On 27 May 1985, instruments of ratification were exchanged and the agreement entered into force.

The instrument of ratification is being lodged in Rome today.

That only happens when all five parties exchange what diplomats call the "instruments of ratification."

The legislation entered into force three months after the instrument of ratification was deposited in 2012.

Instruments of ratification were exchanged and the treaty was implemented on 16 September 1964.

The treaty went into effect last week when instruments of ratification were exchanged at the Moscow summit meeting.

Member States were due to deposit their instruments of ratification before 1 January 2005.

Thirty instruments of ratification will have to be deposited before the treaties enter into force.

The Belgian government deposited its instrument of ratification on June 17, 1949.

Attestation of instruments of ratification and other diplomatic documents as provided for by law.

The statute entered into force on July 8, 2010, thirty days after the twenty-fifth country deposits its instrument of ratification.

The Treaty shall enter into force upon the exchange of instruments of ratification and valid for 10 years.

However, clearly none of the Member States has yet exchanged instruments of ratification, to put it in diplomatic terms.

The treaty came into force on 6 August 1924, when the instruments of ratification had been officially deposited in Paris.

The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the government of the Italian Republic.

These negotiations will be concluded no later than six months from the exchange of the instruments of ratification of this treaty.

This treaty shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of instruments of ratification.

The treaty was to enter into force six months after the exchange of instruments of ratification and to expire at noon on December 31, 1999.

The Czech instrument of ratification was the last to be deposited in Rome on 13 November 2009.

Successful amendments would become effective 90 days after all parties have provided their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance, or approval to the depositary.

If the Senate ratifies the intermediate-range missile treaty in time, the instruments of ratification could be exchanged at the summit.

The instruments of ratification of the UK are deposited in Rome.

The final instrument of ratification is now being deposited by the Czech Republic with the Italian authorities.

Of these member states, 148 are contracting member states which have deposited instruments of ratification.

To become a party to a convention, States are required formally to deposit a binding instrument of ratification or accession with the depository.