International Convention relative to the Conversion of Merchant-Ships into War-Ships

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

DEFENCE

Signed at

• The Hague

Signed on

18 October 1907

In force on

26 January 1910

Treaty document

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Parties

1. Antilles
2. ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
3. Aruba
4. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
5. BELGIUM
6. BOLIVIA
7. BRAZIL
8. BULGARIA
9. BYELORUSSIA S S R
10. CHILE
11. CHINA
12. COLOMBIA
13. CUBA
14. DENMARK
15. ECUADOR
16. ETHIOPIA
17. Fiji
18. FINLAND
19. FRANCE
20. GERMANY
21. GREECE
22. GUATEMALA
23. HAYTI
24. ITALY
25. JAPAN
26. LIBERIA
27. LITHUANIA
28. LUXEMBOURG
29. MADAGASCAR
30. MEXICO
31. MONTENEGRO
32. NETHERLANDS THE
33. NICARAGUA
34. NORWAY
35. PANAMA
36. PARAGUAY
37. PERSIA
38. PERU
39. POLAND
40. PORTUGAL
41. ROUMANIA
42. RUSSIA
43. SALVADOR
44. SERBIA
45. SIAM
46. SOUTH AFRICA
47. SPAIN
48. SWEDEN
49. SWITZERLAND
50. TOGO
51. TURKEY
52. UNITED KINGDOM
53. VENEZUELA

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
Antilles	Extension	1 January 1986
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC	Signature	18 October 1907
Aruba	Extension	1 January 1986
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY	Signature	18 October 1907
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY	Ratification	27 November 1909
BELGIUM	Signature	18 October 1907
BELGIUM	Ratification	8 August 1910
BOLIVIA	Signature	18 October 1907
BRAZIL	Signature	18 October 1907
BRAZIL	Ratification	5 January 1914
BULGARIA	Signature	18 October 1907
BYELORUSSIA S S R	Declaration	4 June 1962
CHILE	Signature	18 October 1907
CHINA	Accession	10 May 1917
COLOMBIA	Signature	18 October 1907
CUBA	Signature	18 October 1907
DENMARK	Signature	18 October 1907
DENMARK	Ratification	27 November 1909
ECUADOR	Signature	18 October 1907
ETHIOPIA	Accession	5 August 1935
Fiji	Succession	2 April 1973
FINLAND	Accession	9 June 1922
FRANCE	Signature	18 October 1907
FRANCE	Ratification	7 October 1910
GERMANY	Signature	18 October 1907
GERMANY	Ratification	27 November 1909
GREECE	Signature	18 October 1907
GUATEMALA	Signature	18 October 1907
GUATEMALA	Ratification	15 March 1911
HAYTI	Signature	18 October 1907
HAYTI	Ratification	2 February 1910
ITALY	Signature	18 October 1907
JAPAN	Signature	18 October 1907
JAPAN	Ratification	13 December 1911
LIBERIA	Accession	4 February 1914
LITHUANIA	Def EIF	11 November 2004	9 January 2005
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	18 October 1907
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	15 September 1912
MADAGASCAR	Accession	13 September 2009	6 December 2009
MEXICO	Signature	18 October 1907
MEXICO	Ratification	27 November 1909
MONTENEGRO	Signature	18 October 1907
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	18 October 1907
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	27 November 1909
NETHERLANDS THE	Extension	1 January 1986
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	18 October 2010
NICARAGUA	Accession	16 December 1909
NORWAY	Signature	18 October 1907
NORWAY	Ratification	19 September 1910
PANAMA	Signature	18 October 1907
PANAMA	Ratification	11 September 1911
PARAGUAY	Signature	18 October 1907
PERSIA	Signature	18 October 1907
PERU	Signature	18 October 1907
POLAND	Accession	31 May 1935
PORTUGAL	Signature	18 October 1907
PORTUGAL	Ratification	13 April 1911
ROUMANIA	Signature	18 October 1907
ROUMANIA	Ratification	1 March 1912
RUSSIA	Signature	18 October 1907
RUSSIA	Ratification	27 November 1909
SALVADOR	Signature	18 October 1907
SALVADOR	Ratification	27 November 1909
SERBIA	Signature	18 October 1907
SIAM	Signature	18 October 1907
SIAM	Ratification	12 March 1910
SOUTH AFRICA	Succession	10 March 1978
SPAIN	Signature	18 October 1907
SPAIN	Ratification	18 March 1913
SWEDEN	Signature	18 October 1907
SWEDEN	Ratification	27 November 1909
SWITZERLAND	Signature	18 October 1907
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	12 May 1910
TOGO	Def EIF	18 October 2004	17 December 2004
TURKEY	Signature	18 October 1907
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	18 October 1907
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	27 November 1909
VENEZUELA	Signature	18 October 1907

Citations

1. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
2. Treaty Series 022/2010: Cm 8063||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2010-TS0022.pdf
3. Treaty Series 011/1910: Cd. 5115||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1910-TS0011.pdf