Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
9 April 1965
In force on
5 March 1967

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. ARGENTINA
  3. Aruba
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BAHAMAS
  7. BARBADOS
  8. BELGIUM
  9. BENIN
  10. Berlin West
  11. BRAZIL
  12. BULGARIA
  13. BURUNDI
  14. CAMEROON
  15. CANADA
  16. CAPE VERDE
  17. CHILE
  18. CHINA
  19. CHINA TAIWAN
  20. COLOMBIA
  21. CONGO, REPUBLIC OF
  22. CROATIA
  23. CUBA
  24. CYPRUS
  25. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  26. CZECH REPUBLIC
  27. DENMARK
  28. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  29. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  30. ECUADOR
  31. EGYPT
  32. Fiji
  33. FINLAND
  34. FRANCE
  35. GAMBIA THE
  36. GEORGIA
  37. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  38. GHANA
  39. GREECE
  40. GUINEA
  41. GUYANA
  42. Hong Kong
  43. HONG KONG SAR
  44. HUNGARY
  45. ICELAND
  46. INDIA
  47. INDONESIA
  48. IRAN
  49. IRAQ
  50. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  51. ISRAEL
  52. ITALY
  53. IVORY COAST
  54. JAPAN
  55. JORDAN
  56. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  57. LATVIA
  58. LEBANON
  59. LIBERIA
  60. LUXEMBOURG
  61. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  62. MALAYSIA
  63. MALTA
  64. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  65. MAURITIUS
  66. MEXICO
  67. MONACO
  68. MONTENEGRO
  69. Netherlands Antilles
  70. NETHERLANDS THE
  71. NEW ZEALAND
  72. NICARAGUA
  73. NIGERIA
  74. NORWAY
  75. PERU
  76. PHILIPPINES
  77. POLAND
  78. ROMANIA
  79. SAINT LUCIA
  80. SAMOA
  81. SENEGAL
  82. SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
  83. SEYCHELLES
  84. SINGAPORE
  85. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  86. SLOVENIA
  87. SOVIET UNION
  88. SPAIN
  89. SRI LANKA
  90. SURINAME
  91. SWEDEN
  92. SWITZERLAND
  93. SYRIA
  94. THAILAND
  95. TONGA
  96. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  97. TUNISIA
  98. UKRAINE
  99. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  100. UNITED KINGDOM
  101. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  102. URUGUAY
  103. VANUATU
  104. VENEZUELA
  105. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  106. YUGOSLAVIA
  107. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  108. ZAMBIA
  109. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Signature 9 April 1965
ALGERIA Acceptance 28 November 1983 27 January 1984
ALGERIA Communication 22 November 2002
ARGENTINA Acceptance 29 January 1980 29 March 1980
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Accession 28 April 1986 27 June 1986
AUSTRIA Accession 20 June 1975 19 August 1975
BAHAMAS Accession 22 July 1976 20 September 1976
BARBADOS Accession 30 September 1982 29 November 1982
BELGIUM Signature 9 September 1965
BELGIUM Acceptance 4 January 1967 5 March 1967
BENIN Accession 2 March 1992 1 May 1992
Berlin West Extension 26 July 1967 24 September 1967
BRAZIL Signature 9 April 1965
BRAZIL Acceptance 22 August 1977 21 October 1977
BULGARIA Accession 22 April 1999 21 June 1999
BURUNDI Accession 29 September 1998 28 November 1998
CAMEROON Accession 10 April 1997 9 June 1997
CANADA Signature 9 April 1965
CANADA Acceptance 18 July 1967 16 September 1967
CAPE VERDE Accession 28 April 1977 27 June 1977
CHILE Accession 14 February 1975 15 April 1975
CHINA Accession 16 January 1995 17 March 1995
CHINA TAIWAN Signature 9 April 1965
CHINA TAIWAN Acceptance 19 July 1968
COLOMBIA Accession 3 June 1991 2 August 1991
CONGO, REPUBLIC OF Accession 7 August 2002 6 October 2002
CROATIA Succession 27 July 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 27 November 1984 26 January 1985
CUBA Declaration 27 November 1984
CYPRUS Accession 9 March 2004 8 May 2004
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 19 October 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 19 December 1966 5 March 1967
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Statement 19 December 1966
DENMARK Signature 9 April 1965
DENMARK Ratification 9 January 1968 9 March 1968
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 31 August 2001 30 October 2001
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 9 April 1965
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Acceptance 11 July 1966 15 March 1967
ECUADOR Signature 9 April 1965
ECUADOR Accession 17 May 1988 16 July 1988
EGYPT Acceptance 19 February 1987 20 April 1987
EGYPT Reservation 19 February 1987
Fiji Accession 29 November 1972 28 January 1973
FINLAND Signature 9 April 1965
FINLAND Acceptance 20 March 1967 19 May 1967
FRANCE Signature 9 April 1965
FRANCE Acceptance 29 November 1967 28 January 1968
FRANCE Notification 24 November 1994
GAMBIA THE Accession 1 November 1991 31 December 1991
GEORGIA Accession 25 August 1995 24 October 1995
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 9 April 1967
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Acceptance 26 July 1967 24 September 1967
GHANA Signature 5 November 1965 5 March 1967
GREECE Signature 8 June 1972
GREECE Acceptance 7 August 1972
GUINEA Accession 19 January 1981 20 March 1981
GUYANA Accession 10 December 1997 8 February 1998
Hong Kong Extension 24 September 1970 24 September 1970
Hong Kong Notification 30 June 1997 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 30 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Signature 9 April 1965
HUNGARY Ratification 15 December 1976 13 February 1977
HUNGARY Statement 15 December 1976
ICELAND Accession 24 January 1967 5 March 1967
INDIA Accession 25 May 1976 24 July 1976
INDONESIA Accession 4 November 2002 3 January 2003
IRAN Accession 27 March 1995 26 May 1995
IRAQ Accession 15 November 1976 14 January 1977
IRAQ Declaration 15 November 1976
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 9 April 1965
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Acceptance 8 June 1971 17 August 1971
ISRAEL Signature 9 April 1965
ISRAEL Acceptance 13 October 1967 12 December 1967
ISRAEL Objection 11 February 1976
ITALY Signature 9 April 1965
ITALY Acceptance 25 September 1972 24 November 1972
IVORY COAST Signature 9 April 1965
IVORY COAST Acceptance 16 February 1967 5 March 1967
JAPAN Signature 30 September 1965
JORDAN Accession 27 March 1997 26 May 1997
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Signature 9 April 1965
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 6 March 2001 5 May 2001
LATVIA Accession 20 January 1998 21 March 1998
LEBANON Signature 9 April 1965
LEBANON Ratification 17 July 2001 15 September 2001
LIBERIA Accession 14 February 1978 15 April 1978
LUXEMBOURG Accession 14 February 1991 15 April 1991
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Signature 9 April 1965
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Acceptance 8 July 1970 6 September 1970
MALAYSIA Signature 9 April 1965
MALTA Accession 24 September 2002 23 November 2002
MALTA Reservation 24 September 2002
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 29 November 1994 28 January 1995
MAURITIUS Accession 18 June 1990 17 August 1990
MEXICO Accession 31 May 1983 30 July 1983
MONACO Definitive Signature 9 April 1965 5 March 1967
MONTENEGRO Succession 19 February 2007 3 June 2006
Netherlands Antilles Extension 21 September 1967 20 November 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 6 October 1965
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 21 September 1967 20 November 1967
NEW ZEALAND Accession 27 July 1973 25 September 1973
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 27 July 1973
NICARAGUA Signature 9 April 1965
NIGERIA Accession 24 January 1967 5 March 1967
NORWAY Signature 9 October 1965
NORWAY Acceptance 8 September 1966 5 March 1967
PERU Accession 16 July 1982 14 September 1982
PHILIPPINES Signature 9 April 1965
POLAND Signature 9 April 1965
POLAND Acceptance 25 July 1969 23 September 1969
ROMANIA Accession 25 April 2001 24 June 2001
SAINT LUCIA Accession 20 May 2004 19 July 2004
SAMOA Accession 18 May 2004 17 July 2004
SENEGAL Signature 9 April 1965
SENEGAL Acceptance 17 October 1980 16 December 1980
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Succession 20 January 2003 27 April 1992
SEYCHELLES Accession 13 December 1989 11 February 1990
SINGAPORE Accession 3 April 1967 2 June 1967
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 30 January 1995 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 12 November 1992 25 June 1991
SOVIET UNION Signature 25 October 1966
SOVIET UNION Acceptance 25 October 1966 5 March 1967
SOVIET UNION Statement 25 October 1966
SPAIN Signature 9 October 1965
SPAIN Acceptance 24 August 1973 23 October 1973
SRI LANKA Accession 6 March 1998 5 May 1998
SURINAME Extension 21 September 1967
SURINAME Succession 25 November 1975 25 November 1975
SWEDEN Signature 9 April 1965
SWEDEN Acceptance 28 July 1967 26 November 1967
SWITZERLAND Signature 1 September 1965
SWITZERLAND Acceptance 23 April 1968 23 June 1968
SYRIA Accession 6 February 1975 7 April 1975
SYRIA Declaration 6 February 1975
THAILAND Accession 28 November 1991 27 January 1992
TONGA Accession 18 September 2003 17 November 2003
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 9 April 1965
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Acceptance 16 March 1967 15 May 1967
TUNISIA Accession 27 January 1969 28 March 1969
UKRAINE Signature 9 April 1965
UKRAINE Acceptance 25 October 1993 24 December 1993
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 9 April 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 9 April 1965
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 24 February 1966 5 March 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 9 April 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Acceptance 17 March 1967 16 May 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 9 September 1975
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 18 March 1976 18 March 1976
URUGUAY Accession 2 December 1992 31 January 1993
URUGUAY Declaration 2 December 1992
VANUATU Accession 13 January 1989 14 March 1989
VENEZUELA Accession 10 May 2002
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 6 March 1979 5 May 1979
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 9 April 1965
YUGOSLAVIA Acceptance 18 July 1966 5 March 1967
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 20 January 2003 27 April 1992
ZAMBIA Accession 14 December 1965 5 March 1967
Zanzibar Bound 26 November 2008

Citations

  1. UN Registration IMCO/0: 591 265
  2. Treaty Series 046/1967: Cmnd 3299||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1967-TS0046.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 018/1965: Cmnd 2746
  4. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
  5. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
  6. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
  7. Treaty Series 017/2008: Cm 7699||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2008-TS0017.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: ee534716-d962-41fd-8003-badea55c1b17
Treaty ID: 2494
Record ID: 70752