On 22 November 2017, the Government of the Czech Republic notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the reservation with respect to article 95 made by Czechoslovakia upon ratification.
Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on September 1, 1981 and March 5, 1990, respectively, with the following reservation:
"Pursuant to article 95, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic declares that it shall not consider itself bound by the provision of article 1, paragraph 1, item b), of the Convention."
The former Czechoslovakia signed the Convention on September 1, 1981 and deposited an instrument of ratification on March 5, 1990, with the Convention entering into force for the former Czechoslovakia on April 1, 1991. On May 28 and September 30, 1993, respectively, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, deposited instruments of succession, with effect from January 1, 1993, the date of succession of both States.