ÿWPCM lVuâV¨FÀ¾1–eµ­ÕIBmÇ›SÁ·œ‘‚‡Éí:ØʶËò‹±IqþMß^dþ9ø=Ä°ƒÓÕW¨þ2{ÃàõÀÀsŽ[‘TD“ G þ;þw’ÃS´õ•³0„ç¦(K³@Utäó~¸°—ÁKXëkq‚GÞW%þÒXMÞŠ_ìÁ`ÂRN«ý®ç»å~–ñ¨óå8M:ÐÓa×iÒV÷ë<©hu1Aé Ðûg]àtÓ›L8^®±,^÷Ÿ8eÕû½9y2¦ï@jšúLïlà ëéD›ØoÕ¶P~Ê[„,ÊÊO.6sF,%¥i’˜•¤ª”æà(ªW‹Œ ¶#Ǥ3÷¬iŠ¾¯ŒB1ª“Ôk˜õ ¨¿=,ó¦hd¥ ‡#GÏô'tç­¹­{öõº…å¡ð7Ø̸ͽ¯Ä}vâÝ.b aÈET¾ÔzŠ»g¬²Íð"ÀR=†á/ÙD6Œ£Z52`eŠ£Á´D‹\ˆ%©–"ͪNJ¶›LÚpzE±1b4Ò—þ¦À»„çáx*ËÖ¹á±Å4.(ùºU¯‰ƒÑrÔÁ&)Í÷☠}'µ[ZÐrÍF"à¶û°+³ –K)ÛÛA5 ËÊX0/  [^š #ɨUNq %¿ 0:Å^ ÿw 4#2 m4NK˜HP PSC 2350 seriesTŽ––––TŽ0(@øÐ Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(ûœ$¡¡ÔUKUS.,ÔBp,7‡ cC‚6.wpØtž3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒûœ!ÝÔUKUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôò òÔ‡¼úò»XXÔÓ  ÓÑ8€­¦XXdìdÈ8ÑMAURITANIAÔ#†X­¦X»¼úò@#Ôó óÐ ° ÐÓ_ÓÌò òÔ_ÔCEDAWÔ_Ôó óÐ ° ÐÓ  ÓÌò òòòRESERVATIONS€AND€DECLARATIONSóóó óÐ ˆØ Ðòò(Unless€otherwise€indicated,€the€reservations€and€declarations€were€made€upon€ratification,Ð t Ä Ðaccession€or€succession)Ð ` ° ÐóóÌReservation:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ"Having€seen€and€examined€the€United€Nations€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofÐ `  ÐDiscrimination€against€Women,€adopted€by€the€United€Nations€General€Assembly€on€18€DecemberÐ üL  Ð1979,€have€approved€and€do€approve€it€in€each€and€every€one€of€its€parts€which€are€not€contrary€toÐ è8  ÐIslamic€Ô_ÔShariaÔ_Ô€and€are€in€accordance€with€our€Constitution.Ð Ô$  ÐÌÌò òòòOBJECTIONS€MADE€TO€STATE€PARTYððS€RESERVATIONS€AND€DECLARATIONSóóó óÐ ˜è ÐÌò òAustriaó ó,€13€February€2002Ð pÀ ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð Lœ ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Austria€has€examined€the€reservation€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€ofÐ $t Ðall€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women€made€by€the€Government€of€the€Islamic€Republic€ofÐ ` ÐMauritania€in€its€note€to€the€Secretary-General€of€5ð  ðJune€2001.Ð üL ÐÌThe€Government€of€Austria€considers€that,€in€the€absence€of€further€clarification,€this€reservationÐ Ô$ Ðraises€doubts€as€to€the€degree€of€commitment€assumed€by€Mauritania€in€becoming€a€party€to€theÐ À ÐConvention€since€it€refers€to€the€contents€of€Islamic€Ô_ÔShariaÔ_Ô€and€to€existing€national€legislation€inÐ ¬ü ÐMauritania.€€The€Government€of€Austria€would€like€to€recall€that,€according€to€art.€28€(2)€of€theÐ ˜è ÐConvention€as€well€as€customary€international€law€as€codified€in€the€Vienna€Convention€on€the€LawÐ „ Ô Ðof€Treaties,€a€reservation€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€a€treaty€shall€not€be€permitted.Ð p!À ÐÌIt€is€in€the€common€interest€of€States€that€treaties€to€which€they€have€chosen€to€become€parties€areÐ H#˜! Ðrespected€as€to€their€object€and€purpose,€by€all€parties,€and€that€States€are€prepared€to€undertake€anyÐ 4$„" Ðlegislative€changes€necessary€to€comply€with€their€obligations€under€the€treaties.Ð  %p # ÐÌFor€these€reasons,€the€Government€of€Austria€objects€to€this€reservation€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ ø&H"% Ðof€Mauritania.Ð ä'4#& ÐÌThis€position,€however,€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€in€its€entirety€of€the€ConventionÐ ¼) %( Ðbetween€Mauritania€and€Austria."Ð ¨*ø%) ÐÔUSUK.,ÔÐ ”+ä&* ÐÔ_Ô‡Ó  Ó*****Ð ° ÐÓ ÓÌò òDenmarkó ó,€21€February€2002Ð ˆØ ÐÌÔUK.,US.,È ÔWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð d´ ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Denmark€has€examined€the€reservations€made€by€the€Government€ofÐ < Œ ÐMauritania€upon€accession€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€DiscriminationÐ ( x ÐAgainst€Women€as€to€any€interpretation€of€the€provisions€of€the€Convention€that€is€incompatibleÐ  d Ðwith€the€norms€of€Islamic€law€and€the€Constitution€in€Mauritania.Ð  P  ÐÌThe€Government€of€Denmark€finds€that€the€general€reservation€with€reference€to€the€provisions€ofÐ Ø(  ÐIslamic€law€and€the€Constitution€are€of€unlimited€scope€and€undefined€character.€€Consequently,€theÐ Ä  ÐGovernment€of€Denmark€considers€the€said€reservation€as€being€incompatible€with€the€object€andÐ °  Ðpurpose€of€the€Convention€and€accordingly€inadmissible€and€without€effect€under€international€law.Ð œì  ЀThe€Government€of€Denmark€therefore€objects€to€the€aforesaid€reservation€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ ˆØ  Ðof€Mauritania€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€all€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women.Ð tÄ ÐÌThis€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€in€its€entirety€between€Mauritania€andÐ Lœ ÐDenmark.Ð 8ˆ ÐÌThe€Government€of€Denmark€recommends€the€Government€of€Mauritania€to€reconsider€itsÐ ` Ðreservations€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women."€Ð üL ÐÔUSUK.,ÔÌÓ  Ó*****Ð Ô$ ÐÓÌÓÔUK.,US.,¹ÔÌò òFinlandó ó,€20€May€2002Ð ¬ü ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð ˆØ ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Finland€has€carefully€examined€the€contents€of€the€reservation€made€by€theÐ ` ° ÐGovernment€of€Mauritania€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€all€Forms€of€DiscriminationÐ L!œ ÐAgainst€Women.Ð 8"ˆ  ÐÌThe€Government€of€Finland€notes€that€a€reservation€which€consists€of€a€general€reference€to€religiousÐ $`" Ðor€other€national€law€without€specifying€its€contents€does€not€clearly€define€to€other€Parties€to€theÐ ü$L # ÐConvention€the€extent€to€which€the€reserving€State€commits€itself€to€the€Convention€and€thereforeÐ è%8!$ Ðcreates€serious€doubts€as€to€the€commitment€of€the€reserving€State€to€fulfil€its€obligations€under€theÐ Ô&$"% ÐConvention.Ð À'#& ÐÌFurthermore,€reservations€are€subject€to€the€general€principle€of€treaty€interpretation€according€toÐ ˜)è$( Ðwhich€a€party€may€not€invoke€the€provisions€of€its€domestic€law€as€justification€for€a€failure€toÐ „*Ô%) Ðperform€its€treaty€obligations.€Ð p+À&* ЇThe€Government€of€Finland€recalls€Part€VI,€Article€28€of€the€Convention€according€to€whichÐ ° Ðreservations€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€are€not€permitted.Ð œì ÐÌThe€Government€of€Finland€therefore€objects€to€the€above-mentioned€reservation€made€by€theÐ tÄ ÐGovernment€of€Mauritania€to€the€Convention.Ð `° ÐÌThis€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€Mauritania€andÐ 8 ˆ ÐFinland.€€The€Convention€will€thus€become€operative€between€the€two€states€without€MauritaniaÐ $ t Ðbenefiting€from€the€reservations."€Ð  ` ÐÔUSUK.,ÔÌÓ  Ó*****Ð è 8  ÐÓ•ÓÌÔUK.,US.,‚Ôò òGermanyó ó,€14€March€2002Ð À  ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð œì  ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€has€examined€the€reservation€to€theÐ tÄ ÐConvention€on€the€Elimination€of€all€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women€made€by€theÐ `° ÐGovernment€of€Mauritania€at€the€time€of€its€accession€to€the€Convention.€€The€Government€of€theÐ Lœ ÐFederal€Republic€of€Germany€is€of€the€view€that€the€reservation€with€regard€to€the€compatibility€ofÐ 8ˆ Ðthe€rules€of€the€Convention€with€the€precepts€of€Islamic€Sharia€and€the€Constitution€of€MauritaniaÐ $t Ðraises€doubts€as€to€the€commitment€of€Mauritania€to€fulfil€its€obligations€under€the€Convention.€€TheÐ ` ÐGovernment€of€the€Federal€Republic€of€Germany€considers€this€reservation€to€be€incompatible€withÐ üL Ðthe€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention.€€Therefore€the€Government€of€the€Federal€Republic€ofÐ è8 ÐGermany€objects€to€the€aforesaid€reservation€made€by€the€Government€of€Mauritania€to€theÐ Ô$ ÐConvention.Ð À ÐÌThis€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€the€Federal€RepublicÐ ˜è Ðof€Germany€and€Mauritania."ÔUSUK.,ÔÐ „Ô ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð \ ¬ ÐÓT ÓÌÔUK.,US.,, Ôò òNetherlandsó ó,€8€February€2002Ð 4"„  ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð $`" ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Kingdom€of€the€Netherlands€has€examined€the€reservation€made€by€theÐ è%8!$ ÐGovernment€of€Mauritania€at€the€time€of€its€accession€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€AllÐ Ô&$"% ÐForms€of€Discrimination€against€Women€and€considers€that€the€reservation€concerning€the€IslamicÐ À'#& ÐSharia€and€the€national€law€of€Mauritania,€which€seeks€to€limit€the€responsibilities€of€the€reservingÐ ¬(ü#' ÐState€under€the€Convention€by€invoking€the€Sharia€and€national€law,€may€raise€doubts€as€to€theÐ ˜)è$( Ðcommitment€of€this€State€to€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€and,€moreover,€contribute€toÐ „*Ô%) Ðundermining€the€basis€of€international€treaty€law.€€The€Government€of€the€Kingdom€of€theÐ p+À&* ÐNetherlands€recalls€that,€according€to€paragraph€2€of€Article€28€of€the€Convention,€a€reservationÐ ° Ðincompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€shall€not€be€permitted.Ð œì ÐÌIt€is€in€the€common€interest€of€States€that€treaties€to€which€they€have€chosen€to€become€party€areÐ tÄ Ðrespected,€as€to€their€object€and€purpose,€by€all€parties€and€that€States€are€prepared€to€undertake€anyÐ `° Ðlegislative€changes€necessary€to€comply€with€their€obligations€under€the€treaties.€€The€GovernmentÐ L œ Ðof€the€Kingdom€of€the€Netherlands€therefore€objects€to€the€aforesaid€reservation€made€by€theÐ 8 ˆ ÐGovernment€of€Mauritania€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€DiscriminationÐ $ t Ðagainst€Women.Ð  ` ÐÌThis€objection€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€the€Kingdom€of€theÐ è 8  ÐNetherlands€and€Mauritania."Ð Ô$  ÐÔUSUK.,ÔÌÓ  Ó*****Ð ¬ü  ÐÓg(ÓÌò òNorwayó ó,€ÔUK.,US.,T(Ô31€May€2002Ð „Ô  ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð `° ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Norway€has€examined€the€contents€of€the€reservation€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ 8ˆ Ðof€Mauritania€upon€accession€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€all€Forms€of€DiscriminationÐ $t Ðagainst€Women.Ð ` ÐÌThe€reservation€consists€of€a€general€reference€to€national€law€and€does€not€clearly€define€to€whatÐ è8 Ðextent€Mauritania€has€accepted€the€obligations€under€the€Convention.€€The€Government€of€NorwayÐ Ô$ Ðtherefore€objects€to€the€reservation,€as€it€is€contrary€to€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€andÐ À Ðthus€impermissible€according€to€Article€28€of€the€Convention.Ð ¬ü ÐÌThis€objection€does€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€in€its€entirety€of€the€Convention€between€theÐ „Ô ÐKingdom€of€Norway€and€Mauritania.€The€Convention€thus€becomes€operative€between€Norway€andÐ pÀ ÐMauritania€without€Mauritania€benefiting€from€the€reservation."Ð \ ¬ ÐÔUSUK.,ÔÌÓ  Ó*****Ð 4"„  ÐÓQ-Óò òPortugaló ó,€4€March€2002Ð  #p! ÐÌÔUK.,US.,>-ÔWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð ü$L # ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€Portuguese€Republic€has€examined€the€reservation€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ Ô&$"% Ðof€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Mauritania€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofÐ À'#& ÐDiscrimination€against€Women€(New€York,€18€December€1979)€on€10€May€2001€in€respect€of€anyÐ ¬(ü#' Ðinterpretation€of€the€provisions€of€the€Convention€that€it€is€incompatible€with€the€precept€of€IslamicÐ ˜)è$( Ðlaw€and€its€Constitution.Ð „*Ô%) ÐÐ p+À&* ÐThe€Government€of€the€Portuguese€Republic€is€of€the€view€that€the€said€reservation€refers€in€aÐ ° Ðgeneral€manner€to€national€law,€failing€to€specify€clearly€its€content€and,€therefore,€leaving€the€otherÐ œì ÐState€parties€with€doubts€as€to€the€real€extent€of€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Mauritania's€commitmentÐ ˆØ Ðto€the€Convention.Ð tÄ ÐÌFurthermore€it€also€considers€the€reservation€made€by€the€Government€of€the€Islamic€Republic€ofÐ L œ ÐMauritania€incompatible€with€the€objective€and€purpose€of€the€aforesaid€Convention,€and€it€seriouslyÐ 8 ˆ Ðlimits€or€even€excludes€its€application€on€a€vaguely€defined€basis,€such€as€the€global€reference€to€theÐ $ t ÐIslamic€law.Ð  ` ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€Portuguese€Republic€therefore€objects€to€the€reservation€made€by€theÐ è 8  ÐGovernment€of€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Mauritania€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€AllÐ Ô$  ÐForms€of€Discrimination€against€Women.Ð À  ÐÌThis€objection€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€the€PortugueseÐ ˜è  ÐRepublic€and€the€Islamic€Republic€of€Mauritania."€ÔUSUK.,ÔÐ „Ô  ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð \¬ ÐÓ=5ÓÌò òSwedenó ó,€ÔUK.,US.,5Ô21€January€2002Ð 4„ ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð ` ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Sweden€has€examined€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€acceding€toÐ è8 Ðthe€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Women.Ð Ô$ ÐÌThe€Government€of€Sweden€notes€that€the€Convention€is€being€made€subject€to€a€general€reservationÐ ¬ü Ðof€unlimited€scope€referring€to€the€contents€of€Islamic€Sharia€and€to€existing€legislation€inÐ ˜è ÐMauritania.Ð „Ô ÐÌThe€Government€of€Sweden€is€of€the€view€that€this€reservation€which€does€not€clearly€specify€theÐ \ ¬ Ðprovisions€of€the€Convention€to€which€it€applies,€and€the€extent€of€the€derogation€therefrom,€raisesÐ H!˜ Ðserious€doubts€as€to€the€commitment€of€Mauritania€to€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention.€€TheÐ 4"„  ÐGovernment€of€Sweden€would€like€to€recall€that,€according€to€customary€international€law€asÐ  #p! Ðcodified€in€the€Vienna€Convention€on€the€Law€of€Treaties,€a€reservation€incompatible€with€the€objectÐ  $\" Ðand€purpose€of€a€treaty€shall€not€be€permitted.Ð ø$H # ÐÌIt€is€in€the€common€interest€of€States€that€treaties€to€which€they€have€chosen€to€become€parties€areÐ Ð& "% Ðrespected€as€to€their€object€and€purpose,€by€all€parties,€and€that€States€are€prepared€to€undertake€anyÐ ¼' #& Ðlegislative€changes€necessary€to€comply€with€their€obligations€under€the€treaties.Ð ¨(ø#' ÐÌThe€Government€of€Sweden€therefore€objects€to€the€aforesaid€reservation€made€by€the€GovernmentÐ €*Ð%) Ðof€Mauritania€to€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€Against€Ô_ÔWomen.Ð l+¼&* ЇThe€objection€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€Mauritania€andÐ ° ÐSweden.€€The€Convention€enters€into€force€in€its€entirety€between€the€two€States,€without€MauritaniaÐ œì Ðbenefiting€from€its€reservation."ÔUSUK.,ÔÐ ˆØ ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð `° ÐÓ>ÓÌò òUnited€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Irelandó ó,€28€November€2001Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession:Ð  d ÐÌ"The€Government€of€the€United€Kingdom€of€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland€have€examined€theÐ ì <  Ðreservation€made€by€the€Government€of€Mauritania€in€respect€of€the€Convention,€which€reads€asÐ Ø(  Ðfollows:Ð Ä  ÐÌ'Having€seen€and€examined€the€United€Nations€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€ofÐ œì  ÐDiscrimination€Against€Women,€adopted€by€the€UN€General€Assembly€on€18€December€1979,€haveÐ ˆØ  Ðapproved€and€do€approve€it€in€each€and€every€one€of€its€parts€which€are€not€contrary€to€Islamic€Ô_ÔShariaÔ_ÔÐ tÄ Ðand€are€in€accordance€with€our€Constitution'.Ð `° ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€United€Kingdom€note€that€a€reservation€to€a€Convention€which€consists€ofÐ 8ˆ Ða€general€reference€to€national€law€without€specifying€its€contents€does€not€clearly€define€for€theÐ $t Ðother€States€Parties€to€the€Convention€the€extent€to€which€the€reserving€State€has€accepted€theÐ ` Ðobligations€of€the€Convention.€The€Government€of€the€United€Kingdom€therefore€object€to€theÐ üL Ðreservation€made€by€the€Government€of€Mauritania.Ð è8 ÐÌThis€objection€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€the€United€KingdomÐ À Ðof€Great€Britain€and€Northern€Ireland€and€Mauritania."€ÔUK.,US.,ì=ÔÐ ¬ü ÐÌÓ  Ó*****Ð „Ô ÐÓ·DÓÌòòNoteóóÐ \ ¬ ÐÌWith€regard€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€accession,€the€Secretary-General€receivedÐ 4"„  Ðcommunications€from€the€following€States€on€the€dates€indicated€hereinafter:€Ð  #p! ÐÌò òIrelandó ó€(13€June€2002):Ð ø$H # ÐÌ"The€Government€of€Ireland€[has]€examined€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€upon€its€accessionÐ Ô&$"% Ðto€the€Convention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Racial€Discrimination€against€Women.Ð À'#& ÐÌThe€Government€of€Ireland€[is]€of€the€view€that€a€reservation€which€consists€of€a€general€referenceÐ ˜)è$( Ðto€religious€law€and€to€the€Constitution€of€the€reserving€State€and€which€does€not€clearly€specify€theÐ „*Ô%) Ðprovisions€of€the€Convention€to€which€it€applies€and€the€extent€of€the€derogation€therefrom,€may€castÐ p+À&* Ðdoubts€on€the€commitment€of€the€reserving€State€to€fulfil€its€obligations€under€the€Convention.€€TheÐ ° ÐGovernment€of€Ireland€[is]€furthermore€of€the€view€that€such€a€general€reservation€may€undermineÐ œì Ðthe€basis€of€international€treaty€law.Ð ˆØ ÐÌThe€Government€of€Ireland€[recalls]€that€article€28,€paragraph€2€of€the€Convention€provides€that€aÐ `° Ðreservation€incompatible€with€the€object€and€purpose€of€the€Convention€shall€not€be€permitted.Ð L œ ÐÌThe€Government€of€Ireland€therefore€[objects]€to€the€reservation€made€by€Mauritania€to€theÐ $ t ÐConvention€on€the€Elimination€of€All€Forms€of€Discrimination€against€Women.Ð  ` ÐÌThis€objection€shall€not€preclude€the€entry€into€force€of€the€Convention€between€Ireland€andÐ è 8  ÐMauritania."Ð Ô$  ÐÌò òFranceó ó€(17€June€2002):Ð ¬ü  ÐÌThe€Government€of€the€French€Republic€has€examined€the€reservation€made€by€the€Government€ofÐ ˆØ  ÐMauritania€upon€accession€to€the€Convention€of€18€December€1979€on€the€Elimination€of€All€FormsÐ tÄ Ðof€Discrimination€against€Women.€By€stating€that€it€approves€the€Convention€in€each€and€every€oneÐ `° Ðof€its€parts€which€are€not€contrary€to€Islamic€Ô_ÔShariaÔ_Ô€and€to€its€Constitution,€the€Government€ofÐ Lœ ÐMauritania€formulates€a€reservation€of€general,€indeterminate€scope€that€gives€the€other€States€partiesÐ 8ˆ Ðno€idea€which€provisions€of€the€Convention€are€currently€affected€by€the€reservation€or€might€beÐ $t Ðaffected€in€future.€The€Government€of€the€French€Republic€considers€that€the€reservation€could€makeÐ ` Ðthe€provisions€of€the€Convention€ineffective€and€objects€to€it.Ð üL Ðòò(Note€46,€Chapter€IV.8,€Multilateralóó€òòTreaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óó