The Ratification of Maritime Conventions
Chapter I.7.530
(BONN AGREEMENT, 1983) AGREEMENT FOR CO-OPERATION IN DEALING WITH POLLUTION OF THE NORTH SEA BY OIL AND OTHER HARMFUL SUBSTANCES, 1983
ADOPTED: Done at Bonn on 13 September 1983
ENTERED INTO FORCE: 22 September 1989
DEPOSITARY: Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
SECRETARY: Oslo/Paris Commission
IMPLEMENTATION
SIGNATURE, RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL, ACCESSION
Article XVIII
1. This Agreement shall be open for signature by the Governments of the States invited to participate in the Conference on the Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, held at Bonn on 13 September 1983, and by the European Economic Community.
2. These States and the European Economic Community may become Parties to this Agreement either by signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or by signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by ratification, acceptance or approval.
3. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Article XXI
1. For each State acceding to this Agreement, the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date of deposit by such State of its instrument of accession.
2. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Article XX
1. The Contracting Parties may unanimously invite any other coastal State of the north-east Atlantic area to accede to this Agreement.
2. In such a case Article 2 of this Agreement and its Annex shall be amended as necessary. The amendments shall be adopted by unanimous vote at a meeting of the Contracting Parties and shall take effect upon the entry into force of this Agreement for the acceding State.
ENTRY INTO FORCE
Article XIX
1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Governments of all the States mentioned in Article 18 of this Agreement and the European Economic Community have signed the Agreement without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval.
2. Upon the entry into force of this Agreement the Agreement for cooperation dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil, done at Bonn on 9 June 1969, shall cease to be in force.
DENUNCIATION
Article XXII
1. After this Agreement has been in force for five years it may be denounced by any Contracting Party.
2. Denunciation shall be effected by a notification in writing addressed to the Depositary Government which shall notify all the other Contracting Parties of any denunciation received and of the date of its receipt.
3. A denunciation shall take effect one year after its receipt by the Depositary Government.