His leadership was formally ratified at a party convention in May 2009.

The treaty will become effective 90 days after 20 nations have formally ratified it.

The accord is expected to be formally ratified by the legislators in the next two days.

This treaty did not go into effect until it was formally ratified by both sides in February, 1815.

The agreement is to be formally ratified when the presidents of the six countries meet here on Dec. 6.

This was formally ratified in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna.

It was drafted in 1841, but not formally ratified due to disagreements between the two parties.

It was negotiated last year but never formally ratified pending progress on the Palestinian question.

Its constitution and by-laws were formally ratified on 29 August 1981.

(The rehabilitation was not formally ratified by Parliament until 1633).