This Treaty shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession with the designated depositary of the Treaty.
A State may become a State Party to this Treaty by: a. signing the Treaty and subsequently ratifying, accepting, or approving it in accordance with its constitutional or legal requirements; or b. acceding to the Treaty after it has entered into force.
For each State that ratifies, accepts, approves, or accedes to the Treaty after the Treaty has entered into force, the Treaty shall enter into force for that State on the first day of the month following the deposit of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession.
Each State Party shall be bound by the obligations of this Treaty from the date on which the Treaty enters into force for that State.
The depositary shall notify all States that have signed or become Parties to the Treaty of: a. each signature; b. each deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession; c. the date of entry into force of the Treaty; d. any amendment to the Treaty; and e. any other matter required under this Treaty.
The Treaty shall remain open for accession by additional States in accordance with the procedures established by the Assembly of States Parties.
Nothing in this Article shall prevent the Court from establishing preparatory administrative, judicial, investigative, technological, or other structures before the Treaty formally enters into force, where such preparation is authorised by the signatory States.