Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
TRAVEL
Signed at
Signed on
20 April 1921
In force on
31 October 1922

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALBANIA
  2. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  3. Antilles
  4. Aruba
  5. AUSTRIA
  6. BELGIUM
  7. BOLIVIA
  8. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  9. BRITISH EMPIRE
  10. BULGARIA
  11. CHILE
  12. CHINA
  13. CROATIA
  14. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  15. CZECH REPUBLIC
  16. DANZIG
  17. DENMARK
  18. ESTONIA
  19. Fiji
  20. FINLAND
  21. FRANCE
  22. GEORGIA
  23. GERMANY
  24. GREECE
  25. GUATEMALA
  26. Hong Kong
  27. HONG KONG SAR
  28. HUNGARY
  29. INDIA
  30. IRAQ
  31. ITALY
  32. JAPAN
  33. KHMER REPUBLIC
  34. LAOS
  35. LATVIA
  36. LESOTHO
  37. LIBERIA
  38. LITHUANIA
  39. LUXEMBOURG
  40. MALAWI
  41. Malay States, Federated
  42. Malay States, Unfederated
  43. MALTA
  44. MAURITIUS
  45. NEPAL
  46. NETHERLANDS THE
  47. NEW ZEALAND
  48. NIGERIA
  49. NORWAY
  50. Palestine
  51. PANAMA
  52. PERSIA
  53. POLAND
  54. PORTUGAL
  55. ROUMANIA
  56. RWANDA
  57. SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE
  58. SIAM
  59. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  60. SLOVENIA
  61. SPAIN
  62. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  63. SWAZILAND
  64. SWEDEN
  65. SWITZERLAND
  66. SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON
  67. TURKEY
  68. UNITED KINGDOM
  69. URUGUAY
  70. YUGOSLAVIA
  71. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALBANIA Signature 20 April 1921
ALBANIA Ratification 18 October 1921
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 25 October 1988 1 November 1981
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRIA Signature 20 April 1921
AUSTRIA Ratification 15 November 1923
BELGIUM Signature 20 April 1921
BELGIUM Ratification 16 May 1927
BOLIVIA Signature 20 April 1921
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Succession 1 September 1993 6 March 1992
BRITISH EMPIRE Signature 20 April 1921
BRITISH EMPIRE Declaration 20 April 1921
BRITISH EMPIRE Ratification 2 August 1922
BULGARIA Signature 20 April 1921
BULGARIA Ratification 11 July 1922
CHILE Signature 20 April 1921
CHILE Ratification 19 March 1928
CHINA Signature 20 April 1921
CROATIA Succession 3 August 1992 8 October 1991
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 9 February 1996 1 January 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 20 April 1921
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 29 October 1923
DANZIG Accession 3 April 1925
DENMARK Signature 20 April 1921
DENMARK Ratification 13 November 1922
ESTONIA Signature 20 April 1921
ESTONIA Ratification 6 June 1925
Fiji Succession 15 March 1972
FINLAND Signature 20 April 1921
FINLAND Ratification 29 January 1923
FRANCE Signature 20 April 1921
FRANCE Ratification 19 September 1924
GEORGIA Accession 2 June 1999 31 August 1999
GERMANY Accession 9 April 1924
GREECE Signature 20 April 1921
GREECE Ratification 18 February 1924
GUATEMALA Signature 20 April 1921
Hong Kong Withdrawal 1 July 1997
HONG KONG SAR Application 6 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Accession 18 May 1928
INDIA Signature 20 April 1921
INDIA Ratification 2 August 1922
IRAQ Accession 1 March 1930
ITALY Signature 20 April 1921
ITALY Ratification 5 August 1922
JAPAN Signature 20 April 1921
JAPAN Ratification 20 February 1924
KHMER REPUBLIC Succession 12 April 1971
LAOS Accession 24 November 1956
LATVIA Signature 20 April 1921
LATVIA Ratification 29 September 1923
LESOTHO Succession 23 October 1973
LIBERIA Accession 16 September 2005 15 December 2005
LITHUANIA Signature 20 April 1921
LUXEMBOURG Signature 20 April 1921
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 19 March 1930
MALAWI Withdrawal 3 September 1968
Malay States, Federated Accession 2 September 1923
Malay States, Unfederated Accession 2 September 1923
MALTA Succession 13 May 1966 21 September 1964
MAURITIUS Succession 12 March 1968
NEPAL Accession 22 August 1966
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 20 April 1921
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 17 April 1924
NEW ZEALAND Signature 20 April 1921
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 2 August 1922
NIGERIA Accession 3 November 1967
NORWAY Signature 20 April 1921
NORWAY Ratification 4 September 1923
Palestine Accession 28 January 1924
PANAMA Signature 20 April 1921
PERSIA Signature 20 April 1921
PERSIA Ratification 29 January 1931
POLAND Signature 20 April 1921
POLAND Ratification 8 October 1924
PORTUGAL Signature 20 April 1921
ROUMANIA Signature 20 April 1921
ROUMANIA Ratification 5 September 1923
RWANDA Accession 10 February 1965
SERB-CROAT-SLOVENE STATE Signature 20 April 1921
SIAM Accession 29 November 1922
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 28 May 1993 1 January 1993
SLOVENIA Succession 1 July 1992 25 June 1991
SPAIN Signature 20 April 1921
SPAIN Ratification 17 December 1929
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Succession 5 September 2001 27 October 1979
SWAZILAND Succession 24 November 1969 22 February 1970
SWEDEN Signature 20 April 1921
SWEDEN Ratification 19 January 1925
SWITZERLAND Signature 20 April 1921
SWITZERLAND Ratification 14 July 1924
SYRIA & GRAND LEBANON Accession 7 February 1929
TURKEY Accession 27 June 1933
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 20 April 1921
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 2 August 1922
URUGUAY Signature 20 April 1921
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 7 May 1930
ZIMBABWE Succession 1 December 1998 18 April 1980

Citations

  1. UN Registration 171/0: 0 0
  2. Treaty Series 027/1923: Cmd. 1992||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1923-TS0027.pdf
  3. League of Nations Treaty Series Vol.7 (p.11)/0: 0
  4. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/71/0: 0
  5. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm. 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
Metadata

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UUID: 7af70ad4-6b7b-4fe2-8554-06cd77375287
Treaty ID: 1799
Record ID: 63387