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CLC 1969

INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1969

Done at Brussels, 29 November 1969

Entry into Force: 19 June 1975

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Article XIII

The present Convention shall remain open for signature until

1.

31 December 1970 and shall thereafter remain open for accession.

2.

States Members of the United Nations or any of the Specialized Agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency or Parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become Parties to this Convention by:

(a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or

approval;

(b)

(c)

signature, subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or

accession.

Article XIV

1.

Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of a formal instrument to that effect with the Secretary-General of the Organization.

Entry into force

Article XV

1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which Governments of eight States including five States each with not less than 1,000,000 gross tons of tanker tonnage have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the Organization.

2. For each State which subsequently ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to it the present Convention shall come into force on the ninetieth day after deposit by such State of the appropriate instrument.

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