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ARTICLE 30 -- AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION:

Since there were still outstanding questions with regard to Articles 30 and 31 at the outset of this session, the Chair asked Patrick Szell (UK) to hold consultations on these articles. The final text states that the Convention can be amended at ordinary sessions of the COP. The text of any proposed amendment shall be communicated to the Parties by the Permanent Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. If consensus cannot be achieved, the amendment shall, as a last resort, be adopted by a two-thirds majority vote of the Parties present and voting.