Adoption and amendment of Annexes
Article 22
1. Annexes to this Convention shall form an integral part thereof and, unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to this Convention constitutes at the same time a reference to any Annexes thereto. 2. Any additional Annexes shall be restricted to procedural, scientific, technical or administrative matters. 3. The following procedure shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force of additional Annexes to this Convention: (a) additional Annexes shall be proposed and adopted according to the procedure laid down in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 21; (b) any Party that is unable to accept an additional Annex shall so notify the depository, in writing, within one year from the date of communication by the depository of the adoption of the additional Annex. The depository shall without delay notify all Parties of any such notification received. A Party may at any time withdraw a previous notification of non‐acceptance in respect of any additional Annex, and the Annex shall thereupon enter into force for that Party subject to subparagraph (c); and (c) on the expiry of one year from the date of the communication by the depository of the adoption of an additional Annex, the Annex shall enter into force for all Parties that have not submitted a notification in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (b). 4. The proposal, adoption and entry into force of amendments to Annex A, B or C shall be subject to the same procedures as for the proposal, adoption and entry into force of additional Annexes to this Convention, except that an amendment to Annex A, B or C shall not enter into force with respect to any Party that has made a declaration with respect to amendment to those Annexes in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 25, in which case any such amendment shall enter into force for such a Party on the 90th day after the date of deposit with the depository of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with respect to such amendment. 5. The following procedure shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry into force of an amendment to Annex D, E or F: (a) amendments shall be proposed according to the procedure in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 21; (b) the Parties shall take decisions on an amendment to Annex D, E or F by consensus; and (c) a decision to amend Annex D, E or F shall forthwith be communicated to the Parties by the depository. The amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on a date to be specified in the decision. 6. If an additional Annex or an amendment to an Annex is related to an amendment to this Convention, the additional Annex or amendment shall not enter into force until such time as the amendment to the Convention enters into force.