Article 23 Depositary

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2.

a)

inform all States which have signed this Protocol or acceded to this Protocol of:

(i)

each new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession together with the date thereof;

(ii)

the date of the entry into force of this Protocol;

(iii)

the deposit of any instrument of denunciation of this Protocol together with the date on which it is received and the date on which the denunciation takes effect

(iv)

any communication called for by any article of this Protocol;

(v)

any proposal to amend the Annex which has been made in accordance with article 22, paragraph 2;

(vi)

any amendment deemed to have been adopted in accordance with article 22, paragraph 3;

(vii)

any amendment ratified, accepted or approved in accordance with article 22, paragraph 4, together with the date on which that amendment shall enter into force; and

b)

transmit certified true copies of this Protocol to all States which have signed or acceded to this Protocol.

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