residence in a State party to this Protocol shall, for the purposes of the
1971 Convention, be assimilated to the nationals of that State.

2. (a) This Protocol shall be signed and shall be subject to
ratification or acceptance, or may be acceded to, as if the
provisions of Article VIII of the 1971 Convention applied
hereto.

(b) This Protocol shall enter into force in respect of each
State, on the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification,
acceptance or accession of the State concerned or on the date of
entry into force of the 1971 Convention with respect to such
State, whichever is the later.

(c) On the entry into force of this Protocol in respect of a
State not party to Protocol 1 annexed to the 1952 Convention,
the latter Protocol shall be deemed to enter into force in respect
of such State.

In faith whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized
thereto, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Paris this twenty-fourth day of July 1971, in the
English, French and Spanish languages, the three texts being equally
authoritative, in a single copy which shall be deposited with the
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization. The Director-General shall send certified
copies to the signatory States, and to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations for registration.