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2.
Following the process of review, State Parties may make
recommendations for amendments, in accordance with Article 29 taking
into account experience acquired and progress achieved during the
implementation of this Agreement.
Article 29
Amendments
1.
Any State Party may submit proposal(s) for amendment to this
Agreement to the Depositary.
2.
The Depositary shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of the proposal,
circulate the proposal to State Parties and the Secretariat.
3.
A State Party that wishes to comment on the proposal may do so within
sixty (60) days from the date of circulation and submit the comments to
the Depositary and the Secretariat.
4.
The Secretariat shall circulate the proposal and comments received to
members of the appropriate AfCFTA committees and sub-committees
for consideration.
5.
The relevant committees and sub-committees shall present, through
the Secretariat, recommendations to the Council of Ministers, for
consideration, following which a recommendation may be made to the
Assembly through the Executive Council.
6.
Amendments to the Agreement shall be adopted by the Assembly.
7.
The amendments to this Agreement shall enter into force in accordance
with Article 23 of this Agreement.
Article 30
Authentic Texts
This Agreement is drawn up in four (4) original texts in the Arabic, English,
French and Portuguese languages, all of which are equally authentic.