**1.** A State Party may, by written notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, denounce this Protocol. The denunciation shall take effect one year after the date of receipt of the notification, unless the notification specifies a later date.
**2.** The denunciation shall not in any way affect the duty of any State Party to fulfil any obligation embodied in this Protocol to which it would be subject under international law independently of this Protocol.
Artikel 20
Denunciation
Onderdeel van Protocol inzake de voorrechten en immuniteiten van de Internationale Zeebodemautoriteit· Internationaal publiekrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 31 mei 2003