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2. Agreement governing the activities of States on the moon and other celestial bodies

New York, 5 December 1979

 

Entry into force: 11 July 1984, in accordance with article 19 (3).
Registration: 11 July 1984, No. 23002.
Status: Signatories: 11 ,Parties: 9.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1363, p. 3; and depositary notification C.N.107.1981.TREATIES-2 of 27 May 1981 [procès-verbal of rectification of the English authentic text of article 5 (1)]. 

Note: The Agreement was adopted by resolution 34-681of the General Assembly of the United Nations dated 5 December 1979. It was opened for signature on 18 December 1979.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Participant  Signature  Ratification, Accession (a) 
Australia    7 Jul 1986 a 
Austria  21 May 1980  11 Jun 1984 
Chile  3 Jan 1980  12 Nov 1981 
France  29 Jan 1980   
Guatemala  20 Nov 1980   
India  18 Jan 1982   
Mexico    11 Oct 1991 a 
Morocco  25 Jul 1980  21 Jan 1993 
Netherlands2  27 Jan 1981  17 Feb 1983 
Pakistan    27 Feb 1986 a 
Peru  23 Jun 1981   
Philippines  23 Apr 1980  26 May 1981 
Romania  17 Apr 1980   
Uruguay  1 Jun 1981  9 Nov 1981 
 

 

DECLARATIONS


Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon ratification or accession.)

France

Upon signature: Interpretative statement:

France is of the view that the provisions of article 3, paragraph 2, of the Agreement relating to the use or threat of force cannot be construed as anything other than a reaffirmation, for the purposes of the field of endeavour covered by the Agreement, of the principle of the prohibition of the threat or use of force, which States are obliged to observe in their international relations, as set forth in the United Nations Charter.

 

 

NOTES


1. Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 46 (A-34-46), p. 77.


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