Article 20 - Depositary
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Article 20 - Depositary

  1 This Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary-General, who shall transmit certified copies of this Convention to all States which have signed this Convention or acceded thereto.

  2 In addition to the functions specified elsewhere in this Convention, the Secretary-General shall:

  • .1 inform all States that have signed this Convention, or acceded thereto, of:

    • .1.1 each new signature or deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, together with the date thereof;

    • .1.2 the date of entry into force of this Convention;

    • .1.3 the deposit of any instrument of denunciation from this Convention, together with the date on which it was received and the date on which the denunciation takes effect; and

    • .1.4 other declarations and notifications received pursuant to this Convention; and

  • .2 as soon as this Convention enters into force, transmit the text thereof to the Secretariat of the United Nations, for registration and publication in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.


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