Article 39 - Revision and amendments

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1. At the request of not less than one third of the Contracting States, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall, after the entry into force of this Convention, convene a conference of the Contracting States for revising or amending it. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall circulate to all Contracting States the texts of any proposals for amendments at least three months before the opening date of the conference.

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2. Any decision by the revision conference, including amendments, shall be taken by a two thirds majority of the States present and voting. Amendments adopted by the conference shall be communicated by the depositary to all the contracting States for acceptance and to all the States signatories of the Convention for information.

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3. Subject to paragraph 4 below, any amendment adopted by the conference shall enter into force only for those Contracting States which have accepted it, on the first day of the month following one year after its acceptance by two thirds of the Contracting States. For any State accepting an amendment after it has been accepted by two thirds of the Contracting States, the amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one year after its acceptance by that State.

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4. Any amendment adopted by the conference altering the amounts specified in article 18 and paragraph 2 of article 31 or substituting either or both the units defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of article 31 by other units shall enter into force on the first day of the month following one year after its acceptance by two thirds of the Contracting States. Contracting States which have accepted the altered amounts or the substituted units shall apply them in their relationship with all Contracting States.

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5. Acceptance of amendments shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument to that effect with the depositary.

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6. Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the entry into force of any amendment adopted by the conference shall be deemed to apply to the Convention as amended.

United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods (Geneva, 24 May 1980)

Part I - General Provisions

Part II - Documentation

Part III - Liability of the Multimodal Transport Operator

Part IV - Liability of the Consignor

Part V - Claims and Actions

Part VI - Supplementary Provisions

Part VII - Customs Matters

Part VIII - Final Clauses

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Annex

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United Nations Convention on International Multimodal Transport of Goods (Geneva, 24 May 1980)

Part VIII - Final Clauses

Article 39 - Revision and amendments