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within four months from the date of such communication, at least one third of the States Parties favour such a conference, the Secretary‑General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations for approval.

2. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of the present article shall enter into force when it has been approved by the General Assembly and accepted by a two‑thirds majority of States Parties.

3. When an amendment enters into force, it shall be binding on those States Parties that have accepted it, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of the present Protocol and any earlier amendments they have accepted.

Article 17

1. The present Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations.

2. The Secretary‑General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present Protocol to all States Parties to the Convention and all States that have signed the Convention.

Notes to the Extradition (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) Regulations 2006
Note 1
The Extradition (Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography) Regulations 2006 (in force under the Extradition Act 1988) as shown in this compilation comprise Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 308 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments
Year and      Date of notification             Date of                Application, saving or
Number        in Gazette or FRLI registration  commencement           transitional provisions
2006 No. 308  1 Dec 2006 (see F2006L03837)     8 Feb 2007 (see r. 2)
2009 No. 263  13 Oct 2009 (see F2009L03616)    14 Oct 2009            —

Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected                                                                                   How affected
R. 4.................                                                                                rs. 2009 No. 263
R. 5.................                                                                                rs. 2009 No. 263
Schedule 2............                                                                               rep. 2009 No. 263