International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Article 19

Deposit and registration

(1) The present Convention shall be deposited with the Secretary- General of the Organization who shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all States which have signed the present Convention or acceded to it.
(2) As soon as the present Convention enters into force, the text shall be transmitted by the Secretary-General of the Organization to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for registration and publication, in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.