ii ). ▁ ▁Sign atures ▁and ▁rat ifications ▁ ▁Every ▁State ▁party ▁that ▁is ▁consent ▁to ▁be ▁bound ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁treat y ▁needs ▁to ▁follow ▁a ▁procedure ▁so ▁the ▁treat y ▁can ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁level : ▁ ▁Sign ature ▁Rat ification / Accept ance / App ro val ▁De position ▁of ▁the ▁Rat ification ▁Document ▁Entry ▁into ▁Force ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Heritage ▁( re vised ) ▁is ▁" open ▁for ▁signature ▁by ▁the ▁member ▁States ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁States ▁party ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Cultural ▁Convention . ▁It ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁rat ification , ▁accept ance ▁or ▁appro val " ▁( Art . ▁ 1 4 , ▁para . ▁ 1 ). ▁ ▁Before ▁or ▁simultaneously ▁depos iting ▁the ▁rat ification ▁to ▁the ▁re vised ▁Convention , ▁the ▁State ▁party ▁must ▁den ounce ▁The ▁European ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ological ▁Heritage ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁( Art . ▁ 1 4 , ▁para . ▁ 2 ). ▁ ▁The ▁re vised ▁Convention ▁shall ▁enter ▁into ▁force ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁depos it ▁of ▁the ▁instrument ▁of ▁rat ification ▁by ▁any ▁sign atory ▁State ▁( Art . ▁ 1 4 , ▁para . ▁ 5 ). ▁In ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁signing ▁or ▁rat ifying ▁the ▁treat y , ▁States ▁may ▁specify / limit ▁the ▁territory ▁to ▁which ▁this ▁re vised ▁Convention ▁shall ▁apply