Treaty

Convention on registration of objects launched into outer space

Treaty data

Treaty number 002024
Date of conclusion 12-11-1974
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 15-09-1976
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 0000173329 (external link)
Consolidated text 0003900

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 26-01-1981 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 26-01-1981
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao 10-10-2010
Sint Maarten 10-10-2010

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=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
Algeria 09-03-2007 (A) 09-03-2007
Antigua and Barbuda 13-12-1988 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 26-03-1975 05-05-1993 (R) 05-05-1993
Armenia 19-01-2018 (A) 19-01-2018
Australia 11-03-1986 (A) 11-03-1986
Austria 14-10-1975 06-03-1980 (R) 06-03-1980
Bahrain 06-07-2021 (A) 06-07-2021
Belarus 30-06-1975 26-01-1978 (R) 26-01-1978
Belgium 19-03-1975 24-02-1977 (R) 24-02-1977
Brazil 17-03-2006 (A) 17-03-2006
Bulgaria 04-02-1976 11-05-1976 (R) 15-09-1976
Burundi 13-11-1975
Canada 14-02-1975 04-08-1976 (R) 15-09-1976
Chile 17-09-1981 (A) 17-09-1981
China 12-12-1988 (A) 12-12-1988
Colombia 10-01-2014 (A) 10-01-2014
Costa Rica 14-10-2010 (A) 14-10-2010
Cuba 10-04-1978 (A) 10-04-1978
Cyprus 06-07-1978 (A) 06-07-1978
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 05-04-1976 26-07-1977 (R) 26-07-1977
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10-03-2009 (A) 10-03-2009
Denmark 12-12-1975 01-04-1977 (R) 01-04-1977
Djibouti 14-07-2022 (A) 14-07-2022
ESA (European Space Agency) 02-01-1979 (R) 02-01-1979
EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the exploitation of meteorological satellites) 10-07-1997 (R) 10-07-1997
EUTELSAT IGO (European Telecommunications Satellite Organization) 10-06-2014 (R) 10-06-2014
Finland 15-01-2018 (A) 15-01-2018
France 14-01-1975 17-12-1975 (R) 15-09-1976
Germany 02-03-1976 16-10-1979 (R) 16-10-1979
Greece 27-05-2003 (A) 27-05-2003
Hungary 13-10-1975 26-10-1977 (R) 26-10-1977
India 18-01-1982 (A) 18-01-1982
Indonesia 16-07-1997 (A) 16-07-1997
Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications 10-07-2018 (R) 10-07-2018
Iran 27-05-1975
Italy 08-12-2005 (A) 08-12-2005
Japan 20-06-1983 (A) 20-06-1983
Kazakhstan 11-01-2001 (A) 11-01-2001
Kuwait 28-04-2014 (A) 28-04-2014
Lebanon 12-04-2006 (A) 12-04-2006
Libya 08-01-2010 (A) 08-01-2010
Liechtenstein 26-02-1999 (A) 26-02-1999
Lithuania 08-03-2013 (A) 08-03-2013
Luxembourg 27-01-2021 (A) 27-01-2021
Mexico 19-12-1975 01-03-1977 (R) 01-03-1977
Mongolia 30-10-1975 10-04-1985 (R) 10-04-1985
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 19-09-2012 (A) 19-09-2012
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 26-01-1981 (A) 26-01-1981
New Zealand 23-01-2018 (A) 23-01-2018
Nicaragua 13-05-1975 11-07-2017 (R) 11-07-2017
Niger 05-08-1976 22-12-1976 (R) 22-12-1976
Nigeria 06-07-2009 (A) 06-07-2009
Norway 28-06-1995 (A) 28-06-1995
Oman 10-02-2022 (A) 10-02-2022
Pakistan 01-12-1975 27-02-1986 (R) 27-02-1986
Paraguay 19-01-2023 (A) 19-01-2023
Peru 21-03-1979 (A) 21-03-1979
Philippines 14-05-2024 (A) 14-05-2024
Poland 04-12-1975 22-11-1978 (R) 22-11-1978
Portugal 02-11-2018 (A) 02-11-2018
Qatar 14-03-2012 (A) 14-03-2012
Republic of Korea, the 14-10-1981 (A) 14-10-1981
Romania 09-02-2023 (A) 09-02-2023
Russian Federation 17-06-1975 13-01-1978 (R) 13-01-1978
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27-04-1999 (Su) 27-10-1979
Saudi Arabia 18-07-2012 (A) 18-07-2012
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 28-12-1977 (A) 28-12-1977
Singapore 31-08-1976
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 20-02-2019 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 27-01-2012 (A) 27-01-2012
Spain 20-12-1978 (A) 20-12-1978
Sweden 09-06-1976 09-06-1976 (R) 15-09-1976
Switzerland 14-04-1975 15-02-1978 (R) 15-02-1978
Türkiye 21-06-2006 (A) 21-06-2006
Ukraine 11-07-1975 14-09-1977 (R) 14-09-1977
United Arab Emirates 07-11-2000 (A) 07-11-2000
United Kingdom 06-05-1975 30-03-1978 (R) 30-03-1978
United States of America 24-01-1975 15-09-1976 (R) 15-09-1976
Uruguay 18-08-1977 (A) 18-08-1977
Venezuela 03-11-2016 (A) 03-11-2016
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 24-02-1978 (A) 24-02-1978

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 30-03-1978
Bermuda 30-03-1978
British Virgin Islands 30-03-1978
Cayman Islands 30-03-1978
Falkland Islands 30-03-1978
Gibraltar 30-03-1978
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 30-03-1978 01-07-1997
Montserrat 30-03-1978
Pitcairn Islands 30-03-1978
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 30-03-1978
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 30-03-1978
Turks and Caicos Islands 30-03-1978
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