without prejudice thereto.
None of the provisions in the present Convention shall be interpreted as restricting the more favorable
practices that the competent authorities of the States Parties may agree to follow for the matters covered by
this Convention.
Article 28
This Convention shall be open to signature by the member states of the Organization of American States.
Article 29
This Convention shall be subject to ratification. The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the
General Secretariat of the Organization of American States.
Article 30
This Convention shall remain open for accession by any other State after it has entered into force. The
instruments of accession shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American
States.
Article 31
Each State may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession, make reservations to this Convention,
provided that each reservation concerns one or more specific provisions and is not incompatible with the
purposes and objectives of this Convention.
Article 32
None of the provisions in this Convention shall be construed as limiting other bilateral or multilateral treaties
or other agreements entered into between the Parties.
Article 33
This Convention shall enter into force for the ratifying States on the thirtieth day following the date of
deposit of the second instrument of ratification.
For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the second instrument of
ratification, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after deposit by such State of its
instrument of ratification or accession.
Article 34
This Convention shall remain in force indefinitely, but any of the States Parties may denounce it. The
instrument of denunciation shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American
States. After one year from the date of deposit of the instrument of denunciation, the Convention shall no
longer be in force for the denouncing State.
Article 35
The original instrument of this Convention, the English, French, Portuguese and Spanish texts of which are
equally authentic, shall be deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States,