Content of final provisions
  1. Article H stipulates that the French and English language versions are both equally authoritative. This Article has remained fundamentally unchanged since its inclusion in the first Convention in 1919. It was amended in 1946, with the adoption of Convention No. 68 and has not been changed ever since. Article H in its current form reads as follows:
Article H
  • The English and French versions of the text of this Convention are equally authoritative.[133]
  1. The authoritative languages are the official languages of the Conference in accordance with article 6, paragraph 3, and article 24, paragraph 1, of the Standing Orders of the Conference. The French and English language versions of the Convention are authenticated by the signature of the President of the Conference and the Director-General.
[133] It should be noted that this provision predates, by more than 20 years, Article 33, paragraph 1, of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which has the same effect.