WPC5 "!fkĔ6B}Nݖ#V>&wZQwoAG̨\gQnAu?^":7\x* JGa'!ggq/OEs}-0g!N@Wޢ!mwΡ݌ XWCAAjî (q9&7fj"{6Rϝˋ;d~- 99GSc%Y%曲B]8+KQT4yAH |gv .?e 2d'F '&GCDO̓'wr'kdyZ~[fY)$U>ZF{_RI ݯmdX;\f~uaRiW).fYݮ~)_ͽɸUUeQhts j%(k")bt{Enɗ+4ŏC7 UNCmK #UN[ % 0:^ w4  mHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,ԯt|, tQ+wpd3|xU !UKUS.,  _ ^7XXUSUK.,  8VXXdd8CONGO#XVX^7@#   q _CCPR_   UK.,US.,_ RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS     (Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)USUK., x    Reservation: X  TheGovernmentofthePeople'sRepublicofCongodeclaresthatitdoesnotconsideritselfbound 8  bytheprovisionsofarticle11[...] (x  Article11oftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsisquiteincompatiblewith X  articles386etseq.oftheCongoleseCodeofCivil,Commercial,AdministrativeandFinancial H  Procedure,derivedfromAct51-83of21April1983.Underthoseprovisions,inmattersofprivate 8 law,decisionsorordersemanatingfromconciliationproceedingsmaybeenforcedthrough ( imprisonmentfordebtwhenothermeansofenforcementhavefailed,whentheamountdueexceeds  20,000CFAfrancsandwhenthedebtor,between18and60yearsofage,makeshimselfinsolvent  inbadfaith.   OBJECTIONSMADETOSTATEPARTYSRESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS UK.,US.,8USUK., x  Belgium, 6November1984 X [TheBelgianGovernment]wishestoobservethatthesphereofapplicationofarticle11is 8 particularlyrestricted.Infact,article11prohibitsimprisonmentonlywhenthereisnoreasonfor (x resortingtoitotherthanthefactthatthedebtorisunabletofulfilacontractualobligation. h Imprisonmentisnotincompatiblewitharticle11whenthereareotherreasonsforimposingthis  X penalty,forexamplewhenthedebtor,byactinginbadfaithorthroughfraudulent_manoeuvres_,has  H placedhimselfinthepositionofbeingunabletofulfilhisobligations.Thisinterpretationofarticle !8 11canbeconfirmedbyreferencetothe_travaux_Ԁ_prparatoires_d(seedocumentA-2929of1July1955).d "(  AfterstudyingtheexplanationsprovidedbytheCongoconcerningitsreservation,[theBelgian $ " Government]hasprovisionallyconcludedthatthisreservationisunnecessary.Itisitsunderstanding % # thattheCongoleselegislationauthorizesimprisonmentfordebtwhenothermeansofenforcement &!$ havefailedwhentheamountdueexceeds20,000CFAfrancsandwhenthedebtor,between18and '"% 60yearsofage,makeshimselfinsolventinbadfaith.Thelatterconditionissufficienttoshowthat x(#& thereisnocontradictionbetweentheCongoleselegislationandtheletterandthespiritofarticle11 h)$' oftheCovenant. X*%( Byvirtueofarticle4,paragraph2,oftheaforementionedCovenant,article11isexcludedfromthe 8,'* sphereofapplicationoftherulewhichstatesthatintheeventofanexceptionalpublicemergency,  theStatesPartiestotheCovenantmay,incertainconditions,takemeasuresderogatingfromtheir  obligationsundertheCovenant.Article11isoneofthearticlescontainingaprovisionfromwhich  noderogationispermittedinanycircumstances.Anyreservationconcerningthatarticlewould  destroyitseffectsandwouldthereforebeincontradictionwiththeletterandthespiritofthe p Covenant. `  o  Consequently,andwithoutprejudicetoitsfirmbeliefthatCongoleselawisincompleteconformity @  withtheprovisionsofarticle11oftheCovenant,[theBelgianGovernment]fearsthatthereservation 0  madebytheCongomay,byreasonofitsveryprinciple,constituteaprecedentwhichmighthave  p  considerableeffectsattheinternationallevel. `  [TheBelgianGovernment]thereforehopesthatthisreservationwillbewithdrawnand,asa @  precautionarymeasure,wishestoraiseanobjectiontothatreservation. 0  {  *****  UK.,US.,USUK., Netherlands, 6November1984  [SameobjectionastheonemadebyBelgium][Ed.note:seeabove]  sUK.,US.,aUSUK., DECLARATIONRE:ARTICLE41 P  6July1989 0   Pursuanttoarticle41oftheInternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights,theCongolese ` Governmentrecognizes,witheffectfromtoday'sdate,thecompetenceoftheHumanRights P CommitteetoreceiveandconsidercommunicationstotheeffectthataStatePartyclaimsthat @ anotherStatepartyisnotfulfillingitsobligationsundertheabove-mentionedCovenant.UK.,US.,B