Article 45 Transitional provisions

The functions of the Board provided for in article 9 shall, as from the date of the coming into force of this Convention ( article 41, paragraph 1), be provisionally carried out by the Permanent Central Board constituted under chapter VI of the Convention referred to in article 44(c) as amended, and by the Supervisory Body constituted under chapter II of the Convention referred to in article 44(d) as amended, as such functions may respectively require.

The Council shall fix the date on which the new Board referred to in article 9 shall enter upon its duties. As from that date that Board shall, with respect to the States Parties to the treaties enumerated in article 44 which are not Parties to this Convention, undertake the functions of the Permanent Central Board and of the Supervisory Body referred to in paragraph 1.