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a). The present Agreement shall enter into force on the later of: (1) January 1, 2013, or (2) the first day of the first month following the date on which the Kingdom of Belgium, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the State of Israel, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America have informed the depositary that their respective national requirements for the entry into force of the present Agreement have been fulfilled.
b). As of the date on which the present Agreement enters into force, it supersedes the Agreement Constituting an International Commission for the International Tracing Service, concluded at Bonn on June 6, 1955, as amended by the Protocol Renewing and Amending the Agreement Constituting an International Commission for the International Tracing Service, concluded at Bonn on August 23, 1960, by the Arrangement Renewing and Amending the Agreement Constituting an International Commission for the International Tracing Service, concluded at Bonn on October 15, 1973, by the Protocol on the amendment of the Agreement Constituting an International Commission for the International Tracing Service, concluded at Berlin on May 16, 2006, as well as the Agreement on the Legal Status of the International Tracing Service in Arolsen, concluded at Bonn on July 15, 1993.
c). Upon entry into force of the present Agreement, all decisions and directives of the International Commission taken under the previous agreements, mentioned in paragraph b) above, shall remain in force until such time as the International Commission decides otherwise.