3. Following the date at which the denunciation of the State Party becomes effective, the
Subcommittee on Prevention shall not commence consideration of any new matter regarding that
State.
Article 34
1. Any State Party to the present Protocol may propose an amendment and file it with the SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall there upon communicate the proposed
amendment to the States Parties to the present Protocol with are quest that they notify him whether
they favour a conference of States Parties for the purpose of considering and voting upon the proposal.
In the event that within four months from the date of such communication at least one third of the
States Parties favour such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the
auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States
Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted by the Secretary-General of the United
Nations to all States Parties for acceptance.
2. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 of the present article shall come into force
when it has been accepted by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties to the present Protocol in
accordance with their respective constitutional processes.
3. When amendments come into force, they shall be binding on those States Parties that have accepted
them, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of the present Protocol and any earlier
amendment that they have accepted.
Article 35
Members of the Subcommittee on Prevention and of the national preventive mechanisms shall be
accorded such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their
functions. Members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be accorded the privileges and immunities
specified in section 22 of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of 13
February 1946, subject to the provisions of section23 of that Convention.
Article 36
When visiting a State Party, the members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall, without prejudice
to the provisions and purposes of the present Protocol and such privileges and immunities as they may
enjoy:
(a) Respect the laws and regulations of the visited State;
(b) Refrain from any action or activity incompatible with the impartial and international nature of their
duties.
Article 37
1. The present Protocol, 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.
2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present Protocol to
all States.
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