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CHAPTER IX
HEALTH
1. h Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Geneva, 16 May 1998
Entry into force
:
15 September 2005, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution, for all Members of the World Health Organization*.
Registration :
15 September 2005, No. 221
Status :
Parties*
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2335, p. 4; Resolution WHA51.23, doc. WHA51/1998/REC/1, p. 26.
Note :
The amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization were adopted by the Fifty-first World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 51.23 of  16 May 1998.

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
 10 Aug 2005 A
Algeria
 23 Mar 2001 A
Andorra
 31 Mar 1999 A
Angola
 29 Sep 1998 A
Argentina
 20 Jul 2001 A
Australia
 18 Jul 2001 A
Austria
 15 Sep 2005 A
Bahamas (The)
 16 Aug 2005 A
Bahrain
 20 Jul 1998 A
Bangladesh
 24 Mar 2000 A
Barbados
 14 May 2004 A
Belgium
  8 Mar 1999 A
Belize
 10 Oct 2003 A
Benin
 10 Sep 1998 A
Bhutan
 23 Jan 2004 A
Botswana
  4 Oct 2004 A
Brazil
  9 May 2002 A
Brunei Darussalam
 10 Jun 1999 A
Bulgaria
 11 Aug 2004 A
Burkina Faso
 26 Aug 2005 A
Cambodia
 30 Nov 2001 A
Canada
 23 May 2003 A
Chad
 20 Apr 1999 A
China 1, 2
 6 Nov 1998 A
Comoros
 15 Sep 1998 A
Cook Islands
 14 Feb 2000 A
Côte d'Ivoire
 24 Sep 1998 A
Croatia
 29 Jun 2000 A
Cuba
 21 Nov 2002 A
Cyprus
 29 Jul 2002 A
Czech Republic
 12 Nov 2002 A
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  7 Oct 1998 A
Denmark
 20 Jan 1999 A
Djibouti
 30 Mar 2005 A
Dominica
 26 Aug 1998 A
Ecuador
 17 Mar 2004 A
Egypt
  1 Sep 1999 A
El Salvador
  2 Feb 2005 A
Estonia
  9 Mar 2005 A
Ethiopia
  5 Jul 2000 A
Fiji
  9 Feb 1999 A
Finland
 14 Jul 1998 A
France
  5 Oct 2000 A
Germany
  9 Jan 2003 A
Ghana
  5 Nov 1998 A
Greece
  7 Dec 1998 A
Grenada
 17 Feb 2005 A
Guinea
 27 May 2005 A
Hungary
 13 Dec 2004 A
Iceland
 29 May 2002 A
India
  2 Oct 2003 A
Indonesia
 23 Feb 2005 A
Ireland
 26 Jun 2002 A
Israel
  9 Oct 2003 A
Jamaica
 20 Dec 2001 A
Japan
 11 Jun 2002 A
Jordan
 11 Apr 2000 A
Kiribati
  8 Jun 1999 A
Lao People's Democratic Republic
 21 Feb 2002 A
Latvia
 23 Dec 2004 A
Lebanon
 21 Oct 1998 A
Luxembourg
 28 Aug 2000 A
Madagascar
 16 Sep 1999 A
Malaysia
 26 Oct 2001 A
Maldives
 12 Apr 1999 A
Mali
  5 Nov 1998 A
Malta
 29 Mar 2000 A
Marshall Islands
  8 May 2002 A
Mauritius
 17 Mar 1999 A
Mexico
 20 Jun 2001 A
Micronesia (Federated States of)
  9 Sep 1998 A
Monaco
  5 Nov 2003 A
Mongolia
 15 Jun 1999 A
Morocco
 12 Mar 1999 A
Myanmar
 23 Apr 2002 A
Namibia
 26 Mar 1999 A
Nauru
 10 Mar 1999 A
Nepal
 22 Aug 2003 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3
 8 Jun 1999 A
New Zealand 4
16 Jun 2000 A
Niger
  4 Jun 2002 A
Niue
  8 Jul 2002 A
North Macedonia
  9 Mar 1999 A
Norway
 25 Oct 1999 A
Oman
  4 Dec 1998 A
Palau
  5 Nov 1998 A
Panama
 16 Aug 2004 A
Papua New Guinea
  3 Sep 2002 A
Peru
 19 Aug 1998 A
Philippines
  4 Nov 2003 A
Portugal
  7 Jan 2005 A
Qatar
 21 Jun 1999 A
Republic of Korea
  4 Jun 1999 A
Romania
 22 Jun 1999 A
Russian Federation
 25 Mar 2004 A
Samoa
 19 Aug 1998 A
San Marino
  5 Nov 1998 A
Saudi Arabia
 23 Mar 1999 A
Serbia
 28 Dec 2004 A
Seychelles
 10 Sep 1998 A
Singapore
  4 Dec 1998 A
Slovakia
 11 May 2005 A
Slovenia
 21 Oct 1998 A
Solomon Islands
  3 Sep 2002 A
Spain
 26 Sep 2001 A
Sri Lanka
 29 Nov 2004 A
St. Kitts and Nevis
  7 Jul 2004 A
Sudan
 12 May 1999 A
Sweden
 16 Sep 1998 A
Switzerland
 13 Nov 1998 A
Syrian Arab Republic
 24 Jun 1999 A
Tajikistan
 21 Jul 1998 A
Thailand
  4 Aug 1998 A
Togo
 15 Dec 1998 A
Tonga
  3 Sep 2002 A
Trinidad and Tobago
 18 Oct 2004 A
Tunisia
  9 Apr 1999 A
Türkiye
 22 Aug 2002 A
Tuvalu
  6 Sep 2001 A
Uganda
 16 Sep 1998 A
United Arab Emirates
 15 Dec 1998 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 15 Jun 2001 A
United Republic of Tanzania
 23 Sep 1998 A
Uzbekistan
 23 Apr 2004 A
Vanuatu
  5 Oct 1998 A
Viet Nam
  4 Jun 1999 A
Yemen
 10 Oct 2002 A
Zimbabwe
 14 Sep 1998 A
Objections
(Unless otherwise indicated, the objections were made upon acceptance.)
France

13 October 1983

       The Secretariat should take note that France not recognizing the Government of the [Democratic Kampuchea], considers as being without effect the acceptance by that Government of the 1976 amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization, adopted by the Twenty-ninth World Health Assembly on 17 May 1976.
End Note
1See note 3 under “China” regarding Macao in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
2See note 2 under “China” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
3On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
4See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
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