The Antarctic Treaty

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
ANTARCTICA
Signed at
Signed on
1 December 1959
In force on
23 June 1961

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. Antilles
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. Aruba
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BELGIUM
  7. Berlin West
  8. BRAZIL
  9. BULGARIA
  10. CANADA
  11. CHILE
  12. CHINA
  13. COLOMBIA
  14. CUBA
  15. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  16. CZECH REPUBLIC
  17. DENMARK
  18. ECUADOR
  19. ESTONIA
  20. FINLAND
  21. FRANCE
  22. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  23. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  24. GREECE
  25. GUATEMALA
  26. HUNGARY
  27. INDIA
  28. ITALY
  29. JAPAN
  30. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  31. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  32. MONACO
  33. NETHERLANDS THE
  34. NEW ZEALAND
  35. NORWAY
  36. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  37. PERU
  38. POLAND
  39. PORTUGAL
  40. ROMANIA
  41. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  42. SOUTH AFRICA
  43. SOVIET UNION
  44. SPAIN
  45. SWEDEN
  46. SWITZERLAND
  47. TURKEY
  48. UKRAINE
  49. UNITED KINGDOM
  50. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  51. URUGUAY

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Signature 1 December 1959
ARGENTINA Ratification 23 June 1961
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 1 December 1959
AUSTRALIA Ratification 23 June 1961
AUSTRALIA Communication 22 December 2004 1 January 1900
AUSTRIA Accession 25 August 1987
BELGIUM Signature 1 December 1959
BELGIUM Ratification 26 July 1960
Berlin West Extension 5 February 1979
BRAZIL Accession 16 May 1975
BULGARIA Accession 11 September 1978
CANADA Accession 4 May 1988
CHILE Signature 1 December 1959
CHILE Ratification 23 June 1961
CHINA Accession 8 June 1983
COLOMBIA Accession 31 January 1989
CUBA Accession 16 August 1984
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 14 June 1962
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Objection 11 June 1979
DENMARK Accession 20 May 1965
ECUADOR Accession 15 September 1987
ESTONIA Accession 17 May 2001 17 May 2001
FINLAND Accession 15 May 1984
FRANCE Signature 1 December 1959
FRANCE Ratification 16 September 1960
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 19 November 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Accession 5 February 1979
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 5 February 1979
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 19 January 1981
GREECE Accession 8 January 1987
GUATEMALA Accession 31 July 1991 31 July 1991
HUNGARY Accession 27 January 1984
INDIA Accession 19 August 1983
INDIA Declaration 19 August 1983
ITALY Accession 18 March 1981
JAPAN Signature 1 December 1959
JAPAN Ratification 4 August 1960
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 21 January 1987
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 28 November 1986
MONACO Accession 31 May 2008
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 30 March 1967
NEW ZEALAND Signature 1 December 1959
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 1 November 1960
NORWAY Signature 1 December 1959
NORWAY Ratification 24 August 1960
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 16 March 1981
PERU Accession 10 April 1981
POLAND Accession 8 June 1961
PORTUGAL Approval 29 January 2010 29 October 2010
ROMANIA Accession 15 September 1971
ROMANIA Statement 15 September 1971
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 1 January 1993
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 1 December 1959
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 21 June 1960
SOVIET UNION Signature 1 December 1959
SOVIET UNION Ratification 2 November 1960
SOVIET UNION Objection 4 May 1979
SPAIN Accession 31 March 1982
SWEDEN Accession 24 April 1984
SWEDEN Communication 22 December 2004 1 January 1900
SWITZERLAND Accession 15 November 1990 15 November 1990
TURKEY Accession 25 January 1996
UKRAINE Accession 28 October 1992
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 1 December 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 31 May 1960
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 1 December 1959
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 18 August 1960
URUGUAY Accession 11 January 1980
URUGUAY Declaration 11 January 1980

Citations

  1. UN Registration USA/0: 402 71
  2. Treaty Series 097/1961: Cmnd 1535||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1961-TS0097.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 021/1959: Cmnd 913
  4. Treaty Series 032/2005: Cm 6652||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0032.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 020/2010: Cm 7952||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0020.pdf
  6. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/630/0: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 0957f371-6087-4d42-aef0-3553af73b540
Treaty ID: 2338
Record ID: 70579