Article 5
Registration; Jurisdiction and Control
1. In accordance with Article II of the Registration Convention, each Partner shall register
as space objects the flight elements listed in the Annex which it provides, the European
Partner having delegated this responsibility to ESA, acting in its name and on its behalf.
2. Pursuant to Article VIII of the Outer Space Treaty and Article II of the Registration
Convention, each Partner shall retain jurisdiction and control over the elements it registers in
accordance with paragraph 1 above and over personnel in or on the Space Station who are its
nationals. The exercise of such jurisdiction and control shall be subject to any relevant
provisions of this Agreement, the MOUs, and implementing arrangements, including relevant
procedural mechanisms established therein.