<ПРОТОКОЛ n 3 К КОНВЕНЦИИ О ЗАЩИТЕ ПРАВ ЧЕЛОВЕКА И ОСНОВНЫХ СВОБОД, ИЗМЕНЯЮЩИЙ СТАТЬИ 29, 30, 34 КОНВЕНЦИИ> (ets n 45) [англ.](Подписан в г. Страсбурге 06.05.1963)
PROTOCOL No. 3
TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN
RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, AMENDING
ARTICLES 29, 30 AND 34 OF THE
CONVENTION
(ETS N 45)
(Strasbourg, 6.V.1963)
The member States of
the Council of Europe, signatories to this Protocol,
Considering that it
is advisable to amend certain provisions of the Convention for the Protection of
Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed at Rome on 4th November 1950
(hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") concerning the procedure of the
European Commission of Human Rights,
Have agreed as follows:
Article
1
1 Article 29 of the Convention is deleted.
2 The following
provision shall be inserted in the Convention:
"Article 29
After it has
accepted a petition submitted under Article 25, the Commission may nevertheless
decide unanimously to reject the petition if, in the course of its examination,
it finds that the existence of one of the grounds for non-acceptance provided
for in Article 27 has been established.
In such a case, the decision
shall be communicated to the parties."
Article 2
In Article 30 of the
Convention, the word "Sub-Commission" shall be replaced by the word
"Commission".
Article 3
1 At the beginning of Article 34 of the
Convention, the following shall be inserted:
"Subject to the provisions
of Article 29..."
2 At the end of the same Article, the sentence "the
Sub-Commission shall take its decisions by a majority of its members" shall be
deleted.
Article 4
1 This Protocol shall be open to signature by the
member States of the Council of Europe signatories to the Convention, who may
become Parties to it either by:
a signature without reservation in
respect of ratification or acceptance, or
b signature with reservation in
respect of ratification or acceptance, followed by ratification or
acceptance.
Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited
with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
2 This Protocol
shall enter into force as soon as all States Parties to the Convention shall
have become Parties to the Protocol, in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph 1 of this Article.
3 The Secretary General of the Council of
Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of:
a any signature
without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance;
b any
signature with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance;
c
the deposit of any instrument of ratification or acceptance;
d the date
of entry into force of this Protocol in accordance with paragraph 2 of this
Article.
In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorised
thereto, have signed this Protocol.
Done at Strasbourg, this 6th day of May
1963, in English and in French, both texts being equally authoritative, in a
single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of
Europe. The Secretary General shall transmit certified copies to each of the
signatory States.
(Follow the signatures)
