International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage

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Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
POLLUTION
Signed at
Signed on
29 November 1969
In force on
19 June 1975

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ALGERIA
  3. Anguilla
  4. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  5. ARGENTINA
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. BAHAMAS
  8. Bahrain
  9. BARBADOS
  10. BELGIUM
  11. BELIZE
  12. BELIZE
  13. BENIN
  14. Berlin West
  15. Bermuda
  16. BRAZIL
  17. British Indian Ocean Territory
  18. British Virgin Islands
  19. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  20. CAMBODIA
  21. CAMEROON
  22. CANADA
  23. Cayman Islands
  24. CHILE
  25. CHINA
  26. COSTA RICA
  27. CROATIA
  28. CYPRUS
  29. DENMARK
  30. DJIBOUTI
  31. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  32. ECUADOR
  33. EGYPT
  34. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  35. ESTONIA
  36. Falkland Island Dependencies
  37. Falkland Islands
  38. Fiji
  39. FINLAND
  40. FRANCE
  41. GABON
  42. GAMBIA THE
  43. GEORGIA
  44. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  45. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  46. GHANA
  47. Gibraltar
  48. Gilbert Islands
  49. GREECE
  50. GUATEMALA
  51. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
  52. GUYANA
  53. HONDURAS
  54. Hong Kong
  55. HONG KONG SAR
  56. ICELAND
  57. INDIA
  58. INDONESIA
  59. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  60. Isle Of Man
  61. ITALY
  62. IVORY COAST
  63. JAPAN
  64. Jersey, Bailiwick of
  65. JORDAN
  66. KAZAKHSTAN
  67. KENYA
  68. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  69. KUWAIT
  70. LEBANON
  71. LIBERIA
  72. LUXEMBOURG
  73. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  74. MALAYSIA
  75. MALDIVES
  76. MALTA
  77. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  78. MAURITANIA
  79. MAURITIUS
  80. MEXICO
  81. MONACO
  82. MONGOLIA
  83. MONTENEGRO
  84. Montserrat
  85. MOROCCO
  86. MOZAMBIQUE
  87. NETHERLANDS THE
  88. NEW ZEALAND
  89. NICARAGUA
  90. NIGERIA
  91. NORWAY
  92. OMAN
  93. PANAMA
  94. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  95. PERU
  96. Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands
  97. POLAND
  98. PORTUGAL
  99. Qatar
  100. ROMANIA
  101. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  102. SAUDI ARABIA
  103. SENEGAL
  104. SEYCHELLES
  105. SEYCHELLES
  106. SIERRA LEONE
  107. SINGAPORE
  108. SLOVENIA
  109. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  110. SOUTH AFRICA
  111. Sovereign Base Areas
  112. SOVIET UNION
  113. SPAIN
  114. SRI LANKA
  115. St Helena And Dependencies
  116. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  117. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  118. SWEDEN
  119. SWITZERLAND
  120. SYRIA
  121. TAIWAN
  122. TONGA
  123. TUNISIA
  124. Turks And Caicos Islands
  125. TUVALU
  126. TUVALU
  127. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  128. UNITED KINGDOM
  129. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  130. VANUATU
  131. VENEZUELA
  132. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  133. YUGOSLAVIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Accession 6 April 1994 5 July 1994
ALGERIA Accession 14 June 1974 19 June 1975
ALGERIA Denunciation 3 August 1998 3 August 1999
Anguilla Extension 8 May 1984 1 September 1984
Anguilla Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 23 June 1997 21 September 1997
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Denunciation 14 June 2000 14 June 2001
ARGENTINA Communication 16 August 1976
AUSTRALIA Signature 17 December 1970
AUSTRALIA Ratification 7 November 1983 5 February 1984
AUSTRALIA Declaration 7 November 1983
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 22 June 1988
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 7 April 1997
BAHAMAS Accession 22 July 1976 20 October 1976
BAHAMAS Denunciation 1 April 1997 15 May 1997
Bahrain Accession 3 May 1996 1 August 1996
Bahrain Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
BARBADOS Accession 6 May 1994 4 August 1994
BARBADOS Denunciation 7 July 1998 7 July 1999
BELGIUM Signature 29 November 1969
BELGIUM Ratification 12 January 1977 12 April 1977
BELGIUM Objection 12 January 1977
BELGIUM Denunciation 6 October 1998 6 October 1999
BELIZE Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
BELIZE Provisional application 21 September 1981
BELIZE Accession 2 April 1991 1 July 1991
BELIZE Denunciation 27 November 1998 27 November 1999
BENIN Accession 1 November 1985 30 January 1986
Berlin West Extension 20 May 1975 18 August 1975
Bermuda Extension 1 March 1976 3 February 1976
Bermuda Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
BRAZIL Signature 30 December 1969
BRAZIL Ratification 17 December 1976 17 March 1977
British Indian Ocean Territory Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
British Indian Ocean Territory Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
British Virgin Islands Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
British Virgin Islands Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 29 September 1992 28 December 1992
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Denunciation 31 January 2002 31 January 2003
CAMBODIA Accession 28 November 1994 26 February 1995
CAMEROON Signature 29 November 1969
CAMEROON Ratification 14 May 1984 12 August 1984
CAMEROON Denunciation 15 October 2001 15 October 2002
CANADA Accession 24 January 1989 24 April 1989
CANADA Denunciation 29 May 1998 29 May 1999
Cayman Islands Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Cayman Islands Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
CHILE Accession 2 August 1977 31 October 1977
CHINA Accession 31 January 1980 29 April 1980
CHINA Declaration 31 January 1980
CHINA Denunciation 5 January 1999 5 January 2000
COSTA RICA Accession 8 December 1997 8 March 1998
CROATIA Succession 27 July 1992 8 October 1991
CROATIA Denunciation 30 July 1998 30 July 1999
CYPRUS Accession 19 June 1989 17 September 1989
CYPRUS Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
DENMARK Accession 2 April 1975
DENMARK Objection 4 May 1976
DENMARK Objection 13 February 1979
DENMARK Denunciation 20 March 1997 15 May 1997
DJIBOUTI Accession 1 March 1990 30 May 1990
DJIBOUTI Denunciation 17 May 2001 17 May 2001
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 22 October 1970
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 2 April 1975 19 June 1975
ECUADOR Accession 23 December 1976 23 March 1977
EGYPT Accession 3 February 1989 4 May 1989
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 24 April 1996 1 August 1996
ESTONIA Accession 1 December 1992 1 March 1993
Falkland Island Dependencies Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Falkland Island Dependencies Communication 20 September 1976
Falkland Island Dependencies Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
Falkland Islands Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Falkland Islands Communication 20 September 1976
Falkland Islands Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
Fiji Accession 15 August 1972 19 June 1975
FINLAND Signature 30 December 1970
FINLAND Ratification 10 October 1980 8 January 1981
FINLAND Denunciation 29 April 1997 15 May 1998
FRANCE Signature 29 November 1969
FRANCE Ratification 17 March 1975
FRANCE Objection 25 May 1976
FRANCE Denunciation 11 March 1997 15 May 1998
GABON Accession 21 January 1982 21 April 1982
GABON Denunciation 31 May 2002 31 May 2003
GAMBIA THE Accession 1 November 1991 30 January 1992
GEORGIA Accession 19 April 1994 18 July 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 13 March 1978 11 June 1978
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Statement 13 March 1978
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 13 March 1978
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 29 November 1969
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 20 May 1975 18 August 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 20 May 1975 18 August 1975
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 30 October 1978
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Statement 18 March 1980
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Communication 14 July 1987
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Denunciation 25 April 1997 15 May 1998
GHANA Signature 29 November 1969
GHANA Ratification 20 April 1978 19 July 1978
Gibraltar Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Gibraltar Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
Gilbert Islands Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
GREECE Accession 29 June 1976 27 September 1976
GREECE Denunciation 2 May 1997 15 May 1998
GUATEMALA Signature 29 November 1969
GUATEMALA Acceptance 20 October 1982 18 January 1983
GUATEMALA Declaration 20 October 1982
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Extension 1 March 1976 1 February 1976
Guernsey, Bailiwick of Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
GUYANA Accession 10 December 1997 10 March 1998
HONDURAS Accession 2 December 1998 2 March 1999
Hong Kong Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Hong Kong Notification 11 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 5 June 1997 1 July 1997
ICELAND Signature 29 November 1969
ICELAND Ratification 17 July 1980 15 October 1980
INDIA Accession 1 May 1987 30 July 1987
INDIA Denunciation 21 June 2000 21 June 2001
INDONESIA Signature 29 November 1969
INDONESIA Ratification 1 September 1978 30 November 1978
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 18 December 1970
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 19 November 1992 17 February 1993
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Denunciation 15 May 1997 15 May 1998
Isle Of Man Extension 1 March 1976 1 February 1976
Isle Of Man Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
ITALY Signature 29 November 1969
ITALY Ratification 27 February 1979 28 May 1979
ITALY Statement 27 February 1979
IVORY COAST Signature 29 November 1969
IVORY COAST Ratification 21 June 1973
JAPAN Accession 3 June 1976 1 September 1976
JAPAN Denunciation 9 May 1997 15 May 1998
Jersey, Bailiwick of Extension 1 March 1976 1 February 1976
Jersey, Bailiwick of Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 August 1997
JORDAN Accession 14 October 2003 12 January 2004
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 7 March 1994 5 June 1994
KENYA Accession 15 December 1992 15 March 1993
KENYA Denunciation 7 July 2000 7 July 2001
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 18 December 1978 18 March 1979
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Denunciation 7 March 1997 15 May 1998
KUWAIT Accession 2 April 1981 1 July 1981
LEBANON Accession 9 April 1974 19 June 1975
LIBERIA Accession 25 September 1972 19 June 1975
LIBERIA Denunciation 21 April 1997 15 May 1998
LUXEMBOURG Accession 14 February 1991 15 May 1991
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Signature 29 November 1969
MALAYSIA Accession 6 January 1995 6 April 1995
MALDIVES Accession 16 March 1981 14 June 1981
MALTA Accession 27 September 1991 26 December 1991
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 24 January 1994 24 April 1994
MARSHALL ISLANDS Denunciation 18 March 1997 15 May 1998
MAURITANIA Accession 17 November 1995 15 February 1996
MAURITIUS Accession 6 April 1995 5 July 1995
MEXICO Accession 13 May 1994 11 August 1994
MEXICO Denunciation 13 May 1997 15 May 1998
MONACO Signature 29 November 1969
MONACO Ratification 21 August 1975 19 November 1975
MONACO Denunciation 28 April 1997 15 May 1998
MONGOLIA Accession 3 March 2002 1 June 2003
MONTENEGRO Succession 19 February 2007 3 June 2006
Montserrat Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Montserrat Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
MOROCCO Accession 11 April 1974 19 June 1975
MOROCCO Denunciation 25 October 2000 25 October 2001
MOZAMBIQUE Accession 23 December 1996 23 March 1997
MOZAMBIQUE Denunciation 26 April 2002 26 April 2003
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 11 November 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 9 September 1975 8 December 1975
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 18 June 1976
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 20 January 1997 15 May 1998
NEW ZEALAND Accession 27 April 1976 26 July 1976
NEW ZEALAND Objection 25 June 1976
NEW ZEALAND Denunciation 25 June 1998 25 June 1999
NICARAGUA Accession 4 June 1996 2 September 1996
NIGERIA Accession 7 May 1981 5 August 1981
NIGERIA Denunciation 24 May 2002 24 May 2003
NORWAY Accession 21 March 1975 19 June 1975
NORWAY Objection 29 April 1976
NORWAY Objection 17 January 1979
NORWAY Denunciation 16 April 1997 15 May 1998
OMAN Accession 24 January 1985 24 April 1985
OMAN Denunciation 28 April 1997 15 May 1998
PANAMA Signature 1 December 1970
PANAMA Ratification 7 January 1976 6 April 1976
PANAMA Denunciation 11 May 1999 11 May 2000
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 12 March 1980 10 June 1980
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Denunciation 23 January 2001 23 January 2002
PERU Accession 24 February 1987 25 May 1987
PERU Reservation 24 February 1987
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
POLAND Signature 29 November 1969
POLAND Ratification 18 March 1976 16 June 1976
PORTUGAL Signature 29 November 1969
PORTUGAL Ratification 26 November 1976 24 February 1977
Qatar Accession 2 June 1988 31 August 1988
Qatar Denunciation 20 November 2001 20 November 2002
ROMANIA Signature 30 December 1970
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 29 October 1998 27 January 1999
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 15 April 1993 14 July 1993
SAUDI ARABIA Reservation 15 April 1993
SENEGAL Accession 27 March 1972 19 June 1975
SEYCHELLES Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
SEYCHELLES Accession 12 April 1988 11 July 1988
SEYCHELLES Denunciation 23 July 1999 23 July 2000
SIERRA LEONE Accession 13 August 1993 11 November 1993
SIERRA LEONE Denunciation 4 June 2001 4 June 2002
SINGAPORE Accession 16 September 1981 15 December 1981
SINGAPORE Denunciation 31 December 1997 31 December 1998
SLOVENIA Succession 12 November 1993 25 June 1991
SLOVENIA Denunciation 19 July 2000 19 July 2001
SOLOMON ISLANDS Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 17 March 1976 15 June 1976
Sovereign Base Areas Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Sovereign Base Areas Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
SOVIET UNION Accession 24 June 1975 22 September 1975
SOVIET UNION Reservation 24 June 1975
SOVIET UNION Statement 24 June 1975
SOVIET UNION Communication 17 July 1979
SOVIET UNION Objection 4 November 1987
SPAIN Signature 7 October 1970
SPAIN Ratification 8 December 1975 7 March 1976
SRI LANKA Accession 12 April 1983 11 July 1983
SRI LANKA Denunciation 22 January 1999 22 January 2000
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
St Helena And Dependencies Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 14 September 1994 13 December 1994
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Declaration 14 September 1994
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 19 April 1989 18 July 1989
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Denunciation 9 October 2001 9 October 2002
SWEDEN Signature 7 December 1970
SWEDEN Ratification 17 March 1975 19 June 1975
SWEDEN Objection 1 June 1976
SWEDEN Objection 8 January 1979
SWITZERLAND Signature 29 November 1969
SWITZERLAND Ratification 15 December 1987 14 March 1988
SWITZERLAND Denunciation 9 May 1997 15 May 1998
SYRIA Accession 6 February 1975 19 June 1975
SYRIA Declaration 6 February 1975
TAIWAN Signature 29 November 1969
TONGA Accession 1 February 1996 1 May 1996
TUNISIA Accession 4 May 1976 2 August 1976
TUNISIA Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
Turks And Caicos Islands Denunciation 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
TUVALU Succession 1 October 1978
TUVALU Extension 1 April 1976 1 April 1976
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 15 December 1983 14 March 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 29 November 1969
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 17 March 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 1 June 1976
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 7 September 1978
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 12 May 1997 15 May 1998
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 12 May 1997
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 15 May 1998 15 May 1998
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 29 November 1969
VANUATU Accession 2 February 1983 3 May 1983
VANUATU Denunciation 18 February 1999 18 February 2000
VENEZUELA Accession 21 January 1992 20 April 1992
VENEZUELA Denunciation 22 July 1998 22 July 1999
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 6 March 1979 4 June 1979
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Denunciation 31 July 2008 31 July 2009
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 29 November 1969
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 18 June 1976 16 September 1976

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 053/2012: Cm 8589
  2. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  3. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  4. Treaty Series 016/2008: Cm 7607||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0016.pdf
  5. PRO (now TNA) FO 949/29/0: 0
  6. UN Registration IMCO/0: 973 3
  7. Treaty Series 106/1975: Cmnd 6183||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1975-TS0106.pdf
  8. Miscellaneous Series 008/1970: Cmnd 4403
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UUID: f97dd6d1-7327-4608-bef6-756f8e95f8f0
Treaty ID: 2620
Record ID: 70892