the Convention definition

the Convention means the Convention on International Civil Aviation opened for signature at Chicago on 7 December 1944, and includes: (i) any amendment that has entered into force under Article 94(a) of the Convention and has been ratified by all the Contracting Parties to this Agreement, and (ii) any Annex or any amendment thereto adopted under Article 90 of the Convention, insofar as such Annexes or amendments are, at any given time, effective for all the Contracting Parties to this Agreement;
the Convention means the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;
the Convention means the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;

Examples of the Convention in a sentence

  • The Company irrevocably waives any requirements for service abroad of process or other documents, including under the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters.

  • Without prejudice to Article 13 above, goods imported or exported by the Agency and strictly necessary for the exercise of its official activities shall be exempt from all import and export duties and taxes and from all import or export prohibitions and restrictions under the same conditions as those laid down in the Convention.

  • The Commission and the PTS Team shall enjoy in the territory of the Slovak Republic the privileges and immunities, facilities and courtesies as are necessary for their effective and full participation in a given Project activity carried out pursuant to an Implementing Protocol under this Agreement, consistent with those granted to the United Nations under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations concluded in 1946.

  • Within the scope of its official activities, the Agency, its property and income shall be exempt from direct and indirect taxes in Slovakia, in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Convention and in accordance with usual procedures applicable within the territory of Slovakia.

  • The granting of such a status to Slovakia shall be subject of a specific Council decision, in accordance with the Convention and on the basis of a written request to be made by Slovakia.


More Definitions of the Convention

the Convention means the Convention on Protection of Children and Co- operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, concluded at the Hague on 29th May 1993;
the Convention means the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data which was opened for signature on 28th January 1981;
the Convention means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (Cmnd 8941) and any modifications of that Convention agreed after the passing of this Act that have entered into force in relation to the United Kingdom;
the Convention means the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, agreed by the Council of Europe at Rome on 4th November 1950 as it has effect for the time being in relation to the United Kingdom;
the Convention means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;
the Convention means the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, adopted at Barcelona on 16 February 1976 and amended on 10 June 1995;
the Convention means any Convention accepted by Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom so far as it relates to the prevention of pollution of the sea by oil;