® SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ..................................................................................................................................................... ! ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS.......................................................................................................................... 2 ARTICLE 2 OBJECTIVE .............................................................................................................................3 ARTICLE 3 GENERAL PRINCIPLES ....................................................................................................... 4 ARTICLE 4 SPECIFIC PROVISIONS........................................................................................................ 6 ARTICLE 5 INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTATION .....................................11 ARTICLE 6 SHARED WATERCOURSE AGREEMENTS........•................•............•.............................13 ARTICLE 7 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES.......•.•.•...•...•.•.•..........•.•......•.•.•...•..•.•.•......•.•..•...•.•.•.•.•.•••••.•.14 ARTICLE 8 SIGNATURE .......................•...........•.............................................................................•.•......14 ARTICLE 9 RATIFICATION .................................................................................................................... 14 ARTICLE 10 ENTRY INTO FORCE ........................................................................................................14 ARTICLE 11 ACCESSION......................................................................................................................... IS ARTICLE 12 AMENDMENT..................................................................................................................... IS ARTICLE 13 WITHDRAWAL....................................................•.•..........•.•........•.•.....••.•.•.•..•.•.•.•...•.••••••••• IS ARTICLE 14 TERMINATION.............•.•.•..................................•.•..........•.......•.•......•..........•.....••...•.•.•.•.••• IS ARTICLE 15 DEPOSITARY..............................................................•......•.•.•.•....•.•.•.•.••.•...•..•.•.•.•.•.•.•••...•. IS ARTICLE 16 PROTOCOL ON SHARED WATERCOURSE SYSTEMS IN THE SADC REGION .16 Revised Protocol on Shared Watercourses -1- .