by the United Nations

“ Any Contracting State which, on May 21, 1974, limits or denies protection with respect to the distribution of programme-carrying signals by means of wires, cable or other similar communications channels to subscribing members of the public may, by a written notification deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, declare that, to the extent that and as long as its domestic law limits or denies protection, it will not apply this Convention to such distributions. ”

“ Article 1 For the purposes of this Convention:
(i) "signal" is an electronically-generated carrier capable of transmitting programmes ; (ii) "programme" is a body of live or recorded material consisting of images, sounds or both, embodied in signals emitted for the purpose of ultimate distribution; (iii) "satellite" is any device in extraterrestrial space capable of transmitting signals; (iv) "emitted signal" or "signal emitted" is any programme-carrying signal that goes to or passes through a satellite ”

“ Each Contracting State undertakes to take adequate measures to prevent the distribution on or from its territory of any programme-carrying signal by any distributor for whom the signal emitted to or passing through the satellite is not intended. ”