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Convention on International Liability for Damage caused by Space Objects

Treaty data

Treaty number 002628
Date of conclusion 29-03-1972
Place of conclusion Londen / Moskou / Washington
Provisional application
Entry into force 01-09-1972
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 0000173329
Consolidated text 0003725

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 17-02-1981 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 17-02-1981
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 20-04-1972 17-10-2006 (R) 17-10-2006
Antigua and Barbuda 26-12-1988 (Su) 01-11-1981
Argentina 29-03-1972 14-11-1986 (R) 14-11-1986
Armenia 28-03-2018 (A) 28-03-2018
Australia 20-01-1975 (A) 20-01-1975
Austria 30-05-1972 10-01-1980 (R) 10-01-1980
Belarus 29-03-1972 27-12-1973 (R) 27-12-1973
Belgium 29-03-1972 13-08-1976 (R) 13-08-1976
Benin 29-03-1972 25-04-1975 (R) 25-04-1975
Bosnia and Herzegovina 15-08-1994 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 29-03-1972 11-03-1974 (R) 11-03-1974
Brazil 13-07-1972 09-03-1973 (R) 09-03-1973
Bulgaria 29-03-1972 16-05-1972 (R) 01-09-1972
Burundi 29-03-1972
Cambodia 29-03-1972
Canada 20-02-1975 (A) 20-02-1975
Central African Republic 27-04-1972
Chile 01-12-1976 (A) 01-12-1976
China 20-12-1988 (A) 20-12-1988
Colombia 29-03-1972
Costa Rica 29-03-1972
Croatia 18-05-1994 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 25-11-1982 (A) 25-11-1982
Cyprus 28-04-1972 15-05-1973 (R) 15-05-1973
Czech Republic 24-09-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 29-03-1972 08-09-1976 (R) 08-09-1976
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 24-02-2016 (A) 24-02-2016
Democratic Republic of the Congo 29-03-1972
Denmark 19-04-1972 01-04-1977 (R) 01-04-1977
Dominican Republic 26-04-1972 23-02-1973 (R) 23-02-1973
Ecuador 25-04-1972 17-08-1972 (R) 01-09-1972
Egypt 19-05-1972
El Salvador 29-03-1972 11-07-2016 (R) 11-07-2016
ESA (European Space Agency) 23-09-1976 (R) 23-09-1976
EUMETSAT (European Organisation for the exploitation of meteorological satellites) 29-09-2005 (R) 29-09-2005
EUTELSAT IGO (European Telecommunications Satellite Organization) 30-11-1987 (R) 30-11-1987
Fiji 04-04-1973 (A) 04-04-1973
Finland 29-03-1972 01-02-1977 (R) 01-02-1977
France 31-12-1975 (A) 31-12-1975
Gabon 05-02-1982 (A) 05-02-1982
Gambia, The 02-06-1972
Germany 18-12-1975 (A) 18-12-1975
Ghana 29-03-1972
Greece 12-04-1972 27-04-1977 (R) 27-04-1977
Guatemala 29-03-1972
Haïti 29-03-1972
Honduras 29-03-1972
Hungary 29-03-1972 27-12-1972 (R) 27-12-1972
Iceland 29-03-1972
India 09-07-1979 (A) 09-07-1979
Indonesia 18-06-1996 (A) 18-06-1996
Iran 29-03-1972 13-02-1974 (R) 13-02-1974
Iraq 04-10-1972 (A) 04-10-1972
Ireland 29-03-1972 29-06-1972 (R) 01-09-1972
Israel 23-06-1977 (A) 23-06-1977
Italy 29-03-1972 22-02-1983 (R) 22-02-1983
Japan 20-06-1983 (A) 20-06-1983
Jordan 25-05-1972
Kazakhstan 11-06-1998 (A) 11-06-1998
Kenya 25-09-1975 (A) 25-09-1975
Kuwait 07-06-1972 30-10-1972 (R) 30-10-1972
Laos 29-03-1972 20-03-1973 (R) 20-03-1973
Lebanon 29-03-1972 23-05-2006 (R) 23-05-2006
Libya 20-04-2010 (A) 20-04-2010
Liechtenstein 09-01-1980 (A) 09-01-1980
Luxembourg 25-04-1972 18-10-1983 (R) 18-10-1983
Mali 04-04-1972 09-06-1972 (R) 01-09-1972
Malta 13-01-1978 (A) 13-01-1978
Mexico 29-03-1972 08-04-1974 (R) 08-04-1974
Mongolia 29-03-1972 05-09-1972 (R) 05-09-1972
Montenegro 12-12-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 29-03-1972 15-03-1983 (R) 15-03-1983
Nepal 29-03-1972
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 17-02-1981 (A) 17-02-1981
New Zealand 19-06-1972 30-10-1974 (R) 30-10-1974
Nicaragua 29-03-1972 30-06-2017 (R) 30-06-2017
Niger 24-05-1972 01-09-1972 (R) 01-09-1972
Nigeria 21-12-2005 (A) 21-12-2005
Norway 29-03-1972 03-04-1995 (R) 03-04-1995
Oman 23-06-1972 04-02-2022 (R) 04-02-2022
Pakistan 06-07-1972 04-04-1973 (R) 04-04-1973
Panama 29-03-1972 05-06-1974 (R) 05-06-1974
Papua New Guinea 27-10-1980 (Su) 16-09-1975
Paraguay 11-07-2023 (A) 11-07-2023
Peru 10-04-1972 06-11-2002 (R) 06-11-2002
Philippines 22-08-1972
Poland 29-03-1972 25-01-1973 (R) 25-01-1973
Qatar 11-01-1974 (A) 11-01-1974
Republic of Korea, the 29-03-1972 14-01-1980 (R) 14-01-1980
Romania 29-03-1972 18-03-1980 (R) 18-03-1980
Russian Federation 29-03-1972 09-10-1973 (R) 09-10-1973
Rwanda 29-03-1972
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13-05-1999 (A) 13-05-1999
Saudi Arabia 17-12-1976 (A) 17-12-1976
Senegal 14-04-1972 26-03-1975 (R) 26-03-1975
Serbia 27-04-1992 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 05-01-1978 (A) 05-01-1978
Sierra Leone 14-07-1972
Singapore 19-07-1972 19-08-1975 (R) 19-08-1975
Slovakia 07-04-2006 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 27-05-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 29-03-1972 14-12-2011 (R) 14-12-2011
Spain 29-03-1972 02-01-1980 (R) 02-01-1980
Sri Lanka 09-04-1973 (A) 09-04-1973
Sweden 15-06-1976 (A) 15-06-1976
Switzerland 29-03-1972 22-01-1974 (R) 22-01-1974
Syria 06-02-1980 (A) 06-02-1980
Tanzania 31-05-1972
Togo 10-04-1972 26-04-1976 (R) 26-04-1976
Trinidad and Tobago 02-08-1980 (A) 02-08-1980
Tunisia 29-03-1972 18-05-1973 (R) 18-05-1973
Türkiye 15-02-2007 (A) 15-02-2007
Ukraine 29-03-1972 16-10-1973 (R) 16-10-1973
United Arab Emirates 04-10-2000 (A) 04-10-2000
United Kingdom 29-03-1972 09-10-1973 (R) 09-10-1973
United States of America 29-03-1972 09-10-1973 (R) 09-10-1973
Uruguay 07-01-1977 (A) 07-01-1977
Venezuela 29-03-1972 01-08-1978 (R) 01-08-1978
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 20-10-1975 (A) 20-10-1975
Zambia 20-08-1973 (A) 20-08-1973

Extensions

China

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

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Anguilla 09-10-1973
Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) 09-10-1973 01-11-1981
Bermuda 09-10-1973
British Virgin Islands 09-10-1973
Brunei (< 01-01-1984) 09-10-1973 01-01-1984
Cayman Islands 09-10-1973
Dominica (< 03-11-1978) 09-10-1973 03-11-1978
Falkland Islands 09-10-1973
Gibraltar 09-10-1973
Grenada (< 07-02-1974) 09-10-1973 07-02-1974
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 09-10-1973 01-07-1997
Montserrat 09-10-1973
Pitcairn Islands 09-10-1973
Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) 09-10-1973 19-11-1983
Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) 09-10-1973 22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) 09-10-1973 27-10-1979
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 09-10-1973
Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) 09-10-1973 07-07-1973
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands 09-10-1973
Turks and Caicos Islands 09-10-1973
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