Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
DISARMAMENT
Signed at
Signed on
17 June 1925
In force on
8 February 1928

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Parties

  1. ABYSSINIA
  2. AFGHANISTAN
  3. ALBANIA
  4. ALGERIA
  5. ANGOLA
  6. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  7. ARGENTINA
  8. AUSTRALIA
  9. AUSTRIA
  10. Bahrain
  11. BANGLADESH
  12. BARBADOS
  13. BELGIUM
  14. BENIN
  15. BHUTAN
  16. BOLIVIA
  17. BRAZIL
  18. BRITISH EMPIRE
  19. BULGARIA
  20. CAMEROON
  21. CANADA
  22. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  23. CEYLON
  24. CHILE
  25. CHINA
  26. COLOMBIA
  27. COSTA RICA
  28. CROATIA
  29. CUBA
  30. Curacao
  31. CYPRUS
  32. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  33. DENMARK
  34. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  35. ECUADOR
  36. EGYPT
  37. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  38. ESTONIA
  39. Fiji
  40. FINLAND
  41. FRANCE
  42. GAMBIA THE
  43. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  44. GERMANY
  45. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  46. GHANA
  47. GREECE
  48. GRENADA
  49. GUATEMALA
  50. GUINEA BISSAU
  51. HUNGARY
  52. ICELAND
  53. INDIA
  54. Indies
  55. INDONESIA
  56. IRAQ
  57. Irish Free State
  58. ISRAEL
  59. ITALY
  60. IVORY COAST
  61. JAMAICA
  62. JAPAN
  63. JORDAN
  64. KAMPUCHEA
  65. KENYA
  66. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  67. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  68. KUWAIT
  69. LAOS
  70. LATVIA
  71. LEBANON
  72. LESOTHO
  73. LIBERIA
  74. LIBYA
  75. LITHUANIA
  76. LUXEMBOURG
  77. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  78. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  79. MALAWI
  80. MALAYSIA
  81. MALDIVES
  82. MALTA
  83. MAURITIUS
  84. MEXICO
  85. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  86. MONACO
  87. MONGOLIA
  88. MOROCCO
  89. NEPAL
  90. NETHERLANDS THE
  91. NEW ZEALAND
  92. NICARAGUA
  93. NIGER
  94. NIGERIA
  95. NORWAY
  96. PAKISTAN
  97. PANAMA
  98. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  99. PARAGUAY
  100. PERSIA
  101. PERU
  102. PHILIPPINES
  103. POLAND
  104. PORTUGAL
  105. Qatar
  106. ROUMANIA
  107. RWANDA
  108. SALVADOR
  109. SAUDI ARABIA
  110. SENEGAL
  111. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  112. SIAM
  113. SIERRA LEONE
  114. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  115. SOUTH AFRICA
  116. SOVIET UNION
  117. SPAIN
  118. ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS
  119. ST LUCIA
  120. SUDAN
  121. Surinam
  122. SWEDEN
  123. SWITZERLAND
  124. SYRIA
  125. TAIWAN
  126. TANGANYIKA
  127. TOGO
  128. TONGA
  129. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  130. TUNISIA
  131. TURKEY
  132. UGANDA
  133. UNITED KINGDOM
  134. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  135. UPPER VOLTA
  136. URUGUAY
  137. VATICAN CITY
  138. VENEZUELA
  139. VIETNAM
  140. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  141. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ABYSSINIA Signature 17 June 1925
ABYSSINIA Ratification 7 October 1935
ABYSSINIA Statement 30 September 1983
AFGHANISTAN Accession 20 September 1986 9 December 1986
ALBANIA Accession 12 December 1989 20 December 1989
ALGERIA Accession 2 March 1992 2 March 1992
ALGERIA Reservation 2 March 1992
ANGOLA Accession 30 October 1990 8 November 1990
ANGOLA Declaration 30 October 1990
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 1 February 1989 6 January 1989
ARGENTINA Accession 12 May 1969
AUSTRALIA Non-acceptance 1 January 1905
AUSTRALIA Accession 23 January 1930
AUSTRALIA Reservation 23 January 1930
AUSTRALIA Statement 24 August 1983
AUSTRALIA Withdrawal Res. 9 December 1986
AUSTRIA Signature 17 June 1925
AUSTRIA Ratification 9 May 1928
Bahrain Accession 9 November 1988 9 December 1988
Bahrain Reservation 9 November 1988 9 December 1988
BANGLADESH Accession 9 January 1989 20 May 1989
BARBADOS Succession 16 July 1976 19 August 1976
BARBADOS Withdrawal Res. 16 July 1976
BELGIUM Signature 17 June 1925
BELGIUM Ratification 4 December 1928
BELGIUM Reservation 4 December 1928
BENIN Accession 4 December 1986 9 December 1986
BHUTAN Accession 6 July 1978 19 February 1979
BOLIVIA Accession 14 January 1985 13 August 1985
BRAZIL Signature 17 June 1925
BRAZIL Ratification 28 August 1970
BRITISH EMPIRE Statement 1 January 1905
BRITISH EMPIRE Signature 17 June 1925
BRITISH EMPIRE Declaration 17 June 1925
BRITISH EMPIRE Ratification 9 April 1930
BRITISH EMPIRE Reservation 9 April 1930
BRITISH EMPIRE Withdrawal Res. 7 November 1991
BRITISH EMPIRE Withdrawal Res. 20 December 2002 20 December 2002
BULGARIA Signature 17 June 1925
BULGARIA Ratification 7 March 1934
BULGARIA Reservation 7 March 1934
BULGARIA Statement 21 April 1983
CAMEROON Accession 20 July 1989 20 July 1989
CANADA Signature 17 June 1925
CANADA Ratification 6 May 1930
CANADA Reservation 6 May 1930
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Accession 30 July 1970 31 July 1970
CEYLON Succession 15 January 1954 20 January 1954
CHILE Signature 17 June 1925
CHILE Ratification 2 July 1935
CHILE Reservation 2 July 1935
CHINA Accession 7 August 1929
CHINA Reservation 7 August 1929
COLOMBIA Accession 24 November 2015 24 November 2015
COSTA RICA Ratification 17 June 2009 17 June 2009
CROATIA Accession 18 December 2006 18 December 2006
CUBA Accession 24 June 1966 7 July 1966
CUBA Statement 13 July 1983
Curacao Extension 31 October 1930
CYPRUS Succession 21 November 1966
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 17 June 1925
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 16 August 1938
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Reservation 16 August 1938
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Statement 29 April 1983
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Withdrawal Res. 23 October 1990
DENMARK Signature 17 June 1925
DENMARK Ratification 5 May 1930
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 4 December 1970 8 December 1970
ECUADOR Accession 10 September 1970 16 September 1970
EGYPT Signature 17 June 1925
EGYPT Ratification 6 December 1928
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 16 May 1989 20 May 1989
ESTONIA Signature 17 June 1925
ESTONIA Ratification 28 August 1931
ESTONIA Reservation 28 August 1931
Fiji Succession 21 March 1973
Fiji Reservation 21 March 1973
FINLAND Signature 17 June 1925
FINLAND Ratification 26 June 1929
FRANCE Declaration 1 January 1905
FRANCE Signature 17 June 1925
FRANCE Ratification 10 May 1926
FRANCE Reservation 10 May 1926
GAMBIA THE Succession 11 October 1966
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Non-acceptance 1 January 1905
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 2 March 1959
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 23 September 1974 2 March 1959
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Confirmation 21 October 1974
GERMANY Signature 17 June 1925
GERMANY Ratification 25 April 1929
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 27 November 1975
GHANA Accession 3 May 1967
GHANA Statement 24 October 1983
GREECE Signature 17 June 1925
GREECE Ratification 30 May 1931
GRENADA Succession 11 January 1989 20 May 1989
GUATEMALA Accession 3 May 1983
GUINEA BISSAU Accession 7 January 1989 20 May 1989
HUNGARY Accession 11 October 1952
HUNGARY Statement 5 May 1983
ICELAND Accession 19 December 1966 2 November 1967
INDIA Signature 17 June 1925
INDIA Ratification 9 April 1930
INDIA Reservation 9 April 1930
Indies Extension 31 October 1930
INDONESIA Succession 21 January 1971
IRAQ Accession 8 September 1931 8 September 1931
IRAQ Reservation 8 September 1931
Irish Free State Extension 29 August 1930 29 August 1930
Irish Free State Reservation 29 August 1930
Irish Free State Withdrawal Res. 10 February 1972
ISRAEL Accession 20 February 1969 20 February 1969
ISRAEL Reservation 20 February 1969
ISRAEL Objection 25 January 1972
ITALY Signature 17 June 1925
ITALY Ratification 3 April 1928
IVORY COAST Accession 27 July 1970
JAMAICA Succession 28 July 1970 9 April 1930
JAPAN Signature 17 June 1925
JAPAN Ratification 21 May 1970
JORDAN Accession 20 January 1977 17 March 1977
JORDAN Reservation 20 January 1977 17 March 1977
KAMPUCHEA Reservation 21 March 1983 15 March 1983
KAMPUCHEA Accession 21 March 1983 15 March 1983
KENYA Accession 17 June 1970 6 July 1970
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 22 December 1988 4 January 1989
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Declaration 22 December 1988 4 January 1989
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 29 December 1988 4 January 1989
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 29 December 1988
KUWAIT Accession 15 December 1971
KUWAIT Reservation 15 December 1971
LAOS Accession 16 January 1989 20 May 1989
LATVIA Signature 17 June 1925
LATVIA Ratification 3 June 1931
LEBANON Accession 17 April 1969
LESOTHO Succession 10 March 1972 9 April 1930
LIBERIA Accession 2 April 1927
LIBYA Accession 29 December 1971
LIBYA Reservation 29 December 1971
LITHUANIA Signature 17 June 1925
LITHUANIA Ratification 15 June 1933
LUXEMBOURG Signature 17 June 1925
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 1 September 1936
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Accession 20 August 2015 20 August 2015
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 21 June 1967 2 August 1967
MALAWI Accession 14 September 1970
MALAYSIA Accession 7 December 1970 10 December 1970
MALDIVES Succession 27 December 1966 6 January 1967
MALTA Succession 9 October 1970 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Succession 23 December 1970 12 March 1968
MAURITIUS Statement 27 June 1983
MEXICO Accession 28 May 1932
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Accession 31 January 2011 31 January 2011
MONACO Accession 15 December 1966 6 January 1967
MONGOLIA Accession 6 December 1968
MONGOLIA Reservation 6 December 1968
MONGOLIA Statement 14 September 1983
MONGOLIA Withdrawal Res. 15 May 1990
MOROCCO Accession 7 October 1970 13 October 1970
NEPAL Accession 9 May 1969
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 17 June 1925
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 31 October 1930
NETHERLANDS THE Reservation 31 October 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Statement 26 April 1983
NEW ZEALAND Accession 23 January 1930
NEW ZEALAND Reservation 23 January 1930
NEW ZEALAND Withdrawal Res. 6 January 1989
NICARAGUA Signature 17 June 1925
NICARAGUA Ratification 5 October 1990
NIGER Succession 19 April 1967
NIGER Statement 15 September 1983
NIGERIA Accession 15 October 1968
NIGERIA Reservation 15 October 1968
NORWAY Signature 17 June 1925
NORWAY Ratification 27 July 1932
PAKISTAN Succession 13 April 1960 1 January 1947
PAKISTAN Reservation 15 April 1960
PANAMA Accession 26 November 1970 4 December 1970
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 2 September 1980 16 September 1975
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Reservation 2 September 1980
PARAGUAY Accession 22 October 1933 22 October 1933
PERSIA Accession 4 July 1929 5 August 1929
PERU Accession 5 June 1985 13 August 1985
PHILIPPINES Accession 29 May 1973 8 June 1973
POLAND Signature 17 June 1925
POLAND Ratification 4 February 1929
POLAND Declaration 20 July 1983
PORTUGAL Signature 17 June 1925
PORTUGAL Ratification 1 July 1930
PORTUGAL Reservation 1 July 1930
Qatar Accession 16 September 1976 18 October 1976
ROUMANIA Signature 17 June 1925
ROUMANIA Ratification 23 August 1929
ROUMANIA Reservation 23 August 1929
ROUMANIA Statement 24 June 1983
RWANDA Succession 11 May 1964 25 June 1964
SALVADOR Signature 17 June 1925
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 25 January 1971 27 January 1971
SENEGAL Accession 15 June 1977 20 July 1977
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Signature 17 June 1925
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Ratification 12 April 1929
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Reservation 12 April 1929
SIAM Signature 17 June 1925
SIAM Ratification 6 June 1931
SIERRA LEONE Accession 20 February 1967
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 1 June 1981 7 July 1978
SOLOMON ISLANDS Reservation 1 June 1981
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 23 January 1930
SOUTH AFRICA Reservation 23 January 1930
SOVIET UNION Objection 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Accession 5 April 1928 5 April 1928
SOVIET UNION Reservation 5 April 1928
SOVIET UNION Statement 17 May 1983
SOVIET UNION Withdrawal Res. 8 February 2001
SPAIN Signature 17 June 1925
SPAIN Ratification 22 August 1929
SPAIN Reservation 22 August 1929
SPAIN Withdrawal Res. 25 November 1992
ST CHRISTOPHER AND NEVIS Succession 26 October 1989 15 November 1985
ST LUCIA Succession 5 December 1988 21 December 1988
SUDAN Accession 10 December 1980 17 December 1980
Surinam Extension 31 October 1930
SWEDEN Signature 17 June 1925
SWEDEN Ratification 25 April 1930
SWITZERLAND Signature 17 June 1925
SWITZERLAND Ratification 12 July 1932
SYRIA Accession 17 December 1968
SYRIA Reservation 17 December 1968
TAIWAN Accession 24 August 1929 24 August 1929
TANGANYIKA Succession 26 March 1963 22 April 1963
TOGO Accession 18 November 1970 5 April 1971
TONGA Succession 19 July 1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 24 November 1970 31 August 1962
TUNISIA Accession 20 June 1967 12 July 1967
TURKEY Signature 17 June 1925
TURKEY Ratification 5 October 1929
UGANDA Succession 14 April 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 17 June 1925
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 9 April 1930
UNITED KINGDOM Withdrawal Res. 20 December 2002
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 17 June 1925
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 10 April 1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 10 April 1975
UPPER VOLTA Accession 1 March 1971 3 March 1971
URUGUAY Signature 17 June 1925
URUGUAY Ratification 12 April 1977
VATICAN CITY Accession 21 October 1966
VENEZUELA Signature 17 June 1925
VENEZUELA Ratification 8 February 1928
VIETNAM Accession 15 December 1980 28 October 1980
VIETNAM Reservation 15 December 1980
VIETNAM Statement 18 August 1983
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 11 March 1971 17 March 1971
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Declaration 16 September 1973
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 20 October 1986 9 December 1986
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Declaration 20 October 1986

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/132/0: 0
  2. UN Registration 2138/0: 0
  3. Treaty Series 024/1930: Cmd. 3604||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1930-TS0024.pdf
  4. British State Papers (BSP) 94/65/0: 0
  5. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
  6. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
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UUID: f69b1e66-cb0a-4289-b463-d975afc0cc05
Treaty ID: 1851
Record ID: 63446