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1. Any Member of the Council of Europe may, when signing this Convention or when depositing its instrument of ratification, make a reservation in respect of any particular provision of the Convention to the extent that any law then in force in its territory is not in conformity with the said provision. Reservations of a general nature shall not be permitted under this Article.
2. Any reservation made under this Article shall contain a brief statement of the law concerned.
3. Any Member of the Council which makes a reservation under this Article shall withdraw the said reservation as soon as circumstances permit. Such withdrawal shall be made by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council and shall take effect from the date of the receipt of such notification. The Secretary-General shall transmit the text of this notification to all the Signatories of the Convention.