Strasbourg, 1 March 2013 NOTIFICATION OF

SECRETARIAT GENERAL
DIRECTORATE OF LEGAL ADVICE AND PUBLIC
INTERNATIONAL LAW (JURISCONSULT)
LEGAL ADVICE DEPARTMENT AND TREATY OFFICE
Please quote:
JJ7546C
Tr./156-35
Strasbourg, 1 March 2013
NOTIFICATION OF RATIFICATION
State :
Turkey.
Represented by :
Mr Rauf Engin SOYSAL, Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the Council
of Europe.
Instrument :
Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea, implementing Article 17 of the
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances (ETS No. 156), opened for signature
in Strasbourg, on 31 January 1995.
Date of entry into force
of the instrument :
1 May 2000.
Date of ratification :
26 February 2013.
Date of entry into force
in respect of Turkey :
1 June 2013.
Reservations :
Declarations :
ETS No. 156 Res./Decl. Turkey.
(See Annex)
Notification made in accordance with Article 36 of the Agreement.
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ETS / STE No. 156
AGREEMENT ON ILLICIT TRAFFIC BY SEA,
IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE 17 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFIC
IN NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES
opened for signature, in Strasbourg, on 31 January 1995
ACCORD RELATIF AU TRAFIC ILLICITE PAR MER,
METTANT EN OEUVRE L'ARTICLE 17 DE LA CONVENTION DES NATIONS UNIES
CONTRE LE TRAFIC ILLICITE DE STUPEFIANTS ET DE SUBSTANCES PSYCHOTROPES
ouvert à la signature, à Strasbourg, le 31 janvier 1995
Reservations and Declarations
Réserves et Déclarations
TURKEY
Reservation and declarations
contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 26 February 2013 –
Or. Engl.
In accordance with Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Agreement, the Republic of Turkey declares that when
acting as an intervening State, it may subject its intervention to the condition that persons having its
nationality who are surrendered to the flag State under Article 15 of the Agreement and are convicted of a
relevant offence, shall have the possibility to be transferred to the Republic of Turkey to serve the sentence
imposed.
In accordance with Article 17, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Agreement, the Republic of Turkey declares that
the relevant authorities in Turkey are the Coast Guard Command of the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of
Justice respectively.
In accordance with Article 19, paragraph 3, of the Agreement, the Republic of Turkey reserves the right to
require that requests, other communications and supporting documents sent to it, be made in or
accompanied by a translation into Turkish, English or French.
In accordance with Article 34, paragraph 5, of the Agreement, the Republic of Turkey declares that it shall
not consider itself bound by paragraph 4 of Article 34 of the Agreement.
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TURQUIE
Réserve et déclarations
consignées dans l'instrument de ratification déposé le 26 février 2013 – Or. angl.
Conformément à l'article 8, paragraphe 2, de l'Accord, la République de Turquie déclare que, quand elle agit
en tant qu'Etat intervenant, elle peut poser comme condition pour son intervention que les personnes ayant
sa nationalité qui sont remises à l'Etat du pavillon en vertu de l'article 15 et condamnées pour une infraction
pertinente doivent avoir la possibilité d'être transférées en République de Turquie pour purger la peine
infligée.
Conformément à l'article 17, paragraphes 1 et 2, de l'Accord, la République de Turquie déclare que les
autorités compétentes en Turquie sont le Service de Garde-côtes du Ministère de l'Intérieur et le Ministère
de la Justice, respectivement.
Conformément à l'article 19, paragraphe 3, de l'Accord, la République de Turquie se réserve la faculté
d'exiger que les demandes, les autres documents et les pièces justificatives qui lui sont adressées, soient
faits ou accompagnés d'une traduction en turc, anglais ou français.
Conformément à l'article 34, paragraphe 5, de l'Accord, la République de Turquie déclare qu'elle ne se
considère pas liée par le paragraphe 4 de l'article 34 de l'Accord.