Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession

1. The present Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.

The present Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.

1. This Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the depositary.

This Agreement shall be open for signature, ratification, acceptance or approval by the European Community.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

This Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States.

This Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States.

3. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

(a) signatures of the present Convention and the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession or notifications of denunciation, in accordance with articles 29 and 31

Declarations and reservations made by States parties at the time of signature or ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in relation to the Convention and its Protocols were also included.

Extension of time limit under article 38 (2) of the Agreement for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval until 31 December 2005

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.

This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after twenty two instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession have been deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

1. This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after twenty two instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession have been deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after twenty two instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession have been deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Further information concerning the requirements for full powers and the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession (including model instruments) can be found in the Treaty Handbook.

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.

This Protocol shall enter into force thirty days after twenty two instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession have been deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations.

Further information concerning the requirements for full powers and the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession (including model instruments) can be found in the Treaty Handbook.

On that occasion, Member States will be able to sign and to deposit instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Organized Crime Convention and the Protocols thereto and the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

In the absence of Mr. Pinzón Sánchez (Colombia), Mr. Chan (Singapore), Vice Chairman, took the Chair.

Article 16. Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

Article 16 Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval

In the absence of Mr. Pinzón Sánchez (Colombia), Mr. Chan (Singapore), Vice Chairman, took the Chair.

Article 16. Signature, ratification, acceptance or approval (continued)

After the entry into force of this Amendment, as provided under paragraph 1, it shall enter into force for any other Party to the Protocol on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.

Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the depositary not later than . The International Olive Council may, however, grant extensions of time to signatory Governments which are unable to deposit their instruments by that date.

For any Government which has not notified the depository under article 41 that it will apply this Agreement provisionally and which deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of this Agreement, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of such deposit.

For any Government which has not notified the depository under article 41 that it will apply this Agreement provisionally and which deposits an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the entry into force of this Agreement, this Agreement shall enter into force on the date of such deposit.

2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the present Convention after the deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the twenty second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twenty second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

In both common law and civil law systems, the main purpose of a signature was to signify intent, which was a neutral concept that allowed for the expression of approval or of other types of consent or association such as that of a witness.

In view of the above, States attending the Congress have been encouraged to undertake the necessary domestic measures for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval by signatory States and accession by non signatory States, for the above instruments.

2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the twenty second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the twenty second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

Their duty was to promote the acceptance and implementation of human rights instruments on the basis of the principle of free consent of the parties and of the parties' supervision of the work of those bodies.

2. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States.

2. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States.

This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the signatory States.