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Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act — P-24.8 1
1 Each State Party shall encourage States not party to this Convention to ratify, accept, approve or accede to this Convention, with the goal of attracting the adherence of all States to this Convention.
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2 Each State Party shall notify the governments of all States not party to this Convention, referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, of its obligations under this Convention, shall promote the norms it establishes and shall make its best efforts to discourage States not party to this Convention from using cluster munitions.
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3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of this Convention and in accordance with international law, States Parties, their military personnel or nationals, may engage in military cooperation and operations with States not party to this Convention that might engage in activities prohibited to a State Party.
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4 Nothing in paragraph 3 of this Article shall authorize a State Party: (a) To develop, produce or otherwise acquire cluster munitions; (b) To itself stockpile or transfer cluster munitions; (c) To itself use cluster munitions; or (d) To expressly request the use of cluster munitions in cases where the choice of munitions used is within its exclusive control.
Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act — P-24.8 (a)
(a) To develop, produce or otherwise acquire cluster munitions;
Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act — P-24.8 (b)
(b) To itself stockpile or transfer cluster munitions;
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(d) To expressly request the use of cluster munitions in cases where the choice of munitions used is within its exclusive control.
Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act — P-24.8
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is hereby designated as the Depositary of this Convention.
Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act — P-24.8
The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of this Convention shall be equally authentic.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 1
Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act . R.S., c. P-23, s. 1
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Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in this Act. Ottawa Agreement means the Agreement on the status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, National Representatives and International Staff, done at Ottawa on September 20, 1951. ( Convention d’Ottawa ) Paris Protocol means the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Paris on August 28, 1952. ( Protocole de Paris ) R.S., 1985, c. P-24, s. 2 2023, c. 26, s. 266
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
Ottawa Agreement means the Agreement on the status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, National Representatives and International Staff, done at Ottawa on September 20, 1951. ( Convention d’Ottawa )
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Paris Protocol means the Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, done at Paris on August 28, 1952. ( Protocole de Paris )
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Approval 3 The Ottawa Agreement set out in Schedule 1 and the Paris Protocol set out in Schedule 2 are approved. R.S., 1985, c. P-24, s. 3 2023, c. 26, s. 266
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Power to make orders 4 The Governor in Council may make any orders that the Governor in Council considers necessary for the purpose of carrying out the obligations and exercising the rights of Canada under the Ottawa Agreement, the Paris Protocol and any agreement under Article 25 of that Agreement or paragraph 2 of Article 16 of that Protocol. 2023, c. 26, s. 266
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Orders — Headquarters or organization 5 The Governor in Council may make any orders that the Governor in Council considers necessary to enable any international military Headquarters or organization established under the North Atlantic Treaty to exercise its powers or perform its functions in Canada, including any orders that impose obligations and confer rights, privileges and immunities comparable to those under the Paris Protocol. 2023, c. 26, s. 266
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Certificate 6 A certificate issued by or under the authority of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and containing any statement of fact relevant to any of the following questions is admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding as proof of the fact stated in the certificate without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate: (a) whether the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any of its subsidiary bodies or any international military Headquarters or organization is the subject of an order made under section 4 or 5; (b) whether the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any of its subsidiary bodies or any international military Headquarters or organization has privileges or immunities provided by an order made under section 4 or 5; (c) whether any person has privileges or immunities provided by an order made under section 4 or 5. 2023, c. 26, s. 266
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
Agreement on the status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, National Representatives and International Staff
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The States signatory to the present Agreement,
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Considering that for the exercise of their functions and the fulfilment of their purposes it is necessary that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, its international staff and the representatives of Member States attending meetings thereof should have the status set out hereunder,
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (a)
In the present Agreement, (a) the Organisation means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation consisting of the Council and its subsidiary bodies; (b) the Council means the Council established under Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty and the Council Deputies; (c) subsidiary bodies means any organ, committee or service established by the Council or under its authority, except those to which, in accordance with Article 2, this Agreement does not apply; (d) Chairman of the Council Deputies includes, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman acting for him.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (a)
(a) the Organisation means the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation consisting of the Council and its subsidiary bodies;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (b)
(b) the Council means the Council established under Article 9 of the North Atlantic Treaty and the Council Deputies;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (c)
(c) subsidiary bodies means any organ, committee or service established by the Council or under its authority, except those to which, in accordance with Article 2, this Agreement does not apply;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (d)
(d) Chairman of the Council Deputies includes, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman acting for him.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The present Agreement shall not apply to any military headquarters established in pursuance of the North Atlantic Treaty nor, unless the Council decides otherwise, to any other military bodies.
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The Organisation and Member States shall co-operate at all times to facilitate the proper administration of justice, secure the observance of police regulations and prevent the occurrence of any abuse in connexion with the immunities and privileges set out in the present Agreement. If any Member State considers that there has been an abuse of any immunity or privilege conferred by this Agreement, consultations shall be held between that State and the Organisation, or between the States concerned, to determine whether any such abuse has occurred, and, if so, to attempt to ensure that no repetition occurs. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provisions of this Agreement, a Member State which considers that any person has abused his privilege of residence or any other privilege or immunity granted to him under this Agreement may require him to leave its territory.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The Organisation shall possess juridical personality; it shall have the capacity to conclude contracts, to acquire and dispose of movable and immovable property and to institute legal proceedings.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The Organisation, its property and assets, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, shall enjoy immunity from every form of legal process except in so far as in any particular case the Chairman of the Council Deputies, acting on behalf of the Organisation, may expressly authorize the waiver of this immunity. It is, however, understood that no waiver of immunity shall extend to any measure of execution or detention of property.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The premises of the Organisation shall be inviolable. Its property and assets, wheresoever located and by whomsoever held, shall be immune from search, requisition, confiscation, expropriation or any other form of interference.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The archives of the Organisation and all documents belonging to it or held by it shall be inviolable, wherever located.
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1 Without being restricted by financial controls, regulations or moratoria of any kind, (a) the Organisation may hold currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency; (b) the Organisation may freely transfer its funds from one country to another or within any country and convert any currency held by it into any other currency at the most favourable official rate of exchange for a sale or purchase as the case may be.
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(a) the Organisation may hold currency of any kind and operate accounts in any currency;
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(b) the Organisation may freely transfer its funds from one country to another or within any country and convert any currency held by it into any other currency at the most favourable official rate of exchange for a sale or purchase as the case may be.
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2 In exercising its rights under paragraph 1 above, the Organisation shall pay due regard to any representations made by any Member State and shall give effect to such representations in so far as it is practicable to do so.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (a)
The Organisation, its assets, income and other property shall be exempt: (a) from all direct taxes; the Organisation will not, however, claim exemption from rates, taxes or dues which are no more than charges for public utility services; (b) from all customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles imported or exported by the Organisation for its official use; articles imported under such exemption shall not be disposed of, by way either of sale or gift, in the country into which they are imported except under conditions approved by the Government of that country; (c) from all customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports and exports in respect of its publications.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (a)
(a) from all direct taxes; the Organisation will not, however, claim exemption from rates, taxes or dues which are no more than charges for public utility services;
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(b) from all customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports and exports in respect of articles imported or exported by the Organisation for its official use; articles imported under such exemption shall not be disposed of, by way either of sale or gift, in the country into which they are imported except under conditions approved by the Government of that country;
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(c) from all customs duties and quantitative restrictions on imports and exports in respect of its publications.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
While the Organisation will not as a general rule claim exemption from excise duties and from taxes on the sale of movable and immovable property which form part of the price to be paid, nevertheless, when the Organisation is making important purchases for official use of property on which such duties and taxes have been charged or are chargeable, Member States will whenever possible make the appropriate administrative arrangements for the remission or return of the amount of duty or tax.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 1
1 No censorship shall be applied to the official correspondence and other official communications of the Organisation.
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2 The Organisation shall have the right to use codes and to despatch and receive correspondence by courier or in sealed bags, which shall have the same immunities and privileges as diplomatic couriers and bags.
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3 Nothing in this Article shall be construed to preclude the adoption of appropriate security precautions to be determined by agreement between a Member State and the Council acting on behalf of the Organisation.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
Every person designated by a Member State as its principal permanent representative to the Organisation in the territory of another Member State, and such members of his official staff resident in that territory as may be agreed between the State which has designated them and the Organisation and between the Organisation and the State in which they will be resident, shall enjoy the immunities and privileges accorded to diplomatic representatives and their official staff of comparable rank.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 1
1 Any representative of a Member State to the Council or any of its subsidiary bodies who is not covered by Article 12 shall, while present in the territory of another Member State for the discharge of his duties, enjoy the following privileges and immunities: (a) the same immunity from personal arrest or detention as that accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (b) in respect of words spoken or written and of acts done by him in his official capacity, immunity from legal process; (c) inviolability for all papers and documents; (d) the right to use codes and to receive and send papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags; (e) the same exemption in respect of himself and his spouse from immigration restrictions, aliens registration and national service obligations as that accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (f) the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (g) the same immunities and facilities in respect of his personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (h) the right to import free of duty his furniture and effects at the time of first arrival to take up his post in the country in question, and, on the termination of his functions in that country, to re-export such furniture and effects free of duty, subject in either case to such conditions as the Government of the country in which the right is being exercised may deem necessary; (i) the right to import temporarily free of duty his private motor vehicle for his own personal use and subsequently to re-export such vehicle free of duty, subject in either case to such conditions as the Government of the country concerned may deem necessary.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (a)
(a) the same immunity from personal arrest or detention as that accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (b)
(b) in respect of words spoken or written and of acts done by him in his official capacity, immunity from legal process;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (c)
(c) inviolability for all papers and documents;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (d)
(d) the right to use codes and to receive and send papers or correspondence by courier or in sealed bags;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (e)
(e) the same exemption in respect of himself and his spouse from immigration restrictions, aliens registration and national service obligations as that accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (f)
(f) the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (g)
(g) the same immunities and facilities in respect of his personal baggage as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank;
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(h) the right to import free of duty his furniture and effects at the time of first arrival to take up his post in the country in question, and, on the termination of his functions in that country, to re-export such furniture and effects free of duty, subject in either case to such conditions as the Government of the country in which the right is being exercised may deem necessary;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (i)
(i) the right to import temporarily free of duty his private motor vehicle for his own personal use and subsequently to re-export such vehicle free of duty, subject in either case to such conditions as the Government of the country concerned may deem necessary.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 2
2 Where the legal incidence of any form of taxation depends upon residence, a period during which a representative to whom this Article applies is present in the territory of another Member State for the discharge of his duties shall not be considered as a period of residence. In particular, he shall be exempt from taxation on his official salary and emoluments during such periods of duty.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 3
3 In this Article “representative” shall be deemed to include all representatives, advisers and technical experts of delegations. Each Member State shall communicate to the other Member States concerned, if they so request, the names of its representatives to whom this Article applies and the probable duration of their stay in the territories of such other Member States.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
Official clerical staff accompanying a representative of a Member State who are not covered by Articles 12 or 13 shall, while present in the territory of another Member State for the discharge of their duties, be accorded the privileges and immunities set out in paragraph 1 (b), (c), (e), (f), (h) and (i) and paragraph 2 of Article 13.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
Privileges and immunities are accorded to the representatives of Member States and their staffs not for the personal benefit of the individuals themselves, but in order to safeguard the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the North Atlantic Treaty. Consequently, a Member State not only has the right, but is under a duty to waive the immunity of its representatives and members of their staffs in any case where, in its opinion, the immunity would impede the course of justice and can be waived without prejudice to the purposes for which the immunity is accorded.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The provisions of Articles 12 to 14 above shall not require any State to grant any of the privileges or immunities referred to therein to any person who is its national or to any person as its representative or as a member of the staff of such representative.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24
The categories of officials of the Organisation to which Articles 18 to 20 apply shall be agreed between the Chairman of the Council Deputies and each of the Member States concerned. The Chairman of the Council Deputies shall communicate to the Member States the names of the officials included in these categories.
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (a)
Officials of the Organisation agreed upon under Article 17 shall: (a) be immune from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and of acts done by them in their official capacity and within the limits of their authority; (b) be granted, together with their spouses and members of their immediate families residing with and dependent on them, the same immunities from immigration restrictions and aliens registration as is accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (c) be accorded the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (d) be given, together with their spouses and members of their immediate families residing with and dependent on them, the same repatriation facilities in time of international crisis as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank; (e) have the right to import free of duty their furniture and effects at the time of first arrival to take up their post in the country in question, and, on the termination of their functions in that country, to re-export such furniture and effects free of duty, subject in either case to such conditions as the Government of the country in which the right is being exercised may deem necessary; (f) have the right to import temporarily free of duty their private motor vehicles for their own personal use and subsequently to re-export such vehicles free of duty, subject in either case to such conditions as the Government of the country concerned may deem necessary.
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(a) be immune from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and of acts done by them in their official capacity and within the limits of their authority;
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(b) be granted, together with their spouses and members of their immediate families residing with and dependent on them, the same immunities from immigration restrictions and aliens registration as is accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank;
Privileges and Immunities (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) Act — P-24 (c)
(c) be accorded the same facilities in respect of currency or exchange restrictions as are accorded to diplomatic personnel of comparable rank;