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... 2. In carrying out scientific investigations and in furtherance of the provisions of
this Agreement, the States Parties shall have the right to collect on and remove from the
moon samples of its mineral and other substances. Such samples shall remain at the
disposal of those States Parties which caused them to be collected and may be used by them
for scientific purposes. States Parties shall have regard to the desirability of making a
portion of such samples available to other interested States Parties and the international
scientific community for scientific investigation. States Parties may in the course of
scientific investigations also use mineral and other substances of the moon in quantities
appropriate for the support of their missions. ...