Article 46 — Amendment of the statutes of a SEAP

1. Any amendment of the statutes of a SEAP concerning the matters referred to in Article 45(1), points (a) to (k), shall be adopted in accordance with the voting rules specified in the statutes in compliance with Article 45(1), point (k), and be submitted to the Commission by the SEAP for approval. 2. Any amendment of the statutes concerning the matters referred to in Article 45(3) shall be adopted in accordance with the voting rules specified in the statutes in compliance with Article 45(1), point (k), and be notified to the Commission by the SEAP within 10 days of the date of its adoption. 3. Any amendment of the statutes other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the voting rules specified in the statutes in compliance with Article 45(1), point (k), and shall be submitted to the Commission by the SEAP within 10 days of the date of its adoption. 4. The Commission may raise an objection to an amendment of the statutes as referred to in paragraph 3 within 30 days of the date of its submission, giving reasons why the amendment does not meet the requirements of this Regulation. 5. An amendment of the statutes as referred to in paragraph 3 shall not take effect before the period for raising an objection referred to in paragraph 4 has expired or been waived by the Commission or before an objection raised has been withdrawn. 6. An application for the amendment of the statutes as referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall contain the following: (a) the text of the amendment proposed or, where applicable, the text of the amendment as adopted; and (b) the amended consolidated version of the statutes.