g. Protocol to the International Convention for the Northwest 

 Atlantic Fisheries Relating to Amendments to the Conven- 

 tion, October 6, 1970* 



Done at Washington October 6, 1970; Signed on behalf of the United 

 States October 6, 1970; Ratij^cation advised by the Senate^ loith an 

 imderstanding^ October 3, 1972; Ratified by the President^ ivith said 

 understanding, February S, 1973; Ratification deposited, loithsaid 

 understanding, February 8, 1973; Proclaimed by the President 

 October 23, 1971^; Entered into force September ^, 197Ii-. 



The Governments parties to the International Convention for the 

 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries signed at Washington under date of 

 February 8, 1949, which Convention, as amended, is hereinafter 

 referred to as the Convention, desiring to facilitate the entry into 

 force of amendments to the Convention, agree as follows : 



Article I 



Article XVII of the Convention is renumbered "Article XVIII" 

 and a new Article XVII is inserted to read as follows : 



"Article XVII 



"1. Any Contracting Government or the Commission may propose 

 amendments to this Convention to be considered and acted upon by 

 a regular meeting of the Commission or by a special meeting of the 

 Commission called in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6 

 of Article II of the Convention. Any such proposed amendment shall 

 be sent to the Executive Secretary at least ninety days prior to the 

 meeting at Avhich it is proposed to be acted upon, and he shall immedi- 

 ately transmit the proposal to all Contracting Governments and to 

 all Commissioners. 



"2. A proposed amendment to the Convention shall be adopted by 

 the Commission by a three-fourths majority of the votes of all Con- 

 tracting Governments. The text of any proposed amendment so 

 adopted shall be transmitted by the Depositary Government to all 

 Contracting Governments. 



"3. Any amendment shall take effect for all Contracting Govern- 

 ments one hundred and twenty days following the date on the notifica- 

 tion by the Depositary Government of receipt of written notification 

 of approval by three-fourths of all Contracting Governments unless 

 any other Contracting Government notifies the Depositary Govern- 

 ment that it objects to the amendment, within ninety days of the date 



*Citation: TIAS 7941. 



States which are parties: Bulgaria., Canada, Denmark, France, German Democratic Rep., 

 Germany, Fed. Rep., Iceland. Italy, Japan, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, 

 Union of Soviet Socialist Reps., United Kingdom, United States. 



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