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1. Convention on registration of objects launched into outer space

New York, 12 November 1974

 

Entry into force: 15 September 1976, in accordance with article VIII (3).
Registration: 15 September 1976, No. 15020.
Status: Signatories: 25 ,Parties: 42.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1023, p. 15.  

Note: The Convention was adopted by resolution 3235 (XXIX)1 of the General Assembly dated 12 November 1974, pursuant to resolution 3182 (XXVIII)2 dated 18 December 1973 and taking into account the report of the Committee on the Pacific Uses of Outer Space. The Convention was opened for signature on 14 January 1975.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Ratification, Accession (a), Succession (d) 
Antigua and Barbuda    13 Dec 1988 d 
Argentina  26 Mar 1975  5 May 1993 
Australia    11 Mar 1986 a 
Austria  14 Oct 1975  6 Mar 1980 
Belarus  30 Jun 1975  26 Jan 1978 
Belgium  19 Mar 1975  24 Feb 1977 
Bulgaria  4 Feb 1976  11 May 1976 
Burundi  13 Nov 1975   
Canada  14 Feb 1975  4 Aug 1976 
Chile    17 Sep 1981 a 
China3    12 Dec 1988 a 
Cuba    10 Apr 1978 a 
Cyprus    6 Jul 1978 a 
Czech Republic4    22 Feb 1993 d 
Denmark  12 Dec 1975  1 Apr 1977 
France  14 Jan 1975  17 Dec 1975 
Germany5,6  2 Mar 1976  16 Oct 1979 
Hungary  13 Oct 1975  26 Oct 1977 
India    18 Jan 1982 a 
Indonesia    16 Jul 1997 a 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  27 May 1975   
Japan    20 Jun 1983 a 
Liechtenstein    26 Feb 1999 a 
Mexico  19 Dec 1975  1 Mar 1977 
Mongolia  30 Oct 1975  10 Apr 1985 
Netherlands7    26 Jan 1981 a 
Nicaragua  13 May 1975   
Niger  5 Aug 1976  22 Dec 1976 
Norway    28 Jun 1995 a 
Pakistan  1 Dec 1975  27 Feb 1986 
Peru    21 Mar 1979 a 
Poland  4 Dec 1975  22 Nov 1978 
Republic of Korea    14 Oct 1981 a 
Russian Federation  17 Jun 1975  13 Jan 1978 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    27 Apr 1999 d 
Seychelles    28 Dec 1977 a 
Singapore  31 Aug 1976   
Slovakia4    28 May 1993 d 
Spain    20 Dec 1978 a 
Sweden  9 Jun 1976  9 Jun 1976 
Switzerland  14 Apr 1975  15 Feb 1978 
Ukraine  11 Jul 1975  14 Sep 1977 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  6 May 1975  30 Mar 1978 
United States of America  24 Jan 1975  15 Sep 1976 
Uruguay    18 Aug 1977 a 
Yugoslavia    24 Feb 1978 a 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Organizations having declared acceptance of the rights and obligations of the Convention (article VII)

Organization  Date of receipt of the notification 
European Space Agency   2 Jan 1979 
European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites   10 Jul 1997 

Territorial Application

Participant  Date of receipt of the notification  Territories 
United Kingdom3  30 Mar 1978  Associated States (Antigua, Dominica, St. Kitts Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent). Territories under the territorial sovereignty of the United Kingdom, Solomon Islands, the State of Brunei 
 

 

NOTES

1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 31 (A-9631), p. 16.

2. Ibid., Supplement No. 30 (A-9030), p. 19.

3. On 6 and 10 June 1997, respectively, the Governments of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General of the following:

[Same notifications as those made under note 4 in chapter IV.1.]

4. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 5 April 1976 and 26 July 1977, respectively. See also note 11 in chapter I.2.

5. The German Democratic Republic had signed and ratified the Convention on 27 August 1975 and 12 May 1977, respectively. See also note 14 in chapter I.2.

6. In a communication accompanying the instrument of ratification, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany declared that the said Convention shall also apply to Berlin (West) with effect from the date on which it enters into force for the Federal Republic of Germany.

See also note 5 above.

7. For the Kingdom in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles. See also note 8 in chapter I.1.