1. Any State Party may propose an amendment to the present Convention
and submit it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-
General shall communicate any proposed amendments to States Parties, with a
request to be notified whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the
purpose of considering and deciding upon the proposals. In the event that,
within four months from the date of such communication, at least one third of
the States Parties favour such a conference, the Secretary-General shall
convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any
amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present
and voting shall be submitted by the Secretary-General to the General
Assembly of the United Nations for approval and thereafter to all States Parties
for acceptance.
2. An amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of
this article shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the number of
instruments of acceptance deposited reaches two thirds of the number of States
Parties at the date of adoption of the amendment. Thereafter, the amendment
shall enter into force for any State Party on the thirtieth day following the
deposit of its own instrument of acceptance. An amendment shall be binding
only on those States Parties which have accepted it.
3. If so decided by the Conference of States Parties by consensus, an
amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragrap...
(Şerh No: 9184 - Çeviren: Av.Nur Hayat BURAN - Tarih : 24-12-2010)
