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FUND PROT 1976

PROTOCOL TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT

OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION

FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1971

Done at London, 19 November 1976

Entry into force: Not yet in force

Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession

Article IV

1. The present Protocol shall be open for signature by any State which has signed the Convention/ or acceded thereto and by any State invited to attend the Conference to Revise the Unit of Account Provisions in the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971, held in London from 17 to 19 November 1976. The Protocol shall be open for signature from 1 February 1977 to 31 December 1977 at the Headquarters of the Organization.

2. Subject to paragraph 4 of this article, the present Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by the States which have signed it.

3. Subject to paragraph 4 of this article, this Protocol shall be open for accession by States which did not sign it.

4. The present Protocol may be ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to by States Parties to the Convention.1/

Article V

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

Entry into force

Article VI

1. The present Protocol shall enter into force for the States which have ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to it on the ninetieth day following the date on which the following requirements are fulfilled:

(a) at least eight States have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General, and

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