واستبعدت اللجنة الوصفَين "يتعارض مع" و"لا يتفق مع"، مفضلة عنهما بديلاً لا يقيِّد تعريف الاعتراضات على الإعلانات التفسيرية ضمن حدود ضيقة.
The last clause of the first paragraph of guideline 2.9.3 (“whereby the former State or organization treats the declaration as a reservation”) clearly establishes the subjective nature of such a position, which does not bind either the author of the initial declaration or the other contracting or concerned parties.