In accordance with Article 32 of Decree 801/1972 of 24 March on the management of the activity of the State Administration in the field of International Treaties,

This Technical General Secretariat has provided the publication, for general knowledge, of communications relating to International Treaties, in which Spain is a party, received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1 January. of January 1996 and 30 April 1996.

A. POLITICIANS AND DIPLOMATS

A. A POLITHIANE

A. B HUMAN RIGHTS.

Convention for the Prevention and Sanction of the Crime of Genocide. New York, 9 December 1948. "Official State Gazette" of 8 February 1969.

Uganda. November 14, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 12 February 1996.

Ivory Coast. December 18, 1995. Accession entered into force on 17 March 1996.

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Rome, 4 November 1950. 'Official Journal of the State' of 10 October 1979.

Lithuania. 20 June 1995. Ratification with the following reservations and declarations:

Reservations:

The provisions of Article 5 (3) of the Convention shall not affect the application of Article 104 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Lithuania (corrected version I-551, 19 July 1994), which provides for that the decision to keep any person suspected of having committed a crime in pre-trial detention can also be taken by a prosecutor. This reserve shall be effective for one year after the Convention has entered into force in respect of the Republic of Lithuania.

The provisions of Article 5 (3) of the Convention will not affect the application of the disciplinary statute (Decree No 811 of 28 October 1992), approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, which states that the can impose the arrest as a disciplinary sanction against the soldiers, NCO and officers of the National Defense Forces.

Statements:

Article 25. The Republic of Lithuania declares that it recognises for a period of three years the competence of the Commission to receive requests from any natural person.

Article 46. The Republic of Lithuania declares that it recognises for a period of three years as compulsory ipso facto the jurisdiction of the Court in all matters relating to the interpretation and application of the Convention.

The declarations of the Republic of Lithuania in respect of Articles 25 and 46 of the Convention shall also apply to the fourth and seventh protocols of the Convention.

Switzerland. 7 December 1995. Notification made in accordance with Article 25 (3) of the Convention, renewing for a further period of three years from 28 November 1995 the declaration recognising the Competition of the European Commission on Human Rights.

Turkey. 15 January 1996. Notification made in accordance with Article 25 (3) and 46 (3) of the Convention recognizing for a new period from 28 January 1996 to 31 January 1998 the Competition of the European Commission on Human Rights and from 22 January 1996 to the January 31, 1998 the mandatory jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. January 29, 1996. Notification made in accordance with Article 46 (3) and 25 (3) of the Convention renewing for a period of five years, from 14 January 1996, the declaration recognising the mandatory jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and from the 14 January 1996 the competence of the European Commission on Human Rights.

According to letter dated January 12, 1996, the United Kingdom Government renews, with respect to the territories for whose international relations it is responsible, the competence of the European Commission for Human Rights for five years. years, from 14 January 1996 to 13 January 2001.

The territories referred to in the letter dated January 12, 1996 are as follows:

Anguilla, Bermuda, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South of Sandwich Montserrat, St. Helena and Santa Helena Dependencies.

According to letter dated 27 March 1996, the Government of the United Kingdom renews, with respect to the Bailias of Jersey and Guernsey, whose international relations are responsible, the Competition of the European Commission of Rights Human for five years, from January 14, 1996 to January 13, 2001.

According to letter dated 27 March 1996, the UK Government renews, with respect to the territories for whose international relations it is responsible, the Competition of the European Court of Human Rights for five years, from 14 January 1996 to 13 January 2001.

The territories referred to in the letter dated 27 March 1996 are as follows:

Anguilla, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Montserrat, Santa Helena and Santa Helena Dependencies.

Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Paris, March 20, 1952. 'Official Journal of the State' of 12 January 1991.

Liechtenstein. November 14, 1995. Ratification.

Convention on the Political Rights of Women. New York, March 31, 1953. (Official Journal of the State of 23 April 1974).

Ivory Coast. December 18, 1995. Accession entered into force on 17 March 1995.

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 16 December 1966. (Official Journal of the State of 30 April 1977).

Bolivia. April 19, 1995. Notification made in accordance with Article 4 of the Covenant by which the Government of Bolivia, by Decree 23,993 of 18 April 1995, declares the state of siege for the entire Nation for a period of ninety days. The articles of the Pact that have been repealed are 12 (3), 21 (2) and 22 (2). July 26, 1995. Notice by which it communicates that the Government of Bolivia, by Decree 24,701, extends the state of siege until 15 October 1995.

August 16, 1995. The Government of Bolivia reports that on 31 July 1995 the provisional arrests of all persons confined as a result of the proclamation of the Martial Law in Bolivia were ordered.

Uzbekistan. 28 September 1995. Accession entered into force on 28 December 1995.

Bolivia. 25 October 1995. Notification made in accordance with Article 4 of the Pact, for which the Government of Bolivia reports that since 16 October 1995 the state of siege implemented throughout the national territory since 18 April 1995 has been lifted.

Venezuela. 1 September 1995. Notification made in accordance with Article 4 of the Covenant by which it communicates that by Decree number 739 of the President of the Republic, dated July 6, 1995, the constitutional guarantees suspended by Decree number 241, of 27 June 1994, throughout the national territory, with the exception of the autonomous municipalities of Rosario de Perija and Catatumbo, Zulia State, Garcia de Hevia, Pedro Maria Urena, Bolivar, Panamericano and Fernández Feo, Táchira State, Paez, Pedro Camejo and Romulo Gallegos, State of Apure and Atures, Atuana, Manapiare, Atabapo, Alto Orinoco and Guainia State of Amazonas.

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. New York, 16 December 1966. (Official Journal of the State of 30 April 1977).

Uzbekistan. 28 September 1995. Accession entered into force on 28 December 1995.

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted in New York by the United Nations General Assembly on 16 December 1966. (Official Journal of the State of 2 April and 4 May 1985).

Uzbekistan. 28 September 1995. Accession, entry into force on 28 December 1995.

European Agreement on Persons who Participate in Proceedings before the Commission and the Court of Human Rights. London, 6 May 1969. (Official Journal of the State of 2 August 1989).

Hungary. 12 January 1996. Ratification, entry into force on 13 February 1996.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. New York, 18 December 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 21 March 1984).

São Tomé e Príncipe. 31 October 1995. Signature.

South Africa. 15 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 14 January 1996.

Ivory Coast. December 18, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 17 January 1996.

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. New York, 10 December 1984. (Official Journal of the State of 9 November 1987).

Uzbekistan. 28 September 1995. Accession into force on 28 October 1995.

Republic of Moldova. 28 November 1995. Accession, entry into force on 28 December 1995.

Ivory Coast. December 18, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 17 January 1996.

European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and of Human or Degrading Peñas or Tratos. Strasbourg, 26 November 1987. (Official Journal of the State of 5 July 1989).

Portugal. 20 December 1995. Competent authority Article 15:

Liaison Agent: Ministry Two Businesses Estrangeiros, M. João José Gomes Caetano da Silva, Director of Servicos das Organizações Políticas Internacionais. Direccao-Geral dos Assuntos Multilaterais, Largo do Rilvas, 1354 Lisboa Codex.

Convention on the Rights of the Child. New York, 20 November 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 31 December 1990).

Solomon Islands. April 10, 1995. Accession.

Tuvalu. 22 September 1995. Accession.

Palau. August 4, 1995. Accession.

Norway. 19 September 1995. Withdrawal from the reservation in respect of Article 40 (2) (b) (v) of the Convention which it made at the time of ratification.

Tonga. 6 November 1995. Accession.

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to Abolish The Death Penalty adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. New York, 15 December 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 10 July 1991).

Croatia. 12 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 12 January 1996.

Establishing the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Madrid, 24 July 1992. (Official Journal of the State of 7 March 1995).

Chile. 31 October 1995. Ratification.

A. C DIPLOMATS AND CONSULAR POSTS.

Denunciation of the Exchanges of Letters of 15 February and 3 June 1961 establishing Agreement between Spain and Great Britain on the Passport of British Visitor.

On April 3, 1995, this Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Madrid Note Verbal whose text is transcribed below:

" The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is very close to the United Kingdom Embassy in Madrid and has the honour to inform you that, pursuant to point 4 of the Exchange of Letters of 15 February 1961, Agreement between Spain and Great Britain on the passport of "British visitor", it is necessary to denounce the aforementioned Agreement.

Likewise, the Exchange of Letters of 3 June 1961, which introduces an amendment to the Exchange of Letters of 15 February 1961, is hereby denounced, allowing the British visitor's passports to be issued from 1 January 1961. June 1961 in the Channel Islands and in the Isle of Man to British subjects, citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies.

The complaint of the Exchanges of Letters of 15 February 1961 and 3 June 1961 shall enter into force six months after the date of this notification, as stated in point 4 of the Exchange of Letters of 15 February 1961.

From that date, the requirement of a Spanish consular visa, prior to entry, transit or stay in the territory of Spain of holders of the "British visitor" passport, will be applied as a general rule.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes this opportunity to reiterate to the United Kingdom Embassy in Madrid the testimony of its most distinguished consideration.

Madrid, April 3, 1995. "

This complaint entered into force on 3 October 1995, six months after the date of the Spanish notification, as set out in its third paragraph.

Denunciation of the Exchange of Letters of 9 and 10 June 1966, establishing the Agreement between Spain and the Gambia on the abolition of visas.

dated June 15, 1994, the Embassy of the Republic of the Gambia Verbal Note whose text is then transcribed:

" The Embassy of Spain in Dakar greets the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Gambia and invites you, for reasons of general policy and making use of the denunciation clause (paragraph 5) of the Agreement. The Agreement, established by an Exchange of Letters of 9 and 10 June 1966 between Spain and the Gambia on the abolition of visas, shall cease to be in force for Spain from 15 August 1994.

The application of the Agreement on the Suppression of Visas was already suspended pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Agreement, since the notification was made in this regard on 28 March 1983.

Consequently, the requirement of a Spanish consular visa prior to the entry, transit or stay of citizens of the Gambia in the Spanish territory, as had been the case since 1983, will be applied as a general regime.

The Embassy of Spain in Dakar takes this opportunity to reiterate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of The Gambia the testimony of its most distinguished consideration.

Dakar, June 15, 1994. "

The Agreement constituted by an Exchange of Letters of 9 and 10 June 1966 between Spain and the Gambia on the abolition of visas ceased to be in force for Spain as from 15 August 1994, as set out in the first paragraph of this Verbal Notice of denunciation.

Second Additional Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe. Paris, December 15, 1956. (Official Journal of the State of 1 August 1989).

Hungary. 12 January 1996. Ratification.

Europe Agreement on the Circulation Regime of Persons between the Member Countries of the Council of Europe. Paris, 13 December 1957. (Official Journal of the State of 1 July 1982).

France. 15 June 1995. Statement:

The Permanent Representation of France has the honour of notifying the Secretariat of the Council of Europe, in application of the provisions of Article 11 of the Europe Agreement on the Regime of the Circulation of Persons of 13 December 1957 (STE number 25), the entry into circulation by the French authorities of a provisional identity card. This card, with a validity of three months, is issued to deal with an urgent need pending the issuance of a plastic identity card, the manufacture of which requires a certain period of time.

The French authorities request that this identity document be recognized as a valid identity and travel document for the access of French citizens to the territory of the different States parties.

Fourth Additional Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe. Paris, December 16, 1961. (Official Journal of the State of 1 August 1989).

Hungary. 12 January 1996. Ratification.

B. MILITARY

B. A. DEFENCE.

B. B. WAR.

B. C. ARMS AND DISARMAMENT.

Convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be considered to be excessively harmful or of indiscriminate effects (and Protocols I, II and III). Geneva, 10 October 1980. (Official Journal of the State of 14 April 1994).

Brazil. 3 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 3 April 1996. At the time of accession, Brazil notifies its consent to the Protocols I and III Annexes to the Convention.

Jordan. 19 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 19 April 1995. At the time of accession, Jordan notifies its consent to the Protocols I and III Annexes to the Convention.

Togo. 4 December 1995. Acceptance, entry into force on 4 June 1996. At the time of acceptance, Togo notifies its consent to the three Protocols annexed to the Convention.

Uganda. November 14, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 14 May 1996. At the time of accession, Uganda notifies its consent to the three Protocols annexed to the Convention.

B. D HUMANITARIAN LAW.

C. CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC

C. A CULTURAL.

European Cultural Convention. Paris, December 19, 1954. ("Official State Gazette" of 10 August 1957).

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 24 November 1995. Accession.

Andorra. January 22, 1996. Ratification.

European Convention on the Equivalence of University Studies Periods. Paris, December 15, 1956. (Official Journal of the State of 5 July 1975).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. January 5, 1996. Statement:

In accordance with Article 9 (5) of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland declares that the Convention shall apply to the Isle of Man.

Protocol for the establishment of a Conciliation and Good Office Commission empowered to resolve disputes that may result from the Convention on the Fight against Discrimination in the Sphere of Education. Paris, December 18, 1962. 'Official Journal of the State' of 12 August 1992.

Jordan. December 18, 1995. Acceptance, entry into force on 18 March 1996.

Convention on the Protection of World Heritage, Cultural and Natural. Paris, 16 November 1972. (Official Journal of the State of 1 July 1982).

Mauritius. 19 September 1995. Ratification entered into force on 19 December 1995.

Estonia. 27 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 27 January 1996.

Convention on the Validation of Studies and Titles on Higher Education in the States of the Region of Europe. Paris, 21 December 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 19 October 1982 and 4 December 1982).

Kyrgyzstan. 7 November 1995. Succession.

Ibero-american Film Integration Convention. Caracas, 11 November 1989. 'Official Journal of the State' of 11 June 1991.

Bolivia. 17 November 1995. Ratification.

C. B SCIENTISTS.

C. C INDUSTRIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. 9 September 1886 (revised in Paris on 24 July 1971 and amended on 28 September 1979). G. Madrid, 18 March 1888, (Official State Gazette of 4 April and 30 October 1974).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. December 13, 1995. Notification by which in accordance with Article 31, the Berne Convention shall apply to the Isle of Man, territory in which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland assumes responsibility for international relations. The implementation of the said Convention will take effect on 18 March 1996.

Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks of 14 April 1891, as revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and amended on 28 September 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 20 June 1979).

Mongolia. November 13, 1995. Withdrawal of the following declaration made at the time of accession on 16 January 1985, in accordance with Article 14.2 of the Madrid Agreement:

" The Government of the People's Republic of Mongolia has further stated that the application of the Madrid Agreement, as revised, is limited to the marks which are registered as of the date of entry into force of the said Agreement. Arrangement for the People's Republic of Mongolia. However, the interested parties may make requests for extension of protection resulting from the International Registration of those marks, having already been the subject of a National Register still in force in the People's Republic of Mongolia. "

Finland. December 29, 1995. Acceptance entry into force on 1 April 1996.

International Convention on the Protection of Artists, Interpreters or Executors, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations. Rome, 26 October 1961. (Official Journal of the State of 14 November 1991). Venezuela. October 30, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 30 January 1996.

Locarno Arrangement that establishes an International Classification of Industrial Designs. Locarno, October 8, 1968. (Official Journal of the State of 16 November 1973).

Trinidad and Tobago. December 20, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 20 March 1996.

Strasbourg Agreement on the International Classification of Patents. Strasbourg, 24 March 1971, as amended on 28 September 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 1 January 1976).

Trinidad and Tobago. December 20, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 20 December 1996.

Estonia. February 24, 1996. Accession, entry into force on 27 February 1997.

Convention on the Concession of European Patents. Munich, 5 October 1973. (Official Journal of the State of 30 September 1986).

Finland. December 29, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 1 March 1996.

Statutes of the International Registration Centre for Series Publications (ISDS). 14 November 1974 (Official Journal of the State of 20 June 1979).

Cyprus. November 10, 1995. Accession.

Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Products and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957, revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and in Geneva on 13 May 1977 and amended on 28 September 1979. Geneva, 13 May 1977. (Official Journal of the State of 16 March 1979).

Trinidad and Tobago. December 20, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 20 March 1996.

Estonia. February 24, 1996. Accession, entry into force on 27 May 1996.

Protocol concerning the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted in Madrid on 27 June 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 18 November 1995).

Denmark. November 10, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 13 February 1996.

Norway. December 29, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 29 March 1996.

Germany. 20 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 20 March 1996.

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), drawn up in Washington on 19 June 1970, amended on 2 October 1979 and amended on 3 February 1984, and its Implementing Regulation. (Official Journal of the State of 7 November 1989).

Israel. 1 March 1996. Ratification, entry into force on 1 June 1996.

C. D MISCELLANEOUS.

D. SALES

D. A HEALTH.

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. New York, 30 March 1961. (Official Journal of the State of 22 April 1966, 26 April 1967, 8 November 1967 and 27 February 1975).

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Accession.

Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Vienna, 21 February 1971. (Official Journal of the State of 10 September 1976).

Swaziland. 3 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 1 January 1996.

Belgium. 25 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 23 January 1996.

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 25 January 1996.

Mali. 31 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 29 January 1996.

Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961. Geneva, 25 March 1972. (Official Journal of the State of 15 February 1977).

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Accession.

Mali. 31 October 1995. Accession.

Agreement on the Transfer of Dead Bodies. Strasbourg, 26 October 1973. (Official Journal of the State of 3 May 1972).

Slovakia. January 19, 1996. Signature not subject to ratification, entry into force on 20 February 1996.

Single Convention of 1961 on Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment of the Single Convention of 1961 on Narcotic Drugs. New York, 8 August 1975. (Official Journal of the State of 4 November 1981).

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Participation.

Mali. 31 October 1995. Participation.

Swaziland. 18 October 1995. Accession.

European Agreement on the Exchange of Therapeutic Substances of Human Origin, made in Paris on 15 December 1958 and the Additional Protocol made in Strasbourg on 29 September 1982 and opened for acceptance on 1 January of 1983. (Official Journal of the State of 12 July 1989).

Slovakia. January 19, 1996. Signature not subject to ratification. Entry into force on 1 February 1996.

United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Vienna, 20 December 1988. (Official Journal of the State of 10 November 1990).

Norway. April 13, 1995. Reports the following authorities:

Pursuant to Article 7 (8) of the Convention:

Royal Ministry of Justice.

Civil Department.

P. O. Box 8005 Dep.

0030 Oslo.

Phone: (47) 22 34 5481 and 22 34 2722.

When assistance is required for a non-judicial investigation in urgent situations, applications will be sent to the authorities mentioned above, through Interpol, Oslo, National Bureau of Crime Investigation, P. O. Box 8163 Dep.: 0034 Oslo, telephone: (47) 22 07 7800; fax: (47) 22 07 7900; telex: (056) 71166 n ipol.

In accordance with Article 17 (7) of the Convention, you designate the following authority:

Oslo Police Hqs.

Intelligence Section.

Police and Customs Coordinating Office.

P. O. Box 8101.

0032 Oslo.

Phone: (47) 22 66 9316; fax: (47) 22 66 8747.

In accordance with Article 7 (9) of the Convention, applications shall be drawn up in Norwegian, Danish, Swedish or English.

Swaziland. 3 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 1 January 1996.

Malawi. 12 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 10 January 1996.

Belgium. 25 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 23 January 1996.

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 25 January 1996.

Mali. 31 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 29 January 1996.

Algeria. May 9, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 7 August 1995 with the following reservation:

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is not bound by the provisions of Article 32, paragraph 2, in which it establishes the mandatory submission of any dispute to the International Court of Justice.

The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria states that in order for a dispute to be submitted to the International Court of Justice, it will be necessary, in each case, for the agreement of all parties to the dispute.

Anti-Doping Convention. Strasbourg, 16 November 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 11 June 1992).

Italy. February 12, 1996. Ratification, entry into force on 1 April 1996.

D. B HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Convention for the Repressure of Trafficking in Persons and the Exploitation of Prostitution and Protocol. Leke Success (New York), March 21, 1950. (Official Journal of the State of 25 September 1962).

Zimbabwe. 15 November 1995. Accession, entry into force on 13 February 1996.

D. C TOURISM.

Statutes of the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Mexico, 27 September 1970. (Official Journal of the State of 3 December 1974 and 14 April 1981).

New members admitted by the 11th General Assembly of the Organization. Cairo, 17 to 22 October 1995. Resolution 332 (XI).

Andorra. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Botswana. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Eritrea. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Equatorial Guinea. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Mozambique. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Myanmar. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Central African Republic. 21 October 1995. Effective member.

Madeira. 21 October 1995. Associate member.

Canada. 30 December 1994. Withdrawal as an effective member of the WTO, the date of entry into force on 30 December 1995.

United States. December 26, 1995. Withdrawal as an effective member of the WTO, the date of entry into force on 26 December 1996.

Puerto Rico. November 17, 1994. Withdrawal as an effective member of the WTO, the date of entry into force on 17 November 1995.

D. D ENVIRONMENT.

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Habitat of Aquatic Birds. Ramsar, February 2, 1971. (Official Journal of the State of 20 August 1982).

Namibia. August 23, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 23 December 1995.

In accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, Namibia has designated the following wetlands to be included in the list of wetlands:

Sandwich Harbour, Orange River Mouth, Walvis Bay Wetland and Estoshapan, Lake Oponono and the Cuvelai Drainage.

Albania. 31 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 29 February 1996.

In accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, Albania has designated the following wetland to appear in the list of wetlands:

Karavasta Lagoon.

Protocol of amendment of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Habitat of Aquatic Birds. Paris, 3 December 1982. (Official Journal of the State of 14 July 1987).

Namibia. August 23, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 23 December 1995.

Albania. 31 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 29 February 1996.

Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer. Vienna, 22 March 1985. (Official Journal of the State of 16 November 1988).

Morocco. December 28, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 27 March 1996.

Liberia. 15 January 1996. Accession, entry into force on 14 April 1996.

Qatar. 25 January 1996. Accession, entry into force on 21 April 1996.

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Montreal, 16 September 1987. (Official Journal of the State of 17 March 1989).

Morocco. December 28, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 27 March 1996.

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Elimination. Basel, 22 March 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 22 September 1994).

Tunisia. 11 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 9 January 1996.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. October 30, 1995. Notice extending the effects of this Convention to Hong Kong whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible for.

Honduras. December 27, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 26 March 1996.

Morocco. December 28, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 27 March 1996.

Amendment of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (published in the Official Gazette of 17 March 1989), adopted in London on 29 June 1990. (Official Journal of the State of 14 July 1992).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. October 30, 1995. Notification by which the application of this Amendment of the Montreal Protocol extends to the British Virgin Islands with effect from 30 October 1995.

Morocco. December 28, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 27 March 1996.

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. New York, 9 May 1992. (Official Journal of the State of 1 February 1994).

Honduras. 19 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 17 January 1996.

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 25 January 1996.

Nicaragua. 31 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 29 January 1996.

Slovenia. 1 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 29 February 1996.

El Salvador. 4 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 3 March 1996.

Guatemala. 15 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 14 March 1996.

Cambodia. December 18, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 17 March 1996.

Morocco. December 28, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 27 March 1996.

United Arab Emirates. December 29, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 28 March 1996.

Convention on Biological Diversity. Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992. (Official Journal of the State of 1 February 1994).

Solomon Islands. October 3, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 1 January 1996.

Togo. 4 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 2 January 1996.

Bostwana. 12 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 10 January 1996.

Republic of Moldova. 20 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 18 January 1996.

Guinea-Bissau. 27 October 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 25 January 1996.

Singapore. 21 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 20 March 1996.

Nicaragua. 20 November 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 18 February 1996.

South Africa. November 2, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 31 January 1996.

Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer (published in the "Official State Gazette" of 17 March, 15 November and 28 February 1990) adopted at the Fourth Meeting of the Parts of the Montreal Protocol, held in Copenhagen from 23 to 25 November 1992. (Official Journal of the State of 15 September 1995).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. October 30, 1995. Notification by which the application of this Amendment extends to the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong with effect from 30 October 1995.

Turkey. November 10, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 8 February 1996.

European Economic Community. 20 November 1995. Adopted by the Council on 18 February 1996.

Burkina Faso. 12 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 12 March 1996.

Morocco. December 28, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 27 March 1996.

Thailand. 1 December 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 29 February 1996.

D. AND SOCIAL.

E. LEGAL

E. TO ARRANGEMENTS OF CONTROVERSIES.

E. B PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL RIGHT.

the Vienna Convention on the Law of the Treaties. Vienna, 23 May 1969. (Official Journal of the State of 13 June 1980).

Turkmenistan. 4 January 1995. Accession, entry into force on 3 February 1996.

E. C CIVIL AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Convention on obtaining food abroad. New York, June 20, 1956. (Official Journal of the State of 24 November 1966 and 16 November 1971).

Ireland. 26 October 1995. Accession. In accordance with Article 2 of the Convention, Ireland designates the following Agency, both as a transmitter and a recipient:

Central Authority for Maintenance Recovery.

Department of Equality and Law Reform.

43/49 Mespil Road.

Dublin 4.

Ireland.

Telephone (353) 1 667 0344; fax (353) 1 667 0467.

Convention suppressing the Legalization Requirement of Foreign Public Documents. The Hague, 5 October 1961. (Official Journal of the State of 25 September 1978, 17 October 1978, 19 January 1979 and 20 September 1984).

Latvia. May 11, 1995. Accession. In accordance with Article 12 (3), the Convention entered into force between Latvia and the Contracting States on 30 January 1996.

In accordance with Article 6 (1) of the Convention, the Government of Latvia has designated the following competent authority to issue the apostille provided for in Article 3 (1) of the Convention:

Le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères.

Brivibas bvld. 36.

Riga LV-1395.

Phones: 28 04 25, 28 68 15; fax: (371) 222 77 55 and (371) 882 228 121.

Convention on Consent for Marriage. Minimum age for Contracting and Registration of Marriage. New York, 10 December 1962. (Official Journal of the State of 29 May 1969).

Ivory Coast. December 18, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 17 March 1996.

Convention on the Law applicable to Food Obligations. The Hague, 2 October 1973. (Official Journal of the State of 16 September 1986).

Poland. February 14, 1995. Accession, with the following reservation:

" Reserve provided for in Article 26 (3) of the Convention on the recognition and enforcement of decisions relating to maintenance obligations concluded on 2 October 1973.

According to the provisions of Article 34, the Republic of Poland reserves the right not to recognize or declare an executive a resolution or transaction in which the provision of food is not provided for through periodic payments.

One of the principles of Polish legislation on maintenance obligations is the periodic provision of means of subsistence. "

Convention number 16 of the CIEC on the Expedition of plurilingual Certifications of the Acts of the Civil Registry. Vienna, 8 September 1976. (Official Journal of the State of 22 August 1983).

Bosnia-Herzegovina. 11 October 1995. Succession with effect from 6 March 1992.

European Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions on the Custody of Minors, as well as on the establishment of the Custody. Luxembourg, 20 May 1980. (Official Journal of the State of 1 September 1984).

Poland. November 13, 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 1 March 1996, with the following reservations:

" The Republic of Poland declares that a translation into Polish of any of the communications referred to in Article 6 and any of the documents referred to in Article 13, transmitted by States, shall be requested. which, by making use of the reservation, have excluded the application of the whole of Article 6 (1) (b) concerning the two official languages of the Council of Europe.

In accordance with Article 17 of the Convention, in the cases referred to in Articles 8 and 9, the recognition and enforcement relating to custody may be refused on any of the grounds provided for in Article 10.

Declaration: The competent Polish central authority designated pursuant to Article 2 shall be the Ministry of Justice, which shall carry out the functions provided for by the Convention. "

Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The Hague, 25 October 1980. (Official Journal of the State of 24 August 1987).

Mexico. February 29, 1996. Mexico has replaced Mr. Marco Yuri Jiménez Rodríguez with the following official designated as the Mexican Central Authority:

Mme. Claudia Mendoza Mendoza.

Deputy Coordinator of Litigation, Counseling and Legal Defensoria to Mexicans Abroad, Legal Consultancy, Foreign Relations Secretariat, Homer, number 213, floor 17, colonia "Chapultepec Morales", 11570 Mexico, District Federal. Telephone: 254 73 06, fax: 327 32 82.

Convention on the Judicial Competition and the Enforcement of Judicial Resolutions in Civil and Commercial Matters. Lugano, 16 September 1988. (Official Journal of the State of 20 October 1994).

Iceland. 11 September 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 1 December 1995, with the following communication:

" According to Article VI of Protocol No 1 to the said Convention, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has the right to inform the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs that Article 77 of the Law of Civil Procedure No 85/1936, referred to in Article 3 of the Convention, has been repealed and replaced by Article 32 (4) of the new Law of Civil Procedure No 91/1991. '

Convention on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Convention on the Judicial Competition and the Enforcement of Judicial Resolutions in Civil and Commercial Matters, as well as to the Protocol on their interpretation by the Court of Justice with the adaptations introduced by the Convention on the Accession of the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the adaptations introduced by the Convention on the accession of the Hellenic Republic. San Sebastian, 26 May 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 28 January 1991).

Denmark. 21 December 1995. Compliance with the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Convention. The Convention shall enter into force for Denmark on 1 March 1996 in accordance with Article 32 (2) of the Convention.

The Kingdom of Denmark states that until a subsequent decision the Convention shall not apply to the Faroe Islands or to Greenland.

Convention on the Protection of the Child and Cooperation on International Adoption. The Hague, 29 May 1993. (Official Journal of the State of 1 August 1995).

Burkina Faso. 11 January 1996. Ratification, entry into force on 1 May 1996.

E. D CRIMINAL AND PROCEDURAL LAW.

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Sentences. New York, June 10, 1958. (Official Journal of the State of 11 July 1977).

Kajastan. 20 November 1995. Accession, entry into force on 18 February 1996.

Venezuela. February 8, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 9 May 1995, with the following statement:

"(a) The Republic of Venezuela shall only apply the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Judgments handed down in the territory of another Contracting State."

"(b) The Republic of Venezuela shall only apply this Convention to disputes arising from legal relations, whether or not they are contractual, considered commercial by its domestic law."

Vietnam. 12 September 1995. Accession, entry into force on 11 December 1995, with the following statement:

1. The Socialist Republic of Vietnam considers that the Convention will apply only to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral judgments handed down in the territory of another Contracting State. In respect of arbitral judgments handed down in the territories of non-Contracting States, the Convention shall apply the Convention in accordance with the principle of reciprocity.

2. The Convention shall apply only to differences arising from legal relations which are regarded as commercial in accordance with the laws of Vietnam.

3. The interpretation of the Convention before the courts or the competent Vietnamese authorities shall be performed in accordance with the Constitution and the Law of Vietnam.

European Agreement on the Transmission of Applications for Legal Aid. Strasbourg, 27 January 1977. (Official Journal of the State of 21 December 1985).

Poland. January 30, 1996. Ratification, entry into force on 1 May 1996.

Convention on the Transfer of Condemned Persons. Strasbourg, 21 March 1983. (Official Journal of the State of 10 June 1985).

Slovakia. 3 October 1995. Statement:

The Slovak Republic declares that, for the purposes of this Convention, it shall also consider 'national', within the meaning of paragraph 1, of Article 3 (a), to any stateless person or national of another State, provided that such person has his permanent residence in the territory of the Slovak Republic.

E. AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.

F. Labour force

F. A GENERAL.

F. B SPECIFIC.

G. MARITIME

G. A GENERALES.

G. B NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT.

G. C POLLUTION.

G. D OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH.

G. AND PRIVATE LAW.

Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules on Maritime Assistance and Rescue, followed by a Signature Protocol. Brussels, 23 September 1910. ("Gazette of Madrid" of 13 December 1923).

Sweden. December 19, 1995. Denunciation in accordance with Article 19 of the Convention, the complaint will take place on 19 December 1996.

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Criminal Competition in Matters of Collisions or other Accidents of Navigation. Brussels, 10 May 1952. ("Official State Gazette" of 4 January 1954).

Romania. November 28, 1995. Accession. Entry into force on 28 May 1996.

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Civil Competition in Matters of Tackling. Brussels, 10 May 1952. ("Official State Gazette" of 3 January 1954).

Romania. November 28, 1995. Accession. Entry into force on 28 May 1996.

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Preventative Embargo of Ships of Maritime Navigation. Brussels, 10 May 1952. ("Official State Gazette" of 5 January 1954).

Romania. November 28, 1995. Accession. Entry into force on 28 May 1996.

Finland. 21 December 1995. Ratification. Entry into force on 21 June 1996.

H. AEREOS

H. A GENERALES.

H. B NAVIGATION AND TRANSPORT.

Multilateral Agreement on Tariffs for Air Navigation Aid. Brussels, 12 February 1981. (Official Journal of the State of 10 June 1987).

Czech Republic. November 27, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 1 January 1996.

Sweden. 5 October 1995. Accession, entry into force on 1 December 1995.

Italy. February 12, 1981. Accession, entry into force on 1 April 1996.

H. C PRIVATE LAW.

I. COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT

I. A POSTALES.

Minutes approved by the 19th Congress of the Universal Postal Union. Hamburg, 27 July 1984. (Official Journal of the State of 23 September 1987 to 7 October 1987).

Ecuador. 18 September 1995. Ratification of the following minutes:

III Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

IV Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

General Regulation of the Universal Postal Union.

Universal Postal Convention.

Agreement on postal services.

Agreement on Postal Spins.

Agreement on postal checks.

Agreement on counter-pocketing shipments.

Seychelles. 12 September 1995. Accession to the following minutes:

III Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

Minutes approved by the 20th Congress of the Universal Postal Union. Washington, 14 December 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 30 September 1992).

Ecuador. 18 September 1995. Ratification of the following minutes:

IV Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

General Regulation of the Universal Postal Union.

Agreement on postal services.

Agreement on Postal Spins.

Agreement on postal checks.

Agreement on counter-pocketing shipments.

Iceland. November 2, 1995. Ratification of the following minutes:

IV Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

Universal Postal Convention.

Agreement on postal services.

Agreement on Postal Spins.

Agreement on postal checks.

Agreement on counter-pocketing shipments.

Seychelles. 12 September 1995. Accession to the following minutes:

IV Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

Ukraine. 16 October 1995. Accession to the following minutes:

IV Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union.

I. B TELEVISION AND RADIO.

I. C SPACE.

Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects. Washington, London and Moscow, March 29, 1972. 'Official Journal of the State' of 2 May 1980.

Norway. May 4, 1995. Ratification. Deposited in Washington with a statement:

This statement is the same as it did when it deposited its Instrument of Ratification in Moscow (published in the "Official State Gazette" number 249 of 18 October 1995).

I. D SATELLITES.

Protocol on the Privileges, Extentions, and Immunity of Intelsat. Washington, May 19, 1978. (Official Journal of the State of 4 April 1981).

Portugal. January 19, 1996. Accession, entry into force on 19 February 1996, with the following reservations:

" (a) The exemption referred to in Article 4 (1) of the Protocol applies to Intelsat within the framework of its authorised activities in respect of taxes on its revenue and property; however, Portugal is reserves the right to make relevant classifications in terms of income and property.

(b) The provisions of Article 13 do not apply to disputes under the jurisdiction of the Portuguese courts in tax matters. "

Bahamas. January 13, 1990. Accession, entry into force on 15 March 1990.

Colombia. 2 July 1990. Accession, entry into force on 1 August 1990.

Norway. January 11, 1991. Accession, entry into force on 10 February 1991.

Belgium. 14 January 1992. Accession, entry into force on 13 February 1992.

Romania. 7 April 1992. Accession, entry into force

on May 8, 1992.

Ireland. August 2, 1993. Accession, entry into force on 1 September 1993.

Luxembourg. 19 September 1994. Ratification, entry into force on 19 October 1994.

I. E ROADS.

Convention on the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). Geneva, 19 May 1956. (Official Journal of the State of 7 May 1974).

Morocco. February 23, 1995. Accession to the following reservation:

Pursuant to Article 48 of this Convention, the Kingdom of Morocco is not considered bound by the provisions of Article 47 of the Convention, under which any dispute between two or more Parties relating to the interpretation or application of this Convention which is not settled by negotiation or by other means, may, at the request of any of the Contracting Parties concerned, submit to the International Court of Justice for its resolution.

The Kingdom of Morocco states that for a dispute between two or more Parties to be submitted to the International Court of Justice it is necessary to have the consent of all States party to the dispute in each Special case.

Uzbekistan. 28 September 1995. Accession, entry into force on 27 December 1995.

European Agreement on the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). Geneva, 30 September 1957. (Official Journal of the State of 9 to 17 July 1973).

Lithuania. 7 December 1995. Accession, entry into force on 7 January 1996.

The identification number assigned to Lithuania in accordance with marginal 220 403 (1) of Annex B to the ADR is 36.

European Agreement on International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), made in Geneva on 30 September 1957 (Official State Gazette of 19 September 1995). Agreements to which Spain is a party and which temporarily repeal certain provisions of the Annexes to the Agreement. Order number: M 30.

Agreement

Under the marginal 10602 of the ADR on the special training of drivers.

By way of derogation from the provisions of marginal 10315, drivers of vehicles referred to in paragraph (2) of that marginal and registered in Portugal are exempt from the certificate expressed in paragraph (1) of that paragraph. marginal.

This agreement will apply to the planned transport, between the signatory countries, until 31 December 1995 (inclusive).

Made in Madrid, July 28, 1995.

The competent authority of Spain for the ADR.

The President of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Coordination of Transport of Dangerous Goods,

Manuel Panadero López/Made in Lisbon on 28 June 1995.

The competent authority of Portugal for the ADR.

The Director of Road Freight Transport Services,

Jose Alberto Franco

This Agreement entered into force for Spain on 28 July 1995, the date of its signature by the Spanish competent authority.

I. F RAILWAY.

J. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL

J. To ECONOMY.

J. B FINANCIAL.

Correction of errors in the Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Chile for the Protection and Promotion of Investments and Protocol, made in Santiago on 2 October 1991, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities ("). State ' number 67, dated 19 March 1994).

In the publication of the Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Chile for the Protection and Promotion of Investments and Protocol, made in Santiago on 2 October 1991, carried out in the ("Official Gazette of the State") Number 67, dated March 19, 1994), the following error has been warned:

On page 9152, first column, line 18, where it says: "This Agreement shall enter into force on March 29 ...", it must say: "This Agreement shall enter into force on March 28 ...".

Agreement establishing the Asian Development Bank. Manila, December 4, 1965. (Official Journal of the State of 24 December 1985 and 28 November 1995).

Uzbekistan. August 31, 1995. In accordance with Article 3 (2) of the Agreement, Uzbekistan was admitted as a member of the Bank on 31 August 1995.

Agreement establishing the African Development Bank, made in Khartoum on 4 August 1963, as amended by Resolution 5/79 and subsequent amendments. Lusaka, 7 May 1982. (Official Journal of the State of 1 December 1983 and 19 May 1984).

South Africa. December 13, 1995. Accession. In accordance with Article 64 (2) of the Agreement, South Africa was admitted as a member of the Bank on 13 December 1995.

J. C CUSTOMS AND TRADE.

Convention on the Creation of an International Union for the Publications of Customs Tariff. Brussels, 5 July 1890. ("Gazette of Madrid" of 24 September 1935).

Sri Lanka. December 7, 1995. Accession, entry into force on 22 January 1996.

Convention establishing the Customs Cooperation Council. Followed by Annex. Brussels, 15 December 1950. (Official Gazette of the State of 23 September 1954).

Maldives. 8 September 1995. Accession, entry into force on 8 September 1995.

Customs Convention on the International Carriage of Goods by Road under cover of TIR Carnets. Ginegra, 14 November 1975. (Official Journal of the State of 9 February 1983).

Uzbekistan. 28 September 1995. Accession, entry into force on 28 March 1996.

International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Ginegra, 21 October 1982. (Official Journal of the State of 25 February 1986).

Lithuania. 7 December 1995. Accession, entry into force on 7 March 1996.

International Convention of the Harmonized System of Designation and Coding of Goods. Brussels, 14 June 1983. Protocol of amendment to the International Convention of the Harmonized System of Designation and Coding of Goods. Brussels, 24 June 1986. (Official Journal of the State of 28 December 1987, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 14 January and 29 December 1988).

Sudan. December 10, 1993. Accession.

Argentina. January 11, 1994. Ratification.

Cyprus. 21 March 1994. Accession.

Agreement on public procurement, made in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994. (Official Journal of the State of 24 January 1995 and 8 February 1995).

States Party

Input Date

in Force/States/Signature Date/Date Accepted

Belgium/-/30-12-1994/1-1-1996

Canada */-/22-12-1995/1-1-1996

Korea */-/22-12-1995/1-1-1996

Denmark/-/30-12-1994/1-1-1996

Spain/-/30-12-1994/1-1-1996

United States/15 -4-1994/1-12-1995/1-1-1996

Finland/-/30-12-1994/1-1-1996

France/-/30-12-1994/1-1-1996

Greece/15 -4-1994/-/-

Israel/-/31-12-1995/1-1-1996

Japan/15 -4-1994/5-12-1995/1-1-1996

Luxembourg/15 -4-1994/15-4-1994/1-1-1996

Norway/-/7-12-1994/1-1-1996

Sweden/-/22-12-1994/1-1-1996

Switzerland/-/19-12-1995/1-1-1996

CC. EE. /-/30-12-1994/1-1-1996

* Statements/reservations.

Canada.

" By subscribing to this Agreement, and in relation to the United States, in the case of Annex 1 (Federal Departments and Agencies), Canada's commitments are based on our understanding of: 1) The value of the U.S. United on the date of the signing of the Agreement in Marrakesh, and 2) The value of the "contracts reserved for small businesses and minority enterprises", discussed with the United States in relation to the exception adopted in its offer with with regard to those programmes. Canada also points out that its commitments are based on the understanding that the value of the contracts of the United States, which would otherwise be subject to the ACP-WTO, and to which preferences are applied with respect to small and medium-sized enterprises. companies belonging to minorities in the United States, is compatible with the statistics presented recently by the United States, in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 10 of the FTA. These statistics indicate that the total value of contracts reserved for small and minority enterprises by US departments and agencies amounts to 3 billion US dollars. With the appropriate adjustments to the highest threshold values of the ACP-WTO, this value would be around 2.4 billion US dollars. "

Korea.

" In accordance with paragraph 3 (a) of Article XXIV of the Agreement, the Republic of Korea shall delay the application of the provisions of that Agreement, with the exception of Articles XXI and XXII, until a date not later than 1 January of 1997. '

Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, made in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994. (Official Journal of the State of 24 January 1995 and 8 February 1995).

Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Ecuador to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, made in Geneva on 16 August 1995. December 22, 1995. Ecuador's acceptance of the Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Ecuador to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, made in Geneva on 16 August 1995.

The World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as the WTO), taking into account the approval of the General Council of the WTO, granted under Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO World Trade (hereinafter referred to as the "WTO Agreement") and the Republic of Ecuador (hereinafter referred to as "Ecuador").

Taking note of the report of the Working Group on the Accession of Ecuador to the WTO set out in document WT/L/77,

Given the results of the negotiations held for Ecuador's accession to the WTO,

Adopt the following provisions:

Part One. General provisions

1. From the date of entry into force of this Protocol, Ecuador shall accede to the WTO Agreement in accordance with Article XII of that Agreement and shall therefore become a Member of the WTO.

2. The WTO Agreement to which Ecuador will accede is the WTO Agreement in its rectified, amended or otherwise amended form by the legal instruments which would have entered into force before the date of entry into force of this Agreement. Protocol. The latter, which shall include the commitments referred to in paragraph 81 of the Working Group Report, shall be an integral part of the WTO Agreement.

3. Unless otherwise provided in the paragraphs referred to in paragraph 81 of the Report of the Working Group, Ecuador shall apply the obligations of the Multilateral Trade Agreements annexed to the WTO Agreement to be applied to the length of a period starting from the entry into force of that Agreement as if it had accepted that Agreement on the date of its entry into force.

4. The phasing out of the dismantling of the tariff adjustment mechanism shall be applied in accordance with the timetable set out in Annex II to this Protocol.

Part II. Lists

5. The lists annexed to this Protocol shall become the list of concessions and commitments annexed to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the 'GATT 1994') and the list of specific commitments annexed to the Agreement. General Agreement on Trade in Services (hereinafter referred to as "GATS") for Ecuador. The scale of the concessions and the commitments listed in the lists shall be applied in accordance with the relevant parts of the respective lists.

6. For the purposes of the reference referred to in Article II (6) (a) of the GATT 1994 to the date of that Agreement, the date of entry into force of the lists of concessions and commitments annexed to this Protocol shall be the date of of the entry into force of the latter.

Part Three. Final provisions

7. This Protocol shall be open to acceptance by signature or otherwise of Ecuador until 31 December 1995.

8. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after it has been accepted.

9. This Protocol shall be deposited with the Director-General of the WTO. The Director-General of the WTO shall, without delay, transmit an authenticated copy of this Protocol, as well as a notification of the acceptance thereof, in accordance with paragraph 7, to each WTO member and to Ecuador.

10. This Protocol shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Made in Geneva, on the 16th of August of a thousand nine hundred and ninety-five, in a single copy and in the Spanish, French and English languages, each of the texts being equally authentic, except that in an annexed list indicates that only your text is authentic in one or more of these languages.

In accordance with paragraph 8 of the Protocol, it shall enter into force on 21 January 1996. In accordance with paragraph 1 of the Protocol, Ecuador shall become a member of the World Trade Organization on 21 January 1996.

Fiji. 15 December 1995. Acceptance in accordance with Article XIV (1) Fiji shall be an initial Member of the WTO on 14 January 1996.

Bolivia. 20 December 1995. Communication:

" 1. In accordance with the right conferred by Article 20 (1) and (2) on the "special and differentiated treatment" of the Agreement on the application of Article VII of the GATT 1994, Bolivia reserves the right to delay the implementation of the Agreement. the agreement for a period not exceeding five and three years, respectively, from the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement.

2. Pursuant to Article 2.2 of the Agreement on Procedures for the Processing of Import of Licenses, Bolivia reserves the right to postpone the application of paragraphs (a) (ii) and (iii) of that Article 2 by the two years 'time from the date on which it delivered its instrument of ratification to the WTO.'

Haiti. December 31, 1995. Acceptance, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV (1) Haiti shall become an initial member of the WTO on 30 January 1996.

Benin. January 23, 1995. Acceptance, in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV (1), Benin shall become an initial member of the WTO on 22 February 1996.

December 6, 1995. Act of rectification of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation for which the authentic text of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation has been examined has found a typo to be rectified.

The error requiring rectification is as follows:

Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization and the Agreement on Government Procurement, made in Marrakesh on 15 April 1994, published in the Official Journal of the European Union ("Official State Gazette" number 20, dated 24 January 1994). 1995), page 16 of the supplement.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994. Left column at footer:

Note number 1:

Note 1 to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 refers to the document MTN/FA/Corr. 6 of 21 March 1994. The date of the MTN/FA/Corr document. 6, is 18 March 1994.

Dominican Republic. January 12, 1996. Communication:

" In accordance with Article 2, paragraph 2, note 5 of the Agreement on Procedures for the Processing of Import Licences of the WTO, the Dominican Republic wishes to avail itself of the two-year period provided for (from the the date on which the WTO Agreement enters into force for the Dominican Republic), for the application of paragraphs (a) (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Agreement on Procedures for the Processing of Import Licences of the WTO. "

J. D RAW MATERIALS.

Establishing the Common Fund for Basic Products. Geneva, 27 June 1980. (Official Journal of the State of 17 November 1989).

Turkey. July 29, 1994. Notification by which Turkey withdraws from the Common Fund. The withdrawal will be effective for Turkey from 1 August 1995.

Canada. June 8, 1994. Notification by which Canada withdraws from the Common Fund. The withdrawal will be effective for Canada on June 9, 1993.

New Zealand. February 15, 1993. Notification by which New Zealand withdraws from the Common Fund. The withdrawal will be effective for New Zealand on February 17, 1994.

International Convention of Natural Rubber, 1987. Geneva, 20 March 1987. (Official Journal of the State of 10 February 1989). (Provisional Application) (Official Journal of the State of 3 March 1994).

Australia. 1 February 1996. Notification by which it communicates that Australia has withdrawn from the Convention with effect from 30 June 1996.

Mandate of the International Copper Study Group, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Copper. Geneva, 24 February 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 14 February and 24 June 1992). (Provisional Application) (Official Journal of the State of 18 June 1994).

Philippines. 4 December 1995. Notification by which, in accordance with Article 23, the Philippines withdraws from the Mandate. In accordance with Article 23 (c) the withdrawal will be effective on 2 February 1996.

International Yute and Yute Products Agreement. Provisional application 3 November 1989. (Official Journal of the State of 11 June 1989).

Australia. 26 January 1996. Notice of the withdrawal of Australia from the Agreement with effect from 26 April 1996.

International Coffee Agreement 1994. London, 30 March 1994. (Official Journal of the State of 13 January and 20 October 1995).

Togo. 13 October 1995. Acceptance.

Mexico. 9 February 1996. Accession.

Portugal. February 8, 1996. Ratification.

Haiti. 3 January 1996. Accession.

K. AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES

K. A AGRICULTURAL.

K. B FISHERIES.

K. C PROTECTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS.

International Convention for the Protection of Vegetable Varieties. Paris, December 2, 1961. (Official Journal of the State of 9 June 1980).

Chile. 5 December 1995. Accession. To determine the total amount of the annual contribution to the UPOV budget (0, 2) applicable to Chile.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Washington, March 3, 1973. (Official Journal of the State of 30 July 1986 and 24 November 1987).

Chile. 5 December 1995. Accession, entry into force on 5 January 1996.

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Bonn, 23 June 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 29 October 1985).

Togo. 9 November 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 1 February 1996.

Poland. 1 February 1996. Accession, entry into force on 1 May 1996.

Convention on the Conservation of Wildlife and the Natural Environment in Europe. Bern, 19 September 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 1 October 1986).

Poland. 13 September 1995. Ratification, entry into force on 1 January 1996, with the following reservations:

In accordance with Article 22 (1) of the Convention, the Republic of Poland reserves the right not to apply the provisions of the Convention in respect of the following species, including Appendices I, II and III:

Appendix I:

Marsilea quadrifolia L.; Botrychium simplex Hitchc.; Ophioglossum polyphyllum A. Braun; Caldesia parnassifolia (L.) Parl.; Luronium natans (L.) Raf.; Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass.; Najas flexilis (Willd.) Rostk. & W. L. Schmidt; Thesium ebracteatum Hayne; Saxifraga hirculus L.; Lindernia procumbens (Krocker) Philcox; Angelica palustris (Besser) Hoffman; Drepanocladus vernicosus (Mitt.) Warnst.; Buxbaumia viridis (Moug. ex Lam & DC) Brid. ex Moug. & Nestl.; Dichelyma capillaceum (With.) Myr.; Pyramidula tetragone (Brid) Brid.; Meesia longiseta Hedw.; Orthotrichum rogeri Brid.

These species, which are strictly protected in Poland, are not in danger of extinction and the protective measures provided for in the Convention are not justified.

Appendix II:

Among the species included in Appendix II, which are rigorously protected, Canis Lupus will receive a different level of protection from that established in the Convention.

Appendix III:

Among the species included in Appendix III, the Leucaspius delineatus is not endangered in Poland and would not be protected.

Tunisia. 12 January 1996. Accession, entry into force on 1 May 1996, with the following reservations:

" In accordance with Article 22 of the Convention, Tunisia reserves the right not to apply the protective measures for certain plant and animal species included in the Appendices, considering that the multiplication of these species in Tunisia is currently incompatible with the protection provided by the Convention.

Appendix I: Decursive Reseda Forssk. Gibraltar Sideritis incana L. ssp. glauca (Cav.) Malagarriga.

Appendix II: Bufo viridis. "

L. INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNICAL

L. A INDUSTRIALES.

Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Vienna, 8 April 1979. (Official Journal of the State of 21 February 1986).

United States. December 4, 1995. Complaint with effect from 31 December 1996.

L. B ENERGY AND NUCLEAR.

Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency. New York, October 26, 1956. (Official Journal of the State of 26 February 1958 and 28 October 1980).

Bosnia-Herzegovina. 19 September 1995. Acceptance.

Marshall Islands. January 26, 1994. Acceptance.

Croatia. February 12, 1993. Acceptance.

Kazakhstan. 14 February 1994. Acceptance.

Slovakia. 27 September 1993. Acceptance.

Estonia. 31 January 1992. Acceptance.

Uzbekistan. 26 January 1994. Acceptance.

L. C TECHNICIANS.

Regulation No 36 on Uniform Prescriptions for the Construction Characteristics of Public Transport Vehicles of Persons. (Official Journal of the State of 6 April 1983).

Finland. 30 October 1995. Application.

Regulation No 52 on Requirements Relating to the Characteristics of Construction of Transport Vehicles in a Small Capacity Common to the Geneva Agreement of 20 March 1958. (Official Journal of the State of 30 March 1994).

Finland. 30 October 1995. Application.

Regulation No 66 on Prescriptions for the Approval of Great Capacity Vehicles for the Transport of Persons with respect to the Mechanical Resistance of its Superstructure, annexed to the Geneva Agreement of 20 July March 1958, concerning the compliance with the Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of the Approval of Equipment and Parts of Motor Vehicles. (Official Journal of the State of 29 October 1992).

Finland. 30 October 1995. Application.

Regulation No 83 on Uniform Rules for the Approval of Vehicles Concerning the Emission of gaseous Pollutants by the Motor and Motor Fuel Conditions, annexed to the Geneva Agreement of 20 March 1958, on the compliance with the Uniform Conditions of Approval and Reciprocal Recognition of the Approval of Equipment and Parts of Motor Vehicles. Geneva, 20 March 1958. (Official Journal of the State of 11 September 1991).

Finland. 30 October 1995. Application.

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Madrid, May 10, 1996. -Technical Secretary General, Antonio Bellver Manrique.