Article 22

Withdrawal of reservations and of objections to reservations

1. Unless the treaty otherwise provides, a reservation rnay be withdrawn at any tirne and

the consent of a State or of an intemational organization which has accepted the

reservation is not required for its withdrawal.

2. Unless the treaty otherwise provides, an objection to a reservation rnay be withdrawn

at any tirne.

3. Unless the treaty otherwise provides, or it is otherwise agreed:

a) the withdrawal of a reservation becomes operative m relation to a

contracting State or a contracting organization only when notice of it has

been received by that State or that organization;

b) the withdrawal of an objection to a reservation becomes operative only when

notice of it has been received by the State or intemational organization which

formulated the reservation.

Article 23

Procedure regarding reservations

1. A reservation, an express acceptance of a reservation and an objection to a reservation

rnust be formulated in writing and cornrnunicated to the contracting States and

contracting organizations and other States and intemational organizations entitled to

becorne parties to the treaty.

2. If formulated when signing the treaty subject to ratification, act of formal

confirmation, acceptance or approval, a reservation rnust be formally confirmed by

the reserving State or intemational organization when expressing its consent to be

bound by the treaty. ln such a case the reservation shall be considered as having been

rnade on the date of its confirmation.

3. An express acceptance of, or an objection to, a reservation rnade previously to

confirmation of the reservation does not itself require confirmation.

4. The withdrawal of a reservation or of an objection to a reservation rnust be formulated

in writing.

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