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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.
Text: 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.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

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  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 
China1,2  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 
Netherlands3  8 Jun 1999 A 
New Zealand4  16 Jun 2000 A 
Niger  4 Jun 2002 A 
Niue  8 Jul 2002 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 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  7 Jul 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 
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 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  9 Mar 1999 A 
Togo  15 Dec 1998 A 
Tonga  3 Sep 2002 A 
Trinidad and Tobago  18 Oct 2004 A 
Tunisia  9 Apr 1999 A 
Turkey  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 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

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.

 

 

NOTES

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

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

3. On behalf of the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

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