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ARTICLE-25: PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION, SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION AND ACCESSION     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) By signing it; or ...
... (b) By ratifying it after signing it subject to ratification; or ...


ARTICLE-26: ENTRY INTO FORCE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day after forty of the States referred to in paragraph 1 of article 25 have signed it without reservation of ratification or have deposited their instruments of ratification or accession. ...
... 2. For any other State signing without reservation of ratification, or depositing an instrument of ratification or accession after the last signature or deposit referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of its signature or deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession. ...


ARTICLE-32: RESERVATIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. A State which desires to become a Party but wishes to be authorized to make reservations other than those made in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 4 may inform the Secretary-General of such intention. Unless by the end of twelve months after the date of the Secretary-General's communication of the reservation concerned, this reservation has been objected to by one third of the States that have signed without reservation of ratification, ratified or acceded to this Convention before the end of that period, it shall be deemed to be permitted, it being understood however that States which have objected to the reservation need not assume towards the reserving State any legal obligation under this Convention which is affected by the reservation. ...


ARTICLE-33: NOTIFICATIONS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention on behalf of their respective Governments. ...