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Japan and the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network

Japan became bound on 2004-04-26, by definitive signature, the 1st state to do so.

Treaty

Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network

State

Japan

Signed

not signed

Became bound

2004-04-26 — by definitive signature

Treaty in force since

4 July 2005, in accordance with article 6(2) see article 6 which reads as follows: "1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which the Governments of at least eight (8) States have consented to be bound by the Agreement pursuant to article 5 paragraph 2. For each State which definitively signs or deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession after the date upon which the conditions for the entry into force of the Agreement have been met, the Agreement shall enter into force for that State ninety (90) days after the date of its defintive signature or of its deposit of the said instrument.".

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Definitive signature is not ratification. It is a distinct act under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, and the depositary records it as such. The two are often written as though interchangeable; the record does not treat them that way, so neither does this page.

Where this sits

• 1 in order of becoming party
• 30 states bound in total
• Bang treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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