WPCM `6[o:Z-86|c3R+n tӌpn̋_W2 Ro4_p &ao7nj?Lp9+e~0|&ٹY#{#[CjmFm^Nd&:Mg;x(,d)SH6V(GC3^tHZJB7vp H]g{  ՘In/tCivVSVB@)Gbl\r^N`fCHQ?*Oj:T!0UoVUh G,;:̺mϕx;r\V40=0RpGh_Cm|m!Muwy{ :B |ٓWfkf3K[?};} h >1:ypCȻ /^?}Dsf މ :<6f #UNq % 0:^ w 4#2 m4NKHP PSC 2350 seriesTT0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,x= UW=wpd̴3|xU !UKUS.,  _ cXX  8)XXdd8BULGARIA#X)Xc@#   _ _CCPR_   RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   (Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification, t  accessionorsuccession) `    ["ThePeople'sRepublicofBulgariadeemsitnecessarytounderlinethattheprovisionsofarticle48, 8  paragraphsland3,oftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights,andarticle26, $ t  paragraphs1and3,oftheInternationalCovenantonEconomic,SocialandCulturalRights,under `  whichanumberofStatesaredeprivedoftheopportunitytobecomepartiestotheCovenants,are L  ofadiscriminatorynature.TheseprovisionsareinconsistentwiththeverynatureoftheCovenants, 8  whichareuniversalincharacterandshouldbeopenforaccessionbyallStates.Inaccordancewith $  theprincipleofsovereignequality,noStatehastherighttobarotherStatesfrombecomingparties   toacovenantofthiskind."]   (ChapterIV.3,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)   USUK.,?  OBJECTIONSMADETOOTHERSTATESPARTIESRESERVATIONSAND \ DECLARATIONS UK.,US.,6 H X  USUK.,Note  p UK.,US.,ThesignaturewaseffectedbyDemocraticKampuchea.InthisregardtheSecretary-Generalreceived, H on5November1980,thefollowingcommunicationfromtheGovernmentofMongolia: 4 "TheGovernmentoftheMongolianPeople'sRepublicconsidersthatonlythePeople'sRevolutionary   CouncilofKampucheaasthesoleauthenticandlawfulrepresentativeoftheKampucheanpeoplehas  therighttoassumeinternationalobligationsonbehalfoftheKampucheanpeople.Thereforethe  GovernmentoftheMongolianPeople'sRepublicconsidersthatthesignatureoftheHumanRights   Covenantsbytherepresentativeoftheso-calledDemocraticKampuchea,a_rgime_Ԁthatceasedto l! existasaresultofthepeople'srevolutioninKampuchea,isnullandvoid. X"   ThesigningoftheHumanRightsCovenantsbyanindividual,whose_rgime_Ԁduringitsshortperiod 0$" ofreigninKampucheahadexterminatedabout3millionpeopleandhadthusgrosslyviolatedthe %l # elementarynormsofhumanrights,eachandeveryprovisionoftheHumanRightsCovenantsisa &X!$ regrettableprecedence,whichdiscreditsthenobleaimsandloftyprinciplesoftheUnitedNations &D"% Charter,theveryspiritoftheabove-mentionedCovenants,gravelyimpairstheprestigeoftheUnited '0#& Nations." ($' Thereafter,similarcommunicationswerereceivedfromtheGovernmentofthefollowingStateson *%) thedatesindicatedandtheirtextswerecirculatedasdepositarynotificationsor,attherequestofthe +&* _Statesconcerned,asofficialdocumentsoftheGeneralAssembly(A/33/781andA/35/784):USUK.,  State0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (# h Dateofreceiptt(#(# GermanDemocraticRepublic0 h 11Dec1980UK.,US.,USUK.,L h(#h(# Poland0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#12Dec1980UK.,US.,USUK.,$ th(#h(# Ukraine0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#16Dec1980UK.,US.,USUK., L h(#h(# Hungary0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#19Jan1981UK.,US.,PUSUK.,$ h(#h(# Bulgaria0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#29Jan1981UK.,US.,USUK., h(#h(# Belarus0 ` 0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#18Feb1981UK.,US.,USUK., h(#h(# dddRussianFederation0 0 (# (#0h(#(#UK.,US.,GUSUK.,18Feb1981dUK.,US.,\h(#h(# Czechoslovakia0 0 (# (#0h(#(#10Mar1981]4h(#h(# (Note3,ChapterIV.4,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)  p   ***** 4 2Note   [TheCovenantwas][_s]igned_ԀonbehalfoftheRepublicofChinaon5October1967.Seenote1  under"China"inthe"HistoricalInformation"sectioninthefrontmatterofUSUK.,Ԁ[theelectronicversion  onthewebsiteoftheMultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral; l UK.,US.,nUSUK.,http://treaties.un.org/pages/HistoricalInfo.aspxUK.,US.,6USUK.,].UK.,US.,USUK., X  [Ed.note:note1underChinaisasfollows: 0"  China $X" Note1 %0!$ UK.,US.,USUK.,Signatures,ratifications,accessions,etc.onbehalfofChina. '#& ChinaisanoriginalMemberoftheUnitedNations,theCharterhavingbeensignedandratifiedon )$( itsbehalf,on26Juneand28September1945,respectively,bytheGovernmentoftheRepublicof |*%) China,whichcontinuedtorepresentChinaintheUnitedNationsuntil25October1971. h+&* _ԇOn25October1971,theGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNationsadopteditsresolution2758  (XXVI),readingasfollows:  "TheGeneralAssembly. t RecallingtheprinciplesoftheCharteroftheUnitedNations, L  ConsideringthattherestorationofthelawfulrightsofthePeoplesRepublicofChinaisessential $ t bothfortheprotectionoftheCharteroftheUnitedNationsandforthecausethattheUnited  ` NationsmustserveundertheCharter,  L  RecognizingthattherepresentativesoftheGovernmentofthePeoplesRepublicofChinaarethe $  onlylawfulrepresentativesofChinatotheUnitedNationsandthatthePeoplesRepublicofChina   isoneofthefivepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil,   DecidestorestoreallitsrightstothePeoplesRepublicofChinaandtorecognizethe   representativesofitsGovernmentastheonlylegitimaterepresentativesofChinatotheUnited p Nations,andtoexpelforthwiththerepresentativesofChiangKaishekfromtheplacewhichthey \ unlawfullyoccupyattheUnitedNationsandinalltheorganizationsrelatedtoit." H TheUnitedNationshadbeennotifiedon18November1949oftheformation,on1October1949,  p oftheCentralPeoplesGovernmentofthePeoplesRepublicofChina.Proposalstoeffectachange  \ intherepresentationofChinaintheUnitedNationssubsequenttothattimewerenotapproveduntil H theresolutionquotedabovewasadopted. 4 On29September1972,acommunicationwasreceivedbytheSecretaryGeneralfromtheMinister   forForeignAffairsofthePeoplesRepublicofChinastating:  "1.Withregardtothemultilateraltreatiessigned,ratifiedoraccededtobythedefunctChinese  governmentbeforetheestablishmentoftheGovernmentofthePeoplesRepublicofChina,my l Governmentwillexaminetheircontentsbeforemakingadecisioninthelightofthecircumstances X  astowhetherornottheyshouldberecognized. D! 2.AsfromOctober1,1949,thedayofthefoundingofthePeoplesRepublicofChina,theChiang #l! KaishekcliquehasnorightatalltorepresentChina.Itssignatureandratificationof,oraccession $X" to,anymultilateraltreatiesbyusurpingthenameofChinaareallillegalandnullandvoid.My $D # Governmentwillstudythesemultilateraltreatiesbeforemakingadecisioninthelightofthe %0!$ circumstancesastowhetherornottheyshouldbeaccededto." &"% AllentriesrecordedthroughoutthispublicationinrespectofChinarefertoactionstakenbythe (#' authoritiesrepresentingChinaintheUnitedNationsatthetimeofthoseactions.] )$( UK.,US.,Withreferencetotheabove-mentionedsignature,communicationshavebeenaddressedtothe h+&* Secretary-GeneralbythePermanentRepresentativesofPermanentMissionstotheUnitedNations  ofBulgaria,ByelorussianSSR,Czechoslovakia,Mongolia,Romania,theUkrainianSSR,theUnion  ofSovietSocialistRepublicsandYugoslavia,statingthattheirGovernmentsdidnotrecognizethe  saidsignatureasvalidsincetheonlyGovernmentauthorizedtorepresentChinaandtoassume t obligationsonitsbehalfwastheGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina. ` InlettersaddressedtotheSecretary-Generalinregardtotheabove-mentionedcommunications,the 8  PermanentRepresentativeofChinatotheUnitedNationsstatedthattheRepublicofChina,a $ t sovereignStateandMemberoftheUnitedNations,hadattendedthetwenty-firstregularsessionof  ` theGeneralAssemblyoftheUnitedNationsandcontributedtotheformulationof,andsignedthe  L  CovenantsandtheOptionalProtocolconcerned,andthat"anystatementsorreservationsrelatingto  8  theabove-mentionedCovenantsandOptionalProtocolthatareincompatiblewithorderogatoryto $  thelegitimatepositionoftheGovernmentoftheRepublicofChinashallinnowayaffecttherights   andobligationsoftheRepublicofChinaundertheseCovenantsandOptionalProtocol".   (Note5,ChapterIV.4,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)    DECLARATIONRE:ARTICLE41  p 12May1993 H "TheRepublicofBulgariadeclaresthatitrecognizesthecompetenceoftheHumanRights  p CommitteetoreceiveandconsidercommunicationstotheeffectthataStatePartywhichhasmade  \ adeclarationrecognizinginregardtoitselfthecompetenceoftheCommitteeclaimsthatanother H StatePartyisnotfulfillingitsobligationsundertheCovenant." 4 USUK.,UK.,US.,/