Proclamation Giving Notice that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Slovak Republic Comes into Force on January 1, 2003 (SI/2003-6)

ADRIENNE CLARKSON

[L.S.]

Canada

Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

To All To Whom these Presents shall come or whom the same may in any way concern,

Greeting:

A Proclamation

Whereas, by Order in Council P.C. 2001-1372 of August 1, 2001, the Governor in Council declared that, in accordance with Article 27 of the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Slovak Republic, signed on May 21, 2001, the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the month in which each Contracting Party shall have received from the other Contracting Party written notification that it has complied with all requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement;

Whereas the Order was laid before Parliament on October 2, 2001;

Whereas, before the twentieth sitting day after the Order was laid before Parliament, no motion for the consideration of either House to the effect that the Order be revoked was filed with the Speaker of the appropriate House;

Whereas, pursuant to subsection 42(2) of the Old Age Security Act, the Order came into force on the thirtieth sitting day after it was laid before Parliament, being November 28, 2001;

Whereas instruments of ratification were exchanged on September 19, 2002;

Whereas the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month following the month in which each Contracting Party shall have received from the other Contracting Party written notification that it has complied with all requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement, being January 1, 2003;

And whereas, by Order in Council P.C. 2002-2175 of December 12, 2002, the Governor in Council directed that a Proclamation do issue giving notice that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Slovak Republic shall enter into force on January 1, 2003;

Now Know You that We, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council for Canada, do by this Our Proclamation give notice that the Agreement on Social Security between Canada and the Slovak Republic, signed on May 21, 2001, a copy of which is annexed hereto, shall enter into force on January 1, 2003.

Of All Which Our Loving Subjects and all others whom these Presents may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly.

In Testimony Whereof, We have caused this Our Proclamation to be published and the Great Seal of Canada to be hereunto affixed. Witness: Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Adrienne Clarkson, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of Our Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

At Our Government House, in Our City of Ottawa, this twentieth day of December in the year of Our Lord two thousand and two and in the fifty-first year of Our Reign.

By Command,