A/HRC/15/25 Article 46 Reservations 1. Reservations incompatible with the object and purpose of the present Convention shall not be permitted. 2. Reservations may be withdrawn at any time. Article 47 Conference of States Parties and other parties to the Convention 1. The States parties and other parties to the Convention shall meet regularly in a Conference of States Parties in order to consider any matter with regard to the implementation of the present Convention. 2. No later than six months after the entry into force of the present Convention the Conference of the States Parties shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The subsequent meetings shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations biennially or upon the decision of the Conference of States Parties. Article 48 Depository The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depository of this Convention. Article 49 Languages The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of this Convention are equally authentic. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Convention. GE.10-15155 43