International Plant Protection Convention

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party	Reservations / Declarations	Objections
Cuba	Yes	No
Romania	Yes	No
United States of America	Yes	No

Cuba

14-04-1976

Declaration
The Government of the Republic of Cuba hereby declares that the provisions contained in Article XI of the International Plant Protection Convention are contrary to the Declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples (United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 of 14 December 1960) which proclaims the necessity of bringing to a speedy and unconditional end colonialism in all forms and manifestations.
Reservation
The Government of the Republic of Cuba does not consider itself bound by the provisions in Article IX, believing that any differences in interpretation or implementation of the convention between parties must be solved by direct negotiation through diplomatic channels.

Romania

17-11-1971

(a) The cabinet of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers the continued status of dependence of certain territories referred to in the provisions of Article XI of the Convention incompatible with the Charter of the United Nations or other instruments adopted by the United Nations on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples, including the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, unanimously adopted by Resolution 2625 (XXV) of 24 October 1970 of the General Assembly of the United Nations which solemnly proclaims that 'every State has the duty to promote realization of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples' in order to put an end to colonialism quickly.
(b) The Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania considers the accession of the 'Republic of Korea' to the International Plant Protection Convention concluded in Rome on 6 December 1951 illegal because the authorities of South Korea cannot under any circumstances act in the name of Korea.

United States of America

02-10-2001

United States of America accepted the amended Convention (1997) subject to the following understandings:
(1) Relationship to other international agreements
- The United States understands that nothing in the amended Convention is to be interpreted in a manner inconsistent with, or alters the terms or effect of, the World Trade Organization Agreement on the Application of Sanitary or Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement) or other relevant international agreements.
(2) Authority to take measures against pests
- The United States understands that nothing in the amended Convention limits the autority of the United States, consistent with the SPS Agreement, to take sanitary or phytosanitary measures against any pest to protect the environment or human, animal, or plant life or health.
(3) Article XX ('Technical assistance')
- The United States understands that the provisions of Article XX entail no binding obligation to appropriate funds for technical assistance.