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1. It shall be open to States which comprise large and very thinly populated areas not to apply the Convention in districts where, by reason of the small density and wide dispersion of the population and the inadequacy of the means of communication, the organisation of sickness insurance, in accordance with this Convention, is impossible.
2. The States which intend to avail themselves of the exception provided by this Article shall give notice of their intention when communicating their formal ratification to the Director-General of the International Labour Office. They shall inform the International Labour Office as to what districts they apply the exception and indicate their reasons therefor.
3. In Europe it shall be open only to Finland to avail itself of the exception contained in this Article.