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from the date of the communication, notify the Secretary‑General that it does not accept it, and the Convention shall not then enter into force as between the objecting State and the State making the reservation. Any State thereafter acceding may make such notification at the time of its accession.

 2. A Contracting Party may at any time withdraw a reservation previously made and shall notify the Secretary‑General of such withdrawal.
Article 18
RECIPROCITY

 A Contracting Party shall not be entitled to avail itself of this Convention against other Contracting Parties except to the extent that it is itself bound by the Convention.

Article 19
NOTIFICATIONS BY THE SECRETARY‑GENERAL

 1. The Secretary‑General shall inform all Members of the United Nations and the non‑member States referred to in article 13:

     (a) of communications under paragraph 3 of article 2;

     (b) of information received under paragraph 2 of article 3;

     (c) of declarations and notifications made under article 12;

     (d) of signatures, ratifications and accessions under article 13;

     (e) of the date on which the Convention has entered into force under paragraph 1 of article 14;

     (f) of denunciations made under paragraph 1 of article 15;

     (g) of reservations and notifications made under article 17.

 2. The Secretary‑General shall also inform all Contracting Parties of requests for revision and replies thereto received under article 20.

Article 20
REVISION

 1. Any Contracting Party may request revision of this Convention at any time by a notification addressed to the Secretary‑General.

 2. The Secretary‑General shall transmit the notification to each Contracting Party with a request that such Contracting Party reply within four months whether it desires the convening of a Conference to consider the proposed revision. If a majority of the Contracting Parties favour the convening of a Conference it shall be convened by the Secretary‑General.

Article 21
LANGUAGES AND DEPOSIT OF CONVENTION

 The original of this Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary‑General, who shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all States referred to in article 13.