Convention on the International Hydrographic Organisation

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

OCEANOGRAPHY

Signed at

• Monaco

Signed on

3 May 1967

In force on

22 September 1970

Treaty document

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Parties

1. ALGERIA
2. ARGENTINA
3. AUSTRALIA
4. Bahrain
5. BELGIUM
6. BRAZIL
7. CAMEROON
8. CANADA
9. CHILE
10. CHINA
11. COLOMBIA
12. CROATIA
13. CUBA
14. CYPRUS
15. DENMARK
16. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
17. ECUADOR
18. EGYPT
19. FINLAND
20. FRANCE
21. GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
22. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
23. GREECE
24. GUATEMALA
25. HAITI
26. ICELAND
27. INDIA
28. INDONESIA
29. IRAN
30. IRELAND
31. ITALY
32. JAPAN
33. KOREA
34. KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
35. MALAYSIA
36. MAURITIUS
37. MONACO
38. MONTENEGRO
39. MOROCCO
40. MOZAMBIQUE
41. MYANMAR
42. NETHERLANDS THE
43. NEW ZEALAND
44. NIGERIA
45. NORWAY
46. OMAN
47. PAKISTAN
48. PAPUA NEW GUINEA
49. PARAGUAY
50. PERU
51. PHILIPPINES
52. POLAND
53. PORTUGAL
54. ROMANIA
55. SAUDI ARABIA
56. SINGAPORE
57. SOUTH AFRICA
58. SOVIET UNION
59. SPAIN
60. SRI LANKA
61. SURINAME
62. SWEDEN
63. SYRIA
64. TAIWAN
65. THAILAND
66. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
67. TURKEY
68. UNITED KINGDOM
69. URUGUAY
70. VENEZUELA
71. YUGOSLAVIA
72. ZAIRE

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
ALGERIA	Accession	4 April 1996	4 April 1996
ALGERIA	Reservation	4 April 1996
ARGENTINA	Signature	3 May 1967
ARGENTINA	Ratification	4 April 1968
AUSTRALIA	Signature	3 May 1967
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	25 November 1968
Bahrain	Accession	22 October 1992	22 October 1992
BELGIUM	Accession	10 March 1981
BRAZIL	Signature	3 May 1967
CAMEROON	Adherence	16 June 2004	1 January 1900
CANADA	Signature	3 May 1967
CANADA	Ratification	26 August 1968
CHILE	Signature	3 May 1967
CHILE	Ratification	11 June 1971
CHINA	Accession	15 May 1979
CHINA	Reservation	15 May 1979
CHINA	Declaration	15 May 1979
COLOMBIA	Accession	11 December 1998	11 December 1998
CROATIA	Approval	23 February 1996	23 February 1996
CUBA	Signature	20 December 1967
CYPRUS	Accession	26 March 1991	26 March 1991
DENMARK	Signature	3 May 1967
DENMARK	Ratification	22 June 1970
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	15 December 1967
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	21 September 1972
ECUADOR	Accession	26 December 1972
EGYPT	Signature	29 November 1967
EGYPT	Ratification	13 December 1968
FINLAND	Signature	3 May 1967
FINLAND	Ratification	16 February 1968
FRANCE	Signature	19 June 1967
FRANCE	Approval	4 April 1968
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	19 August 1985
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Declaration	19 August 1985
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	14 December 1967
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	12 June 1969
GREECE	Signature	11 December 1967
GREECE	Ratification	15 February 1971
GUATEMALA	Signature	29 December 1967
GUATEMALA	Ratification	26 January 1971
HAITI	Application	2 June 2008
ICELAND	Signature	3 May 1967
ICELAND	Approval	7 May 1968
INDIA	Signature	29 December 1967
INDIA	Ratification	24 June 1968
INDONESIA	Signature	29 December 1967
INDONESIA	Ratification	28 November 1968
IRAN	Signature	29 December 1967
IRAN	Ratification	16 September 1968
IRELAND	Accession	4 June 2007	4 June 2007
ITALY	Signature	3 May 1967
ITALY	Ratification	2 May 1974
JAPAN	Signature	19 December 1967
JAPAN	Ratification	12 June 1969
KOREA	Signature	3 May 1967
KOREA	Ratification	21 July 1969
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	Accession	6 July 1987	6 July 1987
MALAYSIA	Accession	3 July 1975
MAURITIUS	Accession	4 August 2005	4 August 2005
MONACO	Signature	3 May 1967
MONTENEGRO	Accession	25 July 2007	25 July 2007
MOROCCO	Accession	13 October 1999	13 October 1999
MOZAMBIQUE	Accession	22 July 1998	22 July 1998
MYANMAR	Accession	9 September 2003	9 September 2003
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	3 May 1967
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	6 June 1969
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	21 December 1967
NIGERIA	Accession	31 May 1976
NORWAY	Signature	21 December 1967
NORWAY	Ratification	12 March 1969
OMAN	Accession	31 July 1987	31 July 1987
PAKISTAN	Signature	29 December 1967
PAKISTAN	Ratification	17 June 1968
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	Accession	24 April 1987
PARAGUAY	Signature	29 December 1967
PERU	Accession	30 May 1979
PHILIPPINES	Signature	3 May 1967
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	21 September 1972
POLAND	Signature	29 December 1967
POLAND	Ratification	22 September 1972
PORTUGAL	Signature	3 May 1967
PORTUGAL	Ratification	27 November 1968
ROMANIA	Ratification	29 January 2007	29 January 2007
SAUDI ARABIA	Accession	27 February 2007	27 February 2007
SINGAPORE	Accession	5 July 1972
SOUTH AFRICA	Signature	3 May 1967
SOUTH AFRICA	Ratification	16 August 1968
SOVIET UNION	Accession	18 February 1977
SOVIET UNION	Reservation	18 February 1977
SPAIN	Signature	29 December 1967
SPAIN	Ratification	2 June 1969
SRI LANKA	Accession	11 July 1983
SURINAME	Accession	21 November 1985
SWEDEN	Signature	20 December 1967
SWEDEN	Ratification	11 October 1971
SYRIA	Accession	16 September 1975
TAIWAN	Signature	19 December 1967
TAIWAN	Ratification	18 November 1968
THAILAND	Accession	13 March 1972
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Accession	5 May 1980
TURKEY	Signature	29 December 1967
TURKEY	Ratification	6 September 1971
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	3 May 1967
URUGUAY	Accession	22 September 1981
VENEZUELA	Signature	3 May 1967
VENEZUELA	Ratification	14 September 1972
YUGOSLAVIA	Signature	20 December 1967
YUGOSLAVIA	Ratification	20 September 1968
ZAIRE	Accession	29 November 1976

Citations

1. UN Registration Monaco/0: 751 41
2. Treaty Series 030/1971: Cmnd 4682||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1971-TS0030.pdf
3. Miscellaneous Series 001/1968: Cmnd 3543
4. Treaty Series 051/2004: Cm 6564
5. Treaty Series 043/2005: Cm 6776||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0043.pdf
6. Treaty Series 027/2007: Cm 7258||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0027.pdf
7. Treaty Series 029/2007: Cm 7267||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0029.pdf
8. Treaty Series 031/2007: Cm 7307||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0031.pdf
9. Treaty Series 032/2007: Cm 7360||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2007-TS0032.pdf