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Art.18 |
ARTICLE XVIII |
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Art.18.1 |
1. This Convention shall be open in Monaco on 3 May 1967, and subsequently at the Legation of the Principality of Monaco in Paris from 1 June until 31 December 1967, for signature by any Government which participates in the work of the Bureau on 3 May 1967. |
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Art.18.2 |
2. The Governments referred to in paragraph 1 above may become Parties to the present Convention: |
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Art.18.2.a |
(a) By signature without reservation as to ratification or approval, or |
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Art.18.2.b |
(b) By signature subject to ratification or approval and the subsequent deposit of an instrument of ratification or approval. |
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Art.18.3 |
3. Instruments of ratification or approval shall be handed to the Legation of the Principality of Monaco in Paris to be deposited in the Archives of the Government of the Principality of Monaco. |
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Art.18.4 |
4. The Government of the Principality of Monaco shall inform the Governments referred to in paragraph 1 above, and the President of the Directing Committee, of each signature and of each deposit of an instrument of ratification or approval. |
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Art.19 |
ARTICLE XIX |
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Art.19.1 |
1. This Convention shall enter into force three months after the date on which twenty-eight Governments have become Parties in accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII, paragraph 2. |
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Art.19.2 |
2. The Government of the Principality of Monaco shall notify this date to all signatory Governments and the President of the Directing Committee. |
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Art.20 |
ARTICLE XX |
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Art.20.1x |
After it has entered into force this Convention shall be open for accession by the Government of any maritime state which applies to the Government of the Principality of Monaco specifying the tonnage of its fleets, and whose admission is approved by two-thirds of the Member Governments. Such approval shall be notified by the Government of the Principality of Monaco to the Government concerned. The Convention shall enter into force for that Government on the date on which it has deposited its instrument of accession with the Government of the Principality of Monaco which shall inform the Member Governments and the President of the Directing Committee |
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Art.21 |
ARTICLE XXI |
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Art.21.1 |
1. Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Convention. |
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Art.21.2 |
2. Proposals of amendment shall be considered by the Conference and decided upon by a majority of two-thirds of the Member Governments represented at the Conference. When a proposed amendment has been approved by the Conference, the President of the Directing Committee shall request the Government of the Principality of Monaco to submit it to all Contracting Parties. |
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Art.21.3 |
3. The amendment shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties three months after notifications of approval by two-thirds of the Contracting Parties have been received by the Government of the Principality of Monaco. The latter shall inform the Contracting Parties and the President of the Directing Committee of the fact, specifying the date of entry into force of the amendment. |
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Art.21.4 |
4. Any amendment to this Convention that has not entered into force is null and void at the opening of the next ordinary Session, unless the Conference decides otherwise. |
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Art.23 |
ARTICLE XXIII |
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Art.23.1x |
After the present Convention enters into force it shall be registered by the Government of the Principality of Monaco with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with Article 102 of its Charter. |
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Conc.1 |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized thereto, have signed this Convention. |
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Conc.2 |
DONE at Monaco on the third day of May nineteen hundred and sixty-seven, in a single copy in the English and French languages, each text being equally authentic, which shall be deposited in the Archives of the Government of the Principality of Monaco, which shall transmit certified copies thereof to all signatories and acceding Governments and to the President of the Directing Committee |
