Art. 59 Verdrag tot bescherming van de rechten van de mens en de fundamentele vrijheden, Rome, 04-11-1950

1. This Convention shall be open to the signature of the Members of the Council of Europe. It shall be ratified. Ratifications shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. 2. The European Union may accede to this Convention. 3. The present Convention shall come into force after the deposit of ten instruments of ratification. 4. As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently, the Convention shall come into force at the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification. 5. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall notify all the Members of the Council of Europe of the entry into force of the Convention, the names of the High Contracting Parties who have ratified it, and the deposit of all instruments of ratification which may be effected subsequently.