The Convention provides that the Regional Economic Integration Organisation is to make a declaration specifying the matters governed by that Convention in respect of which competence has been transferred to that organisation by its Member States. The Convention also provides that that declaration be made at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. At the time of signature, the Union made that declaration indicating its competence in the matters governed by the Convention.
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