force for that State thirty twelve (3012) days months after the date of deposit of the said instrument.

Procedures for amending the main text. 1. The main text of the Agreement shall be amended by the procedure specified in this Article. 2. Amendments to the Agreement may be proposed by any Party. 3. The text of any proposed amendment shall be circulated to all members of the Working Group by the secretariat at least forty-five (45) days before the Working Group meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. 4. An amendment shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Parties to the Agreement present and voting at the meeting of the Working Group. The amendment as adopted shall be communicated by the secretariat to the Secretary-Secretary- General of the United Nations, who shall circulate it to all Parties for acceptance. 5. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 of the present Article shall enter into force thirty (30) days after it has been accepted by two thirds of the number of States which are Parties to the Agreement at the time of adoption of the amendment. The amendment shall enter into force with respect to all Parties except those which have not accepted the amendment. Any Party which does not accept an amendment adopted in accordance with this paragraph may at any time thereafter deposit an instrument of acceptance of such amendment with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The amendment shall enter into force for that State thirty (30) days after the date of deposit of the said instrument.