Part I. Original treaties and international agreements registered during the month of July 2002: Nos. 38533 to 38651

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Part I. Original treaties and international agreements registered

during the month of July 2002: Nos. 38533 to 38651

No. 38533. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Sierra Leone

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of

Sierra Leone for the promotion and protection of investments. Free-

town, 13 January 2000

Entry into force: 20 November 2001 by notification, in accordance with

article 13

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

See article 9 for provisions relating to the appointment of arbitrator(s) by

the President of the International Court of Justice

No. 38534. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and France

Exchange of letters between the Government of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the French

Republic concerning nuclear cooperation. London, 7 February 2001

and Cahors, 9 February 2001

Entry into force: 9 February 2001, in accordance with the provisions of

the said letters

Authentic texts: English and French

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

No. 38535. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Viet Nam

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Socialist Re-

public of Vietnam on the status and operations of the British Council

in Vietnam. Hanoi, 10 December 2001

Entry into force: 10 December 2001 by signature, in accordance with

article 9

Authentic texts: English and Vietnamese

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

No. 38536. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Netherlands

Exchange of notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the King-

dom of the Netherlands extending the European Convention on Mu-

tual Assistance in Criminal Matters 1959 to the Isle of Man. The

Hague, 11 January 2000 and 14 September 2001

Entry into force: 14 September 2001, in accordance with the provisions

of the said notes

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

No. 38537. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Pakistan

* Exchange of notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Gov-

ernment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan concerning certain com-

mercial debts (The United Kingdom/Pakistan Debt Agreement No. 2

(2001)) (with annex). Islamabad, 1 August 2001

Entry into force: 1 August 2001, in accordance with the provisions of the

said notes

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

No. 38538. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Gabon

* Exchange of notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Ga-

bonese Republic concerning certain commercial debts (The United

Kingdom/Gabon Debt Agreement No. 6 (2000)) (with annex).

Yaounde, 13 and 16 November 2001

Entry into force: 16 November 2001, in accordance with the provisions

of the said notes

Authentic texts: English and French

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

No. 38539. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Lebanon

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Lebanese

Republic for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.

Beirut, 16 February 1999

Entry into force: 16 September 2001 by notification, in accordance with

article 14

Authentic texts: Arabic and English

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Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

See article 9 for provisions relating to the appointment of arbitrator(s) by

the President of the International Court of Justice

No. 38540. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Indonesia

* Exchange of notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Repub-

lic of Indonesia concerning certain commercial debts (The United

Kingdom/Indonesia Debt Agreement No.3 (2000)) (with annex). Ja-

karta, 10 September 2001 and 29 October 2001

Entry into force: 29 October 2001, in accordance with the provisions of

the said notes

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

No. 38541. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and Pakistan

Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Islamic Re-

public of Pakistan concerning air services (with annex). Karachi, 14

September 1999

Entry into force: 18 July 2001 by notification, in accordance with article

19

Authentic text: English

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: United King-

dom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 8 July 2002

See article 15 for provisions relating to the appointment of arbitrator(s)

by the President of the International Court of Justice

No. 38542. Multilateral

WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996) (with annexes). Geneva, 20 De-

cember 1996

Entry into force: 6 March 2002, in accordance with article 20

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

ish

Registration with the Secretariat of the United Nations: World Intellec-

tual Property Organization, 19 July 2002

Note: See also annex A, No. 38542

No. 38543. Multilateral

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996) (with an-

nexes). Geneva, 20 December 1996

Entry into force: 20 May 2002, in accordance with article 29

Participant

Ratification and

Accession (a)

Argentina 19 Nov 1999

Belarus 15 Jul 1998

Bulgaria 29 Mar 2001 a

Burkina Faso 19 Jul 1999

Chile 11 Apr 2001

Colombia 29 Nov 2000

Costa Rica 23 May 2000

Croatia 3 Jul 2000

Czech Republic 10 Oct 2001 a

Ecuador 21 Jun 2000

El Salvador 20 Oct 1998 a

Gabon 6 Dec 2001 a

Georgia 4 Jul 2001 a

Hungary 27 Nov 1998

Indonesia 5 Jun 1997

Japan 6 Jun 2000

Kyrgyzstan 10 Sep 1998

Latvia 22 Mar 2000 a

Lithuania 18 Jun 2001 a

Mexico 18 May 2000

Panama 17 Mar 1999

Paraguay 29 Nov 2000 a

Peru 30 Jul 2001 a

Republic of Moldova 13 Mar 1998

Romania 1 Feb 2001

Saint Lucia 24 Nov 1999 a

Slovakia 14 Jan 2000

Slovenia 19 Nov 1999

Ukraine 29 Nov 2001 a

United States of America 14 Sep 1999

Participant

Ratification and

Accession (a)

Albania 17 May 2001 a

Argentina 19 Nov 1999

Belarus 15 Jul 1998

Bulgaria 29 Mar 2001 a

Burkina Faso 19 Jul 1999

Chile 11 Apr 2001

Colombia 29 Nov 2000

Costa Rica 23 May 2000

Croatia 3 Jul 2000

Czech Republic 10 Oct 2001 a

Ecuador 21 Jun 2000

El Salvador 20 Oct 1998 a

Gabon 6 Dec 2001 a

Georgia 4 Jul 2001 a

Honduras 20 Feb 2002 a

Hungary 27 Nov 1998

Latvia 22 Mar 2000 a

Lithuania 26 Jan 2001 a

Mali 22 Oct 2001 a

Mexico 17 Nov 1999

Panama 17 Mar 1999

Paraguay 29 Nov 2000

Republic of Moldova 13 Mar 1998

Romania 1 Feb 2001

Saint Lucia 24 Nov 1999 a

Senegal 18 Feb 2002

Slovakia 14 Jan 2000

Slovenia 19 Nov 1999

Ukraine 29 Nov 2001 a

United States of America 14 Sep 1999

Participant

Ratification and

Accession (a)