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parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those parties may refer the
dispute to the International Court of Justice, by application, in conformity with the Statute of the Court.
2. Each State may at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention or
accession thereto declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of the present article. The
other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 1 with respect to any State Party which has made such
a reservation.
3. Any State which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of the present article may at
any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 21
1. This Convention shall be open for signature by all States from 12 January 1998 until 31 December 1999
at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
2. This Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification,
acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. This Convention shall be open to accession by any State. The instruments of accession shall be
deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 22
1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of the deposit of the
twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General of the
United Nations.
2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the
twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into
force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or
accession.
Article 23
1. Any State Party may denounce this Convention by written notification to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations.
2. Denunciation shall take effect one year following the date on which notification is received by the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 24
The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish
texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall
send certified copies thereof to all States.
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