Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 130 / 1978 Coll.
Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Convention on the Registration of Objects Deploying Into Space
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Effective from 26.07.1977
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DECLARATION
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of 4 October 1978
concerning the Convention on the Registration of Objects Deploying Into Space
On 14 January 1975, the Convention on the Registration of Objects launched into Space was opened in New York for signature.
On behalf of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Convention was signed in New York on 5 April 1976.
The President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic ratified the Convention and the instrument of ratification was deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 26 July 1977.
The Convention entered into force on 15 September 1976 on the basis of Article VIII thereof and for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on 26 July 1977.
The Czech translation of the text of the Convention is announced simultaneously.
First Deputy Minister:
Krajčir v. r.
CONVENTION
on the registration of objects released into space
States Parties to this Convention,
RECOGNISING
the common interest of all mankind in the progress of research and use of space for peaceful purposes,
Remembering,
that the Treaty on the principles of State action in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, confirms that the States bear international responsibility for their national activity in space, and refers to the State in whose register the object released into space is entered,
Recalling,
that the Agreement on the assistance of the astronauts, their return and the return of objects released into space provides that the discharge authorities shall, upon request, provide identification data before returning to them an object which has been released into space and found beyond the territorial limits of their jurisdiction,
Recalling,
that the Convention on International Liability for Damage to Space Objects lays down international rules and procedures concerning the Liability of Exiting States for Damage to their Space Objects,
Demanding
in accordance with the Treaty on the principles of State activity in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, to adopt provisions on the national registration of space objects released into space by the issuing States,
Desiring,
to establish and maintain, on a compulsory basis, a central register of objects released into space,
Demanding,
to provide the Contracting States with additional means and procedures to help them identify space objects,
who believe,
that the mandatory system of registration of objects released into space can help identify them and contribute to the use and development of international law governing research and use of space,
agree as follows:
For the purposes of this Convention:
(a) the term "discharging State" means:
(1) a State which releases or provides for the launch of a space object;
(2) the State from whose territory or establishment the space object is released;
(b) the term "space object" includes components of a space object as well as means of transport of the space object and its parts;
(c) the term "State of registration" shall mean the discharging State in whose register the space object is registered in accordance with Article II.
1. Once a space object is launched into orbit around or outside the Earth, the discharging state registers the space object by entering it in the appropriate register that will lead to that purpose. Each discharging State shall inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the establishment of such a register.
2. Where two or more States participate in the launch of a space object, they shall jointly decide which of them shall register the object referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. They shall take into account the provisions of Article VIII of the Treaty on the principles of State activity in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, without, however, prejudicing the relevant agreements concluded or planned between the discharging States on jurisdiction and control of the space object and its crew.
3. The State shall decide on the content of each register and the conditions under which it will be maintained.
(1) The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall keep a Register containing the information provided under Article IV.
2. All data entered in the Register shall be fully and freely accessible.
1. Each State of registration shall provide the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as soon as possible, with the following information on each space object which has been entered in its register:
(a) the name of the issuing State or States;
(b) the appropriate registration mark of the space object or its registration number;
(c) the date and territory or place of release;
(d) basic data on orbit, including:
(1) the period of circulation,
(2) runway inclination,
3) apogea,
(4) perigea;
(e) the general function of the cosmic object.
2. The State of registration may, from time to time, provide the Secretary-General of the United Nations with further information on the space objects entered in its register.
3. The State of Registration shall report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as far as possible and as soon as possible, on the space objects that it has previously submitted information about which it was, but no longer, in orbit around the Earth.
If a space object is launched into orbit around the Earth or has a registration mark or registration number in accordance with Article IV (1) (b) or both, the State shall inform the Secretary General of the registration of that fact when it provides information on that space object in accordance with Article IV. In such a case, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall enter this communication in the Register.
In the event that the application of the provisions of this Convention does not enable a Contracting State to identify a space object which has caused damage to it or to any of its natural or legal persons, or which causes danger or may cause damage, the other Contracting States, in particular those States which have space monitoring and surveillance equipment, to the extent possible, to the direct request of that Contracting State, or requests made on its behalf through the Secretary-General, shall comply with the assistance to identify the space object under fair and reasonable conditions. The Contracting State requesting such assistance shall, as far as possible, forward information on the time, nature and circumstances of the event which led it to submit the application. The conditions and details under which such assistance will be provided shall be agreed by the parties concerned.
1. References to States contained in this Convention, other than Articles VII to XII, shall apply to any international intergovernmental organisation which carries out space activities if the organisation declares that it accepts the rights and obligations foreseen in this Convention and if the majority of the Member States of that organisation are parties to this Convention and the Treaty on the Principles of State Action in the Research and Use of Space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.
2. Member States of each such organisation which is party to this Convention shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that the organisation makes the declaration referred to in the preceding paragraph.
1. This Convention is open for signature to all States at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Any State which does not sign this Convention before it enters into force under paragraph 3 of this Article may accede at any time.
This Convention shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. The instruments of ratification and accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. This Convention shall enter into force between the States which deposited the instruments of ratification after the deposit of the fifth instrument of ratification with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
4. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession will be deposited only after this Convention enters into force, it shall apply from the date on which their instruments of ratification or accession are deposited.
5. The Secretary-General shall immediately inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification or accession to this Convention, the date of its entry into force and other notifications.
Any State Party may propose amendments to this Convention. The amendments shall enter into force for each Contracting State which adopts those amendments from the moment they are adopted by a majority of the Contracting States and thereafter for each other Contracting State from the date on which they are adopted.
Ten years after this Convention enters into force, the question of revision of this Convention will be placed on the provisional agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations in order to assess whether it requires revision in the light of the present implementation of this Convention. However, at any time after the Convention has been in force for five years, at the request of one third of the States Parties to this Convention and with the agreement of a majority of the Contracting States, the Conference of the Contracting States shall convene to revise this Convention. This revision shall take into account the development of the relevant technology including the identification of space objects.
Any State Party may notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations in writing of its denunciation of the Convention one year after it enters into force. This notice shall be valid for one year from the date of receipt of this notification.
This Convention, the English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish versions of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall transmit duly certified copies to all signatories and acceding States.
In evidence of this, the undersigned, having given due authority to their governments, signed this Convention, open for signature in New York on 14 January 1975.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 130 / 1978 Coll., on the Convention on the Registration of Objects Deploying Into Space |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 03.11.1978 |
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| Effective from | 26.07.1977 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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