"1- يجوز سحب التحفظ في أي وقت، ولا يستلزم سحبه موافقة الدولة التي قبلت التحفظ، ما لم تنص المعاهدة على خلاف ذلك.
(9) It would even seem impossible to consider that an expired reservation has been withdrawn. It sometimes happens that a clause in a treaty places a limit on the period of validity of reservations.