1. Following signature of this Agreement by Euratom, the Agreement shall be open for ratification by the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of Turkey. To that effect, Euratom shall transmit certified copies of the Agreement to those countries for signature. Euratom may invite other countries to become a party to this Agreement.

2. The Commission shall be depository of this Agreement.

3. This Agreement shall enter into force three months after at least one of the countries named above has acceded to it. For each Country acceding to this Agreement after its entry into force, the Agreement shall enter into force three months later.

4. Each acceding country shall inform the Commission about the termination of its internal procedures regarding the conclusion of this Agreement. The Commission shall inform the other parties to this Agreement about the accession of a new party, including the date on which the Agreement is to take effect for that party.

5. Each acceding country shall provisionally participate as a member of the Ecurie arrangements from the date on which the Commission receives a certified copy of this Agreement duly signed by the national authority invested with the requisite powers, as well as the contact information requested under

Article 7

for its full implementation.