1985 AMENDMENTS TO THE OPERATING AGREEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONALMARITIME SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (INMARSAT)
1985 AMENDMENTS TO THE OPERATING AGREEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONALMARITIME SATELLITE ORGANIZATION (INMARSAT)
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ARTICLE V Investment Shares
Article v, paragraph (2) is replaced by the following text:
(2) For the purpose of determining investment shares, utilization
in both directions shall be divided into two equal parts, a ship or
aircraft part and a land part. The part associated with the ship or
aircraft where the traffic originates or terminates shall be attributed to
the Signatory of the Party under whose authority the ship or aircraft is
operating. The part associated with the land territory where the traffic
originates or terminates shall be attributed to the Signatory of the Party
in whose territory the traffic originates or terminates. However, where,
for any Signatory, the ratio of the ship and aircraft parts to the land
parts exceeds 20:1, that Signatory shall, upon application to the Council,
be attributed a utilization equivalent to twice the land part or an
investment share of 0.1 percent, whichever is higher. Structures operating
in the marine environment, for which access to the INMARSAT space segment
has been permitted by the Council, shall be considered as ships for the
purpose of this paragraph.
ARTICLE XIV Earth Station Approval
Article XIV, paragraph (2) is replaced by the following text:
(2) Any application for such approval shall be submitted to the
Organization by the Signatory of the Party in whose territory the earth
station on land is or will be located, or by the Party or the Signatory of
the Party under whose authority the earth station on a ship or an aircraft
or on a structure operating in the marine environment is licensed or, with
respect to earth stations located in a territory or on a ship or an
aircraft or on a structure operating in the marine environment not under
the jurisdiction of a Party, by an authorized telecommunications entity.
ARTICLE XIX Depositary
Article XIX, paragraph (1) is replaced by the following text:
(1) The Depositary of this Agreement shall be the
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.
her. Structures operating
in the marine environment, for which access to the INMARSAT space segment
has been permitted by the Council, shall be considered as ships for the
purpose of this paragraph.
ARTICLE XIV Earth Station Approval
Article XIV, paragraph (2) is replaced by the following text:
(2) Any application for such approval shall be submitted to the
Organization by the Signatory of the Party in whose territory the earth
station on land is or will be located, or by the Party or the Signatory of
the Party under whose authority the earth station on a ship or an aircraft
or on a structure operating in the marine environment is licensed or, with
respect to earth stations located in a territory or on a ship or an
aircraft or on a structure operating in the marine environment not under
the jurisdiction of a Party, by an authorized telecommunications entity.
ARTICLE XIX Depositary
Article XIX, paragraph (1) is replaced by the following text:
(1) The Depositary of this Agreement shall be the
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.
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