Article 12 Cessation of Membership Article 31 of the Act (Cessation of Membership) is deleted. Article 13 Entry into Force This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after the deposit of instruments of ratification by a two-thirds majority of the Member States. Adopted by the 1* Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 3 February 2003 and by the 2™ Ordinary Session of the ‘S yy Assembly of the Union in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003 G the