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Contents Intoroduction Preliminaries Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Appendix Index

Chapter 4
The Age of Real Partnership

4-1 Domestic Legal Policy Texts and Legal Texts

4-1-1 Legal Policy Texts
(1) NATIONAL SPACE LAUNCH STRATEGY (July 24, 1991)
(2) NATIONAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY (August 5, 1994)
(3)

NATIONAL SPACE POLICY(THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary for IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (202) 456-6020 September 19, 1996)

(4) Fundamental Policy of Japan's Space Activities
(Provisional Translation)
Revised on January 24,1996
Space Activities Commission
(5) FEDERAL LAW ON COMMERCIAL SPACE ACTIVITY (April, 1997)

4-1-2 Legal Texts
(1) The Procurement Procedure of Non R&D Satellites
(2) INVENTIONS IN OUTER SPACE (Public Law 101-580 [S. 459]; November 15, 1990)
(3) INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF THE USA
(4) NASA AUTHORIZATION ACT (P.L. 101-611;November 16, 1991)
(5) LAND REMOTE SENSING POLICY ACT OF 1992
PUBLIC LAW 102-555-OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4163 Public Law 102-555 102d Congress An Act
(6) SPACE AFFAIRS ACT: To Provide for the Establishment of a Council to Managed and Control Certain Space Affairs in the Republic; to Determine its Objects and Functions; to Prescribe the Manner in Which It Is to be Managed and Control; and to Provide for matter connected therewith. (Assented to 23 June, 1993)
(7) LAW OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON SPACE ACTIVITY (August 20, 1993)
(8)
1. On the Priority of Russian Federation Space Policy (27 April, 1993)
2. Russian Federation Supreme Soviet Decree No. 4378-1 On Measures to Stabilize the Situation in Space Science and Industry (27 April, 1993)

4-2 International Legal Policy Texts and Legal Texts


4-2-1 Legal Policy Texts
(1) PRINCIPLES RELEVANT TO THE USE OF NUCLEAR POWER SOURCES IN OUTER SPACE(Resolution 47/68 by UN General Assembly 47st Session, December 14, 1992)
(2) DECLARATION ON INTERNATIONAL; COOPERATION IN THE EXPLORATION AND USE OF OUTER SPACE FOR THE BENEFIT AND IN THE INTEREST OF ALL STATES, TAKING INTO PARTICULAR ACCOUNT THE NEEDS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES(Adopted on December 13, 1996 as the Resolution 51/122 by the UN General Assembly)
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(3) U.S.-RUSSIAN JOINT COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION; Joint Statement on Space Station Cooperation(Signed on June 23, 1994)

4-2-2 Legal Texts
(1) The Exchange of Notes concerning the Policy and Procedure of the R&D and Procurement of Artificial Satellites(July 15,1990)(June 15, 1990)
(2) THE 'MINSK AGREEMENT'(December 30 , 1991)
(3) THE 'TASHKENT AGREEMENT' CONCERNING ARRANGEMENTS FOR MAINTAINING AND USING SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN PURSUANCE OF SPACE PROGRAMMES(May 15, 1992)
(4) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT COOPERATION(Signed at Moscow on October 5 , 1992, Proclaimed April 29, 1993)
(5) PROTOCOL OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION(Signed on December 16 , 1993, Proclaimed on December 16 , 1993)
(6) RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CONCERNING COOPERATION IN THE EXPLORATION AND USE OF OUTER SPACE FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES(Signed at Washington D.C. on June 17, 1992, Proclaimed on June 17 , 1992)
(7) CONSOLIDATED TREATIES & INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
(8) The Space Cooperation Agreement between the Russian Federation and Japan(Foreign Ministryfs Ordinance No. 11, issued on January 13, 1994)
(9) INTERIM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA FOR THE CONDUCT OF ACTIVITIES LEADING TO RUSSIAN PARTNERSHIP IN THE DETAILED DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION AND UTILIZATION OF THE PERMANENTLY MANNED CIVIL SPACE STATION (Singed at Washington June 23, 1994. Entered into force June 30, 1995)
(10) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN FOR COOPERATION IN THE ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITE (ADEOS) PROGRAM(1994)
1. THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN FOR COOPERATION IN THE ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITE (ADEOS) PROGRAM (Entered into force October 25, 1994)
2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE NATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF JAPAN AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR COOPERATION IN THE ADVANCED EARTH OBSERVING SATELLITE PROGRAM (Entered info force October 25, 1994)(Signed on November 25 , 1994, Proclaimed on November 25 , 1994)
(11) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE UNITED STATES, NORWAY AND THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR APPLICATION TO SUPPORT COASTAL WARFARE AND SURFACE SHIPWAKE DETECTION AND SURFACE SHIPWAKE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION(Signed on August 12, August 25, September 5,1992, Proclaimed September 5, 1994)
(12) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN CONCERNING CROSS-WAVIER OF LIABILITY FOR COOPERATION IN THE EXPLORATION AND USE OF SPACE PEACEFUL PURPOSE, WITH ANNEX AND EXCHANGES OF NOTES(Signed at Washington D.C. on April 24, 1995, Proclaimed on July 20 , 1995)
(13) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN COMMERCIAL LAUNCH SERVICES (Signed at Beijing on March 13, 1995, Entered into force January 1, 1995)(Signed at Beijing on March 13, 1995, Proclaimed on January 1, 1995)
(14) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION AMENDING THE AGREEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 2, 1993, REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN COMMERCIAL; LUNCH SERVICES (Signed at Washington January 30, 1996. Entered into force January 30, 1996)
(15) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH SERVICES, WITH PROTOCOL, ANNEX AND EXCHANGE OF LETTERS (Signed at Washington February 21, 1996. Entered into force February 21, 1996.)(Signed at Washington D.C. on February 21, 1996, Proclaimed on February 21, 1996)
(16) AGREEMENT AMONG THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, GOVERNMENTS OF MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY, THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONCERNING COOPERATION ON THE CIVIL INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (Signed on January 29, 1998, Recognized by the Diet on April 24, 1998, and Deposited Instruments of Accession with the US on November 17, 1998)
(17) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN AND THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CONCERNING COOPERATION ON THE CIVIL INTERNATIONAL SAPCE STATION(Signed on February 24, 1998, Enacted on February 24, 1998)

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