Overeenkomst tussen de Lid-Staten van de Raad van Europa betreffende het uitreiken aan militaire en burger-oorlogsinvaliden van een internationaal bonboekje voor het herstellen van prothesen en orthopedische apparaten

1. There shall be instituted an international book of vouchers for the repair of prosthetic and orthopaedic appliances, which will be issued solely to military and civilian war-disabled.
2. The book will be issued and used according to the conditions laid down in the Regulations appended to this Agreement.

Each Contracting Party undertakes to make the book valid throughout its territory, in respect of both official bodies and private concerns with which it has agreements.

The Regulations appended to this Agreement constitute an administrative arrangement and may at any time be amended or supplemented by the Governments of the Parties to this Agreement.

1. This Agreement shall be open to signature by the member States of the Council of Europe, who may become Parties to it either by:
(a) signature without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance, or
(b) signature with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance, followed by ratification or acceptance.
2. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.

1. This Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date on which three member States of the Council shall, in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, have signed the Agreement without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance or shall have deposited their instrument of ratification or acceptance.
2. As regards any member States who shall subsequently sign the Agreement without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance or who shall ratify or accept it, the Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date of such signature or the date of deposit of the instrument of ratification or acceptance.

1. After the entry into force of this Agreement, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe may invite any non-member State to accede to the present Agreement.
2. Such accession shall be effected by depositing with the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe an instrument of accession which shall take effect one month after the date of its deposit.

1. Any Contracting Party may at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Agreement shall apply.
2. Any Contracting Party may when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession or at any later date, by declaration addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, extend this Agreement to any other territory or territories specified in the declaration and for whose international relations it is responsible or on whose behalf it is authorised to give undertakings.
3. Any declaration made in pursuance of the preceding paragraph may, in respect of any territory mentioned in such declaration, be withdrawn according to the procedure laid down in Article 8 of this Agreement.

1. This Agreement shall remain in force indefinitely.
2. Any Contracting Party may, insofar as it is concerned, denounce this Agreement by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe.
3. Such denunciation shall take effect six months after the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of such notification.

The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council and the Government of any State which has acceded to this Agreement of:
(a) any signature without reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance;
(b) any signature with reservation in respect of ratification or acceptance;
(c) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession;
(d) any date of entry into force;
(e) any amendment to the Regulations made in accordance with Article 3;
(f) any declaration received in pursuance of the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 7;
(g) any notification received in pursuance of the provisions of Article 8 and the date on which denunciation takes effect.

As soon as he returns to his home country the war-disabled person is to report any repairs which may have been carried out to the competent organisation of his home country, sending in the book of vouchers at the same time.

Any person fraudulently acquiring or using this book may render himself liable to prosecution under the laws and regulations in force in the country of the organisation mentioned under Article 2.
In the case of fraudulent use of the book, the costs involved shall be refunded by the war-disabled person; these costs can be reclaimed from him through administrative channels.
Repeated or gross misuse of the book may lead to its withdrawal.