Part I. Original treaties and international agreements registered during the month of September 2004: Nos. 40536 to 40598

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Part I. Original treaties and international agreements registered

during the month of September 2004: Nos. 40536 to 40598

No. 40536. Multilateral

Convention on the issuance of a life certificate (with annexes). Paris,

10 September 1998

Entry into force: 1 September 2004, in accordance with article 14

Authentic text: French

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Switzerland, 1

September 2004

No. 40537. Germany and Latvia

Agreement between the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Con-

servation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany

and the Committee for Environmental Protection of the Republic of

Latvia concerning cooperation in environmental protection. Riga, 14

April 1993

Entry into force: 14 April 1993 by signature, in accordance with article 9

Authentic texts: German and Latvian

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Germany, 1

September 2004

No. 40538. Multilateral

International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993. Ge-

neva, 6 May 1993

Entry into force: 5 September 2004, in accordance with article 19

Authentic texts: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Span-

ish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: ex officio, 5

September 2004

No. 40539. Finland and Bulgaria

Long Term Agreement on development of economic, industrial, scien-

tific and technical cooperation between the Government of the Re-

public of Finland and the Government of the People's Republic of

Bulgaria. Varna, 12 August 1974

Entry into force: 7 April 1975 by notification, in accordance with article

12

Authentic texts: Bulgarian, English and Finnish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Finland, 10

September 2004

No. 40540. Finland and Canada

* Exchange of letters between Finland and Canada constituting an

agreement for the employment of dependents of employees of one

Government assigned to official duty in the other country. Ottawa, 13

and 17 January 1989

Entry into force: 1 March 19 89, in accordance with the provisions of the

said letters

Authentic texts: English and French

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Finland, 10

September 2004

Note: See also annex A, No. 40540

No. 40541. Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

Agreement between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

on the right of Nordic nationals to use their mother tongue in other

Nordic countries. Svaneke, Bornholm, 17 June 1981

Entry into force: 1 March 1987, in accordance with article 9

Authentic texts: Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: Finland, 10

September 2004

Note: See also annex A, No. 40541

No. 40542. Finland and Kyrgyzstan

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the

Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Finnish assistance to a Lung

Participant Ratification

Spain 26 Feb 2001

Turkey 21 May 2004

Participant Ratification and

Accession (a)

Ecuador 16 Mar 2004 a

Estonia 7 Feb 2003 a

Monaco 28 Mar 1995 a

Nigeria 5 Mar 2004 a

Russian Federation 4 Mar 1999 a

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 Mar 1997 a

Spain 7 Jun 2002 a

Syrian Arab Republic (with declaration) 8 Oct 2003 a

Tunisia 2 Feb 1995

Ukraine 27 Feb 2003 a

Vanuatu 10 Aug 1999 a

Participant Ratification

Denmark (in respect of: Faroe Islands;

with reservation) 23 Dec 1986

Finland 26 Nov 1982

Norway 9 Jul 1982

Sweden 11 Jan 1982