Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 - Agreement Governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies |
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Analysis This article appropriate areas ARTICLE VII article XI Assembly asteroids celestial bodies Charter common heritage consultations COPUOS deep seabed Depositary Governments draft treaty Earth orbit economic entry into force equipment establish exploration extraterrestrial materials extraterrestrial resources facilities Governing the Activities greatest extent feasible Group of 77 heritage of mankind including the Moon inform the Secretary-General instrument of ratification interests international law international regime international scientific community Launched into Outer Legal Subcommittee low Earth orbit mass driver ment mission Moon Treaty NASA natural resources natural satellite negotiations notification Objects Launched organization Outer Space Committee Outer Space Treaty Parties concerned payload peaceful purposes personnel Principles Governing prohibited proposed provisions Return of Astronauts Return of Objects scientific investigation session Shuttle solar power satellites Soviet space industrialization space manufacturing space objects space processing space vehicles spacecraft stations and installations surface Text ARTICLE tion trajectories Treaty on Principles U.S. Congress weapons
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Page 492 - January 1, 1967. 4. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this Treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession.
Page 469 - Instruments of ratification and instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which are hereby designated the Depositary Governments.
Page 491 - Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space...
Page 473 - Chinese texts of which are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the Depositary Governments. Duly certified copies of this Treaty shall be transmitted by the Depositary Governments to the Governments of the signatory and acceding States.
Page 492 - Treaty before its entry into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time. 2. This Treaty shall be subject to ratification by signatory States. Instruments of ratification and instruments of accession shall be deposited with the Governments of...
Page 412 - The original of this Convention, of which the Chinese, English, French. Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who shall send certified copies thereof to all States referred to in article 8.
Page 507 - Outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means.
Page 471 - States Parties to the Treaty in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, whether such activities are carried on by a single State Party to the Treaty or jointly with other States, including cases where they are carried on within the framework of international inter-governmental organizations.
Page 411 - ... 4. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited subsequent to the entry into force of this Treaty, it shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession. 5. The Depositary Governments shall promptly inform all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification...
Page 486 - States Parties to the Treaty shall carry on activities in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, in accordance with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, in the interest of maintaining international peace and security and promoting international co-operation and understanding.