Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. New York, 5 December 1979

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XXIV 2. OUTER SPACE 1

2. AGREEMENT GOVERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF STATES ON THE MOON AND

OTHER CELESTIAL BODIES

New York, 5 December 1979

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 11 July 1984, in accordance with article 19(3).

REGISTRATION: 11 July 1984, No. 23002.

STATUS: Signatories: 11. Parties: 18.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1363, p. 3; and depositary notification

C.N.107.1981.TREATIES-2 of 27 May 1981 [procès-verbal of rectification of the

English authentic text of article 5 (1)].

Note: The Agreement was adopted by resolution 34/681of the General Assembly of the United Nations dated 5 December

1979. It was opened for signature on 18 December 1979.

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a)

Armenia .......................................................

19 Jan 2018 a

Australia.......................................................

7 Jul 1986 a

Austria .........................................................

21 May 1980

11 Jun 1984

Belgium .......................................................

29 Jun 2004 a

Chile.............................................................

3 Jan 1980

12 Nov 1981

France ..........................................................

29 Jan 1980

Guatemala....................................................

20 Nov 1980

India.............................................................

18 Jan 1982

Kazakhstan...................................................

11 Jan 2001 a

Kuwait .........................................................

28 Apr 2014 a

Lebanon .......................................................

12 Apr 2006 a

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a)

Mexico.........................................................

11 Oct 1991 a

Morocco.......................................................

25 Jul 1980

21 Jan 1993

Netherlands2.................................................

27 Jan 1981

17 Feb 1983

Pakistan........................................................

27 Feb 1986 a

Peru..............................................................

23 Jun 1981

23 Nov 2005

Philippines ...................................................

23 Apr 1980

26 May 1981

Romania.......................................................

17 Apr 1980

Saudi Arabia ................................................

18 Jul 2012 a

Turkey..........................................................

29 Feb 2012 a

Uruguay .......................................................

1 Jun 1981

9 Nov 1981

Venezuela (Bolivarian

Republic of) ...........................................

3 Nov 2016 a

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon ratification or accession.)

FRANCE

France is of the view that the provisions of article 3,

paragraph 2, of the Agreement relating to the use or threat

of force cannot be construed as anything other than a

reaffirmation, for the purposes of the field of endeavour

covered by the Agreement, of the principle of the

prohibition of the threat or use of force, which States are

obliged to observe in their international relations, as set

forth in the United Nations Charter.

Notes:

1Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-

fourth Session, Supplement No. 46 (A/34/46), p. 77.

2For the Kingdom in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles.

See also note 1 under “Netherlands” regarding Netherlands

Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front

matter of this volume.