EXPLANATORY NOTES
AGREEMENT
1. This NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) is promulgated by the Chairman MAS under the authority vested in him by the NATO Military Committee.
2. No departure may be made from the agreement without consultation with the tasking authority. Nations may ProPose changes at any time to the tasking authority where they will be processed in the same manner as the original agreement.
3. Ratifying nations have agreed that national orders, manuals and instructions implementing this STANAG will include a reference to the STANAG number for purposes of identification.
DEFINITIONS
4. Ratification is "The declaration by which a nation formally accepts the content of this Standardization Agreement".
5. Implementation is "The fulfilment by a nation of its obligations under this Standardization Agreement".
6. Reservation is "The stated qualification by a nation which describes that part of this Standardization Agreement which it cannot implement or can implement only with limitations".
RATIFICATION, IMPLEMENTATION AND RESERVATIONS
7. Page iii gives the details of ratification and implementation of this agreement. If no details are shown, it signifies that the nation has not yet notified the tasking authority of its intentions. Page iv (and subsequent) gives details of reservations and proprietary rights that have been stated.
