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CHAPTER IX
HEALTH
1 .g Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Geneva, 12 May 1986
Entry into force
:
11 July 1994, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution, for all Members of the World Health Organization*.
Registration :
11 July 1994, No. 221
Status :
Parties*
Text :
Resolution WHA39.6, doc. WHA39/1986/REC/1, p. 3.
Note :
The amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization  were adopted by the Thirty-ninth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 39.6 of  12 May 1986.
In accordance with article 73 of the Constitution, amendments come into force for all Members when adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Health Assembly and accepted by two-thirds of the Members in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. Following is the list of States which have accepted the amendments prior to the entry into force of the amendments.
*See chapter IX.1 for the complete list of Participants, Members of the World Health Organization, for which the above amendments are in force, pursuant to article 73 of the Constitution.
Participant
 Acceptance(A)
Afghanistan
  7 Dec 1989 A
Australia
 25 Feb 1987 A
Bahamas
  2 Jun 1987 A
Bahrain
 21 Jun 1991 A
Bangladesh
 18 May 1994 A
Barbados
  2 Nov 1993 A
Belarus
 16 Feb 1993 A
Belgium
  5 Feb 1987 A
Bhutan
 23 Oct 1990 A
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
 18 Mar 1992 A
Bosnia and Herzegovina
 16 Jul 1993 A
Botswana
 10 Jan 1992 A
Brunei Darussalam
  4 Mar 1987 A
Bulgaria
  4 May 1994 A
Burkina Faso
  1 Apr 1992 A
Cambodia
 17 Nov 1993 A
Cameroon
 15 Oct 1987 A
Chad
 26 May 1993 A
China 1, 2
 4 Dec 1986 A
Colombia
 24 Sep 1993 A
Congo
 13 Jul 1993 A
Cook Islands
  2 Jan 1990 A
Côte d'Ivoire
 30 Apr 1993 A
Croatia
 11 Feb 1993 A
Cyprus
 18 Jan 1990 A
Denmark
  8 Jul 1991 A
Djibouti
  2 Jun 1993 A
Dominica
  1 Mar 1990 A
Ecuador
 14 Apr 1993 A
Egypt
 10 Sep 1990 A
El Salvador
 13 Jan 1994 A
Ethiopia
  4 Dec 1990 A
Fiji
 23 Oct 1989 A
Finland
 19 Dec 1986 A
France
 17 Mar 1987 A
Gabon
 20 May 1987 A
Germany 3, 4
15 Sep 1987 A
Ghana
  4 Oct 1991 A
Greece
 23 Jan 1991 A
Grenada
 31 Dec 1991 A
Guinea
 27 Dec 1991 A
Guinea-Bissau
  7 Nov 1991 A
Honduras
  9 Jan 1991 A
Hungary
  2 Jun 1992 A
Iceland
  2 Apr 1991 A
India
 12 Dec 1988 A
Indonesia
  6 Jul 1988 A
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 22 Oct 1990 A
Iraq
 20 Mar 1990 A
Ireland
  6 Oct 1993 A
Jamaica
  4 Dec 1986 A
Japan
 23 Jun 1987 A
Jordan
 26 Mar 1987 A
Kiribati
 11 May 1988 A
Kuwait
 27 Apr 1987 A
Lao People's Democratic Republic
  5 Apr 1988 A
Latvia
 19 Apr 1993 A
Lebanon
  9 Sep 1993 A
Lithuania
 11 Mar 1993 A
Luxembourg
 29 Sep 1987 A
Madagascar
 24 Nov 1986 A
Malaysia
 29 Sep 1988 A
Maldives
 26 Oct 1990 A
Malta
 23 Jan 1990 A
Marshall Islands
 12 Jul 1993 A
Mauritius
 23 Apr 1993 A
Mexico
 17 Feb 1989 A
Micronesia (Federated States of)
 13 Mar 1992 A
Monaco
 22 Feb 1990 A
Mongolia
 26 Mar 1993 A
Morocco
  2 Mar 1987 A
Mozambique
  8 Oct 1991 A
Myanmar
 17 Nov 1993 A
Namibia
 11 Nov 1991 A
Nepal
 30 Aug 1990 A
Netherlands 5
 6 Nov 1987 A
New Zealand 6
30 Dec 1986 A
Nicaragua
 14 Apr 1994 A
Nigeria
  3 Jan 1991 A
Niue
 11 Jul 1994 A
Norway
  1 Feb 1990 A
Oman
  3 Jul 1990 A
Panama
 14 Jun 1990 A
Papua New Guinea
 17 Oct 1990 A
Philippines
 16 Mar 1989 A
Portugal
 22 Mar 1994 A
Qatar
 17 May 1993 A
Republic of Korea
  5 May 1987 A
Romania
 17 Nov 1993 A
Russian Federation
  2 Apr 1990 A
Samoa
 21 Feb 1991 A
San Marino
 30 Jul 1987 A
Saudi Arabia
 10 Jan 1990 A
Senegal
 16 Apr 1987 A
Seychelles
 30 Jul 1993 A
Singapore
  2 Mar 1987 A
Slovenia
 21 Jun 1993 A
Solomon Islands
  9 Mar 1987 A
South Africa
  5 May 1994 A
Spain
 17 Apr 1991 A
Sri Lanka
 21 May 1993 A
St. Lucia
 26 Sep 1991 A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
 24 Sep 1991 A
Sudan
 13 Nov 1990 A
Swaziland
 10 Dec 1991 A
Sweden
 10 Oct 1986 A
Switzerland
 19 Feb 1987 A
Syrian Arab Republic
  6 Feb 1990 A
Thailand
 15 Aug 1990 A
Togo
 30 Jan 1987 A
Tonga
  2 Jan 1987 A
Trinidad and Tobago
 15 Oct 1986 A
Tunisia
  4 Oct 1990 A
Turkmenistan
 16 Apr 1993 A
Tuvalu
 27 Jan 1994 A
Uganda
  9 Oct 1991 A
United Arab Emirates
 11 Feb 1987 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 18 Mar 1987 A
United States of America
  1 May 1990 A
Uzbekistan
 27 Aug 1993 A
Vanuatu
 19 Mar 1987 A
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
 22 Apr 1988 A
Viet Nam
 14 Oct 1987 A
Yemen
  9 Sep 1993 A
Zimbabwe
 15 Jun 1992 A
End Note
1.See note 3 under “China” regarding Macao in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
2.See note 2 under “China” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
3.See note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
4.See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West)  in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
5.On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
6.See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.