Convention on International Civil Aviation

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Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
AVIATION
Signed at
Signed on
7 December 1944
In force on
4 April 1947

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. ALBANIA
  3. ALGERIA
  4. ANGOLA
  5. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  6. Antilles
  7. ARGENTINA
  8. ARMENIA
  9. Aruba
  10. AUSTRALIA
  11. AUSTRIA
  12. AZERBAIJAN
  13. BAHAMAS
  14. Bahrain
  15. BANGLADESH
  16. BARBADOS
  17. BELARUS
  18. BELGIUM
  19. BELIZE
  20. BENIN
  21. BHUTAN
  22. BOLIVIA
  23. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  24. BOTSWANA
  25. BRAZIL
  26. BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  27. BULGARIA
  28. BURKINA FASO
  29. BURMA
  30. BURUNDI
  31. CAMBODIA
  32. CAMEROON
  33. CANADA
  34. CAPE VERDE
  35. CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
  36. CHAD
  37. CHILE
  38. CHINA
  39. COLOMBIA
  40. COMOROS
  41. CONGO
  42. Cook Islands
  43. COSTA RICA
  44. COTE D'IVOIRE
  45. CROATIA
  46. CUBA
  47. CYPRUS
  48. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  49. CZECH REPUBLIC
  50. DENMARK
  51. DJIBOUTI
  52. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
  53. ECUADOR
  54. EGYPT
  55. EL SALVADOR
  56. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  57. ERITREA
  58. ESTONIA
  59. ETHIOPIA
  60. Fiji
  61. FINLAND
  62. FRANCE
  63. GABON
  64. GAMBIA THE
  65. GEORGIA
  66. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  67. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  68. GHANA
  69. GREECE
  70. GRENADA
  71. GUATEMALA
  72. GUINEA
  73. GUINEA BISSAU
  74. GUYANA
  75. HAITI
  76. HONDURAS
  77. HUNGARY
  78. ICELAND
  79. INDIA
  80. INDONESIA
  81. IRAN
  82. IRAQ
  83. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  84. ISRAEL
  85. ITALY
  86. JAMAICA
  87. JAPAN
  88. JORDAN
  89. KAZAKHSTAN
  90. KENYA
  91. KIRIBATI
  92. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  93. KOREA REPUBLIC OF
  94. KUWAIT
  95. KYRGYZSTAN
  96. LAOS
  97. LATVIA
  98. LEBANON
  99. LESOTHO
  100. LIBERIA
  101. LIBYA
  102. LITHUANIA
  103. LUXEMBOURG
  104. MACEDONIA THE FYR OF
  105. MADAGASCAR
  106. MALAWI
  107. MALAYSIA
  108. MALDIVES
  109. MALI
  110. MALTA
  111. MARSHALL ISLANDS
  112. MAURITANIA
  113. MAURITIUS
  114. MEXICO
  115. MICRONESIA
  116. MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF
  117. MONACO
  118. MONGOLIA
  119. MOROCCO
  120. MOZAMBIQUE
  121. NAMIBIA
  122. NAURU
  123. NEPAL
  124. NETHERLANDS THE
  125. NEW ZEALAND
  126. NICARAGUA
  127. NIGER
  128. NIGERIA
  129. NORWAY
  130. OMAN
  131. PAKISTAN
  132. PANAMA
  133. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  134. PARAGUAY
  135. PERU
  136. PHILIPPINES
  137. POLAND
  138. PORTUGAL
  139. Qatar
  140. ROMANIA
  141. RWANDA
  142. SAINT LUCIA
  143. SAN MARINO
  144. SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
  145. SAUDI ARABIA
  146. SENEGAL
  147. SEYCHELLES
  148. SIERRA LEONE
  149. SINGAPORE
  150. SLOVAK REPUBLIC
  151. SLOVENIA
  152. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  153. SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  154. SOUTH AFRICA
  155. SOVIET UNION
  156. SPAIN
  157. SRI LANKA
  158. ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
  159. SUDAN
  160. SURINAME
  161. SWAZILAND
  162. SWEDEN
  163. SWITZERLAND
  164. SYRIA
  165. TAIWAN
  166. TAJIKISTAN
  167. TANZANIA
  168. THAILAND
  169. TOGO
  170. TONGA
  171. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  172. TUNISIA
  173. TURKEY
  174. TURKMENISTAN
  175. UGANDA
  176. UKRAINE
  177. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  178. UNITED KINGDOM
  179. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  180. URUGUAY
  181. UZBEKISTAN
  182. VANUATU
  183. VENEZUELA
  184. VIETNAM
  185. VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF
  186. YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC
  187. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  188. YUGOSLAVIA
  189. ZAIRE
  190. ZAMBIA
  191. ZIMBABWE

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 7 December 1944
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 4 April 1947 4 May 1947
ALBANIA Adherence 28 March 1991 27 April 1991
ALGERIA Accession 7 May 1963 6 June 1963
ANGOLA Adherence 11 March 1977 10 April 1977
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Adherence 10 November 1981 10 December 1981
Antilles Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
ARGENTINA Accession 4 June 1946 4 April 1947
ARMENIA Adherence 18 June 1992 18 July 1992
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 7 December 1944
AUSTRALIA Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
AUSTRIA Adherence 27 August 1948 26 September 1948
AZERBAIJAN Adherence 9 October 1992 8 November 1992
BAHAMAS Adherence 27 May 1975 26 June 1975
Bahrain Adherence 20 August 1971 19 September 1971
BANGLADESH Adherence 22 December 1972 21 January 1973
BARBADOS Adherence 21 March 1967 20 April 1967
BELARUS Adherence 4 June 1993 4 July 1993
BELGIUM Signature 9 April 1945
BELGIUM Ratification 5 May 1947 4 June 1947
BELGIUM Notification 27 April 1948
BELIZE Adherence 7 December 1990 6 January 1991
BENIN Adherence 29 May 1961 28 June 1961
BHUTAN Adherence 17 May 1989 16 June 1989
BOLIVIA Signature 7 December 1944
BOLIVIA Ratification 4 April 1947 4 May 1947
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Adherence 13 January 1993 12 February 1993
BOTSWANA Adherence 28 December 1978 27 January 1979
BRAZIL Signature 29 May 1945
BRAZIL Ratification 8 July 1946 4 April 1947
BRAZIL Notification 25 June 1948
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Adherence 4 December 1984 3 January 1985
BULGARIA Adherence 8 June 1967 8 July 1967
BURKINA FASO Accession 21 March 1962 20 April 1962
BURMA Adherence 8 July 1948 7 August 1948
BURUNDI Adherence 19 January 1968 18 February 1968
CAMBODIA Accession 16 January 1956 15 February 1956
CAMEROON Accession 15 January 1960 14 February 1960
CANADA Signature 7 December 1944
CANADA Ratification 13 February 1946 4 April 1947
CAPE VERDE Adherence 19 August 1976 18 September 1976
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Adherence 28 June 1961 28 July 1961
CHAD Accession 3 July 1962 2 August 1962
CHILE Signature 7 December 1944
CHILE Ratification 11 March 1947 10 April 1947
CHINA Signature 7 December 1944
CHINA Ratification 20 February 1946
CHINA Statement 15 February 1974
COLOMBIA Signature 31 October 1947
COLOMBIA Ratification 31 October 1947 30 November 1947
COMOROS Adherence 15 January 1985 14 February 1985
CONGO Adherence 26 April 1962 26 May 1962
Cook Islands Adherence 20 August 1986 19 September 1986
COSTA RICA Signature 10 March 1945
COSTA RICA Ratification 1 May 1958 31 May 1958
COTE D'IVOIRE Accession 31 October 1960 30 November 1960
CROATIA Adherence 9 April 1992 9 May 1992
CUBA Signature 20 April 1945
CUBA Reservation 20 June 1947
CUBA Withdrawal Res. 11 May 1949
CUBA Ratification 11 May 1949 10 June 1949
CYPRUS Accession 17 January 1961 16 February 1961
CZECH REPUBLIC Adherence 4 March 1993 3 April 1993
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 18 April 1945
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
DENMARK Signature 7 December 1944
DENMARK Ratification 28 February 1947 4 April 1947
DJIBOUTI Adherence 30 June 1978 30 July 1978
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Signature 7 December 1944
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Ratification 25 January 1946 4 April 1947
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Notification 14 June 1948
ECUADOR Signature 7 December 1944
ECUADOR Ratification 20 August 1954 19 September 1954
EGYPT Signature 7 December 1944
EGYPT Ratification 13 March 1947 12 April 1947
EGYPT Notification 23 April 1948
EL SALVADOR Signature 9 May 1945
EL SALVADOR Ratification 11 June 1947 11 July 1947
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 22 February 1972 23 March 1972
ERITREA Adherence 17 September 1993 17 October 1993
ESTONIA Adherence 24 January 1992 23 February 1992
ETHIOPIA Signature 10 February 1947
ETHIOPIA Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
Fiji Adherence 5 March 1973 4 April 1973
FINLAND Accession 30 March 1949 29 April 1949
FRANCE Signature 7 December 1944
FRANCE Ratification 25 March 1947 24 April 1947
GABON Accession 18 January 1962 17 February 1962
GAMBIA THE Adherence 13 May 1977 12 June 1977
GEORGIA Adherence 21 January 1994 20 February 1994
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Adherence 2 April 1990 2 May 1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Participation 9 May 1956 8 June 1956
GHANA Accession 9 May 1957 8 June 1957
GREECE Signature 7 December 1944
GREECE Ratification 13 March 1947 12 April 1947
GRENADA Accession 31 August 1981 30 September 1981
GUATEMALA Signature 30 January 1945
GUATEMALA Ratification 28 April 1947 28 May 1947
GUATEMALA Declaration 13 June 1952 13 June 1953
GUINEA Accession 27 March 1959 26 April 1959
GUINEA BISSAU Adherence 15 December 1977 14 January 1978
GUYANA Accession 3 February 1967 5 March 1967
HAITI Signature 7 December 1944
HAITI Ratification 25 March 1948 24 April 1948
HONDURAS Signature 7 December 1944
HONDURAS Ratification 7 May 1953 6 June 1953
HUNGARY Accession 30 September 1969 30 October 1969
ICELAND Signature 7 December 1944
ICELAND Ratification 21 March 1947 20 April 1947
INDIA Signature 7 December 1944
INDIA Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
INDONESIA Accession 27 April 1950 27 May 1950
IRAN Signature 7 December 1944
IRAN Ratification 19 April 1950 19 May 1950
IRAQ Signature 7 December 1944
IRAQ Ratification 2 June 1947 2 July 1947
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Signature 7 December 1944
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Ratification 31 October 1946 4 April 1947
ISRAEL Accession 24 May 1949 23 June 1949
ITALY Participation 31 October 1947 30 November 1947
JAMAICA Accession 26 March 1963 25 April 1963
JAPAN Participation 8 September 1953 8 October 1953
JORDAN Accession 18 March 1947 17 April 1947
KAZAKHSTAN Adherence 21 August 1992 20 September 1992
KENYA Accession 1 May 1964 31 May 1964
KIRIBATI Adherence 14 April 1981 14 May 1981
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Adherence 16 August 1977 15 September 1977
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 11 November 1952 11 December 1952
KUWAIT Accession 18 May 1960 17 June 1960
KYRGYZSTAN Adherence 25 February 1993 27 March 1993
LAOS Accession 13 June 1955 13 July 1955
LATVIA Adherence 13 July 1992 12 August 1992
LEBANON Signature 7 December 1944
LEBANON Ratification 19 September 1949 19 October 1949
LESOTHO Adherence 19 May 1975 18 June 1975
LIBERIA Signature 7 December 1944
LIBERIA Ratification 11 February 1947 4 April 1947
LIBYA Accession 29 January 1953 28 February 1953
LITHUANIA Adherence 8 January 1992 7 February 1992
LUXEMBOURG Signature 9 July 1945
LUXEMBOURG Ratification 28 April 1948 28 May 1948
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF Adherence 10 December 1992 9 January 1993
MADAGASCAR Accession 14 April 1962 14 May 1962
MALAWI Accession 11 September 1964 11 October 1964
MALAYSIA Accession 7 April 1958 7 May 1958
MALDIVES Adherence 12 March 1974 11 April 1974
MALI Accession 8 November 1960 8 December 1960
MALTA Accession 5 January 1965 4 February 1965
MARSHALL ISLANDS Adherence 18 March 1988 17 April 1988
MAURITANIA Accession 13 January 1962 12 February 1962
MAURITIUS Accession 30 January 1970 1 March 1970
MEXICO Signature 7 December 1944
MEXICO Ratification 25 June 1946 4 April 1947
MICRONESIA Adherence 27 September 1988
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF Adherence 1 June 1992 1 July 1992
MONACO Accession 4 January 1980 3 February 1980
MONGOLIA Adherence 7 September 1989 7 October 1989
MOROCCO Accession 13 November 1956 13 December 1956
MOZAMBIQUE Adherence 5 January 1977 4 February 1977
NAMIBIA Adherence 30 April 1991 30 May 1991
NAURU Adherence 25 August 1975 24 September 1975
NEPAL Accession 29 June 1960 29 July 1960
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 7 December 1944
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 26 March 1947 25 April 1947
NEW ZEALAND Signature 7 December 1944
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 7 March 1947 6 April 1947
NICARAGUA Signature 7 December 1944
NICARAGUA Ratification 28 December 1945 4 April 1947
NIGER Accession 29 May 1961 28 June 1961
NIGERIA Accession 14 November 1960 14 December 1960
NORWAY Signature 30 January 1945
NORWAY Ratification 5 May 1947 4 June 1947
OMAN Adherence 24 January 1973 23 February 1973
PAKISTAN Accession 6 November 1947 6 December 1947
PAKISTAN Notification 4 September 1948
PANAMA Accession 18 January 1960 17 February 1960
PANAMA Reservation 18 January 1960 17 February 1960
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Adherence 15 December 1975 14 January 1976
PARAGUAY Signature 27 July 1945
PARAGUAY Ratification 21 January 1946 4 April 1947
PERU Signature 7 December 1944
PERU Ratification 8 April 1946 4 April 1947
PHILIPPINES Signature 7 December 1944
PHILIPPINES Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
PHILIPPINES Notification 25 May 1948
POLAND Signature 7 December 1944
POLAND Ratification 6 April 1945 4 April 1947
PORTUGAL Signature 7 December 1944
PORTUGAL Ratification 27 February 1947 4 April 1947
PORTUGAL Communication 22 October 1999 20 December 1999
Qatar Accession 5 September 1971 5 October 1971
ROMANIA Accession 30 April 1965 30 May 1965
RWANDA Accession 3 February 1964 4 March 1964
SAINT LUCIA Accession 20 November 1979 20 December 1979
SAN MARINO Adherence 13 May 1988 12 June 1988
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Adherence 28 February 1977 30 March 1977
SAUDI ARABIA Accession 19 February 1962 21 March 1962
SAUDI ARABIA Declaration 19 February 1962 21 March 1962
SENEGAL Accession 11 November 1960 11 December 1960
SEYCHELLES Adherence 25 April 1977 25 May 1977
SIERRA LEONE Accession 22 November 1961 22 December 1961
SINGAPORE Accession 20 May 1966 19 June 1966
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Adherence 15 March 1993 14 April 1993
SLOVENIA Adherence 13 May 1992 12 June 1992
SOLOMON ISLANDS Adherence 11 April 1985 11 May 1985
SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 2 March 1964 1 April 1964
SOUTH AFRICA Signature 4 June 1945
SOUTH AFRICA Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
SOVIET UNION Accession 15 October 1970 14 November 1970
SOVIET UNION Declaration 15 October 1970
SPAIN Signature 7 December 1944
SPAIN Ratification 5 March 1947 4 April 1947
SRI LANKA Adherence 1 June 1948
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Adherence 15 November 1983 15 December 1983
SUDAN Accession 29 June 1956 29 July 1956
SURINAME Adherence 5 March 1976 4 April 1976
SWAZILAND Adherence 14 February 1973 16 March 1973
SWEDEN Signature 7 December 1944
SWEDEN Ratification 7 November 1946 4 April 1947
SWITZERLAND Signature 6 July 1945
SWITZERLAND Ratification 6 February 1947 4 April 1947
SYRIA Signature 7 December 1944
SYRIA Ratification 21 December 1949 20 January 1950
TAIWAN Withdrawal 31 May 1950 31 May 1951
TAJIKISTAN Adherence 3 September 1993 3 October 1993
TANZANIA Accession 23 April 1962 26 April 1964
THAILAND Signature 7 December 1944
THAILAND Ratification 4 April 1947 4 May 1947
TOGO Accession 18 May 1965 17 June 1965
TONGA Adherence 2 November 1984 2 December 1984
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 14 March 1963 13 April 1963
TUNISIA Accession 18 November 1957 18 December 1957
TURKEY Signature 7 December 1944
TURKEY Ratification 20 December 1945 4 April 1947
TURKMENISTAN Adherence 15 March 1993 14 April 1993
UGANDA Accession 10 April 1967 10 May 1967
UKRAINE Adherence 10 August 1992 9 September 1992
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Accession 25 April 1972 25 May 1972
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 7 December 1944
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 1 March 1947 4 April 1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 7 December 1944
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 9 August 1946 4 April 1947
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Notification 19 July 1948
URUGUAY Signature 7 December 1944
URUGUAY Ratification 14 January 1954 13 February 1954
UZBEKISTAN Adherence 13 October 1992 12 November 1992
VANUATU Accession 17 August 1983 16 September 1983
VENEZUELA Accession 1 April 1947 1 May 1947
VIETNAM Accession 19 October 1954
VIETNAM, REPUBLIC OF Accession 13 March 1980 12 April 1980
YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC Accession 17 April 1964 17 May 1964
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 28 January 1970 27 February 1970
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 6 January 1954
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 9 March 1960 8 April 1960
ZAIRE Accession 27 July 1961 26 August 1961
ZAMBIA Accession 30 October 1964 29 November 1964
ZIMBABWE Adherence 11 February 1981 13 March 1981

Citations

  1. League of Nations Treaty Series 102/0: Vol.15/ 295
  2. Treaty Series 008/1953: Cmd 8742||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1953-TS0008.pdf
  3. Miscellaneous Series 006/1945: Cmd 6614
  4. Canadian Treaty Series 36/1944: 0
  5. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/228/0: 0
  6. Eire Treaty Series 6/1946: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 2a070e6a-40bc-40df-a951-5b585a22f01d
Treaty ID: 1943
Record ID: 64835