of the Council of Europe, declare that it reserves the right to provide for non-criminal sanctions,

instead of criminal sanctions, for the behaviours referred to in Articles 33 and 34.

4 Any Party may wholly or partly withdraw a reservation by means of a declaration addressed to the

Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This declaration shall become effective as from its date

of receipt by the Secretary General.

Article 79 – Validity and review of reservations

1 Reservations referred to in Article 78, paragraphs 2 and 3, shall be valid for a period of five years

from the day of the entry into force of this Convention in respect of the Party concerned. However,

such reservations may be renewed for periods of the same duration.

2 Eighteen months before the date of expiry of the reservation, the Secretariat General of the Council

of Europe shall give notice of that expiry to the Party concerned. No later than three months before

the expiry, the Party shall notify the Secretary General that it is upholding, amending or

withdrawing its reservation. In the absence of a notification by the Party concerned, the Secretariat

General shall inform that Party that its reservation is considered to have been extended

automatically for a period of six months. Failure by the Party concerned to notify its intention to

uphold or modify its reservation before the expiry of that period shall cause the reservation to

lapse.

3 If a Party makes a reservation in conformity with Article 78, paragraphs 2 and 3, it shall provide,

before its renewal or upon request, an explanation to GREVIO, on the grounds justifying its

continuance.

Article 80 – Denunciation

1 Any Party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the

Secretary General of the Council of Europe.

2 Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a

period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General.

Article 81 – Notification

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of

Europe, the non-member States which have participated in its elaboration, any signatory, any Party,

the European Union, and any State invited to accede to this Convention of:

a any signature;

b the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

c any date of entry into force of this Convention in accordance with Articles 75 and 76;

d any amendment adopted in accordance with Article 72 and the date on which such an

amendment enters into force;

e any reservation and withdrawal of reservation made in pursuance of Article 78;

f any denunciation made in pursuance of the provisions of Article 80;

g any other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention.

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