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into force to review the working of the Convention, with particular reference to its implementation, and to consider and adopt appro-' priate amendments.
2. The depositary shall, four years from the date on which the present Convention comes into force, seek the views of all States entitled to attend the Review Conference and shall, on the basis of the views received, prepare and circulate a draft agenda as well as amendments proposed for consideration by the Conference.
3. Further review conferences shall be similarly convened every five years, or at any time after the first Review Conference, at the request of one-third of the Contracting Parties to the present Convention, unless the first Review Conference decides otherwise.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of article 52, paragraph 1, if the present Convention has not entered into force five years from the date of the adoption of the Final Act of the United Nations Con- ference of Plenipotentiaries on a Code of Conduct for Liner Con- ferences, a Review Conference shall, at the request of one-third of the States entitled to become Contracting Parties to the present Con- vention, be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, in order to review the provisions of the Convention and its annex and to consider and adopt appropriate amendments.
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Article 54
AUTHENTIC Texts-DepOSIT
The original of the present Convention, of which the Chinese. English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, will be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, having been duly authorized to this effect by their respective Governments, have signed the present Convention, on the dates appearing opposite their signa- tures.
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FUNCTIONS of the DepOSITARY
1. The depositary shall notify the signatory and acceding States of:
(a) Signatures, ratifications, acceptances, approvals and acces-
sions in accordance with article 48;
(b) The date on which the present Convention enters into force
in accordance with article 49;
(c) Denunciations of the present Convention in accordance with
article 50:
(d) Reservations to the present Convention and the withdrawal
of reservations;
(e) The text of the legislative or other measures which cach Contracting Party has taken in order to implement the pres- ent Convention in accordance with article 47;
(f) Proposed amendments and objections to proposed amend-
ments in accordance with article 51; and
(g) Entry into force of amendments in accordance with article
51, paragraph 3.
2. The depository shall also undertake such actions as are nec- essary under article 52.
ANNEX TO THE CONVENTION
MODEL RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR INTERNATIONAL MANDATORY CONCILIATION
Rule 1
1. Any party wishing to institute conciliation proceedings under the Code shall address a request to that effect in writing, accom- panied by a statement of claim to the other party, and copied to the Registrar.
2. The statement of claim shall:
(a) Designate precisely cach party to the dispute and state the
address of each;
(b) Contain a summary statement of pertinent facts, the issues in dispute and the claimant's proposal for the settlement of the dispute:
(c) State whether an oral hearing is desired and, if so, and to the extent then known, the names and addresses of persons to give evidence, including experts' evidence, for the claimant ; (d) Be accompanied by such supporting documentation and rele- vant agreements and arrangements entered into by the parties as the claimant may consider necessary at the time of making the claim;
(e) Indicate the number of conciliators required, any proposal concerning the appointment of conciliators, or the name of the conciliator appointed by the claimant in accordance with article 32, paragraph 2; and
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