| Branch | U.S. Navy |
| Series | OPNAVINST |
| Publication date | 2016-05-10 (10.3 years ago) |
| Status | Current |
| Proponent / OPR | N3/N5L |
| Source of record | DON Issuances (DONI) |
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This instruction applies to all commands with respect to the international agreements that concern matters within their functional responsibility. This instruction does not constitute legal authority to negotiate or conclude any international agreement. Such authority may be requested and obtained following references (a) and (b). Substantive legal authority for specific obligations proposed to be assumed by the DoD through an international agreement may be found only in the law applicable to the subject matter in the text of the agreement.