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Article 21 – Dissolution of the Centre 1 Unless the Council acting in accordance with Article 6(2)(j) decides otherwise, the Centre shall be dissolved if denunciation of this Convention by one or more Member State results in the levels of contributions of the other Member States being increased by one-fifth over their initial levels. 2 In addition to the case referred to in paragraph 1, the Centre may be dissolved at any time by the Council acting in accordance with Article 6(1)(d). 3 In the event of dissolution of the Centre, the Council shall appoint a liquidator. Unless the Council acting in accordance with Article 6(2)(j) decides otherwise, any surplus shall be distributed among the Member States at the time of dissolution on a pro rata basis according to the contributions actually paid by them during the time in which they have been parties to this Convention. Any deficit shall be met by the Member States on a pro rata basis according to their contributions fixed for the current financial year. Article 22 – Entry into force 1. This Convention shall be open for signature by the European States mentioned in the Annex until 11 April 1974 at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities. It shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Communities. 2. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of its ratification, acceptance or approval by no less than two-thirds of the signatory States, including the State in whose territory the Headquarters of the Centre are located, provided that the total contributions by these States amounts to a least 80 per cent of the total contributions in accordance with the scale contained in the Annex. For any other signatory State, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval. Article 23 – Accession of States 1 After the entry into force of this Convention, any State which is not a Signatory may accede to this Convention, subject to the consent of the Council acting in accordance with Article 6(1)(b). A State that wishes to accede to this Convention shall notify the Director-General accordingly and the latter shall inform the Member States of the request at least three months before it is submitted to the Council for decision. The Council shall determine the terms and conditions for the accession of the State in question, in conformity with Article 6(1)(b). 2 Instruments of accession shall be deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. For each acceding State, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the deposit of its instrument of accession.