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Volume 2080, 1-36116
PART VIII - FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 38 - Signature
This Treaty shall be open for signature at Lisbon from 17 December 1994 to 16 June
1995 by the states and Regional Economic Integration Organizations which have signed
the Charter.
Article 39 - Ratification, Acceptance or Approval
This Treaty shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by signatories. Instruments
of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Depositary.
Article 40 - Application to Territories
(1) Any state or Regional Economic Integration Organization may at the time of signature,
ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, by a declaration deposited with the
Depositary, declare that the Treaty shall be binding upon it with respect to all the territories
for the international relations of which it is responsible, or to one or more of them. Such
declaration shall take effect at the time the Treaty enters into force for that Contracting Party.
(2) Any Contracting Party may at a later date, by a declaration deposited with the Depositary,
bind itself under this Treaty with respect to other territory specified in the declaration.
In respect of such territory the Treaty shall enter into force on the ninetieth day
following the receipt by the Depositary of such declaration.
(3) Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any
territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification to the Depositary.
The withdrawal shall, subject to the applicability of Article 47(3), become effective upon
the expiry of one year after the date of receipt of such notification by the Depositary.
(4) The definition of "Area" in Article 1(10) shall be construed having regard to any
declaration deposited under this Article.
Article 41 - Accession
This Treaty shall be open for accession, from the date on which the Treaty is closed for
signature, by states and Regional Economic Integration Organizations which have signed
the Charter, on terms to be approved by the Charter Conference. The instruments of accession
shall be deposited with the Depositary.
Article 42 - Amendments
(1) Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Treaty.