ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS*

ARTICLE 2 OBJECTIVE

ARTICLE 3 PRINCIPLES

ARTICLE 4 COMMITMENTS

ARTICLE 5 RESEARCH AND SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION

ARTICLE 6 EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PUBLICAWARENESS

ARTICLE 7 CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES

ARTICLE 8 SECRETARIAT

ARTICLE 9 SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC ANDTECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE

ARTICLE 10 SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

ARTICLE 11 FINANCIAL MECHANISM

ARTICLE 12 COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION RELATEDTO IMPLEMENTATION

ARTICLE 13 RESOLUTION OF QUESTIONS REGARDINGIMPLEMENTATION

ARTICLE 14 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

ARTICLE 15 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONVENTION

ARTICLE 16 ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF ANNEXESTO THE CONVENTION

ARTICLE 17 PROTOCOLS

ARTICLE 18 RIGHT TO VOTE

ARTICLE 19 DEPOSITARY

ARTICLE 20 SIGNATURE

ARTICLE 21 INTERIM ARRANGEMENTS

ARTICLE 22 RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL ORACCESSION

ARTICLE 23 ENTRY INTO FORCE

ARTICLE 24 RESERVATIONS

ARTICLE 25 WITHDRAWAL

ARTICLE 26 AUTHENTIC TEXTS

Annex I

Annex II