Treaty Series Treaties and international agreements registered or filed and recorded with the Secretariatof the United Nations VOLUME 2246 Recueil des Traites Traits et accords internationaux enregistr6s ou classis et inscrits au ripertoire au Secritariatde l'Organisationdes Nations Unies United Nations e Nations Unies New York, 2005 Copyright © United Nations 2005 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Copyright © Nations Unies 2005 tous droits r~serv~s Imprim6 aux Etats-Unis d'Am&rique Volume 2246, Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS I Treaties and internationalagreements registered in February2004 Nos. 39988 to 39995 No. 39988. Multilateral: Civil Law Convention on Corruption. Strasbourg, 4 November 1999 ................ 3 No. 39989. Multilateral: European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based on, or consisting of, Conditional Access. Strasbourg, 24 January 2001 ................. 29 No. 39990. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and China: Loan Agreement (Gansu and Xinjuang Pastoral Development Project) between the People's Republic of China and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Single Currency Loans dated 30 May 1995, as amended through 6 October 1999). Beijing, 6 N ovem ber 2003 ............................................................................................. 57 No. 39991. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and China: Global Environment Facility Trust Fund Grant Agreement (Gansu and Xinjuang Pastoral Development Project) between the People's Republic of China and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development acting as an Implementing Agency of the Global Environment Facility (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Single Currency Loans dated 30 May 1995, as amended through 6 October 1999). Beijing, 6 N ovem ber 2003 ................................................................ 59 No. 39992. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and China: Loan Agreement (Shanghai Urban Environment Project) between the People's Republic of China and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Single Currency Loans dated 30 May 1995, as amended through 6 October 1999). Beijing, 10 November 2003 ............ 61 Volume 2246, Table of Contents No. 39993. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Brazil: Guarantee Agreement (Bahia Education Project - Second Phase) between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (with General Conditions Applicable to Loan and Guarantee Agreements for Fixed-Spread Loans dated I September 1999). Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 15 December 2003 ................... 63 No. 39994. International Development Association and Mauritania: Development Grant Agreement (Multisector HIV/AIDS Control Project) between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the International Development Association (with schedules and General Conditions Applicable to Development Credit Agreements dated 1 January 1985, as amended through 6 October 1999). Washington, 14 July 2003 ................... 65 No. 39995. United Nations and Egypt: Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding the hosting of the "Workshop on Optical and Intelligent Character Recognition (O1CR) for Population Censuses in the ESCWA region", to be held in Cairo, from 25 to 27 January 2004. New York, 12 December 2003 and 21 January 2004... 67 II Treaties and internationalagreements filed and recorded in February 2004 No. 1269 No. 1269. Chile and Argentina: General Treaty on arbitration between Chile and Argentina. Santiago, 28 May 19 0 2 .............................................................................................................7 1 Volume 2246, Table of Contents ANNEX A Ratifications, accessions,subsequent agreements, etc., concerning treaties and internationalagreements registeredin February2004 with the Secretariatof the United Nations 1342. Multilateral: Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. Lake Success, New York, 21 March 1950 A ccession: U zbekistan .................................................................................. 85 Final Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. Lake Success, New York, 21 March 1950 A ccession: U zbekistan ........................................................................... 85 1963. Multilateral: International Plant Protection Convention. Rome, 6 December 1951 Adherence to the above-mentioned Convention, as amended on 28 N ovem ber 1979 : K yrgyzstan ............................................................... 86 2545. Multilateral: Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. Geneva, 28 July 1951 Withdrawal of reservations in respect of Article 23, and Articles 11 and 34 .: M alta ............................................................................................... 87 2862. United States of America and Japan: Civil Air Transport Agreement between the United States of America and Japan. Tokyo, 11 August 1952 Interim Agreement between the United States of America and Japan relating to the Civil Air Transport Agreement of 11 August 1952, as amended (with memorandum of understanding and related letter). B onn, 1 M ay 1985 .................................................................................88 2889. Multilateral: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Rome, 4 November 1950 Volume 2246, Table of Contents Protocol No. 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, concerning the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances. Vilnius, 3 May 2002 ............................................ 110 R atification: B elgium ............................................................................ 124 Ratification: Bosnia and Herzegovina ................................................... 124 R atifi cation: G eorgia ............................................................................. 124 R atification: H ungary ............................................................................ 125 R atification: Portugal ............................................................................. 125 Ratification: R om ania ............................................................................ 125 Ratification: San M arino ........................................................................ 126 R atifi cation: Slovenia ............................................................................ 126 R atifi cation: Sw eden .............................................................................. 126 Ratification: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. 127 Territorial application (by withdrawal of the declaration of non- application made upon ratification): Denmark (in respect of: F aroe Islands) ................................................................................. 127 3236. United States of America and Japan: Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement between the United States of America and Japan. Tokyo, 8 March 1954 Agreement between the United States of America and Japan concerning Japan's financial contribution for United States administrative and related expenses for 1985 pursuant to the U.S.-Japan Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement. Tokyo, 5 July 1985 .......................................... 128 Agreement between the United States of America and Japan relating to the furnishing of assistance in the field of training for defense services personnel and defense-related civilian personnel. Tokyo, 21 January 19 8 6 .......................................................................................................13 6 Agreement between the United States of America and Japan concerning Japan's financial contribution for United States administrative and related expenses for Japanese fiscal year 1986 pursuant to the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement of 8 March 1954. Tokyo, 17 June 1986 147 3511. Multilateral: Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. The Hague, 14 May 1954 Volume 2246, Table of Contents A ccession: South A frica ............................................................................... 155 4789. Multilateral: Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Technical Prescriptions for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles and the Conditions for Reciprocal Recognition of Approvals Granted on the Basis of These Prescriptions. Geneva, 20 March 1958 Amendments to Regulation No. 4. Uniform provisions for the approval of devices for the illumination of rear registration plates of motor vehicles (except motor cycles) and their trailers. 26 February 2004 ................... 156 Amendments to Regulation No. 6. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of direction indicators for motor vehicles and their trailers. G eneva, 26 February 2004 ..................................................................... 157 Amendments to Regulation No. 7. Uniform provisions concerning the approval of front