Treaties Approved: 110th Congress

 September 26, 2008

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-13
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jan 22, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Shipping and Marine Pollution
International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001 (the "Convention").  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-10(C)
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jun 20, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Arms Control
The CCW Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War (the "CCW Protocol V").  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

September 25, 2008

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-20
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jul 23, 2008
TREATY TYPE: International Law and Organization
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania and the Republic of Croatia adopted at Brussels on July 9, 2008, and signed that day on behalf of the United States and the other Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty.
Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-16
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Apr 08, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Telecommunications
Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), as Amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) and the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002).  Together with the Declarations and Reservations by the United States, all as Contained in the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006).  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-8
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Oct 01, 2007
TREATY TYPE: Terrorism
Protocol of 2005 to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (the "2005 SUA Protocol") and the Protocol of 2005 to the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf (the "2005 Fixed Platforms Protocol") (together, "the Protocols"), adopted by the International Maritime
Organization Diplomatic Conference in London on October 14, 2005, and signed by the United States of America on February 17, 2006.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-6
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 04, 2007
TREATY TYPE: Terrorism
Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (the "Amendment"). A conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, adopted on October 28, 1979, adopted the Amendment on July 8, 2005, at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by
Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-4
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jul 12, 2007
TREATY TYPE: Terrorism
International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (the "Convention"), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on April 13, 2005, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on September 14, 2005.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-1
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Feb 16, 2007
TREATY TYPE: Shipping and Marine Pollution
Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (the "Protocol") to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, with Annexes, done at Oranjestad, Aruba, on October 6, 1999, and signed by the United States on that same date.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by
Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-11
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jul 10, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Telecommunications
Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) and the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), together with the declarations and reservations by the United States, all as contained in the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002).  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 108-5
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Apr 30, 2003
TREATY TYPE: Commercial
Amendments to the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (Geneva 1992), as amended by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto 1994), together with declarations and reservations by the United States as contained in the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis 1998).  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 106-1(A)
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jan 06, 1999
TREATY TYPE: International Law
The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (the Convention) concluded on May 14, 1954, and entered into force on August 7, 1956 with accompanying report from the Department of State.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

 September 23, 2008

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-18
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jun 04, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Taxation
Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, with accompanying Protocol, signed at Washington on February 23, 2007 (the "Proposed Treaty"), as well as the Protocol Amending the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Sofia on February 26, 2008.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-17
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: May 06, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Taxation
Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Iceland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, and accompanying Protocol, signed
on October 23, 2007, at Washington, D.C.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-15
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Mar 13, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Taxation
Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital done at Washington on September 26, 1980, as Amended by the Protocols done on June 14, 1983, March 28, 1984, March 17, 1995, and July 29, 1997, signed on September 21, 2007, at Chelsea (the "proposed Protocol").  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-12
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jan 22, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "Extradition Treaty" or the "Treaty") and the Agreement on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria (the "MLA Agreement"), both signed at Sofia on September 19, 2007.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-11
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jan 22, 2008
TREATY TYPE: Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and Romania (the "Extradition Treaty" or the "Treaty") and the Protocol to the Treaty between the United States of America and Romania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (the "Protocol"), both signed at Bucharest on September 10, 2007.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-22
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Nov 14, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Criminal Assistance
Treaty between the United States of America and Malaysia on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed on July 28, 2006, at Kuala Lumpur.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-17
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 29, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of Malta, signed on May 18, 2006, at Valletta, that includes an exchange of letters that is an integral part of the treaty.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-16
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 29, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia, signed on February 8, 2006, at Tallinn.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-15
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 29, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia, signed on December 7, 2005, at Riga.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-14
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 28, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Extradition
Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union (EU), signed on June 25, 2003 at Washington, together with twenty-two bilateral instruments which subsequently were signed between the United States and
each European Union Member State in order to implement the Agreement with the EU.   The Agreement includes an explanatory note which is an integral part of the Agreement.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-13
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 28, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Mutual Legal Assistance
Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the European Union (EU), signed on June 25, 2003, at Washington, together with 25 bilateral instruments that subsequently were signed between the United States and each
European Union Member State in order to implement the Agreement with the EU, and an explanatory note that is an integral part of the Agreement.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-10(B)
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jun 20, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Arms Control
The Amendment to Article 1 of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (the "CCW Amendment").  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 108-28
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Dec 07, 2004
TREATY TYPE: Telecommunications
1995 Revision of the Radio Regulations, with appendices, signed by the United States at Geneva on November 17, 1995 (the "1995 Revision"), together with declarations and reservations of the United States as contained in the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-95).  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 107-17
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 30, 2002
TREATY TYPE: Investment
1992 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations (Geneva, 1979), with appendices, signed by the United States at Malaga-Torremolinos on March 3, 1992 (the "1992 Partial Revision"), together with declarations and reservations of the United
States as contained in the Final Acts of the World Administrative Radio Conference for Dealing with Frequency Allocations in Certain Parts of the Spectrum (WARC-92).  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 107-12
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jul 15, 2002
TREATY TYPE: Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Stockholm on December 17, 2001.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 105-1(C)
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jan 07, 1997
TREATY TYPE: Arms Control
The Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV) to the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 105-1(B)
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jan 07, 1997
TREATY TYPE: Arms Control
The Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons (Protocol III or the Incendiary Weapons Protocol) and the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV) to the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects.  Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-9
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Oct 23, 2007
TREATY TYPE: International Law and Organization
Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization done at Monaco on April 14, 2005.
Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

December 14, 2007

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-3
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Jun 21, 2007
TREATY TYPE: Taxation
Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and accompanying Protocol, signed on November 27, 2006, at Brussels (the "proposed Treaty"). Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-20
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 29, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Taxation
Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain Other Taxes, Signed on August 29, 1989, signed at Berlin June 1, 2006 (the "Protocol"), along with a related Joint Declaration. Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

December 07, 2007

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 110-2
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: May 03, 2007
TREATY TYPE: Trademarks/Patents
The Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (the "Treaty" or "Singapore Treaty") adopted and signed by the United States at Singapore on March 28, 2006 Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-21
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Nov 13, 2006
TREATY TYPE: International Law
The Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (the "Agreement"), adopted in Geneva on July 2, 1999, and signed by the United States on July 6, 1999.
Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

TREATY DOCUMENT NUMBER: 109-12
TRANSMITTED TO SENATE: Sep 05, 2006
TREATY TYPE: Intellectual Property/Copyrights
Patent Law Treaty and Regulations Under the Patent Law Treaty (the "Treaty"), done at Geneva on June 1, 2000, between the Governments of 53 countries including the United States of America. Resolution of advice and consent to ratification agreed to in Senate by Division Vote.

November 16, 2007