514 



5. Persons contributing to the Fnnd and victims and owners of 

 shi|)s rcceivino; c()ni|)ensalion from the Fund sliall be subject, to the 

 fiscal legislation of the State where they are taxable, no special exemp- 

 tion or other benefit being conferred on them in this res])ect. 



n. Information relating to individual contributors supi)lied for the 

 ])urposc of this Convention shall not be divulged outside the Fund 

 except in so far as it may be strictly necessary to enable the Fund to 

 carry out its functions including the bringing and defending of legal 

 proceedings. 



7. Independently of existing or future regulations concei"ning cur- 

 rency or transfers, Contracting States shall authorize the transfer and 

 payment of any contribution to the Fund and of any com|)ensation 

 ])aid by the Fund without an}' restriction. 



Transitional Provisions • 

 Article 35 



1. The Fund shall incur no obligation whatsoever under Article 4 

 or 5 in respect of incidents occurring within a ])erio(l of one hundred 

 and twenty days after the entry into force of this Convention. 



2. Claims for compensation under Article 4 and claims for indemni- 

 fication under Article 5, arising from incidents occurring later than 

 one hundred and twenty days but not later than two hundred and 

 forty days after the entry into force of this Convention may not be 

 brought against the Fund prior to the ela])se of the two hundred and 

 fortieth day after the entry into force of this Convention. 



Article 36 



The Secretary-General of the Organization shall convene the first 

 session of the Assembly. This session shall take place as soon as possible 

 after entry into force of this Convention and, in any case, not more 

 than thirty days after such entry into force. ' 



Final Clauses 

 Article 37 



1. This Convention shall be oi)en for signature by the States which 

 have signed or which accede to the Liability Convention, and by an}' 

 State represented at the Conference on the Establishment of an Inter- 

 national Fund for Com.i)cnsation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971. 

 The Convention shall remain open for signature until 31 December 

 1972. 



2. Subject to paragraph 4, this Convention shall be ratified, 

 accepted or a|)proved by the States which have signed it. 



3. Subject to paragraph 4, this Convention is open for accession 

 by States which did not sign it. 



4. This Convention may be ratified, acce|)ted, approved or acceded 

 to, only by States which have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded 

 to the Liability Convention. 



