1. A Party wishing to suspend this Agreement shall notify the other Party in writing of its intention to do so. The matter shall subsequently be discussed by the Parties, taking the opinions of relevant stakeholders into account.

2. Either Party may suspend the implementation of this Agreement if the other Party:

(a) fails to fulfil its obligations as specified under this Agreement;

(b) fails to maintain the regulatory and administrative measures and means required to implement this Agreement; or

(c) acts or fails to act in a way that poses significant risks to the environment, health, safety or security of the people of either the Union or Honduras.

The decision on suspension and the reasons for that decision shall be notified to the other Party in writing.

3. The conditions of this Agreement shall cease to apply 30 working days after notice under paragraph 2 is given.

4. Application of this Agreement shall resume 30 working days after the Party that has suspended its application informs the other Party that the reasons for the suspension no longer apply.

ARTICLE 26

Amendments

1. A Party wishing to amend this Agreement shall submit a proposal at least three months before the next meeting of the JIC. The Committee shall discuss the proposal and, if a consensus is reached, make a recommendation. Each Party shall consider the recommendation and, if it agrees, approve it in accordance with its own procedures.

2. Any amendment thus approved by both Parties shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the procedures necessary for this purpose.

3. The JIC may adopt amendments to the Annexes to this Agreement.

4. Notification of any amendment shall be sent to the joint depositories for this Agreement.

ARTICLE 27

Duration

With effect from its entry into force, this Agreement shall remain valid for five years with tacit extension for an equivalent period, unless it is terminated under the procedure laid down in Article 28.

ARTICLE 28

Termination of this Agreement

Notwithstanding Article 27, either Party may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other Party in writing. This Agreement shall cease to apply 12 months after the date of such notification.

ARTICLE 29

Annexes

The Annexes to this Agreement shall form an integral part thereof.

ARTICLE 30

Authentic texts

This Agreement is drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish languages, each version being equally authentic. In case of divergence, the Spanish text shall prevail.