26 DE MAIO DE 1999

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lowing provisions are applicable to persons possessing the nationality of two or more States Parties:

a) Any such person shall be subject to military obligations in relation to the State Party in whose territory they are habitually resident. Nevertheless, they shall be free to choose, up to the age of 19 years, to submit themselves to military obligations as volunteers in relation to any other State Party of which they are also nationals for a total and effective period at least equal to that of the active military service required by the former State Party;

b) Persons who are habitually resident in the territory of a State Party of which they are not nationals or in that of a State which is not a State Party may choose to perform their military service in the territory of any State Party of which they are nationals;

c) Persons who, in accordance with the rules laid down in paragraphs a) and b), shall fulfil their military obligations in relation to one State Party, as prescribed by the law of that State Party, shall be deemed to have fulfiled their military obligations in relation to any other State Party or States Parties of which they are also nationals;

d) Persons who, before the entry into force of this Convention between the States Parties of which they are nationals, have, in relation to one of those States Parties, fulfilled their military obligations in accordance with the law of that State Party, shall be deemed to have fulfilled the same obligations in relation to any other State Party or States Parties of which they are also nationals;

e) Persons who, in conformity with paragraph a), have performed their active military service in relation to one of the States Parties of which they are nationals, and subsequently transfer their habitual residence to the territory of the other State Party of which they are nationals, shall be liable to military service in the reserve only in relation to the latter State Party;

f) The application of this article shall not prejudice, in any respect, the nationality of the persons concerned;

g) In the event of mobilisation by any State Party, the obligations arising under this article shall not be binding upon that State Party.

'Article 22

Exemption from military obligations or alternative civil service

Except where a special agreement which has been, or may be, concluded provides otherwise, the following provisions are also applicable to persons possessing the nationality of two or more States Parties:

a) Article 21, paragraph 3, subparagraph c), of this Convention shall apply to persons who have been exempted from their military obligations or have fulfilled civil service as an alternative;

b) Persons who are nationals of a State Party which does not require obligatory military service shall be considered as having satisfied their military obligations when they have their habitual residence in the territory of that State Party. Nevertheless, they should be deemed not to have

satisfied their military obligations in relation to a State Party or States Parties of which they are equally nationals and where military service is required unless the said habitual residence has been maintained up to a certain age, which each State Party concerned shall notify at the time of signature or when depositing its instruments of ratification, acceptance or accession; c) Also persons who are nationals of a State Party which does not require obligatory military service shall be considered as having satisfied their military obligations when they have enlisted voluntarily in the military forces of that Party for a total and effective period which is at least equal to that of the active military service of the State Party or States Parties of which they are also nationals without regard to where they have their habitual residence.

CHAPTER VIII Co-operation between the States Parties

Article 23 Co-operation between the States Parties

1 — With a view to facilitating co-operation between the States Parties, their competent authorities shall:

a) Provide the Secretary General of the Council of Europe with information about their internal law relating to nationality, including instances of statelessness and multiple nationality, and about developments concerning the application of the Convention;

b) Provide each other upon request with information about their internal law relating to nationality and about developments concerning the application of the Convention.

2 — States Parties shall co-operate amongst themselves and with other member States of the Council of Europe within the framework of the appropriate intergovernmental body of the Council of Europe in order to deal with all relevant problems and to promote the progressive development of legal principles and practice concerning nationality and related matters.

Article 24 Exchange of information

Each State Party may at any time declare that it shall inform any other State Party, having made the same declaration, of the voluntary acquisition of its nationality by nationals of the other State Party, subject to applicable laws concerning data protection. Such a declaration may indicate the conditions under which the State Party will give such information. The declaration may be withdrawn at any time.

CHAPTER IX Application of the Convention

Article 25

Declarations concerning the application of the.Convention

1 — Each State may declare, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, accep-