Decree of the Minister of Foreign Affairs No. 40 / 1968 Coll.
Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Treaty on the Principles of State Activities in the Research and Use of Space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies
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Effective from 10.10.1967
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DECLARATION
Minister for Foreign Affairs
of 7 February 1968
on the Treaty on the principles of State action in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies
A Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 19 December 1966 adopted a Treaty on the principles of State action in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.
On behalf of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, the Treaty was signed in Moscow, Washington and London on 27 January 1967.
The Treaty was approved by the National Assembly and ratified by the President of the Republic. The instruments of ratification were deposited with the depositories of the Treaty, the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 18 May 1967, the Government of the United States of America on 22 May 1967 and the Government of the United Kingdom on 11 May 1967.
The Treaty entered into force on 10 October 1967 on the basis of Article XIV (3) and entered into force on that date for the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
The Czech translation of the Treaty is announced simultaneously.
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TREATY
on the principles of State action in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies
Contracting States
inspired by the great possibilities that opened up to humanity by man entering space,
recognising the common interest of all mankind in the progress of research and use of space for peaceful purposes,
convinced that space research and exploitation should be carried out for the benefit of all nations, regardless of their degree of economic or scientific development,
Desiring to contribute to broad international cooperation on the scientific and legal aspects of research and use of space for peaceful purposes,
convinced that this cooperation will contribute to the development of mutual understanding and to the consolidation of friendly relations between states and nations,
Recalling Resolution 1962 (XVIII) entitled "Declaration of the legal principles of State action in the research and exploitation of space ', which was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 December 1963,
Recalling Resolution 1884 (XVIII) inviting States to refrain from orbiting the Earth of any object carrying nuclear weapons or any other type of weapons of mass destruction, or the introduction of such weapons on celestial bodies, which was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 17 October 1963,
Having regard to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 110 (II) of 3 November 1947 condemning propaganda aimed at, or likely to promote, the threat of peace, violation of peace or act of aggression, and bearing in mind that that resolution also applies to space;
Convinced that the Treaty on the Principles of State Action in the Research and Use of Space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, will further develop the objectives and principles of the United Nations Charter,
agree on the following:
Research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, are carried out for the benefit and interest of all countries, regardless of their degree of economic and scientific development, and belongs to all mankind.
Space space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is free for research and exploitation by all states without discrimination, on the basis of equality and under international law and all areas of celestial bodies are freely accessible.
In space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, freedom of scientific research must be made easier, and states facilitate and assist international cooperation in such research.
Cosmic space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, cannot be claimed by individual states by declarations of sovereignty, use, occupation or any other way.
The Contracting States shall carry out activities in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies under international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, in order to maintain international peace and security and to develop international cooperation and understanding.
Contracting States undertake not to position in orbit around Earth no objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kind of weapons of mass destruction, do not introduce these weapons into celestial bodies and do not deploy these weapons in any other way in space.
The moon and other celestial bodies are used by all Contracting States solely for peaceful purposes. On celestial bodies it is prohibited to build military bases, facilities and fortifications, test any weapons and perform military maneuvers. The use of military personnel for scientific research and any other peaceful purposes shall not be prohibited. The use of any equipment or equipment necessary for the peaceful research of the Moon and other celestial bodies is also not prohibited.
The Contracting States shall consider the astronauts as ambassadors of mankind in space and shall provide them with all possible assistance in the event of an accident, distress or emergency landing in the territory of another Contracting State or on the high seas. If the astronauts land in this manner, they shall be transported safely and quickly to the State in whose register the spacecraft is registered.
When carrying out activities in space and celestial bodies, the astronauts of one Contracting State shall provide all possible assistance to the cosmos of the other Contracting States.
The Contracting States shall immediately inform the other Contracting States or the Secretary-General of the United Nations of any phenomena detected in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, which could be dangerous to the life or health of the astronauts.
The Contracting States shall bear international responsibility for national activities in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, whether carried out by governmental organisations or non-governmental institutions, and for national activities being carried out in accordance with the provisions contained in this Treaty. The activities of non-governmental institutions in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be permitted and permanently controlled by the relevant Contracting State. Where an activity in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is carried out by international organisations, both the international organisation and the Contracting States that are members of that organisation shall be responsible for compliance with this Treaty.
Any Contracting State which releases or provides for the discharge of objects into space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and any Contracting State from whose territory or installation the object is removed, shall be internationally responsible for the damage caused by such objects or their components to another Contracting Party or to its natural or legal persons on Earth, in airspace or in space including the Moon and other celestial bodies.
The Contracting State in whose registry an object released into space is registered shall retain jurisdiction and control over that object and its entire crew for as long as it is in space or on a celestial body. The ownership of objects and their components released into space, including objects that have landed or have been constructed on a celestial body, is not affected by their residence in space or on a celestial body or their return to Earth. Such objects or components found outside the limits of the Contracting State in whose register they are registered shall be returned to that Contracting State, which shall, however, previously provide identification information on request.
In the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, the Contracting States shall follow the principle of cooperation and mutual assistance and shall carry out all their activities in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, having due regard to the similar interests of all other Contracting States. The Contracting States shall conduct studies of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and their research in such a way as to prevent their harmful infestation, as well as undesirable changes in the vicinity of the Earth, which could result in the transfer of extraterrestrial matter and, if necessary, take appropriate action against it. If a Contracting State has reasonable concerns that the activity or experiment which it is preparing or prepared by its nationals in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, could be detrimental to the activities of other Contracting States in the peaceful research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, it shall carry out the necessary international consultations before commencing any such activity or experiment. A Contracting State which has reasonable concerns that an activity or experiment prepared by another Contracting State in space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, could be harmful to the activity of peaceful research and use of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, may require consultations on such an activity or experiment.
In order to promote international cooperation in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, in line with the objectives of this Treaty, the Contracting States shall, on the basis of equality, assess all requests from other Contracting States to grant the possibility of observing the flight of space objects launched by those States.
The nature of such a possibility of observation and the conditions under which such possibility may be granted shall be determined by agreement between the Member States concerned.
In order to promote international cooperation in peaceful research and use of space, the Contracting States carrying out space activities, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, agree to inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as well as the public and the international scientific community as quickly as possible, on the nature, implementation, place and results of this activity. The Secretary-General of the United Nations will immediately and effectively disseminate the information received.
All stations, equipment, equipment and spacecraft on the Moon and other celestial bodies shall be freely accessible to representatives of the other Contracting Parties on a reciprocal basis. These representatives shall notify the planned visit in advance within a reasonable time, so that the necessary consultations can be conducted and maximum measures taken to ensure safety and to avoid disrupting the normal operation of the equipment to be visited.
The provisions of this Treaty shall apply to the activities of the Contracting States in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, whether that activity is carried out by the Contracting State individually or jointly with other Contracting States, including where such activities are carried out within the framework of international governmental organisations.
All practical issues arising from activities carried out by international governmental organisations in the research and exploitation of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be addressed by the Contracting States either with the relevant international organisation or with one or more States that are members of that international organisation and the Parties to this Treaty.
1. This Treaty shall be open for signature by all States. Any State which does not sign this Treaty before it enters into force under paragraph 3 of this Article may accede at any time.
2. This Treaty shall be subject to ratification by the signatory States. The instruments of ratification and accession will be deposited with the governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America, which are thus established as depository governments.
3. This Treaty shall enter into force after the deposit of the instruments of ratification by five governments, including those provided for in this Treaty as depository governments.
4. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession will be deposited only after this Treaty enters into force, the Treaty shall apply from the date of deposit of the instruments of ratification or accession.
5. The Depositary Governments shall immediately inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification and of access to this Treaty, the date of entry into force of this Treaty and other notifications.
6. This Treaty shall be registered by depository governments in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.
Any Contracting State may propose amendments to this Treaty. They shall become valid for each Contracting State which adopts them, 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.
Each Contracting State may notify the Depositary Governments in writing of the termination of the contract one year after it enters into force. This statement shall be valid for one year from the date of receipt of the written notification.
This Treaty, the Russian, Chinese, English, French and Spanish texts of which are authentic, will be deposited in archives with depository governments. The appropriate certified copies of this agreement shall be transmitted by the depository governments to the governments of the signatory and acceding States.
To prove it, they signed this contract, duly authorized, these signatures.
Given in triplicate in the cities of Moscow, London and Washington on the twenty-seventh day of January a thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Minister for Foreign Affairs No. 40 / 1968 Coll., on the Treaty on the Principles of State Activity in Research and Use of Space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies |
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| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 21.03.1968 |
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| Effective from | 10.10.1967 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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