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2.

(b)

That the Parties shall be asked whether they accept the proposed amendment and also asked to submit to the Council any comments on the proposal.

If a proposed amendment circulated under paragraph 1(b) has not been rejected by any Party within eighteen months after it has been circulated, it shall thereupon enter into force. If however a proposed amendment is rejected by any Party, the Council may decide, in the light of comments received from Parties, whether a conference shall be called to consider such amendment.

Article VI

RESERVATIONS

1. A State may at the time of signature, ratification or accession make reservations in respect of the following provisions of the present Convention:

(a) Article

(b)

Article

2. A reservation incompatible with the object and purpose of this Convention shall not be permitted. A reservation shall be considered incompatible if at least two-thirds of the Parties to this Convention object to it.

3. A State which desires to become a Party but wishes to be authorized to make reservations other than those made in accordance with paragraph 1 may inform the Secretary-General of such intention. Unless by the end of twelve months after the date of the Secretary-General's communication of the reservation concerned, this reservation has been objected to by one third of the States that have signed without reservation of ratification, ratified or acceded to this Convention before the end of that period, it shall be deemed to be permitted, it being understood however that States which have objected to the reservation need not assume towards the reserving State any legal obligation under this Convention which is affected by the reservation.

4. A State which has made reservations may at any time by notification in writing to the Secretary-General withdraw all or part of its reservations.

(variants of paragraphs 1 and 4)

At the time of signature, ratification or accession any State may make reservations to any article of the Convention other than articles

1.

4.

Any State making a reservation in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article may at any time withdraw all or part of its reservation by a notification to that effect addressed to the Secretary-General.