International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (the 'Hague Rules').

Details

Treaty type
Multilateral
Subject
SHIPPING
Signed at
Signed on
25 August 1924
In force on
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Treaty document

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Parties

  1. ALGERIA
  2. Anguilla
  3. Antigua
  4. ARGENTINA
  5. AUSTRALIA
  6. BAHAMAS
  7. BARBADOS
  8. BELGIUM
  9. Bermuda
  10. BOLIVIA
  11. British Antarctic Territory
  12. British Guiana
  13. British Honduras
  14. British Solomon Islands
  15. British Virgin Islands
  16. Cayman Islands
  17. CEYLON
  18. CHILE
  19. CROATIA
  20. CUBA
  21. CYPRUS
  22. DENMARK
  23. DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF
  24. ECUADOR
  25. EGYPT
  26. ESTONIA
  27. Falkland Island Dependencies
  28. Falkland Islands
  29. Fiji
  30. FINLAND
  31. FRANCE
  32. GEORGIA
  33. GERMANY
  34. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
  35. Gibraltar
  36. Gilbert And Ellice Islands
  37. Gold Coast
  38. GRENADA
  39. Hong Kong
  40. HONG KONG SAR
  41. HUNGARY
  42. IRAN
  43. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  44. ISRAEL
  45. ITALY
  46. IVORY COAST
  47. JAMAICA
  48. JAPAN
  49. KENYA
  50. KUWAIT
  51. LATVIA
  52. LEBANON
  53. LITHUANIA
  54. LUXEMBOURG
  55. MADAGASCAR
  56. Malay States
  57. MAURITIUS
  58. MONACO
  59. Montserrat
  60. NETHERLANDS THE
  61. NIGERIA
  62. North Borneo
  63. NORWAY
  64. Palestine
  65. PARAGUAY
  66. PERU
  67. POLAND
  68. PORTUGAL
  69. ROMANIA
  70. Sarawak
  71. SENEGAL
  72. SEYCHELLES
  73. SIERRA LEONE
  74. SINGAPORE
  75. SLOVENIA
  76. SOLOMON ISLANDS
  77. Somaliland Protectorate
  78. SPAIN
  79. St Christopher, Nevis
  80. St Helena And Ascension
  81. ST LUCIA
  82. Straits Settlements
  83. St Vincent
  84. SWEDEN
  85. SWITZERLAND
  86. SYRIA
  87. TANGANYIKA
  88. TANZANIA
  89. The Gambia
  90. TONGA
  91. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
  92. TURKEY
  93. Turks And Caicos Islands
  94. UNITED KINGDOM
  95. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  96. YUGOSLAVIA
  97. ZAIRE
  98. Zanzibar

Actions

Party Action Taken on Effective on
ALGERIA Accession 13 April 1964
Anguilla Extension 2 June 1931
Antigua Accession 2 June 1931
ARGENTINA Accession 19 April 1961
AUSTRALIA Accession 4 July 1955
AUSTRALIA Reservation 4 July 1955
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 16 July 1992 16 July 1993
BAHAMAS Accession 2 June 1931
BARBADOS Accession 2 June 1931
BELGIUM Signature 8 September 1924
BELGIUM Ratification 2 June 1930
Bermuda Accession 2 June 1931
Bermuda Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
BOLIVIA Accession 28 May 1982 28 August 1982
British Antarctic Territory Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
British Guiana Accession 2 June 1931
British Honduras Accession 2 June 1931
British Solomon Islands Accession 2 June 1931
British Virgin Islands Accession 2 June 1931
British Virgin Islands Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
Cayman Islands Accession 2 June 1931
Cayman Islands Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
CEYLON Accession 2 June 1931
CHILE Signature 28 October 1927
CROATIA Succession 30 July 1992 8 October 1991
CUBA Accession 25 July 1977 25 January 1977
CYPRUS Accession 2 June 1931
DENMARK Accession 1 July 1938
DENMARK Reservation 1 July 1938
DENMARK Denunciation 1 March 1984 1 March 1985
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 2 June 1931
ECUADOR Accession 23 March 1979 23 September 1979
EGYPT Accession 19 May 1944
ESTONIA Signature 10 April 1926
Falkland Island Dependencies Accession 2 June 1931
Falkland Island Dependencies Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
Falkland Islands Accession 2 June 1931
Falkland Islands Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
Fiji Accession 2 June 1931
Fiji Accession 22 August 1972
FINLAND Accession 1 July 1939
FINLAND Denunciation 1 March 1984 1 March 1985
FRANCE Signature 28 February 1925
FRANCE Ratification 4 January 1937
GEORGIA Accession 20 February 1996 20 May 1996
GERMANY Signature 24 August 1925
GERMANY Ratification 1 July 1939
GERMANY Reservation 1 July 1939
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 January 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 November 1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 1 October 1953
Gibraltar Accession 2 June 1931
Gibraltar Denunciation 22 September 1977 22 September 1978
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Accession 2 June 1931
Gold Coast Accession 2 June 1931
GRENADA Accession 2 June 1931
Hong Kong Accession 2 June 1931
Hong Kong Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
HONG KONG SAR Application 4 June 1997 1 July 1997
HUNGARY Signature 8 April 1926
HUNGARY Ratification 2 June 1930
IRAN Accession 26 April 1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 30 July 1962
ISRAEL Accession 5 September 1959
ITALY Signature 17 September 1925
ITALY Ratification 7 October 1938
ITALY Denunciation 22 November 1984 22 November 1985
IVORY COAST Accession 15 June 1962
JAMAICA Accession 2 June 1931
JAPAN Signature 25 August 1925
JAPAN Ratification 1 July 1957
JAPAN Denunciation 1 June 1992 1 June 1993
KENYA Accession 2 June 1931
KUWAIT Accession 25 July 1969
KUWAIT Reservation 25 July 1969
LATVIA Accession 4 April 2002 4 October 2002
LEBANON Accession 19 July 1975 19 January 1975
LITHUANIA Accession 2 December 2003 2 June 2004
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18 February 1991 18 August 1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 13 July 1965
Malay States Accession 2 June 1931
MAURITIUS Accession 2 June 1931
MAURITIUS Accession 24 August 1970 12 March 1968
MONACO Accession 15 May 1931
Montserrat Accession 2 June 1931
Montserrat Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 18 August 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 18 August 1956
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 26 April 1982 26 April 1983
NIGERIA Accession 2 June 1931
North Borneo Accession 2 June 1931
NORWAY Accession 1 July 1938
NORWAY Denunciation 1 March 1984 1 March 1985
Palestine Accession 2 June 1931
PARAGUAY Accession 22 November 1967
PERU Accession 29 October 1964
POLAND Signature 22 August 1925
POLAND Ratification 26 October 1936
PORTUGAL Accession 25 December 1931
PORTUGAL Communication 23 September 1999
ROMANIA Signature 12 March 1925
ROMANIA Ratification 4 August 1937
ROMANIA Denunciation 21 March 2002 21 March 2003
Sarawak Accession 3 November 1931 3 May 1932
SENEGAL Accession 14 February 1978 14 August 1978
SEYCHELLES Accession 2 June 1931
SIERRA LEONE Accession 2 June 1931
SINGAPORE Accession 18 June 1974
SLOVENIA Succession 15 May 1996 25 June 1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17 September 1981 7 July 1978
Somaliland Protectorate Accession 2 June 1931
SPAIN Signature 24 August 1925
SPAIN Ratification 2 June 1930
SPAIN Denunciation 7 October 2011
St Christopher, Nevis Accession 2 June 1931
St Helena And Ascension Accession 3 November 1931 3 May 1932
ST LUCIA Accession 2 June 1931
St Vincent Accession 2 June 1931
St Vincent Denunciation 22 July 2002 22 July 2003
Straits Settlements Accession 2 June 1931
SWEDEN Accession 1 July 1938
SWEDEN Reservation 1 July 1938
SWEDEN Denunciation 1 March 1984 1 March 1985
SWITZERLAND Accession 28 May 1954
SWITZERLAND Reservation 28 May 1954
SYRIA Accession 1 August 1974 1 February 1974
TANGANYIKA Accession 2 June 1931
TANZANIA Accession 3 December 1962
The Gambia Accession 2 June 1931
TONGA Accession 2 June 1931
TONGA Succession 13 June 1978
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 2 June 1931
TURKEY Accession 4 July 1955
Turks And Caicos Islands Accession 2 June 1931
Turks And Caicos Islands Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 15 November 1924
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 15 November 1924
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 2 June 1930
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 13 June 1977 13 June 1978
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 20 October 1983 20 October 1984
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 23 June 1925
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 29 June 1937
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 29 June 1937
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10 April 1926
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 17 April 1959
ZAIRE Accession 17 July 1967
Zanzibar Accession 2 June 1931

Citations

  1. Treaty Series 021/2004: Cm 6259||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0021.pdf
  2. UN Registration Belgia/0: 120 155
  3. Treaty Series 017/1931: Cmd 3806||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1931-TS0017.pdf
Metadata

On the FCDO treaty website: Metadata • File

UUID: 02f52bfd-6c15-4c73-89fa-36a39341e5a7
Treaty ID: 1854
Record ID: 63449