Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
BOUNDARIES
Signed at
Signed on
29 April 1958
In force on
10 September 1964

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. Antilles
  3. ARGENTINA
  4. Aruba
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. AUSTRIA
  7. BELGIUM
  8. BOLIVIA
  9. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  10. BULGARIA
  11. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  12. CAMBODIA
  13. CANADA
  14. CEYLON
  15. COLOMBIA
  16. COSTA RICA
  17. CROATIA
  18. CUBA
  19. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  20. CZECH REPUBLIC
  21. DENMARK
  22. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  23. Fiji
  24. FINLAND
  25. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  26. GHANA
  27. GUATEMALA
  28. HAITI
  29. HUNGARY
  30. ICELAND
  31. IRAN
  32. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  33. ISRAEL
  34. ITALY
  35. JAMAICA
  36. JAPAN
  37. KENYA
  38. LATVIA
  39. LESOTHO
  40. LIBERIA
  41. LITHUANIA
  42. MALAGASY REPUBLIC
  43. MALAWI
  44. MALAYA
  45. MALTA
  46. MAURITIUS
  47. MEXICO
  48. MONTENEGRO
  49. NEPAL
  50. NETHERLANDS THE
  51. NEW ZEALAND
  52. NIGERIA
  53. PAKISTAN
  54. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  55. ROMANIA
  56. SENEGAL
  57. SIERRA LEONE
  58. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  59. SLOVENIA
  60. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  61. SOUTH AFRICA
  62. SOVIET UNION
  63. SPAIN
  64. SWAZILAND
  65. SWITZERLAND
  66. TAIWAN
  67. THAILAND
  68. TONGA
  69. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  70. TUNISIA
  71. UGANDA
  72. UKRAINE S S R
  73. UNITED KINGDOM
  74. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  75. URUGUAY
  76. VATICAN CITY
  77. VENEZUELA
  78. YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 30 October 1958
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Signature 29 April 1958
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 30 October 1958
AUSTRALIA Ratification 14 May 1960
AUSTRALIA Objection 14 May 1960
AUSTRALIA Declaration 31 January 1968
AUSTRALIA Declaration 29 September 1976
AUSTRIA Signature 27 October 1958
BELGIUM Accession 6 January 1972
BOLIVIA Signature 17 October 1958
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BULGARIA Signature 31 October 1958
BULGARIA Ratification 31 August 1962
BULGARIA Declaration 31 August 1962
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 30 October 1958
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 27 January 1961
BYELORUSSIA S S R Declaration 27 January 1961
CAMBODIA Accession 18 March 1960
CANADA Signature 29 April 1958
CEYLON Signature 30 October 1958
COLOMBIA Signature 29 April 1958
COLOMBIA Declaration 29 April 1958
COSTA RICA Signature 29 April 1958
CROATIA Succession 3 August 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 29 April 1958
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 30 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Declaration 30 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 31 August 1961
DENMARK Signature 29 April 1958
DENMARK Ratification 26 September 1968
DENMARK Objection 26 September 1968
DENMARK Objection 31 October 1974
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 29 April 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11 August 1964
Fiji Succession 25 March 1971
Fiji Declaration 25 March 1971
FINLAND Signature 27 October 1958
FINLAND Ratification 16 February 1965
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27 December 1973 26 January 1974
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Declaration 27 December 1973
GHANA Signature 29 April 1958
GUATEMALA Signature 29 April 1958
HAITI Signature 29 April 1958
HAITI Ratification 29 March 1960
HUNGARY Signature 31 October 1958
HUNGARY Ratification 6 December 1961
HUNGARY Declaration 6 December 1961
ICELAND Signature 29 April 1958
IRAN Signature 28 May 1958
IRAN Reservation 28 May 1958
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 2 October 1958
ISRAEL Signature 29 April 1958
ISRAEL Ratification 6 September 1961
ISRAEL Objection 6 September 1961
ITALY Accession 17 December 1964
ITALY Declaration 17 December 1964
JAMAICA Succession 8 October 1965
JAPAN Accession 10 June 1968
JAPAN Declaration 10 June 1968
KENYA Accession 20 June 1969
LATVIA Succession 17 November 1992 17 December 1992
LESOTHO Succession 23 October 1973
LIBERIA Signature 27 May 1958
LITHUANIA Declaration 1 January 1905
LITHUANIA Accession 31 January 1992 1 March 1992
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 31 July 1962
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Objection 31 July 1962
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Declaration 7 June 1963
MALAWI Accession 3 November 1965
MALAYA Accession 21 December 1960
MALTA Succession 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Succession 5 October 1970
MEXICO Accession 2 August 1966
MEXICO Declaration 2 August 1966
MONTENEGRO Succession 23 October 2006 3 June 2006
NEPAL Signature 29 April 1958
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 31 October 1958
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 18 February 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 18 February 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Objection 17 March 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 1 January 1986
NEW ZEALAND Signature 29 October 1958
NIGERIA Succession 26 June 1961
PAKISTAN Signature 31 October 1958
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Declaration 12 April 1976
ROMANIA Signature 31 October 1958
ROMANIA Ratification 12 December 1961
SENEGAL Accession 25 April 1961
SENEGAL Denunciation 9 June 1971
SIERRA LEONE Succession 13 March 1962
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SOLOMON ISLANDS Declaration 3 September 1981
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 9 April 1963
SOVIET UNION Signature 30 October 1958
SOVIET UNION Ratification 22 November 1960
SPAIN Accession 25 February 1971
SPAIN Declaration 25 February 1971
SWAZILAND Accession 16 October 1970
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 October 1958
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 May 1966
TAIWAN Signature 29 April 1958
THAILAND Signature 29 April 1958
THAILAND Ratification 2 July 1958
TONGA Succession 29 June 1971
TONGA Declaration 29 June 1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Succession 11 April 1966
TUNISIA Reservation 1 January 1905
TUNISIA Signature 30 October 1958
UGANDA Accession 14 September 1964
UKRAINE S S R Signature 30 October 1958
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 12 January 1961
UKRAINE S S R Reservation 12 January 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 9 September 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 6 November 1959
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 14 March 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 14 March 1960
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 5 April 1962
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 2 November 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 2 January 1973
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 13 May 1975
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 10 June 1997 1 July 1997
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 15 September 1958
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 12 April 1961
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 19 September 1962
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 17 June 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 28 September 1966
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 7 November 1974
URUGUAY Signature 29 April 1958
VATICAN CITY Signature 30 April 1958
VENEZUELA Signature 30 October 1958
VENEZUELA Ratification 15 August 1961
VENEZUELA Reservation 15 August 1961
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 034/2006: Cm 7159||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2006-TS0034.pdf
  2. PRO (now TNA) F.O 93/1/620/0: 0
  3. UN Registration United/0: 516 205
  4. Treaty Series 003/1965: Cmnd 2511||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1965-TS0003.pdf
  5. Miscellaneous Series 015/1958: Cmnd 584
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: d630d733-441c-42f6-8281-2c30ddfaf19e
Treaty ID: 2322
Record ID: 70562