Exchange or deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession Unless the treaty otherwise provides, instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession establish the consent of a State to be bound by a treaty upon:
(a) their exchange between the contracting States; (b) their deposit with the depositary; or
(c) their notification to the contracting States or to the depositary, if so agreed.
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In force from 23-05-1969
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Section 16 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties/akn/un/act/treaty/1969-05-23/vclt
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