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To assure accession to the Convention by a substantial number of nations, two reservations were included.  They are set forth in Article I(3).  The first provides that any nation "may on the basis of reciprocity declare that it will apply the Convention" only to those awards made in the territory of another contracting state.  The second states that the Convention will apply only to differences arising out of legal relationships "considered as commercial under the national law" of the state declaring such a reservation.  These reservations were included as a necessary recognition of the variety and diversity of the interests represented at the conference, as demonstrated, for example, by the statement of the delegate from Belgium that without any right of reservation his country would not accede.  Haight at 16;  Quigly at 1061.
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With this background in mind, we turn to Muller's contentions regarding the scope of the Convention.  The relevant portion of the Convention, Article I, is set forth in the margin.2   The territorial concept expressed in the first sentence of Article I(1) presents little difficulty.  Muller correctly urges that since the arbitral award in this case was made in New York and enforcement was sought in the United States, the award does not meet the territorial criterion.  Simply put, it is not a foreign award as defined in Article I(1) because it was not rendered outside the nation where enforcement is sought.

### Language ###
English

### Assessment ###
The text discusses reservations to a Convention, and one clear piece of extractable information is about Belgium's position on reservations.

### Query ###
Why did Belgium require a reservation clause to join the Convention?
Why did Belgium require a reservation clause to join the Convention?