[2001.]
Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud
Offences) Act, 2001.
[No. 50.]
Article 9
Entry into force
1. This Protocol shall be subject to adoption by the Member States
in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.
2. Member States shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union of the completion of the procedures
required under their respective constitutional rules for adopting this
Protocol.
3. This Protocol shall enter into force 90 days after the notification
provided for in paragraph 2 has been given by the State which, being
a Member of the European Union at the time of adoption by the
Council of the Act drawing up this Protocol, is the last to fulfil that
formality. If, however, the Convention has not entered into force on
that date, this Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which
the Convention enters into force.
Article 10
Accession of new Member States
1. This Protocol shall be open to accession by any State that
becomes a member of the European Union.
2. The text of this Protocol in the language of the acceding State,
drawn up by the Council of the European Union, shall be authentic.
3. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the depositary.
4. This Protocol shall enter into force with respect to any State
that accedes to it 90 days after the deposit of its instrument of
accession or on the date of entry into force of this Protocol if it has
not yet entered into force at the time of expiry of the said period of
90 days.
Article 11
Reservations
1. No reservation shall be authorized with the exception of those
provided for in Article 6 (2).
2. Any Member State which has entered a reservation may withdraw it at any time in whole or in part by notifying the depositary.
Withdrawal shall take effect on the date on which the depositary
receives the notification.
Article 12
Depositary
1. The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
shall act as depositary of this Protocol.
2. The depositary shall publish in the Official Journal of the European Communities information on the progress of adoptions and
accessions, declarations and reservations and any other notification
concerning this Protocol.
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