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Europe, indicate that it will not take over the execution of sentences under the circumstances described in this

article.

Article 4 – Signature and entry into force

1 This Protocol shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe and the other

States signatory to the Convention. It shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. A Signatory may

not ratify, accept or approve this Protocol unless it has previously or simultaneously ratified, accepted or approved

the Convention. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General

of the Council of Europe.

2 This Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three

months after the deposit of the third instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.

3 In respect of any signatory State which subsequently deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or

approval, the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of

three months after the date of deposit.

Article 5 – Accession

1 Any non-member State which has acceded to the Convention may accede to this Protocol after it has

entered into force.

2 In respect of any acceding State, the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following

the expiration of a period of three months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of accession.

Article 6 – Territorial application

1 Any State may at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance,

approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Protocol shall apply.

2 Any Contracting State may, at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the

Council of Europe, extend the application of this Protocol to any other territory specified in the declaration. In

respect of such territory the Protocol shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of

a period of three months 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 specified in

such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General. The withdrawal shall

become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date

of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General.

Article 7 – Temporal application

This Protocol shall be applicable to the enforcement of sentences imposed either before or after its entry into

force.

Article 8 – Denunciation

1 Any Contracting State may at any time denounce this Protocol 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 three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.

3 This Protocol shall, however, continue to apply to the enforcement of sentences of persons who have been

transferred in conformity with the provisions of both the Convention and this Protocol before the date on which

such denunciation takes effect.

4 Denunciation of the Convention automatically entails denunciation of this Protocol.