Contracting Parties shall have been invited to participate and vote, such
amendment shall be communicated to all Members of the Organization and all
Contracting Parties at least six months prior to its consideration by the
Assembly of the Organization. Any Contracting Party which is not a Member
of the Organization shall be entitled to participate and vote when the
amendment is considered by the Assembly.
(b) If adopted by a two-thirds majority of those present and
voting in the Assembly, and if such majority includes a two-thirds
majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting, the amendment
shall be communicated by the Secretary-General to all Contracting Parties
for their acceptance.
(c) Such amendment shall come into force twelve months after the
date on which it is accepted by two-thirds of the Contracting Parties. The
amendment shall come into force with respect to all Contracting Parties
except those which, before it comes into force, make a declaration that
they do not accept the amendment.
3. Amendment by a Conference:
Upon the request of a Contracting Party, concurred in by at least
one-third of the Contracting Parties, a Conference to which the States
referred to in article VII shall be invited will be convened by the
Secretary-General.
ARTICLE X Special procedure for amending the Annexes
1. Any amendment to the Annexes proposed by a Contracting Party shall
be considered in the Organization at the request of that Party.
2. If adopted by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting in
the Maritime Safety Committee of the Organization to which all Contracting
Parties shall have been invited to participate and to vote, and if such
majority includes a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties present
and voting, such amendment shall be communicated by the Secretary-General
to all Contracting Parties for their acceptance.
3. Such an amendment shall enter into force on a date to be determined
by the Maritime Safety Committee at the time of its adoption unless, by a
prior date determined by the Maritime Safety Committee at the same time,
one-fifth or five of the Contracting Parties, whichever number is less,
notify the Secretary-General of their objection to the amendment.
Determination by the Maritime Safety Committee of the dates referred to in
this paragraph shall be by a two-thirds majority of those present and
voting, which majority shall include a two-thirds majority of the
Contracting Parties present and voting.
4. On entry into force any amendment shall, for all Contracting
Parties which have not objected to the amendment, replace and supersede
any previous provision to which the amendment refers; and objection made
by a Contracting Pa
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