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Article 41.Depositary and languagesRolling text (A/AC.254/4)A. Negotiation textsFirst session: 19-29 January 1999“Article 30“Languages and depositary“1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated depositary ofthe present Convention.“2. The original of the present Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese,English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be depositedwith the Secretary-General of the United Nations.“IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorizedthereto by their respective Governments, have signed the present Convention.”Notes by the Secretariat1. The content of this article was not modified throughout the sessions of the AdHoc Committee. At its sixth session, the Ad Hoc Committee requested the Secretariat topropose language for articles 28 to 30 that would be in line with standard treaty practice.At its tenth session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approved article 30as reflected in the final text of the convention, included in the report of the Ad HocCommittee (A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution, annex I), that was submitted to the GeneralAssembly for adoption pursuant to resolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex I)Article 41Depositary and languages1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated depositaryof this Convention.2. The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English,French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited withthe Secretary-General of the United Nations.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being dulyauthorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention.315