Adoption and entry into force
1. A technical protocol shall be adopted by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast, and then forwarded to the Committee of Ministers for approval. After its approval, this text shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance.
2. A technical protocol shall enter into force, in respect of those Parties which have accepted it, on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date on which three Parties, including at least two Member States of the Council of Europe, have informed the Secretary-General that they have accepted it. In respect of any Party which subsequently accepts it, the protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of one month after the date on which that Party has informed the Secretary-General of its acceptance.
3. For the purpose of preparing technical protocols, the Parties shall follow developments in scientific research and new methods in animal transport.