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CHAPTER XXIV
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CHA PT ER XXIV
OUT ER SPA CE
1 . Conv ent ion on regist ra t ion of object s la u nch ed int o ou t er spa ce
New Yor k, 1 2 Nov em ber 1 9 7 4
Ent ry int o force
: 1 5 Septem ber 1 9 7 6 , in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle V III(3 ).
Regist ra t ion
: 1 5 Septem ber 1 9 7 6 , No. 1 5 02 0
St a t u s
: Sig n a tor ies : 2 5 . Pa r ties : 6 0
T ext
: Un ited Na tion s, Treaty Series ,
v ol. 1 02 3
, p. 1 5 .
Not e
: Th e Con v en tion w a s a dopted by r esolu tion 3 2 3 5 (XXIX)1 of th e Gen er a l A ssem bly
da ted 1 2 Nov em ber 1 9 7 4 , pu r su a n t to r esolu tion 3 1 8 2 (XXV III)
2da ted 1 8 Decem ber
1 9 7 3 a n d ta kin g in to a ccou n t th e r epor t of th e Com m ittee on th e Pa cific Uses of Ou ter
Spa ce. Th e Con v en tion w a s open ed for sig n a tu r e on 1 4 Ja n u a r y 1 9 7 5 .
Participant
Signature
Accession(a), Succession(d), Ratification
Algeria
9 Mar 2007 a
Antigua and Barbuda
1 3 Dec 1 988 d
Argentina
26 Mar 1 97 5 5 May 1 993
Australia
1 1 Mar 1 986 a
Austria
1 4 Oct 1 97 5
6 Mar 1 980
Belarus
30 Jun 1 97 5 26 Jan 1 97 8
Belgium
1 9 Mar 1 97 5 24 Feb 1 97 7
Brazil
1 7 Mar 2006 a
Bulgaria
4 Feb 1 97 6
1 1 May 1 97 6
Burundi
1 3 Nov 1 97 5
Canada
1 4 Feb 1 97 5
4 Aug 1 97 6
Chile
1 7 Sep 1 981 a
China
31 2 Dec 1 988 a
Costa Rica
1 4 Oct 201 0 a
Cuba
1 0 Apr 1 97 8 a
Cy prus
6 Jul 1 97 8 a
Czech Republic
422 Feb 1 993 d
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1 0 Mar 2009 a
Denmark
1 2 Dec 1 97 5
1 Apr 1 97 7
France
1 4 Jan 1 97 5 1 7 Dec 1 97 5
Germany
5, 62 Mar 1 97 6
1 6 Oct 1 97 9
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Hungary
1 3 Oct 1 97 5
26 Oct 1 97 7
India
1 8 Jan 1 982 a
Indonesia
1 6 Jul 1 997 a
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
27 May 1 97 5
Italy
8 Dec 2005 a
Japan
20 Jun 1 983 a
Kazakhstan
1 1 Jan 2001 a
Lebanon
1 2 Apr 2006 a
Liby a
8 Jan 201 0 a
Liechtenstein
26 Feb 1 999 a
Lithuania
8 Mar 201 3 a
Mexico
1 9 Dec 1 97 5
1 Mar 1 97 7
Mongolia
30 Oct 1 97 5
1 0 Apr 1 985
Montenegro
723 Oct 2006 d
Morocco
1 9 Sep 201 2 a
Netherlands
826 Jan 1 981 a
Nicaragua
1 3 May 1 97 5
Niger
5 Aug 1 97 6
22 Dec 1 97 6
Nigeria
6 Jul 2009 a
Norway
28 Jun 1 995 a
Pakistan
1 Dec 1 97 5
27 Feb 1 986
Peru
21 Mar 1 97 9 a
Poland
4 Dec 1 97 5
22 Nov 1 97 8
Qatar
1 4 Mar 201 2 a
Republic of Korea
1 4 Oct 1 981 a
Russian Federation
1 7 Jun 1 97 5 1 3 Jan 1 97 8
Saudi Arabia
1 8 Jul 201 2 a
Serbia
91 2 Mar 2001 d
Sey chelles
28 Dec 1 97 7 a
Singapore
31 Aug 1 97 6
Slov akia
428 May 1 993 d
South Africa
27 Jan 201 2 a
Spain
20 Dec 1 97 8 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
27 Apr 1 999 d
Sweden
9 Jun 1 97 6
9 Jun 1 97 6
Switzerland
1 4 Apr 1 97 5 1 5 Feb 1 97 8
Turkey
21 Jun 2006 a
Ukraine
1 1 Jul 1 97 5
1 4 Sep 1 97 7
United Arab Emirates
7 Nov 2000 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
6 May 1 97 5 30 Mar 1 97 8
United States of America
24 Jan 1 97 5 1 5 Sep 1 97 6
Uruguay
1 8 Aug 1 97 7 a
Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)
T u rkey
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Objections
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.)
Cy pru s
2 1 Ju n e 2 007
With regard to the declaration made by Turkey upon accession:
"Th e Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Cy pr u s h a s ex a m in ed th e decla r a tion m a de by th e Gov er n m en t of
th e Repu blic of Tu r key to th e Con v en tion on Reg istr a tion of Objects La u n ch ed in to Ou ter Spa ce (New Yor k,
1 2 Nov em ber 1 9 7 4 ) on 2 1 Ju n e 2 006 th a t ‘it w ill im plem en t th e pr ov ision s of th e Con v en tion on ly to th e
Sta tes Pa r ties w ith w h ich it h a s diplom a tic r ela tion s.'
In th e v iew of th e Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Cy pr u s, th is decla r a tion a m ou n ts to a r eser v a tion . Th is
r eser v a tion cr ea tes u n cer ta in ty a s to th e Sta tes Pa r ties in r espect of w h ich Tu r key is u n der ta kin g th e
oblig a tion s in th e Con v en tion , r a ises dou bt a s to th e com m itm en t of Tu r key to th e object a n d pu r pose of th e
Con v en tion a n d is con tr a r y to its m u ltila ter a l ch a r a cter . It a lso r a ises ser iou s qu estion s con cer n in g th e w ill
of th e Repu blic of Tu r key to a ssu m e its oblig a tion u n der in ter n a tion a l la w to bon a fide im plem en t th e
pr ov ision s of th e sa id Con v en tion . Th e Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Cy pr u s th er efor e objects to th e
r eser v a tion m a de by th e Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Tu r key to th e Con v en tion on Reg istr a tion of Objects
La u n ch ed in to Ou ter Spa ce.
Th is r eser v a tion or th e objection to it sh a ll n ot pr eclu de th e en tr y in to for ce of th e Con v en tion of Objects
La u n ch ed in to Ou ter Spa ce betw een th e Repu blic of Cy pr u s a n d th e Repu blic of Tu r key ."
Territorial Application
Participant
Date of receipt of the
notification
Territories
United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
330 Mar 1 97 8
Antigua, Brunei, Dominica,
Solomon Islands, St. Kitts-Nev
is-Anguilla, St. Vincent and United
Kingdom Territories
Notifications made under article VIII
(Organizations having made declarations accepting the rights and obligations of the Convention)
Participant
Date of receipt of the notification:
European Organization for the Exploitation of
Meteorological Satellites
1 0 Jul 1 997
European Space Agency
2 Jan 1 97 9
End Note
1 .
Official Records of the General Assembly, Tw enty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A /9 6 3 1 ), p. 1 6 .
2 .
Ibid., Supplement No. 30 (A /9 03 0), p. 1 9 .
3 .On 6 a n d 1 0 Ju n e 1 9 9 7 , th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed com m u n ica tion s con cer n in g th e sta tu s of Hon g
Kon g fr om th e Gov er n m en ts of th e Un ited Kin g dom a n d Ch in a (see a lso n ote 2 u n der "Ch in a " a n d n ote 2 u n der
"Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d" r eg a r din g Hon g Kon g in th e "Histor ica l In for m a tion "
section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e). Upon r esu m in g th e ex er cise of sov er eig n ty ov er Hon g Kon g , Ch in a
n otified th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l th a t th e Con v en tion w ill a lso a pply to th e Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e
Reg ion .
4 .Czech oslov a kia h a d sig n ed a n d r a tified th e Con v en tion on 5 A pr il 1 9 7 6 a n d 2 6 Ju ly 1 9 7 7 , r espectiv ely . See
a lso n ote 1 u n der “ Czech Repu blic” a n d n ote 1 u n der “ Slov a kia ” in th e “ Histor ica l In for m a tion ” section in th e
fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
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1 9 7 7 , r espectiv ely . See a lso n ote 2 u n der “ Ger m a n y ” in th e “ Histor ica l In for m a tion ” section in th e fr on t
m a tter of th is v olu m e.
6 .See n ote 1 u n der “ Ger m a n y ” r eg a r din g Ber lin (West) in th e “ Histor ica l In for m a tion ” section in th e fr on t
m a tter of th is v olu m e.
7 .See n ote 1 u n der "Mon ten eg r o" in th e "Histor ica l In for m a tion " section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
8 .For th e Kin g dom in Eu r ope a n d th e Neth er la n ds A n tilles. See a lso n ote 1 u n der “ Neth er la n ds” r eg a r din g
A r iba /Neth er la n ds A n tilles in th e “ Histor ica l In for m a tion ” section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
9 .Th e for m er Yu g osla v ia h a d a cceeded to th e Con v en tion on 2 4 Febr u a r y 1 9 7 8 . See a lso n ote 1 u n der “ Bosn ia
a n d Her zeg ov in a ", "Cr oa tia ", "for m er Yu g osla v ia ", "Slov en ia ", "Th e For m er Yu g osla v Repu blic of Ma cedon ia "
a n d "Yu g osla v ia " in th e "Histor ica l In for m a tion " section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
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