International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
23 June 1969
In force on
18 July 1982

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ALGERIA
  3. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. AZERBAIJAN
  9. BAHAMAS
  10. Bahrain
  11. BANGLADESH
  12. BARBADOS
  13. BELGIUM
  14. BELIZE
  15. BENIN
  16. Bermuda
  17. BOLIVIA
  18. BRAZIL
  19. British Virgin Islands
  20. Brunei
  21. BULGARIA
  22. BURMA
  23. CAMBODIA
  24. CANADA
  25. Cayman Islands
  26. CHILE
  27. CHINA
  28. COLOMBIA
  29. COMOROS
  30. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
  31. COTE D'IVOIRE
  32. CROATIA
  33. CUBA
  34. CYPRUS
  35. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  36. CZECH REPUBLIC
  37. DENMARK
  38. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  39. ECUADOR
  40. EL SALVADOR
  41. ESTONIA
  42. ETHIOPIA
  43. Falkland Island Dependencies
  44. Falkland Islands
  45. Fiji
  46. FINLAND
  47. FRANCE
  48. GAMBIA THE
  49. GEORGIA
  50. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  51. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  52. GHANA
  53. Gibraltar
  54. GREECE
  55. Guernsey
  56. GUINEA
  57. GUYANA
  58. HAITI
  59. HONDURAS
  60. Hong Kong
  61. HUNGARY
  62. ICELAND
  63. INDIA
  64. INDONESIA
  65. IRAN
  66. IRAQ
  67. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  68. Isle Of Man
  69. ISRAEL
  70. ITALY
  71. JAMAICA
  72. JAPAN
  73. Jersey
  74. JORDAN
  75. KAZAKHSTAN
  76. KENYA
  77. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  78. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  79. KUWAIT
  80. LEBANON
  81. LIBERIA
  82. LITHUANIA
  83. LUXEMBOURG
  84. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  85. MALAYSIA
  86. MALDIVES
  87. MALTA
  88. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  89. MAURITANIA
  90. MAURITIUS
  91. MEXICO
  92. MONACO
  93. MONGOLIA
  94. MONTENEGRO
  95. MOROCCO
  96. MOZAMBIQUE
  97. NAMIBIA
  98. Netherlands Antilles
  99. NETHERLANDS THE
  100. NEW ZEALAND
  101. NICARAGUA
  102. NIGERIA
  103. NORWAY
  104. OMAN
  105. PAKISTAN
  106. PANAMA
  107. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  108. PERU
  109. PHILIPPINES
  110. POLAND
  111. PORTUGAL
  112. Qatar
  113. ROMANIA
  114. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  115. SAUDI ARABIA
  116. SENEGAL
  117. SINGAPORE
  118. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  119. SLOVENIA
  120. SOUTH AFRICA
  121. SOVIET UNION
  122. SPAIN
  123. SRI LANKA
  124. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  125. SUDAN
  126. SWEDEN
  127. SWITZERLAND
  128. SYRIA
  129. THAILAND
  130. TOGO
  131. TONGA
  132. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  133. TUNISIA
  134. TURKEY
  135. TUVALU
  136. UKRAINE
  137. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  138. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  139. UNITED KINGDOM
  140. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  141. URUGUAY
  142. VANUATU
  143. VENEZUELA
  144. VIETNAM
  145. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  146. YUGOSLAVIA
  147. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 3 April 2003 3 July 2003
ALGERIA Accession 4 October 1976 18 July 1982
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 3 March 1987 3 June 1987
ARGENTINA Signature 23 June 1969
ARGENTINA Acceptance 24 January 1979 18 July 1982
ARGENTINA Communication 11 August 1995
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 21 May 1982 21 August 1982
AUSTRIA Accession 7 October 1975 18 July 1982
AZERBAIJAN Accession 1 July 1997 1 October 1997
BAHAMAS Accession 22 July 1976 18 July 1982
Bahrain Accession 21 October 1985 21 January 1986
BANGLADESH Accession 6 November 1981 18 July 1982
BARBADOS Accession 1 September 1982 1 December 1982
BELGIUM Signature 23 June 1969
BELGIUM Acceptance 2 June 1975 18 July 1982
BELIZE Accession 9 April 1991 9 July 1991
BENIN Accession 1 November 1985 1 February 1986
Bermuda Extension 11 November 1982 6 December 1982
BOLIVIA Accession 4 June 1999 4 September 1999
BRAZIL Signature 23 June 1969
BRAZIL Acceptance 30 November 1970 18 July 1982
British Virgin Islands Extension 15 September 2009 15 September 2009
Brunei Accession 23 October 1986 23 January 1987
BULGARIA Signature 23 June 1969
BULGARIA Acceptance 14 October 1982 14 January 1983
BULGARIA Declaration 14 October 1982
BURMA Accession 4 May 1988 4 August 1988
CAMBODIA Accession 28 November 1994 28 February 1995
CANADA Signature 23 June 1969
CANADA Acceptance 18 July 1994 18 October 1994
Cayman Islands Extension 9 May 1988 23 June 1988
CHILE Accession 22 November 1982 22 February 1983
CHILE Reservation 22 November 1982
CHINA Accession 8 April 1980 18 July 1982
CHINA Declaration 8 April 1980 18 July 1982
CHINA Declaration 8 July 2005 18 July 2005
COLOMBIA Accession 16 June 1976 18 July 1982
COMOROS Accession 22 November 2000 22 February 2001
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Accession 7 August 2002 7 September 2002
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 5 October 1987 5 January 1988
CROATIA Succession 27 July 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 9 November 1982 9 February 1983
CUBA Declaration 9 November 1982
CUBA Communication 14 December 1998
CYPRUS Accession 9 May 1986 9 August 1986
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 19 October 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 10 April 1974 18 July 1982
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 10 April 1974
DENMARK Signature 23 June 1969
DENMARK Acceptance 22 June 1982 22 September 1982
DENMARK Declaration 22 June 1982
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 21 June 2000 21 September 2000
ECUADOR Accession 21 September 1995 21 December 1995
EL SALVADOR Accession 25 April 1997 25 July 1997
ESTONIA Accession 16 December 1991 16 March 1992
ETHIOPIA Accession 18 July 1985 18 October 1985
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 16 June 1995 16 June 1995
Falkland Islands Extension 7 June 1995
Fiji Accession 29 November 1972 18 July 1982
FINLAND Signature 23 June 1969
FINLAND Acceptance 6 February 1973 18 July 1982
FRANCE Signature 22 December 1969
FRANCE Acceptance 31 October 1980 18 July 1982
FRANCE Reservation 31 October 1980
GAMBIA THE Accession 1 November 1991 1 February 1992
GEORGIA Accession 19 April 1994 19 July 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 15 May 1975 18 July 1982
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 15 May 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 23 June 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 7 May 1975 18 July 1982
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 7 May 1975
GHANA Signature 23 June 1969
GHANA Acceptance 13 December 1973 12 July 1982
Gibraltar Extension 7 December 1988 1 December 1988
GREECE Signature 23 June 1969
GREECE Acceptance 19 August 1983 19 November 1983
Guernsey Extension 30 December 1988 1 January 1989
GUINEA Accession 19 January 1981 18 July 1982
GUYANA Accession 12 December 1997 10 March 1998
HAITI Accession 6 April 1989 6 July 1989
HONDURAS Accession 2 December 1998 2 March 1999
HONDURAS Communication 10 December 1998
Hong Kong Extension 16 January 1981 18 July 1982
HUNGARY Accession 23 May 1975 18 September 1984
HUNGARY Statement 23 May 1975
ICELAND Signature 23 June 1969
ICELAND Acceptance 17 June 1970 18 July 1982
INDIA Accession 26 May 1977 18 July 1982
INDONESIA Signature 23 June 1969
INDONESIA Acceptance 14 March 1989 14 June 1989
IRAN Acceptance 28 December 1973
IRAQ Accession 29 August 1972 18 July 1982
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 23 June 1969
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 11 April 1985 11 July 1985
Isle Of Man Extension 11 October 1984 19 October 1984
ISRAEL Signature 23 June 1969
ISRAEL Acceptance 13 February 1975 18 July 1982
ISRAEL Statement 11 February 1976
ITALY Signature 23 June 1969
ITALY Acceptance 10 September 1974 18 July 1982
JAMAICA Accession 8 September 2000 8 December 2000
JAPAN Signature 10 December 1969
JAPAN Acceptance 17 July 1980 18 July 1982
Jersey Extension 24 October 2005
JORDAN Accession 3 October 1995 3 January 1996
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 7 March 1994 7 June 1994
KENYA Accession 15 December 1992 15 March 1993
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 October 1989 18 January 1990
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 18 January 1986 18 July 1982
KUWAIT Acceptance 2 March 1983 2 June 1983
LEBANON Accession 16 December 1994 16 March 1995
LIBERIA Signature 23 June 1969
LIBERIA Acceptance 25 September 1972
LIBERIA Communication 8 October 1998
LITHUANIA Accession 4 December 1991 4 March 1992
LUXEMBOURG Accession 14 February 1991 14 May 1991
LUXEMBOURG Communication 30 September 1998
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Signature 3 November 1969
MALAYSIA Accession 24 April 1984 24 July 1984
MALDIVES Accession 2 June 1983 2 September 1983
MALTA Accession 20 March 1989 20 June 1989
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 25 April 1989 25 July 1989
MAURITANIA Accession 24 November 1997 24 February 1998
MAURITIUS Accession 11 October 1988 11 January 1989
MEXICO Acceptance 14 July 1972 18 July 1982
MEXICO Communication 15 September 1994
MONACO Accession 19 January 1971 18 July 1982
MONGOLIA Accession 26 June 2002 26 September 2002
MONTENEGRO Succession 19 February 2007 3 June 2006
MOROCCO Accession 28 June 1990 28 September 1990
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 30 October 1991 30 January 1992
NAMIBIA Accession 27 November 2000 27 February 2001
Netherlands Antilles Extension 16 June 1981 18 July 1982
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 18 December 1969
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 16 June 1981 18 July 1982
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 16 June 1981
NEW ZEALAND Accession 6 January 1978 18 July 1982
NICARAGUA Accession 2 February 1994 2 May 1994
NIGERIA Accession 13 November 1984 13 February 1985
NORWAY Signature 23 June 1969
NORWAY Acceptance 26 August 1971 18 July 1982
OMAN Accession 24 September 1990 24 December 1990
PAKISTAN Signature 23 June 1969
PAKISTAN Acceptance 17 October 1994 17 January 1995
PANAMA Accession 9 March 1978 18 July 1982
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 25 October 1993 25 January 1994
PERU Accession 1 September 1982 16 October 1982
PHILIPPINES Signature 23 June 1969
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 6 September 1978 18 July 1982
POLAND Signature 23 June 1969
POLAND Acceptance 29 July 1976 18 July 1982
PORTUGAL Signature 23 June 1969
PORTUGAL Accession 1 June 1987 1 September 1987
PORTUGAL Application 19 November 1999
Qatar Accession 3 February 1986 3 May 1986
ROMANIA Accession 21 May 1976 18 July 1982
ROMANIA Statement 21 May 1976
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 29 October 1998 29 January 1999
SAUDI ARABIA Acceptance 20 January 1975 18 July 1982
SENEGAL Accession 16 January 1997 16 April 1997
SINGAPORE Accession 6 June 1985 6 September 1985
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 30 January 1995 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 25 June 1991
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 22 November 1982 24 February 1983
SOVIET UNION Acceptance 20 November 1969 18 July 1982
SPAIN Signature 12 December 1969
SPAIN Acceptance 6 November 1972 18 July 1982
SRI LANKA Accession 11 March 1992 11 June 1992
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 28 October 1983 28 January 1984
SUDAN Accession 21 May 2002 21 August 2002
SWEDEN Signature 23 December 1969
SWEDEN Acceptance 11 May 1979 18 July 1982
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 June 1969
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 21 June 1977 18 July 1982
SYRIA Accession 6 February 1975 18 July 1982
THAILAND Accession 11 June 1996 11 September 1996
TOGO Accession 19 July 1989 19 October 1989
TONGA Accession 12 April 1977 18 July 1982
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 15 February 1979 18 July 1982
TUNISIA Accession 13 January 1999 13 April 1999
TURKEY Accession 16 May 1980 18 July 1982
TUVALU Accession 22 August 1985 22 November 1985
UKRAINE Accession 25 October 1993 25 January 1994
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Signature 15 December 1983 15 March 1984
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 23 June 1969
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Declaration 23 June 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 23 June 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 8 January 1971 18 July 1982
UNITED KINGDOM Communication 17 January 1996
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 23 June 1969
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 10 November 1982 10 February 1983
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Understanding 10 November 1982
URUGUAY Accession 3 February 1989 3 May 1989
VANUATU Accession 13 January 1989 13 April 1989
VENEZUELA Signature 23 June 1969
VENEZUELA Acceptance 6 July 1983 6 October 1983
VIETNAM Accession 18 December 1990 18 March 1991
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 6 March 1979 18 July 1984
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 23 June 1969
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 29 April 1971 18 July 1982
Zanzibar Bound 26 November 2008

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/26/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 21264/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 050/1982: Cmnd 8716||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1982-TS0050.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 006/1970: Cmnd 4332
  5. Treaty Series 042/2005: Cm 6729||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0042.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 7332f64c-117a-4444-8016-c5d6da1f3a8d
Treaty ID: 2617
Record ID: 70888