Signature by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: October 8, 1968; Ratification: July 11, 1973; Entry into force: October 16, 1973. Declaration of succession by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: June 14, 2001; Entry into force: April 27, 1992. Declaration of continued application by the Republic of Montenegro: December 4, 2006. Entry into force date given as date of independence.