Section 38

This Agreement shall be communicated to every Member of the Agency for acceptance. Acceptance shall be effected by the deposit with the Director General of an instrument of acceptance, and the Agreement shall come into force as regards each Member on the date of deposit of that Member's instrument of acceptance. It is understood that, when an instrument of acceptance is deposited on behalf of any State, that State will be in a position under its own law to give effect to the terms of this Agreement. The Director General shall transmit a certified copy of this Agreement to the Government of every State now or hereafter becoming a Member of the Agency, and shall inform all Members of the deposit of each instrument of acceptance and of the filing of any notification of denunciation provided for in section 39.

It shall be permissible for a Member to make reservations to this Agreement. Reservations may be made only at the time of the deposit of the Member's instrument of acceptance, and shall immediately be communicated by the Director General to all Members of the Agency.