Page 57 3) For each State Party that ratifies or accedes to this Convention after the date of the deposit of the fifteenth instrument of ratification, the Convention shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification or accession by that State Party. Article IV – 3: Reservations 1) Any State Party may, at the moment of adoption, signature, ratification or accession, file reservations in respect of this Convention, provided each reservation concerns one or several specific provisions and is not incompatible with the objectives and purposes of this Convention. 2) Any State Party that has filed a reservation may withdraw such reservation as soon as circumstance so permit. The withdrawal shall be effected by notification addressed to the Chairperson of the Commission. Article IV – 4: Amendment 1) This Convention may be amended at the request of a State Party which shall address a written request to that effect to the Chairperson of the Commission. 2) The Chairperson of the Commission shall transmit the amendment request to all the States Parties which shall examine the said request only six months after the date of its transmission. 3) The amendment shall enter into force after its approval by two-thirds majority of Member States of the African Union. Article IV – 5: Denunciation Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification addressed to the Chairperson of the Commission. The said denunciation shall take effect six (6) months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Chairperson of the Commission. Article IV – 6: Depository 1) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the depository of this Convention and the amendments thereto. 2) The Chairperson of the Commission shall update all the States Parties on the status of signature, ratification and accession as well as the entry into force, AU Draft0 010111