Declaration made accession:
"This State declared that it would not be bound by paragraph 1 (b) of article 1."
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic signed the Convention on September 1, 1981 and deposited an instrument of ratification on March 5, 1990, with the Convention entering into force for the former Czechoslovakia on April 1, 1991. On May 28 and September 30, 1993, respectively, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, deposited instruments of succession, with effect from January 1, 1993, the date of succession of both States.