1. "Regional integration organization" shall mean an organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by the present Convention. Such organizations shall declare, in their instruments of formal confirmation or accession, the extent of their competence with respect to matters governed by the present Convention. Subsequently, they shall inform the depositary of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence.
一. "区域一体化组织"是指由某一区域的主权国家组成的组织，其成员国已将本公约所涉事项方面的权限移交该组织。这些组织应当在其正式确认书或加入书中声明其有关本公约所涉事项的权限范围。此后，这些组织应当将其权限范围的任何重大变更通知保存人。