2. States parties recognize that in addition to the provisions of the Treaty on the principles governing state activity in the exploration and use of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and the Convention on International Responsibility for Damage caused by Space Objects, detailed rules regarding liability for damage to the Moon may be necessary, which may be made necessary by more important activities on the Moon. These provisions are developed in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of this agreement. 3. In the event of an emergency endangering human lives, contracting states may use equipment, vehicles, facilities, facilities or supplies from other States Parties on the Moon. The Secretary-General of the United Nations or the State Party concerned is immediately informed of this use. (a) the orderly and safe development of the Moon`s natural resources; knowledge of the achievements of states in the research and use of the Moon and other celestial bodies, 1. States Parties can install manned and unmanned stations on the Moon. A State Party to the construction of a station may only use the territory necessary for the station`s needs and informs the Secretary-General of the United Nations without delay of the location and purposes of that station. Subsequently, the State also informs the Secretary-General, every year, of the question of whether the station continues to be used and whether its purposes have changed.
Recognising that the Moon, as the Earth`s natural satellite, plays an important role in space exploration, 1. All States Parties have the freedom to investigate the Moon scientifically, without discrimination of any kind, on the basis of equality and in accordance with international law. 2. The Moon is not subject to any national appropriation by a right to sovereignty, by use or occupation, or by any other means. b) place their personnel, spacecraft, equipment, facilities, stations and installations anywhere on or below the surface of the Moon. The Lunar Treaty is the fourth child of the space treaty. He was advised and developed from 1972 to 1979 by the Legal Subcommittee for the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). It was adopted by the UN General Assembly in Resolution 34/68 and was launched for signature in 1979, but did not enter into force until June 1984, when the fifth country, Austria, ratified it. The lunar treaty has been ratified by six countries.
Four countries, including France and India, are signatories and seven countries have joined the lunar treaty, including Australia. The United States, the Russian Federation (former Soviet Union) and the People`s Republic of China did not sign the lunar treaty, did not ratify it, leading to the conclusion that it failed in terms of international law.2. The Moon and its natural resources are the common heritage of humanity that is manifested in the provisions of this Agreement, particularly in paragraph 5 of this article. 5. States parties to this Convention commit to establishing an international regime, including appropriate procedures, to regulate the exploitation of the Moon`s natural resources, as such exploitation will soon become possible. This provision is implemented in accordance with Article 18 of this agreement.