HC Deb 16 January 1976 vol 903 cc279-80W
Mr. Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries, which were party to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, have so far ratified the Convention.

Mr. Ennals

The following are parties to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards by ratification:

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Byelorussia
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Ecuador
  • Finland
  • France
  • Federal Republic of Germany
  • India
  • Israel
  • Netherlands
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Soviet Union
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine

The United Kingdom is a party by accession, as are also the following:

  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Benin (formerly Dahomey)
  • Botswana
  • Cambodia
  • Central African Republic
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • German Democratic Republic
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Holy See
  • Hungary
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Republic of Korea
  • Malagasy Republic
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
    • 280
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Romania
  • Syria
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • United States of America