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1.

ARTICLE 30

ACCESSION

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any State not a Member of the Council to accede to this Convention, provided that the resolution containing such invitation receives the unanimous agreement of the Members of the Council who have ratified the Convention.

2.

Accession shall be by deposit with the Secretary-General of the Council of an instrument of accession, which shall take effect 90 days after the date of its deposit.

ARTICLE 31

DENUNCIATION

Any Contracting Party may denounce this Convention in so far as it is concerned by giving notice to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. Denunciation shall take effect six months after the date when the Secretary-General of the Council received such notification.

ARTICLE 32

NOTIFICATIONS

The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall notify the Members of the Council and the Government of any State which has acceded to this Convention of:

(a) the deposit of any instrument of ratification or accession; (b) the date of entry into force of this Convention; (c) any declaration made in accordance with the provisions of

Article 6, paragraph 1, and of Article 21, paragraph 5; (d) any reservation made in accordance with Article 26, para-

graph 1;

(e) the withdrawal of any reservation in accordance with Art-

icle 26, paragraph 2;

(1) any notification of denunciation received in accordance

with the provisions of Article 31 and by the date on which such denunciation will take effect.