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Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
Argentina
13-07-1994
The Argentine Republic hereby expressly reserves its rights of sovereignty and of
territorial and
maritime jurisdiction over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich
Islands, and the maritime areas corresponding thereto, as recognized and defined in
Law No.23.968 of the Argentine Nation of 14 August 1991, and repudiates any extension
of the scope of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response
and Co-operation, 1990, which may be made by any other State, community or entity
to those Argentine island territories and/or maritime areas.
Objection United Kingdom, 22-02-1996
The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have noted
the declaration of the Government of Argentina concerning rights of sovereignty and
of territorial and maritime jurisdiction over the Falkland Islands and south Georgia
and the South Sandwich Islands.
The British Government have no doubt about the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over
the Falkland Islands, as well as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The
British Government can only reject as unfounded the claims by the Government of Argentina.
Colombia
11-06-2008
The amendments contained in article 14 of the Convention and in article 12 of the
Protocol, and those which have entered into force at the time when Colombia becomes
Party to the Convention, will only enter into force for Colombia once the internal
approval and revision of the said amendments has been effected, in accordance with
article 150, numbers 16 and 241 and 10 of the Political Constitution of Colombia.
Denmark
22-10-1996
[...] that the Convention will not apply to the Faroe Islands, pending a further decision.