8. The convention eas opened for aignature in New York on I uarch 1980- In accordance sith article 27, paragraph I. of the Convention, it entered into torce on 3 Septenber 1981, on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit eith the Sec r etary-Genera I of the United Nations of the tsentleth instrument of ratification or accession. According to arCicle 2?' paragraph 2, of the Convention. States Chac ratlfied the Convention or acceded to it after the deposit of the tuentietb instrument of ratification or accession became Parties to lhe Convenlion on Che Chirtieth day after tbe date of the deposiC of tbeir or.n instrurnent of ratitication or accession. 9. As at 23 August 1985. the Convention had received 93 Eignatures. Sixty-seven States had ratified the Convention and 13 States had acceded bringj.ng the total nurnber ot ratiticaLions and accessions to 80. 10. The list ot States tha! bave signed and ratlfied hhe Conventlon, aa the dates of their signatures, ratific6tions and accessions is contained Co the present report. Since 13 Septenber 1984, the last date on whichto rts. uell as in annex I the /... A/40/623 8n9l i sh Page 6 stale Garnany, Federal Republic of Ghana Greece Grenada Guatenala Gu inea Gulnea-B issau GuyanaHaltl Honduras Hungary Iceland Ind la Indonesia Israel I taly Ivory Coast Janatca Japan Jordan Kenya Lao People's Denocratic Republlc Lesotho Lit er ia Luxembourg titad ag a sca r Mal i lilaurlt.lus ltexico !'ton9o I la Netherlands NeP ? ealand Nicaragua Nig er ia Norr.ay Panama Peru Philippineg PoIand PortugaI Republic of Korea Rona n 1a Rr.a nda Satnt Christopher and NeviaDate of s iqnatur e l7 iluly 19 80 17 JuIy 1980 2 March 19 82 17 July 1980I June 1981 17 July 1980 17 July 1980 1.7 Ju ly 1980IT,Iuly 19 80II June 198 0 6 ilune 1980 24 July 198 0
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to international agreements and treaties, specifically the Convention that was opened for signature in New York in 1980. The text mentions the deposit of instruments of ratification or accession, the entry into force of the Convention, and the number of states that have signed and ratified it. This suggests that the text is related to international cooperation and diplomacy, which is often connected to environmental and economic issues.

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Natural resources and environment, International trade