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Back to: Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field. Geneva, 12 August 1949.
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Article 64 - Registration with the United Nations

The Swiss Federal Council shall register the present Convention with the Secretariat of the United Nations. The Swiss Federal Council shall also inform the Secretariat of the United Nations of all ratifications, accessions and denunciations received by it with respect to the present Convention.

Table of Contents
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements and Abbreviations
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Introduction
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Title of the Convention
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Preamble
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Chapter I : General provisions
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Article 1 - Respect for the Convention
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Article 2 - Application of the Convention
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Article 3 - Conflicts not of an international character
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Article 4 - Application by neutral Powers
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Article 5 - Duration of application
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Article 6 - Special agreements
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Article 7 - Non-renunciation of rights
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Article 8 - Protecting Powers
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Article 9 - Activities of the ICRC and other impartial humanitarian organizations
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Article 10 - Substitutes for Protecting Powers
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Article 11 - Conciliation procedure
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Chapter II : Wounded and sick
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Article 12 - Protection and care of the wounded and sick
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Article 13 - Protected persons
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Article 14 - Status of the wounded and sick who have fallen into enemy hands
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Article 15 - Search for casualties. Evacuation
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Article 16 - Recording and forwarding of information
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Article 17 - Prescriptions regarding the dead. Graves Registration Service
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Article 18 - Role of the population
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Chapter III : Medical units and establishments
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Article 19 - Protection of medical units and establishments
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Article 20 - Protection of hospital ships
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Article 21 - Discontinuance of protection of medical establishments and units
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Article 22 - Conditions not depriving medical units and establishments of protection
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Article 23 - Hospital zones and localities
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Chapter IV : Personnel
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Article 24 - Protection of permanent personnel
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Article 25 - Protection of auxiliary personnel
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Article 26 - Personnel of aid societies
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Article 27 - Societies of neutral countries
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Article 28 - Retained personnel
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Article 29 - Status of auxiliary personnel who have fallen into enemy hands
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Article 30 - Return of medical and religious personnel
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Article 31 - Selection of personnel for return
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Article 32 - Return of personnel belonging to neutral countries
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Chapter V : Buildings and material
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Article 33 - Buildings and material of medical units and establishments
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Article 34 - Property of aid societies
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Chapter VI : Medical transports
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Article 35 - Protection of medical transports
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Article 36 - Medical aircraft
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Article 37 - Flight over neutral countries. Landing of the wounded and sick
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Chapter VII : The distinctive emblem
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Article 38 - Emblem of the Convention
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Article 39 - Use of the emblem
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Article 40 - Identification of medical and religious personnel
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Article 41 - Identification of auxiliary personnel
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Article 42 - Marking of medical units and establishments
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Article 43 - Marking of units of neutral countries
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Article 44 - Restrictions in the use of the emblem. Exceptions
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Chapter VIII : Execution of the convention
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Article 45 - Detailed execution. Unforeseen cases
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Article 46 - Prohibition of reprisals
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Article 47 - Dissemination of the Convention
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Article 48 - Translations. Implementing laws and regulations
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Chapter IX : Repression of abuses and infractions
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Article 49 - Penal sanctions
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Article 50 - Grave breaches
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Article 51 - Responsibilities of the Contracting Parties
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Article 52 - Enquiry procedure
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Article 53 - Misuse of the emblem
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Article 54 - Prevention of misuse of the emblem
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Final provisions
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Article 55 - Languages
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Article 56 - Signature
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Article 57 - Ratification
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Article 58 - Coming into force
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Article 59 - Relation to previous Conventions
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Article 60 - Accession
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Article 61 - Notification of accessions
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Article 62 - Immediate effect
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Article 63 - Denunciation
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Article 64 - Registration with the United Nations
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Testimonium
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Sources
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Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities
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Article 1 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Beneficiaries
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Article 2 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Prohibited work
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Article 3 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Prohibited access
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Article 4 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Conditions
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Article 5 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Obligations
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Article 6 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Marking
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Article 7 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Notification and recognition
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Article 8 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Control
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Article 9 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Sanctions
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Article 10 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Nomination of members of the Commissions
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Article 11 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Respect of the zones
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Article 12 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Occupation
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Article 13 - Annex I : Draft agreement relating to hospital zones and localities - Hospital localities
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Annex II - Identity card for members of medical and religious personel attached to the armed forces
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