Treaty

Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

Treaty data

Treaty number 003429
Date of conclusion 31-01-1967
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 04-10-1967
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Consolidated text 0006107

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 29-11-1968
Netherlands (Bonaire) 22-06-2011
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 22-06-2011
Netherlands (Saba) 22-06-2011
Aruba 01-01-1986
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

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 30-08-2005 (A) 30-08-2005
Albania 18-08-1992 (A) 18-08-1992
Algeria 08-11-1967 (A) 08-11-1967
Angola 23-06-1981 (A) 23-06-1981
Antigua and Barbuda 07-09-1995 (A) 07-09-1995
Argentina 06-12-1967 (A) 06-12-1967
Armenia 06-07-1993 (A) 06-07-1993
Australia 13-12-1973 (A) 13-12-1973
Austria 05-09-1973 (A) 05-09-1973
Azerbaijan 12-02-1993 (A) 12-02-1993
Bahamas 15-09-1993 (A) 15-09-1993
Belarus 23-08-2001 (A) 23-08-2001
Belgium 08-04-1969 (A) 08-04-1969
Belize 27-06-1990 (A) 27-06-1990
Benin 06-07-1970 (A) 06-07-1970
Bolivia 09-02-1982 (A) 09-02-1982
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 06-01-1969 (A) 06-01-1969
Brazil 07-04-1972 (A) 07-04-1972
Bulgaria 12-05-1993 (A) 12-05-1993
Burkina Faso 18-06-1980 (A) 18-06-1980
Burundi 15-03-1971 (A) 15-03-1971
Cabo Verde 09-07-1987 (A) 09-07-1987
Cambodia 15-10-1992 (A) 15-10-1992
Cameroon 19-09-1967 (A) 04-10-1967
Canada 04-06-1969 (A) 04-06-1969
Central African Republic 30-08-1967 (A) 04-10-1967
Chad 19-08-1981 (A) 19-08-1981
Chile 27-04-1972 (A) 27-04-1972
China 24-09-1982 (A) 24-09-1982
Colombia 04-03-1980 (A) 04-03-1980
Costa Rica 28-03-1978 (A) 28-03-1978
Côte d'Ivoire 16-02-1970 (A) 16-02-1970
Croatia 12-10-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cyprus 09-07-1968 (A) 09-07-1968
Czech Republic 11-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 26-11-1991 (A) 26-11-1991
Democratic Republic of the Congo 13-01-1975 (A) 13-01-1975
Denmark 29-01-1968 (A) 29-01-1968
Djibouti 09-08-1977 (Su) 27-06-1977
Dominica 17-02-1994 (A) 17-02-1994
Dominican Republic 04-01-1978 (A) 04-01-1978
Ecuador 06-03-1969 (A) 06-03-1969
Egypt 22-05-1981 (A) 22-05-1981
El Salvador 28-04-1983 (A) 28-04-1983
Equatorial Guinea 07-02-1986 (A) 07-02-1986
Estonia 10-04-1997 (A) 10-04-1997
Eswatini 28-01-1969 (A) 28-01-1969
Ethiopia 10-11-1969 (A) 10-11-1969
Fiji 12-06-1972 (Su) 10-10-1970
Finland 10-10-1968 (A) 10-10-1968
France 03-02-1971 (A) 03-02-1971
Gabon 28-08-1973 (A) 28-08-1973
Gambia, The 29-09-1967 (A) 04-10-1967
Georgia 09-08-1999 (A) 09-08-1999
Germany 05-11-1969 (A) 05-11-1969
Ghana 30-10-1968 (A) 30-10-1968
Greece 07-08-1968 (A) 07-08-1968
Guatemala 22-09-1983 (A) 22-09-1983
Guinea 16-05-1968 (A) 16-05-1968
Guinea-Bissau 11-02-1976 (A) 11-02-1976
Haïti 25-09-1984 (A) 25-09-1984
Holy See 08-06-1967 (A) 04-10-1967
Honduras 23-03-1992 (A) 23-03-1992
Hungary 14-03-1989 (A) 14-03-1989
Iceland 26-04-1968 (A) 26-04-1968
Iran 28-07-1976 (A) 28-07-1976
Ireland 06-11-1968 (A) 06-11-1968
Israel 14-06-1968 (A) 14-06-1968
Italy 26-01-1972 (A) 26-01-1972
Jamaica 30-10-1980 (A) 30-10-1980
Japan 01-01-1982 (A) 01-01-1982
Kazakhstan 15-01-1999 (A) 15-01-1999
Kenya 13-11-1981 (A) 13-11-1981
Kyrgyzstan 08-10-1996 (A) 08-10-1996
Latvia 31-07-1997 (A) 31-07-1997
Lesotho 14-05-1981 (A) 14-05-1981
Liberia 27-02-1980 (A) 27-02-1980
Liechtenstein 20-05-1968 (A) 20-05-1968
Lithuania 28-04-1997 (A) 28-04-1997
Luxembourg 22-04-1971 (A) 22-04-1971
Malawi 10-12-1987 (A) 10-12-1987
Mali 02-02-1973 (A) 02-02-1973
Malta 15-09-1971 (A) 15-09-1971
Mauritania 05-05-1987 (A) 05-05-1987
Mexico 07-06-2000 (A) 07-06-2000
Moldova 31-01-2002 (A) 31-01-2002
Monaco 16-06-2010 (A) 16-06-2010
Montenegro 10-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 20-04-1971 (A) 20-04-1971
Mozambique 01-05-1989 (A) 01-05-1989
Namibia 17-02-1995 (A) 17-02-1995
Nauru 28-06-2011 (A) 28-06-2011
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 29-11-1968 (A) 29-11-1968
New Zealand 06-08-1973 (A) 06-08-1973
Nicaragua 28-03-1980 (A) 28-03-1980
Niger 02-02-1970 (A) 02-02-1970
Nigeria 02-05-1968 (A) 02-05-1968
North Macedonia 18-01-1994 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 28-11-1967 (A) 28-11-1967
Panama 02-08-1978 (A) 02-08-1978
Papua New Guinea 17-07-1986 (A) 17-07-1986
Paraguay 01-04-1970 (A) 01-04-1970
Peru 15-09-1983 (A) 15-09-1983
Philippines 22-07-1981 (A) 22-07-1981
Poland 27-09-1991 (A) 27-09-1991
Portugal 13-07-1976 (A) 13-07-1976
Republic of Korea, the 03-12-1992 (A) 03-12-1992
Republic of the Congo 10-07-1970 (A) 10-07-1970
Romania 07-08-1991 (A) 07-08-1991
Russian Federation 02-02-1993 (A) 02-02-1993
Rwanda 03-01-1980 (A) 03-01-1980
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 03-11-2003 (A) 03-11-2003
Samoa 29-11-1994 (A) 29-11-1994
São Tomé e Principe 01-02-1978 (A) 01-02-1978
Senegal 03-10-1967 (A) 04-10-1967
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 23-04-1980 (A) 23-04-1980
Sierra Leone 22-05-1981 (A) 22-05-1981
Slovakia 04-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
Solomon Islands 12-04-1995 (A) 12-04-1995
Somalia 10-10-1978 (A) 10-10-1978
South Africa 12-01-1996 (A) 12-01-1996
South Sudan 10-12-2018 (A) 10-12-2018
Spain 14-08-1978 (A) 14-08-1978
Sudan 23-05-1974 (A) 23-05-1974
Suriname 29-11-1978 (Su) 25-11-1975
Sweden 04-10-1967 (A) 04-10-1967
Switzerland 20-05-1968 (A) 20-05-1968
Tajikistan 07-12-1993 (A) 07-12-1993
Tanzania 04-09-1968 (A) 04-09-1968
Timor-Leste 07-05-2003 (A) 07-05-2003
Togo 01-12-1969 (A) 01-12-1969
Trinidad and Tobago 10-11-2000 (A) 10-11-2000
Tunisia 16-10-1968 (A) 16-10-1968
Türkiye 31-07-1968 (A) 31-07-1968
Turkmenistan 02-03-1998 (A) 02-03-1998
Tuvalu 07-03-1986 (Su) 01-10-1978
Uganda 27-09-1976 (A) 27-09-1976
Ukraine 04-04-2002 (A) 04-04-2002
United Kingdom 04-09-1968 (A) 04-09-1968
United States of America 01-11-1968 (A) 01-11-1968
Uruguay 22-09-1970 (A) 22-09-1970
Venezuela 19-09-1986 (A) 19-09-1986
Yemen 18-01-1980 (A) 18-01-1980
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 15-01-1968 (A) 15-01-1968
Zambia 24-09-1969 (A) 24-09-1969
Zimbabwe 25-08-1981 (A) 25-08-1981

Extensions

China

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

Portugal

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Macao (<20-12-1999) 26-07-1999 20-12-1999

United Kingdom

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Montserrat 03-12-1968

Parent treaties

Title Date of conclusion Place of conclusion
Convention relating to the status of refugees. 28-07-1951 Genève
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