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tion of justice, to ensure the observance of the laws and regulations of the Contracting Parties concerned and to prevent any abuse of the privileges, exemptions and immunities provided for in this Protocol.

Article 12

Complementary arrangements

INTELSAT may conclude with one or more Contracting Parties complementary arrangements to give effect to the provisions of this Protocol as regards such Contracting Party or Contracting Parties, and other arrangements to ensure the efficient functioning of INTELSAT.

Article 13

SetUement of disputes

Any dispute between INTELSAT and a Contracting Party or between Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Protocol which is not settled by negotiation or by some other agreed method shall be referred for final decision to a tribunal of three arbitrators. One of these arbitrators shall be chosen by each of the parties to the dispute within 60 days of the notification by one party to the other of its intention to refer the dispute to arbitration. The third arbitrator, who shall be the chairman of the tribunal, shall be chosen by the first two arbitrators. Should the first two arbitrators fail to agree upon the third within 60 days of the date of the appointment of the second arbitrator, the third arbitrator shall be chosen by the Secretary General of the United Nations.

CHAPTER VI Final provisions

. Article 14

1 — This Protocol shall be open for signature until 20 November 1978 by INTELSAT Parties other than the Party in whose territory the headquarters is located.

2 — This Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval. The instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the director general of INTELSAT.

3 — This Protocol shall be open for accession by the INTELSAT Parties referred to in paragraph 1 of this article. Instruments of accession shall be deposited with the director general of INTELSAT.

Article 15

Any INTELSAT Party may, at the time of depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, make reservations to any provision of this Protocol. Reservations may be withdrawn at any time by a statement to that effect addressed to the director general of INTELSAT. \Jn\ess the statement indicates otherwise, a withdrawal shall take effect upon its receipt by the director general.

Article 16

1 — This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date of deposit of the twelfth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

2 — For each State ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the twelfth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after that State shallhave deposited its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

• Article 17

1—This Protocol shall remain in force until the expiry of the Agreement.

2 — Any Contracting Party may denounce this Protocol by giving written notice to the director general of INTELSAT. Such denunciation shall become effective six months after the date of receipt of the notice by the director general of INTELSAT.

3 — Withdrawal from the Agreement by any INTELSAT Party, in accordance with the provisions of article xvi of the Agreement, shall imply denunciation by that State of this Protocol.

• Article 18

1 —The director general.of INTELSAT shall notify all States which have signed, or acceded to, this Protocol of the deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, of the entry into force of this Protocol and of any other communications relating to this Protocol.

2 — Upon entry into force of this Protocol, the director general of INTELSAT shall register it with the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

3 — The'original copy of this Protocol, of which the English, French and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the director general of INTELSAT, who shall transmit certified copies of the texts to INTELSAT Parties.

In witness whereof the undersigned plenipotentiaries, duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Washington, on the 19th day of May 1978.

PROTOCOLO RELATIVO AOS PRIVILÉGIOS, ISENÇÕES E IMUNIDADES DA ORGANIZAÇÃO INTERNACIONAL DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES POR SATÉLITES (INTELSAT).

Preâmbulo

Os Estados Partes no presente Protocolo:

Considerando que o parágrafo c) do artigo xv do Acordo Relativo à Organização Internacional de Telecomunicações por Satélites (INTELSAT) estipula que todas as Partes, incluindo a Parte em cujo território está situada a sede da INTELSAT,