Treaty

Protocol of Amendments to the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization

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 24-08-2015 (R) 08-11-2016
Argentina 28-09-2015 (R) 08-11-2016
Australia 07-05-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
Bangladesh 08-01-2013 (R) 08-11-2016
Belgium 25-09-2015 (R) 08-11-2016
Brazil 29-10-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Canada 15-06-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Chile 18-12-2012 (R) 08-11-2016
China 20-03-2014 (R) 08-11-2016
Cuba 16-01-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
Cyprus 20-01-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13-01-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Denmark 12-09-2005 (R) 08-11-2016
Estonia 16-04-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
Finland 21-11-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
France 27-08-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
Germany 14-12-2005 (R) 08-11-2016
Greece 12-02-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Iceland 03-11-2010 (R) 08-11-2016
India 04-05-2015 (R) 08-11-2016
Iran 17-08-2011 (R) 08-11-2016
Ireland 09-09-2010 (R) 08-11-2016
Italy 21-10-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Japan 10-07-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Latvia 14-04-2008 (R) 08-11-2016
Mexico 08-08-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Monaco 07-08-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Morocco 03-01-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Mozambique 08-08-2016 (R) 08-11-2016
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 26-07-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
New Zealand 03-11-2011 (R) 08-11-2016
Norway 26-01-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Pakistan 28-02-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Papua New Guinea 25-06-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Peru 27-03-2012 (R) 08-11-2016
Poland 03-02-2011 (R) 08-11-2016
Portugal 12-05-2011 (R) 08-11-2016
Qatar 20-03-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Republic of Korea, the 08-05-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Russian Federation 20-05-2014 (R) 08-11-2016
Saudi Arabia 02-06-2009 (R) 08-11-2016
Singapore 04-11-2016 (R) 08-11-2016
Slovenia 26-02-2013 (R) 08-11-2016
South Africa 19-03-2012 (R) 08-11-2016
Spain 19-06-2008 (R) 08-11-2016
Sri Lanka 20-12-2011 (R) 08-11-2016
Sweden 02-08-2006 (R) 08-11-2016
Syria 07-06-2016 (R) 08-11-2016
Tunisia 18-07-2007 (R) 08-11-2016
Türkiye 28-10-2016 (R) 08-11-2016
Ukraine 27-11-2015 (R) 08-11-2016
United Kingdom 24-11-1995 (R) 08-11-2016
United States of America 03-06-2009 (R) 08-11-2016

Parties with reservations, declarations and objections

Party Reservations / Declarations Objections
China Yes No
Germany Yes No

China

12-03-2014

1. Article 16 of the Protocol is not binding on the PRC.
2. In accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC, the Government of the PRC decides that the Protocol applies to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC and the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC.
The reservation to Article 16 made by the PRC also applies to the two Special Administrative Regions of the PRC.

Germany

30-11-2005

The Federal Republic of Germany declares that it will apply Article 18 of the Protocol amending the Convention of 3 May 1967 on the International Hydrographic Organization and, consequently, Article XXI of the new version of the Convention on the International Hydrographic Organization only when the requirements for their application under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany have been fulfilled.

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