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294 Travaux préparatoires: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeNinth session: 5-16 June 2000Notes by the Secretariat3. The version of article 26 contained in A/AC.254/4/Rev.6 remained unchanged inthe intermediate drafts of the convention (A/AC.254/4/Revs.7 and 8).Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.9 and Corr.1)“Article 26 4“Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval, accession and reservations“1. This Convention shall be open to all States for signature from [...] to [...]and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until [...].“2. The present Convention is subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with theSecretary-General of the United Nations.“3. This Convention is open to accession by any State. The instruments ofaccession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. 5“Option 1“[4. No reservations may be made in respect of any provision of thisConvention.]“Option 2“[4. Reservations shall be subject to the provisions of the Vienna Conventionon the Law of Treaties of 1969.] 6“[5. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive and circulate toall States the text of reservations made by States Parties at the time of ratification,acceptance, approval or accession.]“[6. Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by notification to that effectaddressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall then inform allStates. Such notification shall take effect on the date on which it is received by theSecretary-General.]”4This article was revised at the informal consultations held during the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee andwas recommended by the Chairpersons of the informal consultations to the Ad Hoc Committee for consideration at its tenthsession.5The observer for the European Commission indicated his intention to submit to the Ad Hoc Committee at its tenthsession a proposal for an accession clause that would allow the European Community to accede to the convention and itsprotocols.6At the informal consultations held during the ninth session of the Ad Hoc Committee, it was agreed that a final decisionon whether reservations would be permitted would be reached once the contents of the other provisions of the conventionhad been finalized.