This adhesion shall be notified through the diplomatic channel to the Government of the Swiss Confederation and by the latter to all the others.
It shall convey, of full right, accession to all the clauses and admission to all the advantages stipulated by the present Convention.
Article XVII
The execution of the reciprocal engagements contained in the present Convention is subordinated so far as needful, to the accomplishment of the formalities and rules established by the constitutional laws of such of the High Contracting parties as are bound to ask the application thereof, which they agree to do within the shortest delay possible.
Article XVIII
The present Convention shall be put into execution within a month after exchange of ratifications, and shall remain in force during a period of time not determined, until the expiration of one year from the day upon which the denunciation shall be made.
This denunciation shall be addressed to the Government empowered to receive adhesions. It shall only produce its effect as regards the State making it, the Convention remaining executory for the other contracting parties.
Article XIX
The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Paris, within the period of one year at the latest.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it and affixed to it their seals.
Done at Paris the 20th of March, 1883.
- [For Belgium:]
- Beyens[seal]
- [For Brazil:]
- Villeneuve[seal]
- [For Spain:]
- Duc de Fernan-Nuñez[seal]
- [For France:]
- P. Challemel-Lacour[seal]
- Ch. Hérisson[seal]
- Ch. Jagerschmidt[seal]
- [For Guatemala:]
- Crisanto Medina[seal]
- [For Italy:]
- Ressman[seal]
- [For the Netherlands:]
- Baron de Zuylen de Nyevelt[seal]
- [For Portugal:]
- José da Silva Mendes Leal F. d'Azevedo[seal]
- [For El Salvador:]
- J. M. Torres-Caĩcedo[seal]
- [For Serbia:]
- Sima M. Marinovitch[seal]
- [For the Swiss Confederation:]
- Lardy[seal]
- J. Werbel[seal]
Final Protocol
On proceeding to the signature of the Convention, concluded this day between the Governments of Belgium, Brazil, Spain, France, Guatemala,
