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1. This Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date on which five member States of the Council of Europe shall have become Parties to the Agreement, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7.
2. As regards any member State who shall subsequently sign the Agreement without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance or who shall ratify or accept it, the Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date of such signature or after the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification or acceptance.