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month after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General.

3 — Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. Such withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.

Article 16

1 — Any Party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

2 — Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of six months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.

Article 17

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe, the other States party to the European Cultural Convention and any State which has acceded to this Convention, of:

a) Any signature in accordance with article 12;

b) The deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in accordance with article 12 or 14;

c) Any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with articles 13 and 14;

d) Any information forwarded under the provisions of article 7;

e) Any report established in pursuance of the provisions of article 10;

f) Any proposal for amendment or any amendment adopted in accordance with article 11 and the date on which the amendment comes into force;

g) Any declaration made under the provisions of article 15;

h) Any notification made under the provisions of article 16 and the date on which the denunciation takes effect.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Convention.

Done at Strasbourg, this 19th day of August 1985, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary Genera] of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of? Europe, to each State party to the European Cultural Convention, and any State invited to accede to this Convention.

For the Government of the Republic of Austria:

with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance

Hans C. Knitei

For the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium:

with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance

/. R. Vanden Bloock

For the Government of the Republic of Cyprus:

For the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark: Julie Rechnagel

For the Government of the French Republic:

For the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany:

For the Government of the Hellenic Republic:

with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance

D. Constantinou

For the Government of the Icelandic Republic:

For the Government of Ireland:

For the Government of the Italian Republic:

For the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein:

For the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:

For the Government of Malta:

For the Government of /he Kingdom of the Netherlands:

with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance

V. /. /. M. Bruyns

For the Government of the Kingdom of Norway:

For the Government of the Portuguese Republic:

For the Government of the Kingdom of Spain:

For the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden:

For the Government of the Swiss Confederation:

For the Government of the Turkish Republic:

For the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

C. D. Lush For the Government of Finland: For the Holy See: