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ARTICLE-2: Use of terms     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) “'full powers”' means a document emanating from the competent authority of a State designating a person or persons to represent the State for negotiating, adopting or authenticating the text of a treaty, for expressing the consent of the State to be bound by a treaty, or for accomplishing any other act with respect to a treaty; ...


ARTICLE-7: Full powers     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Full powers ...
... (a) he produces appropriate full powers; or ...
... (b) it appears from the practice of the States concerned or from other circumstances that their intention was to consider that person as representing the State for such purposes and to dispense with full powers. ...
... 2. In virtue of their functions and without having to produce full powers, the following are considered as representing their State: ...


ARTICLE-12: Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by signature     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) the intention of the State to give that effect to the signature appears from the full powers of its representative or was expressed during the negotiation. ...
... (b) the signature ad referendum of a treaty by a representative, if confirmed by his State, constitutes a full signature of the treaty. ...


ARTICLE-14: Consent to be bound by a treaty expressed by ratification, acceptance or approval     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) the intention of the State to sign the treaty subject to ratification appears from the full powers of its representative or was expressed during the negotiation. ...


ARTICLE-67: Instruments for declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Any act declaring invalid, terminating, withdrawing from or suspending the operation of a treaty pursuant to the provisions of the treaty or of paragraphs 2 or 3 of article 65 shall be carried out through an instrument communicated to the other parties. If the instrument is not signed by the Head of State, Head of Government or Minister for Foreign Affairs, the representative of the State communicating it may be called upon to produce full powers. ...


ARTICLE-77: Functions of depositaries     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) keeping custody of the original text of the treaty and of any full powers delivered to the depositary; ...