Vsaka vlada podpisnica, katere podpis je treba ratificirati, sprejeti ali potrditi, ali vlada, ki ji je svet določil pogoje za pristop, ni pa še mogla deponirati svojih listin, lahko kadar koli obvesti depozitarja, da bo uporabljala ta sporazum začasno, ko začne veljati v skladu s členom 55, ali, če že velja, od dneva, navedenega v sporočilu.
A signatory government which intends to ratify, accept or approve this Agreement, or a government for which the Council has established conditions for accession but which has not yet been able to deposit its instrument, may, at any time, notify the depositary that it will apply this Agreement provisionally when it enters into force in accordance with Article 55, or, if it is already in force, at a specified date.