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The Ramsar Convention Manual, 3" edition ARTICLE 12 1. The Depositary shall inform all States that have signed and acceded to this Convention as soon as possible of: (a) signatures to the Convention; (b) deposits of instruments of ratification of this Convention; (c) deposits of instruments of accession to this Convention; (d) the date of entry into force of this Convention; (e) notification of denunciation of this Convention. 2. When this Convention has entered into force, the Depositary shall have it registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Convention. DONE at Ramsar this 2nd day of February 1971, in a single original in the English, French, German and Russian languages, all texts being equally authentic* which shall be deposited with the Depositary which shall send true copies thereof to all Contracting Parties. * Pursuant to the Final Act of the Conference to conclude the Protocol, the Depositary provided the second Conference of the Contracting Parties with official versions of the Convention in the Arabic, Chinese and Spanish languages, prepared in consultation with interested Governments and with the assistance of the Bureau. 60
A Guide to the Convention on Wetlands. (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) Appendix 2 Resolutions and Recommendations of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention 1" Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Cagliari, Italy, November 1980) Recommendation 1.1 Recommendation 1.2 Recommendation 1.3 Recommendation 1.4 Recommendation 1.5 Recommendation 1.6 Recommendation 1.7 Recommendation 1.8 Recommendation 1.9 Recommendation 1.10 Recommendation 1.11 Recruitment of new Parties to the Convention Assisting developing countries to contribute to the Convention Increasing the number of sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance Developing guidelines on selection of sites for the List of Wetlands of International Importance National inventories of wetlands Assessment of wetland values as part of the planning process Elaboration of a protocol to establish an amendment procedure for the Convention Elaboration of a protocol to amend the Convention with a view to extending its effectiveness Call for a Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties subsequent to the entry into force of the protocol proposed under Recommendation 1.7 Establishment of a permanent secretariat for the Ramsar Convention Thanks to the Italian hosts 2 nd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Groningen, Netherlands, May 1984) Recommendation 2.1 Recommendation 2.2 Recommendation 2.3 Recommendation 2.4 Recommendation 2.5 Recommendation 2.6 Recommendation 2.7 Recommendation 2.8 Recommendation 2.9 Recommendation 2.10 Submission of national reports Amendment of the Convention Action points for priority attention Possibilities of financial or other support for the interim secretariat Designation of the Wadden Sea for the List of Wetlands of International Importance Conservation and management of Sahel wetlands Conservation of Djoudj National Bird Park, Senegal Establishment of a protected area in the River Senegal Basin in Mauritania Conservation action and protection of wetlands not designated for the List of Wetlands of International Importance Thanks to the Government of the Netherlands 3 rd Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Regina, Canada, May-June 1987) Resolution 3.1 Resolution 3.2 Resolution 3.3 Resolution 3.4 Recommendation 3.1 Recommendation 3.2 Recommendation 3.3 Recommendation 3.4 Recommendation 3.5 Recommendation 3.6 Recommendation 3.7 Recommendation 3.8 Recommendation 3.9 Recommendation 3.10 Recommendation 3.11 Secretariat matters Financial and budgetary matters Establishment of a Standing Committee Provisional implementation of the amendments to the Convention Criteria for identifying wetlands of international importance and guidelines on their use Need for further studies of flyways Wise use of wetlands Responsibility of development agencies towards wetlands Tasks of the Bureau in respect to development agencies Further Contracting Parties in Africa Further Contracting Parties in Central America, the Caribbean and South America Conservation of Azraq Ramsar Site Change in ecological character of Ramsar Sites Further Contracting Parties in Asia and the Pacific Thanks to the Canadian hosts 61
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