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Note  Inacommunicationreceivedon14September1998,theGovernmentofBelgiuminformedthe  Secretary-Generalthatithaddecidedtowithdrawitsreservationmadewithrespecttoarticle7made l uponratification.Forthetextofthereservation,seeUnitedNations,TreatySeries,vol.1402,p.376. X  0  [Ed.note:asfollows:0" (#(# 0  Article7$X"(#(# 0  Theapplicationofarticle7shallnotaffectthevalidityoftheprovisionsoftheConstitution %0!$ aslaiddowninarticle60,whichreservesformentheexerciseofroyalpowers,andin &"% article58,whichreservesforthesonsoftheKingor,wheretherearenone,forBelgian '#& princesofthebranchoftheroyalfamilyinlinetothethrone,thefunctionofexofficio (#' senatorsasfromtheageof18years,withentitlementtovoteasfromtheageof25years.])$((#(# UK.,US.,(Note22,ChapterIV.8,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral) |*%) USUK.,_ h+&* UK.,US.,  USUK.,  OBJECTIONSMADETOOTHERSTATESPARTIESRESERVATIONSAND  DECLARATIONS UK.,US.,c   Ed.Note:forthetexttargetedbythefollowingobjection,seetheReservationsandDeclarationsof  theStatewhichisthesubjectoftheobjection) t 30April2007 L  WithregardtothereservationsmadebyBruneiDarussalamuponaccession: $ t BelgiumhascarefullyexaminedthereservationformulatedbyBruneiDarussalamwhenitacceded,  L  on24May2006,totheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainst  8  Women,adoptedinNewYorkon18December1979.Belgiumnotesthatthereservationformulated $  withrespecttoarticle9,paragraph2,concernsafundamentalprovisionoftheConventionandis   thereforeincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeofthatinstrument.   Inaddition,thereservationmakestheimplementationoftheConvention'sprovisionscontingent   upontheircompatibilitywiththeConstitutionofBruneiDarussalamandthebeliefsandprinciples p ofIslam,theofficialreligionofBruneiDarussalam.Thiscreatesuncertaintyastowhichofits \ obligationsundertheConventionBruneiDarussalamintendstoobserveandraisesdoubtsasto H BruneiDarussalam'srespectfortheobjectandpurposeoftheConvention. 4 Belgiumrecallsthat,underarticle28,paragraph2,oftheConvention,reservationsincompatible  \ withtheobjectandpurposeoftheConventionarenotpermitted.Itisinthecommoninterestforall H partiestorespectthetreatiestowhichtheyhaveaccededandforStatestobewillingtoenactsuch 4 legislativeamendmentsasmaybenecessaryinordertofulfiltheirtreatyobligations.Under   customaryinternationallaw,ascodifiedintheViennaConventionontheLawofTreaties,a   reservationincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeofatreatyisnotpermitted(article19_(c)_).  Inconsequence,BelgiumobjectstothereservationformulatedbyBruneiDarussalamwithrespect  totheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen.Thisobjection l shallnotprecludetheentryintoforceoftheConventionbetweentheKingdomofBelgiumand X  BruneiDarussalam.TheConventionshallenterintoforceinitsentirety,withoutBruneiDarussalam D! benefitingfromitsreservation. 0"    ***** $X" 30April2007 %0!$ WithregardtothereservationsmadebyOmanuponaccession: '#& BelgiumhascarefullyexaminedthereservationformulatedbytheSultanateofOmanwhenit )$( acceded,on7February2006,totheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscrimination |*%) againstWomen,adoptedinNewYorkon18December1979.Belgiumnotesthatthereservation h+&* formulatedwithrespecttoarticle9,paragraph2;article15,paragraph4;andarticle16concerns  fundamentalprovisionsoftheConventionandisthereforeincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurpose  ofthatinstrument.  Inaddition,thefirstparagraphofthereservationmakestheimplementationoftheConvention's ` provisionscontingentupontheircompatibilitywiththeIslamic_sharia_Ԁandlegislationinforceinthe L  SultanateofOman.ThiscreatesuncertaintyastowhichofitsobligationsundertheConventionthe 8  SultanateofOmanintendstoobserveandraisesdoubtsastoOman'srespectfortheobjectand $ t purposeoftheConvention.  ` Belgiumrecallsthat,underarticle28,paragraph2,oftheConvention,reservationsincompatible  8  withtheobjectandpurposeoftheConventionarenotpermitted.Itisinthecommoninterestforall $  partiestorespectthetreatiestowhichtheyhaveaccededandforStatestobewillingtoenactsuch   legislativeamendmentsasmaybenecessaryinordertofulfiltheirtreatyobligations.Under   customaryinternationallaw,ascodifiedintheViennaConventionontheLawofTreaties,a   reservationincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeofatreatyisnotpermitted(article19_(c)_).   Inconsequence,BelgiumobjectstothereservationformulatedbytheSultanateofOmanwithrespect \ totheConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationagainstWomen.Thisobjection H shallnotprecludetheentryintoforceoftheConventionbetweentheKingdomofBelgiumandthe 4 SultanateofOman.TheConventionshallenterintoforceinitsentirety,withoutOmanbenefiting  p fromitsreservation.  \   ***** 4 !Note   SeveralGovernmentsnotifiedtheSecretary-Generalthattheyconsiderthereservationsmadebythe  GovernmentofKuwaitconcerningarticle7(a)andarticle16(f)as"incompatiblewiththeobject  andpurposeofthesaidConventionand,therefore,asprohibitedbyvirtueofitsarticle28paragraph l 2"onthedatesindicatedhereinafter: X  Participant:0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#Dateofnotification:0" (#(# Belgium0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#19Jan1996$X"(#(# Austria `  0  22Feb1996%0!$(#(# Portugal ` 0   15May1996'#& (# (# (Note36,ChapterIV.8,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral) (#'