Article 12 Amendment of the Agreement

This Agreement may be amended in accordance with the procedure specified in this article, except as provided for under articles 13 and 14.

At the request of a Contracting Party, any amendment proposed by it to this Agreement shall be considered by the Working Party on Inland Water Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

If the proposed amendment is adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting, it shall be communicated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to all Contracting Parties for acceptance.

Any proposed amendment communicated in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article shall come into force with respect to all Contracting Parties 3 months after the expiry of a period of 12 months following the date of its communication, provided that during such period of 12 months no objection to the proposed amendment shall have been notified to the Secretary-General of the United Nations by a State which is a Contracting Party.

If an objection to the proposed amendment has been notified in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, the amendment shall be deemed not to have been accepted and shall have no effect whatsoever.