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in accordance with Article 41 of the Covenant, shall not
be effective in re, ation to the present Protocol unless
any
the State ar y concerned has made a statement recognizing
such competence in respect of Art. 1 of the present protocol.
3. Furthermore, no derogation from Article 1 of the present
Protocol may be made by virtue of Article 4 of the Inter-
national Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Article 3
The present Protocol shall also supplement the optional
Protocol of 19th December 1966 to the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights of 19th December 1966, provided
that the competence of the committee pursuant to the optional
Protocol shall not be effective in relation to the present
Protocol unless the State Party concerned has made a statement
recognizing the competence of the committee to receive and
consider communications from individuals subject to its
jurisdiction also in respect of Art. 1 of the present Protocol.
Article 4
1. The present Protocol is open for signature by any State
which has signed the Covenant.
2. The present Protocol is subject to ratification by any
State which has ratified the Covenant or acceded to it.
Instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the
Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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