Artikel 8 Stockholm Agreement 1996

Article 8 Notification and Entry into Force 1 The present Agreement shall be notified by the Government of Sweden to the Secretary-General. It shall enter into force a) twelve months after the date of notification to the Secretary-General, or b) on the date on which not fewer than five States have become parties in accordance with Article 7, whichever is the later. 2 Any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited after the date on which the present Agreement enters into force shall take effect thirty days after the date of deposit.