United Kingdom Treaty Action Bulletin for April 2013
TREATIES FOR WHICH THE UNITED KINGDOM IS DEPOSITARY
Second Amending Protocol to the Agreement concerning the European Air Group,
London, and 12 December 2011 - 1 March 2012
Action: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Ratification
On 24 April 2013, the Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland deposited an instrument of ratification to the Second Amending Protocol to
the Agreement concerning the European Air Group.
The following States consented to be bound by the above Protocol on the following
dates:
States
Date of Acceptance and Ratification
Italy
9 February 2012 (Definitive signature)
Netherlands
31 October 2012 (Acceptance)
Spain
14 November 2012 (Ratification)
United Kingdom
24 April 2013 (Ratification)
This Protocol is not yet in force.
BILATERAL TREATIES
Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland and the Government of Australia for Defence and Security
Cooperation (signed at Perth on 18 January 2013) has been published in the
Country Series as Australia No.1 (2013), Cm 8603. This Agreement is not yet in
force.
Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons between the Government of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the
United Arab Emirates (signed at London on 24 January 2013) has been published in
the Country Series as United Arab Emirates No.1 (2013), Cm 8604. The Treaty is not
yet in force.
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BILATERAL TREATIES (continued)
Convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Charging of
Bank Levies (signed at London on 7 December 2011) has been published as Treaty
Series No.13 (2013), Cm 8596. The Convention entered into force on 21 February
2013.
Exchange of Letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic
amending the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French Republic
concerning the Carrying of Service Weapons by French Officers on the Territory of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, done at Le Touquet 4
February 2003 (signed at London on 10 May 2012) has been published as Treaty
Series No.12 (2013), Cm 8595. The Exchange of Letters entered into force on 10
May 2012.
Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan (signed at London on 24 March 2013) has been published in the Country
Series as Jordan No.1 (2013), Cm 8612. The Treaty is not yet in force.
Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet
Socialists Republics concerning Amendments to the UK/USSR Air Services
Agreement of 1957 as amended by the Exchanges of Notes on 22 September
and 14 October 1960 and 11 February and 14 April 1969 (signed at Moscow on
17 February 1988 and 4 April 1988) has been published as Treaty Series No.14
(2013), Cm 8597.
Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet
Socialists Republics concerning the Addition of a New Article on Aviation
Security to the UK/USSR Air Services Agreement of 1957 as amended by the
Exchanges of Notes on 22 September and 14 October 1960 and 11 February
and 14 April 1969 (signed at Moscow on 17 February 1988 and 4 April 1988) has
been published as Treaty Series No.14 (2013), Cm 8597.
The Exchanges of Notes entered into force on 4 April 1988.
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MULTILATERAL TREATIES
Amendment to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Geneva, 22 September 1995
Action: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Territorial
Application in respect of Gibraltar (extension)
On 16 April 2013, the Secretary General of the United Nations, as depositary,
received a notification from the Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland the following communication:
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes
the United Kingdom’s ratification of the Convention as amended be extended to the
territory of Gibraltar for whose international relations the United Kingdom is
responsible.
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
considers the extension of the aforesaid Convention as amended to Gibraltar to take
effect on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of this notification. The above
action was effected on 11 April 2013.
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, New York, 15
December 1997
Action: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Territorial
application in respect of Jersey (extension)
On 18 April 2013, the Secretary General of the United Nations, as depositary,
received a notification from the Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland the following communication:
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes
the United Kingdom’s ratification of the Convention [for the Suppression of Terrorist
Bombings] to be extended to the territory of the Bailiwick of Jersey for whose
international relations the United Kingdom is responsible.
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
considers the extension of the aforesaid Convention to the Bailiwick of Jersey to enter
into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of this notification. The above action
was effected on 16 April 2013.