Endnote

1. The German Democratic Republic signed and ratified the Convention on June 21, 1989, and February 21, 1990, respectively. The instrument of ratification was accompanied by the following declarations:
• Requests for judicial assistance based on Article 7 shall be addressed to the German Democratic Republic through diplomatic channels in one of the official languages of the United Nations or in German, unless otherwise provided by mutual legal assistance agreements or when a direct communication procedure between judicial authorities has been agreed upon or decided jointly.
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall have the authority to receive a request from another State to board or inspect a vessel suspected of engaging in illicit trafficking and to rule on such a request (Art. 17).
• See also note 2 under "Germany" in the section "Historical Information" in the preliminary pages of this volume.
2. The former Yugoslavia signed and ratified the Convention on December 20, 1988, and January 3, 1991, respectively. See also note 1 under "Bosnia and Herzegovina," "Croatia," "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," "Former Yugoslavia," "Slovenia," and "Yugoslavia" in the section "Historical Information" in the preliminary pages of this volume.
3. On July 7, 1999, the Portuguese Government informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to Macau. Subsequently, the Secretary-General received communications from the Chinese and Portuguese Governments regarding the status of Macau (see also note 3 under "China" and note 1 under "Portugal" in the section "Historical Information" in the preliminary pages of this volume). Upon resuming sovereignty over Macau, the Chinese Government notified the Secretary-General that the Convention would also apply to the Macau Special Administrative Region.
4. On June 6 and 10, 1997, the Secretary-General received communications from the Chinese and British Governments regarding the status of Hong Kong (see also note 2 under "China" and note 2 under "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" in the section "Historical Information" in the preliminary pages of this volume). Upon resuming sovereignty over Hong Kong, the Chinese Government notified the Secretary-General that the Convention would also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Additionally, the notification from the Chinese Government included the following declaration :
• The reservation made by the People's Republic of China regarding paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 32 of the Convention shall also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
5. See note 1 under "Montenegro" in the "Historical Information" section of the preliminary pages of this volume.
6. See note 1 under "New Zealand" regarding Tokelau in the "Historical Information" section of the front matter of this volume.
7. The signature was affixed on behalf of the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba. The instrument of acceptance specifies that it concerns the Kingdom in Europe. From March 10, 1999, it applies to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba with the following reservation: "The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands can accept the provisions of paragraphs 6, 7, and 8 of Article 3 only insofar as the obligations set forth in these provisions are in accordance with the criminal legislation of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba and the criminal policy applied by the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba." See also note 2 under "Netherlands" in the section "Historical Information" regarding the Netherlands Antilles in the preliminary pages of this volume.
8. Czechoslovakia signed and ratified the Convention on December 7, 1989, and June 4, 1991, respectively. See also note 1 under "Czech Republic" and "Slovakia" in the section "Historical Information" in the preliminary pages of this volume.
9. On December 2, 1993, the Government of the United Kingdom notified the Secretary-General that the Convention had been extended to the Isle of Man with the following reservation :
• Article 7, paragraph 18: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will only consider granting the immunity referred to in paragraph 18 of Article 7 with respect to the Isle of Man if it is expressly requested by the person to whom it would apply or by the designated authority, in accordance with paragraph 8 of the same article, by the requested party. The judicial authorities of the Isle of Man will refuse immunity if they deem that granting it would be contrary to the public interest.
• Subsequently, on February 8, 1995, the Government of the United Kingdom notified the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to the following territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and Turks and Caicos Islands. With respect to these territories, the granting of immunity provided for in paragraph 18 of Article 7 of the Convention will only be considered if expressly requested by the person seeking to benefit from it or by the designated authority of the requested party, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 7. Requests for immunity will not be granted if the judicial authorities of the concerned territory deem that granting it would be contrary to the public interest.
• On May 15 and July 7, 1997, respectively, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General that the Convention was extended to Hong Kong (see also note 3 of this chapter) and to the Bailiwick of Jersey. The application of the Convention to the Bailiwick of Jersey is subject to the following reservations :
• Article 7, paragraph 1: Jersey will consider granting the immunity provided for in paragraph 18 of Article 7 only when expressly requested by the person seeking to benefit from it or by the designated authority of the requested party, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 7. Immunity requests will not be granted if the judicial authorities of the concerned territory deem that granting it would be contrary to the public interest.
• On 3 April 2002, the Government of the United Kingdom informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to Guernsey, with the following reservation :
• Article 7, paragraph 18 (Reservation): The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with respect to Guernsey, will consider granting the immunity provided for in paragraph 18 of Article 7 only when expressly requested by the person seeking to benefit from it or by the designated authority of the requested party, in accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 7. Immunity requests will not be granted if the judicial authorities of Guernsey deem that granting it would be contrary to the public interest.
• On 2 July 2014, the Government of the United Kingdom notified the Secretary-General that the Convention had been extended to the territory of Gibraltar with the following reservation :
• The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland wishes the ratification of the Convention by the United Kingdom to be extended to the territory of Gibraltar, for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understands that the extension of the Convention to the territory of Gibraltar will take effect on the date of deposit of this notification with the depositary.
• Reservation: The Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will only consider granting immunity under Article 7, paragraph 18, in respect of Gibraltar when specifically requested by the person to whom immunity would be granted or by the authority, designated under Article 7, paragraph 8, of the Party for whom assistance is sought. A request for immunity will not be granted if the judicial authorities of Gibraltar consider it contrary to the public interest.
10. On 20 October 2015, the Government of Ukraine made a communication, the text of which is contained in depositary notification C.N.605.2015.TREATIES-VI.19 of 16 December 2015.
11. On 16 November 2009, the Secretary-General received a notification from the Government of Uzbekistan that requests for mutual legal assistance will be sent to the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan, which will transmit them to the competent authorities of the country through diplomatic channels, as the point of contact for all requests relating to mutual legal assistance. Communications will be made in one of the official languages of the United Nations or in Russian, unless otherwise agreed by the parties concerned. See also note 1 under “Uzbekistan” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
12. The Government of Brazil notified on 1 June 1994 that the Convention would apply to the territory of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. See also note 3 under “Brazil” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
13. On 1 October 2015, the Government of Norway informed the Secretary-General that the Government of Norway had notified other States Parties that the Convention would apply to Svalbard. This notification was made under Article 22, paragraph 2, of the Convention, providing for the application of the Convention to all territories under the jurisdiction of a State Party.
14. France had signed and ratified the Convention on 19 December 1988 and 13 January 1992, respectively. See also note 1 under “France” in the “Historical Information” section of the front matter of this volume.
15. Requests for mutual legal assistance under Article 7 of the Convention should be addressed to the Department of Justice and Public Safety of the United States Government through diplomatic channels or through the procedure agreed upon by the parties for the direct transmission of requests. The United States Government specified in its notification of 25 July 1995 that any requests for mutual legal assistance would be addressed to the United States Department of Justice. The Department of Justice and Public Safety has the authority to receive and transmit requests. See also note 2 under “United States of America” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
16. On 15 November 2011, the Government informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region, whose competent authorities are the Macao Legal Affairs Bureau and the Macao Judicial Police Bureau. See also note 2 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
17. On 12 June 2006, the Government informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would also be extended to the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, in accordance with the provisions of article 22, paragraph 2, of the Convention. See also note 3 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
18. On 5 May 2020, the Government of Switzerland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to extend the application of the Convention to the Overseas Territory of Geneva. See also note 4 under “Switzerland” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
19. The Republic of Gabon signed the Convention on 26 June 1998 and ratified the instrument on 5 March 2002. See also note 2 under “Gabon” in the “Historical Information” section of the front matter of this volume.
20. On 25 March 2002, the Government of Canada notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to extend the application of the Convention to Prince Edward Island. See also note 4 under “Canada” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
21. On 22 January 2010, the Government of the Central African Republic informed the Secretary-General that the Convention would be extended to the Ouaka Prefecture. See also note 5 under “Central African Republic” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
22. The Dominican Republic signed and ratified the Convention on 14 January 1991 and 1 January 1993, respectively. See also note 1 under “Dominican Republic” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.

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