126 Annex 2 – Full text of the OPCAT 3 When amendments come into force, they shall be binding on those States Parties that have accepted them, other States Parties still being bound by the provisions of the present Protocol and any earlier amendment that they have accepted. Article 35 Members of the Subcommittee on Prevention and of the national preventive mechanisms shall be accorded such privileges and immunities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions. Members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall be accorded the privileges and immunities specified in section 22 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of 13 February 1946, subject to the provisions of section 23 of that Convention. Article 36 When visiting a State Party, the members of the Subcommittee on Prevention shall, without prejudice to the provisions and purposes of the present Protocol and such privileges and immunities as they may enjoy: (a) Respect the laws and regulations of the visited State; (b) Refrain from any action or activity incompatible with the impartial and international nature of their duties. Article 37 1 The present Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 2 The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit certified copies of the present Protocol to all States.” Section 4 – Pursuant to Article 24 of the Protocol, upon ratifying the Protocol, the Republic of Hungary shall make a declaration as regards the present Protocol. The authentic English language text and its official Hungarian translation are as follows: • “In accordance with Article 24 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Republic of Hungary declares the postponement for three years of the implementation of the obligations under Part IV of the Optional Protocol, concerning national preventive mechanisms.” • „A Magyar Köztársaság a kínzás és más kegyetlen, embertelen vagy megalázó bánásmód vagy büntetés elleni egyezmény fakultatív jegyzõkönyvének 24. cikkével összhangban kijelenti, hogy a fakultatív jegyzõkönyv IV. részébõl származó, a nemzeti megelõzõ mechanizmussal kapcsolatos kötelezettségeinek teljesítését három évvel elhalasztja.”

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