begium
With the following declaration and reservations: (Translation.)
July 22, 1953.
In depositing the instrument of ratification of His Majesty the King of the Belgians to the International Convention, and annexes relating to the status of refugees signed at Geneva on July 28, 1951, I hereby declare:
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that the words 'events occurring before January 1, 1951,' in article 1, section A. of that Convention, should, from the point of view of the obligations assumed by the Belgian Government in virtue of the Convention, be understood to mean 'events occurring in Europe or elsewhere before January 1, 1951.' Furthermore,
(1) In all cases where the Convention grants to refugees the most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign country, this provision shall not be interpreted by the Belgian Government as necessarily involving the régime accorded to nationals of countries with which Belgium has concluded regional, customs, economic or political agreements.
(2) Article 15 of the Convention shall not be applicable in Belgium; refugees lawfully staying in Belgian territory will enjoy the same treatment, as regards the right of association, as that accorded to aliens in general.”
Denmark
With the following reservations: (Translation.)
December 4, 1952.
In depositing the instrument of ratification by His Majesty the King of Denmark of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees signed at Geneva on July 28, 1951, I have the honour, on behalf of my Government, to state that, in conformity with article 42, paragraph 1, of the said Convention, Denmark's ratification is made subject to the following reservations:
Denmark is not bound by articles 14 and 17 or by article 24, paragraph 3;
The provisions of article 24, paragraph 1, under which refugees are in certain cases placed on the same footing as nationals, shall not oblige Denmark to grant refugees in every case exactly the same remuneration as that provided by law for nationals, but only to grant them what is required for their support;
Paragraph 2 of the same article shall be binding upon Denmark only if the beneficiary is a national of a State which grants Danish nationals the same treat- ment as its own nationals from the point of view of the benefits provided for in its relevant legislation.
At the same time, on behalf of my Government and in conformity with article 40, paragraph 1, I have the honour to declare that the provisions of the Convention, subject to the above-mentioned reservations, will also apply to Greenland."
Germany
Luxembourg
With the following declaration: (Translation.)
December 1, 1953.
July 23, 1953.
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In depositing with the Secretary-General of the United Nations the instrument by which the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ratifies the Convention relating to the status of refugees, signed at Geneva on July 28, 1951, I have the honour to state that the Grand Ducal Government understands the words 'events occurring before January 1, 1951,' in article 1, section A, of the Convention, to mean events occurring in Europe before January 1, 1951,' in accordance with alternative (a) in section B of the same article."
Norway
With the following declarations and reservations:
Declaration
March 23, 1953.
In accordance with article 1, section B(1), the Government of Norway declares that, for the purpose of its obligations under this Convention, the words 'events occurring before January 1, 1951,' in article 1, section A (2), shall be understood to mean 'events occurring in Europe or elsewhere before January 1, 1951'."
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