Protocol to amend the International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading signed at Brussels on 25 August 1924 [Hague-Visby Rules]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
23 February 1968
In force on
23 June 1977

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ARGENTINA
  2. BELGIUM
  3. Bermuda
  4. British Antarctic Territory
  5. British Virgin Islands
  6. CAMEROON
  7. CANADA
  8. Cayman Islands
  9. CHINA
  10. CONGO
  11. CROATIA
  12. DENMARK
  13. ECUADOR
  14. EGYPT
  15. Falkland Island Dependencies
  16. Falkland Islands
  17. FINLAND
  18. FRANCE
  19. GEORGIA
  20. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  21. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  22. Gibraltar
  23. GREECE
  24. Hong Kong
  25. HONG KONG SAR
  26. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  27. Isle Of Man
  28. ITALY
  29. LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  30. LATVIA
  31. LEBANON
  32. LIBERIA
  33. LITHUANIA
  34. LUXEMBOURG
  35. MAURITANIA
  36. Montserrat
  37. NETHERLANDS THE
  38. NORWAY
  39. PARAGUAY
  40. PHILIPPINES
  41. POLAND
  42. SINGAPORE
  43. SPAIN
  44. SRI LANKA
  45. SWEDEN
  46. SWITZERLAND
  47. SYRIA
  48. TONGA
  49. Turks And Caicos Islands
  50. UNITED KINGDOM
  51. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  52. URUGUAY
  53. VATICAN CITY

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ARGENTINA Signature 23 February 1968
BELGIUM Signature 23 February 1968
BELGIUM Ratification 6 September 1978 6 December 1978
Bermuda Extension 1 November 1980 1 February 1981
British Antarctic Territory Extension 20 October 1983 20 January 1984
British Virgin Islands Extension 20 October 1983 20 January 1984
CAMEROON Signature 26 April 1968
CANADA Signature 23 February 1968
Cayman Islands Extension 20 October 1983 20 January 1984
CHINA Signature 23 February 1968
CONGO Signature 23 February 1968
CROATIA Accession 29 October 1998 28 January 1999
DENMARK Signature 20 November 1975
DENMARK Ratification 20 November 1975
ECUADOR Accession 23 March 1977 23 June 1977
EGYPT Signature 4 June 1973
EGYPT Ratification 31 January 1983 30 April 1983
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 20 October 1983 20 January 1984
Falkland Islands Extension 20 October 1983 20 January 1984
FINLAND Signature 23 February 1968
FINLAND Ratification 1 December 1984 1 March 1985
FRANCE Signature 4 December 1968
FRANCE Ratification 10 March 1977
GEORGIA Accession 20 February 1996 20 May 1996
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 14 February 1979 14 May 1979
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Notification 3 January 1997
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 23 February 1968
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 3 January 1997
Gibraltar Extension 22 September 1977 22 December 1977
GREECE Signature 23 February 1968
Hong Kong Extension 1 November 1980 1 February 1981
HONG KONG SAR Application 4 June 1997 1 July 1997
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 15 April 1998
Isle Of Man Extension 1 October 1976
ITALY Signature 23 February 1968
ITALY Ratification 22 August 1985 22 November 1985
ITALY Declaration 22 August 1985
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LATVIA Accession 4 April 2002 4 October 2002
LEBANON Accession 19 July 1975 23 June 1977
LIBERIA Signature 23 February 1968
LITHUANIA Accession 2 December 2003 2 June 2004
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 February 1991 18 May 1991
MAURITANIA Signature 23 February 1968
Montserrat Extension 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 5 February 1979
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 26 April 1982 26 July 1982
NETHERLANDS THE Extension 8 August 1986
NORWAY Signature 13 April 1973
NORWAY Ratification 19 March 1974 23 June 1977
PARAGUAY Signature 30 April 1968
PHILIPPINES Signature 23 February 1968
POLAND Signature 23 February 1968
POLAND Ratification 12 February 1980 12 May 1980
POLAND Reservation 12 February 1980
POLAND Withdrawal Res. 24 June 1997
SINGAPORE Accession 25 April 1972 23 June 1977
SPAIN Signature 23 August 1972
SPAIN Denunciation 7 October 2011
SRI LANKA Accession 21 October 1981 21 January 1982
SWEDEN Signature 23 February 1968
SWEDEN Ratification 9 December 1974 23 June 1974
SWITZERLAND Signature 23 February 1968
SWITZERLAND Ratification 11 December 1975
SYRIA Accession 1 August 1974 23 June 1977
TONGA Accession 13 June 1978 13 September 1978
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 20 October 1983 20 January 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 23 February 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 October 1976
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 23 February 1968
URUGUAY Signature 23 February 1968
VATICAN CITY Signature 23 February 1968

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 083/1977: Cmnd 6944||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1977-TS0083.pdf
  2. Miscellaneous Series 014/1968: Cmnd 3743
  3. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: b99fd6bb-1de0-4cd0-8ac5-d610b8735a83
Treaty ID: 2564
Record ID: 70830