from article 25.

its consent unilaterally.

(2) “National of another Contracting State” means:

(a) any natural person who had the nationality of a Contracting

State other than the State party to the dispute on the

date on which the parties consented to submit such dispute

to conciliation or arbitration as well as on the date on

which the request was registered pursuant to paragraph (3)

of Article 28 or paragraph (3) of Article 36, but does not

include any person who on either date also had the nationality

of the Contracting State party to the dispute; and

(b) any juridical person which had the nationality of a Contracting

State other than the State party to the dispute on

the date on which the parties consented to submit such dispute

to conciliation or arbitration and any juridical person

which had the nationality of the Contracting State party to

the dispute on that date and which, because of foreign control,

the parties have agreed should be treated as a national

of another Contracting State for the purposes of this Convention.

(3) Consent by a constituent subdivision or agency of a Contracting

State shall require the approval of that State unless that State notifies

the Centre that no such approval is required.

(4) Any Contracting State may, at the time of ratification, acceptance

or approval of this Convention or at any time thereafter, notify the

Centre of the class or classes of disputes which it would or would not

consider submitting to the jurisdiction of the Centre. The Secretary-

General shall forthwith transmit such notification to all Contracting

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