Any State Party may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession to this Protocol, declare that it does not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in articles 6 and 7. The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a subsidiary agreement to the Convention that allows parties to recognize the competence of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to consider individual complaints. The Optional Protocol entered into force with the Convention on 3 May 2008. Signatures and ratifications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Asia-Pacific Region Click here for more details on the regional status of ratification and signature of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities In 2001, Mexico participated in the 56th Convention. Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, with the active support of the LATIN AMERICAN REGIONAL GROUP (GRULAC). . . .