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 Article 10 

 signature 



This Convention shall be open for signature at London from 1 

 June to 31 December 1972 by States participating in the Conference 

 on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals held at London from 3 to 11 

 February 1972. 



Article 11 



ratification 



This Convention is subject to ratification or acceptance. Instruments 

 of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Government 

 of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, here- 

 by designated as the Depositary. 



Article 12 



AC(3ESSI0N 



The Convention shall be open for accession by any State which may 

 be invited to accede to this Convention with the consent of all the 



Contracting Parties. 



Article 13 



ENTRY into FORCE 



(1) This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day fol- 

 lowing the date of deposit of the seventh instrument of ratification 

 or acceptance. 



(2) Thereafter this Convention shall enter into force for each rati- 

 fying, accepting or acceding State on the thirtieth day after deposit 

 by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession. 



Article 14 



withdrawal 



Any Contracting Party may withdraw from this Convention on 

 30 June of any year by giving notice on or before 1 January of the 

 same year to the Depositary, which upon receipt of such a notice shall 

 at once communicate it to the other Contracting Parties. Any other 

 Contracting Party may, in like manner, within one month of the re- 

 ceipt of a copy of such a notice from the Depositary, give notice of 

 withdrawal, so that the Convention shall cease to be in force on 30 June 

 of the same year with respect to the Contracting Party giving such 

 notice. 



