TREATY SECTION - GENERAL INFORMATION
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, acting in his capacity as depositary, communicates the following:
ARMS TRADE TREATY
NEW YORK, 2 APRIL 2013
OPENING FOR SIGNATURE
  The above Treaty was adopted at the sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations by resolution 67/234B of 2 April 2013 in New York.

  In accordance with its article 21, the Treaty will be open for signature at the United Nations Headquarters in New York by all States from 3 June 2013 until its entry into force.

  Certified true copies of the Treaty, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, are posted on the United Nations Treaty Collection website at this link: Certified True Copy. The distribution of the printed copies is expected to be completed on Friday, 17 May 2013.

   The attention of the Secretary-General has been drawn to errors in the Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish authentic texts of the Arms Trade Treaty adopted by resolution 67/234 B of the General Assembly of the United Nations on 2 April 2013. The proposal of corrections to the Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish authentic texts of the original of the Arms Trade Treaty and the certified true copies have been circulated by depositary notifications C.N.266.2013.TREATIES-XXVI.8 of 10 May 2013 and C.N.279.2013.TREATIES-XXVI-8 of 16 May 2013 and can be accessed via the following links: C.N.266.2013.TREATIES-XXVI.8, C.N.279.2013.TREATIES-XXVI.8. The proposal of corrections to the Russian authentic text of the original of the Arms Trade Treaty and the certified true copies will be issued shortly.

  The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to recall that, under established international practice, only Heads of State, Heads of Government or Ministers for Foreign Affairs are empowered, by virtue of their functions, to sign treaties on behalf of States without having to produce full powers to that effect. Other representatives wishing to sign the Treaty must be in possession of appropriate full powers emanating from one of these authorities.

  The Secretary-General would be obliged if States wishing to sign the Treaty could, as necessary, provide the required full powers in advance to the Treaty Section, Office of Legal Affairs, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, facsimile: (212) 963-3693.

PROTOCOL TO ELIMINATE ILLICIT TRADE IN TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
SEOUL, 12 NOVEMBER 2012

OPENING FOR SIGNATURE
  The above Protocol, which was adopted during the fifth session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control by Decision FCTC/COP5 (1) of 12 November 2012, will be open for signature at a signing ceremony to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 10 to 11 January 2013 and, thereafter, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

  In accordance with its article 43, the Protocol shall be open for signature by all Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva from 10 to 11 January 2013, and thereafter at United Nations Headquarters in New York until 9 January 2014.

  To access the electronic certified true copies of the Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, on the United Nations Treaty Collection website, please click here: Certified True Copy

  The Secretary-General takes this opportunity to recall that, under established international practice, only Heads of State, Heads of Government or Ministers for Foreign Affairs are empowered, by virtue of their functions, to sign treaties on behalf of States without having to produce full powers to that effect. Other representatives of States wishing to sign the Protocol must be in possession of appropriate full powers emanating from one of these authorities.

  The Secretary-General would be obliged if Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control wishing to sign the Protocol could, as necessary, provide the required full powers in advance to the Treaty Section, Office of Legal Affairs, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, facsimile: (212) 963-3693.

  For more information on full powers, please refer to the Treaty Handbook on the United Nations Treaty Collection website, which can be accessed by clicking here: Treaty Handbook