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ARTICLE-44: Separability of treaty provisions     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. If the ground relates solely to particular clauses, it may be invoked only with respect to those clauses where: ...
... 3. If the ground relates solely to particular clauses, it may be invoked only with respect to those clauses where: ...
... (a) the said clauses are separable from the remainder of the treaty with regard to their application; ...
... (b) it appears from the treaty or is otherwise established that acceptance of those clauses was not an essential basis of the consent of the other party or parties to be bound by the treaty as a whole; and ...
... 4. In cases falling under articles 49 and 50 the State entitled to invoke the fraud or corruption may do so with respect either to the whole treaty or, subject to paragraph 3, to the particular clauses alone. ...