This Treaty shall be submitted for approval to the constitutional procedures established in each of the High Contracting Parties. It shall enter into force upon the exchange of the respective instruments of ratification, a formality that shall be carried out on the same date as the exchange of the Instruments of Ratification of the "Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas and Maritime Cooperation" signed on March 17, 1977.
This treaty is signed in duplicate, in the Spanish language, the texts of which are equally authentic, on this sixth day of April, nineteen hundred eighty-four, in the city of Bogotá, D.E., Republic of Colombia.
FOR COLOMBIA FOR COSTA RICA Illegible signature Carlos José Gutiérrez" (Note from Sinalevi: By means of Article 2 of International Treaty "Approving the Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas, and Maritime Cooperation between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Costa Rica", No. 8084 of February 7, 2011, the Government of Costa Rica interpreted the following: "...Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 24 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the Republic of Costa Rica interprets that Article III of the Treaty on the delimitation of marine and submarine areas and maritime cooperation between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed in Bogotá on April 6, 1984, in the sense that the entry into force of the aforementioned Treaty shall be at the time of the exchange of the respective instruments of ratification, an act that may be carried out separately, by agreement of the governments...") EXCHANGE OF NOTES "The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship // San José, May 29, 2000 // No. 396-UAT-PE // His Excellency // Guillermo Fernández de Soto // Minister of Foreign Affairs // Republic of Colombia. // Excellency; I have the honor to address Your Excellency to refer to the ratification process of the Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas and Maritime Cooperation between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed in Bogotá on April 6, 1984:// It is the opinion of the Government of Costa Rica that, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 24 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the entry into force of the aforementioned Treaty shall be at the time of the exchange of the respective instruments of ratification, a formality that shall be carried out in the manner and on the date that our Governments deem convenient. // In this regard, it considers that the change of the date established in Article III of the aforementioned Treaty of April 6, 1984, in no way alters its object and purpose. // Likewise, the Government of Costa Rica expresses that the interim conclusion process of the Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas and Maritime Cooperation between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed on March 17, 1977, to which the Treaty of April 6, 1984, refers, shall continue in its current status, until the internal constitutional requirements for approval of the Treaties are met, and the exchange of the instruments of ratification is carried out in due course. // The Government of Costa Rica wishes to know if the Illustrious Government of Colombia agrees with the content of this Note. // I beg you to accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration. // Roberto Rojas." "Republic of Colombia // Ministry of Foreign Affairs // San José, May 29, 2000 // DM-M 14081 // To His Excellency Mr. Roberto Rojas López // Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Republic of Costa Rica // Mr. Minister: // I have the honor to address Your Excellency on the occasion of referring to your courteous note No. 396-UAT-PE of May 29, 2000. // I am pleased to express to Your Excellency that the Government of Colombia shares the view that—in accordance with the provisions of Article 24, paragraph 1, of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties—the entry into force of the Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas and Maritime Cooperation between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed in Bogotá on April 6, 1984, shall be at the time of the exchange of the instruments of ratification, a formality that shall be carried out in the manner and on the date that our Governments deem convenient. // Likewise, my Government considers that the change of the date established in Article III of this Treaty in no way alters the object and purpose of the said instrument. // My Government also shares the Illustrious Government of Costa Rica's position that the fulfillment and application of the Treaty on the Delimitation of Marine and Submarine Areas and Maritime Cooperation between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed on March 17, 1977, shall continue in its current status, until the internal constitutional requirements for approval of the Treaties are met and the exchange of the instruments of ratification is carried out in due course. // However, the Government of Colombia trusts that the procedures for the approval by the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Costa Rica of the said 1977 Treaty continue their course—and that the exchange of the instruments of ratification be carried out in due course—in a manner similar to the procedure that the Illustrious Government of Costa Rica has arranged with respect to the 1984 Treaty. // I beg you to accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest and most distinguished consideration, // Guillermo Fernández de Soto // Minister of Foreign Affairs."