Pogodba začne med državami, ki so jo ratificirale, veljati takoj po deponiranju listin o ratifikaciji večine podpisnic, vključno z listinami o ratifikaciji Belgije, Francije, Kanade, Luksemburga, Nizozemske, Združenega kraljestva in Združenih držav, za druge države pa začne veljati na dan deponiranja njihovih listin o ratifikaciji.
The Treaty shall enter into force between the states which have ratified it as soon as the ratifications of the majority of the signatories, including the ratifications of Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, have been deposited and shall come into effect with respect to other states on the date of the deposit of their ratifications.