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Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

Treaty data

Treaty number 005461
Date of conclusion 28-07-1994
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application 16-11-1994
Entry into force 28-07-1996
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 24433-R1549
Approval act 1996, 357
Consolidated text 0001149

Comment

With respect to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Agreement entered into force for the Netherlands on 28 July 1996 and for the Netherlands Antilles on 13 February 2009.

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application		 Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 16-11-1994 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

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
Albania 23-06-2003 (A) 23-07-2003
Algeria 29-07-1994 11-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Andorra
Angola 07-09-2010 (A) 07-10-2010
Antigua and Barbuda 03-05-2016 (A) 02-06-2016
Argentina 29-07-1994 01-12-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Armenia 09-12-2002 (A) 08-01-2003
Australia 29-07-1994 05-10-1994 (R) 28-07-1996
Austria 29-07-1994 14-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Bahamas 29-07-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Bahrain
Bangladesh 27-07-2001 (A) 26-08-2001
Barbados 15-11-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Belarus 30-08-2006 (A) 29-09-2006
Belgium 29-07-1994 13-11-1998 (R) 13-12-1998
Belize 21-10-1994 (S) 28-07-1996
Benin 16-10-1997 (A) 15-11-1997
Bhutan
Bolivia 28-04-1995 (A) 28-07-1996
Bosnia and Herzegovina 26-05-2021 (A) 25-06-2021
Botswana 31-01-2005 (A) 02-03-2005
Brazil 29-07-1994 25-10-2007 (R) 24-11-2007
Brunei 05-11-1996 (A) 05-12-1996
Bulgaria 15-05-1996 (A) 28-07-1996
Burkina Faso 30-11-1994 25-01-2005 (R) 24-02-2005
Burundi
Cabo Verde 29-07-1994 23-04-2008 (R) 23-05-2008
Cambodia
Cameroon 24-05-1995 28-08-2002 (R) 27-09-2002
Canada 29-07-1994 07-11-2003 (R) 07-12-2003
Chad 14-08-2009 (R) 13-09-2009
Chile 25-08-1997 (A) 24-09-1997
China 29-07-1994 07-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Cook Islands 15-02-1995 (A) 28-07-1996
Costa Rica 20-09-2001 (A) 20-10-2001
Côte d'Ivoire 25-11-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Croatia 05-04-1995 (A) 28-07-1996
Cuba 17-10-2002 (A) 16-11-2002
Cyprus 01-11-1994 27-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Czech Republic 16-11-1994 21-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Denmark 29-07-1994 16-11-2004 (R) 16-12-2004
Dominican Republic 10-07-2009 (R) 09-08-2009
Ecuador 24-09-2012 (R) 24-10-2012
Egypt 22-03-1995
Equatorial Guinea 21-07-1997 (A) 20-08-1997
Eritrea
Estonia 26-08-2005 (A) 25-09-2005
Eswatini 12-10-1994 24-09-2012 (R) 24-10-2012
Ethiopia
EU (European Union) 29-07-1994 01-04-1998 (R) 01-05-1998
Federated States of Micronesia 10-08-1994 06-09-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Fiji 29-07-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Finland 29-07-1994 21-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
France 29-07-1994 11-04-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Gabon 04-04-1995 11-03-1998 (R) 10-04-1998
Georgia 21-03-1996 (A) 28-07-1996
Germany 29-07-1994 14-10-1994 (R) 28-07-1996
Ghana 23-09-2016 (A) 23-10-2016
Greece 29-07-1994 21-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Grenada 14-11-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Guatemala 11-02-1997 (A) 13-03-1997
Guinea 26-08-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Guyana 25-09-2008 (A) 25-10-2008
Haïti 31-07-1996 (A) 30-08-1996
Honduras 28-07-2003 (A) 27-08-2003
Hungary 05-02-2002 (A) 07-03-2002
Iceland 29-07-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
India 29-07-1994 29-06-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Indonesia 29-07-1994 02-06-2000 (R) 02-07-2000
Iraq
Ireland 29-07-1994 21-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Italy 29-07-1994 13-01-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Jamaica 29-07-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Japan 29-07-1994 20-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Jordan 27-11-1995 (A) 28-07-1996
Kenya 29-07-1994 (S) 28-07-1996
Kiribati 24-02-2003 (A) 26-03-2003
Kuwait 02-08-2002 (A) 01-09-2002
Laos 27-10-1994 05-06-1998 (R) 05-07-1998
Latvia 23-12-2004 (A) 22-01-2005
Lebanon 05-01-1995 (A) 28-07-1996
Lesotho 31-05-2007 (A) 30-06-2007
Liberia 25-09-2008 (R) 25-10-2008
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania 12-11-2003 (A) 12-12-2003
Luxembourg 29-07-1994 05-10-2000 (R) 04-11-2000
Madagascar 22-08-2001 (A) 21-09-2001
Malawi 28-09-2010 (R) 28-10-2010
Malaysia 02-08-1994 14-10-1996 (R) 13-11-1996
Maldives 10-10-1994 07-09-2000 (R) 07-10-2000
Malta 29-07-1994 26-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Marshall Islands
Mauritania 02-08-1994 17-07-1996 (R) 16-08-1996
Mauritius 04-11-1994 (A) 28-07-1996
Mexico 10-04-2003 (A) 10-05-2003
Moldova 06-02-2007 (A) 08-03-2007
Monaco 30-11-1994 20-03-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Mongolia 17-08-1994 13-08-1996 (R) 12-09-1996
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 19-10-1994 31-05-2007 (R) 30-06-2007
Mozambique 13-03-1997 (A) 12-04-1997
Myanmar 21-05-1996 (A) 28-07-1996
Namibia 29-07-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Nauru 23-01-1996 (A) 28-07-1996
Nepal 02-11-1998 (A) 02-12-1998
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 29-07-1994 28-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
New Zealand 29-07-1994 19-07-1996 (R) 18-08-1996
Nicaragua 03-05-2000 (A) 02-06-2000
Niger 07-08-2013 (A) 06-09-2013
Nigeria 25-10-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Niue 11-10-2006 (R) 10-11-2006
North Macedonia 19-08-1994 (A) 28-07-1996
Norway 24-06-1996 (A) 28-07-1996
Oman 26-02-1997 (A) 28-03-1997
Pakistan 10-08-1994 26-02-1997 (R) 28-03-1997
Palau 30-09-1996 (A) 30-10-1996
Palestine 02-01-2015 (R) 01-02-2015
Panama 01-07-1996 (A) 31-07-1996
Papua New Guinea 14-01-1997 (A) 13-02-1997
Paraguay 29-07-1994 10-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Philippines 15-11-1994 23-07-1997 (R) 22-08-1997
Poland 29-07-1994 13-11-1998 (R) 13-12-1998
Portugal 29-07-1994 03-11-1997 (R) 03-12-1997
Qatar 09-12-2002 (A) 08-01-2003
Republic of Korea, the 07-11-1994 29-01-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Republic of the Congo 09-07-2008 (R) 08-08-2008
Romania 17-12-1996 (A) 16-01-1997
Russian Federation 12-03-1997 (A) 11-04-1997
Rwanda 18-05-2023 (R) 17-06-2023
Samoa 07-07-1995 14-08-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
San Marino 19-07-2024 (R) 18-08-2024
Saudi Arabia 24-04-1996 (A) 28-07-1996
Senegal 09-08-1994 25-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Serbia 12-05-1995 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Seychelles 29-07-1994 15-12-1994 (R) 28-07-1996
Sierra Leone 12-12-1994 (A) 28-07-1996
Singapore 17-11-1994 (A) 28-07-1996
Slovakia 14-11-1994 08-05-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Slovenia 19-01-1995 16-06-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Solomon Islands 23-06-1997 (A) 23-07-1997
South Africa 03-10-1994 23-12-1997 (R) 22-01-1998
Spain 29-07-1994 15-01-1997 (R) 14-02-1997
Sri Lanka 29-07-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Sudan 29-07-1994
Suriname 09-07-1998 (A) 08-08-1998
Sweden 29-07-1994 25-06-1996 (R) 28-07-1996
Switzerland 26-10-1994 01-05-2009 (R) 31-05-2009
Tanzania 07-10-1994 25-06-1998 (R) 25-07-1998
Thailand 15-05-2011 (A) 14-06-2011
Timor-Leste 08-01-2013 (R) 07-02-2013
Togo 03-08-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Tonga 02-08-1995 (A) 28-07-1996
Trinidad and Tobago 10-10-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Tunisia 15-05-1995 24-05-2002 (R) 23-06-2002
Tuvalu 09-12-2002 (A) 08-01-2003
Uganda 09-08-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Ukraine 28-02-1995 26-07-1999 (R) 25-08-1999
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom 29-07-1994 25-07-1997 (R) 24-08-1997
United States of America 29-07-1994
Uruguay 29-07-1994 07-08-2007 (R) 06-09-2007
Vanuatu 29-07-1994 10-08-1999 (R) 09-09-1999
Vietnam 27-04-2006 (A) 27-05-2006
Yemen 13-10-2014 (A) 12-11-2014
Zambia 13-10-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996
Zimbabwe 28-10-1994 28-07-1995 (R) 28-07-1996

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

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 10-12-1982 Montego Bay
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