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United Nations—Treaty Series · Nations Unies—Recueil des Traités
1983

Article X. The competent authorities of the Contracting States may enact the necessary regulations for the interpretation of this Convention and may contact each other directly for carrying them into effect.

Article XI. This Convention shall be ratified and the relative instruments shall be exchanged at Jerusalem as soon as possible.

This Convention shall have effect from the date of the exchange of the instruments of ratification and shall apply to successions devolving on or after that date. It shall have effect for a period of five years from the date of the exchange of the instruments of ratification and for an unlimited period thereafter. It may, however, be terminated by either of the Contracting States at the end of the said five-year period, or at any time thereafter, by at least six months' advance notice. In that case, the Convention shall cease to have effect on the 1st day of January next following the expiration of the said six months.

Done at Rome on the 22 April 1968, corresponding to 24 Nisan 5728, in duplicate, in the Hebrew, Italian and English languages, each text being equally authentic, except in the case of doubt, when the English text shall prevail.

For the Government

of the State of Israel:

[Signed — Signé][1]

For the Government

of the Italian Republic:

[Signed — Signé][2]

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  1. Signed by Ehud Avriel — Signé par Ehud Avriel.
  2. Signed by Giovanni Vincenzo Soro—Signé par Giovanni Vincenzo Soro.