يعود للقانون الداخلي لكل دولة أو للقواعد ذات الصلة لكل منظمة دولية أمر تحديد الجهة التي لها صلاحية سحب التحفظات على الصعيد الداخلي وتحديد الإجراءات الواجب اتباعها في ذلك.
(3) In his first report on the law of treaties, Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice proposed a provision that, where a reservation is withdrawn, the previously reserving State becomes automatically bound to comply fully with the provision of the treaty to which the reservation related and is equally entitled to claim compliance with that provision by the other parties.