text: 16 March 1971 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 A/40/445 English Page 55 Date of deposit of Instrument of Ratification or Accession 15 October 1971 3 July 1973 23 August 1971 2 February 1977(2) (9} 28 November 1973 10 March 1972 15 December 1975(2) 4 February 1972 28 April 1978(2) 26 March 1973 21 March 1972 ( 2) 27 November 1972 26 August 1981(2) 18 January 1973(10) 10 July 1972 ( 2) 8 November 1983 14 June 1974(2) (11} 8 February 1978 29 December 1978 13 November 1974 12 April 1978 3 0 May 19 72 ( 2) 30 October 1972 2 June 1978 18 January 1979 25 November 1975(12) 7 July 1971 14 September 1971 10 July 1980(2) 16 May 1978 9 February 1979 21 February 1977 31 January 1972 2 December 1981(2) 17 April 1973 27 March 1972 21 February 1972(2) 24 September 1971(2) 10 April 1981(13) 22 December 1971(14) 9 August 1983 14 September 1971 12 January 1977 I ... A/40/445 English Page 56 Date of deposit of Instrument of Ratification or States Date of signature Accession Venezuela Viet Nam Yugoslavia Zaire 16 December 1970 16 December 1970 7 July 1983 17 September 1979(2) 2 October 1972 6 July 1977 (1) The instrument of ratification by Argentina contains a declaration which, in translation, reads: "The application of this Convention to territories the sovereignty of which may be disputed among two or more States, whether Parties to the Convention or not, may not be interpreted as alteration, renunciation or waiver of the position upheld by each up to the present time." (2) Reservation made with respect to paragraph 1 of Article 12 of the Convention. 
analysis: The text appears to be a list of dates related to the deposit of instruments of ratification or accession to a treaty or convention. The dates are paired with country names, suggesting that the convention is related to international cooperation or agreements. The text does not provide specific information about the topics or fields covered by the convention, but it does mention a declaration and reservations made by some countries, which implies that the convention may have implications for international law or relations.