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Article 17

SIGNATURE

This Convention shall be open for signature at Aarhus (Denmark) on
25 June 1998, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until
21 December 1998, by States members of the Economic Commission for Europe as
well as States having consultative status with the Economic Commission for
Europe pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 11 of Economic and Social Council
resolution 36 (IV) of 28 March 1947, and by regional economic integration
organizations constituted by sovereign States members of the Economic
Commission for Europe to which their member States have transferred competence
over matters governed by this Convention, including the competence to enter
into treaties in respect of these matters.

Article 18

DEPOSITARY

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall act as the Depositary
of this Convention.

Article 19

RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL AND ACCESSION

1. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval
by signatory States and regional economic integration organizations.

2. This Convention shall be open for accession as from 22 December 1998 by
the States and regional economic integration organizations referred to in
article 17.

3. Any other State, not referred to in paragraph 2 above, that is a Member
of the United Nations may accede to the Convention upon approval by the
Meeting of the Parties.

4. Any organization referred to in article 17 which becomes a Party to this
Convention without any of its member States being a Party shall be bound by
all the obligations under this Convention. If one or more of such an
organization's member States is a Party to this Convention, the organization
and its member States shall decide on their respective responsibilities for
the performance of their obligations under this Convention. In such cases,
the organization and the member States shall not be entitled to exercise
rights under this Convention concurrently.

5. In their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession,
the regional economic integration organizations referred to in article 17
shall declare the extent of their competence with respect to the matters
governed by this Convention. These organizations shall also inform the
Depositary of any substantial modification to the extent of their competence.

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