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  • European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 2

    European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities   Article 13 Within the framework of their Education systems, the Parties shall recognise that persons belonging to a national minority have the right to set up and to manage their own private educational and training establishments. The exercise of this right shall not entail any…

  • European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

    European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities   Section I Article 1 The protection of national minorities and of the rights and freedoms of persons belonging to those minorities forms an integral part of the international protection of human rights, and as such falls within the scope of international co-operation. Article 2 The…

  • European Cultural Convention

    European Cultural Convention   Article 1 Each Contracting Party shall take appropriate measures to safeguard and to encourage the development of its national contribution to the common cultural heritage of Europe. Article 2 Each Contracting Party shall, insofar as may be possible, encourage the study by its own nationals of the languages, civilisation of the…

  • Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 3

    Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats   Chapter VIII. Settlement of Disputes Article 18 1. The Standing Committee shall use its best endeavours to facilitate a friendly settlement of any difficulty to which the execution of this Convention may give rise. 2. Any dispute between Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or…

  • Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 2

    Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats   Article 12 The Contracting Parties may adopt stricter measures for the conservation of wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats than those provided under this Convention. Chapter VI. Standing Committee Article 13 1. For the purposes of this Convention, a Standing Committee shall…

  • Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats

    Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats   Chapter I. General Provisions Article 1 1. The aims of this Convention are to conserve wild flora and fauna and their natural habitats, especially those species and habitats whose conservation requires the co-operation of several States, and to promote such co-operation. 2. Particular emphasis…

  • Revision of the European Patent Convention

    Revision of the European Patent Convention (EPC), November 2000 The European Patent Convention (EPC) is an intergovernmental agreement, signed in Munich in 1973, to regulate the European patent system. By creating a single patent procedure based on a uniform body of substantive patent law, the Convention seeks to make the patenting of inventions in its’…

  • Act revising the Convention on the Grant of European Patents

    Hello Act revising the Convention on the Grant of European Patents Title of the Act Act revising the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent Convention), of 5 October 1973, last revised at 17 December 1991. About the Act revising the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent Convention) The European…

  • European Landscape Convention

    European Landscape Convention The purpose of the Convention is to provide an instrument devoted to the protection, management and planning of all landscapes, urban, rural and peri-urban in Europe. The Convention was opened for signature in Florence on 20 October 2000. The ratification process requires the Convention must be first signed and then ratified on…

  • Second Lomé Convention

    Hierarchical Display of Second Lomé Convention European Union > European construction > EU relations > Agreement (EU) > Association agreement (EU) > ACP-EU Convention > Lomé Convention Concept of Second Lomé Convention See the dictionary definition of Second Lomé Convention. […]

  • Tax Convention

    Hierarchical Display of Tax convention Finance > Taxation > Fiscal policyInternational Relations > International affairs > International instrument > International convention Tax convention Concept of Tax convention See the dictionary definition of Tax convention. Characteristics of Tax […]

  • European Union

    Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]

  • European Union

    Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]

  • European Energy Charter

      PART I DEFINITIONS AND PURPOSE ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS As used in this Treaty: (1) "Charter"means the European Energy Charter adopted in the Concluding Document of the Hague Conference on the European Energy Charter signed at The Hague on 17 December 1991; signature of the […]

  • Lome Convention

    Introduction to Lome Convention Lomé Convention, trade and aid agreement between the European Union (EU) and 70 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, first signed in February 1975 in Lomé, Togo. The Lomé Convention provided a framework of cooperation between […]