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Art.37 |
Article 37 |
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Art.37.1 |
1. This Convention shall be open for signature by the States which have signed or which accede to the Liability Convention, and by any State represented at the Conference on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971. The Convention shall remain open for signature until 31 December 1972. |
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Art.37.2 |
2. Subject to paragraph 4, this Convention shall be ratified, accepted or approved by the States which have signed it. |
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Art.37.3 |
3. Subject to paragraph 4, this Convention is open for accession by States which did not sign it.[6] |
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Art.37.4 |
4. This Convention may be ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to, only by States which have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to the Liability Convention. |
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Art.38 |
Article 38 |
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Art.38.1 |
1. Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization. |
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Art.38.2 |
2. Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the entry into force of an amendment to this Convention with respect to all existing Contracting States or after the completion of all measures required for the entry into force of the amendment with respect to those Parties shall be deemed to apply to the Convention as modified by the amendment. |
