Artikel 16

1. Ten years after the date this Convention enters into force any Member may at any time withdraw from this Convention, by giving written notice of its withdrawal to the depositary. Withdrawal shall be allowed on the condition that the withdrawing Member has fulfilled its obligations, unless the Council decides to waive such obligations.
2. A withdrawing Member shall remain liable for all direct and contingent obligations to the SKAO to which it was subject on the date the withdrawal notice was received by the depositary, until the point at which the withdrawal becomes effective. So long as the withdrawing Member has fulfilled its obligations, withdrawal shall become effective twelve months after the withdrawal notice was received, unless the Council decides that earlier withdrawal should be permitted.
3. A withdrawing Member shall have no claim on the assets of the SKAO or on the amount of the financial contributions it has already made. A withdrawing Member shall not incur any new liability for obligations resulting from operations of the SKAO effected after the date on which the withdrawal notice is received by the depositary.