Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
CUSTOMS
Signed at
Signed on
4 June 1954
In force on
11 September 1957

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Parties

  1. Alaska
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. Antigua
  5. Antilles
  6. ARGENTINA
  7. AUSTRALIA
  8. AUSTRIA
  9. BARBADOS
  10. BARBADOS
  11. Belgian Congo
  12. BELGIUM
  13. Bermuda
  14. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  15. British Guiana
  16. British Honduras
  17. British Virgin Islands
  18. Brunei
  19. BULGARIA
  20. CAMBODIA
  21. CANADA
  22. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  23. CEYLON
  24. CHILE
  25. Cook Islands
  26. COSTA RICA
  27. CROATIA
  28. CUBA
  29. CYPRUS
  30. CYPRUS
  31. DENMARK
  32. Dominica
  33. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  34. ECUADOR
  35. EGYPT
  36. Fiji
  37. Fiji
  38. FINLAND
  39. FRANCE
  40. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  41. GHANA
  42. Gibraltar
  43. GREECE
  44. GRENADA
  45. GUATEMALA
  46. HAITI
  47. Hawaii
  48. HONDURAS
  49. Hong Kong
  50. HUNGARY
  51. INDIA
  52. IRAN
  53. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  54. ISRAEL
  55. ITALY
  56. JAMAICA
  57. JAMAICA
  58. JAPAN
  59. JORDAN
  60. KENYA
  61. Land Berlin
  62. LEBANON
  63. LIBERIA
  64. LIECHTENSTEIN
  65. LITHUANIA
  66. LUXEMBOURG
  67. Macao
  68. MALAYA
  69. MALAYA
  70. MALI
  71. MALTA
  72. MALTA
  73. MAURITIUS
  74. MAURITIUS
  75. MEXICO
  76. MONACO
  77. MONTENEGRO
  78. Montserrat
  79. MOROCCO
  80. NEPAL
  81. NETHERLANDS THE
  82. New Guinea
  83. NEW ZEALAND
  84. NIGERIA
  85. NIGERIA
  86. Niue Island
  87. North Borneo
  88. NORWAY
  89. PANAMA
  90. PERU
  91. PHILIPPINES
  92. POLAND
  93. PORTUGAL
  94. Portuguese Overseas Provinces
  95. Puerto Rico
  96. ROUMANIA
  97. Ruanda Urundi
  98. RWANDA
  99. SALVADOR
  100. Sarawak
  101. SENEGAL
  102. SEYCHELLES
  103. SIERRA LEONE
  104. SIERRA LEONE
  105. SINGAPORE
  106. SINGAPORE
  107. SLOVENIA
  108. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  109. Solomon Islands Protectorate
  110. Somaliland Protectorate
  111. SOVIET UNION
  112. SPAIN
  113. St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla
  114. St Helena
  115. St Vincent
  116. Surinam
  117. SWEDEN
  118. SWITZERLAND
  119. SYRIA
  120. TANGANYIKA
  121. TANZANIA
  122. The Gambia
  123. TONGA
  124. TONGA
  125. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  126. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  127. TUNISIA
  128. TURKEY
  129. UGANDA
  130. UGANDA
  131. UNITED KINGDOM
  132. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  133. URUGUAY
  134. VATICAN CITY
  135. VIETNAM
  136. Virgin Islands
  137. YUGOSLAVIA
  138. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  139. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Alaska Extension 25 July 1956
ALBANIA Accession 9 August 2010 7 November 2010
ALGERIA Accession 31 October 1963
ALGERIA Reservation 31 October 1963
Antigua Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
Antilles Extension 7 March 1958
ARGENTINA Signature 4 June 1954
ARGENTINA Ratification 19 December 1986 19 March 1987
AUSTRALIA Accession 6 January 1967
AUSTRIA Signature 4 June 1954
AUSTRIA Ratification 30 March 1956
BARBADOS Extension 16 June 1959 14 September 1959
BARBADOS Succession 5 March 1971
Belgian Congo Extension 21 February 1955
Belgian Congo Reservation 21 February 1955
BELGIUM Signature 4 June 1954
BELGIUM Ratification 21 February 1955
Bermuda Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
British Guiana Extension 5 February 1962 6 May 1962
British Honduras Extension 12 September 1960 11 December 1960
British Virgin Islands Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
Brunei Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
BULGARIA Accession 7 October 1959
BULGARIA Reservation 7 October 1959
BULGARIA Withdrawal Res. 6 May 1994
CAMBODIA Signature 4 June 1954
CAMBODIA Ratification 29 November 1955
CANADA Accession 1 June 1955
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 15 October 1962
CEYLON Signature 4 June 1954
CEYLON Ratification 28 November 1955
CHILE Accession 15 August 1974 13 November 1974
Cook Islands Extension 21 May 1963
COSTA RICA Signature 20 July 1954
COSTA RICA Ratification 4 September 1963
CROATIA Succession 31 August 1994 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 4 June 1954
CUBA Ratification 23 October 1963
CUBA Reservation 23 October 1963
CYPRUS Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
CYPRUS Succession 16 May 1963
DENMARK Accession 13 October 1955
DENMARK Reservation 13 October 1955
Dominica Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 4 June 1954
ECUADOR Signature 4 June 1954
ECUADOR Ratification 30 August 1962
EGYPT Signature 4 June 1954
EGYPT Ratification 4 April 1957
EGYPT Reservation 4 April 1957
Fiji Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
Fiji Succession 31 October 1972
FINLAND Accession 21 June 1962
FINLAND Reservation 21 June 1962
FINLAND Objection 22 October 1999
FRANCE Signature 4 June 1954
FRANCE Ratification 24 April 1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 4 June 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 16 September 1957
GHANA Accession 16 June 1958
GHANA Reservation 16 June 1958
Gibraltar Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
GREECE Accession 15 January 1974 15 April 1974
GREECE Declaration 15 January 1974
GRENADA Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
GUATEMALA Signature 4 June 1954
GUATEMALA Reservation 4 June 1954
HAITI Signature 4 June 1954
HAITI Ratification 12 February 1958
HAITI Reservation 12 February 1958
Hawaii Extension 25 July 1956
HONDURAS Signature 15 June 1954
Hong Kong Extension 11 November 1960 9 February 1961
HUNGARY Accession 29 October 1963
HUNGARY Reservation 29 October 1963
INDIA Signature 30 December 1954
INDIA Ratification 5 May 1958
IRAN Accession 3 April 1968
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 14 August 1967
ISRAEL Accession 1 August 1957
ITALY Signature 4 June 1954
ITALY Ratification 12 February 1958
ITALY Statement 13 January 1960
JAMAICA Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
JAMAICA Succession 11 November 1963
JAPAN Signature 2 December 1954
JAPAN Ratification 7 September 1955
JORDAN Accession 18 December 1957
KENYA Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
KENYA Reservation 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
Land Berlin Extension 16 September 1957
LEBANON Accession 16 March 1971 14 June 1971
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 15 December 2005
LIECHTENSTEIN Extension 16 June 1975
LITHUANIA Accession 1 December 2005 1 March 2006
LUXEMBOURG Signature 6 December 1954
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 21 November 1956
Macao Extension 30 March 1983 28 June 1983
Macao Communication 19 October 1999
Macao Extension 21 October 1999 20 December 1999
MALAYA Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
MALAYA Succession 7 May 1958
MALI Accession 1 August 1973 30 October 1973
MALTA Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
MALTA Reservation 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
MALTA Succession 3 January 1966
MALTA Communication 28 February 1966
MAURITIUS Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
MAURITIUS Succession 18 July 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Signature 4 June 1954
MEXICO Ratification 13 June 1957
MONACO Signature 4 June 1954
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
MOROCCO Accession 25 September 1957
NEPAL Accession 21 September 1960
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 4 June 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 7 March 1958
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 9 August 1966
New Guinea Extension 7 March 1958
NEW ZEALAND Accession 17 August 1962
NIGERIA Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
Niue Island Extension 21 May 1963
North Borneo Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
NORWAY Accession 10 October 1961
PANAMA Signature 4 June 1954
PERU Accession 16 January 1959
PHILIPPINES Signature 4 June 1954
PHILIPPINES Ratification 9 February 1960
POLAND Accession 16 March 1960
POLAND Reservation 16 March 1960
PORTUGAL Signature 4 June 1954
PORTUGAL Ratification 18 September 1958
PORTUGAL Notification 2 August 1965
PORTUGAL Communication 21 October 1999
Portuguese Overseas Provinces Extension 18 September 1958
Puerto Rico Extension 25 July 1956
ROUMANIA Accession 26 January 1961
ROUMANIA Reservation 26 January 1961
Ruanda Urundi Extension 21 February 1955
Ruanda Urundi Reservation 21 February 1955
RWANDA Succession 1 December 1964
RWANDA Communication 10 February 1965
SALVADOR Accession 18 June 1958
Sarawak Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
SENEGAL Accession 19 April 1972 18 July 1972
SENEGAL Reservation 19 April 1972 18 July 1972
SEYCHELLES Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
SIERRA LEONE Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SINGAPORE Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
SINGAPORE Succession 15 August 1966
SINGAPORE Succession 22 November 1966 9 August 1965
SINGAPORE Reservation 12 July 1999
SINGAPORE Denunciation 3 November 1999 3 February 2001
SLOVENIA Succession 6 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
Solomon Islands Protectorate Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
Somaliland Protectorate Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
SOVIET UNION Accession 17 August 1959
SOVIET UNION Reservation 17 August 1959
SPAIN Signature 4 June 1954
SPAIN Ratification 18 August 1958
St Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla Extension 9 January 1961 9 April 1961
St Helena Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
St Vincent Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
Surinam Extension 7 March 1958
SWEDEN Signature 4 June 1954
SWEDEN Ratification 11 June 1957
SWEDEN Reservation 11 June 1957
SWITZERLAND Signature 4 June 1954
SWITZERLAND Ratification 23 May 1956
SWITZERLAND Statement 13 January 1960
SWITZERLAND Declaration 16 June 1975
SYRIA Accession 26 March 1959
SYRIA Reservation 26 March 1959
TANGANYIKA Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
TANGANYIKA Reservation 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
TANZANIA Accession 22 June 1964
TANZANIA Reservation 22 June 1964
The Gambia Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
TONGA Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957
TONGA Succession 11 November 1977
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Extension 15 September 1961 14 December 1961
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966 31 August 1962
TUNISIA Accession 20 June 1974 18 September 1974
TUNISIA Reservation 20 June 1974
TURKEY Accession 26 April 1983 25 July 1983
UGANDA Extension 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
UGANDA Reservation 14 January 1958 14 April 1958
UGANDA Accession 15 April 1965
UGANDA Reservation 15 April 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 4 June 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 27 February 1956
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 22 October 1999
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 4 June 1954
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 25 July 1956
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 13 January 1960
URUGUAY Signature 4 June 1954
URUGUAY Ratification 8 September 1967
VATICAN CITY Signature 4 June 1954
VIETNAM Accession 31 January 1956
Virgin Islands Extension 25 July 1956
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 10 July 1958
YUGOSLAVIA Statement 13 January 1960
YUGOSLAVIA Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
Zanzibar Extension 7 August 1957 5 November 1957

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/521/0: 0
  2. UN Registration /0: 276 230
  3. Treaty Series 070/1957: Cmnd 308||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1957-TS0070.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 007/1955: Cmd 9473
  5. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 952cebeb-dc1c-40b2-8314-10232cc129e2
Treaty ID: 2237
Record ID: 70467