For the purposes of this Agreement:

A.

The term "Agreement" means this Agreement, including its Schedule and any amendment thereto, but excluding the titles of the Articles, opened for signature by the Governments on August 20, 1971, in Washington, and establishing the Organization International satellite communications;

B.

The terms "space sector" means telecommunications satellites as well as the facilities for tracking, telemetering, remote control, control, monitoring and other associated equipment necessary for the operation of these Satellites;

C.

The term "telecommunication" means any transmission, transmission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds or information of any kind, by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems;

D.

The term "Company" means the entity or private entities established under the law of one or more States to which the space system of the international satellite communications organization is transferred, including the Entities their successor in law;

E.

The words "on a commercial basis" means in accordance with the usual and customary commercial practice of the telecommunications sector;

F.

The term "public telecommunications services" means fixed or mobile telecommunications services which can be provided by satellites and which are accessible for use by the public such as the telephone, telegraph, Telex, facsimile transmission, transmission of data, transmission of broadcasting and television programmes between approved earth stations having access to the space sector of the company for subsequent transmission To the public, as well as leased circuits for any of the uses Above mentioned; these terms exclude mobile services of a category which has not been provided in accordance with the Provisional Agreement and the Special Agreement prior to the opening of the Agreement on signature and which are provided by Mobile stations operating directly with a satellite designed in whole or in part to provide services relating to the safety or control in flight of aircraft, or to air or sea radionavigation;

G.

The terms "Interim Agreement" refer to the Agreement Establishing a Provisional Regime for a Global Satellite Communications System, signed by the Governments in Washington on August 20, 1964 ¹ ;

H.

The terms "vital connection" or "LCO" refer to the obligation assumed by the Company, as set out in the LCO contract, to provide continuous telecommunications services to the LCO client;

I.

"Special Agreement" means the agreement signed on August 20, 1964 ² By Governments or telecommunications organizations designated by Governments, in accordance with the provisions of the Interim Agreement;

J.

The terms "Public Service Agreement" means the legally binding instrument by which the ITSO ensures that the Corporation complies with the Basic Principles;

K.

The term "Fundamental Principles" refers to the principles described in s. III;

L.

The term "common heritage" means the frequency assignments associated with orbital positions in the course of early publication or coordination or registered on behalf of the Parties to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in accordance with the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations, which are transferred to one or more Parties under s. XII;

M.

The terms "global coverage" refer to the maximum geographic coverage of the land to the northernmost parallel and the most southerly parallel visible from satellites deployed at geostationary orbital locations;

N.

The terms "global connectedness" means the means of interconnection offered to customers of the Corporation through the global coverage provided by the Corporation to enable communications within the five regions of the Union International Telecommunication Union, defined by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the International Telecommunication Union, held in Montreux in 1965, and between these regions;

O.

The terms "non-discriminatory access" refer to the opportunity for access to the Corporation's system on an equal and equitable basis;

P.

The term "Party" means a State in respect of which the Agreement has entered into force or is applied provisionally;

Q.

The term "property" includes any element, whatever the nature, in respect of which a right of ownership may be exercised, and any contractual right;

R.

The terms "LCO customers" refer to all customers entitled to benefit and have signed LCO contracts;

S.

The term "administration" means any department or official service responsible for compliance with the obligations of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union, the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union and Of its by-laws.

Taking due account of the principles set out above in the Preamble, the Parties hereby establish the International Satellite Communications Organization, hereinafter referred to as "ITSO".

A. Taking into account the establishment of the Company, the main purpose of the ITSO is to ensure, through the Public Service Agreement, that the Company provides, on a commercial basis, public international telecommunications services, In order to ensure compliance with the Fundamental Principles.

B. The Fundamental Principles are:

I.

To maintain global connectedness and global coverage;

Ii.

To serve its clients with vital connections;

Iii.

Provide non-discriminatory access to the Corporation's system.

The same applies to public international telecommunications services for the purposes of applying s. III:

A.

National public telecommunications services between regions separated by regions which are not under the jurisdiction of the State concerned or between regions separated by the high seas;

B.

National public telecommunications services between regions that are not connected by land-based broadband facilities and that are separated by natural barriers of such exceptional character that they exclude viable creation Land-based broadband facilities between these areas, provided the appropriate authorization has been given.

The ITSO shall take all appropriate measures, including the conclusion of the Agreement on Public Services, to supervise the implementation by the Company of the Fundamental Principles, in particular the principle of non-discriminatory access to the Company's system For existing and future public telecommunications services provided by the Corporation when space sector capacity is available on a commercial basis.

A. The ITSO has legal personality. It has the full capacity to carry out its functions and achieve its objectives, including:

I.

Conclude agreements with States or international organisations;

Ii.

Contract;

Iii.

Acquire and dispose of assets;

Iv.

Legal proceedings.

(b) Each Party shall take any measure necessary within its jurisdiction in order to give effect to the provisions of this Article according to its own right.

A. The ITSO will be funded for the twelve-year period established by s. XXI, thanks to certain financial assets that it will retain at the time of the transfer of the ITSO space system to the Company.

B. In the case where the ITSO continues to exist beyond twelve years, the ITSO obtains funding through the Public Service Agreement.

ITSO comprises the following bodies:

A.

The Assembly of the Parties;

B.

An executive body headed by the Director-General responsible to the Assembly of the Parties.

The Assembly of the Parties shall be composed of all Parties and shall be the principal organ of ITSO.

B. The Assembly of the Parties shall take into account the general policy and long-term objectives of the ITSO.

C. The Assembly of the Parties shall take into account issues of particular interest to the Parties as sovereign States, in particular to ensure that the Company provides, on a commercial basis, public telecommunications services International in order to:

I.

To maintain global connectedness and global coverage;

Ii.

To serve its clients with vital connections;

Iii.

Provide non-discriminatory access to the Corporation's system.

D. The Assembly of the Parties shall have the following functions and powers:

I.

It shall give such instructions as it deems appropriate to the executive body of the ITSO, in particular as regards its examination of the activities of the Society which are directly linked to the Fundamental Principles;

Ii.

It reviews and makes decisions on proposals for amendments to the Agreement in accordance with Art. XV of this Agreement;

Iii.

The Director General shall appoint and remove the Director General in accordance with Art. X;

Iv.

Reviews the reports submitted by the Director-General relating to the Society's compliance with the Fundamental Principles and makes decisions on those reports;

V.

It reviews and, at its discretion, makes decisions on the recommendations of the Director General;

Vi.

It adopts, under the provisions of s. B of art. XIV of the Agreement, decisions concerning the withdrawal of a Party from the ITSO;

Vii.

Adopting decisions on matters relating to official relations between the ITSO and States, whether or not they are Parties, or international organizations;

Viii.

Reviews claims submitted to it by the Parties;

Ix.

It shall examine issues relating to the common heritage of the Parties;

X.

It shall adopt decisions relating to the authorization referred to in the b of Art. IV of the Agreement;

Xi.

It reviews and approves the ITSO budget for any period decided by the Assembly of the Parties;

Xii.

Makes any necessary decisions regarding unforeseen expenditures that may be released from the approved budget;

Xiii.

Appoints a Auditor to review ITSO; expenditures and accounts;

Xiv.

It selects the legal experts referred to in s. 3 of Annex A of the Agreement;

Xv.

It determines the conditions under which the Director-General may initiate arbitration proceedings against the Company under the Public Service Agreement;

Xvi.

It decides on the proposed amendments to the Public Service Agreement;

Xvii.

It exercises any other function under its jurisdiction under any other art. Of the Agreement.

E. The Assembly of the Parties shall meet in ordinary session every two years, beginning no later than twelve months after the transfer of the ITSO space system to the Society. In addition to regular sessions, the Assembly of the Parties may hold special sessions convened at the request of the executive body under the provisions of s. K of art. X, or upon the written request of one or more Parties addressed to the Director General specifying the subject matter of the meeting, subject to acceptance by at least one third of the Parties, including those who have submitted the request. The Assembly of the Parties shall define the conditions under which the Director General may convene an extraordinary session of the Assembly of the Parties.

F. For any session of the Assembly of the Parties, the quorum shall be the representatives of a majority of the Parties. Any decision on a substantive matter shall be adopted by an affirmative vote issued by at least two-thirds of the Parties whose representatives are present and voting. Any decision on a matter of procedure shall be adopted by an affirmative vote by a simple majority of the Parties whose representatives are present and voting. Any dispute as to whether a matter is procedural or substantive shall be settled by a vote by a simple majority of the Parties whose representatives are present and voting.

The Parties shall have the opportunity to vote by proxy or by other means deemed appropriate by the Assembly of the Parties and shall receive the necessary information long enough before the session of the Assembly of the Parties.

G. For any session of the Assembly of the Parties, each Party shall have one vote.

H. The Assembly of the Parties shall adopt its rules of procedure which shall include, inter alia, provisions concerning the election of the President and other members of the Bureau, as well as provisions concerning participation and voting.

I. Each Party shall face its own costs of representation at meetings of the Assembly of the Parties. Expenses related to meetings of the Assembly of the Parties shall be considered as part of the administrative expenditure of the ITSO.

The Executive Body shall be headed by the Director General who shall be directly responsible to the Assembly of the Parties.

B. The Director-General:

I.

Is the senior official of the staff and the legal representative of the ITSO; it is responsible for the execution of all management functions, including the exercise of rights under contracts;

Ii.

Acts in accordance with the instructions and instructions of the Assembly of the Parties;

Iii.

Shall be appointed by the Assembly of the Parties for a term of four years or any other period decided by the Assembly of the Parties. It may be relieved of its functions by a reasoned decision of the Assembly of the Parties. No Director General shall be appointed for more than eight years.

C. The main considerations that must be taken into account for the appointment of the Director-General and the recruitment of other staff members of the executive body should be of such a nature as to ensure the highest standards Of integrity, competence and efficiency, taking into account the potential benefits of recruitment and deployment on a regional and geographically diverse basis. The Director-General and the other members of the staff of the executive body shall refrain from any action incompatible with their responsibilities to ITSO.

D. The Director-General, subject to the guidelines and instructions of the Assembly of the Parties, shall determine the structure, staffing levels and standard terms and conditions of employment of officers and employees and shall appoint the staff of the executive body. The Director General may select consultants and other advisers from the executive body.

E. The Director-General oversees the observance by the Society of the Fundamental Principles.

F. The Director General:

I.

Monitors the Company's compliance with the fundamental principle of serving LCO customers by complying with the LCO contracts;

Ii.

Reviews the decisions made by the Corporation in respect of applications for eligibility to enter into a LCO contract;

Iii.

Assists LCO clients in resolving disputes with the Corporation through the provision of conciliation services;

Iv.

In the event that a LCO client decides to initiate arbitration proceedings against the Company, provides advice on the choice of consultants and arbitrators.

G. The Director General shall report to the Parties on the matters referred to in s. D to f.

H. In accordance with the terms and conditions to be established by the Assembly of the Parties, the Director General may initiate an arbitration procedure against the Corporation under the Public Service Agreement.

I. The Director General shall deal with the Company in accordance with the Public Service Agreement.

J. The Director General, on behalf of the ITSO, shall examine all matters relating to the common heritage of the Parties and shall communicate the views of the Parties to the Notifying Authority (s).

(k) Where the Director-General considers that the fact that a Party has not taken any action under s. C of art. XI has infringed the Company's ability to comply with the Basic Principles, the Director General shall contact the said Party with a view to finding a solution to this situation and may, in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Assembly of the Parties And stipulated in s. E of art. IX, convene an extraordinary session of the Assembly of the Parties.

L. The Assembly of the Parties shall designate a senior official of the executive body to assume the functions of Acting Director-General when the Director-General is absent, unable to perform his or her duties or when his position becomes vacant. The Acting Director General shall have the powers assigned to the Director General under this Agreement. In the event of a vacancy, the Acting Director General shall hold office until the appointment of a Director-General appointed and confirmed, as soon as possible, in accordance with para. Iii of s. B of this article.

The Parties shall exercise their rights and carry out their obligations under the Agreement in a manner that fully respects and promotes the principles set out in the Preamble, the Basic Principles referred to in Art. III and the provisions of the Agreement.

B. All Parties are authorized to attend and participate in all conferences and meetings to which they are entitled to be represented in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, as well as any other meetings organized by ITSO Or under its auspices, in accordance with the provisions of the ITSO for such meetings, regardless of where they are held. The executive body shall ensure that the provisions adopted with the inviting Party for each conference or meeting include a clause on admission to the inviting country and the stay for the duration of the said conference or meeting Representatives of all Parties entitled to attend.

C. The Parties shall, in a transparent, non-discriminatory and neutral manner from the point of view of competition, under the applicable national procedure and relevant international agreements to which they are parties, the measures required For the Society to comply with the Fundamental Principles.

A. The Parties to the ITSO shall maintain the orbital positions and frequency assignments being coordinated or registered on behalf of the Parties to the ITU under the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations, until such time as The notified Notifying Authority (s) has notified the Depositary that it has (a) approved, accepted or ratified this Agreement. The Parties shall select from among the members of ITSO a Party to represent all ITSO Parties to the ITU during the period during which the Parties of the IIT shall retain such assignments.

B. Where the Party is selected under s. A to represent the whole of the Parties during the period during which the ITSO keeps the subpoenas, receives the notification by the Depositary of the approval, acceptance or ratification of this Agreement by a Party selected by The Assembly of the Parties as the Notifying Authority for the Company, it shall transfer the said assignments to the selected Notifying Authority (s).

C. Any Party selected as the Notifying Authority of the Company, under the applicable national procedure:

I.

Authorizes the use of this frequency assignment by the Corporation in a manner that allows for compliance with the Basic Principles;

Ii.

In the event that such use is no longer permitted or if the Company no longer requires the said frequency assignment (s), the said frequency assignment shall be cancelled under the ITU procedures.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a Party selected as a Notifying Authority for the Company ceases to be a member of the ISSO under s. XIV, the said Party shall be bound by all relevant provisions of this Agreement and the ITU Radio Regulations and shall be subject to such provisions until the frequency assignments are transferred to another Party in accordance with ITU procedures.

E. Each Party selected as a Notifying Authority under s. C:

I.

Shall report, at least on an annual basis, to the Director General, on the treatment accorded by the Notifying Authority to the Company, paying particular attention to the respect by that Party of its obligations under Art. XI, c;

Ii.

Requests the opinion of the Director General, on behalf of the ITSO, on the measures required to implement the respect by the Society of Fundamental Principles;

Iii.

Works with the Director General, on behalf of the ITSO, on the potential activities of the notifying Administration (s) in order to expand access to dependent countries;

Iv.

Notifies and consults the Director-General on the coordination of the satellite system with the ITU, which is undertaken on behalf of the Company to ensure the maintenance of global connectivity and service to dependent users;

V.

Conducts consultations with the ITU on the needs of dependent users on satellite communications.

A. The headquarters of the ITSO shall be located in Washington, DC, unless the Assembly of the Parties decides otherwise

B. In the course of the activities authorized by the Agreement, the ITSO and its assets are exempt, by all States party to the Agreement, from any national income tax and national direct tax on property. Each Party undertakes to do the best to ensure that, in accordance with the applicable national procedure, all other income and property tax exemptions, as well as customs duties, are considered desirable. The spirit of the specific nature of the ITSO.

C. Any Party other than the Party in whose territory the headquarters of the ITSO is situated or, as the case may be, the Party in whose territory the headquarters of the ITSO is located, shall accord, in accordance with the Protocol or the Headquarters Agreement referred to in This paragraph, the privileges, exemptions and immunities necessary for the ITSO, its officers, the other categories of its personnel specified in the said Protocol and the Headquarters Agreement, the Parties and the representatives of the Parties. In particular, any Party shall accord to the persons referred to above to the extent and in the cases to be provided for in the Headquarters Agreement and the Protocol referred to in this paragraph, immunity from jurisdiction for acts performed, written or Statements made in the course of their duties and within the limits of their duties. The Party in whose territory the headquarters of the ITSO is located shall conclude, as soon as possible, a Headquarters Agreement with the ITSO on privileges, exemptions and immunities. The other Parties shall conclude, as soon as possible, a Protocol on Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities. The Headquarters Agreement and the Protocol shall be independent of the Agreement and each of them shall provide for the conditions under which it shall terminate.

A.

I. Any Party may voluntarily withdraw from the ITSO. The withdrawing Party shall notify the Depositary in writing of its decision.

Ii.

The notification of the decision to withdraw a Party under the provisions of para. This paragraph shall be transmitted by the Depositary to all Parties and to the executive body.

Iii.

Subject to the provisions of subs. D of art. XII, voluntary withdrawal, notified in accordance with the provisions of para. E of this paragraph, shall take effect, and this Agreement shall cease to be in force in respect of the withdrawing Party, three months after the date of receipt of the notification.

B.

I. If a Party appears to have failed to fulfil any of its obligations under the Agreement, the Assembly of the Parties, after receiving a notification to that effect or acting on its own initiative and after considering all Observation submitted by the said Party may decide, if it finds that there has been a breach of an obligation, that the Party is deemed to have withdrawn from the ITSO. From the date of such decision, the Agreement shall cease to be in force in respect of the Party. The Assembly of the Parties may be convened in extraordinary session for this purpose.

Ii.

If the Assembly of the Parties decides that a Party is deemed to have withdrawn from the ITSO in accordance with the provisions of para. In this paragraph, the Executive Body shall notify the Depositary, which shall transmit the notification to all Parties.

C. Upon receipt by the Depositary or the executive body, as the case may be, of the notification of a withdrawal decision in accordance with the provisions of para. I from s. Under this Article, the Party which notifies it shall cease to have any right of representation and vote in the Assembly of the Parties, whatever it may be, and it shall not assume any obligation or responsibility after the receipt of the notification.

D. If the Assembly of the Parties decides, in accordance with para. B of this Article, that a Party is deemed to have withdrawn from the ITSO, the Party shall not assume any obligation or liability after the said decision.

E. No Party shall withdraw from the ITSO as a direct result of any change in the status of that Party vis-vis the United Nations or the International Telecommunication Union.

A. Any Party may propose amendments to this Agreement. Proposals for amendments shall be transmitted to the executive body, which shall circulate them as soon as possible to all Parties.

B. The Assembly of the Parties shall consider any proposed amendment at the ordinary session following the distribution of the proposal by the executive body or at a special session previously convened in accordance with the procedures of Art. IX of the Agreement, provided that the proposed amendment is circulated by the Executive Body ninety days at least before the opening date of the session. The Assembly of the Parties shall consider all views and recommendations concerning a proposed amendment transmitted to it by the Meeting of the Signatories or the Board of Governors.

C. The Assembly of the Parties shall take a decision on any proposed amendment in accordance with the quorum and voting rules laid down in Art. IX of the Agreement. It may amend any proposed amendment circulated in accordance with paragraph (a). B of this Article, and take a decision on any amendment proposal which has not been circulated in accordance with that paragraph but resulting directly from a proposed amendment thus distributed.

D. An amendment approved by the Assembly of the Parties shall enter into force in accordance with the provisions of s. E of this art. After receipt by the Depositary of the notification of approval, acceptance or ratification of the amendment by two thirds of the States Parties at the date on which the amendment was approved by the Assembly of the Parties.

E. The Depositary shall notify all Parties, upon receipt, of the acceptances, approvals or ratifications required under s. D of this Article for the entry into force of an amendment. Ninety days after the date of such notification, the said amendment shall enter into force with respect to all Parties, including those that have not accepted, approved, or ratified, and which have not withdrawn from the ITSO.

F. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of s. D and e of this Article, no amendment shall enter into force less than eight months after the date of its approval by the Assembly of the Parties. ¹

A. Any legal dispute between the Parties or between the ITSO and one or more Parties and relating to the rights and obligations arising out of the Agreement shall be submitted, if it has not been otherwise resolved within a reasonable time, to arbitration In accordance with Annex A of the Agreement.

B. Any legal dispute relating to the rights and obligations arising under the Agreement between a Party and a State which has ceased to be a Party, or between the ITSO and a State which has ceased to be a Party, and which occurs after the State has ceased to be a Party Party, shall be referred to arbitration if it has not been otherwise resolved within a reasonable period of time. Such arbitration shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Annex A of the Agreement, if the State which has ceased to be a Party consents. If a State ceases to be a Party after submission to arbitration of a dispute to which it has participated in accordance with subs. (a) of this Article, the arbitral proceedings shall continue until its conclusion.

C. Any legal dispute arising out of agreements between the ITSO and any Party shall be subject to the dispute settlement provisions contained in those agreements. In the absence of such provisions, such disputes, if they are not otherwise resolved, may be referred to arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Annex A of the Agreement if the parties to the dispute agree.

A. This Agreement shall be open for signature, in Washington, from 20 August 1971 until its entry into force or until the expiration of a period of nine months, depending on whether one or the other period will be the first to be carried out:

I.

The Government of any State Party to the Interim Agreement;

Ii.

Government of any other Member State of the United Nations or of the International Telecommunication Union.

B. Any Government which signs this Agreement may do so without its signature being subject to ratification, acceptance or approval or by accompanying its signature of a declaration indicating that it is subject to ratification, acceptance or Approval.

C. Any State referred to in paragraph 1. A of this Article may accede to this Agreement after it has ceased to be open for signature.

D. No reservations may be made to this Agreement.

A. This Agreement shall enter into force sixty days after the date on which it was signed, without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval, or sixty days after the date on which it was ratified, accepted, approved or acceded to by the two Third of the States which were parties to the Interim Agreement when this Agreement was opened for signature provided that in those two-thirds of the States Parties to the Interim Agreement were included in the Interim Agreement which then held at least two-thirds of the shares in Under the Special Agreement.

Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Agreement shall not enter into force in any case less than eight months or more than eighteen months after the date on which it was opened for signature.

B. Where an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession is deposited by a State after the date of entry into force of the Agreement in accordance with the provisions of par. Under this Article, the Agreement shall enter into force in respect of that State on the date of filing.

C. As soon as it enters into force in accordance with the provisions of s. In this Article, the Agreement may be applied provisionally in respect of any State which has been signed by the Government, subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, if it so requests at the time of signature or thereafter at all Prior to the coming into force of the Agreement. The provisional application ceases:

I.

The deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the Agreement by the Government;

Ii.

The expiration of the two-year period following the date of entry into force of the Agreement, if it has not been ratified, accepted or approved by the Government;

Iii.

Either on notification by the Government, before the expiry of the period referred to in para. Ii of this paragraph, of its decision not to ratify, accept or approve the Agreement.

If the provisional application ceases under para. Ii or para. Iii of this paragraph, the provisions of subs. C of art. XIV of the Agreement shall govern the rights and obligations of the Party.

D. Upon entry into force, the Agreement replaces and terminates the Interim Agreement.

The official and working languages of the ITSO are English, Spanish and French.

B. The rules of procedure of the executive body shall provide for the prompt distribution to all Parties of copies of all documents of the ITSO in accordance with their requests.

C. In accordance with the provisions of Resolution 1721 (XVI) of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the executive body shall provide information to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the specialized agencies concerned an annual report On the activities of the ITSO.

The Government of the United States of America is the Depositary of the Agreement, with which the declarations under subs. B of art. Article XVII of the Agreement, instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, applications for provisional application, and notifications of ratification, acceptance or approval of amendments, decisions of Withdrawal of the ITSO or decisions to terminate the application on a provisional basis of the Agreement.

(b) This Agreement, of which the English, Spanish and French texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Depositary. It shall transmit certified copies of the text of this Agreement to all Governments which have signed or have deposited their instruments of accession, as well as to the International Telecommunication Union, and shall notify all These Governments, as well as the International Telecommunication Union, the signatures, declarations under subs. B of art. XVII of the Agreement, the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, applications for provisional application, the beginning of the sixty-day period referred to in subs. A of art. XVIII of the Agreement, the entry into force of the Agreement, notifications of ratification, acceptance or approval of amendments, entry into force of amendments, decisions to withdraw ITSO, withdrawals, and decisions of Terminate the provisional application of the Agreement. The notification of the beginning of the sixty-day period shall be made on the first day of that period.

C. Upon the entry into force of this Agreement, the Depositary shall register the Depositary with the United Nations Secretariat in accordance with Art. 102 of the United Nations Charter.

This Agreement shall remain in force for at least 12 years from the date of the transfer of the ITSO space system to the Company. The Assembly of the Parties may terminate this Agreement from the twelfth anniversary of the date of the transfer of the ITSO space system to the Corporation by a vote of the Parties pursuant to s. F of art. IX. Such a decision is considered to be a matter of substance.

In witness whereof, The respective Plenipotentiaries, meeting in Washington, having submitted their full powers recognized in good and due form, have signed this Agreement.

Dated at Washington on the twentieth day of the month of August mil nine hundred and seventy-one.

(Suivent signatures)