difference has appeared between a State or an international organization and a

depositary with regard to the performance of the latter's functions shall not affect that

obligation.

Article 78

Functions of depositaries

1. The functions of a depositary, unless otherwise provided in the treaty or agreed by the

contracting States and contracting organizations or, as the case may be, by the

contracting organizations, comprise in particular:

a) keeping custody of the original text of the treaty and of any full powers

delivered to the depositary;

b) preparing certified copies of the original text and preparing any further text

of the treaty in such additional languages as may be required by the treaty

and transmitting them to the parties and to the States and intemational

organizations entitled to become parties to the treaty;

e) receiving any signatures to the treaty and receiving and keeping custody of

any instruments, notifications and communications relating to it;

d) examining whether the signature or any instrument, notification or

communication relating to the treaty is in due and proper form and, if need

be, bringing the matter to the attention of the State or intemational

organization in question;

e) informing the parties and the States and international organizations entitled

to become parties to the treaty of acts, notifications and communications

relating to the treaty;

f) informing the States and international organizations entitled to become

parties to the treaty when the number of signatures or of instruments of

ratification, instruments relating to an act of formal confirmation, or of

instruments of acceptance, approval or accession required for the entry into

force of the treaty has been received or deposited;

g) registering the treaty with the Secretariat of the United Nations;

h) performing the functions specified in other provisions of the present

Convention.

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