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[接上页] of the date of entry into force of the amendment(s) within thirty days of the receipt of the notifications of acceptance by all Member States. CHAPTER 11 RATIFICATION, ENTRY INTO FORCE, ETC. Article 28 Signature and Ratification 1. This Convention shall be open for signature until 31July 2006. 2. This Convention shall be subject to the ratification or acceptance by States referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 9 of this Convention. 3. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Host Government. Article 29 Entry into Force 1. This Convention shall enter into force when at least five States in the Asia-Pacific Region, which are members of the United Nations, have signed it and have deposited with the Host Government their instruments of ratification or acceptance. 2. After the entry into force of this Convention and pending the deposit of its Instrument of ratification or acceptance, a signatory State may, subject to the guidelines and procedure agreed upon by the Council, participate in the open meetings of the Organization without the right to vote. Article 30 Accession 1. After the entry into force of this Convention, or the expiry of the signing period, whichever is later, any State, as defined in paragraph 1 of Article 9, may accede to it with the unanimous approval of the Council. 2. A State wishing to accede to this Convention shall apply formally to the Secretary-General, who shall inform all the Member States of that request at least three months before it is submitted to the Council for a decision. 3. The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Host Government. Article 31 Notifications The Host Government shall notify all signatories and acceding States about: a) The date of deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession; b) The date of entry into force of this Convention and of amendments to this Convention; c) The date of withdrawal from the Convention by a Member State. Article 32 Deprivation Any Member State that fails to fulfill its obligations under this Convention shall be deprived of its membership of the Organization following a decision of the Council taken by a two-thirds majority vote. Article 33 Withdrawal 1. After this Convention has entered into force for a period of five years, any Member State intending to withdraw itself from it shall apply to the Secretary-General in writing at least one calendar year in advance. 2. The Secretary-General shall expeditiously inform the Chairman of the Council and all the Member States of the application for withdrawal of the Member State. The Chairman shall call a meeting of the Council within 90 days to consider whether or not to approve the application. 3. After the formal approval of the withdrawal, the Member State concerned shall remain bound to honor its due share of the financial obligations corresponding to approved programs / activities and its due contribution for the year in which the withdrawal was formally approved. 4. Such withdrawal shall in no way affect the fulfillment of the contractual obligations or of the agreements assumed by the Member State in question and the Organization prior to its withdrawal. 5. The State withdrawing from the Convention shall retain the rights it has acquired due to its Membership of the Organization, up to the date on which the withdrawal takes effect. Article 34 Dissolution 1. The Organization shall be dissolved at any time by a consensus agreement among all its Member States. 2. The Organization shall also be dissolved if its membership comes to less than four Member States. 3. In the event of dissolution, the Council shall appoint an official liquidation authority to negotiate with the Member States on whose territories the Headquarters and the establishments of the Organization are located at the time of liquidation. The legal advisors of the Organization shall remain present during the entire process of liquidation. 4. After the completion of the dissolution process, any surplus assets shall be distributed among Member States in proportion to the contributions actually made by those States. In the event of deficit, this shall be met by the Member States in proportion to their contributions as assessed for the financial year in which the liquidation takes place. Article 35 Registration Upon the entry into force of this Convention, the Host Government shall register it with the Secretariat of the United Nations in pursuance of Article 102 of the United Nations Charter. In witness whereof, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, having been duly authorized thereto have signed this Convention. Done at Beijing, People’s Republic of China on 28 October 2005 in English in a single original. Texts of this Convention drawn up in other official languages of the Member States of the Organization shall be authenticated by a consensus decision of all Member |