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3. Any other Contracting Party may thereupon withdraw from this 

 Convention with effect from the same December thirty-first by giving 

 written notification of withdrawal to the Director-General of the Food 

 and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations not later than 

 one month from the date of receipt of information from the Director- 

 General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 

 Nations concerning any withdrawal, but not later than April first of 

 that year. 



Article XIII 



1. Any Contracting Party or the Commission may propose amend- 

 ments to this Convention. The Director-General of the Food and Agri- 

 culture Organization of the United Nations shall transmit a certified 

 copy of the text of any proposed amendment to all the Contracting 

 Parties. Any amendment not involving new obligations shall take 

 effect for all Contracting Parties on the thirtieth day after its accept- 

 ance by three-fourths of the Contracting Parties. Any amendment 

 involving new obligations shall take effect for each Contracting Party 

 accepting the amendment on the ninetieth day after its acceptance by 

 three-fourths of the Contracting Parties and thereafter for each re- 

 maining Contracting Party upon acceptance by it. Any amendment 

 considered by one or more "Contracting Parties to involve new obliga- 

 tions shall be deemed to involve new obligations and shall take effect 

 accordingly. A government which becomes a Contracting Party after 

 an amendment to this Convention has been opened for acceptance 

 pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall be bound by the Con- 

 vention as amended when the said amendment comes into force. 



2. Proposed amendments shall be deposited with the Director- 

 General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 

 Nations. Notifications of acceptance of amendments shall be deposited 

 with the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization 

 of the United Nations. 



Article XIV 



1. This Convention shall be open for signature by any Government 

 which is a member of the United Nations or of any Specialized 

 Agency of the United Nations. Any such Government which does not 

 sign this Convention may adhere to it at any time. 



2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification or approval by 

 signatory countries in accordance with their constitutions. Instru- 

 ments of ratification, approval, or adherence shall be deposited with 

 the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of 

 the United Nations. 



3. This Convention shall enter into force upon the deposit of instru- 

 ments of ratification, approval, or adherence by seven Governments 

 and shall enter into force with respect to each Government which sub- 

 sequently deposits an instrument of ratification, approval or adher- 

 ence on the date of such deposit. 



Article XV 



The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization 

 of the United Nations shall inform all Governments referred to in 



