Part I. Original treaties and international agreements registered during the month of December 2010: Nos. 48008 to 48095

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Part I. Original treaties and international agreements registered during

the month of December 2010: Nos. 48008 to 48095

No. 48008. Switzerland and Guyana

Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of

the Republic of Guyana on mutual visa exemption for holders of

diplomatic or service passports. Caracas, 15 June 2010

Entry into force: 15 July 2010, in accordance with article 9

Authentic texts: English and German

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48009. Switzerland and Serbia

Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of

Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. Belgrade, 30

June 2009

Entry into force: 1 July 2010 by notification, in accordance with article

14

Authentic texts: English, German and Serbian

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48010. Switzerland and South Africa

Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of

the Republic of South Africa regarding the waiver of visa

requirements for holders of valid diplomatic, official or service

passports. Cape Town, 3 June 2010

Entry into force: 1 September 2010, in accordance with article 12

Authentic texts: English and German

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48011. Switzerland and Chile

Convention between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of

Chile for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on

income and on capital (with protocol). Santiago, 2 April 2008

Entry into force: 5 May 2010 by notification, in accordance with article

28

Authentic texts: English, French and Spanish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48012. Switzerland and Finland

Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the Republic of

Finland on the readmission of persons residing without

authorization (with protocol of application and annexes). Helsinki,

30 March 2009

Entry into force: 2 July 2010 by notification, in accordance with article

18

Authentic texts: English, Finnish and German

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48013. Switzerland and Serbia

Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of

the Republic of Serbia on road passenger and goods transport

(with protocol). Bern, 9 December 2009

Entry into force: 10 July 2010 by notification, in accordance with article

14

Authentic texts: English, German and Serbian

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48014. Switzerland and United Arab Emirates

Memorandum of Understanding between the Swiss Federal Council

and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on mutual

exemption of visa for holders of diplomatic or special/service

passports. Abu Dhabi, 6 June 2010

Entry into force: 15 July 2010 by notification, in accordance with article

10

Authentic texts: Arabic, English and French

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48015. Switzerland and United States of America

Air Transport Agreement between the Swiss Confederation and the

United States of America (with annexes). Bern, 21 June 2010

Entry into force: 21 June 2010 by signature, in accordance with article

19

Authentic texts: English and German

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48016. Switzerland and Croatia

Agreement between the Swiss Federal Council and the Government of

the Republic of Croatia relating to scheduled air services (with

annex). Bern, 21 January 2010

Entry into force: 25 May 2010 by notification, in accordance with article

22

Authentic texts: Croatian, English and German

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 14

December 2010

No. 48017. International Development Association and Yemen

* Financing Agreement (Higher Education Quality Improvement

Project) between the Republic of Yemen and the International

Development Association (with schedules, appendix and

International Development Association General Conditions for

Credits and Grants, dated 1 July 2005, as amended through 15

October 2006). Washington, 28 June 2010

Entry into force: 1 September 2010 by notification

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: International

Development Association, 16 December 2010