WPCM f!~)x2]0[ eLv^KdهzrƲ% aCڈJ F،e77Mab 9v*I@IUTφ|UWzFfF\$xaq^FptH¼Y"$ J%u1o{Ec*;_qY^J8>i"aC !;o~iVZfMc%]G֘{ 7 G kªI1S3)ay^A!^iLbjߍ|~9Q2a<}$=Ke5Z5 i0@%pNixa^u K.]Y&8'4kNwsȧd ci!Ng #UNq % 0:^ w 4#2 m4NKHP PSC 2350 seriesTT0(@ Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,5 L5Fil|*,3|xU !UKUS.,  _ rXXUSUK.,  8fXXdd8RUSSIANFEDERATION#XfXr@#   q CAT   UK.,US.,_  RESERVATIONSANDDECLARATIONS   (Unlessotherwiseindicated,thereservationsanddeclarationsweremadeuponratification, t  accessionorsuccession)USUK., `  Note 8     ` Incommunicationsreceivedon8March1989,19and20April1989respectively,theGovernments `  oftheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,theByelorussianSovietSocialistRepublicandthe L  UkrainianSovietSocialistRepublicnotifiedtheSecretary-Generalthattheyhaddecidedtowithdraw 8  thereservationsconcerningarticle30(1)madeuponratification.ThereservationmadebytheUnion $  ofSovietSocialistRepublics,whichisidenticalinessence,mutatismutandis,astheonemadeby   theothertwoGovernments,readsasfollows:     TheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublicsdoesnotconsideritselfboundbytheprovisionsof  paragraph1ofarticle30oftheConvention. p UK.,US.,$Subsequently,on1October1991,3October2001,and12September2003,respectively,the H GovernmentsoftheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics,BelarusandUkrainenotifiedtheSecretary 4 Generalthatithaddecidedtowithdrawthefollowingreservationwithregardtoarticle20made  p uponsignatureandconfirmeduponratification.Thereservationmadeby[theothertwo  \ Governments],whichisidenticalinessence,mutatismutandis,astheonemadebytheUnionof H SovietSocialistRepublics,readsasfollows: 4 TheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublicsdoesnotrecognizethecompetenceoftheCommittee   againstTortureasdefinedbyarticle20oftheConvention.  (Note15,ChapterIV.9,MultilateralTreatiesDepositedwiththeSecretaryGeneral)   DECLARATIONSRE:ARTICLES21AND22  X"  1October1991 0$" TheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublicsdeclaresthat,pursuanttoarticle21oftheConvention,it &X!$ recognizesthecompetenceoftheCommitteeagainstTorturetoreceiveandconsider &D"% communicationsinrespectofsituationsandeventsoccurringaftertheadoptionofthepresent '0#& declaration,totheeffectthataStatePartyclaimsthatanotherStatePartyisnotfulfillingits ($' obligationsundertheConvention. )%( TheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublicsalsodeclaresthat,pursuanttoarticle22oftheConvention, +&* itrecognizesthecompetenceoftheCommitteetoreceiveandconsidercommunicationsinrespect  ofsituationsoreventsoccurringaftertheadoptionofthepresentdeclaration,fromoronbehalfof  individualssubjecttoitsjurisdictionwhoclaimtobevictimsofaviolationbyaStatePartyofthe  provisionsoftheConvention. t