Energy Charter Treaty

145 Energy Charter Treaty 2 of article IX of the WTO Agreement insofar as they interpret provisions applicable under Article 29(2)(a) shall apply. (b) Amendments to the WTO Agreement under article X of the WTO Agreement that are binding on all members of the WTO (other then those under paragraph 9 of article X) insofar as they amend or relate to provisions applicable under Article 29(2)(a), shall apply unless a Contracting Party requests the Charter Conference to disapply or modify such amendment. The Charter Conference shall take the decision by a three-fourths majority of the Contracting Parties and determine the date of the disapplication or modification of such amendment. A request for the disapplication or modification of such amendment may include a request that the application of the amendment be suspended pending the decision of the Charter Conference. A request to the Charter Conference made under this paragraph shall be made within six months of the circulation of a notification from the Secretariat that the amendment has taken effect under the WTO Agreement. (c) Interpretations, amendments, or new instruments adopted by the WTO, other than the interpretations and amendments applied under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not apply. 13. Annex TFU: Provisions regarding Trade Agreements between States which Were Constituent Parts of the Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 152 (in accordance with article 29(2)(B)) 14. Annex BR: List of Contracting Parties which Shall Not Increase any Customs Duty or Other Charge above the Level Resulting from their Commitments or any Provisions Applicable to Them under the WTO Agreement 153 (in accordance with article 29 (7)) [CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT AT THE ADOPTION SESSION ON 24 APRIL 1998 152 Editor’s note: The applicability of Annex TFU terminated on 1 December 1999 as per Art. 29.2.b ECT. For the text of the Annex TFU and Understanding with respect to the Annex TFU: http://www.energycharter.org/. 153 Introduced by Art. 5 of the Amendment to the Trade-Related Provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty.