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however, on the expiry of that year the denouncing Party

is engaged in one of the situations referred to in Article I,

the denunciation shall not take effect before the end of

the armed conflict or occupation and not, in any case,

before

operations

connected

with

the

final

release,

repatriation or re-establishment of the persons protected

by the Convention or this Protocol have been terminated.

2. The denunciation shall be notified in writing to the

depositary,

which

shall

transmit

it

to

all

the

High

Contracting Parties.

3. The denunciation shall have effect only in respect of the

denouncing Party.

4. Any denunciation under paragraph 1 shall not affect

the obligations already incurred, by reason of the armed

conflict, under this Protocol by such denouncing Party in

respect of any act committed before this denunciation

becomes effective.

Article 100 - Notifications

The depositary shall inform the High Contracting Parties

as well as the Parties to the Conventions, whether or not

they are signatories of this Protocol, of:

(a) signatures affixed to this Protocol and the deposit of

instruments of ratification and accession under Articles

93 and 94;

(b) the date of entry into force of this Protocol under

Article 95;

(c)

communications and declarations received under

Articles 84, 90 and 97;

(d) declarations received under Article 96, paragraph 3,

which shall be communicated by the quickest methods;

and

(e) denunciations under Article 99.

Art 101. Registration

1.

After

its

entry

into

force,

this

Protocol

shall

be

transmitted by the depositary to the Secretariat of the

United

Nations

for

registration

and

publication,

in

accordance with Article 102 of the Charter of the United

Nations.

2. The depositary shall also inform the Secretariat of the

United

Nations

of

all

ratifications,

accessions

and

denunciations received by it with respect to this Protocol.

Art 102. Authentic texts

The original of this Protocol, of which the Arabic, Chinese,

English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally

authentic, shall be deposited with the depositary, which

shall transmit certified true copies thereof to all the

Parties to the Conventions.

ANNEX I AS AMENDED ON 30 NOVEMBER

1993: REGULATIONS CONCERNING

IDENTIFICATION

[This Annex I replaced former Annex I]

Article 1 - General provisions (New article)

1. The regulations concerning identification in this Annex

implement

the

relevant

provisions

of

the

Geneva

Conventions and the Protocol; they are intended to

facilitate the identification of personnel, material, units,

transports and installations protected under the Geneva

Conventions and the Protocol.

2. These rules do not in and of themselves establish the

right to protection. This right is governed by the relevant

articles in the Conventions and the Protocol.

3. The competent authorities may, subject to the relevant

provisions of the Geneva Conventions and the Protocol, at

all

times regulate the use, display, illumination and

detectability of the distinctive emblems and signals.

4. The High Contracting Parties and in particular the

Parties to the conflict are invited at all times to agree

upon additional or other signals, means or systems which

enhance the possibility of identification and take full

advantage of technological developments in this field.

CHAPTER I - IDENTITY CARDS

Article 2 - Identity card for permanent civilian medical

and religious personnel

1. The identity card for permanent civilian medical and

religious personnel referred to in Article 18, paragraph 3,

of the Protocol should:

(a) bear the distinctive emblem and be of such size that it

can be carried in the pocket;

(b) be as durable as practicable;

(c) be worded in the national or official language and, in

addition and when appropriate, in the local language of

the region concerned;

(d) mention the name, the date of birth (or, if that date is

not available, the age at the time of issue) and the

identity number, if any, of the holder;

(e) state in what capacity the holder is entitled to the

protection of the Conventions and of the Protocol;

(f) bear the photograph of the holder as well as his

signature or his thumbprint, or both;

(g) bear the stamp and signature of the competent

authority;

(h) state the date of issue and date of expiry of the card;

(i) indicate, whenever possible, the holder's blood group,

on the reverse side of the card.

2. The identity card shall be uniform throughout the

territory of each High Contracting Party and, as far as

possible, of the same type for all Parties to the conflict.

The

Parties

to

the

conflict

may be guided by the

single-language model shown in Figure 1. At the outbreak

of hostilities, they shall transmit to each other a specimen

of the model they are using, if such model differs from

that shown in Figure 1. The identity card shall be made

out, if possible, in duplicate, one copy being kept by the

issuing authority, which should maintain control of the

cards which it has issued.

3. In no circumstances may permanent civilian medical

and religious personnel be deprived of their identity

cards. In the event of the loss of a card, they shall be

entitled to obtain a duplicate copy.

Article 3 - Identity card for temporary civilian medical and

religious personnel

1. The identity card for temporary civilian medical and

religious personnel should, whenever possible, be similar

to that provided for in Article 2 of these Regulations. The

Parties to the conflict may be guided by the model

shown in Figure 1.

2.

When

circumstances

preclude

the

provision

to

temporary civilian medical and religious personnel of

identity cards similar to those described in Article 2 of

these Regulations, the said personnel may be provided

with a certificate signed by the competent authority

certifying that the person to whom it is issued is assigned

to duty as temporary personnel and stating, if possible,

the duration of such assignment and his right to wear the

distinctive emblem. The certificate should mention the

holder's name and date of birth (or if that is not available,

his age at the time when the certificate was issued), his

function and identity number, if any. It shall bear his

signature or his thumbprint, or both.

CHAPTER II - THE DISTINCTIVE EMBLEM

Article 4 - Shape

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