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ETS 166 – European Convention on Nationality, 6.XI.1997
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This Convention shall enter into force, for all States having expressed their consent to be bound
by the Convention, on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three
months after the date on which three member States of the Council of Europe have expressed
their consent to be bound by this Convention in accordance with the provisions of the
preceding paragraph.
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In respect of any State which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the
Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a
period of three months after the date of signature or of the deposit of its instrument of
ratification, acceptance or approval.
Article 28 – Accession
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After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe may invite any non-member State of the Council of Europe which has not participated
in its elaboration to accede to this Convention.
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In respect of any acceding State, this Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the
month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the
instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
Article 29 – Reservations
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No reservations may be made to any of the provisions contained in Chapters I, II and VI of this
Convention. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of
ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, make one or more reservations to other
provisions of the Convention so long as they are compatible with the object and purpose of this
Convention.
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Any State which makes one or more reservations shall notify the Secretary General of the
Council of Europe of the relevant contents of its internal law or of any other relevant
information.
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A State which has made one or more reservations in accordance with paragraph 1 shall
consider withdrawing them in whole or in part as soon as circumstances permit. Such
withdrawal shall be made by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the
Council of Europe and shall become effective as from the date of its receipt.
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Any State which extends the application of this Convention to a territory mentioned in the
declaration referred to in Article 30, paragraph 2, may, in respect of the territory concerned,
make one or more reservations in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraphs.
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A State Party which has made reservations in respect of any of the provisions in Chapter VII of
the Convention may not claim application of the said provisions by another State Party save in
so far as it has itself accepted these provisions.
Article 30 – Territorial application
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Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification,
acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention
shall apply.