Convention on the Continental Shelf

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
LAW OF THE SEA
Signed at
Signed on
29 April 1958
In force on
10 June 1964

Treaty document

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Parties

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

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 30 October 1958
ALBANIA Accession 7 December 1964
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Signature 29 April 1958
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 30 October 1958
AUSTRALIA Ratification 14 May 1963
BOLIVIA Signature 17 October 1958
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 12 January 1994 6 March 1992
BULGARIA Objection 1 January 1905
BULGARIA Accession 31 August 1962
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 31 October 1958
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 27 February 1961
CAMBODIA Accession 18 March 1960
CANADA Signature 29 April 1958
CANADA Ratification 6 February 1970 8 March 1970
CANADA Declaration 6 February 1970
CEYLON Signature 30 October 1958
CHILE Signature 31 October 1958
COLOMBIA Signature 29 April 1958
COLOMBIA Ratification 8 January 1962
COSTA RICA Signature 29 April 1958
COSTA RICA Ratification 16 February 1972 17 March 1972
CROATIA Succession 3 August 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Signature 29 April 1958
CYPRUS Accession 11 April 1974 11 May 1974
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 22 February 1993 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 31 October 1958
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 21 August 1961
DENMARK Signature 29 April 1958
DENMARK Ratification 12 June 1963
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 29 April 1958
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 11 August 1964
ECUADOR Signature 31 October 1958
Fiji Accession 25 March 1971
FINLAND Signature 27 October 1958
FINLAND Ratification 16 February 1965
FRANCE Accession 14 June 1965
FRANCE Declaration 14 June 1965
FRANCE Objection 14 June 1965
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 27 December 1973 26 January 1974
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 30 October 1958
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 30 October 1958
GHANA Signature 29 May 1958
GREECE Accession 6 November 1972
GREECE Declaration 6 November 1972
GUATEMALA Signature 29 April 1958
GUATEMALA Ratification 27 November 1961
HAITI Signature 29 April 1958
HAITI Ratification 29 March 1960
ICELAND Signature 29 April 1958
INDONESIA Signature 8 May 1958
IRAN Signature 28 May 1958
IRAN Declaration 28 May 1958
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 2 October 1958
ISRAEL Signature 29 April 1958
ISRAEL Ratification 6 September 1961
JAMAICA Accession 8 October 1965
KENYA Accession 20 June 1969
LATVIA Accession 2 December 1992 1 January 1993
LEBANON Signature 29 May 1958
LESOTHO Accession 23 October 1973
LIBERIA Signature 27 May 1958
MALAGASY REPUBLIC Accession 31 July 1962
MALAWI Accession 3 November 1965
MALAYA Accession 21 December 1960
MALTA Accession 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Accession 5 October 1970
MEXICO Accession 2 August 1966
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 Declaration 1 January 1986
NEW ZEALAND Signature 29 October 1958
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 18 January 1965
NIGERIA Accession 28 April 1971
NORWAY Accession 9 September 1971
PAKISTAN Signature 31 October 1958
PANAMA Signature 2 May 1958
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Declaration 25 February 1976
PERU Signature 31 October 1958
POLAND Objection 1 January 1905
POLAND Signature 31 October 1958
POLAND Ratification 29 June 1962
PORTUGAL Signature 28 October 1958
PORTUGAL Ratification 8 January 1963
ROMANIA Objection 1 January 1905
ROMANIA Accession 12 December 1961
SENEGAL Accession 25 April 1961
SENEGAL Withdrawal 1 March 1976 30 March 1976
SIERRA LEONE Accession 25 November 1966
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 3 September 1981
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 9 April 1963
SOVIET UNION Objection 1 January 1905
SOVIET UNION Signature 31 October 1958
SOVIET UNION Ratification 22 November 1960
SPAIN Accession 25 February 1971
SPAIN Declaration 25 February 1971
SWAZILAND Accession 16 October 1970
SWEDEN Accession 1 June 1966
SWITZERLAND Signature 22 October 1958
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 May 1966
TAIWAN Statement 1 January 1905
TAIWAN Signature 29 April 1958
TAIWAN Ratification 12 October 1970
THAILAND Signature 29 April 1958
THAILAND Ratification 2 July 1968
THAILAND Declaration 2 July 1968
TONGA Accession 29 June 1971
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 11 July 1968
TUNISIA Signature 30 October 1958
UGANDA Accession 14 September 1964
UKRAINE Objection 1 January 1905
UKRAINE Signature 31 October 1958
UKRAINE Ratification 12 January 1961
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 1 January 1905
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 9 September 1958
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 11 May 1964
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 14 January 1966
UNITED KINGDOM Objection 31 August 1976
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 Declaration 19 September 1962
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 9 September 1965
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Objection 16 July 1970
URUGUAY Signature 29 April 1958
VENEZUELA Signature 30 October 1958
VENEZUELA Declaration 30 October 1958
VENEZUELA Ratification 15 August 1961
VENEZUELA Declaration 15 August 1961
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Succession 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Reservation 12 March 2001 27 April 1992
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF Confirmation 12 March 2001

Citations

  1. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/620/4/0: 0
  2. UN Registration United/0: 499 311
  3. Treaty Series 039/1964: Cmnd 2422||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1964-TS0039.pdf
  4. Miscellaneous Series 015/1958: Cmnd 584
Metadata

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UUID: 78766b27-e9ed-4a8c-8b1b-6b974652e168
Treaty ID: 2324
Record ID: 70564