United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Treaty data
Treaty number
000493
Date of conclusion
10-12-1982
Place of conclusion
Montego Bay
Provisional application
Entry into force
16-11-1994
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
24433-R1549 (external link)
Approval act
1996, 357
Consolidated text
0003172
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 13-02-2009 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
28-07-1996
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
23-07-2014
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
18-03-1983
Albania
23-06-2003 (A)
23-07-2003
Algeria 10-12-1982
11-06-1996 (R)
11-07-1996
Angola 10-12-1982
05-12-1990 (R)
16-11-1994
Antigua and Barbuda
07-02-1983
02-02-1989 (R)
16-11-1994
Argentina 05-10-1984
01-12-1995 (R)
31-12-1995
Armenia
09-12-2002 (A)
08-01-2003
Australia 10-12-1982
05-10-1994 (R)
16-11-1994
Austria 10-12-1982
14-07-1995 (R)
13-08-1995
Azerbaijan
16-06-2016 (A)
16-07-2016
Bahamas
10-12-1982
29-07-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Bahrain
10-12-1982
30-05-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Bangladesh 10-12-1982
27-07-2001 (R)
26-08-2001
Barbados
10-12-1982
12-10-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Belarus 10-12-1982
30-08-2006 (R)
29-09-2006
Belgium 05-12-1984
13-11-1998 (R)
13-12-1998
Belize
10-12-1982
13-08-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Benin 30-08-1983
16-10-1997 (R)
15-11-1997
Bhutan
10-12-1982
Bolivia 27-11-1984
28-04-1995 (R)
28-05-1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina
12-01-1994 (Su)
16-11-1994
Botswana
05-12-1984
02-05-1990 (R)
16-11-1994
Brazil 10-12-1982
22-12-1988 (R)
16-11-1994
Brunei
05-12-1984
05-11-1996 (R)
05-12-1996
Bulgaria 10-12-1982
15-05-1996 (R)
14-06-1996
Burkina Faso
10-12-1982
25-01-2005 (R)
24-02-2005
Burundi
10-12-1982
Cabo Verde 10-12-1982
10-08-1987 (R)
16-11-1994
Cambodia
01-07-1983
Cameroon
10-12-1982
19-11-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Canada 10-12-1982
07-11-2003 (R)
07-12-2003
Central African Republic
04-12-1984
Chad
10-12-1982
14-08-2009 (R)
13-09-2009
Chile 10-12-1982
25-08-1997 (R)
24-09-1997
China 10-12-1982
07-06-1996 (R)
07-07-1996
Colombia
10-12-1982
Comoros
06-12-1984
21-06-1994 (R)
16-11-1994
Cook Islands
10-12-1982
15-02-1995 (R)
17-03-1995
Costa Rica 10-12-1982
21-09-1992 (R)
16-11-1994
Côte d'Ivoire
10-12-1982
26-03-1984 (R)
16-11-1994
Croatia 05-04-1995 (Su)
16-11-1994
Cuba 10-12-1982
15-08-1984 (R)
16-11-1994
Cyprus
10-12-1982
12-12-1988 (R)
16-11-1994
Czech Republic
22-02-1993
21-06-1996 (R)
21-07-1996
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
10-12-1982
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
10-12-1982
Democratic Republic of the Congo 22-08-1983
17-02-1989 (R)
16-11-1994
Denmark 10-12-1982
16-11-2004 (R)
16-12-2004
Djibouti
10-12-1982
08-10-1991 (R)
16-11-1994
Dominica
28-03-1983
24-10-1991 (R)
16-11-1994
Dominican Republic
10-12-1982
10-07-2009 (R)
09-08-2009
Ecuador 24-09-2012 (A)
24-10-2012
Egypt 10-12-1982
26-08-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
El Salvador
05-12-1984
Equatorial Guinea 30-01-1984
21-07-1997 (R)
20-08-1997
Estonia 26-08-2005 (A)
25-09-2005
Eswatini
18-01-1984
24-09-2012 (R)
24-10-2012
Ethiopia
10-12-1982
EU (European Union) 07-12-1984
01-04-1998 (R)
01-05-1998
Federated States of Micronesia
29-04-1991 (A)
16-11-1994
Fiji 10-12-1982
10-12-1982 (R)
16-11-1994
Finland 10-12-1982
21-06-1996 (R)
21-07-1996
France 10-12-1982
11-04-1996 (R)
10-05-1996
Gabon 10-12-1982
11-03-1998 (R)
10-04-1998
Gambia, The
10-12-1982
22-05-1984 (R)
16-11-1994
Georgia
21-03-1996 (A)
20-04-1996
Germany 14-10-1994 (A)
16-11-1994
Ghana
10-12-1982
07-06-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Greece 10-12-1982
21-07-1995 (R)
20-08-1995
Grenada
10-12-1982
25-04-1991 (R)
16-11-1994
Guatemala 08-07-1983
11-02-1997 (R)
13-03-1997
Guinea 04-10-1984
06-09-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Guinea-Bissau 10-12-1982
25-08-1986 (R)
16-11-1994
Guyana
10-12-1982
16-11-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Haïti
10-12-1982
31-07-1996 (R)
30-08-1996
Honduras 10-12-1982
05-10-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Hungary 10-12-1982
05-02-2002 (R)
07-03-2002
Iceland 10-12-1982
21-06-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
India 10-12-1982
29-06-1995 (R)
29-07-1995
Indonesia 10-12-1982
03-02-1986 (R)
16-11-1994
Iran 10-12-1982
Iraq 10-12-1982
30-07-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Ireland 10-12-1982
21-06-1996 (R)
21-07-1996
Italy 07-12-1984
13-01-1995 (R)
12-02-1995
Jamaica
10-12-1982
21-03-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Japan
07-02-1983
20-06-1996 (R)
20-07-1996
Jordan
27-11-1995 (A)
27-12-1995
Kenya 10-12-1982
02-03-1989 (R)
16-11-1994
Kiribati 24-02-2003 (A)
26-03-2003
Kuwait 10-12-1982
02-05-1986 (R)
16-11-1994
Laos
10-12-1982
05-06-1998 (R)
05-07-1998
Latvia 23-12-2004 (A)
22-01-2005
Lebanon
07-12-1984
05-01-1995 (R)
04-02-1995
Lesotho
10-12-1982
31-05-2007 (R)
30-06-2007
Liberia
10-12-1982
25-09-2008 (R)
25-10-2008
Libya
03-12-1984
Liechtenstein
30-11-1984
Lithuania 12-11-2003 (A)
12-12-2003
Luxembourg 05-12-1984
05-10-2000 (R)
04-11-2000
Madagascar 25-02-1983
22-08-2001 (R)
21-09-2001
Malawi
07-12-1984
28-09-2010 (R)
28-10-2010
Malaysia 10-12-1982
14-10-1996 (R)
13-11-1996
Maldives
10-12-1982
07-09-2000 (R)
07-10-2000
Mali 19-10-1983
16-07-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Malta 10-12-1982
20-05-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Marshall Islands
09-08-1991 (A)
16-11-1994
Mauritania
10-12-1982
17-07-1996 (R)
16-08-1996
Mauritius 10-12-1982
04-11-1994 (R)
04-12-1994
Mexico 10-12-1982
18-03-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Moldova 06-02-2007 (A)
08-03-2007
Monaco
10-12-1982
20-03-1996 (R)
20-04-1996
Mongolia
10-12-1982
13-08-1996 (R)
12-09-1996
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco 10-12-1982
31-05-2007 (R)
30-06-2007
Mozambique
10-12-1982
13-03-1997 (R)
12-04-1997
Myanmar
10-12-1982
21-05-1996 (R)
20-06-1996
Namibia
10-12-1982
18-04-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Nauru
10-12-1982
23-01-1996 (R)
22-02-1996
Nepal
10-12-1982
02-11-1998 (R)
02-12-1998
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 10-12-1982
28-06-1996 (R)
28-07-1996
New Zealand
10-12-1982
19-07-1996 (R)
18-08-1996
Nicaragua 09-12-1984
03-05-2000 (R)
02-06-2000
Niger
10-12-1982
07-08-2013 (R)
06-09-2013
Nigeria 10-12-1982
14-08-1986 (R)
16-11-1994
Niue
05-12-1984
11-10-2006 (R)
10-11-2006
North Macedonia
19-08-1994 (Su)
16-11-1994
Norway 10-12-1982
24-06-1996 (R)
24-07-1996
Oman 01-07-1983
17-08-1989 (R)
16-11-1994
Pakistan 10-12-1982
26-02-1997 (R)
28-03-1997
Palau 30-09-1996 (A)
30-10-1996
Palestine 02-01-2015 (A)
01-02-2015
Panama 10-12-1982
01-07-1996 (R)
31-07-1996
Papua New Guinea
10-12-1982
14-01-1997 (R)
13-02-1997
Paraguay
10-12-1982
26-09-1986 (R)
16-11-1994
Philippines 10-12-1982
08-05-1984 (R)
16-11-1994
Poland
10-12-1982
13-11-1998 (R)
13-12-1998
Portugal 10-12-1982
03-11-1997 (R)
03-12-1997
Qatar 27-11-1984
09-12-2002 (R)
08-01-2003
Republic of Korea, the 14-03-1983
29-01-1996 (R)
28-02-1996
Republic of the Congo 10-12-1982
09-07-2008 (R)
08-08-2008
Romania 10-12-1982
17-12-1996 (R)
16-01-1997
Russian Federation 10-12-1982
12-03-1997 (R)
11-04-1997
Rwanda
10-12-1982
18-05-2023 (R)
17-06-2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
07-12-1984
07-01-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Saint Lucia
10-12-1982
27-03-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10-12-1982
01-10-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Samoa
28-09-1984
14-08-1995 (R)
13-09-1995
San Marino
19-07-2024 (A)
18-08-2024
São Tomé e Principe 13-07-1983
03-11-1987 (R)
16-11-1994
Saudi Arabia 07-12-1984
24-04-1996 (R)
24-05-1996
Senegal
10-12-1982
25-10-1984 (R)
16-11-1994
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su)
16-11-1994
Seychelles
10-12-1982
16-09-1991 (R)
16-11-1994
Sierra Leone
10-12-1982
12-12-1994 (R)
11-01-1995
Singapore 10-12-1982
17-11-1994 (R)
17-12-1994
Slovakia
28-05-1993
08-05-1996 (R)
07-06-1996
Slovenia 16-06-1995 (Su)
16-11-1994
Solomon Islands
10-12-1982
23-06-1997 (R)
23-07-1997
Somalia
10-12-1982
24-07-1989 (R)
16-11-1994
South Africa 05-12-1984
23-12-1997 (R)
22-01-1998
Spain 04-12-1984
15-01-1997 (R)
14-02-1997
Sri Lanka
10-12-1982
19-07-1994 (R)
16-11-1994
Sudan 10-12-1982
23-01-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Suriname
10-12-1982
09-07-1998 (R)
08-08-1998
Sweden 10-12-1982
25-06-1996 (R)
25-07-1996
Switzerland 17-10-1984
01-05-2009 (R)
31-05-2009
Tanzania 10-12-1982
30-09-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Thailand 10-12-1982
15-05-2011 (R)
14-06-2011
Timor-Leste 08-01-2013 (A)
07-02-2013
Togo 10-12-1982
16-04-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Tonga
02-08-1995 (A)
01-09-1995
Trinidad and Tobago 10-12-1982
25-04-1986 (R)
16-11-1994
Tunisia 10-12-1982
24-04-1985 (R)
16-11-1994
Tuvalu
10-12-1982
09-12-2002 (R)
08-01-2003
Uganda
10-12-1982
09-11-1990 (R)
16-11-1994
Ukraine 10-12-1982
26-07-1999 (R)
25-08-1999
United Arab Emirates
10-12-1982
United Kingdom 25-07-1997 (A)
24-08-1997
Uruguay 10-12-1982
10-12-1992 (R)
16-11-1994
Vanuatu
10-12-1982
10-08-1999 (R)
09-09-1999
Vietnam 10-12-1982
25-07-1994 (R)
16-11-1994
Yemen 10-12-1982
21-07-1987 (R)
16-11-1994
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 10-12-1982
05-05-1986 (R)
Zambia
10-12-1982
07-03-1983 (R)
16-11-1994
Zimbabwe
10-12-1982
24-02-1993 (R)
16-11-1994
Extensions
Denmark
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Faroes
16-12-2004
Greenland
16-12-2004
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Anguilla
24-08-1997
Bermuda
24-08-1997
British Antarctic Territory
24-08-1997
British Indian Ocean Territory
24-08-1997
British Virgin Islands
24-08-1997
Cayman Islands
24-08-1997
Ducie and Oeno Islands
24-08-1997
Falkland Islands
24-08-1997
Gibraltar
24-08-1997
Guernsey
24-08-1997
Henderson Island
24-08-1997
Jersey
24-08-1997
Man, Isle of
24-08-1997
Montserrat
24-08-1997
Pitcairn Islands
24-08-1997
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
24-08-1997
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
24-08-1997
Turks and Caicos Islands
24-08-1997
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