Paragraph 1 of this Article does not preclude a State or political and/or economic integration organization, when signing, ratifying, accepting, approving, formally confirming or acceding to this Convention, from making declarations or statements, however phrased or named, with a view, inter alia, to the harmonization of its law and regulations with the provisions of this Convention, provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to exclude or to modify the legal effects of the provisions of the Convention in their application to that State.
Odstavek 1 tega člena ne preprečuje državi ali organizaciji za politično in/ali gospodarsko povezovanje, kadar podpiše, ratificira, sprejme, odobri, uradno potrdi to konvencijo ali pristopi k njej, dajanje izjav ali navedb, ne glede na njihovo formulacijo ali imenovanje, da bi uskladila svoje zakone in predpise z določbami te konvencije, če takšne izjave ali navedbe nimajo namena izključiti ali spremeniti pravnih učinkov določb Konvencije pri njihovi uporabi za navedeno državo.