Article 25 Depositary

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a)

receive and keep custody of the original texts of this Convention;

b)

prepare certified copies of the original texts of this Convention and transmit them to the Members and the Customs or Economic Unions referred to in Article 24, paragraphs 1 and 7, of this Convention;

c)

receive any signature with or without reservation of ratification, ratification or accession to this Convention and receive and keep custody of any instruments, notifications and communications relating to it;

d)

examine whether the signature or any instrument, notification or communication relating to this Convention is in due and proper form and, if need be, bringing the matter to the attention of the Contracting Party in question;

e)

notify the Contracting Parties to this Convention, the other signatories, those Members of the Council that are not Contracting Parties to this Convention, and the Secretary General of the United Nations of:

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signatures, ratifications, accessions and acceptances of Annexes under Article 24 of this Convention;

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new Annexes which the Administrative Committee decides to incorporate in this Convention;

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the date of entry into force of this Convention and of each of the Annexes in accordance with Article 26 of this Convention;

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notifications received in accordance with Articles 24, 29, 30 and 32 of this Convention;

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denunciations under Article 31 of this Convention;

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any amendment deemed to have been accepted in accordance with Article 32 of this Convention and the date of its entry into force.

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