The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: On 15 July 1982 to the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention in 1999, 18-20 may in versions of article 1. 15 July 1982 to the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention, 1999 18.-20. the may version (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) with this law is accepted and approved.
2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Convention in English and its translation into Latvian language.
3. article. Convention shall enter into force for the period specified in article XIV and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal".
4. article. Be declared unenforceable law "On 15 July 1982 to the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization" Eutelsat "Convention and operating agreement" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1999, no. 23).
The transitional provisions of article 4 of the law shall enter into force on the date of entry into force of the Convention.
The law adopted by the Parliament of 13 June 2001.
 
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 28 June 2001, of the Law shall enter into force on June 28, 2001.
* Incorporating the amendments to the Convention adopted by the 26th Meeting of the Assembly of parties (Cardiff, 18-20 May, 1999), the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention (done at Paris on 15 July 1982) preamble the States parties to this Convention, Underlining the importanc of telecommunications by satellite for the development of relations between their peoples and their economies, and their desire to strengthen their cooperation in this field , Noting that the Provisional European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ĒINTER to EUTELSATČ was established for the purpose of operating the space segment of European telecommunications satellite systems, Considering the relevant provision of the Treaty on principles Each the activities of States in the Exploration and use of Outer space, Including the Moon and Other a Celestial bodies, done at London, Moscow and Washington on 27 January 1967 Wishing to continue the establishment and operation of the Eutelsat telecommunications satellite system as part of a trans-European telecommunications networks for providing telecommunications services to all participating States, without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the States parties to the relevant international agreements the European Union and others, Recognizing the need to keep under review and, as it is not their adap cessary technical , economics, regulatory and political developments in Europe and globally, and, in particular, the will to transfer the operational activities and associated assets of Eutelsat to a limited liability company to be established under a national jurisdiction, such company to operate on a sound economic and financial basis having regard to accepted commercial principles, and it the Through.
Agree as follows: article I (Definition) For the purpose of this Convention: (a) "the Convention") means the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization ĒEUTELSATČ including its preamble and its Annexe, opened for signature by Governments at Paris on 15 July 1982 as subsequently amended;
b) "Provisional Agreement" means the agreement on the Constitution of a Provisional European Telecommunications Satellite Organization to EUTELSATČ ĒINTER, done at Paris on 13 May 1977 between Administration or Recognized private Operating agencies and deposited with the French Administration;
(c)) "the ECS agreement" means the Supplementary Agreement to the Provisional Agreement relating to the space segment of the satellite telecommunications system for Fixed service (ECS), done at Paris on 10 March 1978;
(d)) "Party" means a State for which the Convention has entered into force or has been provisionally applied;
(e)) "the General Director of Eutelsat" means the head of the executive organ of Eutelsat;
(f)) "the Executive Secretary of Eutelsat" means the head of the Secretariat of Eutelsat;
(g)) "the Company Eutelsat S.A." means a corporate entity established under the law of one of the parties; It will initially be located in France;
h) "space segment" means a set of telecommunications satellites, and the tracking, monitoring, telemetering, command, control, and related facilities and equipment for the operational support of those satellites;
I) "satellite system" means the unit formed by (a) a space segment and the earth station having access to that space segment;
j) "telecommunications" means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems;
k) "the Basic principles" means the principles referred to in article III (a)) of the Convention;
l) "Through" means the Through to the Company between Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A. having as its purpose to define the relationship between Eutelsat and the Company Eutelsat S.A. and their respectiv is in particular their obligation and provide the framework that will enable Eutelsat to ensur overseas and the observanc by the Company Eutelsat S.A. of the Basic principles.
Article II (establishment of Eutelsat and the Company Eutelsat S.A.) (a)) the parties hereby establish the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization, hereinafter referred to as Eutelsat.
(b)) (i)) the Company Eutelsat S.A. will be established to operate a satellite system and to provide satellite services and for this purpose, Eutelsat's assets and operational activities will be transferred to the Company Eutelsat S.A.;
(ii)), the Company shall be governed by Eutelsat S.A. it is a tool for mobility scooters and by the law of the place of its incorporation;
III) Any Party in whose territory the Company Eutelsat S.A. 's headquarters with a settled or in which assets are located and/or operated shall, in accordanc with arrangements to be made between the Party and the Company Eutelsat S.A., take such measure may not be the axis of the cessary to facilitat the establishment and operation of the Company Eutelsat S.A.;
(c) the relationship between Eutelsat) and the Company Eutelsat S.A. shall be established in the Through.
(d)), the relevant provision of Annex A to the Convention shall apply for the purpose of continuity between the activities of Eutelsat and those of the Company Eutelsat S.A. Article III (Purpose of EUTELSAT) (a)) the primary purpose of Eutelsat is to ensur that the Basic principles set forth in this article are observed by the Company Eutelsat S.A.), namely: (i) the public service obligation/universal service in such obligation will apply to: the space segment and it will use it to provide services connected to the public switched telephone network; audiovisual services and future services will be provided in conformity with the relevant national regulations and international agreements, in particular the provision of the Convention on Transfrontier Television, the European taking account of those applying to the universal service concept and the information society;
II) pan-European coverage by the satellite system: the Company Eutelsat S.A. shall, on an economic basis, seek through the pan-European coverage of its satellite system to serve all areas where there is a need for communications services in the Member States;
(iii)) non discrimination: services shall be provided to users on an equitable basis subject to commercial flexibility and consistent with applicable law;
IV) fair competition: the Company Eutelsat S.A. shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to fair competition.
b) Eutelsat shall also have the purpose of ensuring continuity regarding rights and obligations under international law, in particular under the radio regulations for the use of deriving from the operations to the frequenc of the Eutelsat space segment transferred to the Company Eutelsat S.A..
Article IV (Legal Personality) (a)) shall have legal personality Eutelsat.
(b)) shall enjoy the full Eutelsat capacity not cessary for the exercise of its functions and the achievement of its purpose, and may in particular: (i)) enter into contracts;
(ii)), lease, hold acquir and dispos of movable and immovabl property;
(iii) be a party to legal proceedings);
IV) agreements with the States conclud or international organization.
Article V (Costa) (a) shall be concluded between a Subject) Eutelsat and the Company Eutelsat S.A. to meet costs and expense of Eutelsat, according to the Through.
(b) the costs incurred) in establishing and operating the Secretariat, including, but not limited to rent and the associated costs of maintaining Office premise, salar and emolument of staff, organizing and holding costs of meetings of the Assembly of parties, the costs of consultation between Eutelsat and the parties and others organizations and Costa of applying the measure taken by Eutelsat under article III to ensur that the Basic principles are observed by the Company Eutelsat S.A. shall be borne by the Company Eutelsat S.A. in accordanc with paragraph (a)) of article V, within the relevant ceiling set forth in the Through.
Article VI (structure of EUTELSAT) a) Eutelsat shall have the following organs: i) the Assembly of parties;
(ii)) the Secretariat, headed by the Executive Secretary.
(b) Each organ shall act) within the limits of the powers conferred upon it by that Office by the Convention.
Article VII (Assembly of parties — Composition and meetings) (a)) the Assembly of Parties shall be composed of all the parties.
(b) A Party may be represented by) another Party in a meeting of the Assembly of parties, but from the Party may be represen more than two other parties.

(c)) the first ordinary meeting of the Assembly of Parties shall be convened within one year after the date on which the Convention enter into force. Thereafter Ordinary meetings shall be held every two years unless the Assembly of Parts by an ordinary meeting to decide at that meeting shall the following be held at a different interval.
(d)) the Assembly of parties may also hold extraordinary meetings at the request of one or more parties supported by at least one-third of the parties or at the request of the Company Eutelsat S.A., Such a request shall state the purpose of the meeting.
(e) Each Party shall meet) its own costs of representation at meetings of the Assembly of parties.
Article VIII (Assembly of parties — procedure) a) Each Party shall have one vote in the Assembly of parties. Parties abstaining from voting shall be considered as not voting.
(b) Decisions on matters of) substance shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by at least two-thirds of the Parties present or represented and voting. (A) a Party which represent one or two other parties under paragraph b) of article VII of the Convention may vote separately for each Party it represent.
(c) Decisions on procedural matters) shall be taken by the United Nations of affirmativ votes cast by a simple majority of the Parties present and voting, each having one vote.
(d) A forum for any quor) meeting of the Assembly of Parties shall consis of a simple majority of the representatives of all the parties, provided that from less than one-third of all the parties are present.
(e)) the Assembly of Parties shall adop a its rules of procedure, which shall be consistent with the provision of the Convention and which, in particular, shall include provision for: (i) election of its Chairman) and other officers;
(ii) the convening of meetings);
III) representation and accreditation;
IV) voting procedures.
Article IX (Assembly of parties — Function) the Assembly of Parties shall have the following functions: (a) to consider and to review) the activities of the Company Eutelsat S.A. which relate to the Basic principles. The Company Eutelsat S.A. may make recommendations in this connection which will be considered by the Assembly of parties;
(b) it is observanc by ensur) the Company Eutelsat S.A. of the Basic principles, in accordanc with the Through;
(c)) to take decision on proposed changes to the Through, such changes being subject to mutual agreement of the parties to the Through;
(d)) to take the appropriate decision in order to ensur a continuity regarding rights and obligations under international law, in particular under the radio regulations for the use of deriving from the operations to the frequenc of Eutelsat space segment transferred to the Company Eutelsat S.A.;
(e)) to take decision on formal relations between Eutelsat and States, whethers parties or not, or international organization, and in particular it does not gotiat the headquarters agreement mentioned in paragraph (c)) of article XII of the Convention;
(f)) to take decisions on any proposals to terminate the Convention to paragraph c) of pursuan article XIV; g) consider complaints submitted to it by parties;
(h)) to take a decision under article XIII of the Convention about the withdrawals of a Party from Eutelsat;
(I) to decide upon any proposal) for the amendment to the Convention under article XIV of the Convention, and to submit it to the Company Eutelsat S.A. any proposed amendment that is liabl to affec the performance of its activities;
(j) to decide upon any request) for accession made in accordanc with paragraph e) of article XVIII of the Convention;
k) as required under article X of the Convention, to decide upon the appointment and removal from Office of the Executive Secretary, and, upon the recommendations of the Executive Secretary, to determin the number, status, and terms and conditions of employment of all staff of the Secretariat with due considerations to the Through;
l) to a senior officer of designat the Secretariat to serve as Acting Executive Secretary whenever the Executive Secretary is absent or is unable to discharge duties of the Office of the Executive Secretary, or if this Office become vacant of;
m) an annual or biennial adop it budget;
n) approve the change in the location of the Company Eutelsat S.A. in accordanc with the Through.
Article X (the Secretariat) (a)) the Secretariat shall be headed by the Executive Secretary appointed by the Assembly of parties.
(b)) the term of Office of the Executive Secretary shall be four years, unless otherwise decided by the Assembly of the parties.
(c)) the Assembly of parties may remove the Executive Secretary for cause before the end of his term of Office.
(d) the Executive Secretary shall) be the legal representative of Eutelsat. The Executive Secretary shall act under the direction of the Assembly of parties and shall be directly responsible to it for the performance of all functions of the Secretariat.
(e)) the Executive Secretary shall have the power to all Secretariat staff appoin subject to the approval of the Assembly under article IX (k)).
(f)) During any vacancy in the Office of the Executive Secretary or when the Executive Secretary is absent or unable to discharge his duties, the Acting Executive Secretary, duly designated by the Assembly of parties, shall have the capacity to exercise the power of the Executive Secretary under the Convention.
(g)) the Executive Secretary and the staff of the Secretariat shall refrain from any action incompatibl with their responsibilities to Eutelsat.
Article XI (rights and Obligations) (a)) the Parties shall exercise their rights and meet their obligations under the Convention in a manner fully consistent with and in furtheranc of the principles and provision of the Convention.
(b)) All parties may attend all conferences participat in the Andes and meetings in which they are entitled to be represented under any of the provision of the Convention, and in any other meetings called by or held under the auspic of Eutelsat in accordanc with the arrangements made by it for such meetings, the regardless_of of where they may take place.
c) before any such Conference or meeting is held outside the country in which the headquarters of Eutelsat is established, the Executive Secretary shall ensur that arrangements with the host Party for each such Conference or meeting include (a) provision for the admission to and residence in the host country during such Conference or meeting of representatives of all parties entitled to attend.
Article XII (Eutelsat headquarters, Privilege, Exemption, Immunit) a) the headquarters of Eutelsat shall be in France;
(b)) Within the scope of activities authorized by the Convention, Eutelsat and it shall be the main property in the territory of all parties from income and direct property taxation and from customs duties.
(c) Each Party shall grant) in accordanc with the Protocol referred to in this paragraph, the appropriate privilege, exemption and to the immunit Eutelsat, it officer, and to those categories of its employees specified in such Protocol, the parties and representatives of parties, and of the persons participating in the arbitration proceedings. In particular, each Party shall grant it immunity from the individual these legal process in respect of acts done or words written or spoken in the exercise of their functions and within the limits of their duties to the exten and in the cases to be provided for in the Protocol referred to in this paragraph. The Party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat is located shall, as soon as possible, not gotiat, or, as the case may be, re-gotiat not with Eutelsat (a) headquarters agreement covering privilege, exemption and immunit. The other parties shall also, as soon as possible, a Protocol covering conclud privilege, exemption and immunit. The headquarters agreement and the Protocol shall each prescrib the condition of its termination and shall be independent of the Convention.
Article XIII (Withdrawals) (a) Any Party may withdraw voluntarily from) Eutelsat at any time by written notice to the Depositary as defined in article XX. Such withdrawals shall take effect three months after the date of receipt of the notice by the Depositary.
(b) If a Party appear to) have failed to comply with any obligation under the Convention, the Assembly of parties, having received notice to that effect or acting on its own initiative, and having considered any representation made by the Party, may decide, if it finds that the failure to comply has occurred, that the Party be deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat and , from the date of such decision, the Convention shall cease to be in force for that Party. An extraordinary meeting of the Assembly of parties may be convened for this purpose.
(c) A Party which has withdrawn) or is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat shall cease to have any right of representation in the Assembly of parties and shall incur obligation or responsibility from after the effective date of withdrawals except for the arising from acts or liabilit omission before that date.
(d) Every notification of withdrawals and a) every decision shall be deemed (a) effecting withdrawals at once communicated to all parties by the Depositary.
Article XIV (Amendments and Termination) (a) Amendments to the Convention) may be proposed by any Party and shall be communicated to the Executive Secretary who shall promptly circulate the proposal to all the parties. The Assembly of Parties shall consider the proposed amendment not earlier than six months from its circulation, taking due account of any recommendations made by the Company Eutelsat S.A., whose views shall be solicited if the proposed amendment to the Convention is liabl to affec the performance of its activities. This period may, in any particular case, be reduced by the Assembly of parties by a decision taken in accordanc with the procedure for a matter of substance.

(b) If adopted by the Assembly) of the parties, the amendment shall enter into force one hundred and twenty days after the Depositary has received notice of acceptance from two-thirds of those States which, at the time of adoption by the Assembly of parties, were parties. Upon its entry into force, the amendment shall become binding upon all parties.
(c)) the parties may bring to an end the Eutelsat by termination of the Convention by a two-thirds majority of all parties.
(d)) the termination of the Convention shall not be affec the existenc continued of the Company Eutelsat S.A. e) Unless otherwise is agreed with the Company Eutelsat S.A., of the decision to terminate under paragraph c, EUTELSAT) of this article shall be taken as long as the international rights and obligations is mentioned in paragraph (b) of article III) have not been entirely extinguished.
Article XV (settlement of Dispute) a dispute arising between the Parties) All to or between Eutelsat and (a) the Party or parties in connection with the interpretation or application of the Convention shall be submitted to arbitration in accordanc with Annex B to the Convention, if not otherwise settled within one year of the time a party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to settle such a dispute is amicably.
(b) All of the dispute arising in connection) with the interpretation and application of the Convention between a Party and a State which has ceased to be a Party, or between Eutelsat and a State which has ceased to be a Party, and which «arise after the State has ceased to be a Party, shall be submitted to arbitration in accordanc with the provision of Annex B to the Convention , if not otherwise settled within one year of the time a party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to settle such dispute amicably by (a), provided that the State which has ceased to be a Party so agree. If a State cease to be a Party after a dispute to which it is (a) has been submitted to the arbitration disputan under paragraph (a)) of this article, the arbitration shall be continued and concluded.
Article XVI (signature, reservations) (a)) Any State whose telecommunications Administration or Recognized private Operating Agency is, or has the right to become a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement may become a Party to the Convention by: (i)) signature not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii) signature subject to ratification), acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval , or III) accession.
(b) the Convention shall be open) for signature at Paris from 15 July 1982 until it enter into force, and thereafter remain open for accession.
(c)) of the reservation may be made to the Convention.
Article XVII (Entry into force) (a)) the Convention shall enter into force sixty days after the date on which it has been signed, in accordanc with subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a))) of article XVI of the Convention has been ratified, accepted, or approved, or by two-thirds of the States which, at the date on which it is opened for signature, have jurisdiction over the parties Signatory to the Provisional Agreement provided that those Signatory parties , or their designated Signator to the ECS agreement, hold at least two-thirds of the financial shares under the ECS agreement.
(b) the Convention shall not enter) into force less than eight months after the date on which it is opened for signature. The Convention shall not enter into force if it has not been signed, ratified, accepted or approved under paragraph (a)) of this article, within thirty six months of the date on which it is opened for signature.
(c)) For a State whose instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession is deposited after the date on which the Convention will enter into force, the Convention shall enter into force on the date of such deposit.
(d) Upon entry into force), the Convention will be applied provisionally for any State which has signed it subject to ratification, acceptance or approval and has so requested at the time of signature or at any later time before entry into force. Provisional application shall end: (i) upon deposit of an instrument) of ratification, acceptance or approval by that State, or (ii)) at the end of two years from the date on which the Convention enter into force without having been ratified, accepted or approved by that State, or (iii) upon notification by that State), before the end of the period mentioned in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph) of its decision not to accept or approve, ratify.â the Convention.
When provisional application under subparagraph (ii) ends) or III) of this paragraph, paragraph (c)) of article XIII of the Convention shall govern the rights and obligations of the Party.
e) Upon entry into force, the Convention shall replace and terminate the Provisional Agreement. However, nothing in the Convention shall be affec any right or obligation of a Party acquired in its former capacity as a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement.
Article XVIII (Accession)) Any State whose telecommunications Administration or Recognized private Operating Agency was, or had the right to become a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement at the date on which the Convention is opened for signature, may accede to the Convention from the date on which it cease to be open for signature, until two years after its entry into force.
(b) the provision of paragraph) c) to (e)) of the article shall apply to requests for accession by the following States: i) a State whose telecommunications Administration or Recognized private Operating Agency was, or had the right to become a Signatory Party to the Provisional Agreement at the date on which the Convention was opened for signature, which has not become a Party to the Convention in accordanc with subparagraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (a)))) of article XVI of the Convention, or paragraph (a)) of this article;
(ii) any other European State) which is a member of the International Telecommunication Union wishing to accede to the Convention after its entry into force.
c) Any State that wishes to accede to the Convention in the mentioned in paragraph (a) of circumstanc) of the article ("the applicant State") shall so notify the Executive Secretary in writing and shall supply the latter with all information relevant to the application.
(d) the Executive Secretary shall) receive the applications of the applicant State and shall submit the same to the Assembly of parties.
(e)) the Assembly of Parties shall take a decision on the applicant State's request within six months following the date on which the Executive Secretary decide he or she the that is in possession of all the information required under paragraph (c) of this article.) The decision of the Executive Secretary shall be promptly notified to the Assembly of parties. The decision of the Assembly of Parties shall be taken by secret vote and in accordanc with the procedure for decisions on matters of substance. An extraordinary meeting of the Assembly of parties may be convened for this purpose.
f) the Executive Secretary shall notify the applicant State of the conditions for accession established by the Assembly of parties, which shall be the subject of a protocol annexed to the instrument of accession to be deposited by the said State with the Depositary.
Article XIX (Liability) of the Party shall be individually liabl for the ACTA and obligation of Eutelsat, except where such liability results from a treaty to which that Party and a State claiming compensation with the parts. In that case, the Party shall indemnify Eutelsat concerned in respect of any such liability, unless the latter has expressly undertaken to assume such liability exclusively.
Article XX (Miscellaneous provisions) (a)) the official and working languages of English and French Eutelsat shall be.
b) Eutelsat, having regards to the IR general views of the Assembly of parties to cooperate on matters of common interest with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, in particular the International Telecommunication Union, international organizations and others.
(c) To comply with Resolution 1721) (XV) of the General Assembly of the United Nations shall send to the Eutelsat, Secretary General of the United Nations, and to the specialized agencies concerned, for their information, an annual report on its activities. The annual report shall also be sent to the Company Eutelsat S.A. Article XXI (Depositary) a) the Government of the French Republic shall be the Depositary for the Convention, which shall be deposited with the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, requests for provisional applications and notifications of ratification, acceptance or approval of amendments, and of the decision to withdraw from Eutelsat or of termination of the provisional application of the Convention.
(b) the Convention shall be deposited) in the archives of the Depositary. The Depositary shall send a certified cop out of the text of the Convention to all States that have signed it or deposited instruments of accession to it, and to the International Telecommunication Union.
(c) shall promptly notify the Depositary) all States which have signed or acceded to the Convention and, if not, the International Telecommunication Union cessary of: i) all signatures of the Convention;
II) the deposit of all instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;
III) the start of the sixty-day period referred to in paragraph (a)) of article XVII of the Convention;
(iv) the entry into force) of the Convention;
v) all requests for provisional application under paragraph (d)) of article XVII of the Convention;
vi) the appointment of the Executive Secretary under paragraph (a)) of article X of the Convention;
VII) the adoption and entry into force of all amendments to the Convention;
VIII) all notifications of withdrawals;

(IX)) all by the Assembly decision of parties under paragraph b) of article XIII of the Convention that a Party is deemed to have withdrawn from Eutelsat;
x) all other notifications and communications about the Convention.
d) Upon entry into force of the Convention, the Depositary shall send it to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication, in accordanc with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations, confirmed the cop of the Convention to be certified.
WHEREOF the undersigned in the WITTNES duly authorized by their Governments, have the respectiv signed this Convention [*].
Opened for signature at Paris this fifteenth day of July one thousand nine hundred and eighty two in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, in a single original.
[*] Member States of Eutelsat: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany (Fed. Rep.), Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Vatican City, born.
 
Annexe A Transitional Provision 1. Continuity of activities (a)) Any agreement entered into by Eutelsat and which is in effect at the time the Company Eutelsat S.A. is established shall remain in effect, unless and until modified or terminated in accordanc with the provision of that agreement. Any decision taken by Eutelsat and which is in effect at the time the Company Eutelsat S.A. is established shall remain in effect unless and until that decision is modified or terminated.
b) If, at the time the Company Eutelsat S.A. is established, any organ of Eutelsat has embarked on, but not completed, any action which it is authorized or required to take, the Executive Secretary or the first Chief Executive Officer of the Company Eutelsat S.A. within their respectiv power, and in accordanc with arrangements made between Eutelsat and the Company Eutelsat S.A. , shall stand in the place of that organ for the purpose of completing such action.
2. Method of transfer shall enter a) Eutelsat into a transfer agreement (the "Transfer Agreement") with the Company Eutelsat S.A. to transfer any or all of its assets and liabilit relating it to its activity (as more fully set out in the Transfer Agreement) to the Company Eutelsat S.A. (the "Transfer").
(b)) the Transfer will result in a universal transfer of all right, title, interest and benefit them, and all their obligations and liabilit attaching to, the assets and liabilit to so transferred and the assets and liabilit to so transferred shall constitut a complete and autonomous branch of activity. Such Transfer shall have the same effects as a spin off ("scission") transfer of activity provided under article 382 et seq. Of the French law N ° 66-537 of 24 July 1966 relating to commercial companies, except the that none of the obligations and the normally binding upon formalit the transferor (Societe apporteus) under such law shall be applicable to Eutelsat.
In particular, c) and without prejudice to the foregoing, the Transfer shall take effect erga omnes as of the date specified in the Transfer Agreement without requiring the notification to, or the consent of any person or approval, including any person to whom, any such obligation and liabilit with is owed table. The Transfer shall take effect in the same manner with respect to any person with whom Eutelsat has entered into any agreement of an intuits the personae nature.
3. Management a) with respect to 2 c) above, all personnel of the Executive Organ of Eutelsat shall have the right to be transferred to the Company Eutelsat S.A. and persons exercising this right shall as at the date of their transfer enjoy terms and condition of employment that are, so far as consistent with French law, at least equivalent to those which they enjoyed immediately prior to the date of their transfer.
(b)) With respect to a person who, at the date of the Transfer, in receipt of benefits under the rules of the Pension Scheme, Eutelsat such benefits shall continue to be paid in accordanc with all of the relevant provision of those rules which were in force as at the date of Transfer.
(c)) With respect to a person who, at the date of the Transfer, have acquired rights to receive benefits under the rules of the Pension Scheme Eutelsat, arrangements shall be made for appropriate in order to preserve those rights.
(d)) In accordanc with paragraph 1 of this Annex, the conditions of employment of personnel in force shall continue to apply until the new condition of employment with the drawn up by the Company Eutelsat S.A. e) Until the first Chairman of the Directorate of the Company Eutelsat S.A. and the first Executive Secretary assume the functions of Office their respectiv shall be performed by the General Director of Eutelsat.
4. Transfer to the Company Eutelsat S.A. and to the Executive Secretary of the function of Eutelsat (a)) On the date of establishment of the Company Eutelsat S.A. and of the Secretariat the Director General shall notify all concerned of Eutelsat.
(b) the Director General of) Eutelsat shall take all measure for a timely transfer to the Company Eutelsat S.A. and the Executive Secretary of all rights and obligations of the acquired by Eutelsat, in its capacity as the legal representative of Eutelsat.
 
Annexe B (Arbitration Procedure) 1. For the purpose of adjudicating upon any dispute referred to in Article XV of the Convention, an Arbitration Tribunal shall be established in accordanc with the following paragraph.
2. Any Party to the Convention may join either party to the dispute in the arbitration.
3. The Arbitration Tribunal shall consis of three members. Each party to the dispute shall nominat one arbitrator within a period of two months, reckoned from the date of receipt of the request by one party to refer the dispute to arbitration. Where Article XV of the Convention requires the agreement of the disputant to refer the dispute to arbitration, the period of two months shall be reckoned from the date of that agreement. The first two of the arbitrator shall, within a period of two months, reckoned from the nomination of the second arbitrator, the third arbitrator the nominat, who shall be the Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal. If one of the two has not been arbitrator nominated within the required period, he shall, at the request of either party, be nominated by the President of the International Court of Justice or, if there is no agreement between the parties, the Secretary General of the Permanent Arbitration Court. The same procedure shall apply if the Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal has not been nominated within the required period.
4. The Arbitration Tribunal shall determin it will establish its own seat and rules of procedure.
5. Each party shall bear the cost relating to the arbitrator for whose nomination it is responsible, as well as the costs of being represented before the Tribunal. The expenditure relating to the the Chairman of the Arbitration Tribunal shall be shared equally by the parties to the dispute.
6. The award of the Arbitration Tribunal shall be made by a majority of its members, who may not abstain from voting. This award shall be final and binding on all parties to the dispute and no appeal shall lie against it. The Parties shall comply with the award without delay. In the event of a dispute as to its meaning or scope, the Arbitration Tribunal shall interpre it at the request of any party to the dispute.
The European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat" Convention (Paris, 15 July 1982 *) preamble the States parties to the Convention, stressing the importance of telecommunications in the development between their peoples and their desire to farm and to strengthen cooperation in this field, noting that the interim European telecommunications satellite organisation Eutelsat "interim" was founded with the aim to use the space segment of the European telecommunications satellite system, subject to the relevant provisions contained in the 1967 January 27 in London Moscow and Washington signed an agreement on the principles governing the activities of States in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and research into, desiring to continue to build and use the Eutelsat telecommunications satellite system as a joint European enhanced telecommunications network components with the aim to provide telecommunications services to all Member States, without prejudice to the rights and obligations of the Member States, as Contracting Parties to them puts on binding the European Union and other international agreements in recognition of the need to comply with and, if necessary, to adapt the technical, economic, regulatory and political developments in Europe and the world, especially due to the desire for action of all Eutelsat and Eutelsat assets pass to the society with limited liability, which developed in accordance with national legislation and which work on a sound economic and financial fundamentals, based on generally accepted commercial principles and appropriate agreements, agree as follows: article I (definitions) under this Convention : a) "Convention" means the Convention is founded on the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization "Eutelsat", including the preamble to the Convention and annex that Governments open for signature in Paris on 15 July 1982, and then amended;
b) "provisional agreement" means the agreement on the interim European telecommunications satellite organisation Eutelsat to create "INTER", concluded in Paris on 13 May 1977 between the administrations or private operators authorised agencies and deposited the French administration;

(c)) "the ECS agreement" means the agreement concerning the provisional agreement relating to telecommunications satellite system space space segment fixed services (ECS), concluded in Paris on 10 March 1978;
(d)) "party" means a State for which the Convention enters into force or is applied provisionally;
e) "Eutelsat Director-General" means the head of the Eutelsat Executive;
f) "Eutelsat Responsible Secretary" means the head of the Secretariat of the Eutelsat;
(g)) "the company Eutelsat S.A." korporativ institutions means established in accordance with the legislation of one party, and it is located in France;
h) "space segment" means telecommunications satellite group, as well as tracking, telemetry, command, control, monitoring and operation of the satellite, providing tools and equipment;
I) "satellite system" means the system consisting of the space segment and the Earth segment of the station, for which this is available;
j) "telecommunications" means the character, tone, written information, image, sound, or any type of emission data, transmission and reception via cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system;
k) "core principles" means the principles mentioned in article III of the Convention);
l) "contract" means the contract between Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A., the company which determines the relationship between Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A. companies and their respective duties, in particular to the structure, which gives the right to manage company Eutelsat S.A. and Eeutels you warrant that the company Eutelsat S.A. observes the fundamental principles.
Article II (EUTELSAT and Eutelsat A.S. company formation) (a)) the parties hereby establishes the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization, hereinafter referred to as the "Eutelsat".
(b)) i) company Eutelsat S.A. is established to organize the satellite system and satellite services, and to this end, the Eutelsat assets and economic activities will be transferred to Eutelsat S.A. company;
II) company Eutelsat S.A. are managed in accordance with its founding instruments, and the law of the country in which it is registered;
III) any party in whose territory the company Eutelsat S.A. Headquarters, or hosted and/or are used actively, in accordance with the agreements concluded between the party and the company Eutelsat S.A., shall take the necessary measures to promote the company Eutelsat S.A. in the establishment and operation.
c) relationship between Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A. companies are stated in the contract.
d) in Annex A, the relevant Convention provisions are applied with the aim to ensure Eutelsat and Eutelsat company A.S. appropriate continuity.
Article III (EUTELSAT targets) a) Eutelsat primary objective is to ensure that company Eutelsat S.A. observes the principles referred to in this article, namely: (i)) public service/universal service obligations: such obligations apply with respect to the space segment and its use to provide the services associated with the public switched telephone network; audiovisual, etc. for future services will be provided according to the relevant national regulations and international agreements, in particular the European Convention on Transfrontier Television rules, in view of their application in relation to the concept of universal service and the information society;
Pan-European coverage ii) with a satellite company Eutelsat S.A.: on economic grounds trying to their Pan-European satellite coverage help to provide services in all areas where Member States do not need communication services;
(iii)) non-discrimination: services are provided to users on an equal footing as regards commercial flexibility and respecting the existing legislation;
IV) fair competition: the company Eutelsat S.A. shall comply with any applicable laws and regulations relating to fair competition.
b) also aim Eutelsat to ensure continuity regarding rights and obligations in accordance with international rules, especially in the light of the provisions of the radio frequency of use arising from the company Eutelsat S.A. passed in Eutelsat space segment.
Article IV (legal person) a) Eutelsat has legal personality.
b) Eutelsat has full freedom of action necessary for the performance of its functions and objectives, including: (i)) to contract;
II) buy, lease, manage, and use of movable and immovable property;
(iii)) be a party to legal proceedings;
IV) conclude agreements with States or international organisations.
Article v (a) (a)), in accordance with the Treaty, the conclusion of contracts between Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A. companies on Eutelsat cost and expenses.
(b)) the costs associated with the establishment and operation of the Secretariat, including, but not limited to, rent and other office expenses, salaries and other payments to employees, costs related to the parties ' Assembly meetings and organisation costs associated with consultation between Eutelsat and parties and other organizations, and the costs related to the measures according to the provisions of article III of the Eutelsat take to ensure that the company Eutelsat S.A. observes the fundamental principles, shall be borne by the company Eutelsat s.a. pursuant to article V of the rules referred to in point (a)), subject to the cost ceiling laid down in the Treaty.
Article vi (EUTELSAT structure) a) Eutelsat has the following institutions: (i) the Assembly of Parties);
II) Secretariat, chaired by the Responsible Secretary;
(b) each institution) acts within the powers granted to it by the Convention.
Article VII (parties in the Assembly — composition and meetings), (a) the Assembly shall consist of the parties) of all the parties.
(b) the Assembly of the parties to the hearing) a party may be represented by another party, but no party can not be represented by more than two other parties.
(c)) the first meeting of the Assembly of parties, the current shall be convened within one year of the date when the Convention enters into force. After each ordinary meeting takes place every two years, except for the Assembly of Parties decides the next regular meeting to convene another meeting of the term.
(d) Assembly of the parties to the extraordinary) meetings may also meet at the request of several parties supported by not less than one-third of the parties or at the request of Eutelsat S.A. company. In this request, the purpose of the meeting is displayed.
e) each Party shall bear its own, with representation at the meetings of the Assembly of parties, the associated costs.
Article VIII (Party of the Assembly — procedure) (a)) of the parties to each Party shall have one vote in the Assembly. Parties that abstain from voting are considered as not voting.
(b) substantive matters) decisions are taken if they vote "Yes" at least two thirds of the parties represented at or participating in the voting. A party which, in accordance with article VII of the Convention b) point from one or two other parties, you can vote separately on each side what it represents.
(c) decisions on matters of procedure) are accepted, if the affirmative vote for them in the simple majority of the parties, at which voting, each Party shall have one vote.
(d) Each of the parties to the Assembly) the meeting shall constitute a quorum for all parties a simple majority provided that at least one third of the parties.
(e) the Assembly of Parties) shall adopt its agenda for the roll, which comply with the provisions of the Convention and contains special rules for: (i)), the Chairman and other officials of the election;
II) convening of meetings;
III) representation and accreditation;
IV) voting procedures.
Article IX (Assembly: the functions of the parties) the Assembly of Parties shall have the following functions: (a)) to consider and verify the company Eutelsat S.A. is complying with the basic principles. The company Eutelsat S.A. may make proposals that are under discussion in the Assembly of Parties;
(b)) to ensure that the company Eutelsat S.A. observes the principles laid down in the Treaty;
c) to decide on the proposed amendments to the agreement, noting that the parties to the contract agree to them;
(d)) to take relevant decisions in order to ensure the continuity of rights and obligations under international law, in particular pursuant to the radio regulations on the use of frequencies associated with the Eutelsat space segment that passed the company Eutelsat S.A.;
e) to decide on the Eutelsat official relations with States which are not parties or, as well as with international organisations, including discussing Article XII of the Convention) referred to in paragraph c of the headquarters agreement;
f) decide on any proposal to terminate the operation of this Convention in accordance with article XIV of the Convention);
(g)) to handle complaints submitted to it by the parties;
(h)) in accordance with article XIII of the Convention to decide on the party's withdrawal from the Eutelsat;
I) in accordance with the provisions of the Convention article XIV to decide on any proposal for the amendment of the Convention and of any proposed amendment to the submission of the company Eutelsat A.S., which might affect its functioning;
j) decide any request in the context of accession to the Convention, submitted in accordance with article XVIII of the Convention);
k) according to the requirements of article X of the Convention, to decide on the responsible Registrar appointment, termination of Office and taking into account the recommendations of the Secretary in charge, to determine the number of employees of the Secretariat, the status of the terms and conditions of employment, having regard to the Treaty;

l) mean for senior officials of the secretariat responsible for executing the duties of the Secretary in charge in the absence of the Secretary or the responsible Secretary may not fulfil the duties of the Secretary in charge and, if the Secretary is vacant;
m) to take a year or two-year budget;
n) approve the company Eutelsat S.A. location change in accordance with the contract.
Article x (Secretariat) (a)) the Secretariat shall be headed by an Assembly of the parties appointed the responsible Secretary.
(b) if the party Assembly) decides otherwise, the term of appointment of the Secretary in charge is four years.
(c) the Assembly of Parties may release) the responsible Secretary of labor before the end of the term, if it has a reason.
(d) the Registrar is responsible) Eutelsat legal representative. The responsible Secretary shall operate in accordance with the directions of the Assembly and the parties are directly responsible for all functions of the Secretariat.
e) Responsible Secretary is entitled to hire all the staff of the Secretariat, after being approved by the Assembly in accordance with article IX (k)).
f) if Secretary is vacant or if the Responsible Secretary absent or unable to perform his duties, the Responsibility of the parties in the Assembly appoints acting Secretary has the authority to act in place of the clerk in charge in accordance with this Convention.
(g) the Secretary and Secretariat responsible) personnel should refrain from any actions that do not meet their obligations against Eutelsat.
Article XI (rights and duties) a) party Convention in enforcing their rights and perform their duties in a manner that fully complies with the principles and provisions of the Convention and promote them.
(b)) all parties attending and taking part in all conferences and meetings in which they have a right to be represented in accordance with any provision of the Convention, and all the other conferences convened or Eutelsat Eutelsat control according to the procedures laid down, regardless of where they occur.
(c) any such) before the Conference or hearing what is happening outside the country that deployed to Eutelsat headquarters, the responsible Secretary shall ensure that, in agreement with the party to which such a conference or hearing held, includes admission and residence rules in the country of this Conference or hearing with respect to all the representatives of the parties who have the right to visit them.
Article XII (Eutelsat headquarters, privileges, exemption from taxation, immunity) a) Eutelsat headquarters in France.
(b) the specific activities of the Convention) areas and the property of all Eutelsat in the territories of the parties are exempt from income tax and the direct property tax, as well as from customs duties.
(c)) in accordance with the Protocol referred to in this article, each Party shall guarantee the Eutelsat, its officers and employees in the categories referred to in the Protocol, parties, representatives of the parties, as well as persons participating in the proceedings, the relevant privileges, exemptions and immunities. In particular, each Party shall guarantee them legal immunity with respect to their function within the activities and expressed or written words to the extent and in such circumstances, as provided for in the Protocol referred to in this article. The party in whose territory the headquarters of Eutelsat, the shortest time entered into or, if necessary, switch to Eutelsat headquarters agreement, which defines the privileges, exemptions and immunities. The other parties as soon as possible, conclude a protocol which provides for the privileges, exemptions and immunities. Both the headquarters agreement and the Protocol shall contain the conditions under which the action ends, and is independent from the Convention.
Article XIII (withdrawal)) (a) each party may, at any time, voluntarily withdraw from Eutelsat for it by written notification to the depositary referred to in article XXI. Such withdrawal shall take effect after three months from the date on which the depositary has received the notification.
(b)) in cases where it is suspected that a party does not comply with the obligations set out in the Convention, the Assembly of Parties, of receipt of notification of such action or on its own initiative and pursuant to any of the explanation provided, the parties may, if in its opinion non-compliance with the Convention have taken place, to take the decision that the party be considered as also having withdrawn from Eutelsat, and from the date of the decision of the Convention for that party ceases to be in force. For this purpose, the parties may be convened a special meeting of the Assembly.
(c)), which leaves a party, or is regarded as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat, terminate all rights of parties to be represented in the Assembly, and of any other obligation or liability from the date of the withdrawal is brought into effect, except responsibility for actions or non-action to this day.
d) any notice of withdrawal and accordingly, any decision on the treatment of the parties by the depositary having withdrawn immediately to all parties.
Article XIV (amendments and termination of the Convention) (a) amendments to the text of the Convention) may be proposed by any party, and shall be submitted to the Secretary, who is responsible for the proposal immediately circulate them to all parties. The Assembly of parties may examine the proposed amendment no earlier than six months from its release, noting all company Eutelsat A.S. submitted opinions and recommendations, if the proposed amendment to the Convention could affect its operation. This period in each case can be reduced, if the Assembly of Parties decides in accordance with the procedure for making decisions essential matters.
(b) if the parties to the Assembly) accept the amendment, it shall enter into force after one hundred and twenty days from the date on which the depositary has received notifications of acceptance from two-thirds of States that were parties to the moment when the Assembly of the parties to the proposed amendment were considered. Amendment after its entry into force is binding on all parties.
(c)) the parties can terminate the transaction, ending the Eutelsat Convention, if it decides two thirds of all parties.
(d) the termination of the Convention) does not affect the company Eutelsat S.A. continued existence.
e) Eutelsat with company A.S. are not otherwise agreed, any decision to terminate the Eutelsat activities under this paragraph (c)) shall not enter into force until it is bound by article III (b)) referred to international rights and obligations.
Article XV (settlement of disputes) (a)) all disputes arising between the parties or between Eutelsat and the party or parties with respect to the interpretation or application of the Convention, to be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Annex B of the Convention, except when such disputes are settled in different one year from any party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to resolve the dispute peacefully.
(b)) all disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention arose between the party and the State, which ceased to be a party to, or between Eutelsat and the country that ceased to be a party, and which arose after the State ceased to be a party, be submitted to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Annex B of the Convention, except when such disputes are settled in different one year from any party to the dispute has notified the other party of its intention to resolve the dispute amicably, provided that the consent of the State which ceased to be a party. If a State ceases to be a party after a dispute in which it is a party, has been submitted to arbitration in accordance with point (a) of this article), the arbitration process must continue and must be completed.
Article XVI (signing-reservations) (a)) any State Telecommunications Administration or recognized private operators the Agency has or is entitled to become a signatory party to the interim agreement, may become a party to the Convention: (i)), which do not require ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii)), after which the signing requires ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii)) by joining.
(b)), the Convention is open for signature in Paris on 15 July 1982 until it enters into force, then it stays open and it can join.
(c)) in relation to the Convention does not allow any reservations.
Article XVII (entry into force) (a)) the Convention shall enter into force sixty days from the date when it signed the Convention in accordance with article XVI) point (i)) or ratified, accepted or approved by two thirds of the country, under whose jurisdiction the day the Convention for signature is detected, is temporary, the signatory parties to the agreement, provided that the signatory parties or their appointed ECS agreement signatories belong to at least two thirds of the capital under the ECS agreement.
(b)), the Convention shall enter into force not earlier than after eight months from the date of the signing of the open. The Convention cannot enter into force if the thirty-six months from the date of its signing, the open is not signed or is not received in the ratification, acceptance or approval.
(c)) regarding the State of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession is received after the date of entry into force of the Convention, the Convention shall enter into force on the date of the receipt of such instruments.

d) After the entry into force of the Convention it is appropriate for the interim in each country that it is signed, the signing is still subject to ratification, acceptance, or approval, and which made the request at the time of signature or at any later date prior to the entry into force of the Convention. Provisional application shall terminate: (i)) the State of ratification, acceptance or approval, or (ii)) after two years from the date on which the Convention enters into force without ratification, acceptance or approval of this State, or (ii)) the State before this point) referred to in paragraph ii of the expiration of the notice of its decision not to ratify, accept or approve the no Convention.
When the provisional application in accordance with this paragraph ii) or (iii)) ends, the Parties shall determine the rights and obligations of article XIII of the Convention).
(e) the entry into force of the Convention) replaces the temporary contract and terminated its activities. However, nothing in the Convention shall not affect the parties any rights or obligations acquired while previous: temporary contract status of the signatory parties.
Article XVIII (accession)) any State Telecommunications Administration or recognized private agency was or it was entitled to become temporary party signatory to the agreement on the day the Convention was open for signature, you can join the Convention from the date on which it ceases to be open for signature by the Member States, two years after its entry into force.
(b) (c) of this article)) to e) point rules apply to requests for accession, which submitted the following countries: (i)), which the State Telecommunications Administration or recognized private agency was or it was entitled to become temporary party signatory to the agreement on the day the Convention opened for signature, and which has not become a party to the Convention in accordance with article XVI of the Convention) or (ii) (i))) or (a));
II) in any other European country, which is the International Telecommunication Union and the Member States have yet to accede to the Convention after its entry into force.
c) country which wishes to accede to the Convention in accordance with the conditions referred to in point (a)) (the candidate) shall notify in writing to the Secretary and is responsible for all applications submitted to him with the information.
(d) the responsible Secretary shall adopt) candidate application and submit it to the Assembly of Parties.
e) Assembly of the parties within six months after Responsible Secretary has decided that it has all the information required under this paragraph (c)), shall take a decision on the application to the applicant countries. The responsible Secretary of the ruling should immediately notify the party Assembly. The Assembly of Parties shall be decided by secret ballot, in accordance with the procedure for the adoption of the relevant decision. For this purpose, can be convened an emergency meeting of the Assembly of Parties.
(f) the responsible Secretary shall notify) candidate country for accession adopted by the Assembly of the parties to the terms that are included in the Protocol, which added to the accession by that State to the depositary.
Article XIX (of responsibility) neither party is not individually responsible for the action of the commitment of Eutelsat and, except for the liability as arising from international agreement in which the parties are the party and the State, qualifying for a refund. In that case, Eutelsat takes over half of the defence in respect of any such liability, unless the party has clearly taken the following exclusive responsibility.
Article XX (Miscellaneous provisions) (a)) Eutelsat official and working languages are English and French.
(b)) in the light of the General Assembly of the parties to consider, in the common interest of Eutelsat will cooperate with the United Nations and its specialized agencies, especially with the International Telecommunication Union and other international organizations.
(c)) in order to comply with the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1721 (XVI), Eutelsat sends information to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and its relevant specialized agencies annual report on the activities of Eutelsat, the annual report shall also be forwarded to the company Eutelsat A.S. Article XXI (depositary) a Depositary of the Convention) is the Government of the French Republic, deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession instruments, requests for provisional application, notification of the ratification of the amendment acceptance or approval, to notification of the decision to withdraw from the Eutelsat or on provisional application of the Convention.
(b)) the Convention is kept in the archives of the depositary. The depositary shall send a certified copy of the text of the Convention to all States which have signed it or deposited instruments of accession to it, as well as the International Telecommunications Union.
(c)) the depositary shall promptly inform all States which have signed or acceded to the Convention, all the signatories and, if necessary, the International Telecommunication Union: (i) the signature of the Convention) on all occasions;
(ii)) for all of the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the depositary;
(iii) of the Convention) in article XVII) point out in sixty days from running;
(iv)) on the entry into force of the Convention;
v) on all requests for the provisional application of the Convention in accordance with article XVII of the Convention (d));
as responsible Registrar in vi) appointed in accordance with article X (a) of the Convention);
VII) for all the Convention's adoption and entry into force;
(VIII)) for all notifications of withdrawal;
(IX)) on all decisions of the Assembly of Parties pursuant to article XIII of the Convention) the point that the party is seen as having withdrawn from the Eutelsat;
x) for all other statements about the Convention;
(d) the entry into force of the Convention), the depositary shall, in accordance with United Nations Charter article 102 shall send the certified copy of the Convention of the United Nations Secretariat for registration and publication.
In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized government representatives signed this Convention [*].
Open for signature in Paris one thousand nine hundred and eighty-second year on the 15th day of July a single original in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic.
[*] Eutelsat Member States: United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Yugoslavia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Principality of Monaco, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Turkey, Vatican City, Germany (Federal Republic), Sweden (A) Annex transitional provisions 1. Continuity in a) Any agreement Eutelsat, if it enters into force, is founded the company Eutelst S.A., you remain in force unless such an agreement is not changed or it ends not in accordance with the terms of this agreement. Any decision of Eutelsat, which is in effect the company Eutelsat S.A., at the time the Treaty shall remain in force, unless the decision is changed or the operation ended.
(b) if the company Eutelsat S.A.) founding of institutions during a Eutelsat has begun but not completed any transaction that it had to be carried out or for which it has been notified, the responsible Secretary or company Eutelsat S.A. main senior official within their rights and in accordance with the contract between Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A. companies replaced the institution to complete the activity.
2. (a) the transitional arrangements) Eutelsat and Eutelsat S.A., the company entered into a transition agreement ("transition agreement") on any or all of its assets and liabilities relating to its activities (full listing — transitional agreement) referral company Eutelsat S.A. ("transition").
(b)) the change means the General ownership of all, interest and other forms of benefits, as well as all the assets and thus hold the obligations related to the transfer of the commitment and responsibility, and the assets transferred and responsibility constitute the full and independent sector of activity. Such a transfer has the same effect as a separate transaction for the transfer of France 24 July 1966 the law 66-537 382. Article applicable to commercial enterprises, except that none of the obligations and formalities, which normally is binding on the party who transfers assets and obligations (Societe apporteus) pursuant to that law, will not be suitable for Eutelsat.
c) especially in no way affecting the following transition the transitional agreement enters into force on the date of the erga omnes noteiktāj, without requiring any consent, notice or approval, including any person who has the following obligations and responsibilities. In the same way the transition shall enter into force also in respect of any person with which the Eutelsat has entered into a contract of any of intuits personae.
3. Management (a)) in accordance with the above article 2 c) point Eutelsat executive staff have the right to go to the company Eutelsat S.A., and employees who use this right after the transitional days enjoying this company existing relations and conditions in so far as they comply with the laws of France, but at least equivalent to those they had right before their date of transition.
(b)) persons who on the date of receiving payments under the Pension Scheme Regulations of Eutelsat, continues to receive these payments according to all applicable provisions of this Statute, which were in force at the date of Transition.

(c)) in relation to persons who, at the time of the transition have acquired rights to receive payments under the Pension Scheme Regulations of Eutelsat, is entered into a corresponding agreement to keep such rights.
(d)) in accordance with article 1 of this annex, of the conditions of employment of staff of the existing conditions are applied until the company Eutelsat S.A. in developing new employment conditions.
e) until the company Eutelsat S.A. into the work of the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the first Secretary Responsible, they perform the functions of the Director-General of Eutelsat.
4. the transition function Eutelsat Eutelsat S.A. company and the responsible Secretary a) day is founded the company Eutelsat S.A. and the Secretariat, the Director-General on Eutelsat to inform all concerned.
(b)) Eutelsat the Director-General shall take all measures to ensure timely and responsibilities of all Eutelsat transition company Eutelsat S.A. and Secretary, responsible for those acquiring Eutelsat legal representative status.
 
Annex b arbitration procedure 1. Placed to hear the any dispute referred to in Article XV of the Convention, in accordance with the following paragraphs are created by the Tribunal.
2. Any party may join other arbitration dispute.
3. The Tribunal shall consist of three members. Each party to the dispute within two months from the date of receipt of the request of one of the parties of the dispute to arbitration, the transfer of a judge to appoint one. If the article XV of the Convention requires the agreement of the parties to the dispute the Dispute Tribunal, the passing of this deadline is two months counted from the date of such agreement. The first two judges within a period of two months, which is counted from the date of the appointment of the judge, the judge shall appoint a third who shall perform the duties of the President of the arbitral tribunal. If one of the two judges are not appointed within the prescribed time, the request of the other party shall appoint the President of the International Court of Justice or, if the parties so agree, the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of arbitration. Analogous procedure applies, if not within the time limit set by the Chairman of the Arbitration Board is appointed.
4. The arbitral tribunal shall determine the place for your meetings and adopt its agenda on the roll.
5. Each Party shall bear the costs relating to the appointment of the judge on which it is responsible, as well as its pre-trial expenses. Expenses related to the Chairman of the arbitral tribunal, shall be borne by both the parties to the dispute in equal shares.
6. the judgment of the Arbitration Board shall be taken by majority vote of its members, and they must not abstain from voting. This decision is final, binding on all the parties to the dispute and is not appealable. The parties executed the judgment immediately. In the event of a dispute about the meaning of the judgment of the Tribunal, and to explain them, at the request of any party.