Customs Convention on Containers [with Annexes and Protocol of Signature]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
CUSTOMS
Signed at
Signed on
18 May 1956
In force on
4 August 1959

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. Antigua
  3. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  4. Antilles
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BARBADOS
  9. BELGIUM
  10. Bermuda
  11. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  12. British Solomon Islands
  13. Brunei
  14. BULGARIA
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CAMEROON
  17. CANADA
  18. Christmas Island
  19. Cocos Keeling Islands
  20. CROATIA
  21. CUBA
  22. CYPRUS
  23. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  24. CZECH REPUBLIC
  25. DENMARK
  26. Dominica
  27. Falkland Islands
  28. FINLAND
  29. FRANCE
  30. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  31. Gibraltar
  32. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  33. GREECE
  34. GRENADA
  35. Guernsey
  36. Hong Kong
  37. HUNGARY
  38. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  39. Isle Of Man
  40. ISRAEL
  41. ITALY
  42. JAMAICA
  43. JAMAICA
  44. JAPAN
  45. Jersey
  46. Land Berlin
  47. LIECHTENSTEIN
  48. LUXEMBOURG
  49. MALAWI
  50. MAURITIUS
  51. MAURITIUS
  52. MONTENEGRO
  53. Montserrat
  54. NETHERLANDS THE
  55. New Guinea
  56. Norfolk Island
  57. North Borneo
  58. NORWAY
  59. Papua
  60. POLAND
  61. PORTUGAL
  62. Puerto Rico
  63. ROMANIA
  64. Sarawak
  65. SIERRA LEONE
  66. SIERRA LEONE
  67. SINGAPORE
  68. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  69. SLOVENIA
  70. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  71. SPAIN
  72. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  73. ST LUCIA
  74. St Vincent
  75. SWEDEN
  76. SWITZERLAND
  77. The Gambia
  78. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  79. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  80. UNITED KINGDOM
  81. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  82. YUGOSLAVIA
  83. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 31 October 1963
ALGERIA Reservation 31 October 1963
Antigua Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 27 July 1960 25 October 1960
Antilles Notification 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 6 January 1967 6 April 1967
AUSTRIA Signature 18 May 1956
AUSTRIA Ratification 13 November 1957
BARBADOS Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
BELGIUM Signature 18 May 1956
BELGIUM Ratification 27 May 1960
Bermuda Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12 January 1994 6 March 1992
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Notification 12 January 1994
British Solomon Islands Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
Brunei Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
BULGARIA Objection 1 January 1905
BULGARIA Accession 18 January 1960
BULGARIA Reservation 18 January 1960
BULGARIA Withdrawal Res. 6 May 1994
CAMBODIA Accession 4 August 1959
CAMEROON Accession 24 September 1963
CANADA Accession 8 September 1972 7 December 1972
Christmas Island Extension 3 January 1968
Cocos Keeling Islands Extension 3 January 1968
CROATIA Succession 31 August 1994 8 October 1991
CUBA Objection 1 January 1905
CUBA Accession 4 August 1965
CUBA Reservation 4 August 1965
CYPRUS Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 2 June 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 1 January 1905
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 31 May 1962
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 31 May 1962
DENMARK Accession 3 September 1965
DENMARK Statement 3 September 1965
Dominica Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
Falkland Islands Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
FINLAND Accession 15 June 1961
FRANCE Communication 1 January 1905
FRANCE Signature 18 May 1956
FRANCE Ratification 20 May 1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 1 January 1905
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 18 May 1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 23 October 1961
Gibraltar Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
GREECE Accession 12 September 1961
GRENADA Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
Guernsey Extension 23 May 1958
Hong Kong Extension 12 December 1974 12 March 1975
Hong Kong Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Signature 18 May 1956
HUNGARY Ratification 23 July 1957
HUNGARY Declaration 23 July 1957
HUNGARY Withdrawal Dec. 3 October 1990 3 October 1991
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 7 July 1967 5 October 1967
Isle Of Man Extension 23 May 1958
ISRAEL Accession 14 November 1967
ITALY Signature 18 May 1956
ITALY Ratification 29 March 1962
JAMAICA Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
JAMAICA Succession 11 November 1963
JAPAN Accession 14 May 1971
JAPAN Statement 14 May 1971
Jersey Extension 23 May 1958
Land Berlin Extension 23 October 1961
LIECHTENSTEIN Extension 7 July 1960
LUXEMBOURG Signature 18 May 1956
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 25 October 1960
MALAWI Accession 24 May 1969
MAURITIUS Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 18 May 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 27 July 1960
NETHERLANDS THE Notification 1 January 1986
New Guinea Extension 27 July 1960 25 October 1960
New Guinea Extension 3 January 1968
Norfolk Island Extension 3 January 1968
North Borneo Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
NORWAY Accession 22 November 1961
Papua Extension 3 January 1968
POLAND Objection 1 January 1905
POLAND Signature 18 May 1956
POLAND Ratification 6 May 1959
POLAND Reservation 6 May 1959
PORTUGAL Accession 1 May 1964
Puerto Rico Extension 3 December 1968
ROMANIA Objection 1 January 1905
ROMANIA Accession 1 November 1967
ROMANIA Declaration 1 November 1967
ROMANIA Statement 1 November 1967
Sarawak Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
SIERRA LEONE Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 3 November 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SPAIN Accession 21 January 1959
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
ST LUCIA Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
St Vincent Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
SWEDEN Signature 18 May 1956
SWEDEN Ratification 11 August 1959
SWITZERLAND Signature 18 May 1956
SWITZERLAND Ratification 7 July 1960
SWITZERLAND Declaration 7 July 1960
The Gambia Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 18 May 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 23 May 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 1 January 1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 1 January 1905
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Accession 3 December 1968
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 9 March 1961
Zanzibar Extension 19 October 1959 17 January 1960

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/001/569/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 338 103
  3. Treaty Series 080/1959: Cmnd 905||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1959-TS0080.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 018/1957: Cmnd 235
  5. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 9807a70f-0c16-4f8b-915f-7b90558d73db
Treaty ID: 2280
Record ID: 70515