treaties: 110-5

Treaties submitted to the Senate (Congresses 89–119), with countries, index terms, and resolution text.

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110-5 110 5 1996 Protocol to Convention on Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes Environment 2007-09-04T00:00:00Z     110-5, 1996 protocol, MPRSA, TD110-5, london convention, marine, marine protection, pollution, wastes Cloister-Black;<br><br>As recommended by the Committee on Foreign Relations:<br><br>Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein),<br><br><tab>SECTION 1. SENATE ADVICE AND CONSENT SUBJECT TO DECLARATIONS AND AN UNDERSTANDING<br><br><tab>The Senate advises and consents to the ratification of the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, done in London on November 7, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 110-5), subject to the declaration of section 2, the understanding of section 3, and the declaration of section 4.<br><br><tab>SECTION 2. DECLARATION<br><br><tab>The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification:<br><br>The United States of America declares that, pursuant to Article 16(5), when it is a party to a dispute about the interpretation or application of Article 3(1) or 3(2) of this Protocol, its consent shall be required before the dispute may be settled by means of the Arbitral Procedure set forth in Annex 3 of the Protocol.<br><br><tab>SECTION 3. UNDERSTANDING<br><br><tab>The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following understanding, which shall be included in the instrument of ratification:<br><br>The United States of America understands that, in light of Article 10(4) of the Protocol, which provides that the Protocol ``shall not apply to those vessels and aircraft entitled to sovereign immunity under international law,'' disputes regarding the interpretation or application of the Protocol in relation to such vessels and aircraft are not subject to Article 16 of the Protocol.<br><br><tab>SECTION 4. DECLARATION<br><br><tab>The advice and consent of the Senate under section 1 is subject to the following declaration:<br><br><tab>This Protocol is not self-executing.

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