Treaty regulating the Status of Spitsbergen and Conferring the Sovereignty on Norway

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
BOUNDARIES
Signed at
Signed on
9 February 1920
In force on
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Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
  4. AUSTRALIA
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BULGARIA
  8. CANADA
  9. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
  10. CHILE
  11. CHINA
  12. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  13. CZECH REPUBLIC
  14. DENMARK
  15. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  16. EGYPT
  17. ESTONIA
  18. FINLAND
  19. FRANCE
  20. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  21. GERMANY
  22. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  23. GREECE
  24. HEJAZ
  25. HUNGARY
  26. ICELAND
  27. INDIA
  28. Irish Free State
  29. ITALY
  30. JAPAN
  31. LATVIA
  32. MONACO
  33. NETHERLANDS THE
  34. NEW ZEALAND
  35. NORWAY
  36. POLAND
  37. PORTUGAL
  38. ROUMANIA
  39. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  40. SOUTH AFRICA
  41. SOVIET UNION
  42. SPAIN
  43. SWEDEN
  44. SWITZERLAND
  45. UNITED KINGDOM
  46. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  47. VENEZUELA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Accession 23 November 1925
ALBANIA Accession 29 April 1930
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC Accession 6 May 1927
AUSTRALIA Extension 29 December 1923
AUSTRIA Accession 12 March 1930
BELGIUM Accession 27 May 1925
BULGARIA Accession 20 October 1925
CANADA Extension 29 December 1923
Caribbean part of the Netherlands Extension 10 October 2010
CHILE Accession 17 December 1928
CHINA Accession 1 July 1925
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 21 June 2006 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 9 July 1930
DENMARK Signature 9 February 1920
DENMARK Ratification 24 January 1924
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 3 February 1927
EGYPT Accession 13 September 1925
ESTONIA Accession 7 April 1930
FINLAND Accession 12 August 1925
FRANCE Signature 9 February 1920
FRANCE Ratification 6 September 1924
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Re-Application 23 September 1974 7 August 1974
GERMANY Accession 16 November 1925
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 30 January 1953 1 January 1953
GREECE Accession 21 October 1925
HEJAZ Accession 14 August 1925
HUNGARY Accession 29 October 1927
ICELAND Accession 31 May 1994
INDIA Extension 29 December 1923
Irish Free State Extension 29 December 1923
ITALY Signature 9 February 1920
ITALY Ratification 6 August 1924
JAPAN Signature 9 February 1920
JAPAN Ratification 2 April 1925
LATVIA Accession 13 June 2016
MONACO Accession 22 June 1925
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 9 February 1920
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 3 September 1920
NEW ZEALAND Extension 29 December 1923
NORWAY Signature 9 February 1920
NORWAY Ratification 8 October 1924
POLAND Accession 2 September 1931
PORTUGAL Accession 24 October 1927
ROUMANIA Accession 10 July 1925
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Accession 6 July 1925
SOUTH AFRICA Extension 29 December 1923
SOVIET UNION Accession 7 May 1935
SPAIN Accession 12 November 1925
SWEDEN Signature 9 February 1920
SWEDEN Ratification 15 September 1924
SWITZERLAND Accession 30 June 1925
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 9 February 1920
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 29 December 1923
UNITED KINGDOM Re-Application 30 January 1953 1 January 1953
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 9 February 1920
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 2 April 1924
VENEZUELA Accession 8 February 1928

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 018/1924: Cmd. 2092||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1924-TS0018.pdf
  2. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7260||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: f28e73ae-f6cc-42c5-b008-d501f5445d74
Treaty ID: 3850
Record ID: 72253