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Article 13 Contracting Parties

1 — A State becomes a Contracting Party to this Convention either by the procedure of article 14.or by the procedure of article 15.

2 — On a State becoming a Contracting Party to this Convention, the contributory unit referred to in annex A, as amended in accordance with article 15, shall apply.

Article 14 Signature

1 — Any State whose Telecommunications Administration is a member of CEPT may become a Contracting Party by:

1) Signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or

2) Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval.

2 — This Convention shall be open for signature as of the 23rd of June 1993 until it enters into force, and shall thereafter remain open for accession.

Article 15 Accession

1 —This Convention shall be open for accession by any State whose Telecommunications Administration is à member of CEPT.

2 — After consultation with the acceding State, the Council shall adopt the necessary amendments to annex A. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of article 20, such amendment shall enter into force on the firsLday of the second month following the date on which the Government of Denmark has received, the instrument of accession of that State.

3 — The instrument of accession shall express the consent of the acceding State with the adopted amendments of annex A.

Article 16 Entry Into force

1 — This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Government of Denmark has received suficient signatures and, if required, instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval from Contracting Parties, so as to ensure that at least 80 % of the maximum possible number of contributory units referred to in annex A have-been committed.

2 — After entry into force of this Convention each subsequent Contracting Party shall be bound by its provisions including amendments in force as from the first day of the second month following the date on which the Government of Denmark has received that party's instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

Article 17 Denunciation

1 — After this Convention has been in force for two years, any Contracting Party may denounce it by giving

notice in writing to the Government of Denmark, who shall" notify this denunciation to the Concil, the'Contracting Parties and the Head of Office.

2 — The denunciation shall take effect at the expiry of the next full financial year as specified in article 11, paragraph 1, following the date of receipt of the notice of denunciation by the Government of Denmark.

Article 18 . ...

Rights and obligations or the Contracting Parties

1 — Nothing in this Convention shall interfere with the sovereign right of each Contracting Party to regulate its own telecommunications.

2 — Each Contracting Party which is a member State of the European Economic Community will apply this Convention in accordance w.ith its obligations under the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

3 — No reservation may be made to this Convention.

Article 19 Settlement of disputes

Any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention and its annexes which is not settled by the good offices of the Council, shall be submitted by the parties concerned to arbitration in accordance with annex B, which is an integral part of this Convention.

Article 20 Amendments

1 — The Council may adopt amendments to the Convention subject to confirmation in writing by all Contracting Parties.

2 — The amendments shall enter into force for all Contracting Parties on the first day of the third month after the Government of Denmark has notified the Contracting Parties of the receipt of notifications of ratification, acceptance or aproval from al Contracting Parties.

Article 21 Depositary ' ■

1 — The original of this Convention, with subsequent amendments, and instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval or accession shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of Denmark.

2 — The Government of Denmark shall provide a certified copy of the Convention and the text of any amendment as adopted by the Council, to all States that have signed or acceded die Convention and to the President in Office of CEPT. Copies shall further be sent for information to the Secretary General of fhe International Telecommunication Union, to the Liaison Office of CEPT, to the President of the Commission of the European Communities and to the Secretary General of the European Free Trade Association.

3 — The Government of Denmark shall notify all States that have signed or acceded the Convention and the President in Office of CEPT, of all signatures, ratifications, acceptances, approvals and denunciations, as well as of the entry into force of the Convention and of each amendment.

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