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... The States Parties to this Convention, ...
... Desiring also to provide for States Parties additional
means and procedures to assist in the identification of space objects, ...
... Where the application of the provisions of this Convention has
not enabled a State Party to identify a space object which has caused damage to it or to
any of its natural or juridical persons, or which may be of a hazardous or deleterious
nature, other States Parties, including in particular States possessing space monitoring
and tracking facilities, shall respond to the greatest extent feasible to a request by
that State Party, or transmitted through the Secretary-General on its behalf, for
assistance under equitable and reasonable conditions in the identification of the object.
A State Party making such a request shall, to the greatest extent feasible, submit
information as to the time, nature and circumstances of the events giving rise to the
request. Arrangements under which such assistance shall be rendered shall be the subject
of agreement between the parties concerned. ...
... 1. In this Convention, with the exception of articles VIII to
XII inclusive, references to States shall be deemed to apply to any international
intergovernmental organization which conducts space activities if the organization
declares its acceptance of the rights and obligations provided for in this Convention and
if a majority of the States members of the organization are States Parties to this
Convention and to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the
Exploration and Useof Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. ...
... 2. States members of any such organization which are States
Parties to this Convention shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that the
organization makes a declaration in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article. ...
... Any State Party to this Convention may propose amendments to
the Convention. Amendments shall enter into force for each State Party to the Convention
accepting the amendments upon their acceptance by a majority of the States Parties to the
Convention and thereafter for each remaining State Party to the Convention on the date of
acceptance by it. ...
... Ten years after the entry into force of this Convention, the
question of the review of the Convention shall be included in the provisional agenda of
the United Nations General Assembly in order to consider, in the light of past application
of the Convention, whether it requires revision. 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 the
Convention and with the concurrence of the majority of the States Parties, a conference of
the States Parties shall be convened to review this Convention. Such review shall take
into account in particular any relevant technological developments, including those
relating to the identification of space objects. ...
... Ten years after the entry into force of this Convention, the
question of the review of the Convention shall be included in the provisional agenda of
the United Nations General Assembly in order to consider, in the light of past application
of the Convention, whether it requires revision. 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 the
Convention and with the concurrence of the majority of the States Parties, a conference of
the States Parties shall be convened to review this Convention. Such review shall take
into account in particular any relevant technological developments, including those
relating to the identification of space objects. ...
... Ten years after the entry into force of this Convention, the
question of the review of the Convention shall be included in the provisional agenda of
the United Nations General Assembly in order to consider, in the light of past application
of the Convention, whether it requires revision. 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 the
Convention and with the concurrence of the majority of the States Parties, a conference of
the States Parties shall be convened to review this Convention. Such review shall take
into account in particular any relevant technological developments, including those
relating to the identification of space objects. ...