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The Contracting Parties,
Noting the importance of the Treaty 2 On the principles governing the activities of States in the exploration and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, which provides that all possible assistance will be loaned to the astronauts in case Accident, distress or forced landing, that the return of the astronauts will be carried out promptly and safely, and that the objects launched into outer space will be returned,
Desiring to further develop and materialize these obligations,
Wishing to promote international cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space,
Animated by feelings of humanity,
Have agreed as follows;
Each Contracting Party that learns or finds that the crew of a spacecraft has been the victim of an accident, or is in distress, or has made a forced or involuntary landing in a territory within its jurisdiction or a landing Forced on the high seas, or landed in any other place which does not fall within the jurisdiction of a State,
In the event that, as a result of an accident, distress or forced or involuntary landing, the crew of a spacecraft lands in a territory within the jurisdiction of a Contracting Party, the latter shall immediately take all of the Possible measures to ensure the rescue and provide all necessary assistance. It shall inform the launching authority and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the measures it takes and the progress made. If the assistance of the launching authority may facilitate a prompt rescue or make a significant contribution to the effectiveness of search and rescue operations, the launching authority shall cooperate with the Contracting Party in order to ensure that such operations Search and rescue are conducted effectively. These operations will take place under the direction and control of the Contracting Party, which will act in close and continuous consultation with the launching authority.
If one finds or finds that the crew of a spacecraft has amerri on the high seas or has landed in any other place which does not fall within the jurisdiction of a State, the Contracting Parties which are in a position to do so will provide their assistance, If necessary, for search and rescue operations of this crew in order to ensure its prompt rescue. They shall inform the launching authority and the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the measures they take and the progress made.
In the event that, as a result of an accident, distress or landing or forced or involuntary landing, the crew of a spacecraft lands in a territory within the jurisdiction of a Contracting Party or found on the high seas Or in any other place which does not fall within the jurisdiction of a State, it shall be delivered promptly and in the right conditions to the representatives of the launching authority.
(1) Each Contracting Party that learns or finds that a space object or components thereof have fallen on the Earth in a territory within its jurisdiction, or on the high seas, or in any other place not covered by the Jurisdiction of a State shall inform the launching authority and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
(2) Each Contracting Party which exercises its jurisdiction in the territory on which a space object has been discovered or of the constituent elements of that object shall, on the request of the launching authority and with the assistance of that authority, take It is requested, the measures it deems possible to recover the object or its constituent elements.
3. On the request of the launching authority, objects launched into outer space or the constituent elements of those objects found beyond the territorial limits of the launching authority shall be given to the representatives of the authority The said authority to provide, upon request, identification data on request before the objects are returned to it.
4. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 2 and 3 of this Article, any Contracting Party which has reason to believe that a space object or components of the said object which have been discovered in a territory within its jurisdiction or which it has recovered in any other place Are, by their nature, dangerous or harmful, may inform the launching authority, which shall immediately take effective measures, under the direction and control of the said Contracting Party, in order to eliminate any possible harm.
5. The expenditure incurred to fulfil the obligations concerning the recovery and return of a space object or elements of that object in accordance with the provisions of s. 2 and 3 of this article shall be the responsibility of the launching authority.
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "launching authorities" refers to the State responsible for the launch, or, if an international intergovernmental organization is responsible for the launch, the said organization, provided that it declares its acceptance of the Rights and obligations provided for in this Agreement and that a majority of the member States of that Organization are Contracting Parties to this Agreement and to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Field of Exploration and Use of outer space, including the Moon and other bodies Celestial.
(1) This Agreement shall be open for signature by all States. Any State which has not signed this Agreement before its entry into force in accordance with paragraph 1. 3 of this article may accede to it at any time.
2. This Agreement shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. Instruments of ratification and instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which are Designated as depositary governments.
3. This Agreement shall enter into force when five Governments, including those designated as depositary governments under this Agreement, have deposited their instruments of ratification.
(4) For States whose instruments of ratification or accession shall be deposited after the entry into force of this Agreement, this Agreement shall take effect on the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession.
Depositary Governments shall promptly inform all States which have signed or acceded to this Agreement of the date of each signature, of the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification of this Agreement or of accession to this Agreement. Agreement, the date of entry into force of the Agreement and any other communication.
(6) This Agreement shall be registered by the Depositary Governments in accordance with Art. 102 of the United Nations Charter 1 .
Any State Party to this Agreement may propose amendments to the Agreement. The amendments shall take effect in respect of each State Party to the Agreement accepting the amendments as soon as they have been accepted by the majority of the States Parties to the Agreement, and thereafter, for each of the other States Parties to the Agreement, on the date Its acceptance of the said amendments.
Any State Party to the Agreement may notify the Depositary Governments in writing of its withdrawal from the Agreement one year after its entry into force. Such withdrawal shall take effect one year after the day on which the said notification has been received.
This Agreement, of which the English, Russian, Spanish, French and Chinese texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Depositary Governments. Certified copies of this Agreement shall be sent by the Depositary Governments to the Governments of the States that have signed or acceded to the Agreement.
In witness whereof, The undersigned, to that duly authorized, have signed this Agreement.
Done in three copies, in Washington, London and Moscow, the twenty-two April of April, nine hundred and sixty.
States Parties |
Ratification 4 Accession (A) Declaration of succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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South Africa |
24 September |
1969 |
24 September |
1969 |
|
25 June |
1975 |
31 December |
1975 |
Germany |
17 February |
1972 |
17 February |
1972 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
26 December |
1988 S |
1 Er November |
1981 |
Argentina |
26 March |
1969 |
26 March |
1969 |
Australia |
18 March |
1986 |
18 March |
1986 |
Austria |
19 February |
1970 |
19 February |
1970 |
Bahamas |
August 11 |
1976 S |
10 July |
1973 |
Barbados |
20 February |
1969 A |
20 February |
1969 |
Belarus |
2 December |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
Belgium |
15 April |
1977 |
15 April |
1977 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
August 15 |
1994 S |
6 March |
1992 |
Botswana |
10 April |
1969 A |
10 April |
1969 |
Brazil |
February 27 |
1973 A |
February 27 |
1973 |
Bulgaria |
2 April |
1969 |
2 April |
1969 |
Cameroon |
10 January |
1969 |
10 January |
1969 |
Canada |
20 February |
1975 |
20 February |
1975 |
Chile |
8 October |
1981 |
8 October |
1981 |
China |
20 December |
1988 A |
20 December |
1988 |
Hong Kong A |
3 June |
1997 |
1 Er July |
1997 |
Macao B |
13 October |
1999 |
20 December |
1999 |
Cyprus |
17 December |
1970 |
17 December |
1970 |
Korea (South) |
April 4 |
1969 |
April 4 |
1969 |
Cuba |
3 April |
1984 A |
3 April |
1984 |
Denmark |
6 May |
1969 |
6 May |
1969 |
Egypt |
11 December |
1968 |
11 December |
1968 |
El Salvador |
19 February |
1970 |
19 February |
1970 |
Ecuador |
7 March |
1969 |
7 March |
1969 |
Spain |
26 February |
2001 A |
26 February |
2001 |
United States |
3 December |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Declaration of succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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EUMETSAT |
19 December |
2005 |
19 December |
2005 |
Fiji |
July 14 |
1972 S |
10 October |
1970 |
Finland |
10 September |
1970 |
10 September |
1970 |
France |
31 December |
1975 A |
31 December |
1975 |
Gabon |
2 April |
1969 A |
2 April |
1969 |
Gambia |
26 July |
1968 A |
3 December |
1968 |
Greece |
7 July |
1975 |
7 July |
1975 |
Guinea-Bissau |
14 October |
1976 A |
14 October |
1976 |
Guyana |
30 May |
1969 |
30 May |
1969 |
Hungary * * |
4 June |
1969 |
4 June |
1969 |
India |
July 9 |
1979 A |
July 9 |
1979 |
Indonesia |
27 June |
1999 A |
27 June |
1999 |
Iran |
21 December |
1970 |
21 December |
1970 |
Iraq |
12 March |
1970 A |
12 March |
1970 |
Ireland |
29 August |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
Iceland |
4 December |
1969 |
4 December |
1969 |
Israel |
19 December |
1969 |
19 December |
1969 |
Italy |
March 31 |
1978 |
March 31 |
1978 |
Japan |
20 June |
1983 A |
20 June |
1983 |
Kazakhstan |
July 11 |
1998 A |
July 11 |
1998 |
Kuwait * |
7 June |
1972 A |
7 June |
1972 |
Laos |
27 November |
1972 |
27 November |
1972 |
Lebanon |
March 31 |
1969 |
March 31 |
1969 |
Libya |
10 December |
2009 A |
10 December |
2009 |
Madagascar |
February 11 |
1969 |
February 11 |
1969 |
Maldives |
3 April |
1970 |
3 April |
1970 |
Morocco |
20 November |
1970 |
20 November |
1970 |
Mauritius |
April 16 |
1969 A |
April 16 |
1969 |
Mexico |
March 11 |
1969 |
March 11 |
1969 |
Mongolia * * |
31 January |
1969 |
31 January |
1969 |
Montenegro |
9 January |
2007 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Nepal |
July 11 |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
Niger |
15 January |
1969 |
15 January |
1969 |
Nigeria |
26 February |
1973 |
26 February |
1973 |
Norway |
20 April |
1970 |
20 April |
1970 |
New Zealand |
July 8 |
1969 |
July 8 |
1969 |
Pakistan |
17 October |
1973 A |
17 October |
1973 |
Papua New Guinea |
27 October |
1980 A |
27 October |
1980 |
Netherlands |
17 February |
1981 |
17 February |
1981 |
Netherlands Antilles |
17 February |
1981 |
17 February |
1981 |
Aruba |
20 December |
1985 |
1 Er January |
1986 |
Peru |
21 March |
1979 A |
21 March |
1979 |
Poland |
February 14 |
1969 |
February 14 |
1969 |
Portugal |
25 March |
1970 |
25 March |
1970 |
Czech Republic |
29 September |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Romania * |
28 June |
1971 |
28 June |
1971 |
United Kingdom |
3 December |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
Anguilla |
3 December |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
Territories under the territorial sovereignty of the United Kingdom |
3 December |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
Russia |
3 December |
1968 |
3 December |
1968 |
San Marino |
10 August |
1970 |
10 August |
1970 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
13 May |
1999 S |
3 December |
1968 |
Serbia |
April 27 |
1992 S |
1 Er March |
1971 |
Seychelles |
5 January |
1978 A |
5 January |
1978 |
Singapore |
10 September |
1976 A |
10 September |
1976 |
Slovenia |
27 May |
1992 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Sweden |
July 21 |
1969 A |
July 21 |
1969 |
Switzerland |
18 December |
1969 |
18 December |
1969 |
Swaziland |
9 June |
1969 A |
9 June |
1969 |
Syria |
August 14 |
1969 |
August 14 |
1969 |
Thailand |
26 May |
1969 A |
26 May |
1969 |
Tonga |
22 June |
1971 S |
4 June |
1970 |
Tunisia |
10 February |
1971 |
10 February |
1971 |
Turkey |
6 December |
2006 |
6 December |
2006 |
Ukraine |
16 January |
1969 |
16 January |
1969 |
Uruguay |
25 February |
1969 |
25 February |
1969 |
Zambia |
August 20 |
1973 A |
August 20 |
1973 |
* |
Reservations and declarations. |
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** |
Objections. Reservations, declarations and objections are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be found at the United Nations Internet site: http://untreaty.un.org/ or obtained from the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), International Treaty Section, 3003 Berne. |
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A |
Dec 3. From 1968 to 30 June 1997, the conv. Was applicable in Hong Kong on the basis of a territorial extension of the United Kingdom. From 1 Er July 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. By virtue of the Chinese declaration of 6 June 1997, the conv. Is also applicable to the Hong Kong SAR from 1 Er July 1997. |
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B |
From 25 March 1970 to 19 Dec. 1999, the Conv. Was applicable to Macao on the basis of a declaration of territorial extension of Portugal. From Dec 20. 1999, Macao became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. By virtue of the Chinese declaration of Dec. 1999, the conv. Is also applicable to the Macao SAR from 20 Dec. 1999. |
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1 RO 1970 89
2 RS 0.790
3 A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (http://www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).
4 Instruments of ratification or accession or declarations of succession shall be deposited with the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation, either simultaneously or at different dates, or only with One or more of the above-mentioned Governments. The dates in this list are those relating to the first ratification, accession or declaration of succession.