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4. The Commission, taking into account the comments submitted by Parties and bearing in mind all the factors it may consider relevant, may decide by a vote of two thirds majority of its members to include a substance in List A or List B.

5. Any decision of the Commission taken pursuant to this article shall be communicated by the Secretary General to all States Members of the United Nations, to all non member States which are Parties to this Convention, and to the Roard. Such decision shall become fully effective with respect to each Party 180 days after the date of such communication.

6.

(a) The decisions of the Commission Laken under this article shall be subject to review by the Council upon the request of any Party filed within 180 days after the date of notification of the decision. The request for review shall be sent to the Secretary General together with all relevant information upon which the request for review is based;

(b) The Secretary General shall transmit copies of the request for review and all the relevant information to the Commission and to all the Parties, inviting them to submit comments within 90 days. All comments received shall be submitted to the Council for consideration;

(c) The Council may confirm, alter or reverse the decision of the

• Commission. Notification of the Council's decision shall be transmitted to all Member States of the United Nations, to non member States which are Parties to this Convention, to the Commission and to the Board.

7. The procedure described in paragraphs 26 of this article shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, when a Party has information supporting the deletion of a specific chemical from List A or List B.

8.

The Parties shall consider taking measures, consistent with their domestic laws, to license or otherwise control domestic manufacture and use of specific chemicals, including prohibiting such manufacture or use where there is no licit need for it.

9. With respect to specific chemicals in List A, each Party shall:

(a) Limit import and export to licit needs;

(b) Require that import and export be licensed by appropriate

authorities;

(c) Inform in advance other Parties to whom exports are destined of the nature, quantities and consignees of such exports;

(d) Require that records of imports and exports be maintained by importers and exporters for at least five years and be available for inspection by appropriate authorities;

(e) Require correct labelling of shipments;

(f) Encourage producers, importers, exporters and end users to inform authorities of suspicious imports or exports;

(g) Notify the Party of destination of a shipment when there are grounds to suspect that the shipment will be used for illicit processing or

manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances;

(h) Seize illicit imports and exports.

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