Documentary History of the Space Protocol
A summary documentary history of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on Matters Specific to Space Assets.
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| Documentary History of the Space Protocol | 2014-02-01 |
Space Protocol - Preliminary Documents
This collection consists of the Preliminary Material discussed in preparation of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment of matters specific to Space Assets| Document Number | Document Title | Date | ||
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| UNIDROIT 2000 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 1: | Report of the restricted informal group of experts to identify, and engage in a preliminary discussion of the issues which merit consideration in the context of the relationship between the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Preliminary Draft Protocol thereto on matters Specific to Space Property and the existing body of international space law. | English | French | Rome, 18-19 October 2000 |
| UNIDROIT 2000 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 2: | Report Space Working Group | English | French | Rome, 19-20 October 2000 |
| UNIDROIT 2001 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 3: | Current working draft of a preliminary draft protocol to the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Property January 2001 | English | French | January 2001 |
| UNIDROIT 2001 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 4: | Current working draft of a preliminary draft protocol to the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Property | English | French | March 2001 |
| UNIDROIT 2001 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 5: | Report - Space Working Group Seal Beach, 23-24 April 2001 | English | French | 23-24 April 2001 |
| UNIDROIT 2001 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 6: | Preliminary draft protocol to the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets July 2001 | English | French | July 2001 |
| UNIDROIT 2001 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 7: | Preliminary draft protocol to the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets January 2001 | English | French | January 2001 |
| UNIDROIT 2001 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 8: | Report Space Working Group December 2001 | English | French | December 2001 |
| UNIDROIT 2002 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 9: | Preliminary draft protocol to the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets January 2002 | English | French | January 2002 |
| UNIDROIT 2003 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 10rev: | Preliminary draft protocol to the draft UNIDROIT Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets May 2003 | English | French | May 2003 |
| UNIDROIT 2002 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 11: | Report Space Working Group May 2003 | English | French | 2002 |
| UNIDROIT 2002 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 12: | Report Steering and Revisions Committee - 1 February 2002 | English | French | 1 February 2002 |
| UNIDROIT 2003 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 13rev: | Preliminary draft Space Protocol as revised by the Committee of Governmental Experts during its first session, December 2003 | English | French | December 2003 |
| UNIDROIT 2008 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 14: | Summary report on the Steering Committee - May 2008 | English | French | May 2008 |
| UNIDROIT 2008 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 15: | Summary report of the meeting of the Sub-committee on components - November 2008 | English | French | November 2008 |
| UNIDROIT 2009 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 16: | Summary report on the meeting of the Sub-committee on public service | English | June 2009 | |
| UNIDROIT 2009 - Study LXXIIJ – Doc. 17: | Summary report on second Steering Committee meeting | English | June 2009 |
Space Protocol - Sessions of the Committee of Governmental Experts
This collection consists of documents from the five sessions of the Committee of Governmental Experts for the negotiations of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets| Document Number | Document Name | English | French | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGE 1 W.P.1 | Draft Agenda | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.2 | Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.3 | Preliminary draft Space Protocol as established by the Space Working Group | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.4 | Extract from the Official Commentary of the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.5 | Overview of Objectives and Key Provisions | French | 2003 | |
| CGE 1 W.P.6 | Basic features of the proposed International Registry | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.7 | Summary report of the colloquium organised by Unidroit and ECSL - September 2003 | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.8 | Proposal by the Space Working Group | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.9 | Draft report 15 December 2003 | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.10 | Draft report 16 December 2003 | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.11 | Proposal by the Space Working Group | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.12 | Comments by the delegation of India | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.13 | Proposal for application of Convention and Space Protocol by Space Working Group | French | 2003 | |
| CGE 1 W.P.14 | Draft report 17 December 2003 | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.15 | Proposal by the Informal Working Group on Article XVII(4) | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.16 | Proposal by Space Working Group at request of Chairman of Committee | French | 2003 | |
| CGE 1 W.P.17 | Proposal by the delegation of Argentina | French | 2003 | |
| CGE 1 W.P.18 | Proposal by the delegation of Mexico | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.19 | Draft report 18 December 2003 | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.20 | Proposal by the delegation of India | English | 2003 | |
| CGE 1 W.P.21 | Drafting Committee report | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.22 | Draft report 19 December 2009 | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 W.P.23 | Proposal by the delegations of USA and Germany | English | French | 2003 |
| CGE 1 Report Rev | Report of the First Session of the Committee of Governmental Experts | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 1 | Draft agenda | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 2 | Explanatory note to draft agenda | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 3 | Preliminary draft Space Protocol revised during its first session | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 4 | Proposal for application to debtors rights and related rights by Space Working Group | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 5 | Kuala Lumpur colloquium - report | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 6 | Comments USA | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 7 | Comments Senegal | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 8 | Comments Portugal | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 9 | Comments Algeria | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 10 | Draft report plenary session 26 October 2004 | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 W.P. 12 | Draft report - 27 October 2004 | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 2 Report | Report of the Second Session of the Committee of Governmental Experts | English | French | 2004 |
| CGE 3 O.B.1 | Draft order of business | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 1 rev | Revised draft agenda | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 2 rev | Explanatory note to draft agenda | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 3 | Text of Cape Town Convention | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 4 | Text preliminary draft Space Protocol | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 5 rev | Memorandum policy-related amendments | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 6 rev | Comparative table Protocol-text policy issues | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 7 rev | Report of Sub-committee meeting | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 8 rev | Memorandum and alternative text (technical) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 9 | Comments submitted by Governments | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 10 | Comments and proposal by Mr Souichirou Kozuka | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 11 | Comments by the Government of China | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 12 | Comments by the Government of the UK | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 13 | Comments by the Government of Canada | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 14 | Comments by the Government of the Sudan | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 15 | Daily report (7 December 2009) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 16 | Comments by ITU | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 17 | Daily report (8 December 2009) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 18 | Position Paper (National Space Agency - Ukraine) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 19 | Comments by Intelsat and SES | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 20 rév. | Report of the Drafting Committee | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 21 | Daily report (9 December 2009) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 22 | Daily report (10 December 2009) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 23 | Report IWG on limitations on remedies | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 24 | Report IWG on default remedies to components | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 25 | Summary report (11 December 2009) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 W.P. 26 | Summary report for 11 December 2009 (afternoon) | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 3 Report | Report of the Third Session of the Committee of Governmental Experts | English | French | 2009 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 01 rev. | Revised draft agenda | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 02 rev. | Explanatory note to the revised draft agenda | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 03 rev. | Revised preliminary draft Protocol | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 04 rev. | Comments | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 04 rev. Add. 1 | Comments | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 05 | Supervisory Authority | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 06 | Daily report for 3 May 2010 | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 07 | Proposal for a new Article XIII(1) | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 08 | Daily report for 4 May 2010 | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 09 | Daily report 5 May | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 10 | Interim Report of the Drafting Committee | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 11 | Proposal USA | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 12 | Daily report 6 May 2010 | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 13 | Report IWG on limitations on remedies | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 14 | Final Report of the Drafting Committee | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 4 W.P. 15 | Summary report for 7 May 2010 | English | 2010 | |
| CGE 4 Report | Report of the Fourth Session of the Committee of Governmental Experts | English | French | 2010 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 1 | Draft agenda | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 2 | Explanatory note to the revised draft agenda | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 3 | Revised preliminary draft Protocol as amended | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 4 | Report on consultations | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 5 | Intersessional Meeting of the Informal Working Group on Default Remedies in Relation to Components | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 6 | Report on meeting of Informal Working Group on limitations on remedies | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 7 | Comments | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 7 Add. 1 | Comments | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 7 Add. 2 | Additional comments | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 7 Add. 3 | Additional comments | English | 2011 | |
| CGE 5 W.P. 8 | Proposal by the delegation of the United States of America | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 9 | Proposal by the delegation of the United States of America | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 10 | Report of the Drafting Committee (extraordinary meeting) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 11 | Proposal for a new Article I(2)(f) (Mexico) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 12 | Proposal for a new Article IX(2) (Mexico) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 13 | Summary report (21 February 2011) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 14 rev. | Proposal for a new Article XXVII(2) (Canada) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 15 | Summary report (22 February 2011) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 16 | Proposal by the IWG on limitations on remedies | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 17 | Proposal for a new Article III (German Space Agency) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 18 | Proposal for a new Article XVIII (China) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 19 | Summary report (23 February 2011) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 20 | Proposals by the Drafting Committee | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 21 | Report of the Drafting Committee | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 21add. | Addendum to the Report of the Drafting Committee | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 22 | Summary report (24 February 2011) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 23 | Report by the IWG on limitations on remedies | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 W.P. 24 | Summary report (25 February 2011) | English | French | 2011 |
| CGE 5 Report | Report of the Fifth Session of the Committee of Governmental Experts | English | French | 2011 |
Space Protocol Diplomatic Conference (Berlin, 27 February - 9 March 2012)
This collection consists of documents from the Diplomatic Conference for the Adoption of the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on matters specific to Space Assets| Document Number | Document Title | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCME Doc. 01 | Provisional agenda | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 02 | Provisional Rules of Procedure | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 03 | Text of the draft Protocol on Matters specific to Space Assets | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 04 | Explanatory note | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 05 | Final provisions | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 06 | Comments | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 06 Add. 1 | Comments by Governments of Canada and United States of America | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 06 Add. 2 | French observations | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 06 Add. 3 | Comments by China | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 07 | Annotated text of the draft Protocol | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 08 (W.P. 1 rev) | Proposal by Government of Japan | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 09 | Proposal by Government of Canada | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 10 | Proposal presented by Canada - Article D | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 11 | Summary report 27.02.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 12 | Article XXX - Proposal by Canada, Japan and Russian Federation | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 13 Corr. | Joint Proposal | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 14 | Proposal by Ghana - Preamble and Article XXXII(2) | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 15 | Salvage clauses - USA | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 16 | Summary report 28 February 2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 17 | Joint Proposal Germany and USA | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 18 | Joint proposal Germany and USA - Article XXVII | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 19 | Resolution No. - relating to the provision of reasonable discounts | English | 2012 | |
| DCME Doc. 19 rev | Draft Resolution No. 4 - South Africa | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 20 | Summary report 29.02.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 21 | Summary report 1.03.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 22 | Summary report 2.03.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 23 | DRAFT FINAL ACT | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 24 | Draft Resolution No. 1 - Preparatory Commission | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 25 | Draft Resolution No. 2 - Supervisory Authority | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 26 | Draft Resolution No. 3 - International Registry | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 27 | Draft Resolution No. 5 - Official Commentary | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 28 | Proposal by the observer of the AWG | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 29 | Proposal by Canada, Article XXVI bis | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 30 | Proposal by Canada - Liability for damage | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 31 | Summary report 05.03.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 32 | Report of the Drafting Committee to the Commission of the Whole | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 33 | Draft resolution 1 - Preparatory Commission | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 34 | Draft Resolution 2 - Supervisory Authority | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 35 | Report Final Clauses Committee to the Plenum | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 36 | DRAFT FINAL ACT | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 37 | Draft Resolution 3 - International Registry | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 38 | Draft Resolution 4 - presented by South Africa | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 39 | Draft Resolution 5 - Official Commentary | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 40 Corr. | Report of the Drafting Committee to the CONFERENCE - 7-3-2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 41 | Summary report 6.3.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 42 | Final report of the Credentials Committee | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 43 | FINAL ACT | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 44 | Summary report 7.03.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME Doc. 45 | Summary report 8.03.2012 | English | French | 2012 |
| DCME-SP | Report of the Confefence | English | French | 2012 |