Applicability of Article VI, Section 22, of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - Submission of written statements

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Applicabilityof Article VI, Section22, of the Convention
on the Privilegesand Immunitiesof the United Nations

Submission of writtenstatements

The followinginformation is communicatedto thePressby the
Registryof the International Courtof Justice:

As mentioned inPress Communiqu éo.8919 of 26 June 1989the
Presidentof the Court, by an orderof 14June,decided that the
UnitedNationsand the States which are Partiesto the Convention on the
Privileges and Immunitiesof the United Nationsare likelyto be able to
furnish informatio on the question submitte tdo theCourt(see
Article66, paragraph2, of theStatute)and, bearingin mind that the
requestwas expressedto be made "on a prioritybasis", fixed the
time-limits in the caseas follows:

- 31 July1989 for the submission of written statements;

- 31 August1989for subsequent writtencommentson thosestatements.

By 31 Julywrittenstatements have been fil bydCanada, the Federal

Republicof Germany, Romaniat ,he UnitedStatesof Americaand the
United Nations.

Thesewritten statement are not yetavailableto thePress and
public; underArticle106 of theRulesof Court,the Court or the
President may decidethat suchstatements shallbe made accessiblt eo the
publicon orafterthe openingof the oralproceedings.