Treaty Part 1: 1.1 MEASURES TO REDRESS A SITUATION AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, INCLUDING SANCTIONS 1. The Conference of the States Parties [and the Executive Council] shall take the necessary measures, as set forth in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Treaty and to redress and remedy any situation which contravenes the provisions of the Treaty. In considering action pursuant to this paragraph, the Conference of the States Parties [and the Executive Council] shall, as appropriate, take into account [information and recommendations on the issues submitted by the States Parties and the Executive Council, as well as information provided by the Technical Secretariat as requested by the Conference of the States Parties or the Executive Council]. 2. In cases where a State Party has been requested by the Conference of the States Parties or the Executive Council to redress a situation raising problems with regard to its compliance and fails to fulfil the request within the specified time, the Conference of the States Parties [or the Executive Council] may, inter alia, decide, taking into account the information and recommendations submitted according to paragraph 1, to restrict or suspend the State Party from the exercise of its rights and privileges under this Treaty until the Conference of the States Parties [or the Executive Council] decide otherwise. 3. In cases where [serious] damage to the object and purpose of this Treaty may result from non-compliance with the basic obligations of this Treaty, the Conference of the States Parties [or the Executive Council], [upon the recommendation of the Executive Council,] may recommend collective measures to States Parties in conformity with international law. 4. In cases of particular gravity, the Conference of States Parties[, or alternatively, if the case is also urgent, the Executive Council,] shall bring the issue, including relevant information and conclusions, to the attention of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. 3. In cases where [serious] damage to the object and purpose of this Treaty may result from non-compliance with the basic obligations of this Treaty, the Conference of the States Parties [or the Executive Council], [upon the recommendation of the Executive Council,] may recommend collective measures to States Parties in conformity with international law. 4. In cases of particular gravity, the Conference of States Parties[, or alternatively, if the case is also urgent, the Executive Council,] shall bring the issue, including relevant information and conclusions, to the attention of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. 1.2 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 1. Disputes that may arise concerning the application or the interpretation of this Treaty shall be settled in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Treaty and in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. 2. When a dispute arises between two or more States Parties, or between one or more States Parties and the Organization, relating to the application or interpretation of this Treaty, the parties concerned shall consult together with a view to the expeditious settlement of the dispute by negotiation or by other peaceful means of the parties' choice, including recourse to appropriate organs of this Treaty and, by mutual consent, referral to the International Court of Justice in conformity with the Statute of the Court. The parties involved shall keep the Executive Council informed of actions being taken. 3. The Executive Council may contribute to the settlement of a dispute that may arise concerning the application or interpretation of this Treaty by whatever means it deems appropriate, including offering its good offices, calling upon the States Parties to a dispute to seek a settlement through a process of their own choice, bringing the matter to the attention of the Conference of the States Parties and recommending a time-limit for any agreed procedure. 4. The Conference of the States Parties shall consider questions related to disputes raised by States Parties or brought to its attention by the Executive Council. The Conference shall, as it finds necessary, establish or entrust organs with tasks related to the settlement of these disputes in conformity with Article ... . 5. The Conference of the States Parties and the Executive Council are separately empowered, subject to authorization from the General Assembly of the United Nations, to request the International Court of Justice to give an advisory opinion on any legal question arising within the scope of the activities of the Organization. An agreement between the Organization and the United Nations shall be concluded for this purpose in accordance with Article ... . 6. This Article is without prejudice to Article ... of this Treaty on Measures to Redress a Situation and Ensure Compliance, including Sanctions. 1.3 PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES 1. The Organization shall enjoy on the territory and in any other place under the jurisdiction or control of a State Party such legal capacity and such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the exercise of its functions. 2. Delegates of States Parties, together with their alternates and advisers, representatives appointed to the Executive Council, together with their alternates and advisers, the Director-General and the staff of the Organization shall enjoy such privileges and immunities as are necessary in the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Organization. 3. The legal capacity, privileges and immunities referred to in this Article shall be defined in agreements between the Organization and the States Parties as well as in an agreement between the Organization and the State in which the headquarters of the Organization is seated. Such agreements shall be considered and approved in accordance with the Article on The Organization. 4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, the privileges and immunities enjoyed by the Director-General and the staff of the Technical Secretariat during the conduct of verification activities shall be those set forth in the Protocol to this Treaty. 1.4 SIGNATURE This Treaty shall be open to all States for signature before its entry into force. 1.5 RATIFICATION This Treaty shall be subject to ratification by signatory States according to their respective constitutional processes. 1.6 ACCESSION Any State which does not sign this Treaty before its entry into force may accede to it at any time thereafter. 1.7 DEPOSITARY 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of this Treaty and shall receive signatures, instruments of ratification and instruments of accession. 2. The Depositary shall promptly inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession, the date of the entry into force of this Treaty and of any amendments and changes thereto, and the receipt of other notices. 3. The Depositary shall send duly certified copies of this Treaty to the Governments of the signatory and acceding States. 4. This Treaty shall be registered by the Depositary in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. 1.8 STATUS OF THE PROTOCOL(S) AND ANNEX(ES) The Protocol(s) and Annex(es) to this Treaty form an integral part of the Treaty. Any reference to this Treaty includes the Protocol(s) and Annex(es). 1.9 AUTHENTIC TEXTS This Treaty, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 1.10 NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES 1. Each State Party shall, in accordance with its constitutional processes, take any necessary measures to implement its obligations under this Treaty. In particular, it shall take any necessary measures: (a) to prohibit [and prevent] natural and legal persons anywhere on its territory or in any other place under its jurisdiction as recognized by international law from undertaking any activity prohibited to a State Party under this Treaty; (b) to prohibit [and prevent] natural and legal persons from undertaking any such activity anywhere under its control; and (c) to prohibit [and prevent], in conformity with international law, natural [and legal] persons possessing its nationality from undertaking any such activity anywhere. 2. Each State Party shall cooperate with other States Parties and afford the appropriate form of legal assistance to facilitate the implementation of the obligations under paragraph 1. 3. Each State Party shall inform the Organization of the measures taken pursuant to this Article. 4. In order to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty, each State Party shall designate or set up a National Authority and shall so inform the Organization upon entry into force of the Treaty for such a State Party. The National Authority shall serve as the national focal point for liaison with the Organization and with other States Parties. 1.11 AMENDMENTS 1. At any time after the entry into force of this Treaty, any State Party may propose amendments to this Treaty or the annexed Protocol. Any State Party may also propose changes, in accordance with paragraph 7, to the Protocol to this Treaty. [Such proposed amendments or changes should not be incompatible with the object and purpose of this Treaty.] Proposals for amendments shall be subject to the procedures in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Proposals for changes, in accordance with paragraph 7, shall be subject to the procedures in paragraph 8. 2. The proposed amendment shall be considered and adopted only by an Amendment Conference. 3. Any proposal for an amendment shall be communicated to the Director-General, who shall circulate it to all States Parties and the Depositary and seek the views of the States Parties on whether an Amendment Conference should be convened to consider the proposal. If [one-third or more] [a majority, that shall not be less than thirty] of the States Parties notify the Director-General not later than 30 days after its circulation that they support further consideration of the proposal, the Director-General shall convene an Amendment Conference to which all States Parties shall be invited. [The Executive Council shall decide on whether to convene an Amendment Conference by a simple majority.] 4. The Amendment Conference shall be held immediately following a regular session of the Conference unless [all States Parties which support the convening of an Amendment Conference request that it be held earlier] [any State Party requests an earlier meeting and the Executive Council so decides by a two-thirds majority]. In no case shall an Amendment Conference be held less than 60 days after the circulation of the proposed amendment. 5. Amendments shall be adopted by the Amendment Conference by a positive vote of a majority of the States Parties with no State Party casting a negative vote. 6. Amendments shall enter into force for all States Parties 30 days after deposit of the instruments of ratification or acceptance by all those States Parties casting a positive vote at the Amendment Conference. 7. In order to ensure the viability and effectiveness of this Treaty, [x,y,z..] provisions in the Protocol shall be subject to changes in accordance with paragraph 8, if the proposed changes are related only to matters of an administrative or technical nature. All other provisions of the Protocol shall not be subject to changes in accordance with paragraph 8. 8. Proposed changes referred to in paragraph 7 shall be made in accordance with the following procedures: (a) The text of the proposed changes shall be transmitted together with the necessary information to the Director-General. Additional information for the evaluation of the proposal may be provided by any State Party and the Director-General. The Director-General shall promptly communicate any such proposals and information to all States Parties, the Executive Council and the Depositary; (b) No later than 60 days after its receipt, the Director-General shall evaluate the proposal to determine all its possible consequences for the provisions of this Treaty and its implementation and shall communicate any such information to all States Parties and the Executive Council; (c) The Executive Council shall examine the proposal in the light of all information available to it, including whether the proposal fulfils the requirements in paragraph 7. Not later than 90 days after its receipt, the Executive Council shall notify its recommendation, with appropriate explanations, to all States Parties for consideration. States Parties shall acknowledge receipt within 10 days; (d) If the Executive Council recommends to all States Parties that the proposal be adopted, it shall be considered approved if no State Party objects to it within 90 days after receipt of the recommendation. If the Executive Council recommends that the proposal be rejected, it shall be considered rejected if no State Party objects to the rejection within 90 days after receipt of the recommendation; (e) If a recommendation of the Executive Council does not meet with the acceptance required under subparagraph (d), a decision on the proposal, including whether it fulfils the requirements of paragraph 7, shall be taken as a matter of substance by the Conference at its next session; (f) The Director-General shall notify all States Parties and the Depositary of any decision under this paragraph; (g) Changes approved under this procedure shall enter into force for all States Parties [30] [180] days after the date of notification by the Director-General of their approval unless another time period is recommended by the Executive Council or decided by the Conference. .