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Series
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Recueil
des
Traités
1975
Article
2.
For
the
purposes
of
this
Convention:
(a)
an
aircraft
is
considered
to
be
in
flight
at
any
time
from
the
moment
when
all
its
external
doors
are
closed
following
embarkation
until
the
moment
when
any
such
door
is
opened
for
disembarkation;
in
the
case
of
a
forced
landing,
the
flight
shall
be
deemed
to
continue until
the
competent
authorities
take
over
the
respon-
sibility
for
the
aircraft
and
for
persons
and
property
on
board;________
(Footnote
1
continued
from
p.
179)
Dme
O
f
deposit
of
instrument
of
ratification
or
accession
(a)
at
London
(L),
Moscow
(M)
State
or
Washington
(W)
Italy
...................................................
19
February
1974
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
21
March
1974)
Ivory
Coast
.............................................
9
January
1973
a
(W)
(With
effect
from
8
February
1973)
Japan
..................................................
12
June
1974
a
(L,W)
(With
effect
from
12
July
1974)
Jordan
.................................................
13
February
1973
(L)
(With
effect
from
15
March
1973)
19
February
1973
(M)
25
April
1973
(W)
Libyan
Arab
Republic
....................................
19
February
1974
a
(W)
(With
effect
from
21
March
1974)
Mexico.................................................
12
September
1974
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
12
October
1974)
Netherlands.............................................
27
August
1973
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
26
September
1973
for
the
Kingdom
in
Europe
and
Surinam,
and
with
a
declaration
to
the
effect
that
the
Convention
shall
apply
to
the
Netherlands
Antilles
from
11
June
1974)
New
Zealand
............................................
12
February
1974
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
14
March
1974)
Nicaragua
..............................................
6
November
1973
(W)
(With
effect
from
6
December
1973)
Nigeria.................................................
3
July
1973
a
(W)
(With
effect
from
2
August
1973)
9
July
1973
a
(L)
20
July
1973
a
(M)
Norway
................................................
1
August
1973
a
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
31
August
1973)
Pakistan................................................
16
January
1974
a
(M)
(With
effect
from
15
February
1974)
24
January
1974
a
(L,W)
Paraguay
...............................................
5
March
1974
(W)
(With
effect
from
4
April
1974)
Philippines..............................................
26
March
1973
(W)
(With
effect
from
25
April
1973)
Poland*
................................................
26
January
1975
(L,M)
(With
effect
from
27
February
1975)
Portugal................................................
15
January
1973
(L)
(With
effect
from
14
February
1973)
Republicof
Korea*.......................................
2
August
1973
a
(W)
(With
effect
from
1
September
1973)
Saudi
Arabia*
...........................................
14
June
1974
a
(W)
(With
effect
from
14
July
1974)
Sweden.................................................
10
July
1973
a
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
9
August
1973)
Ukrainian
Soviet
Socialist
Republic*
........................
26
February
1973
(M)
(With
effect
from
28
March
1973)
Union
of
Soviet
Socialist
Republics*
........................
19
February
1973
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
21
March
1973)
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland*.......
25
October
1973
(L,M,W)
(With
effect
from
24
November
1973.
In
respect
of
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
and
Ter
ritories
under
the
territorial
sovereignty
of
the
United
Kingdom
as
well
as
the
British
Solomon
Islands
Protectorate)
United
Republic
of
Cameroon*
............................
11
July
1973
a
(W)
(With
effect
from
10
August
1973)
*
See
p.
223
of
this
volume
for
the
text
of
the
reservations
and
declarations
made
upon
ratification
or
accession.
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