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Art.9 |
Article IX |
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Art.9.1 |
1. The present Convention shall remain open for signature until 31 December 1970 and shall thereafter remain open for accession. |
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Art.9.2 |
2. States Members of the United Nations or any of the Specialized Agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become Parties to this Convention by: |
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Art.9.2.a |
(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; |
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Art.9.2.b |
(b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or |
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Art.9.2.c |
(c) accession. |
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Art.10 |
Article X |
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Art.10.1 |
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.10.2 |
2. Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the entry into force of an amendment to the present Convention with respect to all existing Parties 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. |
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Art.13 |
Article XIII |
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Art.13.1 |
1. The United Nations where it is the administering authority for a territory, or any State Party to the present Convention responsible for the international relations of a territory, shall as soon as possible consult with the appropriate authorities of such territories or take such other measures as may be appropriate, in order to extend the present Convention to that territory and may at any time by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization declare that the present Convention shall extend to such territory. |
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Art.13.2 |
2. The present Convention shall, from the date of receipt of the notification or from such other date as may be specified in the notification, extend to the territory named therein. |
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Art.13.3 |
3. The United Nations, or any Party which has made a declaration under paragraph 1 of this Article may at any time after the date on which the Convention has been so extended to any territory declare by notification in writing to the Secretary-General of the Organization that the present Convention shall cease to extend to any such territory named in the notification. |
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Art.13.4 |
4. The present Convention shall cease to extend to any territory mentioned in such notification one year, or such longer period as may be specified therein, after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General of the Organization. |
