® SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY obligations under this Protocol of Watercourse States that are not parties to such an agreement. 6. Every Watercourse State is entitled to participate in the negotiation of and to become a party to any watercourse agreement that applies to the entire shared watercourse, as well as to participate in any relevant consultations. 7. A Watercourse State whose use of a shared watercourse may be affected to a significant extent by the implementation of a proposed watercourse agreement that applies only to a part of the watercourse or to a particular project, programme or use is entitled to participate in consultations on such an agreement and, where appropriate, in the negotiation thereof in good faith with a view to becoming a party thereto, to the extent that its use is thereby affected. ARTICLE 7 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES 1. State Parties shall strive to resolve all disputes regarding the implementation, interpretation or application of the provisions of this Protocol amicably in accordance with the principles enshrined in Article 4 ofthe Treaty. 2. Disputes between State Parties regarding the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Protocol which are not settled amicably, shall be referred to the Tribunal. 3. If a dispute arises between SADC on the one hand and a State Party on the other, a request shall be made for an advisory opinion in accordance with Article 16(4) of the Treaty. ARTICLE 8 SIGNATURE This Protocol shall be signed by the duly authorised representatives of the Member States. ARTICLE 9 RATIFICATION This Protocol shall be ratified by the signatory States in accordance with their constitutional procedures. ARTICLE 10 ENTRY INTO FORCE This Protocol and any subsequent amendments thereof shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the deposit of the instruments of ratification by two-thirds of the Member States listed in the Preamble. Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses