82. Representing the Federal Chancellor with regard to the scope of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court

According to the Communications of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the following States have ratified their instruments of ratification or ratification. Accession instruments to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court (BGBl. III N ° 13/2005):

States:	Date of deposit of the Ratifications and/or Certificate of Accession:
Andorra	11 February 2005
Belgium	28 March 2005
Belize	14. September 2005
Benin	24. January 2006
Bolivia	20. January 2006
Burkina Faso	10 October 2005
Denmark (excluding Faroe Islands)	3 June 2005
Ecuador	19 April 2006
Guyana	16. November 2005
Lesotho	16 September 2005
Liberia	16 September 2005
Luxembourg	20. January 2006
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	19 October 2005
Paraguay	19 July 2005
Romania	17. November 2005
Hungary	22 March 2006
Cyprus	18. August 2005

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

Bolivia:

The Republic of Bolivia declares that persons pursuant to Articles 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 of this Convention, who are nationals or persons with permanent residence of the Republic of Bolivia, during their stay on Bolivian territory only privileges and immunities in accordance with Art. 23 lit. a enjoy.

Persons in accordance with Articles 20 and 22, who are either nationals or persons with permanent residence, shall be entitled to Art. 23 lit. b of this Convention.

Romania:

In accordance with Article 23 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court, Romania states that persons according to Articles 15, 16, 18, 19 and 21 of Romanian nationals or persons with a permanent residence in Romania, on Romanian territory, enjoy only the privileges and immunities which are the subject of the independent exercise of their duties or their appearance as witnesses before the Court of Justice in accordance with Art. 23 lit. a is required. Persons according to Articles 20 and 22 who are Romanian nationals or persons with permanent residence in Romania shall only enjoy the privileges and immunities on Romanian territory which appear before the Court of Justice for their appearance in accordance with Art. 23 lit. b are required.

According to a further note by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Latvia made the following statement on 14 November 2005:

In accordance with Article 23 of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia declares that the persons referred to in Article 23 who are nationals or persons with permanent residence of the Republic of Latvia shall have only the privileges and benefits in the territory of the Republic of Latvia; and Enjoy immunities in accordance with Art. 23.

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