1. Any State may, at the time of ratification, acceptance, approval of or accession to this Convention or at any time thereafter, notify the depositary of the type or types of disputes set out in Articles 25 and 27 which it would not consider submitting to the Organization. The depositary shall forthwith transmit such notification to all Contracting States.

2. Such notification shall not constitute the consent required by

paragraph 1 of Article 24

and is without prejudice to Contracting States submitting a particular dispute to the Organization by specific consent.

3. Such notification may be amended or withdrawn at any time.