1- رهناً بالممارسات المتبعة عادةً في المنظمات الدولية الوديعة للمعاهدات، يجوز لشخص سحب تحفظ أُبدي باسم دولة أو باسم منظمة دولية:
(16) It would be regrettable if such practices, which are perfectly acceptable and do not seem to give rise to any particular difficulties, were to be called into question by the inclusion of over-rigid rules in the Guide to Practice.