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Part Two. Article 17 433integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited bymember States of such organization.“2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying,accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the fortiethinstrument of such action, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day afterthe date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrument.”Notes by the Secretariat4. At its eleventh session, the Ad Hoc Committee considered, finalized and approvedarticle 17, as amended. The insertion of the phrase “except that it shall not enter into forcebefore the entry into force of the Convention” in paragraph 1, as well as of the phrase “oron the date this Protocol enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whicheveris the later” at the end of paragraph 2, was proposed by Singapore. The last amendmentsare reflected in the final text of the protocol, as included in the report of the AdHoc Committee (A/55/383, sect. IV, draft resolution, annex II), that was submitted to theGeneral Assembly for adoption pursuant to resolution 54/126 of 17 December 1999.B. Approved text adopted by the General Assembly(see resolution 55/25, annex II)Article 17Entry into force1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the dateof deposit of the fortieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession,except that it shall not enter into force before the entry into force of theConvention. For the purpose of this paragraph, any instrument deposited by aregional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional tothose deposited by member States of such organization.2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying,accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the fortiethinstrument of such action, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth dayafter the date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrumentor on the date this Protocol enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article,whichever is the later.