(1) The present Convention
or any Optional Annex may be denounced by any Parties to the Convention
at any time after the expiry of five years from the date on which
the Convention or such Annex enters into force for that Party.
(2) Denunciation shall
be effected by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of
the Organization who shall inform all the other Parties of any such
notification received and of the date of its receipt as well as the
date on which such denunciation takes effect.
(3) A denunciation shall
take effect 12 months after receipt of the notification of denunciation
by the Secretary-General of the Organization or after the expiry of
any other longer period which may be indicated in the notification.