ETS 163 – European Social Charter (Revised), 03.V.1996 __________________________________________________________________________________ Article M – Denunciation 1 Any Party may denounce this Charter only at the end of a period of five years from the date on which the Charter entered into force for it, or at the end of any subsequent period of two years, and in either case after giving six months' notice to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe who shall inform the other Parties accordingly. 2 Any Party may, in accordance with the provisions set out in the preceding paragraph, denounce any article or paragraph of Part II of the Charter accepted by it provided that the number of articles or paragraphs by which this Party is bound shall never be less than sixteen in the former case and sixty-three in the latter and that this number of articles or paragraphs shall continue to include the articles selected by the Party among those to which special reference is made in Article A, paragraph 1, sub-paragraph b. 3 Any Party may denounce the present Charter or any of the articles or paragraphs of Part II of the Charter under the conditions specified in paragraph 1 of this article in respect of any territory to which the said Charter is applicable, by virtue of a declaration made in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article L. Article N – Appendix The appendix to this Charter shall form an integral part of it. Article O – Notifications The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council and the Director General of the International Labour Office of: a any signature; b the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval; c any date of entry into force of this Charter in accordance with Article K; d any declaration made in application of Articles A, paragraphs 2 and 3, D, paragraphs 1 and 2, F, paragraph 2, L, paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4; e any amendment in accordance with Article J; f any denunciation in accordance with Article M; g any other act, notification or communication relating to this Charter. In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this revised Charter. Done at Strasbourg, this 3rd day of May 1996, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe and to the Director General of the International Labour Office. 18