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ARTICLE-17     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. The initial election shall be held six months after the date of the entry into force of the present Convention. At least three months before the date of each election the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a letter to the States Parties inviting them to submit their nominations within two months. The Secretary-General shall prepare a list in alphabetical order of all persons thus nominated, indicating the States Parties which have nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties. ...
... 9. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Committee under the present Convention. ...


ARTICLE-18     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. States Parties undertake to submit to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, for consideration by the Committee, a report on the legislative, judicial, administrative or other measures which they have adopted to give effect to the provisions of the present Convention and on the progress made in this respect: ...


ARTICLE-21     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit the reports of the Committee to the Commission on the Status of Women for its information. ...


ARTICLE-25     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. The Secretary-General of the United Nations is designated as the depositary of the present Convention. ...
... 3. The present Convention is subject to ratification. Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...
... 4. The present Convention shall be open to accession by all States. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...


ARTICLE-26     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A request for the revision of the present Convention may be made at any time by any State Party by means of a notification in writing addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...


ARTICLE-27     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession. ...


ARTICLE-28     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall receive and circulate to all States the text of reservations made by States at the time of ratification or accession. ...
... 3. Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by notification to this effect addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall then inform all States thereof. Such notification shall take effect on the date on which it is received. ...


ARTICLE-29     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Any State Party which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article may at any time withdraw that reservation by notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...


ARTICLE-30     [go to this ARTICLE]
... The present Convention, the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...