m The Convention only applies with regard to Malta with respect to arbitration agreements concluded after the date of Malta's accession to the Convention.

2. For each State ratifying or acceding to this Convention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, this Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit of that State's instrument of ratification or accession.

This Convention is open for accession by all States that are not signatory States as from the date it is open for signature.

3. This Convention is open to accession by all States that are not signatory States as from the date it is open for signature.

3. This Convention is open for accession by all States that are not signatory States as from the date it is open for signature.

In accordance with article 68, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

The Convention entered into force on 26 June 1987, on the thirtieth day after the date of the deposit with the Secretary General of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.

1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.

On the basis of its article 68, the Convention will enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

This Convention enters into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

1. The present Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.

Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary.

Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary.

Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the depositary.

Accession

Accession.

Accession

1. This Convention enters into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2. For each State ratifying the present Protocol or acceding to it after the deposit with the Secretary General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession, the present Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit of its own instrument of ratification or accession.

The States parties re emphasize the urgency and the importance of achieving the universality of the Treaty, particularly by the accession to the Treaty at the earliest possible date of States possessing nuclear capabilities.

1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of the deposit of the twenty second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

3. This Convention is open to accession by all Member States of the United Nations. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary General.

1. This Convention enters into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months from the date of deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the depositary.

Accession to WTO

2. For each State that becomes a Contracting State to this Convention after the date of deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention enters into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of six months after the date of deposit of the appropriate instrument on behalf of that State.

4. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

12 Austria (accession) 25 September 2003, Oman (ratification) 12 March 2004, Denmark (accession) 16 November 2004, Mauritius (accession) 22 December 2004, Chile (ratification) 8 February 2005.

The Conference underlines the importance of achieving the universality of the Treaty, particularly by accession to it as non nuclear weapon States and at the earliest possible date, of those States possessing nuclear weapons that still remain outside the Treaty.

The just concluded meeting of the European Council acknowledged the progress made by both Serbia and Kosovo, with the Serbs being given a (somewhat conditional) start date for accession negotiations and Kosovo to begin a pre screening process.

Accession Republic of Moldova (28 October 2005)1

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

Date of communication 16 April 2000 (date of initial submission)

The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights entered into force on 11 July 1991, three months after the date on which the tenth instrument of ratification or accession was deposited with the Secretary General.

Exchange of instruments of ratification on 13 April 1999 (accession).

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession

Accession Paraguay (2 December 2005)1

Accession Lithuania (1 December 2005)1

Accession Cambodia (12 December 2005)1

Accession Senegal (21 September 2005)1

Accession Paraguay (19 September 2005)1

Accession Luxembourg (16 September 2005)1

Accession Angola (26 October 2005)1

Accession Angola (26 October 2005)1