وعلى وجه الإجمال، قد تكون آثار الاعتراف منشئة أكثر منها كاشفة، غير أنه، حتى وإن كان الاعتراف بالدول كاشفاً، فما يسري على الاعتراف بالدول لا يسري بالضرورة على الاعتراف بغيرها من الكيانات.
Following that discussion, the Special Rapporteur summarized the conclusions he had drawn from the Commission's consideration of the topic; they related to the title of the topic, which should now read “Reservations to treaties”; the form of the results of the study, which should be a guide to practice in respect of reservations; the flexible way in which the Commission's work on the topic should be carried out; and the consensus in the Commission that there should be no change in the relevant provisions of the 1969, 1978 and 1986 Vienna Conventions.