145 8. Means of compliance with the payments ordered 597. The payment of the compensation and the reimbursement of costs and expenses established in this Judgment shall be made directly to the persons indicated in the Judgment, within one year of its notification, according to the provisions of paragraphs 578 and 585 hereof. If any beneficiary should die before payment of the respective amounts, these shall be delivered to the heirs, in accordance with applicable domestic law. 598. The State shall comply with its pecuniary obligations by payment in United States dollars or the equivalent amount in national currency, using the exchange rate in force in the New York stock market the day before the payment is made. 599. If, for causes that can be attributed to the beneficiaries of the compensation or their heirs, it is not possible to pay the amounts established within the time specified, the State shall deposit said amounts in an account or a certificate of deposit in their favor in a solvent Mexican financial institution, in the most favorable financial conditions allowed by banking practice and law. If, after 10 years, the amount allocated has not been claimed, it shall be returned to the State with the accrued interest. 600. The amounts assigned in this Judgment as compensation and reimbursement of costs and expenses may not be affected or conditioned by any current or future taxes or charges. Consequently, they must be delivered to the beneficiaries in full, as established in this Judgment. 601. If the State falls into arrears, it shall pay interest on the amount owed, corresponding to the bank interest on arrears in Mexico. X OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 602. Therefore, THE COURT DECIDES, Unanimously, 1. To partially accept the preliminary objection filed by the State, in accordance with paragraphs 31 and 80 of this Judgment and, consequently, to declare that: (i) it has contentious jurisdiction rationae materiae to examine alleged violations of Article 7 of the Convention of Belém do Pará, and (ii) it does not have contentious jurisdiction rationae materiae to examine alleged violations of Articles 8 and 9 of that international instrument. 2. To accept the partial acknowledgement of international responsibility made by the State, in the terms of paragraphs 20 to 30 of this Judgment. DECLARES,

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