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... 3. In carrying out activities under this Agreement, States Parties shall promptly
inform the Secretary-General, as well as the public and the international scientific
community, of any phenomena they discover in outer space, including the moon, which could
endanger human life or health, as well as of any indication of organic life. ...
... 1. States Parties shall adopt all practicable measures to safeguard the life and health
of persons on the moon. For this purpose they shall regard any person on the moon as an
astronaut within the meaning of article V of the Treaty on Principles Governing the
Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and
Other Celestial Bodies and as part of the personnel of a spacecraft within the meaning of
the Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of
Objects Launched into Outer Space. ...