Declaration made upon accession:
"The Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it is unable to guarantee the implementation of the provisions of the Convention in its territories occupied by the Republic of Armenia (the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and its seven districts surrounding that region) until the liberation of those territories from the occupation and complete elimination of the consequences of that occupation…
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 1 of the Convention, the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it will apply this Convention only if the States referred to article 1, paragraph 1 of the Convention are the Contracting States to this Convention.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Republic of Azerbaijan will not apply the Convention to transactions for which a notarised form or State registration is required under the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Republic of Azerbaijan understands international contracts covered by the Convention as civil law contracts involving foreign citizens and legal entities, or having a foreign element."