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the United States of America, enter into force with respect to those Governments and shall enter into force with respect to each Government which subsequently ratifies or adheres on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or the receipt of its notification of adherence.

5. The provisions of the Schedule shall not apply prior to 1st July, 1948. Amendments to the Schedule adopted pursuant to Article V shall not apply prior to 1st July, 1949.

ARTICLE XI

Any Contracting Government may withdraw from this Convention on 30th June, of any year by giving notice on or before 1st January, of the same year to the depository Government, which upon receipt of such a notice shall at once communicate it to the other Contracting Governments. Any other Contracting Government may, in like manner, within one month of the receipt of a copy of such a notice from the depository Government, give notice of withdrawal, so that the Convention shall cease to be in force on 30th June, of the same year with respect to the Government giving such notice of withdrawal.

This Convention shall bear the date on which it is opened for signature and shall remain open for signature for a period of fourteen days thereafter.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized, have signed this Convention.

Done in Washington this second day of December, 1946, in the English language, the original of which shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America. The Government of the United States of America shall transmit certified copies thereof to all the other signatory and adhering Governments.

For Argentina:

O. IVANISSEVICH.

J. M. MONETA.

PEDRO H. BRUNO VIDELA.

For Australia:

F. F. ANDERSON.

For Brazil:

PAULO FROÉS da C.

For Canada:

H. H. WRONG.

HARRY A. SCOTT.

For Chile:

AGUSTIN R. EDWARDS.

For Denmark:

P. F. ERICHSEN.

For France:

FRANCIS LACOSTE.

For the Netherlands:

D. J. VAN DIJK.

For New Zealand:

G. R. POWLES.

For Norway:

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BIRGER BERGENSEN.