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3548 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. (a) by two or more Members of the Organisation in respect of any territory which is under their joint authority; or (b) by any international authority responsible for the administra- tion of any territory, in virtue of the Charter of the United 59 tat. 1031. Nations or otherwise, in re- spect of any such territory. 6. Acceptance of the obligations of a Convention in virtue of para- graph 4 or paragraph 5 shall in- volve the acceptance on behalf of the territory concerned of the obligations stipulated by the terms of the Convention and the obliga- tions under the Constitution of the Organisation which apply to rati- fied Conventions. A declaration of acceptance may specify such modifications of the provisions of the Convention as may be neces- sary to adapt the Convention to local conditions. 7. Each Member or internation- al authority which has communi- cated a declaration in virtue of paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 of this Article may from time to time, in accordance with the terms of the (onvention, communicate a fur- ther declaration modifying the terms of any former declaration or terminating the acceptance of the obligations of the Convention on behalf of the territory concerned. 8. If the obligations of a Con- vention are not accepted on behalf of a territory to which paragraph 4 or paragraph 5 of this Article relates, the Member or Members or international authority con- cerned shall report to the Director- General of the International La- bour Officethe position of the law and practice of that territory in