Exchange of Notes

Exchange of Letters/Notes and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Exchange of Letters/Notes provided by the European Union Commission: States may express their consent to be bound by an “exchange of letters/notes”. The basic characteristic of this procedure is that the signatures do appear not on one letter or note but on two separate letters or notes. The agreement therefore lies in the exchange of either letters or notes, each of the parties having in their possession one letter or note signed by the representative of the other party. In practice, the second letter or note, usually the letter or note in response will typically reproduce the text of the first. In a bilateral treaty, letters or notes may also be exchanged to indicate that all necessary domestic procedures have been completed. [Art. 13, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969]

Exchange of Notes

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on exchange of notes explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

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Further Reading

• The entry “exchange of notes” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press

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Exchange of Letters/Notes and the Treaties of the European Union

Description of Exchange of Letters/Notes provided by the European Union Commission: States may express their consent to be bound by an “exchange of letters/notes”. The basic characteristic of this procedure is that the signatures do appear not on one letter or note but on two separate letters or notes. The agreement therefore lies in the exchange of either letters or notes, each of the parties having in their possession one letter or note signed by the representative of the other party. In practice, the second letter or note, usually the letter or note in response will typically reproduce the text of the first. In a bilateral treaty, letters or notes may also be exchanged to indicate that all necessary domestic procedures have been completed. [Art. 13, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969]

Resources

See Also

Popular Treaties Topics

• Treaties of the United Nations (UN)
• Types of Treaties
• International Treaties
• Famous Treaties
• Law of Treaties
• Numbered Treaties