Armament > Conference for the control of the international trade in arms, munitions and implements of war

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Article 30.
The High Contracting Parties will use their best endeavours to secure the accession to
the present Convention of the other States, whether Members of the League or not. On
and after [date] the present Convention may be acceded to by any Power.
Accession shall be effected by an instrument communicated to the French Government,
which shall at once notify such deposit to all Powers which are signatories of or accede to the
Convention.
The instruments of accession shall remain deposited in the archives of the French
Government.
Article 31.
Disputes between the Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Conven¬
tion shall, if they cannot be settled by direct negotiation, be referred for decision to the
Permanent Court of International Justice. In case either or both of the Parties to such
a dispute should not be parties to the Protocol of Signature of the Permanent Court of
International Justice, the dispute shall be referred, at the choice of the Parties, either to the
Permanent Court of International Justice or to a court of arbitration.
Article 32.
The present Convention will not come into force until it has been ratified by twelve
Powers, among whom shall be the following: Belgium, the United States of America, France,
Great Britain, Italy, Japan and Russia.
The date of its coming into force shall be the day after the receipt by
the French Government of the twelfth ratification. Thereafter, the present Convention
will take effect in the case of each Party days after the receipt of its ratifi¬
cation or accession.
Article 33.
The present Convention may be denounced by any Party thereto after the expiration
of ten years from the date when it came into force in respect of that Party. Denunciation
shall be effected by notification in writing addressed to the French Government, which shall
forthwith transmit copies of such notification to the other Parties, informing them of the
date on which it was received.
A denunciation shall take effect two years after the date on which the notification
thereof was received by the French Government, and shall operate only in respect of the
notifying State.
Article 34.
The High Contracting Parties agree that, at the conclusion of a period of five years, the
present Convention shall, in the light of the experience then gained, be subject to revision
upon the request of a third of the said High Contracting Parties.
Appendix.
Licence to Export Arms, Munitions and Implements of War.
[Name and address of Exporter].
is hereby authorised to export the following arms munitions and implements of war.
[Here will follow a full description of the arms munitions and implements of war, their
number, weight and other necessary data, including the heading under which the exported
goods will appear in the export statistics of the exporting country].
To [Name of importing Government].
The above arms munitions and implements of war will be sent by
I Here state whether by sea, rail or air.]
by the proposed following route or routes.
[Here give port or station of embarkation and disembarkation, route and destination,
including last port or station of consignment.]
Name and address of purchasing agent of the importing Government].
[Signature of proper authority of Government of exporting country].