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Part V. —Final Provisions Article 16 The formal ratifications of this Convention shall be communicated to the DirectorGeneral of the International Labour Office for registration. Article 17 1. This Convention shall be binding only upon those members of the International Labour Organization whose ratifications have been registered with the Director-General. 2. It shall come into force twelve months after the date on which the ratifications of two members have been registered with the Director-General. 3. Thereafter, this Convention shall come into force for any member twelve month: after the date on which its ratification has been registered. Article 18 1. Declarations communicated to the Director-General of the International Laboui Office in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 35 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization shall indicate — (a) The territories in respect of which the member concerned undertakes that the provisions of the Convention shall be applied without modification; (b) The territories in respect of which it undertakes that the provisions of the Convention shall be applied subject to modifications, together with details of the said modifications ; (c) The territories in respect of which the Convention is inapplicable and in such cases the grounds on which it is inapplicable ; (d) The territories in respect of which it reserves its decision pending further consideration of the position. 2. The undertakings referred to in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be deemed to be an integral part of the ratification and shall havethe force of ratification. 3. Any member may at any time by a subsequent declaration cancel in whole or in part any reservation made in its original declaration in virtue of subparagraph (b), (c) or (d) of paragraph 1 of this Article. 4. Any member may, at any time at which the Convention is subject to denunciation in accordance with the provisions of Article 20, communicate to the Director-General a declaration modifying in any other respect the terms of any former declaration and stating the present position in respect of such territories as it may specify. Article 19 1. Declarations communicated to the Director-General of the International Labour Office in accordance with paragraphs 4 or 5 of Article 35 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization shall indicate whether the provisions of the Convention will be applied in the territory concerned without modification or subject to modifications when the declaration indicates that the provisions of the Convention will be applied subject to modifications, it shall give details of the said modifications. 2. The member, members or international authority concerned may at any time by a subsequent declaration renounce in whole or in part the right to have recourse to> any modification indicated in any former declaration.

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