Article 25 Article 29 Nothing in the present Covenant shall be interpreted 1. Any as impairing the inherent right of all peoples to enjoy and utilize fully and freely their natural wealth and resources. propose an amendment and file it with the Secretary- State General of Party the to the United present Nations. Covenant The may Secretary- General shall thereupon communicate any proposed amendments to the States Parties to the present Part V Covenant with a request that they notify him whether they favor a conference of States Parties for the Article 26 purpose of considering and voting upon the proposals. In the event that at least one third of the States Parties 1. The present Covenant is open for signature by any State Member of the United Nations or member of any of its specialized agencies, by any State Party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice, favers and by any other State which has been invited by the General Assembly of the United Nations to become a party to the present Covenant. shall such a convene conference, the the conference Secretary-General under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of the States Parties present and voting at the conference shall be submitted to the General Assembly of the United Nations for approval. 2. Amendments shall come into force when they have 2. The present Covenant is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. been approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and accepted by a two-thirds majority of the States Parties to the present Covenant in accordance with their respective constitutional processes. 3. The present Covenant shall be open to accession by any State referred to in paragraph 1 of this article. 3. When 4. Accession binding on those States Parties which have accepted them, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of the present Covenant and any earlier shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 5. The Secrétary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States which have signed the present Covenant or acceded to it of the deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession. amendments come into force they shall be amendment which they have accepted. Article 30 Irrespective of the notifications made under article 26, paragraph 5, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall inform all States referred to in paragraph | of the same article of the following particulars: Article 27 1. The three the present months Covenant after the Secretary-General shall date of the enter of the United into deposit Nations force with (a) Signatures, ratifications and accessions under article 26; of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession. 2. For each State ratifying the present Covenant or acceding to it after the deposit of the thirty-fifth instrument of ratification or instrument of accession, the present Covenant shall enter into force three months after the date of the deposit of its own instrument of ratification or instrument of accession, (b) The date of the entry Into force of the present Covenant under article 27 and the date of the entry into force of any amendments under article 29. Article 31 1. The present Covenant, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the United Nations. Article 28 The provisions of the present Covenant shall extend to all parts of federal States without any limitations or exceptions. 6 cup ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS HANDBOOK 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present Covenant to all States referred to in Article 26.