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1.f. Amendment to article 74 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization

Geneva, 18 May 1978

 

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: 111.
Text: World Health Assembly, resolution WHA 31.18, Official Records of the World Health Organization, No. 247, p. 11. 

Note: The amendment to article 74 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization was adopted by the Thirty-first World Health Assembly by resolution WHA 31.18 of 18 May 1978.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Acceptance (A) 
Afghanistan  10 Aug 2005 A 
Algeria  14 Sep 1987 A 
Andorra  30 Apr 2001 A 
Argentina  10 Jul 2002 A 
Australia  29 Sep 1981 A 
Austria  15 Sep 2005 A 
Bahamas  16 Aug 2005 A 
Bahrain  19 May 1982 A 
Bangladesh  24 Mar 2000 A 
Belgium  1 Feb 1980 A 
Belize  10 Oct 2003 A 
Bhutan  14 Apr 1999 A 
Bolivia  22 Dec 2004 A 
Botswana  4 Oct 2004 A 
Brazil  9 May 2002 A 
Brunei Darussalam  7 Feb 2007 A 
Burkina Faso  26 Aug 2005 A 
Cambodia  12 Apr 2006 A 
Canada  29 Apr 1999 A 
Cape Verde  26 Nov 1979 A 
China1  1 Dec 2005 A 
Cook Islands  14 Feb 2000 A 
Croatia  29 Jun 2000 A 
Cuba  21 Nov 2002 A 
Cyprus  3 Apr 1987 A 
Czech Republic  12 Nov 2002 A 
Djibouti  30 Mar 2005 A 
Dominica  13 Aug 1998 A 
Ecuador  29 Aug 2006 A 
Egypt  4 Mar 1981 A 
Estonia  9 Mar 2005 A 
Ethiopia  5 Jul 2000 A 
Fiji  9 Feb 1999 A 
Finland  15 May 1980 A 
France  6 Oct 1980 A 
Greece  7 Dec 1998 A 
Guatemala  12 Feb 1980 A 
Honduras  28 Nov 2006 A 
Iceland  22 Jul 1983 A 
India  2 Oct 2003 A 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  3 May 2002 A 
Iraq  17 Sep 1984 A 
Ireland  26 Jun 2002 A 
Jamaica  20 Dec 2001 A 
Jordan  30 Aug 1982 A 
Kuwait  2 Jan 1980 A 
Lebanon  10 Jan 1986 A 
Liberia  16 Sep 2005 A 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya  20 Apr 1981 A 
Luxembourg  22 Jun 1982 A 
Madagascar  16 Sep 1999 A 
Malawi  3 Jul 1979 A 
Malaysia  19 Aug 2002 A 
Maldives  6 May 1999 A 
Malta  29 Mar 2000 A 
Marshall Islands  23 May 2006 A 
Mauritania  27 May 1982 A 
Mauritius  12 Sep 2000 A 
Mexico  20 Jun 2001 A 
Micronesia (Federated States of)  17 Nov 2006 A 
Monaco  3 Feb 1983 A 
Mongolia  5 May 2005 A 
Morocco  2 Mar 1987 A 
Mozambique  9 Jul 1998 A 
Myanmar  20 Oct 2003 A 
Namibia  21 Sep 2004 A 
Nauru  6 Aug 1998 A 
Nepal  22 Aug 2003 A 
Netherlands2  5 Jan 1982 A 
New Zealand3  16 Jun 2000 A 
Niger  18 Apr 1979 A 
Niue  12 Oct 1998 A 
Norway  18 Apr 1979 A 
Oman  18 Jul 1985 A 
Pakistan  23 Jun 2000 A 
Palau  7 Oct 2003 A 
Panama  16 Aug 2004 A 
Paraguay  11 Apr 2005 A 
Philippines  1 Oct 2004 A 
Portugal  7 Jan 2005 A 
Qatar  25 Apr 1985 A 
Russian Federation  1 Apr 1982 A 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  7 Jul 2004 A 
Samoa  19 Aug 1998 A 
San Marino  28 Oct 1980 A 
Saudi Arabia  30 Oct 1978 A 
Serbia  28 Dec 2004 A 
Seychelles  6 Oct 2004 A 
Singapore  17 Apr 1979 A 
Slovakia  11 May 2005 A 
Slovenia  5 Feb 2004 A 
Somalia  24 Jan 2006 A 
Spain  26 Sep 2001 A 
Sudan  12 Feb 1999 A 
Sweden  13 Aug 2001 A 
Switzerland  13 Nov 1998 A 
Syrian Arab Republic  18 Dec 1979 A 
Thailand  22 Jul 1998 A 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  9 Mar 1999 A 
Togo  15 Dec 1998 A 
Trinidad and Tobago  18 Oct 2004 A 
Tunisia  30 Sep 1983 A 
Uganda  29 May 2002 A 
United Arab Emirates  18 Aug 1982 A 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  16 Dec 2004 A 
United Republic of Tanzania  23 Sep 1998 A 
United States of America  10 Dec 1980 A 
Uruguay  7 Nov 2007 A 
Uzbekistan  23 Apr 2004 A 
Viet Nam  4 Jun 1999 A 
Yemen4  8 Mar 1982 A 
 

 

NOTES

1. With the following territorial application:

In accordance with the provision of article 153 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and article 138 of the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China decides that the Amendment shall apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

2. On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe 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.

3. See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.

4. The formality was effected by the Yemen Arab Republic. See also note 1 under "Yemen" in the "Historical Information" section in the front matter of this volume.