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Ðthe€equality€of€women,€and€the€right€to€education€have€been€fully€implemented€in€the€GDR.Ð &X!$ ÐThe€government€of€the€GDR€has€always€paid€great€attention€to€the€material€prerequisites€forÐ ô&D"% Ðguaranteeing€above€all€the€social€and€economic€rights.€The€welfare€of€the€working€peopleÐ à'0#& Ðand€its€continuous€improvement€are€the€leitmotiv€of€the€entire€policy€of€the€government€ofÐ Ì($' Ðthe€GDR.и)%((#(# ÐÌà0  àThe€government€of€the€GDR€holds€that€the€signing€and€ratification€of€the€two€human€rightsÐ +à&* Ðcovenants€by€further€member€states€of€the€United€Nations€would€be€an€important€step€toÐ ° Ðimplement€the€aims€for€respecting€and€promoting€the€human€rights,€the€aims€proclaimed€inÐ œì Ðthe€United€Nations€Charter."óó]šÐˆØ(#(# ÐÌSee€also€note€2€under€€ð ðGermanyðð€in€the€ð ðHistorical€informationðð€section€in€the€front€matter€of€òò[theÐ `° Ðelectronic€version€on€the€website€of€the€òòMultilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„Generalóó;Ð L œ ÐÔUK.,US.,,Ôhttp://untreaty.un.org/ENGLISH/bible/€englishinternetbible/historicalinfo.asp].óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌà0  à[òòEd.€note:€Note€2€under€Germany€is€as€followsóó:Ð `(#(# ÐÌòòà  àGermanyÐ è 8  ÐÌà  àNote€2Ð À  ÐóóÌà0  àòòIn€a€communication€dated€3€October€1990,€the€Federal€Minister€for€Foreign€Affairs€of€theÐ ˜è  ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€notified€the€Secretary-General€of€the€following:Ð„Ô (#(# 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 H˜ Ðsovereign€State,€which€as€a€single€Member€of€the€United€Nations€remains€bound€by€theÐ 4„ Ðprovisions€of€the€Charter€in€accordance€with€the€solemn€declaration€of€12€June€1973.€AsÐ  p Ðfrom€the€date€of€unification,€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€will€act€in€the€United€NationsÐ  \ Ðunder€the€designation€ððGermany'."ÐøH(#(# ÐÌà0  àThe€former€German€Democratic€Republic€was€admitted€to€the€Organization€on€18€SeptemberÐ Ð  Ð1973€by€Resolution€No.€3050€(XXVIII).€For€the€text€of€the€declaration€of€acceptance€of€theÐ ¼  Ðobligations€contained€in€the€Charter€dated€12€June€1973€made€by€the€German€DemocraticÐ ¨ø ÐRepublic€(registered€under€No.€12758),€see€United€Nations,€Treaty€Series,€vol.€891,€p.€103óó.€Ð ”ä ÐÐ (#(# Ðà0  àà0` (#(#à[òòEd.€note:€as€follows:Ðl¼` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà0` (#(#àOn€behalf€of€the€Council€of€Ministers€of€the€German€Democratic€Republic,€IÐ D!” Ðsolemnly€declare€that€the€German€Democratic€Republic€is€willing€to€accept€andÐ 0"€  Ðconscientiously€carry€out€the€obligations€contained€in€the€Charter€of€the€UnitedÐ #l! ÐNations.Ð$X"` (#` (# ÐÌà0  àà ` àChairman€of€the€Council€of€Ministers€of€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐà%0!$(#(# Ðà0  àà ` àBerlin,€12€June€1973.]šÐÌ&"%(#(# ÐÌà0  àConsequently,€and€in€the€light€of€articles€11€and€12€of€the€Treaty€of€31€August€1990Ð ¤(ô#' Ð(Unification€Treaty)€between€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€and€the€German€DemocraticÐ )à$( ÐRepublic,€entries€in€status€lists€pertaining€to€formalities€(i.e.,€signatures,€ratifications,Ð |*Ì%) Ðaccessions,€declarations€and€reservations,€etc.)€effected€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Ô_ÔGermanyÐ h+¸&* Ðwill€now€appear€under€"Germany"€and€indicate€the€dates€of€such€formalities.а(#(# ÐÌà0  àAs€regards€treaties€in€respect€of€which€formalities€had€been€effected€by€both€the€FederalÐ ˆØ ÐRepublic€of€Germany€and€the€former€German€Democratic€Republic€prior€to€unification,€theÐ tÄ Ðentry€will€similarly€indicate€in€the€corresponding€table€the€type€of€formality€effected€by€theÐ `° ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€and€the€date€on€which€it€took€place,€while€the€type€of€formalityÐ L œ Ðeffected€by€the€former€German€Democratic€Republic€and€the€date€thereof€will€appear€in€aÐ 8 ˆ Ðfootnote.Ð$ t(#(# ÐÌà0  àFinally,€as€regards€the€treatment€of€treaties€in€respect€of€which€formalities€were€effected€byÐ ü L  Ðthe€former€German€Democratic€Republic€alone,€article€12,€para.€3€of€the€Unification€TreatyÐ è 8  Ðcontains€the€following€provision:€"Should€the€united€Germany€intend€to€accede€toÐ Ô$  Ðinternational€organizations€or€other€multilateral€treaties€of€which€the€German€DemocraticÐ À  ÐRepublic€but€not€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€is€a€member,€agreement€shall€be€reachedÐ ¬ü  Ðwith€the€respective€contracting€parties€and€with€the€European€Communities€where€theÐ ˜è  Ðlatter's€competence€is€affected".€Accordingly,€a€footnote€indicating€the€date€and€type€ofÐ „Ô  Ðformality€effected€by€the€former€German€Democratic€Republic€will€be€included€in€the€statusÐ pÀ Ðof€the€treaties€concerned,€the€corresponding€footnote€indicator€being€inserted€next€to€theÐ \¬ Ðheading€"òòParticipantóó".óó]ÐH˜(#(# ÐòòÔUK.,US.,Ô(Note€8,€Chapter€IV.3,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐ 4„ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð  \ ÐÓ"ÓÌòòNoteóó€Ð ä4 ÐÌSee€note€1€under€ð ðGermanyðð€in€the€ð ðHistorical€informationðð€section€in€the€front€matter€of€ÔUK.,US.,ò!ÔòòÔUSUK.,Ô[theÐ ¼  Ðelectronic€version€on€the€website€of€the€òòMultilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„Generalóó;Ð ¨ø ÐÔUK.,US.,õ"Ôhttp://untreaty.un.org/ENGLISH/bible/€Ô_ÔenglishinternetbibleÔ_Ô/Ô_Ôhistoricalinfo.aspÔ_Ô.]óóÐ ”ä ÐÌà0  à[òòEd.€note:€as€followsóó:ÔUSUK.,ÔÐl¼(#(# ÐòòÔUK.,US.,‰$ÔÔUSUK.,Ôà  àÌà  àGermanyÐ D!” ÐÌà  àNote€1.Ð #l! ÐÌà0  à1.€Prior€to€the€formation€of€one€sovereign€German€State€through€the€accession€of€theÐ ô$D # ÐGerman€Democratic€Republic€to€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€(effective€from€3€OctoberÐ à%0!$ Ð1990),€the€Secretary-General€received€numerous€communications€relating€to€the€applicationÐ Ì&"% Ðof€international€instruments€to€West€Berlin.и'#&(#(# ÐÌà0  à2.€In€each€case€(noted€here),€the€initial€communication€took€the€form€of€a€note,€letter,€orÐ )à$( Ðdeclaration€from€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany,€in,€accompanying€or€in€connection€withÐ |*Ì%) Ðits€instrument€of€accession,€acceptance€or€ratification€of€an€Amendment,€Agreement,Ð h+¸&* ÐÔ_ÔConvention€or€Protocol,€to€the€effect€that€the€relevant€Amendment,€Agreement,€ConventionÐ ° Ðor€Protocol€would€also€apply€to€"Land€Berlin"€or€"Berlin€(West)"€(as€noted€here)€with€effectÐ œì Ðfrom€the€date€on€which€it€entered€into€force€for€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany.ЈØ(#(# ÐÌÌà  à[...]Ð L œ Ðà0  à-€Note€(re:€"Land€Berlin")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(deposited€16€MayÐ 8 ˆ Ð1969)€of€the€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€RacialÐ $ t ÐDiscrimination,€7€March€1966.Ð `(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Declaration€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(depositedÐ è 8  Ð17€December€1973)€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,Ð Ô$  Ð16€December€1966.ÐÀ (#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Declaration€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(depositedÐ ˜è  Ð17€December€1973)€of€the€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16Ð „Ô  ÐDecember€1966.ÐpÀ(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Note€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(deposited€10€JulyÐ H˜ Ð1985)€of€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women,Ð 4„ Ð18€December€1979.Ð p(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Letter€(re:€"Berlin€(West)")€accompanying€the€instrument€of€ratification€(deposited€1Ð øH ÐOctober€1990)€of€the€Convention€Against€Torture:€and€Other€Cruel,€Inhuman€or€DegradingÐ ä4 ÐTreatment€or€Punishment,€10€December€1984.ÐÐ (#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð ¼  Ðà0  à3.€In€the€case€of€the€following€Amendments,€Agreements,€Conventions€or€Protocols,Ð ¨ø Ðcommunications€from€other€States€were€received€by€the€Secretary-General€in€response€to€theÐ ”ä Ðapplication€of€the€relevant€amendment,€agreement,€convention€or€protocol€to€West€Berlin€byÐ €Ð Ðthe€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€to€the€effect€that€the€application€to€West€Berlin€by€theÐ l¼ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€had€no€legal€validity€on€the€ground€that€West€Berlin€was€notÐ X ¨ Ða€"Land"€of,€or€part€of€the€territory€of,€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€and€could€not€beÐ D!” Ðgoverned€by€it.Ð0"€ (#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð #l! Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð $X" ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€Bulgaria€(received€16€SeptemberÐ ô$D # Ð1969),€Czechoslovakia€(received€3€November€1969),€Mongolia€(received€7€January€1970),Ð à%0!$ ÐPoland€(received€20€June€1969),€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€10Ð Ì&"% ÐNovember€1969)€and€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(received€4€August€1969).и'#&(#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð ¤(ô#' Ðà0  à5.€For€a€number€of€amendments,€agreements,€conventions€or€protocols€(noted€here),Ð )à$( Ðincluding€some€of€those€noted€at€points€3€and€4,€the€initial€communication€from€the€FederalÐ |*Ì%) ÐRepublic€of€Germany€gave€rise€to€communications€to€the€effect€that€the€initialÐ h+¸&* Ðcommunication€was€invalid€because€it€was€in€contradiction€to€the€Quadripartite€AgreementÐ ° Ðof€3€September€1971€between€the€Governments€of€France,€the€Union€of€Soviet€SocialistÐ œì ÐRepublics,€the€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland€and€the€United€StatesÐ ˆØ Ðof€America.€The€Quadripartite€Agreement€was€said€to€confirm€that€West€Berlin€was€not€aÐ tÄ Ð"Land"€(where€this€term€had€been€used)€or€constituent€part€of€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ `° ÐGermany€and€could€not€be€governed€by€it,€and€that€treaties€affecting€matters€of€security€andÐ L œ Ðstatus€could€not€be€extended€to€West€Berlin€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany.€The€initialÐ 8 ˆ Ðcommunication€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€was€said,€in€the€case€of€almost€everyÐ $ t Ðinstrument€noted€here,€to€contradict€or€be€incompatible€with€one€or€a€combination€of€theseÐ  ` Ðstipulations€(in€one€case,€for€the€specific€reason€that€it€encroached€on€an€area€of€competenceÐ ü L  Ðof€the€German€Democratic€Republic)€(as€noted€here).€In€the€one€exception€to€this€rule€(asÐ è 8  Ðnoted€here),€the€communication€was€said€to€encroach€on€an€area€of€responsibility€reservedÐ Ô$  Ðfor€the€authorities€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€States.ÐÀ (#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð ¬ü  Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð ˜è  ÐMarch€1966;€communication€(received€27€December€1973)€from€the€German€DemocraticÐ „Ô  ÐRepublic€(re:€government).ÐpÀ(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð H˜ Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(receivedÐ 4„ Ð5€July€1974,€and€reaffirming€position,€13€February€1975),€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ  p Ð(received€12€August€1974)€and€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€16€AugustÐ  \ Ð1974)€(re:€security€and€status).óóÐøH(#(# ÐòòÌà0  à-€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð Ð  Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(receivedÐ ¼  Ð5€July€1974,€and€reaffirming€position,€13€February€1975),€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ ¨ø Ð(received€12€August€1974)€and€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€16€AugustÐ ”ä Ð1974)€(re:€security€and€status).ЀÐ(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women,€18Ð X ¨ ÐDecember€1979;€communication€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€SocialistÐ D!” ÐRepublics€(received€15€April€1986)€and€the€German€Democratic€Republic€(received€22€AprilÐ 0"€  Ð1987)€(both€re:€security€and€status).Ð#l!(#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð $X" Ðà0  à8.€For€the€amendments,€agreements,€conventions€or€protocols€noted€in€point€5€(as€listedÐ ô$D # Ðhere),€and€for€a€number€of€such€instruments€noted€in€point€3€(as€listed€here),€some€of€theÐ à%0!$ Ðrelated€communications€objecting€to€the€initial€declaration€of€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ Ì&"% ÐGermany€on€the€basis€of€the€provisions€of€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€or€otherwise€gaveÐ ¸'#& Ðrise€to€further€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€andÐ ¤(ô#' Ðthe€United€States€of€America€(as€noted€here).€At€the€essence€of€these€communications€was,Ð )à$( Ðin€one€case€(as€noted€here),€a€denial€that€the€material€content€of€the€relevant€instrumentÐ |*Ì%) Ðcould€affect€matters€of€security€and€status,€and€in€all€cases,€the€claim€that€the€extension€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðthe€relevant€instrument€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€was€valid€and€continued€to€haveÐ ° Ðfull€effect€because€it€had€received€proper€prior€authorization€from€the€authorities€of€France,Ð œì Ðthe€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€States€which€had€followed€established€proceduresÐ ˆØ Ðendorsed€under€the€Agreement€to€ensure€matters€of€security€and€status€were€not€affected,€andÐ tÄ Ðintegral€elements€of€the€Agreement€allowed€for€the€limited€extension€of€instruments€to€WestÐ `° ÐBerlin€where€matters€of€security€and€status€were€not€affected.€Communications€of€this€natureÐ L œ Ðwere€often€followed€closely€by€communications€from€the€Federal€Republic€of€GermanyÐ 8 ˆ Ðindicating€its€solidarity€with€the€position€taken€(as€noted€here).Ð$ t(#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð  ` Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð ü L  ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€theÐ è 8  ÐUnited€States€of€America€(received€17€June€1974)€and€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€inÐ Ô$  Ðsupport€(received€15€July€1974).ÐÀ (#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð ˜è  Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ „Ô  Ðof€America€(received€5€November€1974)€(including€denial€re:€security€and€status)€and€theÐ pÀ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€6€December€1974).Ð\¬(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð 4„ Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ  p Ðof€America€(received€5€November€1974)€(including€denial€re:€security€and€status)€and€theÐ  \ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€6€December€1974).ÐøH(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women,€18Ð Ð  ÐDecember€1979;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€andÐ ¼  Ðthe€United€States€of€America€(received€20€March€1987).Шø(#(# Ðà  à...Ð ”ä Ðà0  à9.€For€a€number€of€the€instruments€noted€in€points€5€and€8€(as€listed€here),€the€relevantÐ €Ð Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom,€the€United€StatesÐ l¼ Ðof€America,€and€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€gave€rise€to€further€communications€fromÐ X ¨ Ðthe€Government€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€(noted€here),€and€in€some€casesÐ D!” Ðalso€the€Government€of€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(also€noted€here).€TheseÐ 0"€  Ðcommunications€expressed€solidarity€with€the€position€taken€by€the€Government€of€theÐ #l! ÐGerman€Democratic€Republic€in€the€communications€noted€in€point€5,€and/or€emphasizedÐ $X" Ðsimilar€objections€to€those€referred€to€in€point€5€regarding€the€impropriety€and€invalidity€ofÐ ô$D # Ðthe€use€of€the€term€"Land"€in€extending€the€relevant€instrument€to€West€Berlin€(as€notedÐ à%0!$ Ðhere).€In€some€cases,€the€communications€also€reasserted€the€breach€of€the€"security€andÐ Ì&"% Ðstatus"€provisions€of€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€described€in€point€5€(as€noted€here).€InÐ ¸'#& Ðexceptional€cases,€rather€than€expressing€solidarity€with€the€Government€of€the€GermanÐ ¤(ô#' ÐDemocratic€Republic,€the€communications€expressed€the€same€conditional€acceptance€of€theÐ )à$( Ðextension€of€the€relevant€instrument€to€West€Berlin€as€described€in€point€6€(as€noted€here).Ð|*Ì%)(#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð h+¸&* Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð ° ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€SocialistÐ œì ÐRepublics€(received€12€September€1974,€and€reaffirming€position,€8€December€1975)€andÐ ˆØ Ðthe€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€(received€19€September€1974)€(both€re:€solidarityÐ tÄ Ðand€"Land").Ð`°(#(# ÐÌà  à[...]Ð 8 ˆ Ðà0  à10.€For€some€of€the€instruments€noted€at€point€9€(as€listed€here),€the€communications€fromÐ $ t Ðthe€Governments€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€and€the€Ukrainian€SovietÐ  ` ÐSocialist€Republic,€which€had€expressed€solidarity€with€the€German€Democratic€RepublicÐ ü L  Ðand€protested€the€extension€of€the€relevant€instrument€to€"Land€Berlin",€provokedÐ è 8  Ðresponding€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€theÐ Ô$  ÐUnited€States€of€America€(noted€here).€In€essence,€the€communications€responding€to€thoseÐ À  Ðof€the€Government€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€asserted€that€the€extension€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðthe€relevant€instrument€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€was€valid€and€continued€to€haveÐ ˜è  Ðfull€effect€for€the€same€reasons€of€proper€authorization€detailed€in€point€6,€and€also€defendedÐ „Ô  Ðthe€legitimacy€under€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€of€the€terminology€("Land€Berlin")€usedÐ pÀ Ðby€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€in€its€extension€of€the€relevant€instrument€to€theÐ \¬ ÐWestern€Sectors€of€Berlin.€The€communications€responding€to€those€of€the€Government€ofÐ H˜ Ðthe€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€asserted€that€this€Government€was€not€competent€toÐ 4„ Ðcomment€authoritatively€on€the€provisions€of€the€Quadripartite€Agreement€because€it€wasÐ  p Ðnot€a€party€to€the€agreement.€The€communications€were€followed€closely€by€communicationsÐ  \ Ðfrom€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€indicating€its€solidarity€with€the€position€taken.ÐøH(#(# Ðà  à...Ð ä4 Ðà0  à-€International€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination,€7Ð Ð  ÐMarch€1966;€communications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€theÐ ¼  ÐUnited€States€of€America€(two€received€8€July€1975)€(responding€to€the€precedingÐ ¨ø Ðcommunications€of€the€Government€of€the€Union€of€Soviet€Socialist€Republics€and€theÐ ”ä ÐGovernment€of€the€Ukrainian€Soviet€Socialist€Republic€respectively),€and€from€the€FederalÐ €Ð ÐRepublic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€19€September€1975).Ðl¼(#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð X ¨ Ðà0  à11.€For€a€number€of€the€amendments,€agreements,€conventions€or€protocols€noted€in€pointsÐ D!” Ð5,€6,€8€and€9,€relevant€communications€provoked€further€communications€from€theÐ 0"€  ÐGovernments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€States€of€America€with€differentÐ #l! Ðcombinations€of€content€to€those€described€above€(noted€here).€These€communications€made,Ð $X" Ðin€one€case€(as€noted€here)€a€denial€of€the€Government€of€the€German€Democratic€Republic'sÐ ô$D # Ðassertion€of€competence€for€the€subject€matter€of€the€relevant€instrument€(as€noted€here),€andÐ à%0!$ Ðin€all€cases:€the€same€assertion€regarding€the€authorization€of€the€extension€of€the€relevantÐ Ì&"% Ðinstrument€by€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€as€described€in€points€6€and€10€(as€notedÐ ¸'#& 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 )à$( Ðof€the€makers€of€the€preceding€communications€as€described€in€point€10;€and/or€the€sameÐ |*Ì%) Ðallegation€regarding€the€making€of€a€misleading€reference€to€the€Quadripartite€AgreementÐ h+¸&* Ðas€described€in€point€7€(as€noted€here).€Each€variety€of€communication€was€followed€closelyÐ ° Ðby€communications€from€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€indicating€its€solidarity€with€theÐ œì Ðposition€taken€(as€noted€here).ЈØ(#(# Ðà  à[...]Ð tÄ Ðà0  à-€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð `° Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ L œ Ðof€America€(received€8€July€1975)€(re:€competence€and€authorization),€and€from€the€FederalÐ 8 ˆ ÐRepublic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€19€September€1975).Ð$ t(#(# ÐÌà0  à-€International€Convention€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights,€16€December€1966;Ð ü L  Ðcommunications€from€the€Governments€of€France,€the€United€Kingdom€and€the€United€StatesÐ è 8  Ðof€America€(received€8€July€1975)€(re:€competence€and€authorization),€and€from€the€FederalÐ Ô$  ÐRepublic€of€Germany€in€support€(received€19€September€1975).ÐÀ (#(# Ðà  à[...]]ÔUK.,US.,×$ÔÐ ¬ü  Ð(Note€9,€Chapter€IV.3,€Multilateral€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐ ˜è  ÐÌÔUK.,US.,®kÔòòò òÔUSUK.,Ôà  àÌÔUK.,US.,ökÔOBJECTIONS€MADE€TO€OTHER€STATES€PARTIES€RESERVATIONS€ANDÐ \¬ ÐDECLARATIONSó óóóÐ H˜ Ðòò(Ed.€note:€for€the€text€targeted€by€the€following€objections,€see€the€Reservations€and€DeclarationsÐ 4„ Ðof€the€State€which€is€the€subject€of€the€objection)óóÐ  p ÐÌ15€August€1980Ð øH ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€strongly€objects€...€to€the€declaration€madeÐ Ð  Ðby€the€Republic€of€India€in€respect€of€article€1€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€SocialÐ ¼  Ðand€Cultural€Rights€and€of€article€1€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights.Ð ¨ø ÐÌThe€right€of€self-determination€as€enshrined€in€the€Charter€of€the€United€Nations€and€as€embodiedÐ €Ð Ðin€the€Covenants€applies€to€all€peoples€and€not€only€to€those€under€foreign€domination.€All€peoples,Ð l¼ Ðtherefore,€have€the€inalienable€right€freely€to€determine€their€political€status€and€freely€to€pursue€theirÐ X ¨ Ðeconomic,€social€and€cultural€development.€The€Federal€Government€cannot€consider€as€valid€anyÐ D!” Ðinterpretation€of€the€right€of€self-determination€which€is€contrary€to€the€clear€language€of€theÐ 0"€  Ðprovisions€in€question.€It€moreover€considers€that€any€limitation€of€their€applicability€to€all€nationsÐ #l! Ðis€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Covenants."Ð $X" ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð à%0!$ ÐÓrÓÌ10€July€1997Ð ¸'#& ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€declarations€and€the€reservation€made€by€Kuwait€:Ð )à$( ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€notes€that€article€2€(2)€and€article€3€have€beenÐ h+¸&* Ðmade€subject€to€the€general€reservation€of€national€law.€It€is€of€the€view€that€these€generalÐ ° Ðreservations€may€raise€doubts€as€to€the€commitment€of€Kuwait€to€the€object€and€purpose€of€theÐ œì ÐCovenant.Ð ˆØ ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€regards€the€reservation€concerning€article€8Ð `° Ð(1)€(d),€in€which€the€Government€of€Kuwait€reserves€the€right€not€to€apply€the€right€to€strikeÐ L œ Ðexpressly€stated€in€the€Covenant,€as€well€as€the€interpretative€declaration€regarding€article€9,Ð 8 ˆ Ðaccording€to€which€the€right€to€social€security€would€only€apply€to€Kuwaitis,€as€being€problematicÐ $ t Ðin€view€of€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Covenant.€It€particularly€feels€that€the€declaration€regardingÐ  ` Ðarticle€9,€as€a€result€of€which€the€many€foreigners€working€on€Kuwaiti€territory€would,€on€principle,Ð ü L  Ðbe€totally€excluded€from€social€security€protection,€cannot€be€based€on€article€2€(3)€of€the€Covenant.Ð è 8  ÐÌIt€is€in€the€common€interest€of€all€parties€that€a€treaty€should€be€respected,€as€to€its€object€andÐ À  Ðpurpose,€by€all€parties.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€therefore€objects€to€the€[said]€generalÐ „Ô  Ðreservations€and€interpretative€declarations.Ð pÀ ÐÌThis€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Covenant€between€Kuwait€and€theÐ H˜ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany."Ð 4„ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð  \ ÐÓ„yÓÌ13€October€2004Ð ä4 ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€declarations€and€the€reservation€made€by€Turkey€upon€ratification:Ð ¼  ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Republic€of€Turkey€has€declared€that€it€will€implement€the€provisions€of€theÐ ”ä ÐCovenant€only€to€the€states€with€which€it€has€diplomatic€relations.€Moreover,€the€Government€of€theÐ €Ð ÐRepublic€of€Turkey€has€declared€that€it€ratifies€the€Covenant€exclusively€with€regard€to€the€nationalÐ l¼ Ðterritory€where€the€Constitution€and€the€legal€and€administrative€order€of€the€Republic€of€Turkey€areÐ X ¨ Ðapplied.€Furthermore,€the€Government€of€the€Republic€of€Turkey€has€reserved€the€right€to€interpretÐ D!” Ðand€apply€the€provisions€of€Article€13€paragraphs€(3)€and€(4)€of€the€Covenant€in€accordance€with€theÐ 0"€  Ðprovisions€of€Articles€3,€14€and€42€of€the€Constitution€of€the€Republic€of€Turkey.Ð #l! ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€would€like€to€recall€that€it€is€in€the€commonÐ ô$D # Ðinterest€of€all€states€that€treaties€to€which€they€have€chosen€to€become€parties€are€respected€andÐ à%0!$ Ðapplied€as€to€their€object€and€purpose€by€all€parties,€and€that€states€are€prepared€to€undertake€anyÐ Ì&"% Ðlegislative€changes€necessary€to€comply€with€their€obligations€under€these€treaties.€The€GovernmentÐ ¸'#& Ðof€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€is€therefore€concerned€about€declarations€and€reservations€suchÐ ¤(ô#' Ðas€those€made€and€expressed€by€the€Republic€of€Turkey€with€respect€to€the€International€CovenantÐ )à$( Ðon€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐHowever,€the€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€believes€these€declarations€do€notÐ ° Ðaim€to€limit€the€Covenant's€scope€in€relation€to€those€states€with€which€Turkey€has€established€bondsÐ œì Ðunder€the€Covenant,€and€that€they€do€not€aim€to€impose€any€other€restrictions€that€re€not€providedÐ ˆØ Ðfor€by€the€Covenant.€The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€attaches€great€importanceÐ tÄ Ðto€the€liberties€recognized€in€Article€13€paragraphs€(3)€and€(4)€of€the€Covenant.€The€Government€ofÐ `° Ðthe€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€understands€the€reservation€expressed€by€the€Government€of€theÐ L œ ÐRepublic€of€Turkey€to€mean€that€this€Article€will€be€interpreted€and€applied€in€such€a€way€thatÐ 8 ˆ Ðprotects€the€essence€of€the€freedoms€guaranteed€therein.Ð $ t ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð ü L  ÐÓ%„ÓÌ8€November€200[5]Ð Ô$  ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€declaration€made€by€Pakistan€upon€signature:Ð ¬ü  ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€has€carefully€examined€the€declaration€madeÐ „Ô  Ðby€the€Government€of€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Pakistan€upon€signature€of€the€International€CovenantÐ pÀ Ðon€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights.Ð \¬ ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Pakistan€declared€that€it€"will€implement€the€(...)Ð 4„ ÐProvisions€in€a€progressive€manner,€in€keeping€with€the€existing€economic€conditions€and€theÐ  p Ðdevelopment€plans€of€the€country".€Since€some€fundamental€obligations€resulting€from€theÐ  \ ÐInternational€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights,€including€in€particular€the€principleÐ øH Ðof€non„discrimination€found€in€Article€2€(2)€thereof,€are€not€susceptible€to€progressiveÐ ä4 Ðimplementation€and€are€thus€to€be€guaranteed€immediately,€the€declaration€represents€a€significantÐ Ð  Ðqualification€of€Pakistan's€commitment€to€guarantee€the€human€rights€referred€to€in€the€Covenant.Ð ¼  ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Pakistan€also€declared€that€"the€provisions€of€theÐ ”ä ÐCovenant€shall,€however,€be€subject€to€the€provisions€of€the€constitution€of€the€Islamic€Republic€ofÐ €Ð ÐPakistan".€The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€is€of€the€opinion€that€this€leaves€itÐ l¼ Ðunclear€to€which€extent€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Pakistan€considers€itself€bound€by€the€obligationsÐ X ¨ Ðresulting€from€the€Covenant.Ð D!” ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€therefore€regards€the€above„mentionedÐ #l! Ðdeclarations€as€reservations€and€as€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Covenant.Ð $X" ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€therefore€objects€to€the€above„mentionedÐ à%0!$ Ðreservations€made€by€the€Government€of€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Pakistan€to€the€InternationalÐ Ì&"% ÐCovenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights.€This€objection€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€intoÐ ¸'#& Ðforce€of€the€Covenant€between€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€and€the€Islamic€Republic€ofÐ ¤(ô#' ÐPakistan."Ð )à$( ÐÌÓ  ÓÔ_Ô*****Ð h+¸&* ÐÓóÓòòNoteóóÐ ° ÐÌòò[With€regard€to€the€signature€of€Cambodia€to€the€Covenant,]óó€[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€signature€was€effected€byÐ ˆØ ÐDemocratic€Kampuchea.€In€this€regard€the€Secretary-General€received,€on€5€November€1980,€theÐ tÄ Ðfollowing€communication€from€the€Government€of€Mongolia:Ð `° ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Mongolian€People's€Republic€considers€that€only€the€People's€RevolutionaryÐ 8 ˆ ÐCouncil€of€Kampuchea€as€the€sole€authentic€and€lawful€representative€of€the€Kampuchean€peopleÐ $ t Ðhas€the€right€to€assume€international€obligations€on€behalf€of€the€Kampuchean€people.€Therefore€theÐ  ` ÐGovernment€of€the€Mongolian€People's€Republic€considers€that€the€signature€of€the€Human€RightsÐ ü L  ÐCovenants€by€the€representative€of€the€so-called€Democratic€Kampuchea,€a€Ô_ÔrgimeÔ_Ô€that€ceased€toÐ è 8  Ðexist€as€a€result€of€the€people's€revolution€in€Kampuchea,€is€null€and€void.Ð Ô$  ÐÌThe€signing€of€the€Human€Rights€Covenants€by€an€individual,€whose€Ô_ÔrgimeÔ_Ô€during€its€short€periodÐ ¬ü  Ðof€reign€in€Kampuchea€had€exterminated€about€3€million€people€and€had€thus€grossly€violated€theÐ ˜è  Ðelementary€norms€of€human€rights,€each€and€every€provision€of€the€Human€Rights€Covenants€is€aÐ „Ô  Ðregrettable€precedence,€which€discredits€the€noble€aims€and€lofty€principles€of€the€United€NationsÐ pÀ ÐCharter,€the€very€spirit€of€the€above-mentioned€Covenants,€gravely€impairs€the€prestige€of€the€UnitedÐ \¬ ÐNations."Ð H˜ ÐÌThereafter,€similar€communications€were€received€from€the€Government€of€the€following€States€onÐ  p Ðthe€dates€indicated€and€their€texts€were€circulated€as€depositary€notifications€or,€at€the€request€of€theÐ  \ ÐStates€concerned,€as€official€documents€of€the€General€Assembly€(A-33-781€and€A-35-784):Ð øH ÐÌòòStateà0  àà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àDate€of€receipt€óóÔUSUK.,ÔÐÐ h(#h(# ÐÌGerman€Democratic€Republic*€à0 h à11€Dec€1980€ÔUK.,US.,Ø–ÔÔUSUK.,ÔШøh(#h(# ÐÌPolandà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à12€Dec€1980€ÔUK.,US.,X—ÔÔUSUK.,ÔЀÐh(#h(# ÐÌUkraineà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à16€Dec€1980€ÔUK.,US.,þ—ÔÔUSUK.,ÔÐX ¨h(#h(# ÐÌHungaryà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à19€Jan€1981€ÔUK.,US.,¥˜ÔÔUSUK.,ÔÐ0"€ h(#h(# ÐÌBulgariaà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à29€Jan€1981€ÔUK.,US.,L™ÔÔUSUK.,ÔÐ$X"h(#h(# ÐÌBelarus€à0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à18€Feb€1981€ÔUK.,US.,ô™ÔÔUSUK.,Ô€Ðà%0!$h(#h(# ÐÌRussian€Federation€à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à18€Feb€1981€ÔUK.,US.,œšÔÔUSUK.,Ԁи'#&h(#h(# ÐÌCzechoslovakia€à0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#à10€Mar€1981€ÔUK.,US.,<›ÔÔUSUK.,ÔÐ)à$(h(#h(# Ð*€See€note€9€in€this€chapter€òò[Ed.€note:€see€above]óó.Ð |*Ì%) ÐòòÔUK.,US.,Ø›ÔÔUSUK.,Ô(Note€3,€Chapter€IV.3,€MultilateralÔUK.,US.,tœÔÔUSUK.,Ô€Treaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÐ h+¸&* ÐòòóóÌÓ  Ó*****Ð œì ÐÓ#ÓÔUK.,US.,ÜÔÌòòNoteóó€Ð tÄ ÐÌWith€respect€to€the€interpretative€declarations€made€by€Algeria€the€Secretary-General€received,€onÐ L œ Ð25€October€1990,€from€the€Government€of€Germany€the€following€declaration:€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ[The€Federal€Republic€of€Germany]€interprets€the€declaration€under€paragraph€2€to€mean€that€theÐ  ` Ðlatter€is€not€intended€to€eliminate€the€obligation€of€Algeria€to€ensure€that€the€rights€guaranteed€inÐ ü L  Ðarticle€8,€paragraph€1,€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Economic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights€andÐ è 8  Ðin€article€22€of€the€International€Covenant€on€Civil€and€Political€Rights€may€be€restricted€only€forÐ Ô$  Ðthe€reasons€mentioned€in€the€said€articles€and€that€such€restrictions€shall€be€prescribed€by€law.Ð À  ÐÌIt€interprets€the€declaration€under€paragraph€4€to€mean€that€Algeria,€by€referring€to€its€domestic€legalÐ ˜è  Ðsystem,€does€not€intend€to€restrict€its€obligation€to€ensure€through€appropriate€steps€equality€of€rightsÐ „Ô  Ðand€responsibilities€of€spouses€as€to€marriage,€during€marriage€and€at€its€dissolution.Ð pÀ Ðòò(Note€Ô_Ô17,Ô_Ô€Chapter€IV.3,€Multilateralóó€òòTreaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÐ \¬ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð 4„ ÐÓ½¢Óò òòòóóó óÌòòNoteóóÐ  \ ÐÌòò[With€regard€to€the€Declarations€made€by€Bangladesh,]óó...the€Secretary-General€receivedÐ ä4 Ðcommunications€from€the€following€Governments€on€the€dates€indicated€hereinafter:Ð Ð  ÐÌò òGermany€ó ó(17€December€1999):Ð ¨ø ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€notes€that€the€declaration€concerning€articleÐ „Ô Ð1€constitutes€a€reservation€that€places€on€the€exercise€of€the€right€of€all€peoples€to€self-determinationÐ pÀ Ðconditions€not€provided€for€in€international€law.€To€attach€such€conditions€could€undermine€theÐ \ ¬ Ðconcept€of€self-determination€and€seriously€weaken€its€universally€acceptable€character.Ð H!˜ ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€further€notes€that€the€declarations€with€regardÐ  #p! Ðto€articles€2€and€3,€7€and€8,€and€10€and€13€constitute€reservations€of€a€general€nature€in€respect€ofÐ  $\" Ðprovisions€of€the€Covenant€which€may€be€contrary€to€the€Constitution,€legislation,€economicÐ ø$H # Ðconditions€and€development€plans€of€Bangladesh.Ð ä%4!$ ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€is€of€the€view€that€these€general€reservationsÐ ¼' #& Ðraise€doubts€as€to€the€full€commitment€of€Bangladesh€to€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Covenant.€ItÐ ¨(ø#' Ðis€in€the€common€interest€of€States€that€treaties€to€which€they€have€chosen€to€become€Parties€areÐ ”)ä$( Ðrespected,€as€to€their€object€and€purpose,€by€all€Parties€and€that€States€are€prepared€to€undertake€anyÐ €*Ð%) Ðlegislative€changes€necessary€to€comply€with€their€obligationsÐ l+¼&* Ðunder€these€treaties.Ð ° ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€objects€to€the€aforementioned€reservationsÐ ˆØ Ðmade€by€the€Government€of€the€People's€Republic€of€Bangladesh€to€the€International€Covenant€onÐ tÄ ÐEconomic,€Social€and€Cultural€Rights.€This€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€theÐ `° ÐCovenant€between€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€and€the€People's€Republic€of€Bangladesh".€Ð L œ Ð...Ð 8 ˆ ÐòòÔUSUK.,Ô(Note€Ô_Ô18,Ô_Ô€Chapter€IV.3,€Multilateralóó€òòTreaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óóÔUK.,US.,ë«ÔÔUSUK.,ÔÐ $ t ÐÌòòò òÔUK.,US.,“¬Ôó óóó