Treaty Name:
Amendment to the list in Annex I to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (adding Malta)
Notes:
***Notes re: original agreement being amended: (2) By a communication received on 8 April 2003, the Government of the Government of the People's Republic of China notified the Secretary-General of the following: 'In accordance with the provisions of Article 153 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China of 1990, the Government of the People's Republic of China decides that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change shall apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change continues to be implemented in the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change shall not apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China until the Government of China notifies otherwise.' (3) On 28 June 1999, the Government of Portugal informed the Secretary-General the the Convention would also apply to Macao. Subsequently, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Macao from Portugal and China (see note 1 under 'Portugal'and note 3 under 'China'in the 'Historical Information'section in the front matter of thisvolume.) Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Macao, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention will also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region.
