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IMF Agreement  
Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund (Bretton Woods)

(a) Any proposal to introduce modifications in this Agreement, whether emanating from a member, a Governor, or the Executive Board, shall be communicated to the chairman of the Board of Gove rnors who shall bring the proposal before the Board of Governors. If the proposed amendment is approved by the Board of Governors, the Fund shall, by circular letter or telegram, ask all members whether they accept the proposed amendment. When three­fifths of the members, having eightyfive percent of the total voting power, have accepted the proposed amendment, the Fund shall certify the fact by a formal com munication addressed to all members.
(b) Notwithstanding (a) above, acceptance by all members is required in the case of any amendment modifying:
(i) the right to withdraw from the Fund (Article XXVI, Section 1);
(ii) the provision that no change in a member’s quota shall be made without its consent (Article III, Section 2(d)); and
(iii) the provision that no change may be made in the par value of a member’s currency except on the proposal of that member (Schedule C, paragraph 6).
(c) Amendments shall enter into force for all members three months after the date of the formal communication unless a shorter period is specified in the circular letter or telegram.
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