HomeAntarctica Status Lists ...13. Recommendations adopted at the Eighth Consultative Meeting, done at Oslo June 9-20, 1975. hide 13. Recommendations adopted at the Eighth Consultative Meeting, done at Oslo June 9-20, 1975. Depositary – Treaty Affairs Office of Treaty Affairs Entered into force December 16, 1978 for VIII-6 thru VIII-8 and VIII-10 thru VIII-14, September 1, 1980 for VIII-3 and VIII-4, November 1, 1983 for VIII-1, VIII-2, VIII-5 and VIII-9. Article IX, paragraph 4, of the Antarctic Treaty provides that recommended measures “shall become effective when approved by all the Contracting Parties whose representatives were entitled to participate in the meetings held to consider those measures.” Download status lists [138 KB] Tags Antarctic Multilateral Treaties