Protocol ARTICLE 59 Signature and ratification 1. This Convention shall be open to the signature of the members of the Council of Europe. It shall be ratified. Ratifications shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. 2. The European Union may accede to this Convention. to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 3. The present Convention shall come into force after the deposit of ten instruments of ratification. Paris, 20.III.1952 4. As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently, the Convention shall come into force at the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification. The Governments of Europe, 5. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify all the members of the Council of Europe of the entry into force of the Convention, the names of the High Contracting Parties who have ratified it, and the deposit of all instruments of ratification which may be effected subsequently. Being resolved to take steps to ensure the collective enforcement of certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in Section I of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed at Rome on 4 November 1950 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”), 4th day of november 1950, in English and French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General shall transmit certified copies to each of the signatories. done at rome this signatory hereto, being members of the Council Have agreed as follows: ARTICLE 1 Protection of property Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and by the general principles of international law. The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment of taxes or other contributions or penalties. 32 33