Thus, ratione materiae, the convention would apply to international instruments preceding in time.

It would likewise apply, ratione loci, to international contracts concluded between operators located in different States.

Consequently, the rules of procedure of the Conference of the Parties will apply to the meeting.

We believe this is a very important article, because commercial transaction practice requires a significant level of predictability as to rules that would apply.

It is in this context that concerns arise about the potential use of service contracts as devices to circumvent otherwise applicable mandatory liability rules.

He wondered whether the rules of the Vienna Convention would apply to declarations made under draft article 18, paragraph 2, in particular the rule that a reservation was invalid if it was incompatible with the object and purpose of a treaty.

In the member States of the European Union, the provisions of ADR 2005 and RID 2005 will also apply to domestic traffic as from 1 July 2005.

In response to an inquiry, it was confirmed that subparagraphs (a) to (n) of article 27, including the provisions on the treatment of alternatives contained in subparagraph (g), would apply in the context of electronic reverse auctions, and the Guide would explain, where necessary, how those provisions operated in that context.