State party focal points were designated

7.3 quot Party quot means Party to this Protocol.

quot Parties quot means the Parties to the present Protocol.

8. Requests the Secretary General to designate the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to serve as the secretariat for and under the direction of the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention

quot Party quot means, unless otherwise stipulated, a Party to this Protocol.

For the purpose of rules 26 and 27, Parties to the Convention that are not Parties to the Kyoto Protocol may exercise the same rights as all other observers.

The Legal Counsel further advised that the optional protocol would only be binding on those States parties to the Convention which also become parties to the optional protocol.

quot Annex I Parties quot means the developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, that are also Parties to this Protocol.

(c) quot Conference of the Parties quot means the Conference of the Parties established by article 22 of the Convention

(c) quot Conference of the Parties quot means the Conference of the Parties established by article 22 of the Convention

reference to specific articles submitted communications with respect to reservations

2. States Parties shall identify a national body or a single point of contact to act as liaison between States Parties on matters relating to this Protocol.

3. quot Conference of the Parties quot means the Conference of the Parties established by Article 7 of the Convention

In addition, we understand the reference in the Protocol to host State to implicitly mean a host State that is party to both the Protocol and the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel.

The COP may wish to invite all country Parties to designate high ranking officials of relevant ministries to be in charge of UNCCD affairs.

quot Parties to the Convention quot means Parties for whom the Convention has legally entered into force in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.

419. It is noted that the State party has not made the declaration provided for in article 14 of the Convention some members of the Committee requested that the possibility of such a declaration should be considered.

Determination and communication of guidance from the COP

The designation shall be notified to the Secretary General of the United Nations and to all the other Parties within one month of the designation.

(b) quot Parties quot means Parties to the Convention

(b) quot Parties quot means Parties to the Convention

Party means, unless the text otherwise indicates, a Party to this Protocol.

The Committee may include guidance on the issues on which the next periodic report of the State party should be focused.

The Committee may, where necessary, indicate a time limit within which observations from States parties are to be received.

2. quot Parties quot means Parties to the Convention

It should also be pointed out that China is not a State party to the Rome Statute and has major reservations with regard to certain of its provisions.

The Committee notes the State party's obligation for the systematic and continuing implementation of all provisions of the Convention.

As Aust points out, the purpose of such agreements is the mutual protection of nationals of the parties.

2. States Parties shall identify a national body or a single point of contact to act as liaison between States Parties for the purposes of cooperation and information exchange.

On 1 February 2005, following the decision to list 14 new chemicals in Annex III and the approval of the related decision guidance documents by the Conference of the Parties, the decision guidance documents were circulated to all designated national authorities from Parties and participating Governments.

Under paragraph 4 of article 4 of the Convention, the secretariat must inform the Parties of new designations or changes in designated national authorities.

The commitments of Parties as listed in Annex A shall, consistent with the principles set out in Article 3 of the Convention, reflect fully the situation of each Party or specified group of Parties in respect of the following indicators, recognizing that the importance of each indicator varies in accordance with individual circumstances for each Party or specified group of Parties

Paragraph 1 of the guidelines (party to other Conventions)

16. At its sixteenth session, the Committee decided that guidelines should be formulated for States parties with regard to the presentation of periodic reports.

Port facility is a location, as determined by the Contracting Government or by the Designated Authority, where the ship port interface takes place.

The provisions of these guidelines shall apply for each Party included in Annex I which is also a Party to the Kyoto Protocol.

4. Each State party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 1 in cases where the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite that person to any of the States parties that have established their jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2.

4. Each State party shall likewise take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the offences set forth in article 1 bis in cases where the alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite that person to any of the States parties that have established their jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2.

Guidance is also given by the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

359. It is noted that the State party has not made the declaration provided for in article 14 of the Convention and some members of the Committee requested that the possibility of such a declaration be considered.

To date, 85 States had consented to be bound by the Protocol, a relatively modest figure for an important international instrument.

Applicability The provisions of these guidelines shall apply for each Party included in Annex I which is also a Party to the Kyoto Protocol.

In the context of this annex, Party refers to a Party to the Kyoto Protocol, unless otherwise specified.

5.2 The State party further points out that crime has increased and the number of cases to be decided by the courts have multiplied.

He stressed that the law of a Contracting State denoted the ordinary domestic law of that State, which would, in principle, include the provisions of the convention.