WPC5 fsja؊8+x ߪa{o Xo?ز$M6&h;T:i`3)Pqֶ7ĸVX"NVL)Mӑu,;'Y 3G-m](J}3vBZ#'N aa]U|wln5#+9@l?1Hk(7L@jU83YwNzu Xr;r%lgPz,0D=m!k8:CwOipl^˶7ĵeM_tK^Zv k}ѱm6Z0He313 htrL{ćOy_wz-&ƟނHN0!j~- 2X[>ېPn3e,{#Y$ugƋJ_Wu #UN[ % 0:^ w4  mHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,`a, tQ+:i+003|xU !UKUS.,  _ USUK.,޹XX  8ƎXXdd8BELGIUM#XƎX޹R#  q_CERD_   UK.,US.,@USUK.,UK.,US.,[ RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS     (Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)USUK., x    Inordertomeettherequirementsofarticle4oftheInternationalConventionontheEliminationof X  AllFormsofRacialDiscrimination,theKingdomofBelgiumwilltakecaretoadaptitslegislation H   totheobligationsithasassumedinbecomingapartytothesaidConvention. 8  TheKingdomofBelgiumneverthelesswishestoemphasizetheimportancewhichitattachestothe h  factthatarticle4oftheConventionprovidesthatthemeasureslaiddowninsubparagraphs(a),(b), X  and(c)shouldbeadoptedwithdueregardtotheprinciplesembodiedintheUniversalDeclaration H  ofHumanRightsandtherightsexpresslysetforthinarticle5oftheConvention.TheKingdomof 8 Belgiumthereforeconsidersthattheobligationsimposedbyarticle4mustbereconciledwiththe ( righttofreedomofopinionandexpressionandtherighttofreedomofpeacefulassemblyand  association.Thoserightsareproclaimedinarticles19and20oftheUniversalDeclarationofHuman  Rightsandhavebeenreaffirmedinarticles19and21oftheInternationalCovenantonCiviland  PoliticalRights.Theyhavealsobeenstatedinarticle5,subparagraph(d)(viii)and(ix)ofthesaid  Convention.  TheKingdomofBelgiumalsowishestoemphasizetheimportancewhichitattachestorespectfor h therightssetforthintheEuropeanConventionfortheProtectionofHumanRightsandFundamental X Freedoms,especiallyinarticles10and11dealingrespectivelywithfreedomofopinionand H expressionandfreedomofpeacefulassemblyandassociation. 8    OBJECTIONSMADETOOTHERSTATEPARTIESRESERVATIONSAND  X DECLARATIONS   H UK.,US.,`(Ed.Note:forthetexttargetedbythefollowingobjection,seetheReservationsandDeclarations !8 oftheStatewhichisthesubjectoftheobjection)USUK., "(  8Augustl989 $ " WithregardtoreservationsmadebyYemenconcerningarticle5(c)andarticle5(d)(iv),(vi)and &!$ (vii): '"% ThesereservationsareincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurposeoftheConventionandconsequently h)$' arenotpermittedpursuanttoarticle20,paragraph2,oftheConvention. X*%(   8,'*    DECLARATIONRE:ARTICLE14   10October2000  0   _Belgium_ԀrecognizesthecompetenceoftheCommitteeontheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination, p establishedbytheaforementionedConvention,toreceiveandconsidercommunicationsfrom `  individualsorgroupsofindividualswithinitsjurisdictionclaimingtobevictimsofaviolationby P  BelgiumofanyoftherightssetforthintheConvention.Pursuanttoarticle14,paragraph2,ofthe @  Convention,the_Centre_Ԁpour_l'Egalit _ԀdesChancesetla_Lutte_Ԁ_contre_Ԁle_Racisme_Ԁ(_Centre_ԀforEqual 0  OpportunityandtheStruggleagainstRacism),establishedbytheActof15February1993,hasbeen  p  designatedascompetenttoreceiveandconsiderpetitionsfromindividualsandgroupsofindividuals `  withinthejurisdictionofBelgiumwhoclaimtobevictimsofaviolationofanyoftherightssetforth P  intheConvention. @   UK.,US.,P