### Question
How is the term Cape Town Treaty defined?


### Answer
The term **Cape Town Treaty** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 44113* as the following:

> the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, as modified by the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment, signed at Rome on May 9, 2003

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 44113*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart iii-safety > CHAPTER 441-REGISTRATION AND RECORDATION OF AIRCRAFT**

