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CHAPTER IX
HEALTH
1. b Amendment to article 7 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization
Geneva, 20 May 1965
Not yet in force
:
see article 73 of the Constitution which reads as follows: "1. Texts of proposed amendments to this Constitution shall be communicated by the Director-General to Members at least six months in advance of their consideration by the Health Assembly. Amendments shall 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.".
Status :
Parties : 98
Text : Certified true copy
World Health Assembly resolution 18.48;  Official Records of the World Health Organization , No. 143, p. 32.
Note :
The amendment to article 7 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization  was adopted by the Eighteenth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 18.48 of  20 May 1965.
Participant 1, 2
Acceptance(A)
Afghanistan
 16 Nov 1966 A
Algeria
 27 May 1966 A
Andorra
 30 Apr 2001 A
Austria
 15 Sep 2005 A
Bahrain
 25 Jun 1975 A
Bangladesh
 24 Mar 2000 A
Barbados
  3 Jul 1967 A
Belize
 10 Oct 2003 A
Benin
  2 Feb 1966 A
Bhutan
 14 Apr 1999 A
Botswana
  4 Oct 2004 A
Brazil
  9 May 2002 A
Bulgaria
 26 Jan 1973 A
Burkina Faso
  6 May 1966 A
Burundi
 11 May 1970 A
Cameroon
  5 Sep 1967 A
Central African Republic
 30 Dec 1970 A
Chad
 15 Dec 1998 A
Colombia
 29 Jan 2008 A
Cook Islands
 14 Feb 2000 A
Costa Rica
 15 Jun 1967 A
Côte d'Ivoire
  6 Dec 1965 A
Croatia
 29 Jun 2000 A
Cuba
 17 Jun 1975 A
Cyprus
 29 Jul 2002 A
Czech Republic
 12 Nov 2002 A
Djibouti
 30 Mar 2005 A
Dominica
 13 Aug 1998 A
Dominican Republic
 13 Dec 1965 A
Egypt
 20 Jul 1966 A
Estonia
  9 Mar 2005 A
Ethiopia
 19 Sep 1966 A
Fiji
  9 Feb 1999 A
France
  5 Oct 2000 A
Ghana
  9 Feb 1966 A
Greece
  7 Dec 1998 A
Guinea
 22 Dec 1965 A
Iceland
 29 May 2002 A
India
 10 May 1966 A
Iraq
 12 Feb 1968 A
Jamaica
 28 Sep 1970 A
Jordan
 11 May 1970 A
Kuwait
 11 May 1966 A
Lebanon
  5 Feb 1968 A
Liberia
 16 Sep 2005 A
Madagascar
 26 Nov 1965 A
Maldives
 10 Jul 1968 A
Mali
 18 Oct 1966 A
Malta
 29 Mar 2000 A
Mauritania
 26 Oct 1965 A
Mauritius
  8 Apr 1969 A
Mexico
 20 Jun 2001 A
Monaco
  5 Nov 2003 A
Mongolia
  5 Oct 1971 A
Morocco
  2 Mar 1967 A
Mozambique
  9 Jul 1998 A
Myanmar
  8 Mar 1966 A
Namibia
 21 Sep 2004 A
Nepal
 22 Aug 2003 A
New Zealand 3
16 Jun 2000 A
Niger
  9 May 1966 A
Nigeria
 30 Jun 1966 A
Niue
 12 Oct 1998 A
North Macedonia
  9 Mar 1999 A
Oman
 25 Jun 1971 A
Pakistan
  8 Jul 1966 A
Palau
  7 Oct 2003 A
Panama
 16 Aug 2004 A
Peru
 20 Jun 1967 A
Philippines
 20 Nov 1967 A
Poland
 19 Feb 1971 A
Portugal
  7 Jan 2005 A
Qatar
 21 Jun 1999 A
Russian Federation
  2 Feb 1972 A
Rwanda
  5 Jan 1966 A
Samoa
 19 Aug 1998 A
San Marino
 28 Oct 1980 A
Saudi Arabia
 26 May 1967 A
Senegal
  7 Jul 1966 A
Serbia
 28 Dec 2004 A
Seychelles
  6 Oct 2004 A
Sierra Leone
  3 Mar 1966 A
Slovakia
 11 May 2005 A
Somalia
 26 Apr 1971 A
Spain
 26 Sep 2001 A
Sudan
 12 May 1999 A
Syrian Arab Republic
  2 Jun 1966 A
Thailand
 22 Jul 1998 A
Togo
 15 Dec 1998 A
Trinidad and Tobago
  2 Dec 1965 A
Tunisia
  9 Mar 1966 A
Uganda
 26 May 1999 A
United Republic of Tanzania
 17 Aug 1966 A
Uruguay
  7 Nov 2007 A
Uzbekistan
 23 Apr 2004 A
Viet Nam
  4 Jun 1999 A
Yemen
 18 Oct 2002 A
Zambia
 22 Nov 1965 A
End Note
1The former Yugoslavia had accepted the amendments on 29 March 1966. 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.
2The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendment on 21 February 1974.  See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section.
3See note 1 under “New Zealand” regarding Tokelau in the “Historical Information” section.
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