Declaration transmitted by a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands,
dated January 4, 2012, registered at the Secretariat General on January 9, 2012:
"The declarations made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time of acceptance of the Convention, on 21 February 1985, are confirmed for the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba). These declarations remain valid for the European part of the Netherlands."
Treaty extended to the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) as per October 10, 2010.
Communication contained in a Note verbal from the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands, dated September 27, 2010:
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands currently consists of three parts: the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles consists of the islands of Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
With effect from 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist as a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. From that date onwards, the Kingdom will consist of four parts: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Curaçao and Sint Maarten will enjoy internal self-government within the Kingdom, as Aruba and, up to 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles do.
These changes constitute a modification of the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will accordingly remain the subject of international law with which agreements are concluded. The modification of the structure of the Kingdom will therefore not affect the validity of the international agreements ratified by the Kingdom for the Netherlands Antilles: these agreements, including any reservations made, will continue to apply to Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The other islands that have until now formed part of the Netherlands Antilles - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba - will become parts of the Netherlands, thus constituting "the Caribbean part of the Netherlands". The agreements that now apply to the Netherlands Antilles will also continue to apply to these islands; however, the Government of the Netherlands will now be responsible for implementing these agreements.
In addition, a number of the agreements that currently apply to the Netherlands are hereby declared applicable, from 10 October 2010, to this Caribbean part of the Netherlands. The agreements concerned are listed in the Annex which also includes a declaration - regarding Protocol No. 4 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms securing certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in the Convention and in the first Protocol thereto - on the modification of the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom.
A status report of the agreements that apply to Curaçao, Sint Maarten and/or the Caribbean part of the Netherlands, including any reservations and further declarations, will be supplied in the near future."
Другие острова, которые до сих пор входили в состав Нидерландских Антильских островов – Бонайре, Синт-Эстатиус и Саба – станут частью Нидерландов, составляя таким образом "Карибскую часть Нидерландов". Соглашения, которые в настоящее время распространяются на Нидерландские Антильские острова, будут также по-прежнему распространяться на эти острова; однако правительство Нидерландов теперь будет нести ответственность за реализацию этих соглашений. Кроме того, ряд соглашений, которые в настоящее время распространяются на Нидерланды, объявляются применимыми, с 10 октября 2010 г., к этой Карибской части Нидерландов. Соответствующие соглашения перечислены в Приложении, которое также содержит заявление (в отношении Протокола № 4 к Конвенции о защите прав человека и основных свобод, гарантирующего некоторые права и свободы помимо тех, которые уже включены в Конвенцию и первый Протокол к ней) об изменении внутренних конституционных отношений в Королевстве.
Отчет о состоянии соглашений, которые распространяются на Кюрасао, Синт-Маартен и/или Карибскую часть Нидерландов, включая любые оговорки и дополнительные заявления, будет представлен в ближайшее время".
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Declaration made upon ratification:
"The Kingdom of the Netherlands accepts the said Convention and Protocol for the Kingdom in Europe."
Communication contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, dated November 18, 2009:
"I have the honor to inform you that, pursuant to the St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (United Kingdom Statutory Instrument 2009/1751), the name of the British overseas territory formerly called "St Helena and Dependencies" has been changed to "St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha". The status of the territory as a British overseas territory is unchanged, and accordingly the United Kingdom remains responsible for its external relations. To the extent that treaties extend to St Helena and Dependencies, they continue to extend to St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha."
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, dated June 19, 1997:
"I am instructed by Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to refer to the European Convention on State Immunity signed at Basel on 16 May 1972 which applies to Hong Kong at present.
I am also instructed to state that, in accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong signed on 19 December 1984, the Government of the United Kingdom will restore Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997. The Government of the United Kingdom will continue to have international responsibility for Hong Kong until that date. Therefore, from that date the Government of the United Kingdom will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention to Hong Kong.
I should be grateful if the contents of this Note could be placed formally on record and brought to the attention of the other Parties to the Convention."
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, dated November 25, 1987:
"I have the honor to inform you that the United Kingdom is also acceding, separately in the name of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, to the International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules concerning the Immunity of State-owned Ships, done at Brussels on 10 April 1926, and of the protocol supplementary thereto, done at Brussels on 24 May 1934, subject to the same reservations as are referred to in paragraph 2 of Mr Cape's aforementioned letter."
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, dated November 25, 1987:
"I have the honor to refer to the European Convention on State Immunity, done at Basel on 16 May 1972, which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ratified on 3 July 1979. In accordance with Article 38, paragraph 2, thereof, I hereby declare, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, that the said Convention shall extend to Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man."
Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, dated November 25, 1987:
"I have the honor to state that the notifications made to your predecessor in paragraph 1.a and b of Mr Cape's letter of 2 July 1979 in connection with the said Convention shall apply equally to Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man as territories in respect of which the United Kingdom is a Party to the said Convention."
Declaration made upon ratification:
"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is Party to the Convention on behalf of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Belize, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands and dependencies, Gilbert Islands, Hong Kong, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicas Islands, UK Sovereign base areas of Akratiri and Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus."