Registration and Publication of Treaties and International Agreements: Regulations to Give Effect to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1946.

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Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 6	Custody, registration and publication of treaties	11

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Publications Rules and Regulations Treaty Registration

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50 operative paragraphs

Adopts accordingly, having gíven consideration to the proposals of the Secretary-General1 submitted pursuant to the resolution of the General Assembly of 10 February 1946, the following regulations:

Part One

Article 1

Every treaty or international agreement, whatever its form and descriptive name, entercd into by one or more Members of fhe United Nations after 24 October 1945, the date of the coming into force of the Charter, shall as soon as possible be registered with the Secretariat in accordance with these regulations.

Registration shall not t-ake place u·ntil the treaty ur international agreement has come into force between two or more of the parties thereto.

Such registration may be effected by any party or in accordanct> with article 4 of these regulations.

The Secretariat shall record the treaties and international agreements so registered m a Register established for that purpose.

Article 2

When a treaty or international agreement has been registered with the Secretariat, a certified statement regarding any subsequent action which effects a change in the parties thereto, or the terms, scope or application thereof, shall also be registered with the Secretariat.

The Secretariat shall record the certified statement so registered in the Register established under article I of these regulations.

Article 3

Registration by a party, in accordance with article I of these regulations, relieves ali other parties of the obligation to register.

Registration effected in accordance with article 4 of these regulations relieves ali parties of the obligation to register.

Article 4

Every treaty or international agreement subject to article 1 of these regulations shall be registered ex officio by the United Nations in the following cases:

Where the United Nations is a party to the treaty or agreement;

Where the United Nations has been authorized by the trealy or agreement to effect registration.

A treaty or international agreement subject to article I of these regulations may be registered Adopte, en conséquence, apres avoir examiné rall a la suite de la résolution de l'Assemblée générale en date du 10 février 1946, le reglement ci-apres:

Premlere partie

Article r

Tout traité ou accord international, quellc qu'en soit sa forme et sous quelque appellation qu'il soit désigné, conclu par un ou plusieurs Membres des Nations Unies postérieurement au 24 octobre 1945, date de l'entrée en vigueur de la Charte, sera, le plus tot possible, enregistré au Secrétariat conformément au présent reglement.

L'enregistrement ne sera effectué que lorsque le traité ou l'accord international est ties contractantes.

Cet enregistrement peut etre effectué par J'une quelconque des parties, ou conformément aux dispositions de l'article 4 du présent reglement. cords internationaux ainsi enregistrés dans un registre établi a cet effet.

Article 2

Lorsqu'un traité ou accord international aura été enregistré au Secrétariat, une déclaration certifiée, relative a tout fait ultérieur comportant un changement dans les ¡Jarties audit traité ou accord, ou modifiant ses termes, sa portée ou son application, sera également enregistrée au Secrétariat.

Le Secrétariat inscrira la déclaration certifiée, aimi enregistrée, dam le registre prévu a l'article 1 du présent reglement.

Article 3

Lorsqu'un traité ou accord international aura été enregistré par l'une des parties conformément a l'article 1 du présent reglement, toutes les autres parties seront dégagées de l'obligation d'enregistrer ledit traité ou accord.

Lorsqu'un traité ou accord international aura été enregistré conformément a J'article 4 du présent reglement, toutes les parties seront dégagées de l'obligation d'enregistrer ledit traité ou acco;·d.

Article 4

Tout traité ou accord international soumis aux dispositions de l'article I du présent reglement sera enregistré d'office par l'Organisation des Nations Unies dans 1-es cas suivants:

a) Quand l'Organisation des Nations Unies est partie au traité ou a l'accord;

b) Quand l'Organisation des Nations Unies a été autorisée par les signataires dudit traité ou accord a effectuer l'enregistrement.

Un traité ou accord international soumis aux dispositions de l'article I du présent regle-

with the Secretariat by a specialized agency in the following cases:

Where the constituent instrument of the specialized agency provides for such registration;

Where the treaty or agreement has been registered with the specialized agency pursuant to the ·terms of its constituent instrument;

Where the ~pecialized agency has been authorized by the treaty or agreement to effect registration.

Article .5

A party or specialized agency, registering a treaty or intemational agreement under article 1 or 4 of these regulations, shall certify that the text is a true and complete copy thereof and ineludes ali reservations made by parties thereto.

The certified copy shall reproduce the text in ali the languages in which the treaty or agreement was concluded and shall be accompanied by two additional copies and by a statement setting forth, in respect of each party:

The date on which the treaty or agrcement has come into force;

The method whereby it hai. come into force (fQr example: by signature, by ratification or acceptance, by accession, et cetera).

Article 6 The date of receipt by the Secretariat of the United Nations of the treaty or international agreement registered shall be deemed to be the date of registration, provided that the date of registration of a treaty or agreement registered ex officio by the United Nations shall be the date on which the treaty or agreement first came into force between two or more of the parties thereto.

Article 7 A certificate of registration signed by the Secretary-General or bis representative shall be issued to the registering party or agency and also to all signatories and parties to the treaty or international agreement registered.

A-rticle 8

The Register shal1 be kept in the five official languages of the United Nations. The Register shall comprise, in respect of each treaty or international agreement, a record of:

The serial number given in the order of registration;

The title given to the instrument by the parties;

The names of the parties between whom it was concluded;

The dates of signature, ratification or acceptance, exchange of ratification, accession,

and entry into force;

The duration; ment peut etre enregistré au Secrétariat par une institution spécialisée dans les cas suivants:

a) Quand l"acte constitutif de l'institution spécialisée prévoit cet enregistrement;

b) Quand le traité ou accord a été enregistré aupres de l"institution spécialisée conformément aux termes de son acte constitutif;

e) Quand le traité ou l'accord a autorisé l'institution spécialisée a effectuer l"enregistrement.

Articlr 5.

La partie ou l"institution spécialisée qui présentera a l'enregistrement un traité ou accord international conformément a l'article 1 ou a l'article 4 du présent reglement, certifiera que grale et qu'il comprend toutes les réserves faites par les parties cl'.mtractantes.

La copie certifiée conforme reproduira le traité ou l'accord a été conclu et sera accompagnée de deux exemplaires supplémentaires et d'une -iéclaration indiquant, pour chacunc des parties:

a) La date a laquelle le traité ou accord est entré en vigueur;

b) Le mode d"entrée en vigueur (par excmple:

par adhésion, etc.).

Article 6.

La date a laquelle le Secrétariat de l"Organisation des Nations Unies aura re,;u le traité ou accord international a enregistrer sera considérée comme date d'enregistrement. Toutefois, la date de l'enregistrement d'un traité ou accord enregistré d'office par l'Organisation sera la premiere date a laquelle celui-ci est entré en vigueur entre deux ou plus de deux parties contractantes.

Article 7.

Un certificat d'enregistrement signé par le Secrétaire général ou par son représentant sera délivré a la partie ou a l'institution qui procédera

de l'accord international enregistré.

Article 8. officielles de l'Organisation des Nations Unies. Pour chaque traité ou accord international, le registre indiquera~ a) Le numéro de série qui lui aura été attribué dans l'ordre de l'enregistrement;

ties;

été conclu;

d) Les dates de signature, de ratification ou d'acceptation, d'échange de ratifications, d'adhésion et d'entrée en vigueur;

e) La durée de validité;

The language or la,,.guages in wh1ch 1t was drawn up;

The name of the party or spccialízed agency which registers the instrument and the date of such registration;

Particulars of publication in the treaty series of the United Nations.

Such information shall also be included ¡n che Register in regard to the statements registered under article 2 of these regulations.

!J· The texts registered shall be marked "ne varietur" by the Secretary-General or his repr('- sentative, and shall rem-aín in the custody of the Secretaria t.

Articlc 9 The Secretary-General, or his representative, shall issue certificd extracts from the Register at Wle request of any Mr.mbcr of the United Nations or any party to the treaty or international agreement concerned. In other cases he may issu~ such extracts at his discretion.

Part Two

Article IO The Secretariat shall file and record treaties and international agreements, other than those subject to rr.gistration under article 1 of these regulations, if they fall in the following categories:

{a) Treaties or international agreements entered into by the United Nations or by one or more of the specialized agencies;

{b) Treaties or international agreements transrnitted by a Member of the United Nations which were entered into before the coming into force of the Charter, but which were not included in the treaty series of the League of Nations;

Treaties or international agreements transmitted by a party not a mcmber of thc United Nations which were entered into before or after the coming into force of the Chaner which were not included in the trcaty series of the League of Nations, provided, however, that this paragraph shall be applied with full regard to the provisions of the resolution of the General Assembly of 10 February 1946 set forth in the Annex to these regulations.

A rticle 1 1 The provisions of anides 2, 5, and 8 of these regulations shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to all treaties and intcrnational agreements filed and recorded under article 10 of these regulations.

il a été établi;

g) La désignation de la partie ou de l'institution spécialisée qui le présente a l'enregistre-

recueil des traités de l'Organisation des Nations Unies.

2- Ces renseignements seront également portés enregistrées conformément a l'article 2 du présent reglement.

Les exemplaires memes présentés a l'enregistrement seront revetus de la mcntion "ne varir-

tariat.

Article 9 Le Secrétaire général ou son représentant délivrera a la demande de tout Membre des Nations Unies ou de toute partie audit traité ou accord international, des extraits du registre certifiés conformes. Dans d'autres cas le Secrétaire général peut, a sa convenance, délivrer de tels extraits.

Deuxieme partle

Article 10 Le Secrétariat classera et tiendra un répertoire

présent reglement s'ils rentrent dans les catégories suivantes:

a) Traités ou accords internationaux conclus une ou plusieurs institutions spécialisées;

b) Traités ou accords internationaux transmis par un Membre de l'Organisation des Nations Unies et conclus avant la date d'entrée en vigueur de la Charte, mais qui n'ont pas été des Nations;

e) Traités ou accords internationaux transmais non membres des Nations Unies, conclus soit avant, soit apres l'entrée en vigueur de la

application de ce paragraphe, il sera tenu pleinement compte des dispositions de la résolution adoptée par l' Assembléc générale le 10 février 1946 -?t reproduite en annexe au pré5ent rcglement.

Article 11 reglement seront applicables, mutatis mutandis, et inscrits au répertoire, conformément a l'article 10 du présent reglement.

Part Three

Article I:J

The Secretariat shall publish as soon as possible in a single series every treaty or international agreement which is registered, or filed and recorded, in the original language or languages, followed by a translation in English and in French. The certified statements referred to in artide 2 of these regulations shall be published in the same manner.

The Secretariat shall, when publishing a treaty or agreement under paragraph 1 of this article, include the following information: the serial number in order of registration or recording; the date of registration or recording; the name of the party or specialized agency which registered it or transmitted it for filing; and in respect of each party the date on which it has come into force and the method whereby it has come into force.

Article IJ The Secretariat shall publish every month a statement of the treaties and international agreements registered, or filed and recorded, during the preceding month, giving the dates and numbers of registration and recording.

Article I4 The Secretariat shall send to ali Members of the United Nations the series referred to in article 12 and the monthly statement referred to in article 13 of these regulations.

Sixty-fif th plenary meeting,

r4 December r946.

Annex Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 1 O February 1946 on Registration of Treaties and lnternational Agreements The Executive Secretary sent a circular letter to the Members of the United Nations on 8 November 1945 informing them that from the date of the entry into force of the Charter, treaties and international agreements would be received and filed on a provisional basis until the adoption of detailed regulations prescribing the procedure to be followed in the registration and publication of treaties and international agreements under the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter. The Executive Secretary also invited the Governments of Members to transmit to the Secretariat for filing and publication, treaties and international agreements not included in the treaty series of the League of Nations and entered into in recent years before the date of the entry into force of the Charter.

It is desirable, as a matter of practical convenience, that arrangements shouid be made for the publication of any treaties or intemational Trolsleme partie

Article n.

Le Secrétariat publiera le plus tót possible, en t.:n recueil unique, tout traité ou accord ínter• national qui aura été, soit enregistré, soit dassé et inscrit au répertoire; cette publication se fera trument, suivie d'une traduction en anglais et en fran~is. Les déclarations certifiées, mentionnées a l'article 2 du présent reglement, seront publiées de la meme fai;on.

Le Secrétariat devra, lorsqu'il publiera un traité ou accord conformément a l'alinéa premier vants: numéro de série dans l'ordre de l'enregistrement ou de l'inscription au répertoire; la date de l'enregistrement ou de l'inscription au répertoire; le nom de la partíe ou de l'institution spécialisée qui a présenté l'instrument a l'enregis-

vigueur.

Article I J Le Secrétariat publiera chaque mois un relevé

registrés, soit classés et inscrits au répertoire, en mentionnant le, dates et numéros d'ordre de l'enregistrement et de l'inscription.

Article r4 bres de l'Organisation des Nations Unies le recueil mentionné a l'article u et le relevé mensuel mentionné ~ l'article 13 du présent reglement.

Soixante-cinquieme séance pléniere,

le I4 décembre r946.

Annexe Résolution adoptée par l'Assemblée 9énérale le 1 O février 1946 relative a l'enregistrement des traités et accords internationaux Le Secrétaire exécutif a envoyé une circulaire

partir de la date d'entrée en vigueur de la Charte, les traités et accords internationaux seront re,;us et classés a titre tcmporaire jusqu'a l'adoption de regles détaillées prescrivant la procédure a traités et accords internationaux en vertu des distaire exécutif a également invité les Gouvernements des Membres a transmettre au Secrétariat,- cords internationaux qui ne sont pas compris tions el qui ont été conclus au cours de ces dcrnieres années avant la date d'entréc en vigueur de la Chane.

II est désirable, pour des ra1sons de commodité, que des dispositions soient prises en vue de la public.:ujon des traités ou accords int~tio-

agreements which non-member States may voluntarily transmit and which have not been included in the treaty series of the League of Nations. These arrangements should not, however, extend to treaties or international agreements transmitted by any non-member State such as Spain, the Government of which has been founded with the support of the Axis Powers and does not, in view of its origin, its nature, its record and its close association with the aggressor States, possess qualifications necessary to justify membership in the United Nations under the provisions of the Charter.

Therefore, the General Assembly instructs the Seer e tary-Genera l:

To submit to the General Assembly proposals for detailed regulations and other measures designed to give effect to the provisions of Article 102 of the Charter;

To invite the Governments of Members of the United Nations to transmit to the Secretary- General for filing and publication, treaties and international agreements entered into in tecent years, but before the date of entry into force of the Charter, which had not been included in the League of Nations treaty series, and to transmit for registration and publication, treaties and international agreements entered into after the date of entry into force of the Charter;

To receive, from the Governments of nonme'mber States, treaties and international agrecments entered into both before and after the date of entry into force of the Charter, which have not been _included in the League of Nations treaty series and which they may voluntarily transmit for filing and publication; and to dispose of them in accordance with the foregoing provisions, and subject to such detailed regulations and other measures as may hereafter be adopted.

R EGISTRATION ENREGISTJlEMENT • Docurnent A/138.

• Document Af138.

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Part One

Premlere partie

Part Two

Deuxieme partle

Part Three

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