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ARTICLE-8: Facilitation and clarification of compliance [go to this ARTICLE]
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8. If further clarification is required, the Meeting of the States
Parties
or the
Special Meeting of the States Parties shall authorize a fact-finding
mission
and
decide on its mandate by a majority of States Parties present and
voting. At
any time the re quested State Party may invite a fact-finding mission
to
its territory.
Such a mission shall take place without a decision by a Meeting of the
States
Parties or a Special Meeting of the States Parties to authorize
such
a mission.
The mission, consisting of up to 9 experts, designated and
approved
in
accordance with paragraphs 9 and 10, may collect additional information
on
the spot or in other places directly related to the alleged compliance
issue under
the jurisdiction or control of the requested State Party.
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ARTICLE-16: Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession [go to this ARTICLE]
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1. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval
of the Signatories.
2. It shall be open for accession by any State which has not signed
the Convention.
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3. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
shall be deposited with the Depositary.
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ARTICLE-17: Entry into force [go to this ARTICLE]
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1. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the
sixth month after the month in which the 40th instrument of
ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited.
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2. For any State which deposits its instrument of ratification,
acceptance,
approval or accession after the date of the deposit of the 40th
instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention
shall
enter into force on the first day of the sixth month after the date on
which
that State has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession.
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2. For any State which deposits its instrument of ratification,
acceptance,
approval or accession after the date of the deposit of the 40th
instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention
shall
enter into force on the first day of the sixth month after the date on
which
that State has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession.
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2. For any State which deposits its instrument of ratification,
acceptance,
approval or accession after the date of the deposit of the 40th
instrument
of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Convention
shall
enter into force on the first day of the sixth month after the date on
which
that State has deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance,
approval or accession.
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ARTICLE-18: Provisional application [go to this ARTICLE]
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Any State may at the time of its ratification, acceptance, approval or
accession, declare that it will apply provisionally paragraph 1 of
Article
1
of this Convention pending its entry into force.
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