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of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereinafter referred to as «the Committee») to be re-elected twice; Also considering the need to guarentee an orderly renewal of the membership of the Committee,

. have agreed as follows:

Article 1

1 — In article 5, paragraph 3, the second sentence shall read as follows:

«They may be re-elected twice.»

2 — Article 5 of the Convention shall be supplemented by the following paragraphs 4 and 5:

«4 — In order to ensure that, as far as possible, one half of the membership of the Committee shall be renewed every two years, the Committee of Ministers may decide, before proceeding to any subsequent election, that the term or terms of office of one or more members to be elected shall be for a period other than four years but not more than six and not less than two years.

5 — In cases where more than one term of office is involved and the Committee of Ministers applies the preceding paragraph, the allocation of the terms of office shall be effected by the drawing of lots by the Secretary General, immediately after the elections

Article 2

1 — This Protocol shall be open for signature by States signatories to the Convention or acceding thereto, which may express their consent to be bound by:

a) Signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or

b) Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval.

2 — Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

Article 3

This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which all Parties to the Convention have expressed their consent to be bound by the Protocol, in accordance with the provisions of article 2.

Article 4

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member. States of the Council of Europe and non-member States Parties to the Convention of:

a) Any signature;

b) The deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval;

c) The date of any entry into force of this Protocol, in accordance with article 3;

d) Any other act, notification or communication relating to this Protocol.

In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Strasbourg, this 4th day of November 1993, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe.

For the Government of the Republic of Austria:

Alois Mock.

Sous réserve de ratification ou d'acceptation.

For the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium: Willy Claes.

Sous réserve de ratification ou d'acceptation. For the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria:

For the Government of the Republic of Cyprus:

For the Government of the Czech Republic:

For the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark: Marie-Louise Overvad.

With reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance.

For the Government of the Republic of Estonia:

For the Government of the Republic of Finland: Holger Rotkirch.

For the Government of the French Republic. Michel Lennuyeux-Commene. Sous réserve de ratification ou d'acceptation.

For the Government of the Federal Republic oí Germany:

Horst Schirmer.

With reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance.

For the Government of the Hellenic Republic: Théodoros Pángalos. Sous réserve de ratification ou d'acceptation.

For the Government of the Republic of Hungary: Géza Jeszensky.

For the Government of the Icelandic Republic: For the Government of Ireland: