Examples of using Declarations or statements in English and their translations into Russian
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It should also be recalled that 35 States made declarations or statements upon signature.
There have been no new declarations or statements regarding the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement.
Since the issuance of the 1999 report, no additional declarations or statements have been made.
Other articles reported declarations or statements by national leaders, especially when they involved a head of State or prime minister.
Also, from 1982 to 1984, 35 States made declarations or statements upon signature.
The Secretary-General notes that so far, despite those appeals, none of the States whose declarations were objected against andare considered not to be in conformity with UNCLOS have withdrawn their declarations or statements.
Some have committees dedicated to ethical issues, and have issued declarations or statements which could be interpreted as being similar in effect to codes of conduct.
There is no reason why the Committee should automatically accept a State's interpretation of the scope of its own reservations, declarations or statements of intent.
Article 310 provides that a State may make declarations or statements when signing, ratifying or acceding, provided they are not reservations.
In this respect it is also recalled that,from 1982 to 1984, 35 States made declarations or statements upon signature.
Article 310 states that while States may make declarations or statements when joining the Convention, such declarations or statements cannot exclude or modify the Convention.
For example, when signing, ratifying or acceding to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982, a State may make declarations with a view to harmonizing its laws and regulations with the provisions of that convention,provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to excludeor modify the legal effect of the provisions of the convention in their application to that State.
Also calls upon States to ensure that any declarations or statements that they have madeor make when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Agreement are consistent with articles 42 and 43 of the Agreement;
Article 42 does not allow reservations or exceptions to the Agreement; article 43, as in the case of article 310 of the Convention,stipulates that declarations or statements should not purport to exclude or modify the legal effect of the provisions of the Agreement.
Although article 310 indicates that declarations or statements are permissible, the European Union wishes to reiterate the prohibition on States' making declarations or statements that purport to excludeor modify the legal effects of the provisions of the Convention in their application to those States.
When ratifying the Convention in 1996, Norway issued a declaration to the effect that it objected to any national declarations or statements that were not compatible with the provisions of articles 309 and 310 of the Convention.
For example, Ruda defines“extensive reservations” as“declarations or statements purporting to enlarge the obligations included in the treaty”, and he includes“unilateral declarations whereby the State assumes obligations, without receiving anything in exchange, because the negotiations for the adoption of the treaty have already been closed”.“Reservations to treaties”, Recueil des cours… 1975-III, vol. 146, p. 107.
In the same resolution, the General Assembly called upon all States and other entities that had not done so to ratify or accede to the Agreement and consider applying it provisionally, andto also ensure that any declarations or statements that they had madeor made when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Agreement were consistent with articles 42 and 43 of the Agreement.
In spite of the repeated calls of the General Assembly for States to ensure that any declarations or statements that they have made or make when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention do not purport to exclude or modify the legal effect of the provisions of the Convention andto withdraw any such declarations or statements, no withdrawal of such declarations or statements has occurred yet.
For example, articles 309 and 310 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,1982, provide that States may not make reservations to the Convention(unless expressly permitted elsewhere in the Convention) and that declarations or statements, however phrased or named, may only be made if they do not purport to exclude or modify the legal effect of the provisions of the Convention in their application to the reserving State.
The General Assembly in its resolution 56/12 repeated its call upon States to ensure that any declarations or statements that they have made or make when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention are in conformity therewith and, otherwise, to withdraw any of their declarations or statements that are not in conformity.
Calls upon States to harmonize as a matter of priority their national legislation with the provisions of the Convention, to ensure the consistent application of those provisions andto ensure also that any declarations or statements that they have made or make when signing, ratifying or acceding are in conformity with the Convention and to withdraw any of their declarations or statements that are not in conformity;
Article 42 does not preclude a State or entity, when signing, ratifying or acceding to this Agreement, from making declarations or statements, however phrased or named, with a view, inter alia, to the harmonization of its laws and regulations with the provisions of this Agreement,provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to excludeor to modify the legal effect of the provisions of this Agreement in their application to that State or entity.
Once again calls upon States to harmonize, as a matter of priority, their national legislation with the provisions of the Convention, to ensure the consistent application of those provisions andto ensure also that any declarations or statements that they have made or make when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention are in conformity therewith and, otherwise, to withdraw any of their declarations or statements that are not in conformity;
Pursuant to article 310, States may, when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention, make declarations or statements, provided that such declarations or statements do not purport to excludeor to modify the legal effect of the provisions of UNCLOS in their application to that State.
There is an important new element in operative paragraph 2 of the draft resolution,calling on States to ensure that any declarations or statements they make when ratifyingor acceding to the Convention are in conformity with the Convention, given that articles 309 and 310 prohibit the making of reservations to the Convention.
In paragraph 3 of its resolution 57/141 of 12 December 2002, the General Assembly called once again upon States to ensure that any declarations or statements that they had made or would make when signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention were in conformity therewith and, otherwise, to withdraw any of their declarations or statements not in conformity.
Any declaration or statement that is not in line with the Convention should be withdrawn.
Any other philosophy, political declaration or statement will not cancel out any of the facts that I have mentioned.
Since the most recent report was issued,no States have made a declaration or statement pursuant to article 43 of the 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement.