On the accession of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space

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Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 15, 1997 No. 106-I

The Republic of Kazakhstan should join the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space, signed in Moscow, London and Washington on April 22, 1968.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

Agreement on the rescue of astronauts, return

astronauts and the return of objects launched into space

outer space

The Contracting Parties, noting the importance of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, which called for providing all possible assistance to astronauts in the event of an accident, disaster or forced landing, to immediately return astronauts to safety and return objects launched into outer space, seeking to develop and further specify these obligations, Desiring to promote international cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space, guided by feelings of humanity, have agreed as follows:

Article 1 Each Contracting Party that receives information or discovers that the crew of a spacecraft has suffered an accident, or is in a state of distress, or has made an involuntary or unintentional landing on a territory under its jurisdiction, or on the high seas, or in any other place not under the jurisdiction of any State, shall immediately: a) inform the authorities that carried out the launch, or, if she is unable to identify and immediately inform the authorities that carried out the launch, Immediately make it publicly available through all appropriate means of communication at its disposal; (b) Inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who should immediately disseminate this information through all appropriate means of communication at his disposal.

Article 2 If, as a result of an accident, disaster, forced or unintentional landing, the crew of a spacecraft lands in a territory under the jurisdiction of a Contracting Party, it will immediately take all possible measures to rescue him and provide him with all necessary assistance. It will inform the authorities that carried out the launch, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations about the measures it is taking and the results achieved. If the assistance of the launching authorities would have helped to ensure a quick rescue or significantly contributed to the effectiveness of search and rescue operations, the launching authorities will cooperate with the Contracting Party in order to effectively conduct search and rescue operations. These operations will be placed under the direction and control of the Contracting Party, which will act in close and ongoing consultation with the authorities that carried out the launch.

Article 3 If information is received or it is discovered that the crew of a spacecraft has landed on the high seas or in another place not under the jurisdiction of any State, those Contracting Parties in a position to do so will, if necessary, assist in carrying out search and rescue operations for such crew in order to ensure their rapid rescues. They will inform the authorities that carried out the launch, as well as the Secretary-General of the United Nations about the measures they are taking and the results they are achieving.

Article 4 If, as a result of an accident, disaster, forced or unintentional landing, the crew of a spacecraft lands in a territory under the jurisdiction of a Contracting Party or is found on the high seas or in any other place not under the jurisdiction of any State, it must be safe and immediately returned to the representatives of the authorities who carried out the launch..

Article 5 1. Each Contracting Party that receives information or discovers that a space object or its component parts has returned to Earth in a territory under its jurisdiction, or on the high seas, or in any other place not under the jurisdiction of any State, shall inform the launching authorities and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.. 2. Each Contracting Party that exercises jurisdiction over the territory in which a space object or its component parts has been discovered, at the request of the launching authorities and with the assistance of those authorities, if requested, shall take such measures as it deems practicable to rescue that object or its component parts. 3. At the request of the launching authorities, objects launched into outer space or their components found outside the territory of the launching authorities are returned to the representatives of these launching authorities, who, upon request, must provide identification data before their return, or are made available to such representatives. 4. Regardless of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, a Contracting Party that has reason to believe that a space object or its component parts discovered in a territory under its jurisdiction or rescued by it in any other place are dangerous or harmful in nature may notify the authorities that carried out the launch. who immediately take effective measures under the guidance and supervision of the said Contracting Party to eliminate the possible risk of harm. 5. The costs incurred in fulfilling the obligations to locate and return a space object or its component parts, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, shall be borne by the authorities that carried out the launch.

Article 6 For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "launching authority" refers to the State responsible for the launch or, where an international intergovernmental organization is responsible for the launch, to that international organization, provided that that international organization declares acceptance of the rights and obligations provided for in this Agreement and that the majority of States -The members of this organization are parties to this Agreement and the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space., including the moon and other celestial bodies.

Article 7 1. This Agreement shall be open for signature by all States. Any State that does not sign this Agreement before it enters into force in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article may accede to it at any time. 2. This Agreement is subject to ratification by the signatory States. The instruments of ratification and accession shall 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 of America, which are hereby designated as the depositary Governments. 3. This Agreement shall enter into force after the deposit of instruments of ratification by five Governments, including the Governments designated as depositary Governments in accordance with this Agreement. 4. For States whose instruments of ratification or accession are deposited after the entry into force of this Agreement, it will enter into force on the date of deposit of their instruments of ratification or accession. 5. The depositary Governments shall immediately notify all signatory and acceding States of the date of each signature, the date of deposit of each instrument of ratification and accession to this Agreement, the date of its entry into force, as well as other notifications. 6. This Agreement will be registered by the depositary Governments in accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Article 8 Any State Party to the Agreement may propose amendments to this Agreement. Amendments shall enter into force for each State Party to the Agreement accepting these amendments after they have been accepted by a majority of the States Parties to the Agreement, and subsequently for each remaining State Party to the Agreement on the date of its acceptance of these amendments.

Article 9 Any State Party to the Agreement may notify its withdrawal from the Agreement one year after its entry into force by written notification to the depositary Governments. Such withdrawal takes effect after one year from the date of receipt of this notification.

Article 10 This Agreement, of which the Chinese, Russian, English, French, Spanish and Chinese texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited in the archives of the depositary Governments. Duly certified copies of this Agreement will be transmitted by the depositary Governments to the Governments of the signatory and acceding States.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed this Agreement.

DONE in three originals in the cities of Moscow, London, and Washington, on the 22nd day of April, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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