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CHAPTER XXVII

2.a.

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CHA PT ER XXV II

ENV IRONMENT

2 .a Mont rea l Prot ocol on Su bst a nces t h a t Deplet e t h e Ozone La y er

Mon tr ea l, 1 6 Septem ber 1 9 8 7

Ent ry int o force

: 1 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 9 , in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle 1 6 (1 ).

Regist ra t ion

: 1 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 9 , No. 2 6 3 6 9

St a t u s

: Signatories : 4 6 . Parties : 1 9 7 .

1

T ext

: Un ited Na tion s, Treaty Series ,

v ol. 1 5 2 2

, p. 3 ; a n d deposita r y n otifica tion s

C.N.2 8 5 .1 9 8 8 .TREA TIES-1 5 of 2 0 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 9 (pr ocès-v er ba l of r ectifica tion of th e

or ig in a l Spa n ish tex t); C.N.1 8 1 .1 9 8 9 .TREA TIES-9 of 2 8 A u g u st 1 9 8 9 (m odifica tion of

A n n ex A ); C.N.2 2 5 .1 9 9 0.TREA TIES-7 of 7 Septem ber 1 9 9 0 (a doption of

a dju stm en ts); C.N.2 4 6 .1 9 9 0.TREA TIES-9 of 1 4 Nov em ber 1 9 9 0 (a m en dm en t);

C.N.1 3 3 .1 9 9 1 .TREA TIES-3 /2 of 2 7 A u g u st 1 9 9 1 (r ectifica tion of th e Spa n ish tex t of

th e a dju stm en ts a n d a m en dm en t); C.N.2 2 7 .1 9 9 1 .TREA TIES-7 of 2 7 Nov em ber 1 9 9 1

(a doption of A n n ex D.)

2

; C.N.4 2 8 .1 9 9 2 .TREA TIES-1 2 of 2 2 Ma r ch 1 9 9 3 (a doption of

a dju stm en ts a n d a m en dm en t of 1 9 9 3 ); C.N.2 00.1 9 9 3 .TREA TIES-2 of 1 7 Septem ber

1 9 9 2 (pr ocès-v er ba l of r ectifica tion of th e or ig in a l En g lish tex t of th e 1 9 9 2

a m en dm en t); C.N.4 8 4 .1 9 9 5 .TREA TIES-5 of 5 Febr u a r y 1 9 9 6 (a doption of

a dju stm en ts); C.N.4 6 8 .1 9 9 7 .TREA TIES-4 /1 of 5 Decem ber 1 9 9 7 (a doption of

a dju stm en ts);

C.N.1 2 3 0.1 9 9 9

.TREA TIES-7 of 2 8 Ja n u a r y 2 000 (a doption of

a dju stm en ts);

C.N.1 09 6 .2 007

.TREA TIES-1 of 1 4 Nov em ber 2 007 (a doption of

a dju stm en ts);

C.N.5 3 5 .2 009

.TREA TIES-3 of 2 Septem ber 2 009 (Pr oposa l of

cor r ection s to th e Ch in ese tex t of th e a dju stm en ts) a n d

C.N.8 7 4 .2 009

.TREA TIES-5 of

1 0 Decem ber 2 009 (Cor r ection s of a dju stm en ts (Ch in ese tex t)).

Not e

: Th e Pr otocol w a s a dopted by th e Con fer en ce of Plen ipoten tia r ies on th e Pr otocol on

Ch lor oflu or oca r bon s to th e V ien n a Con v en tion for th e Pr otection of th e Ozon e La y er ,

h eld in Mon tr ea l fr om 1 4 to 1 6 Septem ber 1 9 8 7 . Open for sig n a tu r e in Mon tr ea l on 1 6

Septem ber 1 9 8 7 , in Otta w a fr om 1 7 Septem ber 1 9 8 7 to 1 6 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 8 a n d a t

Un ited Na tion s Hea dqu a r ter s, New Yor k, fr om 1 7 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 8 to 1 5 Septem ber

1 9 8 8 , in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle 1 5 .

Participant

Signature

Ratification, Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA), Accession(a), Succession(d)

Afghanistan

1 7 Jun 2004 a

Albania

8 Oct 1 999 a

Algeria

20 Oct 1 992 a

Andorra

26 Jan 2009 a

Angola

1 7 May 2000 a

Antigua and Barbuda

3 Dec 1 992 a

Argentina

29 Jun 1 988 1 8 Sep 1 990

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Armenia

1 Oct 1 999 a

Australia

8 Jun 1 988

1 9 May 1 989

Austria

29 Aug 1 988 3 May 1 989

Azerbaijan

1 2 Jun 1 996 a

Bahamas

4 May 1 993 a

Bahrain

27 Apr 1 990 a

Bangladesh

2 Aug 1 990 a

Barbados

1 6 Oct 1 992 a

Belarus

22 Jan 1 988 31 Oct 1 988 A

Belgium

1 6 Sep 1 987

30 Dec 1 988

Belize

9 Jan 1 998 a

Benin

1 Jul 1 993 a

Bhutan

23 Aug 2004 a

Boliv ia (Plurinational State of)

3 Oct 1 994 a

Bosnia and Herzegov ina

3

1 Sep 1 993 d

Botswana

4 Dec 1 991 a

Brazil

1 9 Mar 1 990 a

Brunei Darussalam

27 May 1 993 a

Bulgaria

20 Nov 1 990 a

Burkina Faso

1 4 Sep 1 988

20 Jul 1 989

Burundi

6 Jan 1 997 a

Cambodia

27 Jun 2001 a

Cameroon

30 Aug 1 989 a

Canada

1 6 Sep 1 987

30 Jun 1 988

Cape Verde

31 Jul 2001 a

Central African Republic

29 Mar 1 993 a

Chad

7 Jun 1 994

Chile

1 4 Jun 1 988 26 Mar 1 990

China

4, 5

1 4 Jun 1 991 a

Colombia

6 Dec 1 993 a

Comoros

31 Oct 1 994 a

Congo

1 5 Sep 1 988

1 6 Nov 1 994

Cook Islands

22 Dec 2003 a

Costa Rica

30 Jul 1 991 a

Côte d'Iv oire

5 Apr 1 993 a

Croatia

3

21 Sep 1 992 d

Cuba

1 4 Jul 1 992 a

Cy prus

28 May 1 992 a

Czech Republic

6

30 Sep 1 993 d

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

24 Jan 1 995 a

Democratic Republic of the Congo

30 Nov 1 994 a

Denmark

7

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 6 Dec 1 988

Djibouti

30 Jul 1 999 a

Dominica

31 Mar 1 993 a

Dominican Republic

1 8 May 1 993 a

Ecuador

30 Apr 1 990 a

Egy pt

1 6 Sep 1 987

2 Aug 1 988

El Salv ador

2 Oct 1 992 a

Equatorial Guinea

6 Sep 2006 a

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Eritrea

1 0 Mar 2005 a

Estonia

1 7 Oct 1 996 a

Ethiopia

1 1 Oct 1 994 a

European Union

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 6 Dec 1 988 AA

Fiji

23 Oct 1 989 a

Finland

1 6 Sep 1 987

23 Dec 1 988 A

France

1 6 Sep 1 987

28 Dec 1 988 AA

Gabon

9 Feb 1 994 a

Gambia

25 Jul 1 990 a

Georgia

21 Mar 1 996 a

Germany

8, 9

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 6 Dec 1 988

Ghana

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 4 Jul 1 992

Greece

29 Oct 1 987 29 Dec 1 988

Grenada

31 Mar 1 993 a

Guatemala

7 Nov 1 989 a

Guinea

25 Jun 1 992 a

Guinea-Bissau

1 2 Nov 2002 a

Guy ana

1 2 Aug 1 993 a

Haiti

29 Mar 2000 a

Holy See

5 May 2008 a

Honduras

1 4 Oct 1 993 a

Hungary

20 Apr 1 989 a

Iceland

29 Aug 1 989 a

India

1 9 Jun 1 992 a

Indonesia

21 Jul 1 988

26 Jun 1 992

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

3 Oct 1 990 a

Iraq

25 Jun 2008 a

Ireland

1 5 Sep 1 988

1 6 Dec 1 988

Israel

1 4 Jan 1 988 30 Jun 1 992

Italy

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 6 Dec 1 988

Jamaica

31 Mar 1 993 a

Japan

1 6 Sep 1 987

30 Sep 1 988 A

Jordan

31 May 1 989 a

Kazakhstan

26 Aug 1 998 a

Keny a

1 6 Sep 1 987

9 Nov 1 988

Kiribati

7 Jan 1 993 a

Kuwait

23 Nov 1 992 a

Ky rgy zstan

31 May 2000 a

Lao People's Democratic Republic

21 Aug 1 998 a

Latv ia

28 Apr 1 995 a

Lebanon

31 Mar 1 993 a

Lesotho

25 Mar 1 994 a

Liberia

1 5 Jan 1 996 a

Liby a

1 1 Jul 1 990 a

Liechtenstein

8 Feb 1 989 a

Lithuania

1 8 Jan 1 995 a

Luxembourg

29 Jan 1 988 1 7 Oct 1 988

Madagascar

7 Nov 1 996 a

Malawi

9 Jan 1 991 a

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Malay sia

29 Aug 1 989 a

Maldiv es

1 2 Jul 1 988

1 6 May 1 989

Mali

28 Oct 1 994 a

Malta

1 5 Sep 1 988

29 Dec 1 988

Marshall Islands

1 1 Mar 1 993 a

Mauritania

26 May 1 994 a

Mauritius

1 8 Aug 1 992 a

Mexico

1 6 Sep 1 987

31 Mar 1 988 A

Micronesia (Federated States of)

6 Sep 1 995 a

Monaco

1 2 Mar 1 993 a

Mongolia

7 Mar 1 996 a

Montenegro

10

23 Oct 2006 d

Morocco

7 Jan 1 988

28 Dec 1 995

Mozambique

9 Sep 1 994 a

My anmar

24 Nov 1 993 a

Namibia

20 Sep 1 993 a

Nauru

1 2 Nov 2001 a

Nepal

6 Jul 1 994 a

Netherlands

11

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 6 Dec 1 988 A

New Zealand

12

1 6 Sep 1 987

21 Jul 1 988

Nicaragua

5 Mar 1 993 a

Niger

9 Oct 1 992 a

Nigeria

31 Oct 1 988 a

Niue

22 Dec 2003 a

Norway

1 6 Sep 1 987

24 Jun 1 988

Oman

30 Jun 1 999 a

Pakistan

1 8 Dec 1 992 a

Palau

29 May 2001 a

Panama

1 6 Sep 1 987

3 Mar 1 989

Papua New Guinea

27 Oct 1 992 a

Paraguay

3 Dec 1 992 a

Peru

31 Mar 1 993 a

Philippines

1 4 Sep 1 988

1 7 Jul 1 991

Poland

1 3 Jul 1 990 a

Portugal

5, 13

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 7 Oct 1 988

Qatar

22 Jan 1 996 a

Republic of Korea

27 Feb 1 992 a

Republic of Moldov a

24 Oct 1 996 a

Romania

27 Jan 1 993 a

Russian Federation

29 Dec 1 987 1 0 Nov 1 988 A

Rwanda

1 1 Oct 2001 a

Samoa

21 Dec 1 992 a

San Marino

23 Apr 2009 a

Sao Tome and Principe

1 9 Nov 2001 a

Saudi Arabia

1 Mar 1 993 a

Senegal

1 6 Sep 1 987

6 May 1 993

Serbia

3

1 2 Mar 2001 d

Sey chelles

6 Jan 1 993 a

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Sierra Leone

29 Aug 2001 a

Singapore

5 Jan 1 989 a

Slov akia

6

28 May 1 993 d

Slov enia

3

6 Jul 1 992 d

Solomon Islands

1 7 Jun 1 993 a

Somalia

1 Aug 2001 a

South Africa

1 5 Jan 1 990 a

South Sudan

1 2 Jan 201 2 a

Spain

21 Jul 1 988

1 6 Dec 1 988

Sri Lanka

1 5 Dec 1 989 a

St. Kitts and Nev is

1 0 Aug 1 992 a

St. Lucia

28 Jul 1 993 a

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

2 Dec 1 996 a

Sudan

29 Jan 1 993 a

Suriname

1 4 Oct 1 997 a

Swaziland

1 0 Nov 1 992 a

Sweden

1 6 Sep 1 987

29 Jun 1 988

Switzerland

1 6 Sep 1 987

28 Dec 1 988

Sy rian Arab Republic

1 2 Dec 1 989 a

Tajikistan

7 Jan 1 998 a

Thailand

1 5 Sep 1 988

7 Jul 1 989

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

3

1 0 Mar 1 994 d

Timor-Leste

1 6 Sep 2009 a

Togo

1 6 Sep 1 987

25 Feb 1 991

Tonga

29 Jul 1 998 a

Trinidad and Tobago

28 Aug 1 989 a

Tunisia

25 Sep 1 989 a

Turkey

20 Sep 1 991 a

Turkmenistan

1 8 Nov 1 993 a

Tuv alu

1 5 Jul 1 993 a

Uganda

1 5 Sep 1 988

Ukraine

1 8 Feb 1 988

20 Sep 1 988 A

United Arab Emirates

22 Dec 1 989 a

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland

4, 14

1 6 Sep 1 987

1 6 Dec 1 988

United Republic of Tanzania

1 6 Apr 1 993 a

United States of America

1 6 Sep 1 987

21 Apr 1 988

Uruguay

8 Jan 1 991 a

Uzbekistan

1 8 May 1 993 a

Vanuatu

21 Nov 1 994 a

Venezuela (Boliv arian Republic of)

1 6 Sep 1 987

6 Feb 1 989

Viet Nam

26 Jan 1 994 a

Yemen

21 Feb 1 996 a

Zambia

24 Jan 1 990 a

Zimbabwe

3 Nov 1 992 a

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, acceptance, approval, accession or succession.)

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Declaration:

[See under chapter XXVII.2.]

Eu ropea n Union

Upon signature:

"In th e lig h t of a r ticle 2 .8 of th e Pr otocol, th e Com m u n ity w ish es to sta te th a t its sig n a tu r e ta kes pla ce on

th e a ssu m ption th a t a ll its m em ber sta tes w ill ta ke th e n ecessa r y steps to a dh er e to th e Con v en tion a n d to

con clu de th e Pr otocol."

2 3 Ma y 1 9 8 9

[See under chapter XXVII.2.]

Holy See

Declaration:

“ In a ccedin g to th e V ien n a Con v en tion on th e Pr otection of th e Ozon e La y er a n d th e Mon tr ea l Pr otocol on

Su bsta n ces th a t Deplete th e Ozon e La y er , a s w ell a s its fou r A m en dm en ts: Lon don (1 9 9 0), Copen h a g en

(1 9 9 2 ), Mon tr ea l (1 9 9 7 ) a n d Beijin g (1 9 9 9 ), th e Holy See desir es to en cou r a g e th e en tir e In ter n a tion a l

Com m u n ity to be r esolu te in pr om otin g a u th en tic cooper a tion betw een politics, scien ce a n d econ om ics. Su ch

cooper a tion , a s h a s been sh ow n in th e ca se of th e ozon e r eg im e, ca n a ch iev e im por ta n t ou tcom es, w h ich

m a ke it sim u lta n eou sly possible to sa feg u a r d cr ea tion , to pr om ote in teg r a l h u m a n dev elopm en t a n d to ca r e

for th e com m on g ood, in a spir it of r espon sible solida r ity a n d w ith pr ofou n d positiv e r eper cu ssion s for pr esen t

a n d fu tu r e g en er a tion s.

In con for m ity w ith its ow n n a tu r e a n d w ith th e pa r ticu la r ch a r a cter of V a tica n City Sta te, th e Holy See,

by m ea n s of th e solem n a ct of a ccession , in ten ds to g iv e its ow n m or a l su ppor t to th e com m itm en t of Sta tes to

th e cor r ect a n d effectiv e im plem en ta tion of th e Tr ea ties in qu estion a n d to th e a tta in in g of th e m en tion ed

objectiv es. To th is en d, it ex pr esses th e w ish th a t by r ecog n izin g ‘th e sig n s of [a n econ om ic g r ow th ] th a t h a s

n ot a lw a y s been a ble to pr otect th e delica te ba la n ces of n a tu r e’ (Hom ily of Pope Ben edict XV I a t Lor eto, 2

Septem ber 2 007 ), a ll a ctor s w ill in ten sify th e a for esa id cooper a tion a n d str en g th en ‘th e a llia n ce betw een

m a n a n d th e en v ir on m en t, w h ich m u st m ir r or th e cr ea tiv e lov e of God, fr om w h om w e com e a n d to w h om

w e a r e bou n d’(Ben edict XV I, A fter th e A n g elu s, 1 6 Septem ber 2 007 ).”

End Note

1 .For th e pu r pose of en tr y in to for ce of th e [Con v en tion /Pr otocol] , a n y in str u m en t of r a tifica tion , a ccepta n ce,

a ppr ov a l or a ccession deposited by a r eg ion a l econ om ic in teg r a tion or g a n iza tion sh a ll n ot be cou n ted a s

a ddition a l to th ose deposited by m em ber Sta tes of th a t Or g a n iza tion .

2 .On 2 7 Ma y 1 9 9 2 , th e Gov er n m en t of Sin g a por e n otified th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l, in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle

1 0 (2 ) ( b ) of th e V ien n a Con v en tion for th e Pr otection of th e Ozon e La y er , of th e follow in g :

"Sin g a por e is still in th e pr ocess of ev a lu a tin g th e fea sibility of im posin g con tr ols on a ll th e pr odu cts listed in

A n n ex D. In th e in ter im , Sin g a por e ca n on ly a ppr ov e th e in ten tion to ba n im por t of th e follow in g :

(a ) A ll pr odu cts cla ssified u n der item 2 of A n n ex D ex cept dom estic r efr ig er a tor s a n d fr eezer s; a n d

(b) A ll pr odu cts cla ssified u n der item 3 of A n n ex D."

Con sequ en tly , on th e ex pir y of six m on th s fr om th e da te of its cir cu la tion , i.e., 2 7 Ma y 1 9 9 2 , in a ccor da n ce

w ith th e pr ov ision s of a r ticle 1 0 (2 ) (

c ) of th e V ien n a Con v en tion , A n n ex D beca m e effectiv e in its en tir ety

for a ll Pa r ties to th e Mon tr ea l Pr otocol, w ith th e ex ception of Sin g a por e, for w h ich th e A n n ex beca m e effectiv e

on ly w ith r espect of th e pr odu cts descr ibed a bov e.

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3 .Th e for m er Yu g osla v ia h a d a cceeded to th e Pr otocol on 3 Ja n u a r y 1 9 9 1 . 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.

4 .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 ith th e r eser v a tion m a de by Ch in a

w ill a lso a pply to th e Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion .

In a ddition , th e n otifica tion m a de by th e Gov er n m en t of Ch in a con ta in ed th e follow in g decla r a tion :

Pr ov ision s of a r ticle 5 of th e [sa id Pr otocol] w ill n ot be a pplied to th e Hon g Kon g Specia l Reg ion .

5 .On 1 9 October 1 9 9 9 , th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed fr om th e Gov er n m en t of Ch in a , th e follow in g

com m u n ica tion :

In a ccor da n ce w ith th e Join t Decla r a tion of th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a a n d th e

Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Por tu g a l on th e Qu estion of Ma ca u (h er ein a fter r efer r ed to a s th e Join t

Decla r a tion ), th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a w ill r esu m e th e ex er cise of sov er eig n ty ov er

Ma ca u w ith effect fr om 2 0 Decem ber 1 9 9 9 . Ma ca u w ill, fr om th a t da te, becom e a Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e

Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a a n d w ill en joy a h ig h deg r ee of a u ton om y , ex cept in for eig n a n d

defen se a ffa ir s w h ich a r e th e r espon sibilities of th e Cen tr a l People's Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of

Ch in a .

In th is con n ection , [th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a in for m s th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l of th e

follow in g :]

Th e V ien n a Con v en tion for th e Pr otection of th e Ozon e La y er , w h ich th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic

of Ch in a deposited th e in str u m en t of a ccession on 1 1 Septem ber 1 9 8 9 , a s w ell a s th e Mon tr ea l Pr otocol on

Su bsta n ces th a t Deplete th e Ozon e La y er of 1 6 Septem ber 1 9 8 7 a n d th e A m en dm en t to th e Mon tr ea l Pr otocol

on Su bsta n ces th a t Deplete th e Ozon e La y er of 2 9 Ju n e 1 9 9 0 (h er ein a fter r efer r ed to a s th e "Con v en tion , th e

Pr otocol a n d th e A m en dm en t"), w ill a pply to th e Ma ca u Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion w ith effect fr om 2 0

Decem ber 1 9 9 9 . Th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a a lso w ish es to m a ke th e follow in g

decla r a tion :

Pr ov ision s of A r ticle 5 of th e Mon tr ea l Pr otocol on Su bsta n ces th a t Deplete th e Ozon e La y er of 1 6 Septem ber

1 9 8 7 w ill n ot be a pplied to th e Ma ca u Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion , a n d pr ov ision s of pa r a g r a ph 1 of A r ticle

5 of th e A m en dm en t to th e Mon tr ea l Pr otocol on Su bsta n ces th a t Deplete th e Ozon e La y er of 2 9 Ju n e 1 9 9 0 w ill

n ot be a pplied to th e Ma ca u Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion .

Th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a w ill a ssu m e r espon sibility for th e in ter n a tion a l r ig h ts, a n d

olig a tion s a r isin g fr om th e a pplica tion of th e Con v en tion , th e Pr otocol a n d th e A m en dm en t to th e Ma ca u

Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion .

In r efer en ce to th e com m u n ica tion m a de on 1 9 October 1 9 9 9 , th e Gov er n m en t of Ch in a fu r th er m or e in for m s

th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l of th e follow in g :

Th e a bov e-m en tion ed decla r a tion is solely to m a ke th e pr ov ision s of th e Pr otocol th a t h a d pr ev iou sly a pplied

to Ma ca u con tin u e to so a pply to th e Ma ca u Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion . Th e decla r a tion is n ot pu r por ted

to m odify th e oblig a tion s pr ev iou sly u n der ta ken by Ma ca u u n der th e Pr otocol a n d is fu lly con sisten t w ith th e

objectiv es a n d pu r poses of th e Pr otocol. In fa ct, th e Ch in ese Gov er n m en t h a d m a de a sta tem en t of th e sa m e

n a tu r e in th e n ote of 6 Ju n e 1 9 9 7 to th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l of th e Un ited Na tion s con cer n in g th e con tin u in g

a pplica tion of th e Pr otocol to th e Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion . Th e pa st tw o y ea r s a n d a h a lf

sin ce Hon g Kon g 's r etu r n to Ch in a sa w a clea r a n d fu ll u n der sta n din g on th e pa r t of th e Pa r ties to th e Pr otocol

of th e a ppr oa ch a dopted by th e Ch in ese Gov er n m en t.

6 .Czech oslov a kia h a d a cceded to th e Pr otocol on 1 October 1 9 9 0. 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.

7 .Th e decision , m a de on 2 0 Decem ber 1 9 9 1 , to r eser v e th e a pplica tion to Gr een la n d a n d th e Fa r oe Isla n ds,

w a s lifted by a n otifica tion r eceiv ed on 1 2 Febr u a r y 1 9 9 7 .

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8 .Th e Ger m a n Dem ocr a tic Repu blic h a d a cceded to th e Pr otocol on 2 5 Ja n u a r y 1 9 8 9 . 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.

9 .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.

1 0.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.

1 1 .For th e Kin g dom in Eu r ope, th e Neth er la n ds A n tilles a n d A r u ba .

1 2 .Upon r a tifica tion th e Gov er n m en t of New Zea la n d specified th a t th e Pr otocol sh a ll n ot a pply to th e Cook

Isla n ds a n d Niu e.

1 3 .On 1 5 Febr u a r y 1 9 9 4 , th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed fr om th e Gov er n m en t of Por tu g a l a n otifica tion to

th e effect th a t it sh a ll ex ten d th e Pr otocol to Ma ca u .

Su bsequ en tly , th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed, on 2 1 October 1 9 9 9 , fr om th e Gov er n m en t of Por tu g a l, th e

follow in g com m u n ica tion :

“ In a ccor da n ce w ith th e Join t Decla r a tion of th e Gov er n m en t of th e Por tu g u ese Repu blic a n d th e Gov er n m en t

of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a on th e Qu estion of Ma ca u sig n ed on 1 3 A pr il 1 9 8 7 , th e Por tu g u ese Repu blic

w ill con tin u e to h a v e in ter n a tion a l r espon sibility for Ma ca u u n til 1 9 Decem ber 1 9 9 9 a n d fr om th a t da te

on w a r ds th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a w ill r esu m e th e ex er cise of sov er eig n ty ov er Ma ca u w ith effect fr om 2 0

Decem ber 1 9 9 9 .

Fr om 2 0 Decem ber 1 9 9 9 on w a r ds th e Por tu g u ese Repu blic w ill cea se to be r espon sible for th e in ter n a tion a l

r ig h ts a n d oblig a tion s a r isin g fr om th e a pplica tion of th e Con v en tion to Ma ca u ."

1 4 .In r espect of th e Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d, th e Ba iliw ick of Jer sey , th e Isle of

Ma n , A n g u illa , Ber m u da , Br itish A n ta r ctic Ter r itor y , Br itish In dia n Ocea n Ter r itor y , Br itish V ir g in Isla n ds,

Ca y m a n Isla n ds, Fa lkla n d Isla n ds (Ma lv in a s), Gibr a lta r , Hon g Kon g

(see also note 3 )

, Mon tser r a t, Pitca ir n ,

Hen der son , Du cie a n d Oen o Isla n ds, Sa in t Helen a , Sa in t Helen a Depen den cies, Sou th Geor g ia a n d th e Sou th

Sa n dw ich Isla n ds, Tu r ks a n d Ca icos Isla n ds.

In th is r eg a r d, th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed, fr om th e Gov er n m en t of A r g en tin a th e follow in g objection :

Th e A r g en tin e Repu blic r ejects th e r a tifica tion of th e a bov e-m en tion ed Con v en tion by th e Gov er n m en t of th e

Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d w ith r espect to th e Ma lv in a s, Sou th Geor g ia a n d Sou th

Sa n dw ich Isla n ds a n d r ea ffir m s its sov er eig n ty ov er th ose Isla n ds, w h ich for m a pa r t of its n a tion a l ter r itor y .

Th e Un ited Na tion s Gen er a l A ssem bly h a s a dopted r esolu tion s 2 06 5 (XX), 3 1 6 0 (XXV III), 3 1 /4 9 , 3 7 /9 , 3 8 /1 2

a n d 3 9 /6 in w h ich it r ecog n izes th e ex isten ce of a sov er eig n ty dispu te con cer n in g th e qu estion of th e Ma lv in a s

a n d u r g es th e A r g en tin e Repu blic a n d th e Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d to r esu m e

n eg otia tion s in or der to fin d a s soon a s possible a pea cefu l a n d defin itiv e solu tion to th e dispu te a n d to th eir

r em a in in g differ en ces r ela tin g to th e qu estion , th r ou g h th e g ood offices of th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l, w h o

is to r epor t to th e Gen er a l A ssem bly on th e pr og r ess m a de. Th e Un ited Na tion s Gen er a l A ssem bly a lso a dopted

r esolu tion 4 0/2 1 a n d 4 1 /4 0, w h ich a g a in u r g e th e tw o pa r ties to r esu m e th e n eg otia tion s.

Th e A r g en tin e Repu blic a lso r ejects th e r a tifica tion of th e a bov e-m en tion ed Con v en tion by th e Gov er n m en t of

th e Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d w ith r espect to w h a t th a t cou n tr y ca lls "Br itish

A n ta r ctic Ter r itor y ".

A t th e sa m e tim e, it r ea ffir m s its r ig h ts of sov er eig n ty ov er th e A r g en tin e A n ta r ctic Sector loca ted betw een

lon g itu des 2 5 o a n d 7 4 o W a n d la titu de 6 0 o S a n d th e Sou th Pole, in clu din g its m a r itim e spa ces.

It is a ppr opr ia te to r eca ll, in th is con n ection , th e pr ov ision s con cer n in g r ig h ts of or cla im s to ter r itor ia l

sov er eig n ty in A n ta r ctica con ta in ed in a r ticle IV of th e A n ta r ctic Tr ea ty .

Fu r th er , u pon r a tifica tion , th e Gov er n m en t of Ch ile decla r ed th e follow in g :

[Ch ile] r ejects th e decla r a tion m a de by th e Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d u pon

r a tifica tion , a s it con cer n s th e Ch ilea n A n ta r ctic Ter r itor y , in clu din g th e cor r espon din g m a r itim e zon es:

[Ch ile] r ea ffir m s on ce m or e its sov er eig n ty ov er th e sa id ter r itor y in clu din g its m a r itim e a r ea s, a s defin ed by

Su pr em e Decr ee No. 1 7 4 7 of 6 Nov em ber 1 9 4 0.

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"Th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d h a v e n o dou bt a s to Br itish

sov er eig n ty ov er th e Br itish A n ta r ctic Ter r itor y . In th is r espect, th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom

w ou ld dr a w a tten tion to th e pr ov ision s of A r ticle IV of th e A n ta r ctic Tr ea ty of 1 Decem ber 1 9 5 9 , to w h ich

both Ch ile a n d th e Un ited Kin g dom a r e pa r ties.

For th e a bov e r ea son s, th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom r eject th e Ch ilea n decla r a tion ."

In a com m u n ica tion r eceiv ed on 3 0 A u g u st 1 9 9 0, th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom n otified th e

Secr eta r y -Gen er a l th a t th e Pr otocol sh a ll ex ten d to th e Ba iliw ick of Gu er n sey for w h ose in ter n a tion a l

r ela tion s th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom is r espon sible.

Th e Gov er n m en t of Ma u r itiu s, u pon a ccedin g to th e Con v en tion , m a de th e follow in g decla r a tion :

"Th e Repu blic of Ma u r itiu s r ejects th e r a tifica tion of [th e Pr otocol] effected by th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited

Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d on 1 6 Decem ber 1 9 8 8 in r espect of th e Br itish In dia n Ocea n

Ter r itor y n a m ely Ch a g os A r ch ipela g o a n d r ea ffir m s its sov er eig n ty ov er th e Ch a g os A r ch ipela g o, w h ich for m

a n in teg r a l pa r t of its n a tion a l ter r itor y ."

Su bsequ en tly , on 2 7 Ja n u a r y 1 9 9 3 , th e Secr eta r y -Gen er a l r eceiv ed fr om th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited

Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d th e follow in g com m u n ica tion w ith r espect to th e decla r a tion

m a de by th e Gov er n m en t of Ma u r itiu s:

"Th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom of Gr ea t Br ita in a n d Nor th er n Ir ela n d h a v e n o dou bt a s to Br itish

sov er eig n ty ov er th e Br itish In dia n Ocea n Ter r itor y a n d th eir con sequ en t r ig h t to ex ten d th e a pplica tion of

th e [sa id] Con v en tion a n d Pr otocol to it. A ccor din g ly , th e Gov er n m en t of th e Un ited Kin g dom do n ot a ccept or

r eg a r d a s h a v in g a n y leg a l effect th e decla r a tion s m a de by th e Gov er n m en t of th e Repu blic of Ma u r itiu s.