Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
| Coming into Force | 01 July 1994 |
| Subject Terms | Telecommunications,International organizations-Institutions,International Telecommunication Union (ITU),Charters-Constitutions-Statutes |
| Date of Conclusion | 22 December 1992 |
| Citation | UNTS v. 1825, 1826 |
| Registration Date | 01 October 1994 |
| Registration Number | 31251 |
| Party Submitting the Application for Registration | International Telecommunication Union |
| Type of Document | Multilateral |
| Depositary | Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union |
| Participants | Andorra,Bielorrusia,Belize,Bolivia,Canada,Croacia,Dinamarca,Eritrea,France,Georgia,International Telecommunication Union,Kyrgyzstan,Lao People's Democratic Republic,Malaysia,Mauritius,México,Oman,Rumania,Eslovaquia,South Africa,Syrian Arab Republic,Turkmenistan,United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
No.
31251
MULTILATERAL
Constitution
and
Convention
of
the
International
Telecom
munication
Union
(with
annexes
and
optional
protocol).
Concluded
at
Geneva
on
22
December
1992
Authentic
texts:
Arabic,
Chinese,
English,
French,
Russian
and
Spanish.
Registered
by
the
International
Telecommunication
Union
on
1
October
1994.
MULTILATERAL
Constitution
et
Convention
de
l'Union
internationale
des
télé
communications
(avec
annexes
et
protocole facultatif).
Conclues
à
Genève
le
22
décembre
1992
Textes
authentiques
:
arabe, chinois,
anglais,
français,
russe
et
espagnol.
Enregistrées
par
l'Union
internationale
des
télécommunications
le
1
er
octo
bre
1994.
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CONSTITUTION
1
OF
THE INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICA
TION
UNION
Preamble
1
While
fully
recognizing
the
sovereign
right
of
each
State
to
regulate
its
telecommunication
and
having regard
to
the
growing
importance
of
telecom
munication
for
the
preservation
of
peace
and
the
economic
and
social
deve
lopment
of
all
States,
the
States
Parties
to
this
Constitution,
as
the
basic
instrument
of
the
International
Telecommunication
Union,
and
to
the
Conven
tion
of
the
International
Telecommunication
Union
(hereinafter
referred
to
as
"the
Convention")
which
complements
it,
with
the
object
of
facilitating
peaceful
relations,
international
cooperation
among
peoples
and
economic
and
social
development
by
means
of
efficient
telecommunication
services,
have
agreed
as
follows:
1
The
Constitution
and
Convention
came
into
force
provisionally
on
1
March
1993
for
all
the
members
of
the
International
Telecommunication
Union,
in
accordance
with
resolution
No.
1
concerning
the
provisional
application
of
the
provisions
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Convention
relating
to
the
new
structure
and
working
methods
of
the
Union.
The
Constitution
and
Convention
came
into
force
definitively
on
1
July
1994
for
the
following
members
of
the
International
Telecommunication
Union
which
had
deposited
with
the
Secretary-General
of
the
Union
their
instru
ment
of
ratification, acceptance,
approval
or
accession,
in
accordance
with
article
58
(1)
of
the
Constitution
:
Date
of
deposit
of
the
instrument
of
ratification,
Participant
accession
(a)
or
approval
(A)
Denmark
........................................................
18
June
1993
Canada
..........................................................
21
June
1993
(Confirming
the
declarations
made
upon
signature.*)
Mexico
..........................................................
27
September
1993
(Confirming
the
reservations
made
upon
signature.**)
Belize
...........................................................
9
November
1993a
Syrian
Arab
Republic
.............................................
25
November
1993a
Romania
........................................................
30
November
1993
Mauritius
........................................................
6
December
1993a
Bolivia
..........................................................
30
December
1993a
Andorra
.........................................................
24
January
1994a
Lao
People's
Democratic
Republic
.................................
24
January
1994a
Eritrea
..........................................................
31
January
1994a
Malaysia
........................................................
11
April
1994
Turkmenistan
....................................................
27
April
1994a
France
..........................................................
18
May
1994A
Oman
...........................................................
18
May
1994
Croatia
..........................................................
3
June
1994
Belarus
..........................................................
15
June
1994
Georgia
.........................................................
20
June
1994a
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
...............
27
June
1994
Kyrgyzstan
......................................................
29
June
1994a
South
Africa
.....................................................
30
June
1994a
Slovakia
.........................................................
1
July
1994a
*
For
the
text
of
the
declarations
see
no.
73
on
p.
(494)
of
this
volume.
**
For
the
text
of
the
reservations
see
no.
55
on
p.
(487)
of
this
volume.
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CHAPTER
I
Basic
Provisions
ARTICLE
1
Purposes
of
the
Union
2
1.
The
purposes
of
the
Union
are:
3
a)
to
maintain
and
extend
international
cooperation
between
all
Members
of
the
Union for
the
improvement
and
rational
use
of
telecommunica
tions
of
all
kinds;
4
b)
to
promote
and
to
offer
technical
assistance
to
developing
countries
in
the
field
of
telecommunications,
and
also
to
promote
the
mobilization
of
the
material
and
financial
resources
needed
for
implementation;
5
c)
to
promote
the
development
of
technical
facilities
and
their
most
efficient
operation
with
a
view
to
improving
the
efficiency
of
telecom
munication
services,
increasing
their
usefulness
and
making
them,
so
far
as
possible, generally
available
to
the
public;
6
d)
to
promote
the
extension
of
the
benefits
of
the
new
telecommunication
technologies
to
all
the
world's
inhabitants;
7
e)
to
promote
the
use
of
telecommunication
services
with
the
objective
of
facilitating
peaceful relations;
8
f)
to
harmonize
the
actions
of
Members
in
the
attainment
of
those
ends;
9
g)
to
promote,
at
the
international
level,
the
adoption
of
a
broader
approach
to
the
issues
of
telecommunications
in
the
global
infor
mation
economy
and
society,
by
cooperating
with
other
world
and
regional
intergovernmental
organizations
and
those
non-governmental
organizations
concerned
with
telecommunications.
10
2.
To
this
end,
the
Union
shall
in
particular:
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