Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies [Moscow version]

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SPACE
Signed at
Signed on
27 January 1967
In force on
10 October 1967

Treaty document

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Parties

  1. AFGHANISTAN
  2. Antigua
  3. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. Aruba
  6. AUSTRALIA
  7. AUSTRIA
  8. BANGLADESH
  9. BELGIUM
  10. BENIN
  11. BRAZIL
  12. British Solomon Islands
  13. Brunei
  14. BULGARIA
  15. BURMA
  16. BYELORUSSIA S S R
  17. CANADA
  18. Caribbean part of the Netherlands
  19. CHILE
  20. CHINA
  21. CONGO
  22. Curacao
  23. CYPRUS
  24. CZECHOSLOVAKIA
  25. DENMARK
  26. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  27. ECUADOR
  28. EQUATORIAL GUINEA
  29. ETHIOPIA
  30. Fiji
  31. FINLAND
  32. FRANCE
  33. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
  34. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  35. GHANA
  36. GRENADA
  37. HUNGARY
  38. ICELAND
  39. INDIA
  40. INDONESIA
  41. IRAQ
  42. ISRAEL
  43. ITALY
  44. JAMAICA
  45. JAPAN
  46. KAZAKHSTAN
  47. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  48. KUWAIT
  49. LAOS
  50. LEBANON
  51. LUXEMBOURG
  52. MALAYSIA
  53. MALI
  54. MAURITIUS
  55. MEXICO
  56. MONGOLIA
  57. MOROCCO
  58. NEPAL
  59. NETHERLANDS THE
  60. NEW ZEALAND
  61. NORWAY
  62. PAKISTAN
  63. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  64. PERU
  65. PHILIPPINES
  66. POLAND
  67. ROMANIA
  68. SAN MARINO
  69. SIERRA LEONE
  70. Sint Maarten
  71. SOVIET UNION
  72. St Kitts Nevis Anguilla
  73. ST LUCIA
  74. SWAZILAND
  75. SWEDEN
  76. SWITZERLAND
  77. SYRIA
  78. THAILAND
  79. TONGA
  80. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  81. TUNISIA
  82. TURKEY
  83. UKRAINE S S R
  84. UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC
  85. UNITED KINGDOM
  86. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  87. URUGUAY
  88. VIETNAM
  89. YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  90. YUGOSLAVIA
  91. ZAMBIA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AFGHANISTAN Signature 30 January 1967
AFGHANISTAN Ratification 17 March 1988
Antigua Extension 10 October 1967
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Succession 26 December 1988 1 November 1981
ARGENTINA Signature 18 April 1967
ARGENTINA Ratification 26 March 1969
Aruba Extension 1 January 1986
AUSTRALIA Ratification 10 October 1967
AUSTRIA Signature 20 February 1967
AUSTRIA Ratification 26 February 1968
BANGLADESH Accession 24 January 1986
BELGIUM Signature 27 January 1967
BELGIUM Ratification 31 March 1973
BENIN Ratification 19 June 1986
BRAZIL Signature 30 January 1967
BRAZIL Ratification 5 March 1969
British Solomon Islands Extension 10 October 1967
Brunei Extension 10 October 1967
BULGARIA Signature 27 January 1967
BULGARIA Ratification 28 March 1967
BURMA Signature 22 May 1967
BURMA Ratification 18 March 1970
BYELORUSSIA S S R Signature 10 February 1967
BYELORUSSIA S S R Ratification 31 October 1967
CANADA Signature 27 January 1967
CANADA Ratification 10 October 1967
Caribbean part of the Netherlands Extension 10 October 2010
CHILE Signature 20 February 1967
CHINA Accession 6 January 1984
CHINA Declaration 6 January 1984
CONGO Signature 29 April 1967
Curacao Extension 10 October 2010
CYPRUS Signature 15 February 1967
CYPRUS Ratification 20 September 1972
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Signature 27 January 1967
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Ratification 18 May 1967
DENMARK Signature 27 January 1967
DENMARK Ratification 10 October 1967
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Extension 10 October 1967
ECUADOR Signature 7 June 1967
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 16 January 1989
ETHIOPIA Signature 10 February 1967
Fiji Succession 29 August 1972 14 July 1972
FINLAND Signature 27 January 1967
FINLAND Ratification 12 July 1967
FRANCE Signature 25 September 1967
FRANCE Ratification 5 August 1970
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Signature 27 January 1967
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Ratification 2 February 1967
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 27 January 1967
GHANA Signature 15 February 1967
GRENADA Extension 10 October 1967
HUNGARY Signature 27 January 1967
HUNGARY Ratification 26 June 1967
ICELAND Signature 27 January 1967
ICELAND Ratification 5 February 1968
INDIA Signature 3 March 1967
INDIA Ratification 18 January 1982
INDONESIA Signature 30 January 1967
IRAQ Signature 9 March 1967
IRAQ Ratification 4 December 1968
ISRAEL Signature 27 January 1967
ITALY Signature 27 January 1967
ITALY Ratification 4 May 1972
JAMAICA Signature 29 June 1967
JAMAICA Ratification 21 August 1970
JAPAN Signature 27 January 1967
JAPAN Ratification 10 October 1967
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 30 May 1997
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF Accession 5 March 2009 5 March 2009
KUWAIT Accession 4 July 1972
KUWAIT Declaration 4 July 1972
LAOS Signature 2 February 1967
LAOS Ratification 27 November 1972
LEBANON Signature 23 February 1967
LEBANON Ratification 31 March 1969
LUXEMBOURG Signature 27 January 1967
MALAYSIA Signature 3 May 1967
MALI Accession 11 June 1968
MAURITIUS Succession 13 May 1969 12 March 1968
MEXICO Signature 27 January 1967
MEXICO Ratification 31 January 1968
MONGOLIA Signature 27 January 1967
MONGOLIA Ratification 10 October 1967
MOROCCO Accession 21 December 1967
NEPAL Signature 3 February 1967
NEPAL Ratification 16 October 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 10 February 1967
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 10 October 1969
NEW ZEALAND Signature 27 January 1967
NEW ZEALAND Ratification 31 May 1968
NORWAY Signature 3 February 1967
NORWAY Ratification 1 July 1969
PAKISTAN Signature 12 September 1967
PAKISTAN Ratification 8 April 1968
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Succession 13 November 1980
PERU Ratification 28 February 1979
PHILIPPINES Signature 29 April 1967
POLAND Signature 27 January 1967
POLAND Ratification 30 January 1968
ROMANIA Signature 27 January 1967
ROMANIA Ratification 9 April 1968
SAN MARINO Signature 6 June 1967
SAN MARINO Ratification 21 November 1968
SIERRA LEONE Signature 27 January 1967
SIERRA LEONE Ratification 13 July 1967
Sint Maarten Extension 10 October 2010
SOVIET UNION Signature 27 January 1967
SOVIET UNION Ratification 10 October 1967
St Kitts Nevis Anguilla Extension 10 October 1967
ST LUCIA Extension 10 October 1967
SWAZILAND Extension 10 October 1967
SWEDEN Signature 27 January 1967
SWEDEN Ratification 11 October 1967
SWITZERLAND Signature 30 January 1967
SWITZERLAND Ratification 18 December 1969
SYRIA Reservation 14 November 1968
SYRIA Accession 14 November 1968 19 November 1968
THAILAND Signature 27 January 1967
THAILAND Ratification 9 September 1968
TONGA Extension 10 October 1967
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Signature 17 August 1967
TUNISIA Signature 15 February 1967
TUNISIA Ratification 4 April 1968
TURKEY Signature 27 January 1967
TURKEY Ratification 27 March 1968
UKRAINE S S R Signature 10 February 1967
UKRAINE S S R Ratification 31 October 1967
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Signature 27 January 1967
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC Ratification 23 January 1968
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 27 January 1967
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 10 October 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 27 January 1967
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 10 October 1967
URUGUAY Signature 30 January 1967
VIETNAM Accession 20 June 1980
YEMEN, PEOPLES'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Accession 1 June 1979
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 27 January 1967
ZAMBIA Accession 21 August 1973

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
  2. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/792B/0: 0
  3. UN Registration The 3/0: 610 205
  4. Treaty Series 010/1968: Cmnd 3519||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1968-TS0010.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 726156be-85f9-4106-a1ff-b03e6e5d9ba8
Treaty ID: 2524
Record ID: 70786