Article 3

Member States shall take the necessary steps to permit the deposit, as far as possible simultaneously, before 31 December 1991 of the instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol by the Community and the Member States.

Member States will inform the Commission, if possible before 15 December 1991, of their decision to ratify or of the prospective date of finalization of their ratification procedures. The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, shall arrange for the Community and those Member States which are ready, a date for the simultaneous deposit of the instruments which shall if possible be before 31 December 1991.