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significant increase in the level of contributions for the remaining Contracting States, any such State may, not later than one hundred and twenty days before the date on which the denunciation takes effect, denounce this Protocol with effect from the same date.
Article 36
Termination

1. This Protocol shall cease to be in force on the date when the number of Contracting States falls below three.

2. States which are bound by this Protocol on the day before the date it ceases to be in force shall enable the Fund to exercise its functions as described under Article 37 of this Protocol and shall, for that purpose only, remain bound by this Protocol.
Article 37
Winding up of the Fund

1. If this Protocol ceases to be in force, the Fund shall nevertheless:
    (a) meet its obligations in respect of any incident occurring before the Protocol ceased to be in force;
    (b) be entitled to exercise its rights to contributions to the extent that these contributions are necessary to meet the obligations under subparagraph (a), including expenses for the administration of the Fund necessary for this purpose.

2. The Assembly shall take all appropriate measures to complete the winding up of the Fund including the distribution in an equitable manner of any remaining assets among those persons who have contributed to the Fund.

3. For the purposes of this Article the Fund shall remain a legal person.
Article 38
Depositary

1. This Protocol and any amendments accepted under Article 33 shall be deposited with the Secretary‑General of the Organization.

2. The Secretary‑General of the Organization shall:
    (a) inform all States which have signed or acceded to this Protocol of:
          (i) each new signature or deposit of an instrument together with the date thereof;
          (ii) each declaration and notification under Article 30 including declarations and withdrawals deemed to have been made in accordance with that Article;
          (iii) the date of entry into force of this Protocol;
          (iv) the date by which denunciations provided for in Article 31 are required to be made;
          (v) any proposal to amend limits of amounts of compensation which has been made in accordance with Article 33, paragraph 1;
          (vi) any amendment which has been adopted in accordance with Article 33, paragraph 4;
          (vii) any amendment deemed to have been accepted under Article 33, paragraph 7, together with the date on which that amendment shall enter into force in accordance with paragraphs 8 and 9 of that Article;
          (viii) the deposit of an instrument of denunciation of this Protocol together with the date of the deposit and the date on which it takes effect;
          (ix) any denunciation deemed to have been made under Article 34, paragraph 5;