W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
TENTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY Provisinnal agenda item 6 .7
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
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March 1957 ORIGINAL: ENGLISHADDITIONAL REGULATION'S OF 23 MAY 1956 AMENDING THE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SANITARY CONTROL OF PILGRIM TRAFFIC
The time-limit accorded for submitting rejection of, or reservation to, these Additional Regulations expired on 21 December 1956.
The Director-General has the honour to submit to the Assembly, for considera- tion, copy of the communications received from Member States in this respect.2
1 Resolution ИНА9Л8, Off. Rec. WId Hlth Org. J2, 80-8l 2 Annexed
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY
Letter dated 21 September 1956, received 21 September 1956
"With reference to your letters of 20 June 1956 relating to the Additional Regulations amending the International Sanitary Regulations, I have the honour, on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, to submit the following reservation:
The two Additional Regulations of 23 May 1956 refer to subjects covered by the Federal legislation. Consequently, before they can be applied they must be approved by the legislative bodies, in accojrdance vith Article 59; Section II, of the funda
mental lav, The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has taken the
necessary steps for the application of the two above-mentioned Additional Regulations.
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IRAQ
Letter dated 12 September 1956, received 17 beptember 1956
’'Reference your letter dated June 20, 1956, . . . concerning the Additional Regulations of 23 May 1956 amending the International Sanitary Regulations
(WHO Régulations No. 2 ).
We would like to inform you that Iraq Government has principally accepted the above mentioned Additional Regulations provided that they will not be effective in respect of Iraq until a legislation is issued thereof."
In a further letter, dated 31 December 1956, received 10 January 1957» the Government of Iraq clarified its intentions as follows:
" I would like to make our position clear, by stating that Iraq Government did not reject these amendments, but accepted them in principle until they are finally ratified by the Parliament* Necessary steps are being taken to submit to the Parliament, as soon as possible, the legislation concerning the ratification of these amendments.
We will notify your Organization in due time."
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UNITED STATEÍ.I OF AMERICA
First letter, dated 18 December 1956, recoived 19 December 1956
"The United States Representative for International Organizations at Geneva, . . * ... with reference to , the Additional Regulations of May 23,
1956
amending the International Sanitary Regulations with respect to thesanitary control of pilgrim traffic, has the honor,.by direction of his Government, to inform the World Health Organization of the acceptability to the United States of the afore-mentioned Additional Regulations subject to the following reservation with respect to Article 103 as amended;
In the absence of a special agreement between the United States and any other State concerned, Article 103, as amended, does not authorize the imposition of sanitary measures or charges upon any traveller, member of the crew, baggage or means of transport that were not authorized by the World Health Organization Regulations No, 2 as adopted in
1951
»"Second letter dated 21 January 1Q57, received 21 January 1957
"The United States reservation with regard to Article 103 of the International Sanitary Regulations applies to all areas under United States jurisdiction to which the Regulations apply."
