لكل دولة متعاقدة أبدت تحفظا … أن تسحبه كليا أو جزئيا بتوجيه إشعار بذلك إلى الأمين العام لمجلس أوروبا. ويصبح السحب نافذا في تاريخ استلام الأمين العام للإشعار().
Admittedly, States or international organizations that had made objections would be well advised to reconsider them and withdraw them if the motive or motives that gave rise to them were eliminated by the modification of the reservation and they may certainly proceed to withdraw them, but they cannot be required to do so and they may perfectly well maintain their objections if they deem it appropriate, on the understanding that the objection has been expressly justified by the part of the reservation that has been withdrawn.