L’instrument contenait la déclaration suivante :

“AND DECLARES that, consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this accession shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory;” [Original: anglais]

L’instrument était accompagné d’une lettre contenant la déclaration suivante :

“Pursuant to Articles II.2 and IX.2 of the Convention, the New Zealand Permanent Delegation to UNESCO also has the honour to notify the Director-General of the following matters:
• in accordance with Article II.2 of the Convention, the competence to make recognition decisions lies with tertiary education institutions; and
• in accordance with Article IX.2 of the Convention, the national information centre, in its role as European Network Information Centre, established for New Zealand is:
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
125 The Terrace, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
PO Box 160, Wellington 6140, New Zealand” [Original: anglais]

Conformément aux dispositions de son article XI.3.4, la Convention entrera en vigueur à l'égard de la Nouvelle-Zélande le premier jour du mois qui suit l’expiration d’un délai d’un mois après la date du dépôt de cet instrument d’adhésion, c'est-à-dire le 1 février 2008.


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