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    PROTOCOL TO AMEND THE CONVENTION ON WETLANDS OF INTERNATIONAL
             IMPORTANCE ESPECIALLY AS WATERFOWL HABITAT

Objective
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      To render the Convention more effective.

Summary of provisions
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      (a)  article 1 provides for the inclusion in the Convention of
an article 10 bis which defines a mechanism for amending the
Convention;

      (b)  Article 2 provides for the deletion of the words "in any
case of divergency, the English text prevailing" from the
testimonium following article 12;

      (c)  Article 3 states that the revised text of the original
French version of the Convention is reproduced in the annex to the
Protocol.

Membership
==========

      Any of the States referred to in article 9, paragraph 2, of
the Convention may become a contracting party to the Protocol by:   
(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or
approval;  (b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or
approval;  (c) accession.

      Date of adoption           3.12.1982
      Place of adoption          Paris, France
      Date of entry into force   1.10.1986
      Languages                  English, French
      Depositary                 Unesco

      Participant                Deposit of Instrument
      -----------                ---------------------

      Australia                  12. 8.1983
      Bulgaria                   27. 2.1986
      Canada                      2. 6.1983
      Chile                      14. 2.1985
      Denmark                     3.12.1982
      Finland                    15. 5.1984
      France                      1. 2.1987
      Germany                    13. 1.1983
      Hungary                    28. 8.1986
      Iceland                    11. 6.1986
      India                       9. 3.1984
      Iran                       29. 4.1986
      Ireland                    15.11.1984
      Italy                      27. 7.1987
      Japan                      26. 6.1987
      Jordan                     15. 3.1984
      Mali                       25. 5.1987
      Malta                      30. 2.1989
      Mexico                      4. 7.1986
      Morocco                    13. 8.1985
      Netherlands                12.10.1983
      Norway                      3.12.1982
      New Zealand                 9. 2.1987
      Niger                      30. 4.1987
      Pakistan                   13. 8.1985
      Poland                      8. 2.1984
      Portugal                   18.12.1984
      Senegal                    15. 5.1985
      South Africa               26. 5.1983
      Spain                      27. 5.1987
      Sweden                      3. 5.1984
      Switzerland                30. 5.1984
      Tunisia                    15. 5.1987
      United Kingdom of
        Great Britain and
        Northern Ireland*        19. 4.1984
      United States of  
        America                  18. 4.1986
      Venezuela                  23. 3.1989
      Viet Nam                   20. 1.1989
                 
      *    Included the Bailiwick of Jersey, Bermuda, Cayman
Islands, Falkland Islands and Dependencies, Gibraltar, Hong Kong,
Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson Ducies and Veno Islands and the
Turks and Caicos Island.

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