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Law Approving The International Convention For The Suppression Of The Financing Of Terrorism, And The Annex, Adopted At New York On 9 December 1999 (1)

Original Language Title: Loi portant assentiment à la Convention internationale pour la répression du financement du terrorisme, et à l'Annexe, adoptées à New York le 9 décembre 1999 (1)

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30 MARCH 2004. - An Act to Accredit the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, and to the Annex, adopted in New York on 9 December 1999 (1)



ALBERT II, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The Chambers adopted and We sanction the following:
Article 1er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 77 of the Constitution.
Art. 2. The International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, and the Annex, adopted in New York on 9 December 1999, will come out of full effect.
Promulgation of this law, let us order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 30 March 2004.
ALBERT
By the King:
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
L. MICHEL
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. L. ONKELINX
Seal of the state seal:
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. L. ONKELINX
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Note
(1) Session 2003-2004
Senate.
Documents. - Bill tabled on 14 November 2003, No. 3-338/1.
Documents. - Report, no. 3-338/2.
Annales parliamentarians. - Discussion, meeting of 17 December 2003. - Voting, meeting of 18 December 2003.
Room.
Documents. - Project transmitted by the Senate, No. 51_630/1. - Text adopted in plenary and subject to Royal Assent, No. 51-630/2.
Annales parliamentarians. - Discussion, meeting of 5 February 2004. - Vote, meeting of 5 February 2004.
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
Preamble
States Parties to this Convention,
Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations concerning the maintenance of international peace and security and the development of good-neighbourly relations, friendship and cooperation among States,
Deeply concerned at the growing number of terrorist acts worldwide in all its forms and manifestations,
Recalling the Declaration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations, contained in General Assembly resolution 50/6 of 24 October 1995,
Recalling also all General Assembly resolutions in this regard, including resolution 49/60 of 9 December 1994 and its annex reproducing the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, in which the States members of the United Nations solemnly reaffirmed that they categorically condemned as criminal and unjustifiable all acts, methods and practices of terrorism, wherever they occur and by whomever they are the perpetrators, including those of
Noting that in the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, the Assembly also encouraged States to urgently examine the scope of existing international legal provisions concerning the prevention, suppression and elimination of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, in order to ensure that there is a general legal framework covering all aspects of the issue,
Recalling General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, in paragraph 3 (f) of which the Assembly invited States to take measures to prevent and prevent, by appropriate domestic means, the financing of terrorists or terrorist organizations, whether it is carried out either directly or indirectly through organizations that have also or claim to have a charitable, cultural or social purpose,
Recalling also General Assembly resolution 52/165 of 15 December 1997, in which the Assembly invited States to consider in particular the implementation of measures such as those listed in paragraphs 3 (a) to (f) of its resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996,
Recalling further General Assembly resolution 53/108 of 8 December 1998, by which the Assembly decided that the Ad Hoc Committee established by its resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996 would prepare a draft international convention for the suppression of the financing of terrorism in order to complement existing international instruments on terrorism,
Recognizing that the financing of terrorism is a matter of grave concern to the entire international community,
Noting that the number and severity of acts of international terrorism depends on the financial resources that terrorists can obtain,
Noting also that existing multilateral legal instruments do not deal specifically with the financing of terrorism,
Convinced of the urgent need to strengthen international cooperation among States in the development and adoption of effective measures to prevent and punish the financing of terrorism by prosecuting and punishing the perpetrators,
The following agreed:
Article 1er
For the purposes of this Convention:
1. "Funds" means property of any kind, bodily or intangible, movable or immovable, acquired by any means, and legal documents or instruments in any form, including in electronic or digital form, that attest to a right of ownership or interest in such assets, including bank credits, travellers' cheques, bank cheques, warrants, shares, securities, obligations, trades and
2. "Government or public installation" means any installation or means of transportation, of a permanent or temporary nature, which is used or occupied by representatives of a State, members of the government, parliament or the judiciary, or officials or personnel of a State or other public authority or entity, or by agents or personnel of an intergovernmental organization, as part of their official functions.
3. "Products" means any funds derived, directly or indirectly, from the commission of an offence as provided for in section 2, or obtained, directly or indirectly, through the commission of such an offence.
Article 2
1. commits an offence within the meaning of this Convention any person who, by any means, directly or indirectly, illicitly and deliberately, provides or raises funds for the purpose of seeing them used or knowing that they will be used, in whole or in part, to commit:
(a) an act that constitutes an offence under and according to the definition of one of the treaties listed in the annex;
(b) any other act intended to kill or seriously injure a civilian, or any other person who does not participate directly in hostilities in an armed conflict situation, where, by its nature or context, this act aims to intimidate a population or to compel an international government or organization to perform or refrain from performing any act.
2. (a) By depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, a State Party that is not a party to a treaty listed in the annex referred to in paragraph 1 (a) of this article may declare that, where this Convention is applied to it, the said treaty shall be deemed not to be included in this annex. This declaration becomes null and void from the entry into force of the treaty for the State Party, which shall notify the depositary thereof;
(b) where a State Party ceases to be a party to a treaty listed in the annex, it may make the declaration under this article in respect of that treaty.
3. In order for an act to be an offence within the meaning of paragraph 1, it is not necessary that the funds have been effectively used to commit an offence referred to in paragraph 1 (a) or (b) of this section.
4. An offence is also committed by anyone who tries to commit an offence within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this article.
5. Also commits an offence who:
(a) participate as an accomplice in an offence within the meaning of paragraphs 1 or 4 of this article;
(b) organizes the commission of an offence within the meaning of paragraphs 1 or 4 of this section or directs others to commit it;
(c) contributes to the commission of one or more of the offences referred to in paragraphs 1er or 4 of this article by a group of persons acting together. This competition must be deliberate and must:
(i) to facilitate or serve the purpose of the group's criminal activity, where such activity or purpose presupposes the commission of an offence within the meaning of paragraph 1er of this article;
(ii) be made aware that the group intends to commit an offence within the meaning of paragraph 1 of this section.
Article 3
This Convention shall not apply where the offence is committed within a single State, that the alleged perpetrator is a national of that State and is in the territory of that State, and that no other State has the right, under paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of Article 7, to establish its jurisdiction, provided that the provisions of Articles 12 to 18, as appropriate, apply in such case.
Article 4
Each State Party shall take such measures as may be necessary to:
(a) to criminalize offences under its domestic law the offences referred to in Article 2;
(b) punish such offences with appropriate penalties in view of their seriousness.
Article 5
1. Each State Party, in accordance with the principles of its domestic law, shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the liability of a legal person located in its territory or constituted under the empire of its legislation is incurred when a person responsible for the direction or control of that legal person has, in that capacity, committed an offence referred to in Article 2. Such liability may be criminal, civil or administrative.
2. It is committed without prejudice to the criminal responsibility of natural persons who have committed the offences.
3. In particular, each State Party shall ensure that legal persons whose responsibility is under paragraph 1 are subject to effective, proportionate and deterrent criminal, civil or administrative sanctions. These sanctions may include monetary penalties.
Article 6
Each State Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary, including, where appropriate, legislative measures, so that criminal acts under this Convention may not be justified under any circumstances by considerations of a political, philosophical, ideological, racial, ethnic, religious or other similar grounds.
Article 7
1. Each State Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction with respect to the offences referred to in Article 2 where:
(a) the offence was committed in its territory;
(b) the offence was committed on board a vessel flying its flag or an aircraft registered in accordance with its legislation at the time of the incident; or
(c) the offence was committed by one of its nationals.
2. Each State Party may also establish jurisdiction over such offences where:
(a) the purpose of the offence was, or resulted in, the commission of an offence under section 2, paragraph 1er(a) or (b), in its territory or against any of its nationals;
(b) the purpose of the offence was, or resulted in, the commission of an offence under section 2, paragraph 1er(a) or (b) against a governmental or public installation of that State outside its territory, including diplomatic or consular premises;
(c) the purpose of the offence was, or resulted in, the commission of an offence under section 2, paragraph 1er(a) or (b)) to compel him to perform or refrain from any act;
(d) The offence was committed by a stateless person having his habitual residence in his territory;
(e) the offence was committed on board an aircraft operated by the Government of that State.
3. When ratifying, accepting or approving this Convention or acceding to it, each State Party shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations of its competence established in accordance with paragraph 2. In the event of a change, the State Party concerned shall immediately inform the Secretary-General.
4. Each State Party shall also adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction with respect to the offences referred to in Article 2 in cases where the alleged perpetrator of the offence is on its territory and where he does not extradite him to any of the States Parties that have established their jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph 1 or paragraph 2.
5. Where more than one State Party declares itself competent in respect of an offence referred to in Article 2, the States Parties concerned shall endeavour to coordinate their actions as appropriate, in particular with regard to the conditions for the prosecution and modalities of mutual legal assistance.
6. Without prejudice to the norms of general international law, this Convention does not exclude the exercise of any criminal jurisdiction established by a State Party in accordance with its domestic law.
Article 8
1. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the principles of its domestic law, adopt such measures as may be necessary for the identification, detection, freezing or seizure of any funds used or intended to be used to commit offences referred to in Article 2, as well as the proceeds of such offences, for the purpose of forfeiture.
2. Each State Party shall adopt, in accordance with the principles of its domestic law, the measures necessary for the confiscation of funds used or intended to be used for the commission of offences referred to in Article 2, as well as the proceeds of such offences.
3. Each State Party concerned may consider entering into agreements to share with other States Parties, systematically or on a case-by-case basis, the funds from the confiscations referred to in this article.
4. Each State Party shall consider establishing mechanisms for the allocation of amounts from confiscations referred to in this article to compensation for victims of offences referred to in Article 2, paragraph 1er(a) or (b) or their families.
5. The provisions of this article shall be applied without prejudice to the rights of third parties in good faith.
Article 9
1. Where the State Party is informed that the alleged perpetrator or perpetrator of an offence referred to in Article 2 may be present in its territory, the State Party concerned shall take such measures as may be necessary in accordance with its domestic legislation to investigate the facts brought to its attention.
2. If the State party considers that the circumstances warrant it, the State Party in whose territory the alleged perpetrator or perpetrator of the offence is located shall take appropriate measures under its domestic legislation to ensure the presence of that person for the purposes of prosecution or extradition.
3. Any person in respect of whom the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this section are taken is entitled to:
(a) communicate without delay with the closest qualified representative of the State of which she is a citizen or who is otherwise entitled to protect her rights or, if it is a stateless person, the State in whose territory she has her habitual residence;
(b) to receive a visit from a representative of that State;
(c) be informed of its rights under subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph.
4. The rights set out in paragraph 3 of this article shall be exercised within the framework of the laws and regulations of the State in the territory of which the alleged perpetrator or perpetrator of the offence is located, provided that such laws and regulations shall permit the full realization of the purposes for which the rights set out in paragraph 3 of this article are granted.
5. The provisions of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article shall be without prejudice to the right of any State Party having established its jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph 1 (c)er or paragraph 2 (d) of Article 7 to invite the International Committee of the Red Cross to contact and visit the alleged perpetrator of the offence.
6. When a State Party has placed a person in detention in accordance with the provisions of this article, it shall immediately notify the States Parties that have established their jurisdiction in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 1 of the circumstances that warrant it, directly or through the Secretary-General of the United Nations.er or 2 of Article 7 and, if it deems it appropriate, any other interested States Parties. The State conducting the investigation referred to in paragraph 1er this Article shall promptly communicate the findings to the said States Parties and indicate whether it intends to exercise its jurisdiction.
Article 10
1. In cases where the provisions of Article 7 are applicable, the State Party in the territory of which the alleged perpetrator of the offence is held, if it does not extradite him, to submit the case, without undue delay and without any exceptions, that the offence has been or has not been committed in its territory, to its competent authorities so that they may institute criminal proceedings in accordance with the procedure provided for in its legislation. These authorities shall take their decisions in the same conditions as for any other offence of a serious nature in accordance with the laws of that State.
2. Whenever the domestic legislation of a State Party authorizes it to extradite or surrender one of its nationals only on the condition that the person concerned shall be returned to serve the sentence to which he has been sentenced at the end of the trial or the procedure for which extradition or surrender is requested, and that that State and the State requesting extradition shall accept that extradition form and to judge the other conditions that may be required by the State
Article 11
1. The offences provided for in Article 2 shall be considered as extradition cases in any extradition treaty between States Parties before the entry into force of this Convention. States Parties undertake to consider these offences as extradition cases in any extradition treaty that they may conclude between them thereafter.
2. A State Party that subordinates the existence of a treaty has the power, when it receives an extradition request from another State Party with which it is not bound by an extradition treaty, to consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition with respect to the offences provided for in Article 2. Extradition shall be subject to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State.
3. States Parties that do not subordinate extradition to the existence of a treaty shall recognize the offences provided for in Article 2 as cases of extradition between them, without prejudice to the conditions provided for in the law of the requested State.
4. If necessary, the offences provided for in Article 2 shall be deemed, for the purposes of extradition between States Parties, to have been committed both in the place of their commission and in the territory of the States which have established their jurisdiction in accordance with paragraphs 1er and 2 of Article 7.
5. Provisions relating to offences referred to in Article 2 of all treaties or extradition agreements concluded between States Parties shall be deemed to be amended between States Parties to the extent that they are incompatible with this Convention.
Article 12
1. States Parties shall accord the widest possible mutual legal assistance for any investigation or criminal procedure or extradition procedure relating to the offences referred to in Article 2, including for obtaining evidence in their possession that is necessary for the purposes of the proceedings.
2. States Parties may not invoke bank secrecy to refuse to apply for mutual legal assistance.
3. The requesting Party shall not disclose or use the information or evidence provided by the requested Party for investigations, criminal proceedings or judicial proceedings other than those referred to in the application without the prior consent of the requested Party.
4. Each State Party may consider establishing mechanisms to share with other States Parties the information or evidence necessary to establish criminal, civil or administrative responsibilities, as provided for in Article 5.
5. States Parties shall fulfil their obligations under paragraphs 1er and 2 in accordance with any treaty or other mutual legal assistance agreement or exchange of information that may exist between them. In the absence of such a treaty or agreement, the States Parties shall accord such assistance in accordance with their domestic legislation.
Article 13
None of the offences referred to in Article 2 may be considered, for purposes of extradition or mutual legal assistance, as a tax offence. Accordingly, States Parties may only invoke the tax nature of the offence to refuse a request for mutual legal assistance or extradition.
Article 14
For the purposes of extradition or mutual legal assistance between States Parties, none of the offences referred to in Article 2 is considered a political offence, as an offence related to a political offence or as an offence inspired by political motives. Accordingly, a request for extradition or mutual legal assistance based on such an offence may not be rejected solely on the grounds that it concerns a political offence, an offence related to a political offence, or an offence inspired by political motives.
Article 15
No provision of this Convention shall be construed as stating an obligation of extradition or mutual legal assistance if the requested State Party has serious reasons to believe that the request for extradition for the offences referred to in Article 2 or the request for assistance in respect of such offences has been submitted for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person for reasons held in his or her race, religion, nationality, ethnic origin or political opinion, or
Article 16
1. Any person detained or serving a sentence in the territory of a State Party whose presence is required in another State Party for the purpose of identification or testimony or for the purpose of assisting in the establishment of the facts in an investigation or prosecution of the offences referred to in Article 2 may be transferred if the following conditions are met:
(a) the said person freely and knowingly consents to it;
(b) the competent authorities of the two States concerned consent, subject to such conditions as they may deem appropriate.
2. For the purposes of this article:
(a) the State to which the transfer is made has the power and obligation to keep the person in custody, unless otherwise requested or authorized by the State from which the person was transferred;
(b) the State to which the transfer is made shall, without delay, fulfil the obligation to hand over the person concerned to the custody of the State from which the transfer was made, in accordance with what was previously agreed or that the competent authorities of the two States have otherwise decided;
(c) the State to which the transfer is made may not require the State from which the transfer is made that it initiate an extradition procedure for the person concerned to be handed over to it;
(d) it shall be taken into account the period that the person who was detained in the State to which he was transferred for the purpose of counting the sentence to be served in the State from which he was transferred.
3. Unless the State Party from which a person is to be transferred under this article gives its consent, the said person, irrespective of his or her nationality, may not be prosecuted or detained or subject to other restrictions on his or her freedom of movement in the territory of the State to which he or she is transferred on account of acts or convictions prior to his or her departure from the territory of the State from which he or she was transferred.
Article 17
Any person held in custody or against whom any other measure is taken or proceedings under this Convention shall be guaranteed fair treatment and, in particular, shall enjoy all rights and shall enjoy all the guarantees provided by the law of the State in the territory of which it is located and the applicable provisions of international law, including those relating to human rights.
Article 18
1. States Parties shall cooperate to prevent the offences referred to in Article 2 by taking all possible measures, including by adapting, where necessary, their domestic legislation, in order to prevent and counteract the preparation of offences within or outside their respective territories, including:
(a) measures prohibiting illegal activities in their territory of persons and organizations which, knowingly, encourage, foment, organize or commit offences referred to in Article 2;
(b) measures requiring financial institutions and other professions involved in financial transactions to use the most effective available means to identify their usual or casual customers, as well as customers in the interest of which an account is opened, to pay particular attention to unusual or suspicious transactions and to report alleged transactions arising from criminal activities.
To that end, States Parties should consider:
(i) To adopt regulations prohibiting the opening of accounts to which the holder or recipient is not identified or identifiable and to ensure that these institutions verify the identity of the true holders of such transactions;
(ii) with respect to the identification of legal persons, require that financial institutions take, if necessary, measures to verify the existence and legal structure of the client by obtaining a public register or client, or both, evidence of the corporate constitution including information concerning the name of the client, its legal form, address, leaders and the provisions governing the authority to engage the legal person;
(iii) to adopt regulations that require financial institutions to promptly report to the competent authorities all complex, unusual, large transactions and all unusual types of transactions, where they do not have an economic or apparent lawful cause, without fear of their criminal or civil liability for breach of the confidentiality rules, if they report in good faith their suspicions;
(iv) require financial institutions to keep, for at least five years, all necessary documents relating to internal and international operations.
2. States Parties shall also cooperate in the prevention of Article 2 offences by considering:
(a) measures for the supervision of all money transfer agencies, including, for example, the accreditation of such organizations;
(b) realistic measures to detect or monitor transboundary physical transport of negotiable species and carrier effects, provided that they are subject to strict safeguards to ensure that information is used properly and that it does not in any way interfere with the free movement of capital.
3. States Parties shall also cooperate in the prevention of offences referred to in Article 2 by exchanging accurate and verified information in accordance with their domestic legislation and coordinating administrative and other measures taken, as appropriate, to prevent the commission of offences referred to in Article 2, including by:
(a) establishing and maintaining channels of communication between their competent bodies and services in order to facilitate the safe and timely exchange of information on all aspects of the offences referred to in Article 2;
(b) cooperating with each other to conduct investigations into the offences referred to in Article 2 relating to:
(i) the identity, contact information and activities of persons reasonably suspected of participating in the commission of such offences;
(ii) movement of funds in relation to the commission of such offences.
4. States Parties may exchange information through the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
Article 19
The State Party in which a criminal action has been instituted against the alleged perpetrator of the offence shall, under the conditions provided for by its domestic legislation or by the applicable procedures, provide the final result to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall inform the other States Parties.
Rule 20
States Parties shall fulfil their obligations under this Convention in accordance with the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States, as well as non-interference in the internal affairs of other States.
Article 21
Nothing in this Convention affects the other rights, obligations and responsibilities of States and individuals under international law, in particular the purposes of the Charter of the United Nations, international humanitarian law and other relevant conventions.
Article 22
Nothing in this Convention shall empower a State Party to exercise in the territory of another State Party any jurisdiction or functions which are exclusively reserved to the authorities of that other State Party by its domestic law.
Article 23
1. The schedule may be amended by adding relevant treaties meeting the following conditions:
(a) be open to the participation of all States;
(b) be in force;
(c) have been the subject of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of at least 22 States Parties to this Convention.
2. After the entry into force of this Convention, any State Party may propose such an amendment. Any amendment proposal shall be communicated in writing to the depositary, who shall notify all States Parties of the proposals that meet the conditions set out in paragraph 1 and shall seek their advice on the adoption of the proposed amendment.
3. The proposed amendment shall be deemed to be adopted unless a third of the States Parties object in writing within 180 days of its communication.
4. Once adopted, the amendment comes into force, for all States Parties that have deposited an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, 30 days after the deposit of the twenty-second of these instruments. For each of the States Parties that ratify, accept or approve the amendment after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument, the amendment shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by that State Party of its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval.
Article 24
1. Any dispute between States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention that cannot be settled by negotiation within a reasonable period of time shall be subject to arbitration at the request of one of these States. If, within six months after the date of the application for arbitration, the Parties fail to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any of them may submit the dispute to the International Court of Justice, by filing a request in accordance with the Statute of the Court.
2. Any State may, at the time it signs, ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Convention, declare that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1er of this article. Other States Parties shall not be bound by such provisions to any State Party that has formulated such a reservation.
3. Any State that has made a reservation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 of this article may withdraw it at any time by making a notification to that effect to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Rule 25
1. This Convention is open for signature by all States from 10 January 2000 to 31 December 2001, at United Nations Headquarters, New York.
2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval will be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. This Convention is open to the accession of any State. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Rule 26
1. This Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the date of deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
2. For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit by that State of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
Rule 27
1. Any State Party may denounce this Convention by sending a written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2. The denunciation shall take effect one year after the date on which the notification was received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Rule 28
The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall have certified copies thereof to all States.
In view of what the undersigned, duly authorized for this purpose by their respective governments, have signed this Convention, which was opened for signature at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 10 January 2000.

Annex
1. Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Capture of Aircraft (The Hague, 16 December 1970).
2. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal, 23 September 1971).
3. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1973.
4. Convention internationale contre la prise d'otages, adoptée par l'Assemblée générale des Nations Unies le 17 décembre 1979.
5. International Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (Vienna, 3 March 1980).
6. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation, complementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (Montreal, 24 February 1988).
7. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Rome, 10 March 1988).
8. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (Rome, 10 March 1988).
9. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 15 December 1997.

International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
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The declarations and the reservation made by Belgium:
I. With regard to article 2 § 2(a) of the Convention, the Belgian Government declares the following:
the following treaties must be deemed not listed in the schedule:
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 14 December 1973;
- Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (Rome, 10 March 1988)
- Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (Rome, 10 March 1988);
- International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 15 December 1997.
II. The Government of Belgium interprets paragraphs 1er and 3 of Article 2 as follows: commits an offence, within the meaning of the agreement, the person who provides or collects funds as long as that act contributes, in whole or in part, to the planning, preparation or commission of an offence referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b)er Article 2 of the Convention. It is not necessary to demonstrate that the funds provided or gathered were used specifically for a specific act of terrorism, provided that they contributed to the criminal activity of persons who were intended to commit the acts described in the so-called littera (a) and (b).
III. With regard to article 14 of the Convention, the Belgian Government makes the following reservation:
1. In exceptional circumstances, Belgium reserves the right to refuse extradition or mutual legal assistance for any offence referred to in Article 2 that it considers to be a political offence, a political offence or an offence inspired by political motives.
2. In case of application of paragraph 1erBelgium recalls that it is held by the general principle of law aut dedere, aut judicare, in view of the rules of jurisdiction of its jurisdictions.
IV. In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, paragraph 3, of the Convention, the Kingdom of Belgium declares to establish its jurisdiction, under its domestic legislation, with respect to offences committed in situations referred to in Article 7, paragraph 2, of the Convention.