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,

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