(2)(a), or have deposited their instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval, or have notified the depositary under Article 39 that they will apply this Agreement provisionally. 3. If the requirements for entry into force under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of this Article have not been met on 1 January 1991, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall invite those governments which have

(2)(a), or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval, or have notified the depositary that they will apply this Agreement provisionally, to meet at the earliest time practicable and to decide to put this Agreement into force provisionally or definitively among themselves in whole or in part. While this Agreement is in force provisionally among themselves in whole or in part shall be provisional members. Such under this paragraph, those goverments which have decided to put this Agreement into force provisionally governments may meet to review the situation and decide whether this Agreement shall enter into force definitively among themselves, or continue in force provisionally, or terminate.

1. For any government that deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of this Agreement, it shall enter into force for that government on the date of such deposit.
2. The Executive Director shall convene the first session of the Council as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Agreement. Article 41 Accession
3. This Agreement shall be open for accession by the governments of all States upon conditions established by the Council, which shall include a time limit for the deposit of instruments of accession. The Council may, however, grant extensions of time to governments which are unable to deposit their instruments of accession by the time limit set in the conditions of accession.
4. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary. Article 42 Amendments
5. The Council may, by special vote, recommend an amendment of this Agreement to the members.
6. The Council shall fix a date by which members shall notify the depositary of their acceptance of the amendment.
7. An amendment shall enter into force 90 days after the depositary has received notifications of acceptance from members constituting at least two-thirds of the exporting members and accounting for at least 85 %, of the votes of the exporting members, and from members constituting at least two-thirds of the importing members and accounting for at least 85 % of the votes of the importing members.
8. After the depositary informs the Council that the requirements for entry into force of the amendment have been met, and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article relating to the date fixed by the Council, a member may still notify the depositary of its acceptance of the amendment, provided that such notification is made before the entry into force of the amendment.
9. Any member which has not notified its acceptance of an amendment by the date on which such amendment enters into force shall cease to be a party to this Agreement as from that date, unless such member has satisfied the Council that its acceptance could not be obtained in time owing to difficulties in completing its constitutional or institutional procedures, and the Council decides to extend the period for acceptance of the amendment for that member. Such member shall not be bound by the amendment before it has notified its acceptance thereof.
10. If the requirements for the entry into force of the amendment have not been met by the date fixed by the Council in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article, the amendment shall be considered withdrawn. Article 43 Withdrawal
11. A member may withdraw from this Agreement at any time after the entry into force of this Agreement by giving written notice of withdrawal to the depositary. That member shall simultaneously inform the Council of the action it has taken.
12. Withdrawal shall become effective 90 days after the notice is received by the depositary. Article 44 Exclusion If the Council decides that any member is in breach of its obligations under this Agreement and decides further that such breach significantly impairs the operation of this Agreement, it may, by special vote, exclude that member from this Agreement. The Council shall immediately so notify the depositary. One year after the date of the Council's decision, that member shall cease to be a party to this Agreement. Article 45 Settlement of accounts with withdrawing or excluded members or members unable to accept an amendment
13. In accordance with this Article, the Council shall determine any settlement of accounts with a member which ceases to be a party to this Agreement owing to: (a)Non-acceptance of an amendment to this Agreement under Article 42; (b)Withdrawal from this Agreement under Article 43; or (c)Exclusion from this Agreement under Article
15. The Council shall retain any contribution paid to the administrative account by a member which ceases to be a party to this Agreement.
16. A member which has received an appropriate refund under this Article shall not be entitled to any share of the proceeds of liquidation or the other assets of the Organization. Nor shall such a member be liable for any deficit incurred by the Organization after such refund has been made. Article 46 Duration, extension and termination
17. This Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years after its entry into force unless the Council, by special vote, decides to extend, renegotiate or terminate it in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
18. The Council may, by special vote, decide to extend this Agreement for not more than two periods of two years each.
19. If, before the expiry of the five-year period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, or before the expiry of an extension period referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, as the case may be, a new agreement to replace this Agreement has been negotiated but has not yet entered into force either definitively or provisionally, the Council may, by special vote, extend this Agreement until the provisional or definitive entry into force of the new agreement.
20. If a new agreement is negotiated and enters into force during any period of extension of this Agreement under paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of this Article, this Agreement, as extended, shall terminate upon the entry into force of the new agreement.
21. The Council may at any time, by special vote, decide to terminate this Agreement with effect from such date as it may determine.
22. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the Council shall continue in being for a period not exceeding 18 months to carry out the liquidation of the Organization, including the settlement of accounts, and, subject to relevant decisions to be taken by special vote, shall have during that period such powers and functions an may be necessary for these purpose.
23. The Council shall notify the depositary of any decision taken under this Article. Article 47 Reservations Reservations may not be made with respect to any of the provisions of this Agreement. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have affixed their signatures under this Agreement on the dates indicated. Done at Geneva, this third day of November, one thousand nine hundred and eighty-nine, the texts of this Agreement in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages being equally authentic.

(1)General assembly resolutions 3201 (S-VI) and 3202 (S-VI) of 1 May 1974.

(2)See Report of the United Nations Conference on the Least-Developed Countries (United Nations publications, Sales N° E.82.I.8), part one, Section A. ANNEX A >TABLE POSITION> ANNEX B >TABLE POSITION>