the State and the body or the other participants therein, pravided that thu bodyl (a) has participants other than States or international organizatitinst and (b) is incorporated or constituted under the law of the State of the forum or is controlled from or has its principal plnco of hus1,nor.;1; in that State. 2. Paragraph 1 does not apply if provision to the contrary hnc bosn made by an agreement in writing hetwee~i the pnrt.ies t.o the dispute c)t’ by the constitution or other instrument establishing or regulating the budy in qur)st.ion.”204, The Special Rapporteur pointed out that he had given detailed explanations B_Q/ The text, as provfsionally adopted on first reading by the Commission, read as followst &t.&ttx. owadl...or..~tnr~~~ shiuc.md * Fu,cPmmeG-hs;e I. *Unless otherwise agreed betweerh the States concerned, a State which owns or operates a ship engaged in commercial [non-governmental) service cunnot invoke immunity from jurisdiction before a court of another State w’:ich is otherwise competent in any proceeding relating to the operation I. of that ship provided that, at tho time the cause of action arose, tho ship was in use or intended exclusively for use for commercial [ norr-govet .unento\ ]purposes, 2. Paragraph 1 does not apply to warships and naval auxiliaries nor to other ships owned or operated by H State and used or intended for we ii: government non-commercial aervicn. 3. For the purposes of this article, the exprosbion “proceeding relating to the operation of that ship” shall menn, w, any proceeding involving the determination ofr (a) a claim in respect of coll.Csion OF other accidents of navigation; (b) a claim in respect of assistance, salvage and general averagar (c) a claim in respect of repairs, supplies, or other contracts relating to the ship.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international law and the jurisdiction of courts over ships engaged in commercial activities. It outlines the conditions under which a state cannot invoke immunity from jurisdiction in a court of another state in relation to a ship. This suggests that the category is related to international law and the regulation of activities at sea, which is closely tied to the transport and communication sector.

**Category**
Transport and communication