3. The Convention shall come into force in respect of the acceding State three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession of that State, but not before the date of entry into force of the Convention as established by Article XIX (1).

ENTRY INTO FORCE

Article XIX

1. The Convention shall come into force three months after the date of the deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification.

2. This Convention shall come into force in respect of each signatory State which ratifies it after the deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification, three months after the date of the deposit of the instrument of ratification.

DENUNCIATIONS

Article XXI

Each Contracting Party shall have the right to denounce this Convention at any time after the coming into force thereof in respect of such Contracting Party. Nevertheless, this denunciation shall only take effect one year after the date on which notification thereof has been received by the Belgian Government.

RESERVATIONS

Article XIV

Any Contracting Party may at the time of signing, ratifying or acceding to this Convention make the following reservations:

1. To give effect to this Convention either by giving it the force of law or by including the provisions of this Convention in its national legislation in a form appropriate to that legislation.

2. To apply the International Convention relating to the limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-going Ships signed at Brussels on the 10th of October 1957.

Article XVI

1. Each Contracting Party may at the time of signature or ratification of this Convention or accession thereto, declare that it does not consider itself bound by Article XV of the Convention. The other Contracting Parties shall not be bound by this Article with respect to any Contracting Party having made such a reservation.

2. Any Contracting Party having made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 1 may at any time withdraw this reservation by notification to the Belgian Government.

AMENDMENTS

Article XXIV

Any Contracting Party may three years after the coming into force of this Convention, in respect of such Contracting Party, or at any time thereafter request that a Conference be convened in order to consider amendments to this Convention.

Any Contracting Party proposing to avail itself of this right shall notify the Belgian Government which, provided that one-third of the Contracting Parties are in agreement, shall convene the Conference within six months thereafter.

TERRITORIAL APPLICATION

Article XXII

1. Any Contracting Party may at the time of signature, ratification or accession to this Convention or at any time thereafter declare by written notification to the Belgian Government which, among the territories under its sovereignty or for whose international relations it is responsible, are those to which the present Convention applies.

The Convention shall three months after the date of the receipt of such notification by the Belgian Government, extend to the territories named therein.

2. Any Contracting Party which has made a declaration under paragraph (1) of this Article may at any time thereafter declare by notification given to the Belgian Government that the Convention shall cease to extend to such territories.

This denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which notification thereof has been received by the Belgian Government.

The accession of Morocco is done with the reservation of the non-application of article XV of the Convention.

Norway

Confirmation of the reservations made since signature.

“In conformity with article XIV Norway made the following reservations:

1. to bring the present Convention into force by including the provisions of the Convention in her national legislation in a form appropriate to that legislation;

2. to make the international Convention on the limitation of liability of owners of sea-going vessels, signed at Brussels, 10 October, 1957, applicable.”

Sweden

In conformity with article XIV Sweden made the following reservations:

“1. to bring the present Convention into force by including the provisions of the Convention in her national legislation in a form appropriate to that legislation;

2. to make the international Convention on the limitation of liability of owners of sea-going vessels, signed at Brussels, 10 October, 1957, applicable.”