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Empfehlung
ENTSCHEIDUNG DESRATES
überdieUnterzeichnung undHinterlegung einerErklärungüberdie
vorläufige AnwendungderProtokolle zurfünftenVerlängerung des
Weizenhande ls-übereinkommens unddesNahrungsmittelhi lfe-überein-
kommens,welchedieInternationale Weizenübereinkunft von1971
biIden
(VonderKommission demRatvorgelegt)
K0M(79)295endg.

Mitteilung derKommission anden Rat
Vorschlag füreine Entscheidung desRates über dieUnterzeichnung und
Hinterlegung einer Erklärung über dievorläufige Anwendung derProto­
kolle zurfünften Verlängerung desWeizenhandels-lTbereinkommens unddes
Nahrungsmittelhilfe-Übereinkommens ,welche dieInternationale Weizen –*
Übereinkunft von 1971 bilden

Einleitung
1.DerRathatam19»März 1979 "beschlossen (5544/Proba 30), oi>m-
mission zuermächtigen ,imNamen derGemeinschaft dieTexte derPro­
tokolle zurfünften Verlängerung derInternationalen Weizen-überein –
kunft von 1971 auszuhandeln .
2.IndenSitzungen ,die inLondon vom 19•bis 22.März 1979 stattge­
funden haben ,wurden dieTexte derProtokolle zurVerlängerung der
Übereinkunft umweitere zwei Jahre ab1.Juli 1979 fertiggestell t.
Diese Texte sind inAnhang 2enthalten .
3.Esmüssen jetzt dieErklärungen über dievorläufige Anwendung der
Protokolle durch die Gemeinschaft unterzeichnet und hinterlegt
werden .
Verfahren
4. ist folgendes Verfahren anzuwenden :
(a)Hinterlegung derErklärungen fürdievorläufige Anwendung der
Protokolle spätestens am22.Juni durch die Gemeinschaft und
aller ihrer übereinstimmend handelnden Mitgliedstaaten gemäß
Artikel 6desProtokolls zurfünften Verlängerung desUeizen -
handels-Übereinkommens undArtikel VIII desProtokolls zur
fünften Verlängerung desNahrungsinittelhilfe –Übereinkommens .
(b)Frühestmögliche Hinterlegung derBeitrittsurkunden gemäß
Artikel 7undVIIder jeweiligen Protokolle durch jeden J'it-
gliedstaat derGemeinschaft inÜbereinstimmung mitihro .;
institutionellen Verfahren .Die Protokolle werden durch oie
Gemeinschaft als solche abgeschlossen ,sobald alle ihre r.it-
gliedstaaten beigetreten sind .

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Finanzielle Gesichtspunkte
5.DieVerlängerung desWeizenhandels –Übereinkommens hatzurFolge ,,daß
dieBeiträge derGemeinschaft fürdenVerwaltungshaushalt des Inter­
nationalen Weizenrates ab1.Juli 1979 weitere zwei Jahre und inder
seihen Höhe wie "bisher gezahlt werden müssen .
6.DieVerlängerung desNahrungsmittelhilf e-Übereinkommens "bedingt für
denseihen Zeitraum dieVerlängerung derGültigkeitsdauer dergel­
tenden Verpflichtung derGemeinschaft ,fürdieNahrungsmittelhilfe
jährlich mindestens 1.287-000 Tonnen inForm von Getreide bereitzu­
stellen ,dieinÜbereinstimmung mitdeneinschlägigen Entscheidungen
desRates zwischen der Gemeinschaft als solcher und ihren I-Iitglied -
staaten aufzuteilen sind .
Empfehlung
7.DerRatwird aufgefordert ,dieUnterzeichnung dererforderlichen
Rechtsakte ,deren Entwürfe inAnhang 1beigefügt sind ,undihre
Hinterlegung beiderHinterlegungsbehörde am22.Juni 1979 su .be­
schließen .

ANHANG I
BESCHLUSS DES RATES
* vom
über dieUnterzeichnung undHinterlegung einer Erklärung
über dievorläufige Anwendung derProtokolle zurfünften
Verlängerung des
Weizenhandels-Übereinkommens unddes
Nahrungsmittelhilf e-Übereinkommens ,
welche die Internationale Weizenübereinkunft von 1971
bilden
DER RAT DER EUROPAISCHEN GEMEINSCHAFTEN -
gestützt aufdenVertrag zurGründung derEuropäischen Wirtschaftsge­
meinschaft ,
aufEmpfehlung derKommission –

BESCHLIESST ;
Einziger Artikel
DerPräsident desRates wird ermächtigt ,diePerson zu "bestellen ,die
"befugt ist ,diediesem Beschluß "beigefügte Erklärung über dievor­
läufige Anwendung derProtokolle zurfünften Verlängerung desWeizen -
handel s-Ghereinkommens unddesNahrungsmittelhilfe-Übereinkommens ,
welche dieInternationale Weizenübereinkunft von1971 bilden ,zu
unterzeichnen und "beiderRegierung derVereinigten Staaten vonAme­
rika zuhinterlegen .
Geschehen zuBrüssel am ImNamen des Rates
Der Präsident

ANHANG
Erklärung über dievorläufige Anwendung derProtokolle zurfünften
Verlängerung desWeizenhandels-Übereinkommens unddes Nahrun,' rsrnit–
telhilfe –ÖbereinkommenSt welche dieInternationale Weizenüberein -
kunft von 1971 "bilden ,deren Wortlaut am21.März 1979 derhier­
für inLondon abgehaltenen Konferenz festgelegt wurde
Die institutionellen Beitrittsverfahren nach Artikel 7des Proto­
kolls zurfünften Verlängerung desWeizerihandels-Übereinkommens von
1971 undnach Artikel VIIdes 1Protokolls zurfünften Verlängerung
desNahrungsmittelhilfe-Übereinkommens von1971 können vonder
Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft nicht bis zum22.Juni 1979
abgeschlossen werden .
Daher gibt dieGemeinschaft gemäß Artikel 8bzw .VIII dergenann­
tenProtokolle diese Erklärung über dievorläufige Anwendung der
Protokolle ab.MitderHinterlegung dieser Erklärung betrachtet
sich dieGemeinschaft vorläufig alsVertragspartei derProtokolle
mitallen sich hieraus ergebenden Rechten undPflichten ,bisder
RatderEuropäischen Gemeinschaften einen endgültigen Beschluß
indieser Sache gefaßt hat .
derImNamen des Rates
Europäischen Gemeinschaften

1979PROTOCOL FORTHEFIFTHEXTENSION
OFTHEFOODAIDCONVENTION ,1971
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ThepartiestothisProtocol,
Considering thattheFoodAidConvention ,1971(hereinafter
referredtoas"theConvention ")oftheInternational
WheatAgreement ,1971,whichwasfurtherextendedby
Protocolin1978,expireson30June1979,
Haveagreedasfollows:
ARTICLEI
Extension ,expiryandtermination oftheConvention
Subjecttotheprovisions ofArticleIIofthis
Protocol ,theConvention shallcontinueinforcebetweenthe
partiestothisProtocoluntil30June1981providedthat,if
anewagreementcoveringfoodaidentersintoforcebefore
30June1981,thisProtocolshallrerhaininforceonlyuntil
thedateofentryintoforceof'thehewagreement .
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^ ARTICLEII '"
Inoperative provisions oftheConvention
.Theprovisionsofparagraphs (1),(2)and(3)of
ArticleII,ofparagraph (1)ofArticle -III,andofArticlesVI
toXIV,inclusive ,oftheConvention shallbedeemedtobe
inoperative witheffectfrom1July1979.

ARTICLE III
International food aid
(1JThe parties tothis Protocol agree tocontribute as
food aid tothe developing countries ,wheat ,coarse grains or
products derived therefrom ,suitable for human consumption and
ofanacceptable type and quality ,orthe cash equivalent
thereof ,inthe minimum annual amounts specified in
paragraph (2)below :
(2)The minimum annual contribution ofeach party tothis
Protocol isfixed asfollows :
13JFor the purpose ofthe operation ofthis Protocol ,any
party which has signed this Protocol pursuant toparagraph (2)
ofArticle Vthereof ,orwhich has apceded tothis Protocol
pursuant toparagraph (2)or (3)ofArticle VII thereof ,shall
bedeemed tobelisted inparagraph (2)ofArticle III ofthis
Protocol together with the minimum •contribution ofsuch party as
determined inaccordance with the relevant provisions of
Article VorArticle VII ofthis Protocol ,Metric tons
Argentina
Australia
Canada
European Economic Community
Finland
Japan
Sweden
Switzerland
United States ofAmerica2-3,000
225 ,000
495 ,000
1,287,000
14,000
225 ,000
35,000
32,000
1,890,000

ARTICLE IV .
Food Aid Committee
There shall beestablished aFood Aid Committee whose
membership shall consist oftheparties listed inparagraph (2)
ofArticle III ofthis Protocol and ofthose others that become
parties tothis Protocol .Th|e Committee shall appoint aChairman
and aVice-Chairman .
ARTICLE V
Signature
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(1)This Protocol shall beopen for signature inWashington
from 25April 1979 until and including 16May 1979 bythe
Governments ofArgentina ,Australia ,Canada ,Finland ,Japan ,
Sweden ,Switzerland and the United States ofAmerica ,and bythe
European Economic Community andits member States ,provided ,that .
they sign both this Protocol and the 1979 Protocol for thafifth
extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 .
(2)This Protocol shall also beopen for signature ,onthe
same conditions ,toany party tothe Food Aid Convention ,1967
which isnot enumerated inparagraph (1)ofthis Article ,
provided that itscontribution isatleast equal tothat which
itagreed tomake inthe Food Aid Convention ,1967 .

ARTICLE VI
Ratification ,acceptance ,approvai orconclusion
This Protocol shall besubject toratification ,
acceptance ,approval orconclusion byeach signatory in
accordance with its constitutional orinstitutional procedures ,
provided that italso ratifies ,accepts ,approves orconcludes
the 1979 Protocol for the fifth extension ofthe Wheat Trade
Convention ,1971 .Instruments ofratificatian ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion shall bedeposited with the Government of
the United States ofAmerica notlater than 22June 1979 ,except
that the Food Aid Committee may grant one ormore extensions of
time toany signatory that has not deposited its instrument of
ratification ,acceptance ,,approval orconclusion bythat date .

ARTICLE VII
Accession
(1)This Protocol shall beopen for accession byany party
referred toinArticle Vofthis Protocol ,provided italso
accedes tothe 1979 Protocol for the fifth extension ofthe
Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 and provided further that inthe
case ofany party referred toinparagraph (2)ofArticle Vits
contribution isatleast equal tothat which itagreed tomake
inthe Food Aid Convention ,1967 .Instruments ofaccession
under this paragraph shall bedeposited not later than
22June 1979 ,except that the Food Aid Committee may grant one or
more extensions oftime toany party that has not deposited its
instrument ofaccession bythat date .
•h
(2)The Food Aid Committee may approve accession tothis
Protocol ,asadonor ,bythe Government ofany member ofthe
United Nations ,ofitsspecialized agencies orofthe
International Atomic Energy Agency ,onsuch conditions asthe
Food Aid Committee considers appropriate ,provided that ,the
Government also accedes atthe same time tothe 1979 Protocol
for the fifth extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 ,if
not already aparty toit.
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(3)Accession shall beeffected bythe deposit ofan ,
instrument ofaccession with the Government ofthe United States
ofAmerica . .. .

\ARTICLEVIII
Provisional application
AnypartyreferredtoinArticleVofthisProtocolmay
depositwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaa
declaration ofprovisional application ofthisProtocol,provided
italsodeposits adeclaration ofprovisional application ofthe
1979Protocolforthefifthextension oftheWheatTrade
<r
Convention ,1971.Anyotherpartywhoseapplication for
accessionisapprovedmayalso.depositwiththeGovernment of
theUnitedStatesofAmericaadeclaration ofprovisional
application ,providedthatthepartyalsodeposits adeclaration
ofprovisional application ofthe1979Protocolforthefifth
extensionoftheWheatTradeConvention ,1971,unlessitis
alreadyapartytothatProtocolorhasalreadydeposited a
declaration ofprovisional application ofthatProtocol.Any
suchpartydepositing suchadeclaration shallprovisionally
applythisProtocolandbeprovisionally regardedasaparty
thereto.

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ARTICLE IX
Entry into force
(1)This Protocol shall enter into force for those parties
that have deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,
approval ,conclusion oraccession
(a)on23June 1979 with respect toall provisions
other than Article IIofthe Convention and
Article III ofthe Protocol ,and
(b)on 1July 1979 with respect toArticle IIofthe
Convention and Article III ofthe Protocol
provided that allparties listed inparagraph (1)ofArticle V
ofthis Protocol have deposited such instruments oradeclaration
ofprovisional application by22June 1979 and that the 1979
Protocol for thefifth extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,1971
isinforce .For any other party that deposits aninstrument of
ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion oraccession after
the entry into force ofthe Protocol ,this Protocol shall enter
into force on thfe date ofsuch deposit .
C2)Ifthis Protocol does not enter into force in
accordance with the provisions ofparagraph (1)ofthis Article ,
theparties which by23June' 1.979 have deposited instruments of
ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,conclusion oraccession ,or
declarations ofprovisional application ,may decide bymutual
consent that itshall enter into force among those parties that
"have deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional .
application ,provided that the ;1979 Protocol for thefifth
extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,,1971 isinforce ,or
they may take whatever other action they consider thesituation
requires . .

ARTICLE X
Notification bydepositary Government
The Government ofthe United States ofAmerica asthe
depositary Government shall notify all signatory andacceding
parties ofeach signature ,ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion ,provisional application of,and accession tothis
Protocol .
ARTICLE XI
Certified copy ofthe Protocol
Assoon aspossible after the definitive entry into
force ofthis Protocol ,the depositary Government shall send a
certified copy ofthis Protocol inthe English ,French ,Russian
andSpanish languages totheSecretary-General ofthe United
Nations for registration inaccordance with Article 102 ofthe
Charter oftheUnited Nations .Any amendments tothis Protocol
shall likewise becommunicated .

ARTICLE XII
Relationship ofPreamble toProtocol
This Protocol includes the Preamble tothe 1979
Protocols for the fifth extension ofthe International Wheat
Agreement ,1971 . •
INWITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned ,having been duly
authorized tothis effect by .their respective Governments or
authorities ,have signed this Protocol onthe dates appearing
opposite their signatures .~ .
The texts ofthis Protocol inthe English ,French ,
Russian and Spanish languages shall all beequally authentic .
Theoriginals shall bedeposited ^with the Government ofthe
United States ofAmerica which shall transmit certified copies
thereof toeach signatory and acceding party .

RESOLUTION
FORTHEFIFTHEXTENSION OFTHEWHEATTRADECONVENTION AND
THEFOODAIDCONVENTION CONSTITUTING
THEINTERNATIONAL WHEATAGREEMENT ,1971
THECONFERENCE TOESTABLISH THETEXTSOFTHE1979PROTOCOLS FOR
THEFIFTHEXTENSION OFTHEWHEATTRADECONVENTION ANDTHEFOOD
AIDCONVENTION CONSTITUTING THEINTERNATIONAL WHEATAGREEMENT,1971
HavingmetinLondonon21March1979
Considering thatthetwoseparatelegalinstruments ,theWheat
TradeConvention ,1971andtheFoodAidConvention ,1971,
whichtogetherconstitute theInternational Wheat
Agreement ,1971wereeachextendedbyProtocoluntil
30June1975,werefurtherextendedbyProtocoluntil
30June1976,bythe1976Protocolsforthethirdtimeuntil
30June1978andbythe1970Protocolsforthefourthtime
until30June1979;
Considering thatitisdesirabletomakearrangements for
maintaining international cooperation inwheatmattersand
continuing afoodaidprogrammewiththehelpofcontributions
forthebenefitofdeveloping countriesduringtheperiod
betweentheexpiryofthe1978Protocolsfurtherextending
thesaidConventions andthecomingintoeffectofanew
agreementcoveringwheatandfoodaid;and
Considering thattheUnitedNationsConference toNegotiate an
International Arrangement toReplacetheInternational Wheat
Agreement ,1971,asExtended,hasrecommended theextension
oftheWheatTradeConvention ,1971andoftheFoodAid
Convention ,1971inthelightoftheworkaccomplished at
theConference ;

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Having established the texts ofthe 1979 Protocol for thefifth
extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,1971 and the 1979
Protocol for the fifth extension ofthe Food Aid
Convention ,1971 ;
Decides that the English ,French ,Russian and Spanish texts of
the Protocols shall beequally authentic ;
Requests the Executive Secretary ofthe International Wheat
Council toforward copies ofthe texts ofthe 1979 ,Protocols
for the fifth extension ofthe Wheat Trade Convention ,1971
and the Food Aid Convention ,1971 toall Governments [ferty
orprovisionally regarded asparty tothese Conventions as
further extended bythe 197B Protocols ,orwhich are members
ofthe United Nations ,ofits specialized agencies orof
the International Atomic Energy Agency ,and are .listed in
Annex AorAnnex Bofthe Wheat Trade Convention *1971 ;
Requests that such texts ,authenticated bythe signature ofthe
Executive Secretary ofthe Council ,beforwarded tothe
Government ofthe United States ofAmerica ,which isdesignated
asdepositary ofthe Protocols ;

RequeststheGovernment oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaupon
receiptoftheauthenticated textstoarrangeforthe
ProtocolstobeopenforsignatureinWashington duringthe
periodlaiddowninArticle5ofthe1979Protocolforthe
fifthextensionoftheWheatTradeConvention ,1971andin
Article Vofthe1979Protocolforthefifthextension of
;theFoodAidConvention ,1971andtoregisterthem,upon
theircomingintoforce,withtheSecretariat oftheUnited
Nations,inaccordance withArticle102oftheCharterof
theUnitedNations;
DrawstheattentionofGovernments totheprocedures providedfor
inArticle 6ofthe1979Protocolforthefifthextension of
theWheatTradeConvention ,1971andinArticleVI.ofthe
1979ProtocolforthefifthextensionoftheFoodAid
Convention ,1971,andinvitesGovernments todeposit
instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approvalor
conclusion onorbefore22June1979,or,ifthey
cannotcompletetheirconstitutional andinstitutional
proceduresintime,todepositadeclaration ofprovisional
application inaccordancewithArticle8ofthe
1979ProtocolforthefifthextensionoftheWheatTrade
Convention ,1971andArticleVIIIofthe1979Protocolfor
thefifthextensionoftheFoodAidConvention ,1971.

1979PROTOCOLS FORTHEFIFTHEXTENSION OFTHE
WHEATTRADECONVENTION ANDFOODAIDCONVENTION CONSTITUTING
THEINTERNATIONAL WHEATAGREEMENT ,1971
\ :
PREAMBLE
TheConference toestablish thetextsofthe1979
ProtocolsforthefifthextensionoftheConventions
constituting theInternational WheatAgreement ,1971
Considering thattheInternational WheatAgreementof1949was
revised,renewedorextendedin1953,1956,1959,I^Z.
1965,1966,1967,1960,1971,1974,1975,1976,and1978,
Considering thattheInternational WheatAgreement ,1971,-
consisting oftwoseparatelegalinstruments ,theWheat
tradeConvention ,1971andtheFoodAidConvention ,1971,
bothofwhichwerefurtherextendedbyProtocolin1978,
willexpireon30June1979,
Hasestablished thetextsofthe1979Protocolsforthefifth
extensionofthsWheatTradeConvention ,1971andforthe
fifthextensionoftheFoodAidConvention ,1971.■
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1979PROTOCOL FDRTHEFIFTHEXTENSION OF
THEWHEATTRADECONVENTION ,1971
TheGovernments partytothisProtocol :
ConsideringthattheWheatTradeConvention ,1971(hereinafter
referredtoas"theConvention"]oftheInternational Wheat
Agreement ,1971,whichwasfurtherextendedbyProtocol
in1978,expireson30June1979,
Haveagreedasfollows:
ARTICLE 1
Extension ,expiryandtermination oftheConvention
Subjecttotheprovisions ofArticle2ofthisProtocol ,
theConvention shallcontinueinforcebetweenthepartiestothis
Protocoluntil30June1981providedthat,ifanewinternational
agreementcoveringwheatentersintoforcebefore30June1981this
Protocolshallremaininforceonlyuntilthedateofentryinto
forceofthenewagreement .
ARTICLE 2
Inoperative provisions oftheConvention
*
Thefollowingprovisions oftheConventionshallbedeemed
tobeinoperative witheffectfrom1July1979:
(a)paragraph (4)ofArticle19j
(bJArticles 22to26inclusive »
(c)paragraph C1JofArticle27;
fdJArticles 29to31inclusive .

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ARTICLE 3 ."s
Definition
Any-referenceinthisProtocoltoa"Government "or
"Governments "shallbeconstrued asincluding areferencetothe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity (hereinafter referredtoas"thsCommunity")
Accordingly ,anyreferenceinthisProtocolto"signature"ortothe
"depositof"instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approvalor.
conclusion "or"aninstrument ofaccession "or"adeclaration of
provisional application "byaGovernment shall,inthecaseofthe
Community ,beconstruedasincludingsignatureordeclaration of
provisional application onbehalfoftheCommunity byitscompetent
authority andthedepositoftheinstrument requiredbythe,
institutional procedures oftheCommunitytobedepositedfor-the
conclusion ofaninternational agreement .
ARTICLE 4
Finance
Theinitialcontribution ofanyexportingorimporting
memberaccedingtothisProtocolunderparagraph (1)(b)ofArticle7
thereof,shallbeassessedbytheCouncilonthebasisofthevotes
tobedistributed toitandtheperiodremaininginthecurrent
cropyear,buttheassessments madeuponotherexporting andimporting
membersforthecurrentcropyearshallnotbealtered.

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ARTICLE 5
Signature
This Protocol shall beopen for signature inWashington
from 25April 1979 until and including 16May 1979 byGovernments
ofcountries party tothe Convention asfurther extended bythe
1978 Protocol ,orwhich are provisionally regarded asparty to_the
Convention asfurther extended bythe 1978 Protocol ,on
21March 1979 ,orwhich are members ofthe United Nations ,ofits
specialized agencies orofthe International Atomic Energy Agency ,
and are listed inAnnex AorAnnex Btothe Convention .
ARTICLE 6
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Ratif ication ,acceptance ,approvai orconclusion
This Protocol shall besubject toratification ,acceptance ,
approval orconclusion byeach signatory Government inaccordance
with its respective constitutional orinstitutional procedures .
Instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval orconclusion shall
bedeposited with the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica not
later than 22June 1979 ,except that the Council may grant one or
more extensions oftime toany signatory Government that has not
deposited its instrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval or
conclusion bythat date . -

ARTICLE 7
Accession ;
\
C1)This Protocol shall beopen foraccession
Ca)until 22June 1979 bytheGovernment ofanymember
listed inAnnex AorBtothe Convention asofthat
date ,except that theCouncil may grant one ormore
extensions oftime toany Government that has not
deposited its instrument bythat date ,and
Cb)after 22June 1979 bytheGovernment ofanymember
ofth8United Nations ,ofits specialized agencies
orofthe International Atomic Energy Agency ,upon
such conditions astheCouncil considers appropriate
bynot less than two thirds ofthevotes cast by
exporting members and two thirds ofthevotes cast
byimporting members .
•(2)Accession shall beeffected bythedeposit ofan
instrument ofaccession with the Government ofthe United States
ofAmerica .
«
(3)Where ,for thepurposes oftheoperation oftheConvention
and this Protocol ,reference ismade tomembers listed inAnnex A
orBtotheConvention ,anymember theGovernment ofwhich hasacceded
totheConvention onconditions prescribed bytheCouncil ,ortothis
Protocol inaccordance with paragraph (1)Cb)ofthis .Article ,shall
bedeemed tobelisted intheappropriate Annex .

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ARTICLE 8
Provisional application
Anysignatory Government maydepositwiththeGovernment
oftheUnitedStatesofAmericaadeclaration ofprovisional
application ofthisProtocol.AnyotherGovernmenteligibleto
signthisProtocolorwhoseapplication foraccessionisapproved
bytheCouncilmayalsodepositwiththeGovernment ofthe
UnitedStatesofAmericaadeclaration ofprovisional application .
AnyGovernment depositing suchadeclaration shallprovisionally
applythisProtocolandbeprovisionally regardedasapartythereto.
ARTICLE 9
, Entryintoforce
(1)ThisProtocolshallenterintoforceamongthose
Governments whichhavedepositedinstruments ofratification ,
acceptance ,approval,conclusion oraccessior ,ordeclarations of
provisional application ,inaccordance withArticles 6,7and8of
thisProtocolby22June1979asfollows:
(a)on23June1979withrespecttoallprovisionsof
theConvention otherthanArticles 3to9inclusive
andArticle21,and
(b)on1July1979withrespecttoArticles 3to9
inclusive ,andArticle21oftheConvention ,
ifsuchinstruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval,conclusion
oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional application havebeen
depositednotlaterthan22June1979onbehalfofGovernments
representing exporting memberswhichheldatleast60percentofthe
votessetoutinAnnexAandrepresenting importing memberswhich
heldatleast50percentofthevotessetoutinAnnexb.orwould
haveheldsuchvotesrespectivelyiftheyhadbeenpartiestothe
Convention onthatdate. i

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(2) This Protocol shall enter into force for any Government
that deposits -aninstrument ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion oraccession after 22June 1979 inaccordance with the
relevant provisions ofthis Protocol ,onthe date ofsuch deposit
except that nopart ofitshall enter into force for such a
Government until that part enters into force for other Governments
under paragraph (1)or (3]ofthis Article .
(3) Ifthis Protocol does not enter into force inaccordance
with paragraph (1)ofthis Article ,the Governments which have
deposited instruments ofratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations ofprovisional application ,
may decide bymutual consent that itshall enter into force among
those Governments that have deposited instruments ofratif ication ,
acceptance ,approval ,conclusion oraccession ,ordeclarations of
provisional application .
ARTICLE 10
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;Notification bydepositary Government
The Government ofthe United States ofAmerica asthe
depositary Government shall notify all signatory and acceding
Governments ofeach signature ,ratification ,acceptance ,approval ,
conclusion ,provisional application of,and accession to,this ,
Protocol aswell asofeach notification and notice received
under Article 27ofthe Convention and each declaration and
notification received under Article 28ofthe Convention , ».
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ARTICLE 11
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Certified copy ofthe Protocol
Assoon aspossible after the definitive entry into force
ofthis Protocol ,the depositary Government shall send acertified
copy ofthis Protocol inthe English ,French ,Russian and Spanish
languages tothe Secretary-General ofthe United Nations for
registration inaccordance with Article 102 ofthe Charter ofthe
United Nations .Any amendments tothis Protocol shall likewise be
communicated .
ARTICLE 12
Relationship ofPreamble toProtocol
This Protocol includes' the Preamble tothe 1979 Protocols
for thefifth extension ofthe International Wheat Agreement ,1971 .
INWITNESS UrlEREOF the undersigned ,having been duly
authorized tothis effect bytheir respective Governments orauthorities ,
have signed this Protocol onthe dates appearing opposite their
signatures .
The texts ofthis Protocol inthe English ,French ,Russian
and Spanish languages shall beequally authentic .The originals shall
bedeposited with the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica ,which
shall transmit certified copies thereof toeach signatory and acceding
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party and tothe Executive Secretary ofthe Council .