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[接上页] (a) Any amendment proposed in accordance with this paragraph shall be considered by the Facilitation Committee of the Organization, provided that it has been circulated at least three months prior to the meeting of this Committee. If adopted by two thirds of the Contracting Governments present and voting in the Committee, the amendment shall be communicatedto all Contracting Governments by the Secretary-General. (b) Any amendment to the Annex under this paragraph shall enter into force fifteen months after communication of the proposal to all Contracting Governments by the Secretary-General unless within twelve months after the communication at least one third of Contracting Governments have notified the Secretary-General in writing that they do not accept the proposal. (c) The Secretary-General shall inform all Contracting Governments of any notification received under subparagraph (b) and of the date of entry into force. (d) Contracting Governments which do not accept an amendment are not bound by that amendment but shall follow the procedure laid down in article VIII of the present Convention. (3) A conference of the Contracting Governments to consider amendments to the Annex shall be convened by the Secretary-General upon the requestof at least one third of these Governments. Every amendment adopted by such conference by a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Governments present and voting shall enter into force six months after the date on which the Secretary-General notifies the Contracting Governments of the amendment adopted. (4) The Secretary-General shall notify promptly all signatory Governments of the adoption and entry into force of any amendment under this article. Article VIII* [* The text of notifications received from Contracting Governments in compliance with this article is reproduced in appendix 4.] (1) Any Contracting Government that finds it impracticable to comply with any Standard by bringing its own formalities, documentary requirements or procedures into full accord with it or which deems it necessary for special reasons to adopt formalities, documentary requirements or procedures differing from that Standard, shall so informthe Secretary-General and notify him of the differences between its own practice and such Standard. Such notification shall be made as soon as possible after entry into force of the present Convention for the Government concerned, or after the adoption of such differing formalities, documentary requirements or procedures. (2) Notification by a Contracting Government of any such difference in the case of an amendment to a Standard or of a newly adopted Standard shall be made to the Secretary-General as soon as possible after the entry into force of such amended or newly adopted Standard, or after the adoption of such differing formalities, documentary requirements or procedures and may include an indication of the action proposed to bringthe formalities, documentary requirements or procedures into full accordwith the amended or newly adopted Standard. (3) Contracting Governments are urged to bring their formalities, documentary requirements and procedures into accord with the RecommendedPractices in so far as practicable. As soon as any Contracting Government brings its own formalities, documentary requirements and procedures intoaccord with any Recommended Practice, it shall notify the Secretary-General thereof. (4) The Secretary-General shall inform the Contracting Governments of any notification made to him in accordance with the preceding paragraphsof this article. Article IX The Secretary-General shall convene a conference of the Contracting Governments for revision or amendment of the present Convention at the request of not less than one third of the Contracting Governments. Any revision or amendments shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote ofthe Conference and then certified and communicated by the Secretary-General to all Contracting Governments for their acceptance. One year after the acceptance of the revision or amendments by two thirds ofthe Contracting Governments, each revision or amendment shall enter intoforce for all Contracting Governments except those which, before its entry into force, make a declaration that they do not accept the revision or amendment. The Conference may by a two-thirds majority vote determine atthe time of its adoption that a revision or amendment is of such a nature that any Contracting Government which has made such a declaration and which does not accept the revision or amendment within a period of one year after the revision or amendment enters into force shall, upon the expiration of this period, cease to be a Party to the Convention. Article X (1) The present Convention shall remain open for signature for six months from this day''s date and shall thereafter remain open for accession. (2) The Governments of States Members of the United Nations, or of any |