The States Parties to this instrument ,

1. This Instrument does not apply to

1. This Instrument does not apply to

(d) the contract of carriage provides that this Instrument, or the law of any State giving effect to it, is to govern the contract.

(a) The instrument is voluntary and non legally binding

1. The purpose of this instrument is

3. The present instrument applies to all types of forests.

(b) This Instrument applies to the terms of a volume contract to the extent that they regulate a shipment under that volume contract that is governed by this Instrument under subparagraph (a).

Such clarification could be achieved by way of text in the draft instrument, or by way of commentary on the draft instrument in accompanying explanatory material.

Such a declaration shall take effect when this instrument enters into force for the State concerned.

A number of questions were raised in respect of this provision of the draft instrument.

The instrument is recommended to the Assembly for adoption in the form of a draft decision.

5. Notes that the character of the international instrument will be determined in the course of negotiations

We hope that that instrument will be legally binding and that it will cover illicit ammunition.

7. To achieve the purpose of the present instrument, Member States should

10. The Forum should address, within the context of its multi year programme of work, the implementation of the present instrument.

This instrument does not exclude any additional criminal jurisdiction exercised in accordance with national law.

For the purposes of this instrument , victim means the disappeared person and any individual who has suffered direct harm as a result of an enforced disappearance.

Noting that the provisions of this instrument do not prejudice the rights and obligations of Member States under international law,

1. Unless otherwise specified in this Instrument, any provision is null and void if

2. Unless otherwise specified in this Instrument, any provision is null and void if

It was further suggested that the regime of the draft instrument should be in line with common trade practices in this field.

The instrument also contains provisions for follow up by which, among other things, States would commit themselves to reporting on a biennial basis to the Secretary General on their implementation of the instrument.

Concerned that, in the absence of such an instrument, persons who are vulnerable to trafficking will not be sufficiently protected,

It seeks to ensure that policies of signatory Governments will promote genuine inclusion of young people.

Consideration of the draft instrument.

1. Decides to adopt the non legally binding instrument on all types of forests as contained in the annex to the present resolution

8. Member States should monitor and assess progress towards achieving the purpose of the present instrument.

Negotiations had not even begun on such an instrument, even though it was crucial for the speedy and effective elimination of nuclear weapons.

The cornerstone of international space law is the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, of which the United Kingdom is a depository.

If an action has been instituted under this instrument by a cargo claimant in a place listed in articles 72 and 72 bis, any subsequent action under this instrument relating to the same occurrence shall at the petition of the defendant be moved to the place where the first action was instituted.

Contractual choice of application of the draft instrument

Derogations from the scope of application of the draft instrument

He thought this instrument had some severe technical faults in particular, its great length led to poor performance.

Pointing to that is the creation in 1991 of the Republic AIDS Centre, the functioning of four oblast AIDS centres and 14 diagnostic laboratories and the adoption in 1993 of the law on the prevention of AIDS, which is the main legal and regulatory act defining the manner in which questions related to the prevention and suppression of AIDS are regulated.

At the same time, we believe that a legal instrument in that regard must contain precise and definite language.

3. (a) This Instrument applies to the terms that regulate each shipment under a volume contract to the extent that the provisions of this chapter so specify.

1. Subject to the entry into force of the Convention, the present Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession.

It was proposed that reports should be required to be submitted two years after entry into force.

(b) The communication constitutes an abuse of the right to submit such communications or is incompatible with the provisions of this instrument

However, in this respect, it was also indicated that non maritime performing parties did not fall under the scope of application of the instrument.

(c) The contract of carriage provides that this Instrument, or the law of any State giving effect to it, is to govern the contract.

By the end of November 2004, 52 countries had ratified that instrument, affirming their commitment to the abolition of the death penalty.

In addition, it had signed the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, and wished to honour the Russian Federation for having proposed the establishment of that instrument.

The Nigerian delegation therefore urges all States Members of the United Nations to set aside their differences on this issue and work together towards the adoption of such a universal instrument.