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                                       Article XV(Article 20 amended)
          ratification or approval by such proxied
          countries. Credentials for the proxy Government
                                   Amendment of the Constitution
          must be issued by the Government being
                                   Article 20 is renumbered as Article 19.
          represented in the form and manner that would
                                   1. To be adopted, proposals submitted to
          apply if that Members-Countries were acting
                                    Congress and relating to this Constitution
          on its own behalf.
                                    must be approved by at least two-thirds of the
         2. The Constitution and the Additional Protocols
                                    Member-Countries of the Union.
          thereto and the other Acts of the Union shall
                                   2. Amendments of the Constitution adopted by a
          be ratified, accepted or approved as soon as
                                    Congress shall form the subject of an
          possible by the signatory countries in
                                    Additional Protocol of the Constitution and
          accordance with their constitutional regulations.
                                    shall enter into force from the date set forth in
         3. When a country does not ratify, accept or
                                    such Protocol. They shall be ratified, accepted
          approve the Acts of the Union which it has
                                    or approved as soon as possible by Member-
          signed, the Constitution and other Acts shall
                                    Countries and the instruments of such
          be no less valid for the other countries that
                                    ratification, acceptance or approval shall be
          have ratified, accepted or approved them.
                                    dealt with in accordance with the procedure
              Article(Article 17 amended)
                                    laid down in Article 16.
         Notification of ratification and other forms of
                                       Article XVI(Article 21 amended)
         approval of the Acts of the Union
                                   Amendment of the General Regulations
         Article 17 is renumbered as Article 16.
                                   Article 21 is renumbered as Article 20.
         The instruments of ratification, acceptance or
                                   1. The General Regulations define the conditions
         approval of the Constitution and the Additional
                                    to be fulfilled for the approval of proposals
         Protocols thereto and such instruments of the
                                    which concern them.
         other Acts of the Union shall be deposited as
                                   2. Amendments of the General Regulations
         soon as possible with the Director of the Bureau,
                                    adopted by a Congress shall form the subject
         who shall notify the Governments of the other
                                    of an Additional Protocol of the General
         Member-Countries of these deposits.
                                    Regulations and shall enter into force from the
             Article XIII(Article 18 amended)
                                    date set forth in such Protocol. They shall be
         Accession to the Acts of the Union
                                    ratified, accepted or approved as soon as
         Article 18 is renumbered as Article 17.
                                    possible by Member-Countries and the
         1. Member-Countries which have not signed the
                                    instruments of such ratification, acceptance or
          Constitution and the Additional Protocols
                                    approval shall be dealt with in accordance
          thereto and the other Acts of the Union may
                                    with the procedure laid down in Article 16.
          accede to them at any time.
                                      Article XVII(Article 22 amended)
         2. Formal declarations of accession shall be sent
                                   Article 22 is renumbered as Article 21.
          to the Director of the Bureau, who shall notify
                                      Article XVIII(Article 23 amended)
          the Governments of the Member-Countries of
                                   Article 23 is renumbered as Article 22.
          these deposits.
                                       Article XIX(Article 24 amended)
             Article XIV(Article 19 amended)
                                   Article 24 is renumbered as Article 23.
         Article 19 is renumbered as Article 18.
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