International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (with Annexes)

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
WHALING
Signed at
Signed on
2 December 1946
In force on
10 November 1948

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Parties

  1. Anguilla
  2. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  3. Antilles
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BELIZE
  9. Berlin West
  10. Bermuda
  11. BRAZIL
  12. British Antarctic Territory
  13. British Virgin Islands
  14. BULGARIA
  15. CAMBODIA
  16. CAMEROON
  17. CANADA
  18. Cayman Islands
  19. CHILE
  20. CHINA
  21. COSTA RICA
  22. DENMARK
  23. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  24. ECUADOR
  25. EGYPT
  26. Falkland Islands
  27. FINLAND
  28. FRANCE
  29. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  30. Gibraltar
  31. GRENADA
  32. ICELAND
  33. INDIA
  34. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  35. ITALY
  36. JAMAICA
  37. JAPAN
  38. KENYA
  39. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  40. MAURITIUS
  41. MEXICO
  42. MONACO
  43. Montserrat
  44. NETHERLANDS THE
  45. NEW ZEALAND
  46. NORWAY
  47. OMAN
  48. PANAMA
  49. PERU
  50. PHILIPPINES
  51. Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands
  52. SAINT LUCIA
  53. SAN MARINO
  54. SENEGAL
  55. SEYCHELLES
  56. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  57. SOUTH AFRICA
  58. South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands
  59. SOVIET UNION
  60. SPAIN
  61. St Helena And Dependencies
  62. ST KITTS AND NEVIS
  63. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  64. SWEDEN
  65. SWITZERLAND
  66. Turks And Caicos Islands
  67. UNITED KINGDOM
  68. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  69. URUGUAY
  70. VENEZUELA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
Anguilla Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 21 July 1982 21 July 1982
Antilles Extension 16 February 1982
ARGENTINA Signature 2 December 1946
ARGENTINA Ratification 18 May 1960 18 May 1960
ARGENTINA Declaration 18 May 1960
ARGENTINA Reservation 18 May 1960
ARGENTINA Objection 6 February 2003
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 2 December 1946
AUSTRALIA Ratification 1 December 1947 10 November 1948
AUSTRALIA Objection 5 February 2003 5 February 2003
AUSTRIA Adherence 20 May 1994 20 May 1994
BELIZE Adherence 15 July 1982 15 July 1982
BELIZE Withdrawal 30 December 1987 30 June 1988
BELIZE Adherence 17 June 2003 17 June 2003
Berlin West Extension 2 July 1982
Bermuda Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
BRAZIL Signature 2 December 1946
BRAZIL Ratification 9 May 1950 9 May 1950
BRAZIL Withdrawal 27 December 1965 30 June 1966
BRAZIL Adherence 4 January 1974 4 January 1974
BRAZIL Objection 31 January 2003
British Antarctic Territory Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
British Virgin Islands Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
BULGARIA Adherence 10 August 2009 10 August 2009
CAMBODIA Adherence 1 June 2006 1 June 2006
CAMEROON Adherence 14 June 2005 14 June 2005
CANADA Signature 2 December 1946
CANADA Ratification 25 February 1949 25 February 1949
CANADA Withdrawal 24 June 1981 30 June 1982
Cayman Islands Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
CHILE Signature 2 December 1946
CHILE Ratification 6 July 1979 6 July 1979
CHILE Declaration 6 July 1979
CHILE Objection 6 May 2003
CHINA Adherence 24 September 1980 24 September 1980
CHINA Declaration 24 September 1980 24 September 1980
COSTA RICA Adherence 6 May 1981 6 May 1981
COSTA RICA Notification 1 June 1981
COSTA RICA Re-Adherence 24 July 1981 24 July 1981
DENMARK Signature 2 December 1946
DENMARK Ratification 23 May 1950 23 May 1950
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 9 July 1981 9 July 1981
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Withdrawal 15 June 1982 30 June 1983
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Re-Adherence 18 June 1992 18 June 1992
ECUADOR Adherence 2 May 1991 2 May 1991
ECUADOR Reservation 2 May 1991 2 May 1991
ECUADOR Withdrawal 8 December 1993 30 June 1994
EGYPT Accession 18 September 1981 18 September 1981
EGYPT Withdrawal 29 November 1988 30 June 1989
Falkland Islands Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
FINLAND Adherence 23 February 1983 23 February 1983
FRANCE Signature 2 December 1946
FRANCE Ratification 3 December 1948 3 December 1948
FRANCE Statement 5 April 1983
FRANCE Objection 13 December 2002
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Adherence 2 July 1982 2 July 1982
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 2 July 1982 2 July 1982
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 27 May 1983
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 3 February 2003
Gibraltar Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
GRENADA Adherence 7 April 1993 7 April 1993
ICELAND Accession 10 March 1947 10 November 1948
ICELAND Objection 29 September 1959
ICELAND Withdrawal 27 December 1991 30 June 1992
ICELAND Adherence 8 June 2001
ICELAND Reservation 8 June 2001
ICELAND Reservation 10 October 2002
INDIA Accession 9 March 1981 9 March 1981
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Adherence 2 January 1985 1 February 1985
ITALY Ratification 12 February 1998 12 February 1998
ITALY Objection 6 December 2002
JAMAICA Accession 15 July 1981 15 July 1981
JAMAICA Withdrawal 20 September 1983 30 June 1984
JAPAN Accession 21 April 1951 21 April 1951
JAPAN Withdrawal 6 February 1959 30 June 1959
JAPAN Notification 29 June 1959
KENYA Accession 2 December 1981 2 December 1981
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Adherence 29 December 1978 29 December 1978
MAURITIUS Accession 17 June 1983 17 June 1983
MAURITIUS Withdrawal 27 August 1987 30 June 1988
MEXICO Accession 30 June 1949 30 June 1949
MEXICO Objection 10 February 2003
MONACO Accession 15 March 1982 15 March 1982
MONACO Objection 13 February 2003
Montserrat Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 2 December 1946
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 10 November 1948 10 November 1948
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal 31 December 1958 30 June 1959
NETHERLANDS THE Adherence 4 May 1962 4 May 1962
NETHERLANDS THE Withdrawal 24 December 1969 30 June 1970
NETHERLANDS THE Re-Adherence 14 June 1977 14 June 1977
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 16 February 1982
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 12 February 2003
NEW ZEALAND Signature 2 December 1946
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 2 August 1949 2 August 1949
NEW ZEALAND Withdrawal 1 October 1968 30 June 1969
NEW ZEALAND Adherence 15 June 1976 15 June 1976
NORWAY Signature 2 December 1946
NORWAY Ratification 3 March 1948 10 November 1948
NORWAY Withdrawal 29 December 1958 30 June 1959
NORWAY Adherence 23 September 1960 23 September 1960
NORWAY Notification 23 September 1960
NORWAY Withdrawal 29 December 1961 30 June 1962
NORWAY Withdrawn 6 June 1962
OMAN Adherence 15 July 1980 15 July 1980
PANAMA Adherence 30 September 1948 10 November 1948
PANAMA Withdrawal 2 July 1968 30 June 1969
PANAMA Notification 13 June 1969
PANAMA Withdrawal 16 November 1977 30 June 1978
PANAMA Re-Adherence 26 June 1978
PANAMA Withdrawal 7 February 1979 30 June 1980
PERU Signature 2 December 1946
PERU Ratification 18 June 1979 18 June 1979
PERU Declaration 18 June 1979
PERU Objection 29 June 1984
PERU Notification 28 August 1984
PERU Objection 5 March 2003
PHILIPPINES Accession 10 August 1981 10 August 1981
PHILIPPINES Withdrawal 3 December 1987 30 June 1988
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
SAINT LUCIA Accession 29 June 1981 29 June 1981
SAN MARINO Objection 13 March 2003
SENEGAL Adherence 15 July 1982 15 July 1982
SEYCHELLES Accession 19 March 1979 19 March 1979
SEYCHELLES Withdrawal 3 June 1994 30 June 1995
SOLOMON ISLANDS Adherence 18 July 1985 18 July 1985
SOLOMON ISLANDS Withdrawal 9 November 1989 30 June 1990
SOLOMON ISLANDS Re-Adherence 10 May 1993 10 May 1993
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 2 December 1946
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 5 May 1948 10 November 1948
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
SOVIET UNION Signature 2 December 1946
SOVIET UNION Ratification 11 September 1948 10 November 1948
SOVIET UNION Statement 16 December 1982
SOVIET UNION Notification 25 June 1992
SPAIN Adherence 6 July 1979 6 July 1979
SPAIN Objection 4 February 2003
St Helena And Dependencies Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Adherence 24 June 1992 24 June 1992
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 22 July 1981 22 July 1981
SWEDEN Adherence 28 January 1949 28 January 1949
SWEDEN Withdrawal 17 December 1963 30 June 1964
SWEDEN Re-Adherence 15 June 1979 15 June 1979
SWEDEN Objection 26 November 2002
SWITZERLAND Accession 29 May 1980 29 May 1980
Turks And Caicos Islands Extension 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 2 December 1946
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 17 June 1947 10 November 1948
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 12 August 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Statement 5 April 1983
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 March 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 17 July 2001
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 5 December 2002
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 2 December 1946
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 18 July 1947 10 November 1948
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Notification 14 September 1960
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Notification 6 October 1960
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 16 December 1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement 5 April 1983
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 27 May 2003
URUGUAY Accession 15 July 1981 15 July 1981
URUGUAY Withdrawal 15 October 1990 30 June 1991
VENEZUELA Adherence 11 July 1991 11 July 1991

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/300/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 161 72
  3. Treaty Series 005/1949: Cmd 7604||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1949-TS0005.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 003/1947: Cmd 7043
  5. United States Treaty Series 1849/0: 0
  6. Australian Treaty Series 18/1948: 0
  7. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
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UUID: 1b45a6c9-6755-4480-86e5-daa520697aa3
Treaty ID: 2019
Record ID: 70225