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deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Depositary, the amendments to
such an annex shall become effective for that Party.

6. On the expiry of twelve months from the date of its communication by the
Depositary as provided for in paragraph 4 above an amendment to an annex shall
become effective for those Parties which have not submitted a notification to
the Depositary in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 above,
provided that not more than one third of the Parties have submitted such a
notification.

7. For the purposes of this article, "Parties present and voting" means
Parties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.

Article 15

REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE

The Meeting of the Parties shall establish, on a consensus basis,
optional arrangements of a non-confrontational, non-judicial and consultative
nature for reviewing compliance with the provisions of this Convention. These
arrangements shall allow for appropriate public involvement and may include
the option of considering communications from members of the public on matters
related to this Convention.

Article 16

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

1. If a dispute arises between two or more Parties about the interpretation
or application of this Convention, they shall seek a solution by negotiation
or by any other means of dispute settlement acceptable to the parties to the
dispute.

2. When signing, ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this
Convention, or at any time thereafter, a Party may declare in writing to the
Depositary that, for a dispute not resolved in accordance with paragraph 1
above, it accepts one or both of the following means of dispute settlement as
compulsory in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation:

(a) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice;

(b) Arbitration in accordance with the procedure set out in annex II.

3. If the parties to the dispute have accepted both means of dispute
settlement referred to in paragraph 2 above, the dispute may be submitted only
to the International Court of Justice, unless the parties agree otherwise.

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