Article 17 Amendments 1. Any Member State may propose amendments to this Convention. The amendment proposals shall be sent to the Director who shall communicate them to the other Member States at least three months prior to their examination by the Council. The Council shall examine the said proposals and may, by a decision taken in conformity with Article 5.2 (c) recommend the Member States to accept the proposed amendments. 2. The amendments recommended by the Council shall enter into force thirty days following the receipt by the depositary of the Convention of the written declarations of acceptance of all the Member States. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 5.2 (b) (iii) the Council may, by a decision taken in conformity with Article 5.2 (a), amend the Annexes to this Convention provided that any such amendment does not conflict with the Convention, at the same time determining the corresponding date of entry into force for all the Member States.