83. Realization of the Federal Chancellor concerning the scope of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

According to the Communications of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the following countries have ratified, acceded or acceded to the United Nations. Certificates of acceptance to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel (BGBl. (III) No 180/2000):

States:	Date of deposit of the Ratification, accession and/or Acceptance certificate:
Albania	30 March 2001
Australia	4 December 2000
Belarus	29 November 2000
Belgium	19 February 2002
Bolivia	22 December 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina	11 August 2003
Brunei Darussalam	20 March 2002
China	22 September 2004
Costa Rica	17 October 2000
Côte d' Ivoire	13 March 2002
Ecuador	28 December 2000
Estonia	8 March 2006
Finland	5 January 2001
Guinea	7 September 2000
Guyana	21 May 2004
Ireland	28 March 2002
Iceland	10 May 2001
Jamaica	8 September 2000
Canada	3 April 2002
Kenya	19 October 2004
Democratic Republic of Korea	8 October 2003
Kuwait	19 July 2004
Laos People's Democratic Republic	22 August 2002
Lebanon	25 September 2003
Liberia	22 September 2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	22 September 2000
Liechtenstein	11 December 2000
Lithuania	8 September 2000
Luxembourg	30 July 2001
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	6 March 2002
Mongolia	25 February 2004
Nauru	12 November 2001
Nepal	8 September 2000
Netherlands	7 February 2002
Russian Federation	25 June 2001
Samoa	19. August 2005
Serbia and Montenegro	31 July 2003
Slovenia	21 January 2004
Sri Lanka	23 September 2003
Tunisia	12 September 2000
Turkey	9 August 2004
Cyprus	1 July 2003

On the occasion of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or The following Member States have declared the following reservations, or Statements made:

Belgium:

The Government of Belgium declares that Art. 9 para. 1 lit. c only records cases in which the threat is credible.

China:

The People's Republic of China declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 22 (1).

The People's Republic of China further states that the Convention is in accordance with Article 153 of the Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and Art. 138 of the Basic Law of the Special Administrative Region of Macao of the People's Republic of China. The People's Republic of China is applicable to the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions.

Costa Rica:

The Costa Rican Government declares a reservation on Article 2 (2) of the Convention, with the effect that the restriction of the application of the Convention is contrary to the pacifist thinking of the country and, therefore, in the event of a conflict with the Application of this Convention to Costa Rica, where necessary, to give priority to humanitarian law.

Estonia:

In accordance with Article 10 (2) of the Convention, the Republic of Estonia establishes jurisdiction over such offences, which are committed against a citizen of Estonia.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Government of the People's Republic of Korea does not consider itself bound by Article 22 (1) of the Convention.

Kuwait:

Reservation on Article 22 (1) in accordance with Article 22 (2) of the Convention.

Laos People's Democratic Republic:

In accordance with Article 22 (2) of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, the Lao People's Democratic Republic does not consider that it is bound by Article 22 (1) of the Convention. The Lao People's Democratic Republic declares that, in order to submit a dispute on the interpretation or application of the Convention of an Arbitration Court, or the International Court of Justice, the agreement of all parties concerned shall be Contracting Parties.

Nepal:

The Government of Nepal uses the provisions of Article 22 (2) and declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 22 (1), which provides that any dispute between two or more Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Article 22 (2). this Convention is referred to, or referred to the International Court of Justice, at the request of one of these Contracting Parties or referred to the International Court of Justice, and shall state that, in each individual case, the prior consent of all Contracting Parties to submit the dispute to the Arbitration or to the International Court of Justice is required.

Netherlands:

The Kingdom of the Netherlands assumes that Article 14 of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel establishes that the competent national authorities shall be informed of a case submitted to them by the competent national authorities. in accordance with national law and in the same way as they would have to decide on acts of a serious nature that are subject to criminal law. Consequently, the Kingdom of the Netherlands assumes that this provision includes the right of the competent judicial authorities to decide whether a person who allegedly committed an offence pursuant to Article 9 (1) would then not be required to If, in the opinion of the competent judicial authorities, serious considerations in the context of the legal process indicate that it would be possible for prosecution to be effectively prosecuted.

Tunisia:

The Republic of Tunisia declares that it does not consider itself bound by Article 22 (1) of the Convention and considers that any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall be subject to the consent of all parties to the dispute may be submitted to the Court of Arbitration or the International Court of Justice.

Turkey:

Explanations:

1.		The Republic of Turkey will apply the provisions of this Convention only to those States with which it has diplomatic relations.
2.		The Republic of Turkey ratified this Convention only in respect of the territory in which the Constitution and the legal and administrative system of the Republic of Turkey are applied.
3.		The Republic of Turkey declares, in accordance with Article 22 (2) of the Convention, that it does not consider itself bound by Article 22 (1). The express consent of the Republic of Turkey shall be required in each individual case before any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention may be submitted to the International Court of Justice.

Reservation in relation to Article 20 (1) concerning the applicability of international humanitarian law:

Turkey is not party to Additional Protocols I and II of 8 June 1977 to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and therefore not bound by the provisions of these Protocols.

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