Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon ratification, acceptance, accession or succession.)
France

Declarations and reservation made upon signature and confirmed upon ratification:

       (1) The Government of the French Republic declares that this Convention, particularly article 6, cannot be interpreted as constituting any obstacle to the implementation of the provisions of French legislation relating to the voluntary interruption of pregnancy.

       (2) The Government of the Republic declares that, in the light of article 2 of the Constitution of the French Republic, article 30 is not applicable so far as the Republic is concerned.

       (3) The Government of the Republic construes article 40, paragraph 2 (b) (v), as establishing a general principle to which limited exceptions may be made under law.  This is particularly the case for certain non-appealable offences tried by the Police Court and for offences of a criminal nature.  None the less, the decisions handed down by the final court of jurisdiction may be appealed before the Court of Cassation, which shall rule on the legality of the decision taken.
Objections
(Unless otherwise indicated, the objections were made
upon ratification, acceptance, accession or succession.)
 
France

29 September 2016


With regard to the reservations made by the Federal Republic of Somalia upon ratification:

       The Government of the French Republic has examined the reservation made on 1 October 2015 by the Federal Republic of Somalia on the occasion of the deposit of its instrument of ratification to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, according to which the Federal Republic of Somalia does not consider itself bound by articles 14, 20 and 21 of the above-stated Convention and any other provisions of the Convention contrary to the General Principles of Islamic Sharia.

       The French Republic considers that the reservation made by the Federal Republic of Somalia concerning articles 14, 20 and 21 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention.

       Consequently, the Government of the French Republic objects to the reservation made by the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

       This objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the French Republic and the Federal Republic of Somalia.