ECONOMIC AVIATION INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF AERIAL LEGAL EXPERTS DRAFT CONVENTIONS ON PRIVATE AERIAL LAW ADOPTED AT THE SEVENTH SESSION Four commissions functioning under the jurisdiction of the Comité International Technique d'Experts Juridiques Aeriens (International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts) are engaged in the preparation of draft conventions on subjects of private air law. After a draft convention, prepared by the appropriate commission, is adopted at a plenary session of the International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts, it is held for consideration at the next general international conference on private air law. The Department of State is informed that the next general conference, which will be the third, will probably be held some time in 1933. Translations of two draft conventions, the preliminary draft convention relative to the precautionary attachment of aircraft, and the draft convention relative to the liability for damages caused to third parties on the surface, adopted by the committee at its seventh session, held at Stockholm in July, 1932, will be found in the section of this bulletin headed "Texts of Treaties and Agreements." Translations of draft conventions adopted by the committee at its sixth session will be published in a future issue of the bulletin. COMMERCE TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND CONSULAR RIGHTS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORWAY 1 On September 13, 1932, there were exchanged at the Department of State, by the Secretary of State and the Norwegian Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, the ratifications of the treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights between the United States and Norway, signed June 5, 1928, and an additional article thereto signed February 25, 1929. According to the terms of article 29 of the treaty, it entered into force on the date of the exchange of ratifications, and will remain 1 See Bulletin No. 31, April, 1932, p. 12. in force for a period of three years. If neither of the High Contracting Parties notifies to the other within one year before the expiration of the 3-year period an intention of modifying by change or omission any of the provisions of the treaty, or of terminating it upon the expiration of the aforesaid period, it will remain in effect until one year from such time as either of the parties shall give such notice to the other party. The treaty is similar in its provisions to the treaties negotiated during recent years and now in effect with Austria, El Salvador, Estonia, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, and Latvia. A similar treaty signed with Poland on June 15, 1931, has not yet come into force. By these treaties unconditional most-favored-nation treatment is accorded in commercial matters; national treatment is provided for shipping; and comprehensive articles deal with other questions of concern to international trade, the rights of nationals of each of the respective countries in the territories of the other, and the rights and prerogatives of consuls. COPYRIGHT INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS 2 Spain CONVENTION AS REVISED AT ROME, JUNE 2, 1928 The American Ambassador to Spain forwarded to the Secretary of State with a despatch dated August 25, 1932, the text of a decree, dated July 21, 1932, and published in the Gaceta de Madrid of August 5, 1932, by which the Cortes approved the convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, as revised at Rome, June 2, 1928, to be effective throughout Spain, its colonies, and the Moroccan Protectorate. FINANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF LAWS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, PROMISSORY NOTES, AND CHEQUES CONVENTIONS OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE 3 According to information received from the League of Nations, the following three conventions, signed at Geneva June 7, 1930, have been ratified by Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden: 1. Convention and protocol providing a uniform law for bills of exchange and promissory notes; 2. Convention and protocol for the settlement of certain conflicts of law in connection with bills of exchange and promissory notes; 3. Convention and protocol on the stamp laws in connection with bills of exchange and promissory notes. The instrument of ratification by Denmark was deposited on July 27, 1932, and is subject to the following reservations: 1. That the undertaking by the Government of the King to introduce in Denmark the Uniform Law forming Annex I to the Convention mentioned above under 1) is subject to the reservations referred to in Articles 10, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 20 of Annex II of the said Convention. 2. That the Government of the King, by its acceptance of the Conventions mentioned above under 1), 2) and 3), does not intend to assume any obligation as regards Greenland. The instrument of ratification by the Netherlands was deposited on August 20, 1932. The instrument of ratification by Norway was deposited on July 27, 1932. The ratification of the convention providing a uniform law for bills of exchange and promissory notes is subject to the reservations mentioned in articles 14 and 20 of annex II to the said convention, and the Norwegian Government reserves the right, at the same time, to avail itself of the right granted to each of the High Contracting Parties by articles 10, 15, 17, and 18 of the said annex to legislate on the matters referred to therein. The instrument of ratification by Sweden was deposited on July 27, 1932. The ratification of the convention providing a uniform law for bills of exchange and promissory notes is subject to the reservations mentioned in articles 14 and 20 of annex II to the said Convention, and the Swedish Government has availed itself of the right granted to the High Contracting Parties by articles 10, 15, and 17 of the said annex to legislate on the matters referred to therein. CONVENTIONS OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE 4 According to information received from the League of Nations dated August 18, 1932, the following three conventions, signed at Geneva March 19, 1931, have been ratified by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden: See Bulletin No. 31, April, 1932, p. 15. For texts, see Bulletin No. 24, September, 1931, p. 30. 1. Convention and protocol providing for a uniform law for cheques; 2. Convention and protocol providing for the settlement of certain conflicts of laws in connection with cheques; 3. Convention and protocol on the stamp laws in connection with cheques. The ratification of Denmark was deposited on July 27, 1932, and was accompanied by the following declaration: 1. That the undertaking of the Government of the King to introduce in Denmark the Uniform Law forming Annex I to the Convention mentioned above under 1), is subject to the reservations referred to in Articles 4, 6, 9, 14 paragraph I, 16a), 18, 25, 26, 27 and 29 of Annex II of the said Convention. 2. That the Government of the King, by its acceptance of the Conventions mentioned above under 1), 2) and 3) does not intend to assume any obligation as regards Greenland. The instrument of ratification by Norway was deposited on July 27, 1932. The ratification of the convention providing a uniform law for cheques is subject to the reservations mentioned in articles 4, 6, 9, 14 paragraph I, 16a, and 18 of annex II to the said convention, and the Norwegian Government reserves the right at the same time, to avail itself of the right granted to each of the High Contracting Parties by articles 25, 26, 27, and 29 of the said annex to legislate on the matters referred to therein. The instrument of ratification by Sweden was deposited on July 27, 1932. The ratification of the convention providing a uniform law for cheques is subject to the reservations mentioned in articles 4, 6, 9, 14 paragraph I, 16a, and 18 of annex II to the said convention, and the Swedish Government has availed itself of the right granted to the High Contracting Parties by articles 25, 26, and 29 of the said annex to legislate on the matters referred to therein. NAVIGATION INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO COLLISIONS AT SEA 5 Latvia By a despatch dated August 24, 1932, the American Embassy at Brussels reported that it had been informed by the Belgian Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the adherence of Latvia, effective as of September 2, 1932, to the international convention for the unification of certain rules relating to collisions at sea, signed at Brussels September 23, 1910. "See Bulletins No. 18, March, 1931, p. 16, and No. 21, June, 1931, p. 22. CONVENTION ESTABLISHING UNIFORM RULES WITH RESPECT TO ASSISTANCE AND Salvage at SeA Latvia By a despatch dated August 24, 1932, the American Embassy at Brussels reported that it had been informed by the Belgian Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the adherence of Latvia to the convention establishing uniform rules with respect to assistance and salvage at sea, signed at Brussels September 23, 1910. The adherence was effective as of September 2, 1932. CONVENTION AND STATUTE ON THE INTERNATIONAL REGIME OF MARITIME PORTS, AND PROTOCOL OF SIGNATURE France 6 The Legal Adviser of the Secretariat of the League of Nations informed the Secretary of State by a communication dated August 22, 1932, of the deposit on August 2, 1932, of the instrument of ratification of the act of accession by France to the convention and statute on the international regime of maritime ports, and protocol of signature, signed at Geneva December 9, 1923. According to the information of the Department the parties to the convention are Austria, Belgium, British Empire (Australia, India, Newfoundland, Southern Rhodesia, and certain British colonies, protectorates, and mandated territories), Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands (including Netherland Indies, Surinam, and Curaçao), Norway, Siam, Sweden, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. POSTAL POSTAL MONEY ORDER CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ALBANIA By a despatch dated September 9, 1932, the American Minister to Albania reported that he had been informed by the Albanian Ministry for Foreign Affairs that the postal money order convention signed by the United States and Albania on June 18, 1932, and April 13, 1932, respectively, would require the approval of the Albanian Parliament. The convention will, therefore, not become effective on October 1, 1932, the date previously agreed upon for putting it into force. "See Bulletin No. 23, August, 1931, p. 16. |