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within six months of the request being communicated to them by the
secretariat, it is supported by at least one third of the Parties.
3.
The Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and
adopt rules of procedure and financial rules for itself and for any
subsidiary bodies it may establish, as well as financial provisions
governing the functioning of the secretariat.
4.
The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review
the implementation of this Convention, and, in addition, shall:
(a) Establish the form and the intervals for transmitting the
information to be submitted in accordance with article 5 and
consider such information as well as reports submitted by any
subsidiary body;
(b) Review the scientific information on the ozone layer, on its
possible modification and on possible effects of any such
modification;
(c) Promote, in accordance with article 2, the harmonization of
appropriate policies, strategies and measures for minimizing
the release of substances causing or likely to cause
modification of the ozone layer, and make recommendations
on any other measures relating to this Convention;
(d) Adopt, in accordance with articles 3 and 4, programmes for
research, systematic observations, scientific and technological
co-operation, the exchange of information and the transfer of
technology and knowledge;
(e) Consider and adopt, as required, in accordance with articles 9
and 10, amendments to this Convention and its annexes;
(f) Consider amendments to any protocol, as well as to any
annexes thereto, and, if so decided, recommend their adoption
to the parties to the protocol concerned;
(g) Consider and adopt, as required, in accordance with article 10,
additional annexes to this Convention;
(h) Consider and adopt, as required, protocols in accordance with
article 8;