137. The Federal Chancellor's presentation concerning the scope of the Additional Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, to the United Nations Convention against the Transnational organised crime

According to the Communications of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the following countries have ratified, acceded or acceded to the United Nations. Approval certificates to the Additional Protocol to Prevent, Suppression and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (BGBl. III No 220/2005):

States:	Date of deposit of the instruments of ratification, accession or Approval certificate:
Bolivia	18 May 2006
Germany	14. June 2006
Dominican Republic	5 February 2008
European Community	6 September 2006
Finland	7 September 2006
Georgia	5 September 2006
Guinea-Bissau	10 September 2007
Honduras	1 April 2008
Israel	23 July 2008
Italy	2 August 2006
Cambodia	2 July 2007
Cameroon	6 February 2006
Kazakhstan	31 July 2008
Kuwait	12 May 2006
Liechtenstein	20 February 2008
Mongolia	27 June 2008
Mozambique	20 September 2006
São Tomé and Príncipe	23 August 2006
Saudi Arabia	20 July 2007
Switzerland	27 October 2006
Suriname	25 May 2007
Tanzania	24 May 2006
Trinidad and Tobago	6 November 2007
Hungary	22 December 2006
Uzbekistan	12. August 2008
United Kingdom	9 February 2006
Central African Republic	6 October 2006

In addition, with effect from 3 June 2006, Montenegro has also declared that it should continue to comply with the Additional Protocol.

On the occasion of the deposit of their instruments of ratification, accession and/or accession, The following Member States have expressed the following reservations: Statements made:

Bolivia:

The Republic of Bolivia does not consider itself bound by Article 15 (2), which governs the settlement of disputes relating to this Protocol.

European Community:

Article 16 (3) of the Protocol to Prevent, Combat and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, stipulates that the instrument of accession to regional economic integration should include a declaration on the subject, which matters the organisation of which has been entrusted to the Organization by the Member States which are party to the Protocol shall be governed by the Protocol;

The Protocol to Prevent, Suppression and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, is applied to those Territories in which the powers conferred on the European Community are to be applied. Treaty establishing the European Community shall be applied and subject to the conditions laid down in this Treaty, in particular Article 299 thereof and the annexed Protocols thereto.

This declaration does not affect the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in accordance with the Additional Protocol which takes over the legal status of Schengen into the European Community and, in accordance with the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom, Kingdom and Ireland to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community.

This declaration shall also be without prejudice to the position of Denmark in accordance with the Protocol on the position of Denmark concerning the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community.

In accordance with Article 299, that declaration shall not be applied in the territories of the Member States in which the said Treaty is not applied and shall not affect those acts or points of view such as those referred to in the Additional Protocol by the parties concerned. Member States shall be adopted on behalf of and in the interests of those Territories. In accordance with the above provision, this declaration refers to the competence conferred on the Member States of the Community in accordance with the Treaties in matters governed by the Protocol. The scope and the exercise of this Community competence shall be subject, by reason of their nature, to the continuous development of other relevant provisions and regulations by the Community and the Community shall be subject to such conditions, Declaration, if necessary, supplement or amend in accordance with Article 16 (3) of the Protocol.

The Community stresses that it has competence with regard to crossing the external borders of the Member States by laying down standards and procedures for the control of persons at such borders and by establishing rules on visas for No more than three months.

The Community is also responsible for measures relating to immigration and residence conditions, as well as measures against unauthorised immigration and residence, including the repatriation of persons without a legitimate right to immigration and residence. Stay. It may also take measures to ensure cooperation between the various departments of the administrations of the Member States, as well as those departments and the Commission, in the areas mentioned above. In these areas, the Community has adopted provisions and regulations, and where this has been done, it is the Community's sole responsibility to enter into external tasks with third countries or competent international organisations.

In addition, Community policies in the field of development cooperation complement the policies pursued by the Member States and contain provisions to prevent and combat trafficking in human beings.

Saudi Arabia:

The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not consider itself bound by Article 15 (2) of the Protocol.

Uzbekistan:

The Republic of Uzbekistan does not consider the conditions of Art. 15 (2). of the Protocol.

According to a further note by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Kingdom of the Netherlands 1 on the 18th January 2007 extended the scope of the Additional Protocol to Aruba.

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