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PROTOCOL
ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERSPUTNIK INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATION OF SPACE COMMUNICATIONS
1 November 2002
The Contracting Parties,
proceeding from the purposes and objectives of the INTERSPUTNIK International Organization of Space Communications;
recognizing the need to improve the legal basis of the activity of the INTERSPUTNIK International Organization of Space Communications and
considering INTERSPUTNIK's transition to commercial operation of the satellite communications system managed by INTERSPUTNIK;
have agreed to insert the following amendments and revisions to the Agreement on the Establishment of the INTERSPUTNIK International System and Organization of Space Communications dated November 15, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement):
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