On accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Treaty on the principles of activities of states for the study and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies

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Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 15, 1997 No. 104

To add the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Treaty on the principles of activities of states for the study and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, signed on January 27, 1967 in Moscow, Washington and London

President Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan

Treaty on the principles of the activities of states for the study and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies

(Entered into force on June 11, 1998-official website of the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan)

The states parties to this treaty, inspired by the great prospects opened before humanity as a result of human entry into space, recognize the common interest of all mankind in the progress of the study and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, and wish to promote the widespread development of international cooperation in both scientific and legal aspects of the study and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, thinking that the study and use of outer space should be aimed at the benefit of the entire people, regardless of the degree of economic or scientific development, in memory of resolution 1962 (XVIII), adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13, 1963, entitled "declaration of the legal principles of the activities of states for the study and use of outer space", considering that such cooperation will contribute to the development of mutual understanding and strengthening of friendly relations between states and peoples, calling on states to refrain from releasing into orbit around the Earth any object containing nuclear weapons or any type of weapon of mass destruction of the population, or from installing such weapons on celestial bodies, recalling resolution 1884 (XVIII), adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly on October 17, 1963, condemning the threat to peace, violation of peace, or propaganda capable of, Taking into account resolution 110 (11) of 3 November 1947 and considering this resolution applicable to outer space, the United Nations General Assembly agreed on the following, believing that the Treaty on the principles of research and use of states, including outer space, the Moon and other celestial bodies, will contribute to the implementation of the goals and principles of the Charter of the United Nations:

Article I

The study and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is carried out for the benefit and benefit of the entire country, regardless of the degree of their economic and scientific development, and is the benefit of all mankind. Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is open to study and use without any discrimination by all states, on the basis of equality and in accordance with international law, freely reaching all areas of celestial bodies. Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is open to scientific research and states promote and support international cooperation in such research.

Article II

Outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national possession either by proclaiming sovereignty over them, or by use or occupation, or by any other means.

Article III

States Parties to the Treaty shall carry out activities for the study and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, in accordance with international law, including the Charter of the United Nations, and in the interests of fostering international peace and security and the development of international cooperation and mutual understanding.

Article IV

States Parties to the treaty undertake not to release into Earth orbit an object containing nuclear weapons or any type of weapon of mass destruction of the population, not to install such weapons on celestial bodies and not to place such weapons in any other form in outer space. The moon and other celestial bodies are used by all states parties to the Treaty exclusively for peaceful purposes. It is forbidden to build military bases, buildings and fortresses on celestial bodies, test any type of weapons and conduct military maneuvers. The use of military personnel for scientific research or for any other peaceful purposes is not prohibited. It is also not prohibited to use any equipment or means necessary for the study of the Moon and other celestial bodies for peaceful purposes.

Article V

States Parties to the treaty treat astronauts as ambassadors sent by humanity into space and provide them with all possible assistance in the event of an accident, disaster or a desperate landing on the territory of other states parties to the Treaty or in the open sea. Such desperate landing astronauts must be safe and their spacecraft must be urgently returned to the state registered in the register. When carrying out activities in outer space, including and other celestial bodies, astronauts of one state party to the Treaty provide assistance to astronauts of another state party to the treaty as much as possible. States Parties to the Treaty shall immediately notify the other states parties to the Treaty or the secretary-general of the United Nations of any phenomena they observe in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, that may pose a threat to the life or health of astronauts.

Article VI

States Parties to the Treaty shall be internationally responsible for ensuring that national activities in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, are carried out regardless of whether it is carried out by government bodies or non-governmental legal entities, and that national activities are carried out in accordance with the provisions of this treaty. Activities of non-governmental legal entities in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, must be carried out with the permission of the relevant state party to the treaty and under its constant control. In the event of an international organization operating in outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, the states parties to the Treaty participating in it, together with the International Organization, are responsible for the implementation of this treaty.

Article VII

Each state party to the Treaty carrying out or organizing the launch of an object into outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, as well as each state party to the treaty, from the territory or construction of which the launch of an object is carried out, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, these objects or their components, including Earth, air or outer space, are internationally liable for damage caused to another state party to the Treaty, its natural or legal person.

Article VIII

The state party to the treaty, whose register includes an object launched into outer space, retains legal rights and control over such an object and any crew of this object during their stay in outer space, including in a celestial body. Ownership of a space object launched into outer space, including objects delivered to a celestial body or created there, and their components remain immobile for the duration of their stay in outer space or in a celestial body, or after their return to earth. Such objects or their components found outside the state party to the treaty included in the register must be returned to the state party to the Treaty; in this case, the state must provide distinctive data on demand.

Article IX

States Parties to the treaty must be guided by the principle of cooperation and mutual assistance in the study and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and carry out their activities in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, taking into account the relevant interests of other states parties to the Treaty. States Parties to the Treaty shall carry out the study and exploration of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, in such a way as to prevent their harmful pollution, as well as adverse changes in the Earth's environment due to the import of non-terrestrial matter, and shall take appropriate measures for this purpose if necessary. If any contracting state has reason to believe that the activity or practice planned by the contracting state or citizens of that contracting state shall constitute a potentially harmful obstacle to the activities of the other contracting state, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, in the exploration and use of outer space, the Moon and other celestial bodies for peaceful purposes, it shall A state party to the Treaty may request an international consultation on this activity or practice, in which there is reason to believe that another state party to the treaty creates a potentially harmful obstacle to the planned activity or activity in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies.

Article X

In accordance with the purposes of this treaty to promote the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies, States Parties to the treaty will consider on an equal basis requests from other states parties to the treaty to allow them to monitor the flight of a space object launched by them. The nature and condition of the provision of the above-mentioned opportunity is determined by agreement between the states concerned.

Article XI

In order to promote international cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, a state party to the Treaty operating in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, agrees to inform the secretary-general of the United Nations, as well as the public and the international scientific community of the nature, course, locations and results of such activities to the maximum extent possible and practical.

Article XII

Stations, equipment and spaceships on the moon and other celestial bodies are open to representatives of other states parties to the Treaty on an independent basis. These representatives will notify the designed visit in advance to ensure proper consultation and safety and to take maximum precautions to prevent interference with normal operations on the device to be visited.

Article XIII

The provisions of this treaty apply to the activities of states parties to the Treaty on the exploration and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, regardless of whether such activities are carried out jointly with one state party to the Treaty or other states, including within the framework of an international intergovernmental organization. Practical issues that may arise in connection with the activities of an international intergovernmental organization for the study and use of outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, are resolved by the states parties to the Treaty or by the relevant international organization or one or more member states of this international organization that are parties to this treaty.

Article XIV

1.this agreement is open for signature by all states. Any state that has not signed the treaty until it enters into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may join it at any time. 2.this agreement is subject to ratification by the signatory states. Certificates of ratification and accession documents must be deposited with the governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States, hereby designated as depositary governments. 3. This Treaty shall enter into force after five governments, including governments designated as the depositary governments of this treaty, have transferred the approval papers for storage. 4.for states whose certificates of ratification or documents of accession are held after the entry into force of this agreement, it comes into force from the date of their certificates of ratification or documents of accession for storage. 5. The depositary shall immediately notify all states that have signed and acceded to this agreement of each signing date, the date of storage of each instrument of ratification and accession document, the date of entry into force of this Agreement, as well as other notifications. 6.this Agreement shall be registered by the depositary governments in accordance with Article 10 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Article XV

Any state party to the treaty may propose amendments to this treaty. The amendments shall enter into force after the adoption of these amendments by the majority of the States Parties to the treaty for each state party to the receiving Treaty, and then for each other state party to the treaty from the date of their adoption of these amendments.

Article XVI

A state party to the treaty may notify the depositary of its withdrawal from the treaty one year after its entry into force by notifying the government in writing. Such withdrawal takes effect one year after the date of receipt of this notification.

Article XVII

This treaty, which contains the same Russian, English, French, Spanish and Chinese texts, will be transferred to the depository for storage in the archives of the governments. Duly certified copies of the treaty are sent by the depositary governments to the governments of the states that have signed and acceded to the Treaty. To certify this, the signatories duly authorized to do so signed this Agreement. On the 27th of January of the thousand nine hundred and sixty-seventh year, it was made in three copies in Moscow, Washington and London.

Deputy general director of the National Aerospace Agency

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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