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1. After the expiry of a period of two years from the date on which this Agreement first comes into force, any non-European Member of the International Labour Organisation may accede to said Agreement.
2. However, the Contracting Parties to this Agreement shall be allowed a period of six months from the date on which the instrument of ratification of any acceding State is deposited, in accordance with paragraph 5, for notifying their objection to such accession, in accordance with the provisions of Article 18, paragraph 1.
3. Likewise, any European State ratifying this Agreement after the expiry of the two-year period provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article may, at the time when such instruments of ratification are deposited, avail itself of the same right of objection against any Contracting Party which has acceded prior to the date of such deposit, by notifying it in accordance with the provisions of Article 18, paragraph 1.
4. The acceding States shall become Contracting Parties only in relation to those Contracting Parties which have not lodged any opposition to their accession.
5. The instruments of ratification of the adhering States shall be deposited with the Director-General of the International Labour Office.