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Ðdevelopment.€The€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€would€be€unable€to€recognize€as€legally€valid€anÐ 0$€" Ðinterpretation€of€the€right€to€self„determination€which€contradicts€the€unequivocal€wording€of€theÐ %l # ÐCharter€of€the€United€Nations€and€of€the€two€International€Covenants€of€16€December€1966€on€CivilÐ &X!$ Ðand€Political€Rights€and€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€rights.€It€will€interpret€the€11th€paragraphÐ ô&D"% Ðof€the€Preamble€accordingly.Ð à'0#& ÐÌReservationÐ ¸)%( ÐÌArticle€7(b)€will€not€be€applied€to€the€extent€that€it€contradicts€the€second€sentence€of€Article€12€(4)Ð +à&* Ðof€the€Basic€Law€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany.€Pursuant€to€this€provision€of€the€Constitution,Ð ° Ðwomen€may€on€no€account€render€service€involving€the€use€of€arms.Ð œì ÐÌOn€10€December€2001,€the€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€informed€theÐ tÄ ÐSecretary-General€that€it€had€decided€to€withdraw€its€reservation€to€article€7€(b)€made€uponÐ `° Ðratification.Ð L œ ÐÌThe€complete€text€of€the€reservation€is€published€in€United€Nations,€Treaty€Series,€vol.€1402,€p.€378.€Ð $ t Ðòò[Ed.€noteóó:òò€the€complete€reservation€is€reproduced€at€the€beginning€of€this€footnoteóó].€€€See€also€noteÐ  ` Ð7.€[òòEd.€note:€see€belowóó]ÔUSUK.,ÔÐ ü L  ÐòòÔUK.,US.,˜Ô(Note€31,€Chapter€IV.8,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÐ è 8  ÐÌÓ6ÓÓ  Ó*****Ð À  ÐÓXÓÓÓÌòòNoteóóÐ ˜è  ÐÌThe€German€Democratic€Republic€had€signed€and€ratified€the€Convention€on€25€June€1980€and€9Ð pÀ ÐJuly€1980,€respectively.€For€the€text€of€the€reservation,€see€United€Nations,€Treaty€Series,€vol.€1249,Ð \¬ Ðp.€128.Ð H˜ ÐÌà0  à[òòEd.€note:€as€followsóó:Ð p(#(# ÐÌà0  àòòPursuant€to€article€29,€paragraph€2€of€the€Convention,€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ øH Ðdeclares€that€it€does€not€consider€itself€bound€by€article€29,€paragraph€1.óó]Ðä4(#(# ÐÌSee€also€note€2€under€ð ðGermanyðð€in€the€ð ðHistorical€Informationðð€section€in€the€front€matter€of€òò[theÐ ¼  Ðelectronic€version€on€the€website€of€the€òòMultilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„Generalóó;Ð ¨ø Ðhttp://untreaty.un.org/ENGLISH/bible/€Ô_ÔenglishinternetbibleÔ_Ô/Ô_Ôhistoricalinfo.aspÔ_Ô].€óóÐ ”ä ÐÌà0  à[òòEd.€note:€note€2€under€Germany€is€as€followsóó:Ðl¼(#(# ÐÌà0  àòòGermanyÐD!”(#(# ÐÌà0  àNote€2óóÐ#l!(#(# ÐÌà0  àòòIn€a€communication€dated€3€October€1990,€the€Federal€Minister€for€Foreign€Affairs€of€theÐ ô$D # ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€notified€the€Secretary-General€of€the€following:Ðà%0!$(#(# ÐÌà0  à"...€Through€the€accession€of€the€German€Democratic€Republic€to€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ ¸'#& ÐGermany€with€effect€from€3€October€1990,€the€two€German€States€have€united€to€form€oneÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsovereign€State,€which€as€a€single€Member€of€the€United€Nations€remains€bound€by€theÐ )à$( Ðprovisions€of€the€Charter€in€accordance€with€the€solemn€declaration€of€12€June€1973.€AsÐ |*Ì%) Ðfrom€the€date€of€unification,€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€will€act€in€the€United€NationsÐ h+¸&* Ðunder€the€designation€ððGermany'."а(#(# ÐÌà0  àThe€former€German€Democratic€Republic€was€admitted€to€the€Organization€on€18€SeptemberÐ ˆØ Ð1973€by€Resolution€No.€3050€(XXVIII).€For€the€text€of€the€declaration€of€acceptance€of€theÐ tÄ Ðobligations€contained€in€the€Charter€dated€12€June€1973€made€by€the€German€DemocraticÐ `° ÐRepublic€(registered€under€No.€12758),€see€United€Nations,€Treaty€Series,€vol.€891,€p.€103óó.€ÐL œ(#(# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#à[òòEd.€note:€as€follows:Ð$ t` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àOn€behalf€of€the€Council€of€Ministers€of€the€German€Democratic€Republic,€IÐ ü L  Ðsolemnly€declare€that€the€German€Democratic€Republic€is€willing€to€accept€andÐ è 8  Ðconscientiously€carry€out€the€obligations€contained€in€the€Charter€of€the€UnitedÐ Ô$  ÐNations.ÐÀ ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àChairman€of€the€Council€of€Ministers€of€the€German€Democratic€RepublicИè ` (#` (# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#àBerlin,€12€June€1973.]Ð„Ô ` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àConsequently,€and€in€the€light€of€articles€11€and€12€of€the€Treaty€of€31€August€1990Ð \¬ Ð(Unification€Treaty)€between€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€and€the€German€DemocraticÐ H˜ ÐRepublic,€entries€in€status€lists€pertaining€to€formalities€(i.e.,€signatures,€ratifications,Ð 4„ Ðaccessions,€declarations€and€reservations,€etc.)€effected€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€GermanyÐ  p Ðwill€now€appear€under€"Germany"€and€indicate€the€dates€of€such€formalities.Ð \(#(# ÐÌà0  àAs€regards€treaties€in€respect€of€which€formalities€had€been€effected€by€both€the€FederalÐ ä4 ÐRepublic€of€Germany€and€the€former€German€Democratic€Republic€prior€to€unification,€theÐ Ð  Ðentry€will€similarly€indicate€in€the€corresponding€table€the€type€of€formality€effected€by€theÐ ¼  ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€and€the€date€on€which€it€took€place,€while€the€type€of€formalityÐ ¨ø Ðeffected€by€the€former€German€Democratic€Republic€and€the€date€thereof€will€appear€in€aÐ ”ä Ðfootnote.ЀÐ(#(# ÐÌà0  àFinally,€as€regards€the€treatment€of€treaties€in€respect€of€which€formalities€were€effected€byÐ X ¨ Ðthe€former€German€Democratic€Republic€alone,€article€12,€para.€3€of€the€Unification€TreatyÐ D!” Ðcontains€the€following€provision:€"Should€the€united€Germany€intend€to€accede€toÐ 0"€  Ðinternational€organizations€or€other€multilateral€treaties€of€which€the€German€DemocraticÐ #l! ÐRepublic€but€not€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€is€a€member,€agreement€shall€be€reachedÐ $X" Ðwith€the€respective€contracting€parties€and€with€the€European€Communities€where€theÐ ô$D # Ðlatter's€competence€is€affected".€Accordingly,€a€footnote€indicating€the€date€and€type€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðformality€effected€by€the€former€German€Democratic€Republic€will€be€included€in€the€statusÐ Ì&"% Ðof€the€treaties€concerned,€the€corresponding€footnote€indicator€being€inserted€next€to€theÐ ¸'#& Ðheading€"òòParticipantóó".óó]Ф(ô#'(#(# Ðòò(Note€7,€Chapter€IV.8,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÐ )à$( ÐÓŽÓÓ ÓÌÓc&ÓÓ  Ó*****Ð h+¸&* ÐÓ„&ÓòòÓ ÓÌNoteóóÐ œì ÐÌSee€note€1€under€"Germany"€regarding€Berlin€(West)€€in€the€"Historical€Information"€section€in€theÐ tÄ Ðfront€matter€of€€€òò[the€electronic€version€on€the€website€of€the€òòMultilateral€Treaties€Deposited€withÐ `° Ðthe€Secretary„Generalóó;€http://untreaty.un.org/ENGLISH/bible/englishinternetbible/Ð L œ ÐÔ_Ôhistoricalinfo.aspÔ_Ô.]óó.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà0  à[òòEd.€note:€as€followsóó:Ð `(#(# ÐòòÌà0  àGermanyÐè 8 (#(# ÐÌà0  àNote€1ÐÀ (#(# ÐÌà0  à1.€Prior€to€the€formation€of€one€sovereign€German€State€through€the€accession€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐGerman€Democratic€Republic€to€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€(effective€from€3€OctoberÐ „Ô  Ð1990),€the€Secretary-General€received€numerous€communications€relating€to€the€applicationÐ pÀ Ðof€international€instruments€to€West€Berlin.Ð\¬(#(# ÐÌà0  à2.€In€each€case€(noted€here),€the€initial€communication€took€the€form€of€a€note,€letter,€orÐ 4„ Ðdeclaration€from€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany,€in,€accompanying€or€in€connection€withÐ  p Ðits€instrument€of€accession,€acceptance€or€ratification€of€an€Amendment,€Agreement,Ð  \ ÐConvention€or€Protocol,€to€the€effect€that€the€relevant€Amendment,€Agreement,€ConventionÐ øH Ðor€Protocol€would€also€apply€to€"Land€Berlin"€or€"Berlin€(West)"€(as€noted€here)€with€effectÐ ä4 Ðfrom€the€date€on€which€it€entered€into€force€for€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany.ÐÐ (#(# Ðà0  à[...]м (#(# Ðà0  à-€Note€(re:€"Land€Berlin")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(deposited€16€MayÐ ¨ø Ð1969)€of€the€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€RacialÐ ”ä ÐDiscrimination,€7€March€1966.ЀÐ(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Declaration€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(depositedÐ X ¨ Ð17€December€1973)€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,Ð D!” Ð16€December€1966.Ð0"€ (#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Declaration€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(depositedÐ $X" Ð17€December€1973)€of€the€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16Ð ô$D # ÐDecember€1966.Ðà%0!$(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Note€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(deposited€10€JulyÐ ¸'#& Ð1985)€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women,Ð ¤(ô#' Ð18€December€1979.Ð)à$((#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Letter€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(deposited€1Ð h+¸&* ÐOctober€1990)€of€the€Convention€Against€Torture:€and€Other€Cruel,€Inhuman€or€DegradingÐ ° ÐTreatment€or€Punishment,€10€December€1984.Ðœì(#(# Ðà0  à[...]ЈØ(#(# Ðà0  à3.€In€the€case€of€the€following€Amendments,€Agreements,€Conventions€or€Protocols,Ð tÄ Ðcommunications€from€other€States€were€received€by€the€Secretary-General€in€response€to€theÐ `° Ðapplication€of€the€relevant€amendment,€agreement,€convention€or€protocol€to€West€Berlin€byÐ L œ Ðthe€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€to€the€effect€that€the€application€to€West€Berlin€by€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€had€no€legal€validity€on€the€ground€that€West€Berlin€was€notÐ $ t Ða€"Land"€of,€or€part€of€the€territory€of,€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€and€could€not€beÐ  ` Ðgoverned€by€it.Ðü L (#(# Ðà0  à[...]Ðè 8 (#(# Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð Ô$  ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€Bulgaria€(received€16€SeptemberÐ À  Ð1969),€Czechoslovakia€(received€3€November€1969),€Mongolia€(received€7€January€1970),Ð ¬ü  ÐPoland€(received€20€June€1969),€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€10Ð ˜è  ÐNovember€1969)€and€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(received€4€August€1969).Ð„Ô (#(# Ðà0  à[...]ÐpÀ(#(# Ðà0  à5.€For€a€number€of€amendments,€agreements,€conventions€or€protocols€(noted€here),Ð \¬ Ðincluding€some€of€those€noted€at€points€3€and€4,€the€initial€communication€from€the€FederalÐ H˜ ÐRepublic€of€Germany€gave€rise€to€communications€to€the€effect€that€the€initialÐ 4„ Ðcommunication€was€invalid€because€it€was€in€contradiction€to€the€Quadripartite€AgreementÐ  p Ðof€3€September€1971€between€the€Governments€of€France,€the€Union€of€Soviet€SocialistÐ  \ ÐRepublics,€the€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland€and€the€United€StatesÐ øH Ðof€America.€The€Quadripartite€Agreement€was€said€to€confirm€that€West€Berlin€was€not€aÐ ä4 Ð"Land"€(where€this€term€had€been€used)€or€constituent€part€of€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ Ð  ÐGermany€and€could€not€be€governed€by€it,€and€that€treaties€affecting€matters€of€security€andÐ ¼  Ðstatus€could€not€be€extended€to€West€Berlin€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany.€The€initialÐ ¨ø Ðcommunication€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€was€said,€in€the€case€of€almost€everyÐ ”ä Ðinstrument€noted€here,€to€contradict€or€be€incompatible€with€one€or€a€combination€of€theseÐ €Ð Ðstipulations€(in€one€case,€for€the€specific€reason€that€it€encroached€on€an€area€of€competenceÐ l¼ Ðof€the€German€Democratic€Republic)€(as€noted€here).€In€the€one€exception€to€this€rule€(asÐ X ¨ Ðnoted€here),€the€communication€was€said€to€encroach€on€an€area€of€responsibility€reservedÐ D!” Ðfor€the€authorities€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€States.Ð0"€ (#(# Ðà0  à[...]Ð#l!(#(# Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð $X" ÐMarch€1966;€communication€(received€27€December€1973)€from€the€German€DemocraticÐ ô$D # ÐRepublic€(re:€government).Ðà%0!$(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð ¸'#& Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(receivedÐ ¤(ô#' Ð5€July€1974,€and€reaffirming€position,€13€February€1975),€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ )à$( Ð(received€12€August€1974)€and€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€16€AugustÐ |*Ì%) Ð1974)€(re:€security€and€status).óóÐh+¸&*(#(# ÐòòÌà0  à-€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð œì Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(receivedÐ ˆØ Ð5€July€1974,€and€reaffirming€position,€13€February€1975),€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ tÄ Ð(received€12€August€1974)€and€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€16€AugustÐ `° Ð1974)€(re:€security€and€status).ÐL œ(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women,€18Ð $ t ÐDecember€1979;€communication€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€SocialistÐ  ` ÐRepublics€(received€15€April€1986)€and€the€German€Democratic€Republic€(received€22€AprilÐ ü L  Ð1987)€(both€re:€security€and€status).Ðè 8 (#(# Ðà0  à[...]ÐÔ$ (#(# Ðà0  à8.€For€the€amendments,€agreements,€conventions€or€protocols€noted€in€point€5€(as€listedÐ À  Ðhere),€and€for€a€number€of€such€instruments€noted€in€point€3€(as€listed€here),€some€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðrelated€communications€objecting€to€the€initial€declaration€of€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ ˜è  ÐGermany€on€the€basis€of€the€provisions€of€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€or€otherwise€gaveÐ „Ô  Ðrise€to€further€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€andÐ pÀ Ðthe€United€States€of€America€(as€noted€here).€At€the€essence€of€these€communications€was,Ð \¬ Ðin€one€case€(as€noted€here),€a€denial€that€the€material€content€of€the€relevant€instrumentÐ H˜ Ðcould€affect€matters€of€security€and€status,€and€in€all€cases,€the€claim€that€the€extension€ofÐ 4„ Ðthe€relevant€instrument€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€was€valid€and€continued€to€haveÐ  p Ðfull€effect€because€it€had€received€proper€prior€authorization€from€the€authorities€of€France,Ð  \ Ðthe€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€States€which€had€followed€established€proceduresÐ øH Ðendorsed€under€the€Agreement€to€ensure€matters€of€security€and€status€were€not€affected,€andÐ ä4 Ðintegral€elements€of€the€Agreement€allowed€for€the€limited€extension€of€instruments€to€WestÐ Ð  ÐBerlin€where€matters€of€security€and€status€were€not€affected.€Communications€of€this€natureÐ ¼  Ðwere€often€followed€closely€by€communications€from€the€Federal€Republic€of€GermanyÐ ¨ø Ðindicating€its€solidarity€with€the€position€taken€(as€noted€here).Дä(#(# Ðà0  à[...]ЀÐ(#(# Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð l¼ ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€theÐ X ¨ ÐUnited€States€of€America€(received€17€June€1974)€and€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€inÐ D!” Ðsupport€(received€15€July€1974).Ð0"€ (#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð $X" Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ ô$D # Ðof€America€(received€5€November€1974)€(including€denial€re:€security€and€status)€and€theÐ à%0!$ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€6€December€1974).ÐÌ&"%(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð ¤(ô#' Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ )à$( Ðof€America€(received€5€November€1974)€(including€denial€re:€security€and€status)€and€theÐ |*Ì%) ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€6€December€1974).Ðh+¸&*(#(# Їà0  à-€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women,€18Ð ° ÐDecember€1979;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€andÐ œì Ðthe€United€States€of€America€(received€20€March€1987).ЈØ(#(# Ðà0  à[...]ÐtÄ(#(# Ðà0  à9.€For€a€number€of€the€instruments€noted€in€points€5€and€8€(as€listed€here),€the€relevantÐ `° Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom,€the€United€StatesÐ L œ Ðof€America,€and€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€gave€rise€to€further€communications€fromÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€Government€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(noted€here),€and€in€some€casesÐ $ t Ðalso€the€Government€of€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(also€noted€here).€TheseÐ  ` Ðcommunications€expressed€solidarity€with€the€position€taken€by€the€Government€of€theÐ ü L  ÐGerman€Democratic€Republic€in€the€communications€noted€in€point€5,€and/or€emphasizedÐ è 8  Ðsimilar€objections€to€those€referred€to€in€point€5€regarding€the€impropriety€and€invalidity€ofÐ Ô$  Ðthe€use€of€the€term€"Land"€in€extending€the€relevant€instrument€to€West€Berlin€(as€notedÐ À  Ðhere).€In€some€cases,€the€communications€also€reasserted€the€breach€of€the€"security€andÐ ¬ü  Ðstatus"€provisions€of€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€described€in€point€5€(as€noted€here).€InÐ ˜è  Ðexceptional€cases,€rather€than€expressing€solidarity€with€the€Government€of€the€GermanÐ „Ô  ÐDemocratic€Republic,€the€communications€expressed€the€same€conditional€acceptance€of€theÐ pÀ Ðextension€of€the€relevant€instrument€to€West€Berlin€as€described€in€point€6€(as€noted€here).Ð\¬(#(# Ðà0  à[...]ÐH˜(#(# Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð 4„ ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€SocialistÐ  p ÐRepublics€(received€12€September€1974,€and€reaffirming€position,€8€December€1975)€andÐ  \ Ðthe€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€19€September€1974)€(both€re:€solidarityÐ øH Ðand€"Land").Ðä4(#(# ÐÌà0  à[...]м (#(# Ðà0  à10.€For€some€of€the€instruments€noted€at€point€9€(as€listed€here),€the€communications€fromÐ ¨ø Ðthe€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€and€the€Ukrainian€SovietÐ ”ä ÐSocialist€Republic,€which€had€expressed€solidarity€with€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ €Ð Ðand€protested€the€extension€of€the€relevant€instrument€to€"Land€Berlin",€provokedÐ l¼ Ðresponding€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€theÐ X ¨ ÐUnited€States€of€America€(noted€here).€In€essence,€the€communications€responding€to€thoseÐ D!” Ðof€the€Government€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€asserted€that€the€extension€ofÐ 0"€  Ðthe€relevant€instrument€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€was€valid€and€continued€to€haveÐ #l! Ðfull€effect€for€the€same€reasons€of€proper€authorization€detailed€in€point€6,€and€also€defendedÐ $X" Ðthe€legitimacy€under€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€of€the€terminology€("Land€Berlin")€usedÐ ô$D # Ðby€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€in€its€extension€of€the€relevant€instrument€to€theÐ à%0!$ ÐWestern€Sectors€of€Berlin.€The€communications€responding€to€those€of€the€Government€ofÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€asserted€that€this€Government€was€not€competent€toÐ ¸'#& Ðcomment€authoritatively€on€the€provisions€of€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€because€it€wasÐ ¤(ô#' Ðnot€a€party€to€the€agreement.€The€communications€were€followed€closely€by€communicationsÐ )à$( Ðfrom€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€indicating€its€solidarity€with€the€position€taken.Ð|*Ì%)(#(# Ðà0  à...Ðh+¸&*(#(# Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð ° ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€theÐ œì ÐUnited€States€of€America€(two€received€8€July€1975)€(responding€to€the€precedingÐ ˆØ Ðcommunications€of€the€Government€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€and€theÐ tÄ ÐGovernment€of€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€respectively),€and€from€the€FederalÐ `° ÐRepublic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€19€September€1975).ÐL œ(#(# Ðà0  à[...]Ð8 ˆ(#(# Ðà0  à11.€For€a€number€of€the€amendments,€agreements,€conventions€or€protocols€noted€in€pointsÐ $ t Ð5,€6,€8€and€9,€relevant€communications€provoked€further€communications€from€theÐ  ` ÐGovernments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€States€of€America€with€differentÐ ü L  Ðcombinations€of€content€to€those€described€above€(noted€here).€These€communications€made,Ð è 8  Ðin€one€case€(as€noted€here)€a€denial€of€the€Government€of€the€German€Democratic€Republic'sÐ Ô$  Ðassertion€of€competence€for€the€subject€matter€of€the€relevant€instrument€(as€noted€here),€andÐ À  Ðin€all€cases:€the€same€assertion€regarding€the€authorization€of€the€extension€of€the€relevantÐ ¬ü  Ðinstrument€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€as€described€in€points€6€and€10€(as€notedÐ ˜è  Ðhere);€and/or€the€same€assertion€regarding€the€use€of€terminology€in€that€assertion€asÐ „Ô  Ðdescribed€in€point€10€(as€noted€here);€and/or€the€same€assertion€regarding€the€competenceÐ pÀ Ðof€the€makers€of€the€preceding€communications€as€described€in€point€10;€and/or€the€sameÐ \¬ Ðallegation€regarding€the€making€of€a€misleading€reference€to€the€Quadripartite€AgreementÐ H˜ Ðas€described€in€point€7€(as€noted€here).€Each€variety€of€communication€was€followed€closelyÐ 4„ Ðby€communications€from€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€indicating€its€solidarity€with€theÐ  p Ðposition€taken€(as€noted€here).Ð \(#(# Ðà0  à[...]ÐøH(#(# Ðà0  à-€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð ä4 Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ Ð  Ðof€America€(received€8€July€1975)€(re:€competence€and€authorization),€and€from€the€FederalÐ ¼  ÐRepublic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€19€September€1975).Шø(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð €Ð Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ l¼ Ðof€America€(received€8€July€1975)€(re:€competence€and€authorization),€and€from€the€FederalÐ X ¨ ÐRepublic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€19€September€1975).ÐD!”(#(# Ðà0  à[...]]óóÐ0"€ (#(# Ðòò(Note€8,€Chapter€IV.8,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÐ #l! ÐÌÓ½&ÓÓ ÓÌò òòòOBJECTIONS€MADE€TO€STATE€PARTYððS€RESERVATIONS€AND€DECLARATIONSó óóóÐ à%0!$ Ðòò(Ed.€note:€for€objections,€see€Notes€under€Reservations€and€Declarations,€above)óóÐ Ì&"% ÐÌÌÌÌÐ h+¸&* Їò òòòOBJECTIONS€MADE€TO€OTHER€STATES€PARTIES€RESERVATIONS€ANDÐ ° ÐDECLARATIONSóóó óÐ œì Ðòò(Unless€otherwise€indicated,€the€objections€were€made€upon€ratification,€accession€or€succession)óóÐ ˆØ Ðòò(Ed.€note:€for€the€text€targeted€by€the€following€objections,€see€the€Reservations€and€DeclarationsÐ tÄ Ðof€the€State€which€is€the€subject€of€the€objection)óóÐ `° ÐÌThe€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€considers€that€the€reservations€made€by€Egypt€regarding€articleÐ 8 ˆ Ð2,€article€9,€paragraph€2,€and€article€16,€by€Bangladesh€regarding€article€2,€article€13€(a)€and€articleÐ $ t Ð16,€paragraph€1€(c),€and€(f),€by€Brazil€regarding€article€15,€paragraph€4,€and€article€16,€paragraph€1Ð  ` Ð(a),€(c),€(g)€and€(h),€by€Jamaica€regarding€article€9,€paragraph€2,€by€the€Republic€of€Korea€regardingÐ ü L  Ðarticle€9€and€article€16,€paragraph€1€(c),€(d),€(f)€and€(g),€and€by€Mauritius€regarding€article€11,Ð è 8  Ðparagraph€1€(b)€and€(d),€and€article€16,€paragraph€1€(g),€are€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purposeÐ Ô$  Ðof€the€Convention€(article€28,€paragraph€2)€and€therefore€objects€to€them.€In€relation€to€the€FederalÐ À  ÐRepublic€of€Germany,€they€may€not€be€invoked€in€support€of€a€legal€practice€which€does€not€pay€dueÐ ¬ü  Ðregard€to€the€legal€status€afforded€to€women€and€children€in€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€inÐ ˜è  Ðconformity€with€the€above-mentioned€articles€of€the€Convention.€This€objection€shall€not€precludeÐ „Ô  Ðthe€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€as€between€Egypt,€Bangladesh,€Brazil,€Jamaica,€the€RepublicÐ pÀ Ðof€Korea,€Mauritius€and€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany.Ð \¬ ÐÌObjections€of€the€same€nature€were€also€formulated€by€the€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ 4„ ÐGermany€in€regard€to€reservations€made€by€various€states,€as€follows:€Ð  p ÐÌi)€15€October€1986:€In€respect€of€reservations€formulated€by€the€Government€of€Thailand€concerningÐ øH Ðarticle€9,€paragraph€2,€article€10,€article€11,€paragraph€1€(b),€article€15,€paragraph€3€and€article€16;Ð ä4 Ð(The€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€also€holds€the€view€that€the€reservation€made€by€ThailandÐ Ð  Ðregarding€article€7€of€the€Convention€is€likewise€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€theÐ ¼  ÐConvention€because€for€all€matters€which€concern€national€security€it€reserves€in€a€general€and€thusÐ ¨ø Ðunspecific€manner€the€right€of€the€Royal€Thai€Government€to€apply€the€provisions€only€within€theÐ ”ä Ðlimits€established€by€national€laws,€regulations€and€practices).Ð €Ð ÐÌii)€15€October€1986:€In€respect€of€reservations€and€some€declarations€formulated€by€the€GovernmentÐ X ¨ Ðof€Tunisia€concerning€article€9,€paragraph€2€and€article€16,€as€well€as€the€declaration€concerningÐ D!” Ðarticle€15,€paragraph€4.Ð 0"€  ÐÌiii)€3€March€1987:€In€respect€of€reservations€made€by€the€Government€of€Turkey€to€article€15,Ð $X" Ðparagraphs€2€and€4,€and€article€16,€paragraph€1€(c),€(d),€(f)€and€(g);€in€respect€of€reservations€madeÐ ô$D # Ðby€the€Government€of€Iraq€with€regard€to€article€2,€paragraphs€(f)€and€(g),€article€9€and€article€16.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌiv)€7€April€1988:€In€respect€of€the€first€reservation€made€by€Malawi.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌv)€20€June€1990:€In€respect€of€the€reservation€made€by€the€Libyan€Arab€Jamahiriya.Ð )à$( ÐÌvi)€24€October€1994:€In€respect€of€the€reservations€made€by€Maldives.Ð h+¸&* Їvii)€8€October€1996:€In€respect€of€the€reservations€made€by€Malaysia.Ð ° ÐÌviii)€28€May€1997:€In€respect€of€the€declaration€made€by€Pakistan.Ð ˆØ ÐÌix)€19€June€1997:€In€respect€of€the€reservation€made€by€Algeria.Ð `° ÐÌÓ