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Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage

Treaty data

Treaty number 002700
Date of conclusion 16-11-1972
Place of conclusion Parijs
Provisional application
Entry into force 17-12-1975
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Consolidated text 0003974

Comment

The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 26-11-1992 until 10-10-2010.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 26-11-1992
Netherlands (Bonaire) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba) 10-10-2010
Aruba 16-03-1993
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
Afghanistan 20-03-1979 (R) 20-06-1979
Albania 10-07-1989 (R) 10-10-1989
Algeria 24-06-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Andorra 03-01-1997 (R) 03-04-1997
Angola 07-11-1991 (R) 07-02-1992
Antigua and Barbuda 01-11-1983 (R) 01-02-1984
Argentina 23-08-1978 (R) 23-11-1978
Armenia 05-09-1993 (Su) 21-09-1991
Australia 22-08-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Austria 18-12-1992 (R) 18-03-1993
Azerbaijan 16-12-1993 (R) 16-03-1994
Bahamas 15-05-2014 (R) 15-08-2014
Bahrain 28-05-1991 (R) 28-08-1991
Bangladesh 03-08-1983 (R) 03-11-1983
Barbados 09-04-2002 (R) 09-07-2002
Belarus 12-10-1988 (R) 12-01-1989
Belgium 24-07-1996 (R) 24-10-1996
Belize 06-11-1990 (R) 06-02-1991
Benin 14-06-1982 (R) 14-09-1982
Bhutan 17-10-2001 (R) 17-01-2002
Bolivia 04-10-1976 (R) 04-01-1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina 12-07-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 23-11-1998 (R) 23-02-1999
Brazil 01-09-1977 (R) 01-12-1977
Brunei 12-08-2011 (R) 12-11-2011
Bulgaria 07-03-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Burkina Faso 02-04-1987 (R) 02-07-1987
Burundi 19-05-1982 (R) 19-08-1982
Cabo Verde 28-04-1988 (R) 28-07-1988
Cambodia 28-11-1991 (R) 28-02-1992
Cameroon 07-12-1982 (R) 07-03-1983
Canada 23-07-1976 (R) 23-10-1976
Central African Republic 22-12-1980 (R) 22-03-1981
Chad 23-06-1999 (R) 23-09-1999
Chile 20-02-1980 (R) 20-05-1980
China 12-12-1985 (R) 12-03-1986
Colombia 24-05-1983 (R) 24-08-1983
Comoros 27-09-2000 (R) 27-12-2000
Cook Islands 16-01-2009 (R) 16-04-2009
Costa Rica 23-08-1977 (R) 23-11-1977
Côte d'Ivoire 09-01-1981 (R) 09-04-1981
Croatia 06-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 24-03-1981 (R) 24-06-1981
Cyprus 14-08-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Czech Republic 26-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 15-11-1990 (R) 15-02-1991
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21-07-1998 (R) 21-10-1998
Democratic Republic of the Congo 23-09-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Denmark 25-07-1979 (R) 25-10-1979
Djibouti 30-08-2007 (R) 30-11-2007
Dominica 04-04-1995 (R) 04-07-1995
Dominican Republic 12-02-1985 (R) 12-05-1985
Ecuador 16-06-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Egypt 07-02-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
El Salvador 08-10-1991 (R) 08-01-1992
Equatorial Guinea 10-03-2010 (R) 10-06-2010
Eritrea 24-10-2001 (R) 24-01-2002
Estonia 27-10-1995 (R) 27-01-1996
Eswatini 30-11-2005 (R) 28-02-2006
Ethiopia 06-07-1977 (R) 06-10-1977
Federated States of Micronesia 22-07-2002 (R) 22-10-2002
Fiji 21-11-1990 (R) 21-02-1991
Finland 04-03-1987 (R) 04-06-1987
France 27-06-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Gabon 30-12-1986 (R) 30-03-1987
Gambia, The 01-07-1987 (R) 01-10-1987
Georgia 04-11-1992 (Su) 09-04-1991
Germany 23-08-1976 (R) 23-11-1976
Ghana 04-07-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Greece 17-07-1981 (R) 17-10-1981
Grenada 13-08-1998 (R) 13-11-1998
Guatemala 16-01-1979 (R) 16-04-1979
Guinea 18-03-1979 (R) 18-06-1979
Guinea-Bissau 28-01-2006 (R) 28-04-2006
Guyana 20-06-1977 (R) 20-09-1977
Haïti 18-01-1980 (R) 18-04-1980
Holy See 07-10-1982 (A) 07-01-1983
Honduras 08-06-1979 (R) 08-09-1979
Hungary 15-07-1985 (R) 15-10-1985
Iceland 19-12-1995 (R) 19-03-1996
India 14-11-1977 (R) 14-02-1978
Indonesia 06-07-1989 (R) 06-10-1989
Iran 26-02-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Iraq 05-03-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Ireland 16-09-1991 (R) 16-12-1991
Israel 06-10-1999 (R) 06-01-2000
Italy 23-06-1978 (R) 23-09-1978
Jamaica 14-06-1983 (A) 14-09-1983
Japan 30-06-1992 (R) 30-09-1992
Jordan 05-05-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Kazakhstan 29-04-1994 (R) 29-07-1994
Kenya 05-06-1991 (R) 05-09-1991
Kiribati 12-05-2000 (R) 12-08-2000
Kuwait 06-06-2002 (R) 06-09-2002
Kyrgyzstan 03-07-1995 (R) 03-10-1995
Laos 20-03-1987 (R) 20-06-1987
Latvia 10-01-1995 (R) 10-04-1995
Lebanon 03-02-1983 (R) 03-05-1983
Lesotho 25-11-2003 (R) 25-02-2004
Liberia 23-03-2002 (R) 23-06-2002
Libya 13-10-1978 (R) 13-01-1979
Lithuania 31-03-1992 (R) 30-06-1992
Luxembourg 28-09-1983 (R) 28-12-1983
Madagascar 19-07-1983 (R) 19-10-1983
Malawi 05-01-1982 (R) 05-04-1982
Malaysia 07-12-1988 (R) 07-03-1989
Maldives 16-11-1972 22-05-1986 (R) 22-08-1986
Mali 05-04-1977 (R) 05-07-1977
Malta 14-11-1978 (R) 14-02-1979
Marshall Islands 24-04-2002 (R) 24-07-2002
Mauritania 02-03-1981 (R) 02-06-1981
Mauritius 19-09-1995 (R) 19-12-1995
Mexico 23-02-1984 (R) 23-05-1984
Moldova 23-09-2002 (R) 23-12-2002
Monaco 07-11-1978 (R) 07-02-1979
Mongolia 02-02-1990 (R) 02-05-1990
Montenegro 26-04-2007 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 28-10-1975 (R) 28-01-1976
Mozambique 27-11-1982 (R) 27-02-1983
Myanmar 29-04-1994 (R) 29-07-1994
Namibia 06-04-2000 (R) 06-07-2000
Nauru 22-07-2024 (R) 22-10-2024
Nepal 20-06-1978 (R) 20-09-1978
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 26-08-1992 (R) 26-11-1992
New Zealand 22-11-1984 (R) 22-02-1985
Nicaragua 17-12-1979 (R) 17-03-1980
Niger 23-12-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Nigeria 23-10-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Niue 23-01-2001 (R) 23-04-2001
North Macedonia 30-04-1997 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 12-05-1977 (R) 12-08-1977
Oman 06-10-1981 (R) 06-01-1982
Pakistan 23-07-1976 (R) 23-10-1976
Palau 11-06-2002 (R) 11-09-2002
Palestine 08-12-2011 (R) 08-03-2012
Panama 03-03-1978 (R) 03-06-1978
Papua New Guinea 28-07-1997 (R) 28-10-1997
Paraguay 27-04-1988 (R) 27-07-1988
Peru 24-02-1982 (R) 24-05-1982
Philippines 19-09-1985 (R) 19-12-1985
Poland 29-06-1976 (R) 29-09-1976
Portugal 30-09-1980 (R) 30-12-1980
Qatar 12-09-1984 (R) 12-12-1984
Republic of Korea, the 14-09-1988 (R) 14-12-1988
Republic of the Congo 10-12-1987 (R) 10-03-1988
Romania 16-05-1990 (R) 16-08-1990
Russian Federation 12-10-1988 (R) 12-01-1989
Rwanda 28-12-2000 (R) 28-03-2001
Saint Kitts and Nevis 10-07-1986 (R) 10-10-1986
Saint Lucia 14-10-1991 (R) 14-01-1992
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 03-02-2003 (R) 03-05-2003
Samoa 28-08-2001 (R) 28-11-2001
San Marino 18-10-1991 (R) 18-01-1992
São Tomé e Principe 25-07-2006 (R) 25-10-2006
Saudi Arabia 07-08-1978 (R) 07-11-1978
Senegal 13-02-1976 (R) 13-05-1976
Serbia 11-09-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 09-04-1980 (R) 09-07-1980
Sierra Leone 07-01-2005 (R) 07-04-2005
Singapore 19-06-2012 (R) 19-09-2012
Slovakia 31-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 05-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 10-06-1992 (A) 10-09-1992
Somalia 23-07-2020 (R) 23-10-2020
South Africa 10-07-1997 (R) 10-10-1997
South Sudan 09-03-2016 (R) 09-06-2016
Spain 04-05-1982 (R) 04-08-1982
Sri Lanka 06-06-1980 (R) 06-09-1980
Sudan 06-06-1974 (R) 17-12-1975
Suriname 23-10-1997 (R) 23-01-1998
Sweden 22-01-1985 (R) 22-04-1985
Switzerland 17-09-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Syria 13-08-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Tajikistan 28-08-1992 (Su) 09-09-1991
Tanzania 02-08-1977 (R) 02-11-1977
Thailand 17-09-1987 (R) 17-12-1987
Timor-Leste 31-10-2016 (R) 31-01-2017
Togo 15-04-1998 (R) 15-07-1998
Tonga 03-06-2004 (R) 03-09-2004
Trinidad and Tobago 16-02-2005 (R) 16-05-2005
Tunisia 10-03-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Türkiye 16-03-1983 (R) 16-06-1983
Turkmenistan 30-09-1994 (Su) 27-10-1991
Tuvalu 18-05-2023 (R) 18-08-2023
Uganda 20-11-1987 (R) 20-02-1988
Ukraine 12-10-1988 (R) 12-01-1989
United Arab Emirates 11-05-2001 (R) 11-08-2001
United Kingdom 29-05-1984 (R) 29-08-1984
United States of America 07-12-1973 (R) 17-12-1975
Uruguay 09-03-1989 (R) 09-06-1989
Uzbekistan 13-01-1993 (Su) 01-09-1991
Vanuatu 13-06-2002 (R) 13-09-2002
Venezuela 30-10-1990 (R) 30-01-1991
Vietnam 19-10-1987 (R) 19-01-1988
Yemen 07-10-1980 (R) 07-01-1981
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 26-05-1975 (R) 17-12-1975
Zambia 04-06-1984 (R) 04-09-1984
Zimbabwe 16-08-1982 (R) 16-11-1982

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Cook Islands 22-11-1984
Niue 22-11-1984

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 30-09-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus) 29-05-1984
Anguilla 29-05-1984
Bermuda 29-05-1984
British Virgin Islands 29-05-1984
Cayman Islands 29-05-1984
Ducie and Oeno Islands 29-05-1984
Falkland Islands 29-05-1984
Gibraltar 29-05-1984
Henderson Island 29-05-1984
Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) 29-05-1984 01-07-1997
Jersey 08-02-1996
Man, Isle of 29-05-1984
Montserrat 29-05-1984
Pitcairn Islands 29-05-1984
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 29-05-1984
Turks and Caicos Islands 29-05-1984
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