prop · H103212 · 2014-03-31 00:00:00 — b)Om den konventionsstat som har det radioaktiva materialet, anordningarna eller de kärntekniska anläggningarna i sin besittning inte lagligen kan ha det, ska denna stat tillse att föremålen överförs till en konventionsstat för vilken innehavet är lagligt och som, där så är lämpligt, i samråd med den första staten, har ställt garantier som svarar mot kraven enligt punkt 1 i denna artikel, i syfte att oskadliggöra föremålen; sådant radioaktivt material eller sådana anordningar eller kärntekniska anläggningar får bara användas för fredliga ändamål. 4.Om det radioaktiva material eller de anordningar eller kärntekniska anläggningar som avses i punkterna 1 och 2 i denna artikel inte tillhör någon av konventionsstaterna eller en medborgare eller någon som har hemvist i en konventionsstat eller inte stulits eller på annat sätt åtkommits olagligt från en konventionsstats territorium, eller om ingen stat är beredd att ta emot sådana föremål enligt punkt 3 i denna artikel, ska, med beaktande av punkt 3 b i denna artikel, ett särskilt beslut om hanteringen fattas efter överläggningar mellan de stater som är berörda och alla rele- vanta internationella organisationer. För att iaktta vad som anges i punkterna 1–4 i denna artikel, får den konventionsstat som har det radioaktiva materialet, anordningen eller den kärntekniska anläggningen i sin besittning begära hjälp från och samar- bete med andra konventionsstater, särskilt de berörda konventionsstater- na, och alla relevanta internationella organisationer, särskilt Internation- Konventionsstaterna och de relevanta internat- ionella organisationerna uppmanas att lämna största möjliga hjälp enligt De konventionsstater som är inbegripna i bortskaffande eller kvarhål- lande av radioaktivt material, anordning eller kärnteknisk anläggning enligt denna artikel ska informera Internationella atomenergiorganets generaldirektör på vilket sätt sådana föremål bortskaffas eller hålls kvar. Internationella atomenergiorganets generaldirektör ska vidarebefordra informationen till de andra konventionsstaterna. Inget i denna artikel påverkar de internationella bestämmelser som reglerar ansvar för radiologiska skador, eller andra folkrättsliga bestäm- melser, i händelse av utsläpp i samband med ett sådant brott som avses i Den konventionsstat där en misstänkt åtalas ska i enlighet med sin nat- ionella lagstiftning eller sina tillämpliga förfaranden meddela slutresulta- tet av förfarandet till generalsekreterare, som ska vidarebefordra informationen till de övriga konventionsstaterna. Konventionsstaterna ska samråda med varandra direkt eller genom För- enta nationernas generalsekreterare, med hjälp av internationella organi- sationer efter behov, för att tillförsäkra ett effektivt genomförande av Konventionsstaterna ska fullgöra sina förpliktelser enligt denna konvent- ion på ett sätt som är förenligt med principerna om staters suveräna lik- ställdhet och territoriella integritet samt med principen om nonintervent- Ingen bestämmelse i denna konvention tillåter en konventionsstat att inom en annan konventionsstats territorium utöva domsrätt och fullgöra uppgifter som är uteslutande förbehållna myndigheterna i den andra konventionsstaten enligt dess nationella lagstiftning. Varje tvist mellan två eller flera konventionsstater angående tolkningen eller tillämpningen av denna konvention som inte kan lösas genom förhandlingar inom skälig tid, ska på begäran av någon av dem hänskjutas till skiljeförfarande. Om parterna efter det att begäran om skiljeförfarande framställts inte kan enas om utformningen av detta, kan endera parten hänskjuta tvisten till genom ansökan i enlighet med domstolens stadga. 2.Varje stat får vid undertecknande, ratifikation, godtagande eller godkännande av denna konvention eller vid anslutning till den förklara att den inte anser sig vara bunden av punkt 1 i denna artikel. De övriga konventionsstaterna blir inte bundna av punkt 1 gentemot en konventionsstat som har gjort ett sådant förbehåll. 3.En stat som har gjort ett förbehåll enligt punkt 2 i denna artikel får när som helst återta förbehållet genom en underrättelse till generalsekreterare. 1.Denna konvention ska stå öppen för undertecknande av alla stater till och med i högkvarter i . 2.Denna konvention ska ratificeras, godtas eller godkännas. Ratifikat- ions-, godtagande- eller godkännandeinstrumenten ska deponeras hos generalsekreterare. 3.Denna konvention ska stå öppen för anslutning av alla stater. Anslutningsinstrumenten ska deponeras hos generalsekreterare. 1.Denna konvention träder i kraft den trettionde dagen efter den dag då det tjugoandra ratifikations-, godtagande-, godkännande- eller anslutningsinstrumentet deponerades hos generalsekreterare. 2.För varje stat som ratificerar, godtar, godkänner eller ansluter sig till konventionen efter det att det tjugoandra ratifikations-, godtagande-, godkännande- eller anslutningsinstrumentet har deponerats träder konventionen i kraft den trettionde dagen efter den dag då staten i fråga deponerade sitt ratifikations-, godtagande-, godkännande- eller anslutningsinstrument. En stat får föreslå ändringar av denna konvention. Ändringsförslaget ska ges in till depositarien, som ska sända det till alla konventionsstater. 2.Om en majoritet av konventionsstaterna begär att depositarien sammankallar en konferens för att behandla ändringsförslagen, ska depositarien inbjuda alla konventionsstater att delta i en sådan konferens; denna får inte påbörjas tidigare än efter det att inbjudningarna har sänts ut. 3.Konferensen ska göra sitt yttersta för att ändringar ska antas enhälligt. Om inte detta är möjligt, ska ändringar antas med två tredjedels majoritet av alla konventionsstater. Alla ändringar som antas vid konferensen ska depositarien genast sända till alla konventionsstater. 4.De ändringar som har antagits enligt punkt 3 i denna artikel träder i kraft för varje konventionsstat som deponerar sitt ratifikations-, godta- gande-, godkännande- eller anslutningsinstrument den trettionde dagen efter den dag då två tredjedelar av konventionsstaterna deponerat relevant instrument. Därefter ska ändringen träda i kraft för en konventionsstat den trettionde dagen efter den dag då den staten deponerat sitt relevanta instrument. 1.En konventionsstat får säga upp denna konvention genom skriftlig underrättelse till generalsekreterare. 2.Uppsägningen träder i kraft efter den dag då generalsekreterare tog emot underrättelsen. Originalet till denna konvention, vars arabiska, kinesiska, engelska, franska, ryska och spanska texter är lika giltiga, ska deponeras hos generalsekreterare, som ska överlämna bestyrkta kopior till alla stater. TILL BEVIS HÄRPÅ har undertecknade, därtill vederbörligen bemyndigade av sina regeringar, undertecknat denna konvention, som öppnades för undertecknande i . Konvention för bekämpande av brott mot sjöfartens säkerhet (på engelska och i svensk översättning) Protokoll om bekämpande av brott mot säkerheten för fasta plattformar belägna på kontinentalsockeln (på engelska och i svensk översättning) PROTOCOL OF 2005 TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF NAVIGATION THE STATES PARTIES to this Protocol, BEING PARTIES to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Navigation done at on 10 1988, ACKNOWLEDGING that terrorist acts threaten international peace and security, MINDFUL of resolution A.924(22) of the Assembly of the requesting the revision of existing international legal and technical measures and the consideration of new measures in order to prevent and suppress terrorism against ships and to improve security aboard and ashore, and thereby to reduce the risk to passengers, crews and port personnel on board ships and in port areas and to and their cargoes, CONSCIOUS of the to Terrorism, annexed to United Nations General resolution 49/60 of , in which, inter alia, the States Members of the United Nations solemnly reaffirm their unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomever committed, including those which jeopardize the friendly relations among States and peoples and threaten the territorial integrity and security of States, NOTING United Nations General resolution 51/210 of and the the 1994 to Terrorism annexed thereto, RECALLING resolutions (2001) and 1373 (2001) of the , which reflect international will to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and which assigned tasks and responsibilities to States, and taking into account the continued threat from terrorist attacks, RECALLING ALSO resolution (2004) of the , which recognizes the urgent need for all States to take additional effective measures to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery, RECALLING FURTHER the Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, done at on ; the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague on ; the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of , done at on ; the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the General of the United Nations on ; the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General of the United Nations on ; the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, done at on 26 October 1979 and amendments thereto adopted on 8 2005; the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at , supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of , done at on 24 February 1988; the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Shelf, done at on 10 1988; the Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection, done at on 1 1991; the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist , adopted by the General of the United Nations on ; the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General of the United Nations on , and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism adopted by the General of the United Nations on , BEARING IN MIND the importance of the United Nations Convention on the of the Sea done at , on , and of the customary international law of the sea, CONSIDERING resolution 59/46 of the United Nations General , which reaffirmed that international co-operation as well as actions by States to combat terrorism should be conducted in conformity with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and relevant international conventions, and resolution 59/24 of the United Nations General , which urged States to become parties to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Navigation and its Protocol, invited States to participate in the review of those instruments by to strengthen the means of combating such unlawful acts, including terrorist acts, and also urged States to take appropriate measures to ensure the effective implementation of those instruments, in particular through the adoption of legislation, where appropriate, aimed at ensuring that there is a proper framework for responses to incidents of armed robbery and terrorist acts at sea, CONSIDERING ALSO the importance of the amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, and of the International Ship and (ISPS) Code, both adopted by the 2002 Conference of Contracting Governments to that Convention in establishing an appropriate international technical framework involving co-operation between Governments, Government agencies, national and local administrations and the and port industries to detect security threats and take preventative measures against security incidents affecting ships or port facilities used in international trade, CONSIDERING FURTHER resolution 58/187 of the United Nations General , which reaffirmed that States must ensure that any measure taken to combat terrorism complies with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, BELIEVING that it is necessary to adopt provisions supplementary to those of the Convention, to suppress additional terrorist acts of violence against the safety and security of international navigation and to improve its effectiveness, For the purposes of this Protocol: 1Convention means the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Navigation, done at on 10 1988. 2Organization means the (). 3 Secretary-General means the Secretary-General of the Organization. Article 1 of the Convention is amended to read as follows: 1For the purposes of this Convention: (a)ship means a of any type whatsoever not permanently attached to the sea-bed, including dynamically supported craft, submersibles, or any other floating craft. (b)transport means to initiate, arrange or exercise effective control, including decision-making authority, over the movement of a person or item. (c)serious injury or damage means: (i)serious bodily injury; or (ii)extensive destruction of a place of public use, State or government facility, infrastructure facility, or public transportation system, resulting in major economic loss; or (iii)substantial damage to the environment, including air, soil, water, fauna, or flora. (d)BCN weapon means: (i)biological weapons, which are: (1)microbial or other biological agents, or toxins whatever their origin or method of production, of types and in quantities that have no justification for prophylactic, protective or other peaceful purposes; or (2)weapons, equipment or means of delivery designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile purposes or in armed conflict. (ii)chemical weapons, which are, together or separately: (1)toxic chemicals and their precursors, except where intended for: (A)industrial, agricultural, research, , pharmaceutical or other peaceful purposes; or (B)protective purposes, namely those purposes directly related to protection against toxic chemicals and to protection against chemical weapons; or (C)military purposes not connected with the use of chemical weapons and not dependent on the use of the toxic properties of chemicals as a method of warfare; or (D)law enforcement including domestic riot control purposes, as long as the types and quantities are consistent with such purposes; (2)munitions and devices specifically designed to cause death or other harm through the toxic properties of those toxic chemicals specified in subparagraph (ii)(1), which would be released as a result of the employment of such munitions and devices; (3)any equipment specifically designed for use directly in connection with the employment of munitions and devices specified in subparagraph (ii)(2). (iii)nuclear weapons and other nuclear explosive devices. (e)toxic chemical means any chemical which through its chemical action on life processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation or permanent harm to humans or animals. This includes all such chemicals, regardless of their origin or of their method of production, and regardless of whether they are produced in facilities, in munitions or elsewhere. (f)precursor means any chemical reactant which takes part at any stage in the production by whatever method of a toxic chemical. This includes any key component of a binary or multicomponent chemical system. (g)Organization means the (). (h)Secretary-General means the Secretary-General of the Organization. 2 For the purposes of this Convention: (a)the terms place of public use, State or government facility, infrastructure facility, and public transportation system have the same meaning as given to those terms in the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist , done at on ; and (b)the terms source material and special fissionable material have the same meaning as given to those terms in the Statute of the (), done at on 26 October 1956. The following text is added as article 2bis of the Convention: 1Nothing in this Convention shall affect other rights, obligations and responsibilities of States and individuals under international law, in particular the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law. 2This Convention does not apply to the activities of armed forces during an armed conflict, as those terms are understood under international humanitarian law, which are governed by that law, and the activities undertaken by military forces of a State in the exercise of their official duties, inasmuch as they are governed by other rules of international law. 3Nothing in this Convention shall affect the rights, obligations and responsibilities under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at , and on 1 1968, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, done at , and on , or the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done at on 13 January 1993, of States Parties to such treaties. 1The chapeau of article 3, paragraph 1 of the Convention is replaced by the following text: person commits an offence within the meaning of this Convention if that person unlawfully and intentionally: 2Article 3, paragraph 1(f) of the Convention is replaced by the following text: (f)communicates information which that person knows to be false, thereby endangering the safe navigation of a ship. 3Article 3, paragraph 1(g) of the Convention is deleted. 4Article 3, paragraph 2 of the Convention is replaced by the following text: 2 person also commits an offence if that person threatens, with or without a condition, as is provided for under national law, aimed at compelling a physical or juridical person to do or refrain from doing any act, to commit any of the offences set forth in paragraphs 1 (b), (c), and (e), if that threat is likely to endanger the safe navigation of the ship in question. 5 The following text is added as article 3bis of the Convention: 1Any person commits an offence within the meaning of this Convention if that person unlawfully and intentionally: (a)when the purpose of the act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act: (i)uses against or on a ship or discharges from a ship any explosive, radioactive material or BCN weapon in a that causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury or damage; or (ii)discharges, from a ship, oil, liquefied natural gas, or other hazardous or noxious substance, which is not covered by subparagraph (a)(i), in such quantity or concentration that causes or is likely to cause death or serious injury or damage; or (iii)uses a ship in a that causes death or serious injury or damage; or (iv)threatens, with or without a condition, as is provided for under national law, to commit an offence set forth in subparagraph (a)(i), (ii) or (iii); or (b)transports on board a ship: (i)any explosive or radioactive material, knowing that it is intended to be used to cause, or in a threat to cause, with or without a condition, as is provided for under national law, death or serious injury or damage for the purpose of intimidating a population, or compelling a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act; or (ii)any BCN weapon, knowing it to be a BCN weapon as defined in article 1; or (iii)any source material, special fissionable material, or equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of special fissionable material, knowing that it is intended to be used in a nuclear explosive activity or in any other nuclear activity not under safeguards pursuant to an comprehensive safeguards agreement; or (iv)any equipment, materials or software or related technology that significantly contributes to the design, manufacture or delivery of a BCN weapon, with the intention that it will be used for such purpose. 2It shall not be an offence within the meaning of this Convention to transport an item or material covered by paragraph 1(b)(iii) or, insofar as it relates to a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device, paragraph 1(b)(iv), if such item or material is transported to or from the territory of, or is otherwise transported under the control of, a State Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons where: (a)the resulting transfer or receipt, including internal to a State, of the item or material is not contrary to such State Party's obligations under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and, (b)if the item or material is intended for the delivery system of a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device of a State Party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the holding of such weapon or device is not contrary to that State Partys obligations under that Treaty. 6 The following text is added as article 3ter of the Convention: person commits an offence within the meaning of this Convention if that person unlawfully and intentionally transports another person on board a ship knowing that the person has committed an act that constitutes an offence set forth in article 3, 3bis or 3quater or an offence set forth in any treaty listed in the , and intending to assist that person to evade criminal prosecution. 7 The following text is added as article 3quater of the Convention: person also commits an offence within the meaning of this Convention if that person: (a)unlawfully and intentionally injures or kills any person in connection with the commission of any of the offences set forth in article 3, paragraph 1, article 3bis, or article 3ter; or (b)attempts to commit an offence set forth in article 3, paragraph 1, article 3bis, paragraph 1(a)(i), (ii) or (iii) , or subparagraph (a) of this article; or (c)participates as an accomplice in an offence set forth in article 3, article 3bis, article 3ter, or subparagraph (a) or (b) of this article; or (d)organizes or directs others to commit an offence set forth in article 3, article 3bis, article 3ter, or subparagraph (a) or (b) of this article; or (e)contributes to the commission of one or more offences set forth in article 3, article 3bis, article 3ter or subparagraph (a) or (b) of this article, by a group of persons acting with a common purpose, intentionally and either: (i)with the aim of furthering the criminal activity or criminal purpose of the group, where such activity or purpose involves the commission of an offence set forth in article 3, 3bis or 3ter; or (ii)in the knowledge of the intention of the group to commit an offence set forth in article 3, 3bis or 3ter. 1 Article 5 of the Convention is replaced by the following text: Each State Party shall make the offences set forth in articles 3, 3bis, 3ter and 3quater punishable by appropriate penalties which take into account the grave nature of those offences. 2 The following text is added as article 5bis of the Convention: Article 5bis 1Each State Party, in accordance with its domestic legal principles, shall take the necessary measures to enable a legal entity located in its territory or organized under its laws to be held liable when a person responsible for management or control of that legal entity has, in that capacity, committed an offence set forth in this Convention. Such liability may be criminal, civil or administrative.