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1.d. Amendments to articles 34 and 55 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization

Geneva, 22 May 1973

 

Entry into force: 3 February 1977, in accordance with article 73 of the Constitution, for all members of the World Health Organization*.
Registration: 3 February 1977, No. 221.
Status: Parties*. 
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1035, p. 315. 

Note: The amendments to articles 34 and 55 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization were adopted by the Twenty-sixth World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 26.37 of 22 May 1973.

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.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant1  Acceptance (A) 
Afghanistan  28 Feb 1975 A 
Argentina  4 Oct 1976 A 
Australia  11 Mar 1975 A 
Bahamas  14 Dec 1976 A 
Bahrain  25 Jun 1975 A 
Bangladesh  26 Feb 1976 A 
Barbados  7 Jun 1974 A 
Belgium  6 Aug 1974 A 
Benin  24 Nov 1975 A 
Bolivia  17 Oct 1975 A 
Brazil  7 Aug 1974 A 
Bulgaria  27 Jan 1976 A 
Cameroon  30 May 1974 A 
Canada  12 Jun 1974 A 
Central African Republic  13 Jan 1977 A 
Chad  3 Nov 1976 A 
China2,3  5 Mar 1976 A 
Comoros  27 Jan 1977 A 
Congo  3 Jan 1977 A 
Cyprus  20 Jun 1975 A 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  15 Jul 1976 A 
Denmark  7 Oct 1974 A 
Dominican Republic  16 Oct 1975 A 
Ecuador  12 Mar 1975 A 
Egypt  14 Jan 1974 A 
El Salvador  17 Oct 1975 A 
Ethiopia  9 Jan 1976 A 
Fiji  15 Nov 1973 A 
Finland  17 Jun 1974 A 
France  28 Jan 1975 A 
Gambia  25 Jan 1977 A 
Germany4,5  9 Jul 1975 A 
Greece  4 Nov 1975 A 
Grenada  16 Jul 1976 A 
Guinea  22 Sep 1975 A 
Guinea-Bissau  18 Nov 1975 A 
Guyana  24 May 1974 A 
Honduras  8 Nov 1974 A 
Iceland  5 Dec 1975 A 
Iraq  28 Jan 1977 A 
Ireland  3 Mar 1975 A 
Israel  8 Sep 1976 A 
Jordan  30 Nov 1976 A 
Kenya  17 Sep 1976 A 
Kuwait  17 Jul 1975 A 
Lao People's Democratic Republic  28 Sep 1976 A 
Madagascar  27 Sep 1976 A 
Malawi  21 Oct 1974 A 
Malaysia  3 Jul 1975 A 
Maldives  16 Sep 1975 A 
Mali  27 Mar 1975 A 
Malta  19 Jul 1976 A 
Mauritania  21 Sep 1976 A 
Mauritius  26 Jan 1976 A 
Mexico  25 Jul 1975 A 
Monaco  4 Nov 1975 A 
Mongolia  19 Jan 1977 A 
Morocco  30 Dec 1975 A 
Myanmar  30 Dec 1975 A 
Nepal  10 Feb 1976 A 
Netherlands6  27 Jan 1975 A 
New Zealand7  19 Feb 1976 A 
Nicaragua  5 Nov 1976 A 
Niger  11 Jul 1974 A 
Nigeria  15 Oct 1975 A 
Norway  14 Nov 1975 A 
Oman  10 Apr 1974 A 
Pakistan  29 Apr 1976 A 
Panama  18 Feb 1975 A 
Paraguay  15 Jan 1976 A 
Philippines  17 Sep 1976 A 
Portugal  20 Feb 1975 A 
Qatar  8 Dec 1975 A 
Republic of Korea  16 Nov 1976 A 
Rwanda  19 Nov 1976 A 
Samoa  6 Jan 1976 A 
Saudi Arabia  13 Jan 1977 A 
Singapore  22 Sep 1975 A 
Somalia  8 Oct 1975 A 
Spain  10 Oct 1975 A 
Sri Lanka  12 Nov 1974 A 
Suriname  27 Jan 1977 A 
Swaziland  18 Nov 1975 A 
Sweden  13 May 1974 A 
Switzerland  21 Aug 1974 A 
Syrian Arab Republic  18 Jun 1975 A 
Thailand  27 Jan 1975 A 
Togo  16 Jan 1975 A 
Trinidad and Tobago  30 Jan 1975 A 
Tunisia  6 Jan 1976 A 
Uganda  24 Nov 1975 A 
United Arab Emirates  2 Jul 1974 A 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  23 Jul 1974 A 
United Republic of Tanzania  6 Jan 1976 A 
United States of America8  19 May 1975 A 
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)  23 Jul 1975 A 
Yemen9  3 Feb 1977 A 
 

 

NOTES

1. The former Yugoslavia had accepted the amendments on 22 April 1975. 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.

2. See note 2 under "China" regarding Hong Kong in the "Historical Info rmation" section in the front matter of this volume.

3. See note 3 under "China" regarding Macao in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. The German Democratic Republic had accepted the amendments on 13 July 1976. See also note 2 under "Germany" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

5. See note 1 under "Germany" regarding Berlin (West) in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

6. On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe, Surinam and the Netherlands Antilles. See also note 1 under "Netherlands" regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antillies in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

7. S ee note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

8. The instrument of acceptance contains the following statement:

"As was the case in the original acceptance by the United States of America of the Constitution of the World Health Organization, the present acceptance is subject to the provisions of the joint resolution of the Congress of the United States of America approved June 14, 1948 (Public Law 643, 80th Congress)."

9. The Yemen Arab Republic had accepted the amendments on 11 February 1977. See also note 1 under "Yemen" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.