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Art.10 |
Article X |
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Art.10.1 |
1. The Government of any State situated in the Region, or any Government which is responsible for the international relations of a territory or territories in the Region, may become a party to this Agreement, by either |
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Art.10.1.a |
(a) signature;[1] or |
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Art.10.1.b |
(b) signature subject to ratification followed by such ratification; or |
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Art.10.1.c |
(c) adherence. |
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Art.10.1.dx |
Governments may not subject their signature, ratification or adherence to any reservation. |
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Art.10.2 |
2. This Agreement, the text of which was approved by the Council of the Organization on 26 November 1955, shall be open for signature until 30 June 1956 or until the date of its entry into force in conformity with the provisions of Article XI, paragraph 1, whichever date is the later. The Director-General of the Organization shall immediately inform all signatory Governments of the signature of this Agreement by any other Government. Ratification shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of ratification with the Director-General of the Organization and shall become effective as from the date of deposit. |
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Art.10.3 |
3. This Agreement shall be open for adherence as from 1 July 1956 or from the date of its entry into force in conformity with the provisions of Article XI, paragraph 1, whichever date is the later. Adherence shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of adherence with the Director-General of the Organization and shall become effective as from the date of deposit. |
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Art.10.4 |
4. The Director-General of the Organization shall immediately inform all signatory and adhering Governments of the deposit of an instrument of ratification or of adherence. |
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Art.12 |
Article XII |
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Art.12.1 |
1. Any Contracting Government may, at any time after the expiration of one year from the date on which it became a party to the Agreement, or from the date on which the Agreement entered into force, whichever is the later, denounce this Agreement by notification addressed to the Director-General of the Organization who shall at once inform all signatory and adhering Governments of the denunciation. |
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Art.12.2 |
2. The denunciation shall take effect one year from the date of receipt of the notification by the Director-General of the Organization. |
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Art.12.3 |
3. This Agreement shall automatically be terminated should the parties to it become fewer than three as the result of denunciations. |
