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Article 20

Settlement of disputes concerning damage, non-contractual liability, or concerning staff members or experts

Any Party to the Convention may submit to arbitration in accordance with article xx and annex B of the Convention any dispute:

a) Arising out of damage caused by EUTELSAT;

b) Involving any other non-contractual liability of EUTELSAT;

c) Involving a staff member or an expert and in which the person concerned can claim immunity from jurisdiction, if this immunity is not waived.

Article 21 Complementary agreements

EUTELSAT may conclude with any Party to the Protocol complementary agreements or other arrangements to give effect to the provisions of this Protocol as regards such Party, or otherwise to ensure the efficient functioning of EUTELSAT.

Article 22

Signature, ratification, accession and reservations

1 — This Protocol shall be open for signature at Paris from 13 February 1987 to 31 December 1987.

2 — All Parties to the Convention, other than the headquarters Party, may become Parties to this Protocol by:

a) Signature not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval; or

b) Signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or

c) Accession.

3 — Ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be effected by the deposit of the appropriate instrument with the depositary as defined in article 25 of this Protocol.

4 — Reservations to this Protocol may be made in accordance with international law and may be withdrawn a( any time by a statement to that effect addressed to the depositary.

Article 23 Entry into force and duration of the Protocol

1 — This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the date on which five Parties to the Convention have fulfilled the requirements of paragraph 2 of article 22 of this Protocol.

2 — This Protocol shall cease to be in force on the date on which the Convention ceases to be in force.

Article 24 Entry into force and duration for a State

1 — After the date of entry into force of this Protocol, this Protocol shall enter into force, for a State that has fulfilled the requirements of paragraph 2 of article 22 of

this Protocol, on the thirtieth day after the date of signature not subject to ratification, acceptance or approval; or of the deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the depositary.

2 — Any Party to the Protocol may denounce this Protocol by giving written notice to the depositary. The denunciation shall become effective twelve months after the date of receipt of the notice by the depositary or such longer period as may be specified in the notice.

3 — A Party to the Protocol shall cease to be a Party to the Protocol on the date on which it ceases to be a Party to the Convention.

Article 25 Depositary

1 —The director general shall be the depositary for this Protocol.

2 — The depositary shall, in particular, promptly notify all Parties to the Convention of:

a) Any signature of this Protocol;

b) The deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession;

c) The date of entry into force of this Protocol;

d) The date when a State has ceased to be a Party to this Protocol;

e) Any other communications relating to this Protocol.

3 — Upon entry into force of this Protocol, the depositary shall transmit a certified copy of the original to the Secretariat of the United Nations for registration and publication in accordance with article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations.

Article 26 Authentic texts

This Protocol is established in a single original in the English and French languages, both texts being equally authentic, and shall be deposited with the depositary who shall send a certified copy to each Party to the Convention.

In witness whereof the undersigned, duly authorized for that purpose by their respective governments, have signed this Protocol.

Done at Paris this thirteenth day of February one thousand nine hundred and eighty seven.

PROTOCOLO RELATIVO AOS PRIVILÉGIOS E IMUNIDADES DA ORGANIZAÇÃO EUROPEIA DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES POR SATÉLITE (EUTELSAT).

Os Estados Partes no presente Protocolo:

Considerando o disposto na Convenção e no Acordo de Exploração Relativos à Organização Europeia de Telecomunicações por Satélite (EUTELSAT), abertos à assinatura em Paris, em 15 de Julho de 1982, e em particular nos artigos iv e xvit, c), da Convenção;