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April 29, 1966

Signed at Washington from 19 April until and including 29 April 1966;

Philippines deposited instrument of acceptance with the Government of the United States 1 July 1966;

Entered into force 16 July 1966 with respect to Part I and Parts III and VIII of the International Wheat Agreement, and on 1 August 1966 as to Part II of the said Agreement.

PROTOCOL FOR THE FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHEAT AGREEMENT OF 1962. OPENED FOR SIGNATURE AT WASHINGTON FROM 4 APRIL UNTIL AND INCLUDING 29 APRIL 1966.

The Governments signatory to this Protocol,

Considering that the International Wheat Agreement, 1962 which was extended by Protocol in 1965, expires on 31 July 1966, and

Desiring to extend the Agreement, in accordance with the recommendations of the International Wheat Council under paragraph (2) of Article 36 of the Agreement, for a further period,

Have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE I

Extension or the International Wheat Agreement, 1962

The International Wheat Agreement, 1962 as extended by the 1965 Protocol (hereinafter called "the Agreement") shall continue in force between the parties until 31 July 1967,

ARTICLE 2

Signature, Acceptance, Approval and Accession

(1) This Protocol shall be open for signature in Washington from 4 April 1966 until and including 29 April 1966 by the Governments parties to the Agreement, or which are provisionally regarded as parties to the Agreement, on 4 April 1966,

(2) This Protocol shall be subject to acceptance or approval by the signatory Governments in accordance with their constitutional procedures. Instruments of acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the United States of America not later than 15 July 1966.

(3) This Protocol shall be open for accession:

(a) until 15 July 1966 by the Government of any country listed in Annex B or C to the Agreement as of that date, in accordance with the conditions specified in the Agreement or prescribed by the Council before its accession to the Agreement, or

(b) as provided in paragraph (4) of Article 35 of the Agreement.

(4) Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Government of the United States of America.

(5) Any Government which has not accepted, approved or acceded to the Protocol by 15 July 1966 in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) (a) of this Article may be granted by the Council an extension of time for depositing its instrument of acceptance, approval or accession.

ARTICLE 3

ENTRY INTO FORCE

(1) This Protocol shall enter into force among those Governments which have deposited instruments of acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with Article 2 of this Protocol by 15 July 1966, as follows:

(a) on 16 July 1966, with respect to Part I and Parts III to VII of the Agreement, and

(b) on 1 August 1966, with respect to Part II of the Agreement.

Provided that such Governments and the Governments which have deposited notifications in accordance with paragraph (3) of this Article by 15 July 1966 are Governments which held not less than two-thirds of the votes of exporting countries and not less than two-thirds of the votes of importing countries under the Agreement on that date, or would have held such votes if they had been parties to the Agreement on that date.

(2) This Protocol shall enter into force for any Government which deposits an instrument of acceptance, approval or accession after 15 July 1966 on the date of such deposit except that the Protocol shall not enter into force with respect to Part II of the Agreement earlier than 1 August 1966.

(3) For the purposes of entry into force of this Protocol in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Article, any signatory Government or any Government entitled to accede in accordance with paragraph C$)(a) of Article 2 of this Protocol or any Government whose application for accession has been approved by the Council on conditions established under paragraph (3) (b) of Article 2 of this Protocol may deposit a notification with the Government of the United States of America not later than 15 July 1966 containing an undertaking to seek acceptance, approval or accession to this Protocol as rapidly as possible in accordance with its constitutional procedures. It is understood that a Government which gives such a notification will provisionally apply the Protocol and be provisionally regarded as party thereto for a period to be determined by the Council.

(4) If by 15 July 1966 the conditions laid down in the preceding paragraphs of this Article for entry into force of this Protocol are not fulfilled, the Governments of those countries which by that date have accepted, approved or acceded in accordance with Article 2 of this Protocol may decide by mutual consent that it shall enter into force among them or they may take whatever other action they consider the situation requires.

ARTICLE 4

FINAL PROVISIONS

(1) For the purposes of the operation of the Agreement and this Protocol, any reference to countries the respective Governments of which, have acceded to the Agreement on conditions prescribed by the Council in accordance with paragraph (4) of Article 35 of the Agreement shall include a country which has acceded to this Protocol in accordance with paragraph (3)(b) of Article 2 of this Protocol.

(2) The Government of the United States o£ America shall promptly inform each Government which is a party or is provisionally regarded as a party to this Protocol or which on 4 April 1966 is a party or is provisionally regarded as a party to the Agreement, of each signature, acceptance or approval of, or accession to this Protocol of each notification made in accordance with paragraph (3) of Article 3 of this Protocol, and of the date of entry into force of this Protocol.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol on the dates appearing opposite their signatures.

The texts of this Protocol in the English, French, Russian and Spanish language shall be equally authentic. The originals shall be deposited with the Government of the United States of America, which shall transmit certified copies thereof to each signatory and acceding Government.

Done at Washington this fourth day of April nineteen hundred and sixty-six.