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Contracting Parties Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems Iceland

Dates Signature: October 9, 2003 Ratification: January 30, 2023 Entry into force: May 1, 2023

Declarations, Reservations

Reservation dated March 30, 2023: "The Permanent Representation of Iceland to the Council of Europe has the honour to refer to its Note dated 11 January 2023, in which Iceland notified the deposit of its instrument of ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime ("the Additional Protocol"). The Permanent Representation of Iceland wishes to inform the Secretary General that due to human error, Iceland's reservations to the Additional Protocol were not included in the note of 11 January 2023. Upon the adoption of necessary legislation amendments which implemented the Additional Protocol in Icelandic legislation, it was noted and reasoned in the explanatory report with the legislation that Iceland intended to make certain reservations to the Additional Protocol. Accordingly, in order to correct this error, Iceland communicates to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in her capacity as Depositary of the Convention, the following: In accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2, subparagraph b, of the Protocol, Iceland, due to established principles in its national legal system concerning freedom of expression, reserves the right not to apply, in whole or in part, Article 6, paragraph 1."

Reservation dated March 30, 2023: "The Permanent Representation of Iceland to the Council of Europe has the honour to refer to its Note dated 11 January 2023, in which Iceland notified the deposit of its instrument of ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime ("the Additional Protocol"). The Permanent Representation of Iceland wishes to inform the Secretary General that due to human error, Iceland's reservations to the Additional Protocol were not included in the note of 11 January 2023. Upon the adoption of necessary legislation amendments which implemented the Additional Protocol in Icelandic legislation, it was noted and reasoned in the explanatory report with the legislation that Iceland intended to make certain reservations to the Additional Protocol. Accordingly, in order to correct this error, Iceland communicates to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in her capacity as Depositary of the Convention, the following: In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 3, of the Protocol, Iceland reserves the right not to apply paragraph 1 to those cases of discrimination for which, due to established principles in its national legal system concerning freedom of expression, it cannot provide for effective remedies as referred to in the said paragraph 2."

Reservation dated March 30, 2023: "The Permanent Representation of Iceland to the Council of Europe has the honour to refer to its Note dated 11 January 2023, in which Iceland notified the deposit of its instrument of ratification of the Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime ("the Additional Protocol"). The Permanent Representation of Iceland wishes to inform the Secretary General that due to human error, Iceland's reservations to the Additional Protocol were not included in the note of 11 January 2023. Upon the adoption of necessary legislation amendments which implemented the Additional Protocol in Icelandic legislation, it was noted and reasoned in the explanatory report with the legislation that Iceland intended to make certain reservations to the Additional Protocol. Accordingly, in order to correct this error, Iceland communicates to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in her capacity as Depositary of the Convention, the following: In accordance with Article 5, paragraph 2, subparagraph b, of the Protocol, Iceland due to established principles in its national legal system concerning freedom of expression, reserves the right not to apply, in whole or in part, Article 5, paragraph 1."