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votes equal to the number of their member States that are Parties to this Protocol.
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 Protocol and any earlier amendments
that they have ratified, accepted or approved.
Article 20
Denunciation
1.
A State Party may denounce this Protocol 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 Protocol when all of its member States have denounced it.
Article 21
Depositary and languages
1.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated depositary of
this Protocol.
2.
The original of this Protocol, 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 Protocol.
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