Cabinet approves ratification of eleventh Additional protocol to Constitution of the Universal Postal Union

India

oi-Prakash KL

New
Delhi,
Aug
10:
The
Union
Cabinet
chaired
by
the
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
has
approved
the
ratification
of
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
Universal
Postal
Union
(UPU)
as
contained
in
the
Eleventh
Additional
Protocol
to
the
Constitution
signed
during
the
27th
Congress
of
the
Universal
Postal
Union
held
at
Abidjan
(Cote
d’Ivoire)
from
9-27
August,
2021.

The
approval
enables
the
Department
of
Posts,
Government
of
India
to
have
the
“Instrument
of
Ratification”
signed
by
the
President
of
India
and
have
the
same
deposited
with
the
Director
General
of
the
International
Bureau
of
the
Universal
Postal
Union.

This
would
fulfil
the
obligations
arising
from
Article
25
and
30
of
the
UPU
Constitution
which
provides
for
ratification
of
the
amendments
to
the
Constitution
adopted
by
a
Congress
as
soon
as
possible
by
the
member
countries.

In
brief,
the
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
UPU
adopted
by
the
27th
UPU
Congress
ensure
further
legal
clarity
and
stability
to
the
Acts
of
the
Union,
bring
terminological
consistencies,
resolve
many
long-standing
discrepancies
in
the
text
and
accommodate
provisions
for
‘acceptance
or
approval’ of
the
Acts
in
consistency
with
Vienna
Conventions
on
Law
of
Treaties,
1969.