International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POLLUTION
Signed at
Signed on
12 May 1954
In force on
26 July 1958

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. American Samoa
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. BAHAMAS
  8. Bahrain
  9. BANGLADESH
  10. BELGIUM
  11. Bermuda
  12. BULGARIA
  13. CANADA
  14. Canal Zone
  15. CHILE
  16. CONGO
  17. CYPRUS
  18. DENMARK
  19. DJIBOUTI
  20. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  21. EGYPT
  22. Fiji
  23. FINLAND
  24. FRANCE
  25. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  26. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  27. GHANA
  28. GREECE
  29. Guam
  30. GUINEA
  31. Hong Kong
  32. ICELAND
  33. INDIA
  34. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  35. ISRAEL
  36. ITALY
  37. IVORY COAST
  38. JAPAN
  39. Johnston Island
  40. JORDAN
  41. KENYA
  42. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  43. KUWAIT
  44. Land Berlin
  45. LEBANON
  46. LIBERIA
  47. LIBYA
  48. MADAGASCAR
  49. MALDIVES
  50. MALTA
  51. MEXICO
  52. Midway Islands
  53. MONACO
  54. MOROCCO
  55. NETHERLANDS THE
  56. New Guinea
  57. NEW ZEALAND
  58. NIGERIA
  59. NORWAY
  60. PANAMA
  61. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  62. PHILIPPINES
  63. POLAND
  64. PORTUGAL
  65. Puerto Rico
  66. Qatar
  67. SAUDI ARABIA
  68. SENEGAL
  69. SLOVENIA
  70. SOVIET UNION
  71. SPAIN
  72. SRI LANKA
  73. SURINAME
  74. SWEDEN
  75. SWITZERLAND
  76. SYRIA
  77. Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands
  78. TUNISIA
  79. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  80. UNITED KINGDOM
  81. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  82. URUGUAY
  83. VANUATU
  84. VENEZUELA
  85. Virgin Islands
  86. Wake Island
  87. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  88. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  89. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Acceptance 20 January 1964
American Samoa Extension 9 September 1975 9 September 1975
Antilles Extension 20 July 1962
Antilles Denunciation 1 June 1983 1 June 1984
ARGENTINA Acceptance 30 September 1976 30 December 1976
ARGENTINA Reservation 30 September 1976
ARGENTINA Statement 30 September 1976
AUSTRALIA Acceptance 29 August 1962
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 14 October 1987 14 October 1988
AUSTRIA Acceptance 19 May 1975 19 August 1975
BAHAMAS Acceptance 22 July 1976 22 October 1976
BAHAMAS Declaration 22 July 1976
BAHAMAS Reservation 22 July 1976
Bahrain Acceptance 21 October 1985 21 January 1985
BANGLADESH Acceptance 28 September 1981 28 December 1981
BELGIUM Signature 12 May 1954
BELGIUM Acceptance 16 April 1957
Bermuda Extension 19 September 1980 1 December 1980
BULGARIA Acceptance 28 October 1976 28 January 1977
BULGARIA Reservation 28 October 1976
BULGARIA Denunciation 12 December 1984 12 December 1985
CANADA Signature 24 May 1954
CANADA Ratification 19 December 1956
Canal Zone Extension 9 September 1975 9 September 1975
CHILE Acceptance 2 August 1977 2 November 1977
CHILE Reservation 2 August 1977
CONGO Acceptance 10 September 1985 10 December 1985
CYPRUS Acceptance 10 June 1980 10 September 1980
DENMARK Signature 12 May 1954
DENMARK Acceptance 26 November 1956
DJIBOUTI Acceptance 1 March 1984 1 June 1984
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 29 May 1963
EGYPT Acceptance 22 April 1963 22 July 1963
Fiji Acceptance 15 August 1972 15 November 1972
Fiji Declaration 15 August 1972
Fiji Reservation 15 August 1972
FINLAND Signature 12 May 1954
FINLAND Acceptance 30 December 1958
FRANCE Signature 11 August 1954
FRANCE Ratification 26 July 1957
FRANCE Statement 8 March 1962
FRANCE Notification 9 November 1962
FRANCE Objection 1 February 1966
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Acceptance 25 January 1979 25 April 1979
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Reservation 25 January 1979
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 25 January 1979
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 12 May 1954
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 11 June 1956
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 14 July 1977
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Denunciation 30 March 1988 30 March 1989
GHANA Acceptance 17 May 1962
GREECE Signature 12 May 1954
GREECE Acceptance 28 March 1967
Guam Extension 9 September 1975 9 September 1975
GUINEA Acceptance 19 January 1981 19 April 1981
Hong Kong Extension 7 May 1969
ICELAND Acceptance 23 February 1962
INDIA Acceptance 4 March 1974 4 June 1974
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 6 August 1954
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 13 February 1957
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Denunciation 6 January 1995 6 January 1996
ISRAEL Acceptance 11 November 1965
ISRAEL Reservation 11 November 1965
ISRAEL Communication 9 November 1966
ITALY Signature 12 May 1954
ITALY Acceptance 25 May 1964
ITALY Reservation 25 May 1964
ITALY Reservation 28 July 1971
IVORY COAST Acceptance 17 March 1967
JAPAN Signature 11 August 1954
JAPAN Acceptance 21 August 1967
Johnston Island Extension 18 March 1976 18 March 1976
JORDAN Acceptance 8 May 1963 8 August 1963
KENYA Acceptance 12 September 1975 12 December 1975
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 31 July 1978 31 October 1978
KUWAIT Acceptance 27 November 1961
Land Berlin Extension 11 June 1956
LEBANON Acceptance 31 May 1967
LIBERIA Signature 12 May 1954
LIBERIA Acceptance 28 March 1962
LIBERIA Reservation 28 March 1962
LIBYA Acceptance 18 February 1972 18 May 1972
MADAGASCAR Acceptance 1 February 1965
MALDIVES Acceptance 17 May 1982 17 August 1982
MALTA Acceptance 10 January 1975 10 April 1975
MEXICO Signature 10 August 1954
MEXICO Acceptance 10 May 1956
Midway Islands Extension 18 March 1976 18 March 1976
MONACO Acceptance 25 March 1970
MOROCCO Acceptance 29 February 1968
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 4 August 1954
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 24 July 1958
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 1 June 1983 1 June 1984
New Guinea Extension 24 July 1958
NEW ZEALAND Signature 11 August 1954
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 1 June 1971
NIGERIA Acceptance 22 January 1968
NORWAY Signature 12 May 1954
NORWAY Acceptance 26 January 1957
PANAMA Acceptance 25 September 1963
PANAMA Objection 17 March 1976
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Acceptance 12 March 1980 12 June 1980
PHILIPPINES Acceptance 19 November 1963
POLAND Acceptance 28 February 1961
POLAND Declaration 28 February 1961
PORTUGAL Acceptance 28 March 1967
PORTUGAL Reservation 28 March 1967
Puerto Rico Extension 9 September 1975 9 September 1975
Qatar Acceptance 31 January 1980 1 May 1980
SAUDI ARABIA Acceptance 30 December 1971
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 30 December 1971
SENEGAL Acceptance 27 March 1972 27 June 1972
SENEGAL Declaration 29 December 1976
SLOVENIA Succession 12 November 1992 25 June 1991
SOVIET UNION Signature 11 August 1954
SOVIET UNION Ratification 3 September 1969
SOVIET UNION Reservation 3 September 1969
SOVIET UNION Statement 3 September 1969
SPAIN Acceptance 22 January 1964
SRI LANKA Signature 11 August 1954
SRI LANKA Acceptance 30 August 1983 30 November 1983
SURINAME Acceptance 1 December 1976 1 March 1977
SWEDEN Signature 12 May 1954
SWEDEN Acceptance 24 May 1956
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 12 January 1966
SYRIA Acceptance 24 December 1968
Trust Territories Of The Pacific Islands Extension 9 September 1975 9 September 1975
TUNISIA Acceptance 11 June 1973 11 September 1973
TUNISIA Reservation 11 June 1973
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Acceptance 15 December 1983 15 March 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 12 May 1954
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 6 May 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Acceptance 6 May 1955
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 27 January 1977
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 25 April 1977
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 8 September 1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 8 September 1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 23 June 1976
URUGUAY Acceptance 9 December 1975 9 March 1976
VANUATU Acceptance 2 February 1983 2 May 1983
VENEZUELA Acceptance 12 December 1963
Virgin Islands Extension 9 September 1975 9 September 1975
Wake Island Extension 18 March 1976 18 March 1976
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Acceptance 6 March 1979 6 June 1979
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 20 May 1969
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 12 May 1954
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 11 March 1974 11 June 1974

Citations

  1. UN Registration United/0: 327 3
  2. Treaty Series 056/1958: Cmnd. 595||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1958-TS0056.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 3fbebb2c-ca02-46d6-862d-e8b12e263e69
Treaty ID: 4267
Record ID: 72716