Examples of using Binding declaration in English and their translations into Spanish
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Burkina Faso has made no binding declaration under article 3.
The latter would ensure a uniform interpretation of certain provisions of the Convention without interfering with the competence of States parties to issue binding declarations regarding its interpretation.
It contains neither an offer nor any other binding declaration and must not be understood as such.
The Optional Protocol was ratified according to the legal processes required in the United Kingdom; this involved the Government ensuring that its laws and policies were compatible with the Protocol's provisions, andin deciding on the terms of the binding declaration.
Several issues were raised such as reservations, binding declarations under article 3 of the Optional Protocol, voluntary recruitment and armed groups.
Minimum age for voluntary recruitment; State party's binding declaration; safeguards.
In accordance with paragraph 2,each State Party shall deposit a binding declaration upon ratification of or accession to the Protocol that sets forth the minimum age at which it will permit voluntary recruitment into its armed forces.
States are encouraged, to establish 18 as the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into armed forces when depositing their binding declaration(under article 3) upon ratification of the Optional Protocol.
Article 3, paragraph 2,requires State parties to deposit a binding declaration upon ratification of or accession to the Optional Protocol that sets forth the minimum age at which voluntary recruitment into the national armed forces is permitted.
The Special Representative wishes to reiterate her urgent call upon States to establish 18 years as the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the armed forces when depositing their binding declaration(under article 3) upon ratification of the Optional Protocol.
Upon ratification of the Protocol,Colombia deposited a binding declaration, in accordance with article 3, paragraph 2, in which it stated that the minimum age at which it permits voluntary recruitment into its national armed forces is 18 years of age.
Although there are no established minimum age limits for this exceptional circumstance, the provision would naturally be applied in accordance with the international obligations undertaken by Brazil, particularly under the Convention,the Optional Protocol, and its binding declaration.
The Government of Mexico, in compliance with article 3, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol,deposited a binding declaration setting forth the minimum age for the voluntary recruitment of its nationals into the armed forces as 18 years.
The adoption of the binding declaration took into consideration the internal legislation in force about the recruiting of volunteers under the age of 18 years for the rendering of entry-level military service, as well as the fact that, given the excess of contingents of drafted recruits, Brazil has not accepted volunteers under these conditions.
The cooperation of the Government of Nepalwith the international community, in particular through the recent deposition of a binding declaration regarding the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict;
In this connection,the Andorran Government made a binding declaration deploring the fact that the Convention on the Rights of the Child does not prohibit the use of children in armed conflict and expressing its disagreement with the provisions concerning the participation and recruitment of children from the age of 15.
Each State Party that permits persons under the age of 18 to volunteer for service in its national armed forces shall include in its binding declaration a description of the safeguards it has adopted to ensure that such enlistment is not forced or coerced.
At the time of ratification of the Protocol,France deposited a binding declaration stating that"France declares that it recruits only volunteers aged at least 17 who have been informed of the rights and duties involved in military service, and that the enlistment of recruits under the age of 18 is valid only with the consent of their legal representatives.
Concerning the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the armed forces, when ratifying the Protocol, on 28 March 2001,DRC deposited a binding declaration with the United Nations Secretariat indicating that the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into the armed forces is 18 years.
With respect to voluntary recruitment,a State Party would agree to deposit a binding declaration which would set forth the minimum age that it would apply with respect to(a) voluntary recruitment of persons into its national armed forces and(b) the participation of such persons in armed conflict.
I call upon all Member States to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict anddeposit upon ratification binding declarations indicating age 18 as the preferred minimum age for voluntary recruitment into national armed forces.
Pursuant to article 3, paragraph 2, of the Protocol,El Salvador deposited a binding declaration that sets forth the minimum age at which it will permit voluntary recruitment into its armed forces and describes the safeguards it has adopted to ensure that such recruitment is not forced or coerced.
Call on the government to ratify the Optional Protocol on the Convention of the Rights ofthe Child on involvement in armed conflict, to deposit a binding declaration confirming 18 as the minimum age for voluntary recruitment and to ratify International Labor Organization Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labor.
When ratifying the Optional Protocol as per 1 February 2002 Austria gave a binding declaration concerning Art 3 para. 2 confirming that the recruitment of persons under 18 years of age(persons past their 17th birthday) can only be effected if the person volunteers and has obtained the consent of the legal representative.
States parties to the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict that have indicated an age below 18 years in their binding declaration(art. 3) regarding the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into their national forces should indicate whether this minimum age has been raised.
If the State party has indicated an age under 18 for voluntary recruitment in its binding declaration under article 3 made upon ratification or accession to the Optional Protocol, the State party is invited to indicate whether there are plans to raise this age to minimum18 and a tentative timetable for doing so.
The Special Representative urges States, when ratifying the optional protocol,to consider depositing binding declarations pursuant to the terms of article 3, establishing age 18 as the minimum age for voluntary recruitment into their national armed forces.
Pursuant to article 3, paragraph 2,each State Party shall deposit a binding declaration upon ratification of or accession to the Protocol that sets forth the minimum age at which it will permit voluntary recruitment into its national armed forces and a description of the safeguards it has adopted to ensure that such recruitment is not forced or coerced.
In accordance with article 3, paragraph 2 of the Optional Protocol, at the time of ratification,the adoption of the binding declaration provided for under article 3(paras. 1 and 2) did not pose any problem owing to the fact that Moroccan legislation was already in conformity with the principles set forth in the instrument.
In addition, while the minimum voluntary enlistment age in the State Party is reported to be 17 years, its binding declaration in respect of the Optional Protocol, made at the time of accession, appears to contain a contradictory statement that citizens who have not yet reached 17 years by 31 December of a given year may be recruited for active service.
