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2.
Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the
interpretation or application of this Convention that cannot be settled through
negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of those States
Parties, be submitted to arbitration. If, six months after the date of the request
for arbitration, those States Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the
arbitration, any one of those States Parties may refer the dispute to the
International Court of Justice by a request in accordance with the Statute of the
Court.
3.
Each State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or
approval of or accession to this Convention, declare that it does not consider
itself bound by paragraph 2 of this Article. The other States Parties shall not be
bound by the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article with respect to any State
Party that has made such a reservation.
4.
A State Party that has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 3
of this Article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 66. Signature, ratification, acceptance, approval and accession
1.
This Convention shall be open for signature by all States Parties.
3.
This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.
Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 67. Entry into force
1.
This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date
of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or
accession. For the purposes of this paragraph, any such instrument deposited by
a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional
to those deposited by States participating in such an organization.
2.
For each State Party or regional economic integration organization
ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention after the deposit