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Decision No. 13 of the XVth I.H. Conference amends Article XXI of the IHO Convention by adding
para. 4 which states “4. Any amendment to this Convention that has not entered into force is null and
void at the opening of the next Ordinary Session, unless the Conference decides otherwise.” The
Government of the Principality of Monaco submitted this amendment to all Contracting Parties for
ratification and, to date, this decision has not attained the approval by the required number of Member
States.
The XVIth I.H. Conference considered further proposals to amend Article XXI of the IHO Convention
and it was decided that this task would be passed on to the new Strategic Planning Working Group
who is tasked to make recommendations on the need to revise the IHO Convention. The SPWG is
actively working on modifications to the Convention and all proposals for change will be submitted to
the IHO Member States in 2004.
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