1. In accordance with article 23 (3) of the Terms of Reference, the following Governments notified the Secretary-General that they had decided to withdraw from the International Copper Study Group as from the dates indicated hereinafter:
3 | | Participant: | Date of notification: | Date of effect:
| | Philippines | 4 Dec 1995 | 2 Feb 1996
| | Norway | 14 July 2000 | 12 Sep 2000
| | Japan | 31 Oct 2002 | 30 Dec 2002
| | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 22 July 2003 | 20 Sep 2003
| | Indonesia | 31 July 2003 | 29 Sep 2003
| | Canada | 29 Sep 2003 | 28 Nov 2003
| | Netherlands | 1 July 2010 | 22 June 2010
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2. At the Group’s 3rd Special session held from 16-17 March 2005 in Lisbon, the members of the International Copper Study Group decided by consensus (See Annex B - Decision) to amend paragraph 15 (a) of the above-mentioned Terms of Reference pursuant to article 21 thereof. In accordance with paragraph 2 of the above Decision, the amendment to paragraph 15 (a) entered into force for all parties immediately and apply to member assessments for 2006 and future years.
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3. For the Kingdom in Europe.
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4. See note 1 under “former Yugoslavia”, and note 1 under “Yugoslavia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
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