# Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, Paragraph 1

Status: prospective

The convention does not affect any international instrument to which Contracting States are Parties and which contains provisions on matters governed by the Convention, unless a contrary declaration is made by the States parties to such instrument.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/schedule/1/part/chapter/VI/crossheading/article-39/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/schedule-1/part/chapter-VI/crossheading-article-39/paragraph-1
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