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Article 38.Entry into forceRolling text (A/AC.254/4)A. Negotiation textsFirst session: 19-29 January 1999“Article 27“Entry into force 1“1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day followingthe date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentiethinstrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.“2. For each State Party ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to theConvention after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of such action, the Conventionshall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by such State of that relevantinstrument.”Second session: 8-12 March 1999Notes by the Secretariat1. Delegations based their comments on the text of article 27 of the revised draftconvention contained in document A/AC.254/4/Rev.1, which was the same as that containedin document A/AC.254/4.Rolling text (A/AC.254/4/Rev.2)“Article 27“Entry into force“1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day followingthe date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the [...] 2instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.1The number of instruments of ratification foreseen in this article is the same as that required in the United NationsConvention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1582,No. 27627). One delegation thought that 40 might be a more appropriate number.2Some delegations proposed 20 as the appropriate number of ratifications, since this would make it possible for theconvention to enter into force in a relatively brief period. Other delegations proposed that the number of ratifications requiredshould be higher (for example, 40 to 60) in order to emphasize the global nature of the convention. One delegation notedthat a low number of ratifications would be appropriate should it be possible to make reservations to the convention.305