General Act of the Conference at Berlin of the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey, and the United States, respecting (1) Freedom of Trade in the Basin of the Congo, (2) the Slave Trade, (3) Neutrality of the Territories in the Basin of the Congo, (4) Navigation of the Congo (5) Navigation of the Niger ; and (6) Rules for future Occupation on the Coasts of the African Continent.

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SLAVERY
Signed at
Signed on
26 February 1885
In force on
19 April 1886

Treaty document

Parties

  1. AUSTRIA
  2. BELGIUM
  3. DENMARK
  4. FRANCE
  5. GERMANY
  6. ITALY
  7. NETHERLANDS THE
  8. PORTUGAL
  9. RUSSIA
  10. SPAIN
  11. SWEDEN AND NORWAY
  12. TURKEY
  13. UNITED KINGDOM
  14. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
AUSTRIA Signature 26 February 1885
AUSTRIA Ratification 19 April 1886
BELGIUM Signature 26 February 1885
BELGIUM Ratification 19 April 1886
DENMARK Signature 26 February 1885
DENMARK Ratification 19 April 1886
FRANCE Signature 26 February 1885
FRANCE Ratification 19 April 1886
GERMANY Signature 26 February 1885
GERMANY Ratification 19 April 1886
ITALY Signature 26 February 1885
ITALY Ratification 19 April 1886
NETHERLANDS THE Signature 26 February 1885
NETHERLANDS THE Ratification 19 April 1886
PORTUGAL Signature 26 February 1885
PORTUGAL Ratification 19 April 1886
RUSSIA Signature 26 February 1885
RUSSIA Ratification 19 April 1886
SPAIN Signature 26 February 1885
SPAIN Ratification 19 April 1886
SWEDEN AND NORWAY Signature 26 February 1885
SWEDEN AND NORWAY Ratification 19 April 1886
TURKEY Signature 26 February 1885
TURKEY Ratification 19 April 1886
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 26 February 1885
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 19 April 1886
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 26 February 1885

Citations

  1. British State Papers (BSP) 76 /4/0: 0
  2. Hertslet's Commercial Treaties 17/62/0: 0
  3. Treaties Laid before Parliament Vol. 12/757/0: 0
Metadata

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UUID: 40aac7a2-3ed2-42a9-a53a-8b43898ba01e
Treaty ID: 4130
Record ID: 72565