WPCI .k,@âYVp;Uڱwk@6Rsg ![ f-e~)\N蹊 )4;$f?{v->qJՙk<<ֲBxD #p}[-1r0P?ޅ rbGmD"FTY)9ևʕ~rS;ܞqfߣ!^Ocb\ykԮsH\ Ϝ^ =g8}Vs&V}Fa^JUIІ딩n%8a-36҇$nw`Hw`F: >>Ke9;x_p)G~Amcs{DD5,rDW "8pH]9}4N/]jZ#:Okq)ݤ?KV|fx9!no;qOp2.Өш;Яr sV&#UN %+ 0:1^ kww4{ mN 00 0`HP PSC 2350 seriesTT0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,ͦi4 d6Y3rtyBar3|xU0.Normal(&H2  XXX !UKUS.,  _ xXXUSUK.,  8;hXXdd8OMAN  q#X;hXx@#CRCOPTIONALPROTOCOL(SALEOFCHILDREN)  (    RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   UK.,US.,_(Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification,   accessionorsuccession)   Reservation: `  ...subjecttotheSultanatesreservationstotheConventionontheRightsoftheChild. 8   USUK.,OBJECTIONSMADETOSTATEPARTYSRESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS UK.,US., `  (Unlessotherwiseindicated,theobjectionsweremadeuponratification,accessionorsuccession) L   France, 18November2005  $ WithregardtothereservationsmadebyOmanuponaccession:  "TheGovernmentoftheFrenchRepublichasexaminedthereservationenteredbytheGovernment  oftheSultanateofOmanuponacceding,on17September2004,totheOptionalProtocoltothe t ConventionontheRightsoftheChild,concerningthesaleofchildren,childprostitutionandchild ` pornographybywhichtheSultanateextendstotheProtocolthereservationsitenteredwithrespect L totheConvention.WhileindicatingthatitwasaccedingtotheProtocolandvoicing,inageneral 8 manner,reservationswithrespecttoprovisionsoftheProtocolthatitregardsasviolatingIslamic $t _sharia_Ԁrules,theSultanateofOmanhasenteredareservationofageneral,indeterminatenaturethat ` leavesotherStatespartiesunabletoestablishwhichprovisionsoftheConventionthereservation L currentlyconcernsandwhichprovisionsarelikelytobeconcernedinthefuture.TheGovernment 8 oftheFrenchRepublicbelievesthatthereservationcoulddeprivetheprovisionsoftheConvention $ ofanyeffectandisenteringanobjectionthereto.Thisobjectionshallnotpreventtheentryintoforce  oftheConventionbetweenFranceandtheSultanateofOman."     ***** "    Norway,_19_ԀJanuary2006  \$" WithregardtothereservationmadebyOmanuponaccession: 4&!$ "ThePermanentMissionofNorwaytotheUnitedNationspresentsitscomplimentstotheSecretary  (\#& GeneraloftheUnitedNationsandhasthehonourtoconveythatNorwayhasexaminedthesecond (H$' andthirdreservationsmadebytheGovernmentoftheSultanateofOmanon17September2004on )4%( accessiontotheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsoftheChildonthesaleof * &) children,childprostitutionandchildpornography(NewYork,25May2000)whichconcernIslamic + '* anddomesticlawandlimitsimposedbythematerialresourcesavailable.  TheGovernmentofNorwayisoftheviewthatthesegeneralreservationsraisedoubtsastothefull  commitmentoftheSultanateofOmantotheobjectandpurposeoftheOptionalProtocoltothe t ConventionontheRightsoftheChildonthesaleofchildren,childprostitutionandchild ` pornographyandwouldliketorecallthataccordingtocustomaryinternationallawascodifiedinthe L  ViennaConventionontheLawofTreaties,areservationincompatiblewiththeobjectandpurpose 8  oftheConventionshallnotbepermitted. $ t TheGovernmentofNorwaythereforeobjectstotheaforesaidreservationsmadebytheGovernment  L  oftheSultanateofOmantotheOptionalProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsoftheChildon  8  thesaleofchildren,childprostitutionandchildpornography.Thisobjectiondoesnotprecludethe $  entryintoforceinitsentirety,oftheConventionbetweentheKingdomofNorwayandtheSultanate   ofOman,withoutthelatterbenefitingfromthesereservations."