Article III
TERRITORIAL APPLICATION
(variant A)
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The Convention shall apply to all non-metropolitan territories for the international relations of which any Party is responsible except where the previous consent of such a territory is required by the Constitution of the Party or of the territory concerned, or required by custom. In such a case the Party shall endeavour to secure the needed consent of the territory within the shortest period possible, and when the consent is obtained the Party shall notify the Secretary-General. The Convention shall apply to the territory or territories named in such a notification from the date of its receipt by the
In those Secretary-General.
cases where
of the previous consent
the non-metropolitan territory is not required, the Party concerned shall, at the time of signature, ratification or accession, declare the non-metropolitan territory or territories to which this Convention applies.
(variant B)
1. Any State may, at the time of
of signature, ratification or accession, declare that this Convention shall extend to all or any of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible. Such a declaration effect when the Convention enters into force for the State
take
shall
concerned.
2.
At any time thereafter any such extension shall be made by notification addressed to the Secretary-General and shall take effect as from the thirtieth/sixtieth/ninetieth day after the day of receipt by the Secretary-General of this notification, or as from the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State concerned, whichever is the later.
3.
not
With
to respect
those territories to which this
is Convention extended at the time of signature, ratification or accession, each State concerned shall consider the possibility of taking the
taking the necessary steps in order
extend the application of this Convention to such territories, subject, where necessary for constitutional reasons, to the consent of the Governments of such territories.
to