Chapter 19 - Miscellaneous regulations

19.1.	These statutes were approved by the General Assembly on 25 June 1974 in Nice, France, and amended by the General Assembly on 6 November 1976 in Haifa, Israel, on 7, 8 and 10 November 1978 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 3 and 6 December 1980 in Valletta, Malta, on 29 July 1981 in Atlanta, USA, on 16 November 1982 in Lucerne, Switzerland, on 8 October 1983 in Manila, Philippines, on 28-30 1986 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 28 November 1988 in Thessaloniki, Greece, on 7-9 August 1989 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, on 30 November to 3 December 1990 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, on 21-23 June 1992 in Manila, Philippines and on 22-24 November 1993 in Curitiba, Brazil; 13-15 December 1994 in Moscow, Russia, 22-24 November 1995 in Paris, France, 29 September to 1 October 1996 in Yerevan, Armenia, 2-10 September 1997 in Kishinev, Moldova, 2-13 October 1998 in Elista, Russia and 7 October 1999 in Doha, Qatar.
19.2.	The Statutes of FIDE may be changed/modified/deleted with a 2/3 vote at the General Assembly meetings.
19.3.	Decisions made by the General Assembly concerning the statutes, the standing orders or the electoral regulations will come into effect on the last day of the General Assembly, after the General Assembly is closed except amendments to Financial Regulations which come into operation on the first day of the next fiscal year.