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... If no settlement of a claim is arrived at through diplomatic negotiations as provided
for in Article IX, within one year from the date on which the claimant State notifies the
launching State that it has submitted the documentation of its claim, the parties
concerned shall establish a Claims Commission at the request of either party. ...
... If no settlement of a claim is arrived at through diplomatic negotiations as provided
for in Article IX, within one year from the date on which the claimant State notifies the
launching State that it has submitted the documentation of its claim, the parties
concerned shall establish a Claims Commission at the request of either party. ...
... 1. The Claims Commission shall be composed of three members: one appointed by the
claimant State, one appointed by the launching State and the third member, the Chairman,
to be chosen by both parties jointly. Each party shall make its appointment within two
months of the request for the establishment of the Claims Commission. ...
... 1. The Claims Commission shall be composed of three members: one appointed by the
claimant State, one appointed by the launching State and the third member, the Chairman,
to be chosen by both parties jointly. Each party shall make its appointment within two
months of the request for the establishment of the Claims Commission. ...
... 2. If no agreement is reached on the choice of the Chairman within four months of the
request for the establishment of the Commission, either party may request the
Secretary-General of the United Nations to appoint the Chairman within a further period of
two months. ...
... 1. If one of the parties does not make its appointment within the stipulated period,
the Chairman shall, at the request of the other party, constitute a single-member Claims
Commission. ...
... 1. If one of the parties does not make its appointment within the stipulated period,
the Chairman shall, at the request of the other party, constitute a single-member Claims
Commission. ...
... 2. The decision of the Commission shall be final and binding if the parties have so
agreed; otherwise the Commission shall render a final and recommendatory award, which the
parties shall consider in good faith. The Commission shall state the reasons for its
decision or award. ...
... 2. The decision of the Commission shall be final and binding if the parties have so
agreed; otherwise the Commission shall render a final and recommendatory award, which the
parties shall consider in good faith. The Commission shall state the reasons for its
decision or award. ...
... 4. The Commission shall make its decision or award public. It shall deliver a certified
copy of its decision or award to each of the parties and to the Secretary-General of the
United Nations. ...
... The expenses in regard to the Claims Commission shall be borne equally by the parties,
unless otherwise decided by the Commission. ...
... If the damage caused by a space object presents a large-scale danger to human life or
seriously interferes with the living conditions of the population or the functioning of
vital centres, the States Parties, and in particular the launching State, shall examine
the possibility of rendering appropriate and rapid assistance to the State which has
suffered the damage, when it so requests. However, nothing in this article shall affect
the rights or obligations of the States Parties under this Convention. ...
... If the damage caused by a space object presents a large-scale danger to human life or
seriously interferes with the living conditions of the population or the functioning of
vital centres, the States Parties, and in particular the launching State, shall examine
the possibility of rendering appropriate and rapid assistance to the State which has
suffered the damage, when it so requests. However, nothing in this article shall affect
the rights or obligations of the States Parties under this Convention. ...
... 1. In this Convention, with the exception of Articles XXIV to XXVII, 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 Use of 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 the preceding paragraph. ...
... 3. If an international intergovernmental organization is liable for damage by virtue of
the provisions of this Convention, that organization and those of its members which are
States Parties to this Convention shall be jointly and severally liable; provided,
however, that: ...
... (b) only where the organization has not paid, within a period of six months, any sum
agreed or determined to be due as compensation for such damage, may the claimant State
invoke the liability of the members which are States Parties to this Convention for the
payment of that sum. ...
... 4. Any claim, pursuant to the provisions of this Convention, for compensation in
respect of damage caused to an organization which has made a declaration in accordance
with paragraph 1 of this Article shall be presented by a State member of the organization
which is a State Party to this Convention. ...
... 1. The provisions of this Convention shall not affect other international agreements in
force in so far as relations between the States Parties to such agreements are concerned. ...
... Any State Party to this Convention may propose amendments to this 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. ...
... Any State Party to this Convention may propose amendments to this 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. ...
... Any State Party to this Convention may propose amendments to this 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. ...
... Any State Party to this Convention may propose amendments to this 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
this 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, and 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. ...
... Ten years after the entry into force of this Convention, the question of the review of
this 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, and 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. ...
... Ten years after the entry into force of this Convention, the question of the review of
this 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, and 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. ...
... Any State Party to this Convention may give notice of its withdrawal from the
Convention one year after its entry into force by written notification to the Depositary
Governments. Such withdrawal shall take effect one year from the date of receipt of this
notification. ...