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Article IJ^ 



The present Convention, the French and English texts of which 

 shall both be authoritative, shall remain open until the thirty-first 

 of March 1932 for signature on behalf of any Member of the League 

 of Nations or of any non-member State. 



Article 15 



The present Convention shall be ratified. The instruments of 

 ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the League 

 of Nations, who shall notify their receipt to all Members of the League 

 of Nations and non-member States indicating the dates of their deposit. 



Article 16 



As from the first of April 1932, any Member of the League of Na- 

 tions and any non-member State, on whose behalf the Convention has 

 not been signed before that date, may accede thereto. 



The instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary- 

 General of the Lea^e of Nations, who shall notify all the Members of 

 the League of Nations and non-member States of their deposit and 

 the date thereof. 



Article 17 



The present Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day 

 following the receipt by the Secretary-General of the League of Na- 

 tions of ratifications or accessions on behalf of not less than eight 

 Members of the League or non-member States, including the King- 

 dom of Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 

 Northern Ireland. 



As regards any Member of the League or non-member State on 

 whose behalf an instrument of ratification or accession is subsequently 

 deposited, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day 

 after the date of the deposit of such instrument. 



Article 18 



If after the coming into force of the present Convention the Council 

 of the League of Nations, at the request of any two Members of the 

 League or non-member States with regard to which the Convention 

 is then in force, shall convene a Conference for the revision of the 

 Convention, the High Contracting Parties agree to be represented at 

 any Conference so convened. 



Article 19 



1. The present Convention may be denounced after the expiration of 

 three years from the date of its coming into force. 



2. Denunciation shall be effected by a written notification addreissed 

 to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who shall inform 

 all the Members of the League and the non-member States of each 

 notification received and of the date of its receipt. 



3. Each denunciation shall take effect six months after the receipt 

 of its notification. 



