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CHAPTER IX
HEALTH
1. a Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Geneva, 28 May 1959
Entry into force
:
25 October 1960, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution, for all Members of the World Health Organization*.
Registration :
25 October 1960, No. 221
Status :
Parties*
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 377, p. 380.
Note :
The amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization  were adopted by the Twelfth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 12.43 of 28 May 1959.
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 had 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 1, 2, 3, 4
Acceptance(A)
Afghanistan
 11 Aug 1960 A
Albania
 27 Jul 1960 A
Australia
 12 Aug 1959 A
Austria
 29 Mar 1960 A
Belgium
 20 Nov 1959 A
Benin
 20 Sep 1960 A
Bulgaria
 11 Feb 1960 A
Burkina Faso
  4 Oct 1960 A
Cambodia
  8 Dec 1959 A
Cameroon
  6 May 1960 A
Canada
 25 Feb 1960 A
Central African Republic
 20 Sep 1960 A
Chile
 28 Apr 1960 A
Cuba
 27 Jul 1960 A
Denmark
 15 Jan 1960 A
Dominican Republic
 16 Sep 1960 A
Ecuador
 10 Jun 1960 A
Egypt 5
25 Mar 1960 A
El Salvador
 10 Feb 1960 A
Ethiopia
  3 May 1960 A
Finland
  4 May 1960 A
Ghana
 16 Sep 1960 A
Greece
 23 May 1960 A
Guinea
  5 Aug 1960 A
Honduras
 23 Feb 1960 A
India
 23 Feb 1960 A
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  2 May 1960 A
Iraq
 25 Nov 1959 A
Ireland
 15 Oct 1960 A
Israel
  4 Jan 1960 A
Jordan
 25 Mar 1960 A
Kuwait
  9 May 1960 A
Lao People's Democratic Republic
  4 May 1960 A
Libya
  8 Feb 1960 A
Luxembourg
 25 Oct 1960 A
Malaysia
  4 Feb 1960 A
Mali
 17 Oct 1960 A
Mexico
  2 Aug 1960 A
Morocco
 28 Mar 1960 A
Myanmar
 19 Apr 1960 A
Nauru
  9 May 1994 A
Nepal
 12 Apr 1960 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6
14 Sep 1960 A
New Zealand 7
 4 Apr 1960 A
Niger
  5 Oct 1960 A
Norway
  2 Nov 1959 A
Pakistan
 12 Feb 1960 A
Paraguay
  8 Feb 1960 A
Philippines
 25 Mar 1960 A
Poland
 18 Feb 1960 A
Republic of Korea
 29 Dec 1959 A
Romania
  2 Dec 1960 A
Russian Federation
 17 Jun 1960 A
Spain
  4 Nov 1959 A
Sri Lanka
  9 May 1960 A
Sudan
  1 Apr 1960 A
Sweden
  1 Dec 1959 A
Switzerland
 15 Jan 1960 A
Syrian Arab Republic 5
25 Mar 1960 A
Thailand
 24 Sep 1959 A
Togo
 13 May 1960 A
Tunisia
 18 Mar 1960 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  1 Apr 1960 A
Viet Nam 8
 7 Sep 1959 A
End Note
1See note 2 under “China” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
2Acceptance on behalf of the Republic of China on 25 April 1960. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume).
3See  note 3 under “China” regarding Macao in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
4The former Yugoslavia had accepted the amendments on 8 April 1960. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Croatia", "former Yugoslavia", "Slovenia", "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" and "Yugoslavia"  in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.
5See note 1 under “United Arab Republic” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
6The instrument of acceptance stipulates that the Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the amendments for the Kingdom in Europe, Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles and Netherlands New Guinea. See also note 1 under “Netherlands” regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antillies in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
7See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
8By a letter dated at Hanoi on 12 July 1976,  the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam notified the Director-General of the World Health Organization that the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and the Republic of South Viet-Nam had united to form the Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam, and that the latter would continue to exercise the official membership in the World Health Organization of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam and the Republic of South Viet-Nam.  The above-mentioned communication from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet-Nam was brought to the attention of the Member States of the World Health Organization by a circular letter from the Director-General of that Organization dated 30 August 1976.  The Thirtieth World Health Assembly took note of the said notification in its resolution WHA 30.13 dated 10 May 1977.The amendments had been accepted on behalf of the Republic of Viet-Nam (later replaced by the Republic of South Viet-Nam) on 7 September 1959.
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