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Notes Verbales from the Legal Counsel relating to the Depositary Practice and the Registration and Publication of Treaties


Image-UNThe notes address the following issues:
 
  • Submission of treaties for registration in electronic format;
  • Completeness of registration submissions;
  • Registration requirements (the check list in English, in French, in Spanish)
  • Publication requirements (desktop publication);
  • Translations (formal or courtesy) to expedite the registration and publication of treaties;
  • Model instruments (certifying statement, full powers, accession, ratification, acceptance or approval, reservation/declaration, modification of reservation, withdrawal of reservation (s));
  • Information on the deposit of binding instruments (requirements for the deposit);
  • Extension of time limits to lodge objections to late reservations;
  • Full powers for the signing of treaties.
 



Note reference Year Subject matter
LA 41 TR/Workshops_treaty_law_practice/2025 2025 Voluntary Contributions
 in English   in Spanish
LA 41/TS/Strengthening and promoting the international treaty framework/2024 2024 The role of technology in shaping treaty-making practice in English   in French   in Spanish
LA 41 TR/Workshops_treaty_law_practice/2024 2024 Voluntary Contributions
 in English   in Spanish
LA 41 TR/Workshops_treaty_law_practice/2023 2023 Voluntary Contributions
 in English   in Spanish
LA 41 TR/Workshops_treaty_law_practice/2022 2022 Workshops on Treaty Law and Practice  in Spanish
LA 41 TR/230/Amended Regulations/2022 2022 Amended Regulations  in Spanish
LA 41 TR/230/Amended Regulations/2019 2019 Amended Regulations  in Spanish
LA41TR/221/Depositary Guidelines/2010 2010 Depositary Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Full Powers Guidelines/2010 2010 Full Powers Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Depositary Notifications/2010 2010 Depositary Notifications
LA 41 TR/230/Registration and Publication Requirements/2010 2010 Registration and Publication Requirements
LA41TR/221/Depositary Guidelines/2009 2009 Depositary Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Full Powers Guidelines/2009 2009 Full Powers Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Depositary Notifications/2009 2009 Depositary Notifications
LA 41 TR/230/Registration and Publication Requirements/2009 2009 Registration and Publication Requirements
LA41TR/221/Depositary Guidelines/2008 2008 Depositary Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Full Powers Guidelines/2008 2008 Full Powers Guidelines
LA 41 TR/230/Registration and Publication Requirements/2008 2008 Registration and Publication Requirements
LA41TR/221/Depositary Guidelines/2007 2007 Depositary Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Full Powers Guidelines/2007 2007 Full Powers Guidelines
LA41TR/221/Depositary Notifications/2007 2007 Depositary Notifications
LA 41 TR/230/Registration and Publication Requirements/2007 2007 Registration and Publication Requirements
LA_41_TR/221/Depositary Guidelines/2006 2006 Depositary Guidelines
LA 41 TR/221/Full Powers Guidelines/2006 2006 Full Powers Guidelines
LA 41 TR/221/Depositary Notifications/2006 2006 Information relating to Depositary Notifications
LA 41 TR/230/Registration
and Publication Requirements/2006
2006 Registration and Publication Requirements
LA 41 TR/221/3/2005 2005 Depositary Guidelines
LA 41 TR/221/2/2005 2005 Full powers guidelines
LA 41 TR/221/4/2005 2005 Information relating to Depositary Notifications
LA 41 TR/230 2005 Registration and publication requirements; Translations; Submission of treaties for registration in electronic format; Treaty publications on the Internet
LA 41 TR/230 2004 United Nations Treaty Collection on the Internet at https://treaties.un.org further enhancements
LA 41 TR/221/1 2003 Distribution of depositary notifications by the Secretary-General via Mailing List Service (MLS) and in hard copy
LA 41 TR/230 2003 Publication Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General: Status as at 31 December 2002 on CD-ROM
LA 41 TR/230 2003 Translations; Submission in electronic format, Treaty publications on the Internet at https://treaties.un.org
LA 41 TR/221/1 2002 Requirements for the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval and accession
LA 41 TR/230 2002 Translations; Treaty publications on the Internet at https://treaties.un.org
LA 41 TR/230 2001 Publication requirements (desktop publishing specific requirements); Submission of treaties for registration in electronic format - e-mail address
LA 41 TR/221 (23-1) 2000 Extension of time limits to lodge objections to late reservations
LA 41 TR/230 1999 Registration and publication requirements; Submission of treaties for registration in electronic format, new form for communications
LA 41 TR/221/1 1998 Full powers; Model instruments
LA 41 TR/230 1997 Submission of treaties for registration in electronic format
LA 41 TR/230 1996 Registration and publication requirements; Submission of treaties for registration in electronic format

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