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Draft Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Belgium - France: Amendment to Article 4

Publisher UN Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons
Author UN General Assembly
Publication Date 4 July 1951
Citation / Document Symbol A/CONF.2/32
Cite as UN Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons, Draft Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Belgium - France: Amendment to Article 4, 4 July 1951, A/CONF.2/32, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae68ce028.html [accessed 20 June 2013]

Redraft the second paragraph to read as follows:

"The rights and benefits already enjoyed by certain refugees, without regard to reciprocity, at the date of entry into force of this Convention shall continue to be accorded to them by the Contracting States.

In future, all refugees shall enjoy exemption from legislative reciprocity in the territory of the Contracting States after a period of three years' residence".

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