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1. Amendments to the articles of this (revised) Code may be proposed by a Party, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe or the Committee.
2. Any proposal for amendment shall be communicated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the member States, to every Party, and to every State which has been invited to accede to this (revised) Code in accordance with the provisions of Article 85.
3. Any amendment proposed by a Party or the Committee of Ministers shall be communicated to the Committee at least six months before the meeting at which it is to be considered. The Committee shall submit to the Committee of Ministers its opinion on the proposed amendment.
4. The Committee of Ministers shall consider the proposed amendment and the opinion submitted by the Committee and may adopt the amendment.
5. The text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Ministers in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance.
6. Any amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article shall come into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after all Parties have informed the Secretary General of their acceptnce thereof.