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Article#19 Formulation of Reservation
The article explicitly states three conditions for formulating a reservation that a reservation cannot be raised when;

• Is prohibited by the treaty
• The treaty provides that only specified reservations
• The reservation is incompatible with the object and purpose of the treaty

Article#20 Acceptance & Objection to Reservation

• A reservation authorized by the treaty does not require the acceptance of the other states.
• When the treaty is constituent instrument of an international organization, the reservation made requires the acceptance by that organization.

Article#22 Withdrawal of Reservations & Objections to Reservations
Unless and otherwise provided in the treaty;

• The reservation made by a state can be withdrawn by it at any time without need of gaining consent of the party which accepted it but the withdrawal becomes effective only when a notice of withdrawal has been received by that state.
• The objection to the reservation made by a state can be withdrawn but the withdrawal becomes effective only when a notice of withdrawal has been received by the state which made the reservation.

Article#23 Procedure Regarding Reservations

• A reservation, an express acceptance of reservation and an objection raised to the reservation must be formulated in writing and communicated to the contracting states and the states intending to be parties to the treaty.
• The withdrawal of a reservation or of an objection to a reservation must be formulated in writing.