Technology transfers could not be mandated by the General Assembly, but required mutual agreements establishing the terms of such transfers.

Since no transfer could take place lawfully except by agreement between the States concerned, such an agreement would obviously contain provisions on the nationality of persons having their habitual residence in the territory to be transferred.

1. Unless otherwise agreed between the assignor and the assignee, the assignor represents at the time of conclusion of the contract of assignment that

(3) A receivable assigned by the assignee to a subsequent assignee is transferred notwithstanding any agreement limiting in any way the assignor apos s right to assign its receivables.

(b) an assignment of receivables that are not specified individually is effective to transfer receivables that can be identified as receivables to which the assignment relates, at the time agreed upon by the assignor and the assignee and, in the absence of such agreement, at the time when the receivables arise.

The moment of property transfer shall be decisive for the determination of this value.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this recommendation, defences and rights of set off that the account debtor may raise pursuant to recommendations 15 and 16 against the assignor for breach of an agreement limiting in any way the assignor's right to make the assignment are not available to the account debtor against the assignee.

(b) A right securing payment of the assigned receivable may be transferred notwithstanding any agreement between the assignor and the account debtor or other person granting that right, limiting in any way the assignor's right to assign the receivable or the right securing payment of the assigned receivable

quot (1) Unless otherwise provided by law or by agreement between the assignor and the assignee, any personal or property rights securing payment of the assigned receivables are transferred to the assignee without a new act of transfer.

(b) If other law creates any obligation or liability of the assignor for breach of such an agreement, the other party to such an agreement may not avoid the contract from which the assigned receivables arise or the assignment contract on the sole ground of that breach

(c) If other law creates any obligation or liability of the assignor for breach of such an agreement, the other party to such an agreement may not avoid the contract from which the assigned receivables arise or the assignment contract on the sole ground of that breach

1. As between the assignor and the assignee, unless otherwise agreed and whether or not notification of the assignment has been sent

(1) For the purposes of this Convention, assignment means the transfer by agreement from one party ( assignor ) to another party ( assignee ) of its right to payment of a monetary sum ( receivable ) owed by another party ( debtor ) in return for value, credit or related services given or promised by the assignee to the assignor.

33. Regarding assignment of proceeds, the beneficiary of the undertaking may, unless otherwise stipulated in the undertaking or elsewhere agreed, assign the proceeds (article 10(1)).

1. An assignment of a receivable is effective notwithstanding any agreement between the initial or any subsequent assignor and the debtor or any subsequent assignee limiting in any way the assignor's right to assign its receivables.

1. The mutual rights and obligations of the assignor and the assignee arising from their agreement are governed by the law chosen by them.

2. An agreement concluded after notification of the assignment between the assignor and the debtor that affects the assignee's rights is ineffective as against the assignee unless

2. Nothing in this article affects any obligation or liability of the assignor for breach of such an agreement, but the other party to such agreement may not avoid the original contract or the assignment contract on the sole ground of that breach. A person who is not party to such an agreement is not liable on the sole ground that it had knowledge of the agreement.

Several MEAs contain specific provisions on technology transfer which may include financial mechanisms to facilitate such transferArticle 10 of the Montreal Protocol established a financial mechanism, the Multilateral Fund, for the purpose of providing financial and technical cooperation, including for the transfer of technologies.

(b) An agreement concluded after notification of the assignment between the assignor and the account debtor that affects the assignee's rights is ineffective as against the assignee unless

(1) As between the assignor and the assignee, articles ... may be excluded or varied by agreement.

(a) An assignment is effective as between the assignor and the assignee and as against the account debtor notwithstanding an agreement between the initial or any subsequent assignor and the account debtor or subsequent assignee limiting in any way the assignor's right to assign its receivables

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quot (b) a future receivable is deemed to be transferred at the time agreed upon between the assignor and the assignee and, in the absence of such agreement, at the time of the assignment or, in the case of a receivable arising from an agreement other than the original contract or from a court order, at the time when it arises becomes payable . quot

quot (2) The priority between an assignee and the effectiveness of an assignment as against the insolvency administrator is governed by the law governing insolvency of the country in which the assignor has its place of business .

Experts discussed the financial mechanisms contained in some MEAs, such as the Montreal Protocol, to facilitate the transfer of technology.

3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article, defences and rights of set off that the debtor may raise pursuant to article 9 or 10 against the assignor for breach of an agreement limiting in any way the assignor's right to make the assignment are not available to the debtor against the assignee.

Agreement on the supply and leasing of enriched uranium and the transfer of equipment and special nuclear materials

(f) Contribute to access to and transfer of technology

3. Nothing in this article affects any obligation or liability of the assignor for breach of any agreement under paragraph 2 of this article, but the other party to that agreement may not avoid the original contract or the assignment contract on the sole ground of that breach. A person who is not a party to such an agreement is not liable on the sole ground that it had knowledge of the agreement.

Subject to article 19, the assignor, the assignee and the debtor may derogate from or vary by agreement provisions of this Convention relating to their respective rights and obligations. Such an agreement does not affect the rights of any person who is not a party to the agreement.

1. The mutual rights and obligations of the assignor and the assignee arising from their agreement are determined by the terms and conditions set forth in that agreement, including any rules or general conditions referred to therein.

In response to another question, it was pointed out that the effect of an agreement between the assignor and the debtor was not limited to receivables assigned after the assignee was notified of such an agreement (article 3(1)(b) of the Ottawa Convention), on the understanding that such agreement could not exclude the application of provisions dealing with the rights of the assignee.

1. An agreement concluded before notification of the assignment between the assignor and the debtor that affects the assignee's rights is effective as against the assignee, and the assignee acquires corresponding rights.

3. In an international assignment, the assignor and the assignee are considered, unless otherwise agreed, implicitly to have made applicable to the assignment a usage that in international trade is widely known to, and regularly observed by, parties to the particular type of assignment or to the assignment of the particular category of receivables.

(f) Request also that a clause prohibiting the use of transferred items in the event of a withdrawal be included in intergovernmental agreements defining the modalities for transfers of sensitive nuclear goods (enrichment, reprocessing) or for large scale transfers

(a) An agreement concluded before notification of the assignment between the assignor and the account debtor that affects the assignee's rights is effective as against the assignee, and the assignee acquires corresponding rights

2. Unless otherwise agreed between the assignor and the assignee, the assignor does not represent that the debtor has, or will have, the ability to pay.

The law should provide that the following matters are governed by the law of the State whose law governs an assigned receivable, a transferred negotiable instrument or a transferred negotiable document

2. A right securing payment of the assigned receivable is transferred under paragraph 1 of this article notwithstanding any agreement between the assignor and the debtor or other person granting that right, limiting in any way the assignor's right to assign the receivable or the right securing payment of the assigned receivable.

36. Income transfers have also been achieved by keeping the prices of certain public services relatively stable over a long period of time.

(iv) providing for the right of the insolvency administrator to borrow using the assigned receivables as security to the extent that their value exceeds the obligations secured, or

Certainly, an agreement on reducing illicit transfers would be a major achievement.

1. Unless otherwise agreed between the assignor and the assignee, the assignor or the assignee or both may send the debtor notification of the assignment and a payment instruction, but after notification has been sent only the assignee may send such an instruction.

If neither assignee registers, priority is determined on the basis of the time of the assignment.