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Article XXIX : Entry into Force

1.

The present Agreement shall enter into force when instruments of

ratification, acceptance or approval have been deposited with the Depositary by eight Governments eligible to become members of the Corporation.

Article XXX : Accession

1.

Any Government eligible to become a member of the Corporation may do

so by acceding to the present Agreement upon conditions to be established

by the Council and the Government seeking accession. These conditions shall include, inter alia, the amount and manner of payment of the shares.

Article XXXI : Amendments to the Agreement

1.

The Council may, by qualified majority vote, recommend an amendment of the

Agreement to the member States. The Council shall fix a time within which each

member State shall notify the Depositary whether or not it accepts the amendment.

The amendment shall become effective 100 days after the Depositary has received

notifications of acceptance from three quarters of the members. If the Depositary

has not received within the time fixed by the Council the required number of

acceptances, the amendment shall be considered withdrawn.

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2. Any member which has not deposited any acceptance of the amendment by

the date on which that amendment becomes effective, shall as of that date

cease to be a member of the present Agreement and therefore of the Corporation,

unless such member satisfies the Council at its first session following the

effective date of the amendment that its acceptance could not be secured in

time owing to difficulties in completing its constitutional procedures, and

the Council decides to extend for such member the period fixed for acceptance

until these difficulties have been overcome. Such member shall not be bound

by the amendment before it has notified its acceptance thereof.

Article XXXII : Termination of the Agreement

1.

The Council may, by qualified majority vote, propose the termination

of the present Agreement to the member States. The Council shall fix a time

within which each member State shall notify the Depositary whether or not it

accepts the proposal for termination. If the promosal is accented by

three-quarters of the member states, it shall become effective and the Council