Agreement for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East 3

Agreement for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Near East

 

Article XIII

AMENDMENTS

1. This Agreement may be amended by a two-thirds majority of the
membership of the Commission.

2. Proposals for amendments may be made by any Member of the
Commission or by the Director-General of the Organization.
Proposals made by a Member of the Commission shall be addressed
to both the Chairman of the Commission and the Director-General
of the Organization and those made by the Director-General of the
Organization shall be addressed to the Chairman of the
Commission, not later than 120 days before the Session of the
Commission at which the proposal is to be considered. The
Director-General shall immediately inform all Members of the
Commission of all proposals for amendments.

3. Any amendment to this Agreement shall require the approval of
the Council of the Organization unless the Council considers it
desirable to refer the amendment to the Conference of the
Organization for approval.

4. Amendments not involving new obligations for Members of the
Commission shall take effect from the date of the approval by the
Council or Conference of the Organization, as appropriate.

5. Amendments involving new obligations for Members of the
Commission shall, after approval by the Conference or Council of
the Organization, come into force in respect of each Member only
upon acceptance by it. The instruments of acceptance of
amendments involving new obligations shall be deposited with the
Director General of the Organization. The Director General shall
inform all Members of the Commission and the Secretary-General of
the United Nations of such acceptance. The rights and obligations
of any Member of the Commission that has not accepted an
amendment involving new obligations shall continue to be governed
by the provisions of the Agreement in force prior to the
amendment.

6. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all
Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of
the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations
of the entry into force of any amendment.

Article XIV

ACCEPTANCE

1. Acceptance of this Agreement by any Member or Associate Member
of the Organization shall be effected by the deposit of an
instrument of acceptance with the Director-General of the
Organization and shall take effect on receipt of such instrument
by the Director-General.

2. Acceptance of this Agreement by non-Member Nations of the
Organization shall become effective on the date on which the
Commission approves the application for membership in conformity
with the provisions of Article 1 of this Agreement.

3. The Director-General of the Organization shall inform all
Members of the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of
the Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations
of all acceptances that have become effective.

4. Acceptance of this Agreement may be made subject to
reservations which shall become effective only upon unanimous
approval by the Members of the Commission. The Director-General
of the Organization shall notify forthwith all Members of the
Commission of any reservations. Members of the Commission not
having replied within three months from the date of the
notification shall be deemed to have accepted the reservation.
Failing such approval, the nation making the reservation shall
not become a party to this Agreement.

Article XY

TERRITORIAL APPLICATION

The Members of the Commission shall, when accepting this
Agreement, state explicity to which territories their
participation shall extend. In the absence of such a declaration,
participation shall be deemed to apply to all the territories for
the international relations of which the Member is responsible.
Subject to the provisions of Article XVII-2, the scope of the
territorial application may be modified by a subsequent
declaration.

Article XVI

INTERPRETATION AND Settlement of Disputes

Any dispute regarding the interpretation or application of this
Agreement, if not settled by the Commission, shall be referred to
a Committee composed of one member appointed by each of the
parties to the dispute, and in addition an independent chairman
chosen by the members of the Committee. The recommendations of
such a Committee, while not binding in character, shall become
the basis for renewed consideration by the parties concerned of
the matter out of which the disagreement arose. If as the result
of this procedure the dispute is not settled, it shall be
referred to the International Court of Justice in accordance with
the Statute of the Court, unless the parties to the dispute agree
to another method of settlement.

Article XVII

WITHDRAWAL

1. Any Member may withdraw from the Commission at any time after
the expiration of one year from the date on which its acceptance
took effect or from the date on which the Agreement entered into
force, whichever is the later, by giving written notice of
withdrawal to both the Chairman of the Commission and the
Director-General of the Organization. The Director-General shall
forthwith inform all Members of the Commission, all Member
Nations and Associate Members of the Organization and the
Secretary-General of the United Nations of the receipt of any
notice of withdrawal. The withdrawal shall become effective one
year from the date of receipt by the Director-General of the
Organization of the notification of withdrawal.

2. A Member of the Commission may give notice of withdrawal with
respect to one or more of the territories for the international
relations of which it is responsible. When a Member gives notice
of its own withdrawal from the Commission, it shall state to
which territory or territories the wirthdrawal is to apply. In
the absence of such a declaration, the withdrawal shall be deemed
to apply to all the territories for the international relations
of which the Member of the Commission is responsible, except that
such withdrawal shall not be deemed to apply to an Associate
Member.

3. Any Member of the Commission that gives notice of withdrawal
from the Organization shall be deemed to apply to all the
territories for the international relations of which the Member
concerned is responsible, except that such withdrawal shall not
be deemed to apply to an Associate Member.

Article XVIII

TERMINATION

1. This Agreement shall be considered terminated if and when the
number of Members of the Commission falls below three, unless the
remaining two Members of the Commission decide to continue, with
the approval of the Conference of the Organization. The
Director-General of the Organization shall inform all Members of
the Commission, all Members and Associate Members of the
Organization and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of
such termination.

2. On termination of the Agreement all assests of the Commission
shall be liquidated by the Director-General of the Organization
and after settlement of the liabilites the balance shall be
distributed proportionately amongst Members on the basis of the
scale of contributions in force at the time. Nations whose
contributions are in arrears for two consecutive years shall not
be entitled to a share of the assests.

Article XIX

ENTRY INTO FORCE

1. This Agreement shall enter into force as soon as three
eligible Members or Associate Members of the Organization have
become parties to it by the deposit of an instrument of
acceptance in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of
this Agreement.

2. The Director-General shall notify all Nations having deposited
instruments of acceptance as well as all Member Nations and
Associate Members of the Organization and the Secretary-General
of the United Nations of the date on which this Agreeement comes
into force.

Article XX

AUTHENTIC LANGUAGES

The English, French and Spanish texts of this Agreement shall be
equally authentic.

Conclusion

Notes

See Also

References and Further Reading

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