2. Regional economic integration organizations, in matters within their
competence, shall exercise their right to vote under this article with a number
of votes equal to the number of their member States that are Parties to this
Convention. Such organizations shall not exercise their right to vote if their
member States exercise theirs and vice versa.
3. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article
is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by States Parties.
4. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article
shall enter into force in respect of a State Party ninety days after the date of the
deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of an instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval of such amendment.
5. When an amendment enters into force, it shall be binding on those
States Parties which have expressed their consent to be bound by it. Other States
Parties shall still be bound by the provisions of this Convention and any earlier
amendments that they have ratified, accepted or approved.
Article 70. Denunciation
1. A State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification
to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Such denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the
Secretary-General.
2. A regional economic integration organization shall cease to be a Party
to this Convention when all of its member States have denounced it.
Article 71.
Depositary and languages
1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated depositary
of this Convention.
2. The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be
deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being
duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this
Convention.
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