(f) the archives of the Organization shall be inviolable subject to the rights of
investigation and communication conferred on the judicial authorities;
(g) no import or export restriction may be imposed on it with respect to materials
intended for the official and exclusive use of the Organization’s services. Those materials
may not be disposed of for local consumption otherwise than in accordance with provisions in
force.
Article 40
Headquarters of the Organization
The headquarters of the Organization shall be at Yaoundé (Republic of Cameroon). The
Organization shall be placed under the protection of the Government of the Republic of
Cameroon.
Article 41
Duration of the Organization
The Organization shall be of unlimited duration.
Article 42
Signature and Ratification
Any State party to the Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977, shall sign and ratify this
Act and the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Director General of the
Organization.
Article 43
Entry into Force and Effects
This Act of the Bangui Agreement shall enter into force two months after the deposit of
instruments of ratification by at least two-thirds of the States party to the Bangui Agreement
of March 2, 1977.
The date of entry into force of the Annexes to this Act of the Agreement shall be
determined by decision of the Administrative Council.
(1) The Director General of the Organization shall notify signatory or acceding States
of
(a) the deposit of instruments of ratification;
(b) the deposit of instruments of accession, and of the dates on which those accessions
come into effect;
(c) the date on which this Act of the Agreement enters into force by virtue of the first
paragraph of this Article;
(d) denunciations as referred to in Article 48, and the date on which they come into
effect.
Article 44
Transitional Provisions
(1) After the date of entry into force of this Act of the Bangui Agreement, no country
may accede to previous Acts of the said Agreement.