Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Resolutions of Ratification: Law Enforcement, Tax, and Additional Treaties

Yesterday, the Senate, by the requisite two-thirds vote, agreed to the resolutions of advice and consent to ratification of the following treaties:
  • Extradition Agreement with the European Union (Treaty Doc. 109-14) with 22 related bilateral agreements;
  • Extradition Treaty with Latvia (Treaty Doc. 109-15);
  • Extradition Treaty with Malta (Treaty Doc. 109-17);
  • Extradition Treaty with Estonia (Treaty Doc. 109-16);
  • Extradition Treaty with Bulgaria and an Agreement on Certain Aspects of Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Bulgaria (Treaty Doc. 110-12);
  • Extradition Treaty with Romania and Protocol to the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters with Romania (Treaty Doc. 110-11);
  • Treaty with Malaysia on Mutual Legal Assistance (Treaty Doc. 109-22);
  • Protocol Amending 1980 Tax Convention with Canada (Treaty Doc. 110-15);
  • Tax Convention with Bulgaria with Proposed Protocol of Amendment (Treaty Doc. 110-18);
  • Tax Convention with Iceland (Treaty Doc. 110-17);
  • 1992 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations (Geneva 1979) (Treaty Doc. 107-17);
  • 1995 Revision of the Radio Regulations (Treaty Doc. 108-28);
  • CCW Protocol on Incendiary Weapons (Protocol III) (Treaty Doc. 105-1(B));
  • CCW Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV) (Treaty Doc. 105-1(C));
  • Amendment to Article 1 of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Treaty Doc. 109-10(B));
  • Treaty with Sweden on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. 107-12); and
  • Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement with the European Union (Treaty Doc. 109-13) with 25 related bilateral agreements.

The resolutions of ratification, with any reservations, understandings, declarations, and conditions, can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.