In accordance with the provisions of 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 General Secretariat has (a) 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 and 30 April 1984.

A. POLTRICAS AND DIPLOMATS * * * *

A. To Politicians. * * * *

Antarctic Treaty. Washington, 1 December 1959. ( 26 June 1982.) * Hungary. * 27 June 1984 * Accession. *

A. B Human rights. * * * *

Convention on the Status of Refugees. Geneva, 28 July 1951. * Peru * 15 Sep 1983 * Accession to the Protocol with the following declaration: *

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Protocol on the Status of Refugees. New York, 31 January 1967. ( 21 October 1978.) * * * *

* Guatemala * 22 Sep 1983 * Accession to the Convention and the Protocol with the following reservations and declarations: *

* * * Reserve. *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * rules contravene institutional precepts in Guatemala or public order rules under Internal Law. *

* * * Declaration under Article 1 (A) of the Convention. *

* * With regard to the obligations arising out of the Convention, the Republic of Guatemala is considered to be bound by events occurring before 1 January 1951 in Europe or elsewhere. *

* * * Declaration. *

* * * The expression "most favourable treatment possible" must be interpreted in all the articles of the Convention and the Protocol in which the expression is used in the sense that it does not include rights which, under law or treaty, have granted or is to grant the Republic of Guatemala to nationals of Central America or other countries with which it has concluded or is to conclude agreements of a regional nature. *

* Mozambique. * 16 Dec 1983 * Accession with the following reservations and declaration: *

* * * With respect to items 13 and 22: *

* * * The Government of Mozambique will accept these rules as a simple recommendation, not forcing the refugees to be granted the same treatment granted to Mozambican people with respect to elementary education and property. *

* * * With respect to items 17 and 19: *

* * * The Government of Mozambique will interpret (these rules) in the sense that it is not required to grant privileges arising from the obligation to obtain a work permit. *

* * * With respect to item 15: *

* * The Government of Mozambique will not be obliged to grant refugees or refugee groups resident on its territory more rights than those enjoyed by nationals in respect of the right of association and reserves the right to restrict them in the interests of their national security. *

* * * With respect to item 26: *

* * The Government of Mozambique reserves the right to designate the place or places of principal residence of the refugees or to restrict their freedom of movement when national security considerations so advise. *

* * * With respect to item 34: *

* * The Government of Mozambique is not considered obliged to grant refugees greater facilities than those granted to other categories of foreigners in general as regards natural laws. > *

* * * In addition, the instrument contains the following declaration under Article 1 (B) of the Convention: *

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Convention on the Fight against Discrimination in the Field of Education. Paris, 14 December 1960. ( 1 November 1969.) * Sri Lanka. * 11 Aug 1983 * Acceptance. *

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. New York, 7 March 1966. ( 17 May 1969 and 5 November 1982.) * Afghanistan. * 6 Jul 1983 * Accession with the following reservation and declaration: *

* * * Reserve: *

the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is not considered bound by the provisions of Article 22 of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. Convention, since, in accordance with this article, in the event of a disagreement between two or several States parties to the Convention on the interpretation and implementation of its provisions, the matter may be transferred to the International Court of Justice at the request of a single party. *

* * * The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, therefore, declares that, if a disagreement arises in the interpretation and implementation of the Convention, the matter shall be brought before the International Court of Justice only if all the parties concerned agree on this procedure. *

* * * Statement: *

* * * In addition, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan declares that the provisions of Articles 17 and 18 of the International Convention on all Forms of the Elimination of Racial Discrimination have a discriminatory nature In the case of certain States, they are not consistent with the principle of universality of international treaties. *

* Democratic Kampuchea. * 28 Nov 1983 * ratification.*

* USSR. * 28 Dec 1983 * Objection to ratification by Democratic Kampuchea. *

* Republic of Belarus. * 29 Dec 1983 * Objection to ratification by Democratic Kampuchea. *

* Republic of Ukraine. * 17 Jan 1984 * Objection to ratification by Democratic Kampuchea. *

* Ethiopia. * 25 Jan 1984 * Objection to ratification by Democratic Kampuchea. *

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. New York, 19 December 1966. ( 30 April 1977.) * Luxembourg. * 18 Aug 1983 * Ratification with the following statements and reservations: *

* * * Interpretive declaration: *

* * * The Luxembourg Government considers that Article 10, paragraph 3, which states that juvenile offenders will be segregated from adults and will be given appropriate treatment for their age and legal status, is referred to. only the legal measures incorporated in the system for the protection of minors; it is the subject of the Luxembourg Act for the welfare of young people. As regards other juvenile offenders falling under the scope of the ordinary law, the Luxembourg Government wishes to reserve the option of adopting measures which could be more flexible and aimed at serving the interests of the individual. affected. *

* * * Interpretive declaration: *

* * * The Luxembourg Government declares that it is observing Article 14, paragraph 5, since this paragraph does not conflict with the most important legal statutes of Luxembourg, which provide that, following an acquittal or a conviction by a Court of First Instance, a higher court must issue an earlier judgment or impose a higher penalty for the same offence. However, the Court's decision does not give the person found guilty in the appeal the right to appeal their conviction to an upper appeal jurisdiction. *

* * * Reserve: *

* * * The Luxembourg Government further declares that Article 14, paragraph 5, shall not apply to persons who, under the Luxembourg Law, are forwarded directly to a High Court or brought before the Court of Cassation (Assize Court). *

* * * Reserve: *

* * * The Luxembourg Government accepts the rule contained in Article 19, paragraph 2, provided that it does not prevent film, radio and television companies from obtaining a licence. *

* * * Reserve: *

* * * The Luxembourg Government declares that it is not required to adopt legislation in the field covered by paragraph 1 of Article 20 and that Article 20 in its entirety shall be implemented taking into account the rights to freedom of thought, religion, opinion, meeting and association, which are recognized by Articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and reaffirmed in Articles 18, 19, 21 and 22 of the Convention. *

* * * The Luxembourg Government also declares the recognition of the competence of the Human Rights Committee under Article 41 of the Convention. *

* Congo. * 5 Oct 1983 * Accession with the following reservations: *

* * The Government of the People's Republic of Congo declares that it is not considered bound by the provisions of Article 11 of the International Agreement on Civil and Political Rights. *

* * * Article 11 of the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights is totally incompatible with article 386 the Congolese Civil Code, the commercial, administrative and financial derivative of Act 51/83 of 21 April 1983. Under those rules in matters of private law, statements or orders emanating from conciliation proceedings may be put into effect by way of imprisonment for debts where other means of entry into force have failed, where the In the case of the debtor, the debtor, between eighteen and sixty years of age, is declared to be insolvent in bad faith. *

* Peru. * 20 Dec 1982 * Notification that by Decree of 6 December 1983 the state of emergency continues in the provinces of Lucanas, Ayacucho and Huancavelica. *

* Netherlands. * 20 Dec 1983 * Notification of withdrawal of the reservation it made at the time of its ratification. *

* Peru * 13 Feb 1984 * Notification of the continued state of emergency in several provinces. *

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. New York, 19 December 1966. ( 30 April 1977.) * Congo * 5 Oct 1983 * Accession with the following reservations: *

* * * The Government of the People's Republic of Congo declares that it is not considered bound by the provisions of Article 13, paragraphs 3 and 4 of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. *

* * * Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 13 of the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights include the principle of freedom of education by allowing parents the freedom to choose their children. other schools than those established by public authorities. These provisions also allow private individuals to establish and direct educational institutions. *

in our country, these provisions are consistent with the principle of nationalisation of education and the monopoly granted to the state in this area. *

* Argentina. * 3 Oct 1983 * Objection to the United Kingdom's declaration of application of the Convention to the Falkland Islands. *

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. New York, 18 December 1979. ( 21 March 1984.) * Brazil * 1 Feb 1984 * Ratification with reservations to Article 15, paragraph 4, and to Article 16, paragraph 1, (a), (c), (g) and (h), made at the time of signature. *

* * * In addition, Brazil is not considered bound by Article 29, paragraph 1. *

A. C Diplomats. * * * *

United Nations Convention on Privileges and Immunities. London, 13 February 1946. ( 17 October 1974.) * France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States. * 7 Jul 1983 * Communication on the declaration of the USSR: *

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* Uruguay. * 16 Feb 1984 * Accession. *

B. MILITARY * * * *

B. To Defense. * * * *

B. B War. * * * *

B. C Arms and disarmament. * * * *

Protocol on the Prohibition of the Use of Suffocating, Toxic Or Similar Gases and Bacteriological Means in the War of Employment. Geneva, 1 June 1925. (

* Ethiopia. * 30 Sep 1983 * Declaration that it considers the document of accession of Democratic Kampuchea to be null and void. *

B. D Humanitarian law. * * * *

C. CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC * * * *

C. To Cultural. * * * *

Statute of the International Center for the Study of Technical Problems of the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. Paris, 27 April 1957. ( 4 July 1958.) * Philippines * 15 Dec 1983 * Accession. *

Convention on the Protection of World Heritage, Cultural and Natural. Paris, 23 November 1972. ( 1 July 1982.) * Antigua and Barbuda. * 1 Nov 1983 * Acceptance. *

* Yemen. * 25 Jan 1984 * Ratification. *

C. B Scientists. * * * *

C. C Industrial and intellectual property. * * * *

Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks of 14 April 1891, revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967. ( 20 June 1979.) * Sudan. * 16 Jan 1984 * Accession with effect from 15 February 1984. Entry into force, 16 May 1984. *

* * * Depository Notification: *

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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883, revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967. ( 1 February 1974.) * Rwanda. * 3 Nov 1983 * Accession *

* Cyprus. * 21 Dec 1983 * Accession. *

* Sudan. * 16 Jan 1984 * Accession. Entry into force, 16 April 1984. *

* * * To determine your contribution to the budget of the Union of Paris, the Democratic Republic of Sudan has been classified in category VII. *

Convention establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization. Stockholm, 14 July 1967. ( 30 January 1974.) * Rwanda. * 3 Nov 1983 * Accession *

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 9 September 1886, revised in Paris on 24 July 1971. ( 18 March 1888 and 4 April and 30 October 1974.) * Rwanda. * 3 Nov 1983 * Accession *

Universal Copyright Convention. Geneva, 6 September 1952. ( 25 August 1955.) * Sri Lanka. * 25 Oct 1983 * Accession *

Universal Copyright Convention, revised in Paris on 24 July 1971, and Protocols 1 and 2. Paris, 24 July 1971. ( 15 January 1975.) * Sri Lanka. * 25 Oct 1983 * Accession *

Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the purposes of Patent Procedure. Budapest, 28 April 1977. ( 13 April and 3 June 1981.) * United States * 29 Jul 1983 * Notification announcing the changes to the fees received by the Agricultural Research Culture Collection: *

* * * Having recently adopted new guidelines, the Agricultural Research Culture Collection (NRRL) will henceforth receive a rate of use for the deposit and distribution of microbial crops preserved in relationship with the demands of American and foreign patents. The use rates apply only to crops relating to patents. As in the past, the Agricultural Research Culture Collection will continue to exchange other microbial germoplasms with scientific means, without perceiving the rate. The scale of the fees shall apply to all crops patented after 30 September 1983, in conjunction with a patent. A rate of 500 dollars will be charged for each strain and must be paid at the time of the deposit. A rate of 20 dollars will be charged for the delivery of samples of crops deposited after September 30, 1983. No fee shall be charged for the delivery of samples of crops previously deposited in relation to a patent or other crops deposited prior to this date. The checks, released in U.S. dollars, must be made in the name of Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. The laboratories of the U.S. Ministry of Agriculture and their collaborators will be exempt from the levy. *

* Belgium. * 15 Sep 1983 * Accession. *

* United States. * 21 Sep 1983 * Notification:

* * * The Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) greets the Minister of Foreign Affairs and notifies him of the recreation of a written communication from the Government of the United States of America on September 21, 1983, referring to the In Vitro International Inc., which indicates that this deposit institution is located in the territory of the United States of America and comprises a declaration containing certain insurance, in the terms of which that institution complies and will continue to fulfil the conditions relating to the acquisition the status of international deposit authority listed in Article 6.2 of the Treaty of Budapest, made in Budapest on 28 April 1977, for the international recognition of the deposit of micro-organisms in order to proceed in the field of patents. *

* * * The status of international deposit authority, according to the Treaty of Budapest, will be acquired by the In Vitro International Inc. from 30 November 1983, the date of publication of such communication in the November 1983 of the magazine (see article 7.2, b) of the said Treaty). *

* Austria. * 26 Jan 1984 * Ratification. *

Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Products and Services for the purposes of the Registration of Marks Revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and in Geneva on 13 May 1977. ( 16 March 1979.) * United States. * 29 Nov 1983 * Ratification of the Geneva Act. *

C. D Several * * * *

Protocol for the amendment of the Convention on International Expositions of 22 November 1928. Paris, 30 November 1972. ( 13 April 1981.) * Portugal. * 19 Dec 1983 * Ratification. *

Convention of the International Organization of Legal Metrology. Paris 12 October 1955. ( 17 June 1968.) * Brazil. * 17 Jan 1984 * Accession. *

Convention establishing the Inter-Governmental Office for Informatics (IBI). Paris, 12 December 1974. ( 22 June 1976.) * Venezuela. * 28 Jul 1983 * Acceptance. *

* France. * 21 December 1983 * Notice of extension for one year of the withdrawal notice made on 22 December 1982. *

International Agreement for the Establishment of the University for Peace and Charter of the University for Peace. New York, 5 December 1980. ( 26 June 1981.) * Dominican Republic. * 21 Nov 1983 * Accession. *

D. SALES * * * *

D. To Health. * * * *

D. B Human trafficking. * * * *

D. C Tourism. * * * *

D. D Environment * * * *

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Habitat of Aquatic Birds. Ramsar, 2 February 1971. ( 20 August 1982.) * Algeria. * 4 Nov 1983 * Accession. Entry into force on 4 March 1984. *

Convention on Great Distance Border Air Pollution. Geneva, 13 November 1979. ( 10 March 1983.) * Czechoslovakia. * 23 Dec 1983 * Ratification. *

D. E Social. * * * *

E. LEGAL * * * *

E. A Settlement of controversies. * * * *

E. B Public international law. * * * *

E. C Civil and private international law. * * * *

E. D Criminal and procedural law. * * * *

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Sentences. New York, 10 June 1958. ( 11 July 1977.) * Haiti. * 5 Dec 1983 * Accession. *

F. WORKERS * * * *

F. A General. * * * *

F. B Specific. * * * *

European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers. Strasbourg, 24 November 1977. ( 18 June 1983.) * France. * 22 Sep 1983 * Approval with the following statements and reservations: *

* * * Statements: *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * to meet with him, in accordance with Article 12 of the European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers. *

* * This family reunification can only be done to the extent that the migrant worker has a residence and regular work permit, as well as adequate accommodation and stable income. Under these conditions, the French Government declares that any family reunification in France is subject to the provisions of Article 12-2 of the Convention, namely that the migrant worker has sufficient stable income to maintain the needs of your family >. *

* * * Reserve: *

* * According to the provisions of Article 36-1, which gives it the possibility, the French Government declares, at the time of the adoption of the European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers, that it makes a reservation on Article 18 of that Convention. *

G. MARITIME * * * *

G. A Generals. * * * *

G. B Navigation and transport. * * * *

G. C Pollution. * * * *

Protocol on the Prevention of Pollution from the Mediterranean Sea caused by discharges from ships and aircraft. Barcelona, 16 February 1976. ( 21 February 1978.) * Israel. * 1 Mar 1984 * Ratification. Entry into force on 31 March 1984. *

G. D oceanographic research. * * * *

G. E private law. * * * *

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules on the Knowledge of Embargo, as amended by Protocol of 1968 (Brussels, 23 February 1968). Brussels, 25 August 1924. ( 31 July 1930.) * United Kingdom. * 20 Oct 1983 * Denunciation of the Convention for the following territories: Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong, Monserrat, Turks and Caiques. With effect from 20 October 1984. *

* Denmark. * 1 Sea 1984 * Notification of denunciation of the Convention with effect from 1 March 1985. *

* Finland. * 1 Sea 1984 * Notification of denunciation of the Convention with effect from 1 March 1985. *

* Norway. * 1 Sea 1984 * Notification of denunciation of the Convention with effect from 1 March 1985. *

* Sweden. * 1 Sea 1984 * Notification of denunciation of the Convention with effect from 1 March 1985. *

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Maritime Privileges And Mortgages. Brussels, 10 April 1926. ( 31 July 1930.) * Cuba. * 21 Nov 1983 * Accession with the following statement: *

the Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that the application of the provisions contained in Article 19 of the Convention, while admitting that the international relations of some territory is the responsibility of Another government is not applicable in this respect as it is contrary to the declaration on the granting and independence of colonial countries and peoples (Resolution 1,514 of the United Nations General Assembly of 14 December 1960) in the that it is proclaimed to put a quick and unconditional end to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations. > *

International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Preventative Embargo of Ships of Maritime Navigation. Brussels, 10 May 1952. ( 5 January 1954.) * Cuba. * 21 Nov 1983 * Accession with the following reservations and declaration: *

* * * Reservations: *

* * *

* * * (A) The right not to apply the provisions of this Convention to the seizure of a vessel which has been carried out on the basis of one of the maritime credits referred to in paragraphs (o) and (p) of the first Article, and to apply it to that their respective national law. *

* * * B) The right not to apply the provisions of the first paragraph of the third article to the embargo practiced in their respective territory for the purposes of the appropriations provided for in paragraph (q) of the first article. *

the Government of the Republic of Cuba reserves the right not to apply the provisions of this Convention to ships of war and to ships owned or to the service of the State. *

* * * Statement: *

the Government of the Republic of Cuba considers that the application of the provisions contained in Article 18 of the Convention, while admitting that the international relations of some territory is the responsibility of Another Government, they are not applicable in this respect because they are contrary to the Declaration on the Concession of Independence to the Countries and Colonials (Resolution 1,514, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 14, 1960), in which it is proclaimed to put a quick and unconditional end to colonialism in all its forms and manifestations. >

H. AEREOS * * * *

H. A Generals. * * * *

H. B Navigation and transport. * * * *

H. C Private law. * * * *

I. COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT * * * *

I. To Postcards. * * * *

Minutes of the 17th Congress of the Universal Postal Union. Rio de Janeiro, 26 October 1979 ( 4 to 16 February 1983.) * Yemen. * 26 May 1983 * Ratification of the following minutes: *

* * * -UPU General Regulation. *

* * * Universal Postal Convention. *

* * * -Fix relative to postal packages. *

* * * -Agreement concerning postal orders and travel postal bonds. *

* Chad. * 8 Aug 1983 * Ratification of the following minutes: *

* * * -UPU General Regulation. *

* * * Universal Postal Convention. *

* * * -Fix relative to postal packages. *

* * * -Agreement concerning postal orders and travel postal bonds. *

* * * -Fix for postal checks. *

* * * -Fix for shipping against chargeback. *

* * *-The International Savings Service Agreement. *

* Ukraine. * 22 Aug 1983 * Approval of the following minutes: *

* * * -UPU General Regulation. *

* * * Universal Postal Convention. *

* * * -Fix for postal packages *

* Cuba. * 31 Oct 1983 * Ratification of the following minutes: *

* * * -UPU General Regulation. *

* * * Universal Postal Convention. *

* * * -Fix relative to postal packages. *

* Argentina. * 11 Nov 1983 * Ratification of the following minutes: *

* * * -UPU General Regulation. *

* * * Universal Postal Convention. *

* * * -Fix relative to postal packages. *

* * * -Agreement concerning postal orders and travel postal bonds. *

* * * -Fix for postal checks. *

* * * -Fix for shipping against chargeback. *

* * *-Relative to receivables. *

* * * -Fix concerning subscriptions to journals and periodicals. *

I. B. Telegraphs and radio. * * * *

I. C Spatial * * * *

Treaty on the principles that should govern the activities of States in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies. London, Moscow and Washington, 27 January 1967. ( 4 February 1969.) * China. * 30 Dec 1983 * Accession with the declaration that it considers the signing and ratification of this Treaty by the Taiwan authorities null and void. *

I. D Satellites * * * *

I. E Roads. * * * *

Convention on the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). Geneva, 19 May 1956, ( 7 May 1974.) * USSR. * 2 Sep 1983 * Accession with the following statement and reservation: *

* * * Statement: *

* * * The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics declares that the provisions of Article 46 of the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Road, 1956, and in what is affecting the concept of the parties They may extend the Convention to territories whose international relations are responsible, it is antiquated and differs with the Declaration of the Concession of Independence to Countries and Colonials, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations (Resolution 1.514 (XV) of 14 December 1960). *

* * * Reserve: *

* * * The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is not considered bound by the provisions of Article 47 of the Convention on the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Road, 1956, with respect to the concept that disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention may be transferred to the International Court of Justice at the request of any of the parties to the dispute, and declares that the transfer of such dispute to the Court International Justice must be subject to the agreement of all parties in the dispute in each case specific. *

* * * The Instrument of Accession also accompanies the declaration that the extension of the Convention by the Federal Republic of Germany to the of Berlin is illegal. *

Protocol to the Convention on the Contract of International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR). Geneva, 5 July 1978. ( 18 December 1982.) * Switzerland. * 10 Oct 1983 * Accession with the following statement: *

* * With reference to new paragraphs 7 and 9 of Article 23 of the WRC which have been added in accordance with Article 2 of the Protocol, the Swiss Federal Council declares that Switzerland calculates the value of its national currency, in terms of Special Withdrawal Rights (SDR), as follows: *

* * * Every day the Swiss National Bank (SNB) communicates to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the average U.S. dollar price on the Zurich currency market. The exchange value of an SDR in Swiss franc is obtained using that exchange rate for the dollar and the exchange rate of the SDR against the dollar, as calculated by the IMF. Based on these securities, the SNB calculates an average change value for the SDR, which it publishes in its monthly bulletin. *

I. F Railway. * * * *

J. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL * * * *

J. To Economic. * * * *

J. B Financial. * * * *

J. C Customs and trade. * * * *

International Convention for the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs and Regimes E. 3 and E. 5. Kyoto, 18 May 1973. ( 13 May 1980 and correction errors 30 June and 19 September.) * Japan * 25 Nov 1983 * Acceptance of Annex E. 5 with the following reservations and clarifications: *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * States parties to those Conventions which have made their reservations. *

* * * Rule 14: *

* * According to Japanese legislation, a comprehensive guarantee is only accepted at the customs office where the declaration of goods has been deposited if it does not constitute an obstacle to the perception of customs duties. *

* * * Recommended Practice 33: *

* * According to Japanese legislation, temporary admission does not conclude more than the re-export of the goods in question. *

* * * Recommended Practices 28 and 29: *

* * * A certificate delivered by the competent authorities in place and place of consignment in species must be obtained and presented at the customs office, which will give receipt of the certificate. *

* * * Recommended Practice 35: *

* * * Japan, not having acceded to the Conventions referred to in paragraphs (1), (5), (6), (9), (10) and (11), reserves its position as regards the goods listed in the above paragraphs. *

* * * Recommended Practice 36: *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * Recommended Practice 37: *

* * Under Japanese law, temporary admission is not granted as regards the goods listed in paragraphs (3), (5), (6), (8), (9), (11) and (16) to (19). *

* * * Recommended Practice 38: *

* * * The benefit of temporary admission, provided for in this recommended practice, is granted only in respect of the goods listed in Article 40 of the Decree for the implementation of the Customs Tariff Law. *

* Kenya. * 31 August 1983 * Accession to the Convention and acceptance of Annex E. 3 with the following reservation: *

* * * Recommended Practice 9: *

* * * Our legislation requires a guarantee for goods in a customs warehouse. *

Customs Convention on the International Carriage of Goods by Road to the Amparo of TIR Carnets. Geneva, 14 November 1975. ( 9 February 1983.) * Kuwait. * 23 Nov 1983 * Accession with the reservation that it does not mean the recognition of Israel by the State of Kuwait. *

* Israel. * 14 Feb 1984 * Accession, with entry into force on 14 August 1984. *

Protocol of accession of Thailand to GATT. Geneva, 21 October 1982. ( 11 November 1983.) * Austria. * 19 Mar 1984 * Ratification. *

J. D Raw materials. * * * *

International Coffee Agreement 1983. London, 16 September 1982. ( 25 January and 26 March 1984.) * Burundi. * 6 Jan 1984 * Ratification. *

* Cyprus. * 13 Jan 1984 * Ratification. *

* Philippines. * 6 Feb 1984 * Ratification. *

K. AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES * * * *

K. To Agricultural. * * * *

K. B Fishing. * * * *

International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. Rio de Janeiro, 2 to 14 May 1966. ( 22 April 1969.) * Venezuela. * 17 Nov 1983 * Ratification. *

K. C Protection of animals and plants. * * * *

Organic Status of the European Commission for the Fight against Foot-and-Mouth Disease. Rome, 11 December 1953. ( 19 March 1980.) * Poland. * 24 Dec 1983 * Acceptance. *

L. INDUSTRIALISTS AND TECHNICIANS * * * *

L. To Industriales. * * * *

L. B Energy and nuclear. * * * *

Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency. New York, 26 October 1956. ( 26 February 1958 and 28 October 1980.) * China. * 1 Jan 1984 * Acceptance. *

L. C Technicians. * * * *

Regulation No 11, annexed to the Agreement on the fulfilment of uniform conditions of approval and to the mutual recognition of the approval of motor vehicle equipment and parts. Geneva, 20 March 1958. ( 11 May 1976.) * Luxembourg. * 2 sea 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 15 on uniform requirements for the type-approval of vehicles equipped with a spark-ignition engine as regards emissions by the engine of gaseous pollutants, annexed to the Agreement of 20 December 1992. March 1958, concerning the fulfilment of uniform conditions of approval and reciprocal recognition of the approval of equipment and parts of motor vehicles. ( 3 June 1982.) * Denmark. * 9 Dec 1983 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 16, annexed to the Agreement on the fulfilment of uniform conditions of approval and to the mutual recognition of the approval of motor vehicle equipment and parts. Geneva, 20 March 1958. ( 23 November 1972.) * Luxembourg * 2 Mar 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 28, annexed to the Agreement on the fulfilment of uniform conditions of approval and to the mutual recognition of the approval of motor vehicle equipment and parts. Geneva, 20 March 1958. ( 7 August 1973.) * Luxembourg * 2 Mar 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 30 on uniform requirements for the type-approval of tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers, annexed to the Geneva Agreement of 20 March 1958. ( 7 October 1983.) * Hungary * 26 Jan 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 37 on uniform requirements for the approval of filament lamps intended for use in lamps approved in motor vehicles and their trailers. ( 20 February 1980 and 17 September 1983.) * Yugoslavia. * 22 Feb 1982 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 41 on uniform requirements for the type-approval of motorcycles in respect of noise, annexed to the Agreement of 20 March 1958 on the fulfilment of uniform conditions of approval and reciprocal recognition of the approval of equipment and parts of motor vehicles. ( 19 May 1982.) * Hungary * 26 Jan 1984 * Notification of application. *

* Luxembourg * 2 Mar 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 42, annexed to the Agreement of 20 March 1958 on the fulfilment of uniform conditions of approval and the reciprocal recognition of the approval of equipment and parts of motor vehicles, concerns its protective devices (bumper) in front of and behind the vehicles. ( 3 February 1981.) * Romania. * 5 Dec 1983 * Notification of application. *

* Luxembourg * 2 Mar 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 43, annexed to the Geneva Agreement of 20 March 1958. ( 15 February 1984.) * Romania. * 5 Dec 1983 * Notification of application. *

* Hungary * 26 Jan 1984 * Notification of application. *

Regulation No 51 on uniform requirements for the approval of motor vehicles with at least four wheels in respect of noise ( 22 June 1983.) * Romania. * 5 Dec 1983 * Notification of application. *

* Hungary * 26 Jan 1984 * Notification of application. *

* Luxembourg * 2 Mar 1984 * Notification of application. *

What is made public for general knowledge.

Madrid, May 3, 1984. -Technical Secretary General Fernando Perpina-Robert Peyra.