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Article 16 Verdrag tot oprichting van een Europese Organisatie voor de exploitatie van meteorologische satellieten "EUMETSAT"

1 This Convention shall be open for signature by the States that took part in the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the setting-up of a European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites.

2 The said States shall become Parties to this Convention either

- by signature not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, or

- by the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval with the depositary if the Convention was signed subject to ratification, acceptance or approval.

3 From the date of entry into force of this Convention, any State that did not take part in the Conference of Plenipotentiaries referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may accede to it following a Council decision taken in conformity with the provisions of Article 5.2(a). A State that wishes to accede to this Convention shall notify the Director-General accordingly and the latter shall inform the Member States of the request at least three months before it is submitted to the Council for decision. The Council shall determine the terms and conditions for the accession of the State in question, in conformity with Article 5.2(a).

4 The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval and accession shall be deposited with the Government of the Swiss Confederation, referred to as "the depositary".

5 Accession to the EUMETSAT Convention means as a minimum participation in the General Budget and in all the mandatory programmes. Participation in optional programmes is subject to a decision of the Participating States in accordance with Article 5.3(c). Any State that becomes a Party to the Convention shall make a special payment towards the investments already made taking into account the mandatory and optional programmes in which the State will participate. The amount of payment shall be determined in conformity with Article 5.2(a) i. as regards mandatory programmes and in conformity with Article 5.3(c) as regards the optional programmes.

6 If a State accedes to the Convention, the scale of contributions for the General Budget and for the mandatory programmes shall be adjusted by the Council. The Participating States shall decide about any adjustment of scales of contributions following the accession to any optional programme.

Regeling
Verdrag tot oprichting van een Europese Organisatie voor de exploitatie van meteorologische satellieten "EUMETSAT"
Soort
Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
19-11-2000
BWB-id
BWBV0002717
Versie
2000-11-19_0

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