Energy Charter Treaty

100 Article 42: Amendments (1) Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Treaty. (2) The text of any proposed amendment to this Treaty shall be communicated to the Contracting Parties by the Secretariat at least three months before the date on which it is proposed for adoption by the Charter Conference. (3) Amendments to this Treaty, texts of which have been adopted by the Charter Conference, shall be communicated by the Secretariat to the Depositary which shall submit them to all Contracting Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval. (4) Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of amendments to this Treaty shall be deposited with the Depositary. Amendments shall enter into force between Contracting Parties having ratified, accepted or approved them on the ninetieth day after deposit with the Depositary of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval by at least three- fourths of the Contracting Parties. Thereafter the amendments shall enter into force for any other Contracting Party on the ninetieth day after that Contracting Party deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendments. Article 43: Association Agreements (1) The Charter Conference may authorise the negotiation of association agreements with states or Regional Economic Integration Organisations, or with international organisations, in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Charter and the provisions of this Treaty or one or more Protocols. (2) The relationship established with and the rights enjoyed and obligations incurred by an associating state, Regional Economic Integration Organisation, or international organisation shall be appropriate to the particular circumstances of the association, and in each case shall be set out in the association agreement. Article 44: Entry into Force (1) This Treaty shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval