International Convention for the regulation of whaling
Treaty data
Treaty number
005119
Date of conclusion
02-12-1946
Place of conclusion
Washington
Provisional application
Entry into force
10-11-1948
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
1951, 26 (external link)
1953, 13 (external link)
1954, 62 (external link)
1956, 15 (external link)
1959, 156 (external link)
1962, 93 (external link)
1962, 133 (external link)
1963, 55 (external link)
1964, 116 (external link)
1966, 181 (external link)
1968, 64 (external link)
1970, 17 (external link)
1977, 64 (external link)
1977, 102 (external link)
1979, 162 (external link)
1982, 30 (external link)
1982, 90 (external link)
1983, 148 (external link)
1985, 44 (external link)
1986, 71 (external link)
1987, 70 (external link)
1988, 36 (external link)
1995, 247 (external link)
2008, 63 (external link)
2012, 140 (external link)
2013, 248 (external link)
2015, 17 (external link)
2019, 120 (external link)
2019, 121 (external link)
Bulletin of Acts and Decrees
Parliamentary paper
0000192308 (external link)
Consolidated text
0005482
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 16-02-1982 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
14-06-1977
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=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
Antigua and Barbuda
21-07-1982 (A)
21-07-1982
Argentina
02-12-1946
18-05-1960 (R)
18-05-1960
Australia
02-12-1946
01-12-1947 (R)
10-11-1948
Austria
20-05-1994 (A)
20-05-1994
Belgium
14-07-2004 (A)
14-07-2004
Belize
17-06-2003 (A)
17-06-2003
Benin
26-04-2002 (A)
26-04-2002
Brazil
04-01-1974 (A)
04-01-1974
Bulgaria
10-08-2009 (A)
10-08-2009
Cambodia
01-06-2006 (A)
01-06-2006
Cameroon
14-06-2005 (A)
14-06-2005
Canada
02-12-1946
25-02-1949 (R)
25-02-1949
24-06-1981
30-06-1982
Chile
02-12-1946
06-07-1979 (R)
06-07-1979
China
24-09-1980 (A)
24-09-1980
Colombia
22-03-2011 (A)
22-03-2011
Costa Rica
24-07-1981 (A)
24-07-1981
Côte d'Ivoire
08-07-2004 (A)
08-07-2004
Croatia
10-01-2007 (A)
10-01-2007
Cyprus
26-02-2007 (A)
26-02-2007
Czech Republic
24-01-2005 (A)
24-01-2005
Denmark
02-12-1946
23-05-1950 (R)
23-05-1950
Dominica
18-06-1992 (A)
18-06-1992
Dominican Republic
30-07-2009 (A)
30-07-2009
Ecuador
10-05-2007 (A)
10-05-2007
Egypt
18-09-1981 (A)
18-09-1981
29-11-1988
30-06-1989
Eritrea
10-10-2007 (A)
10-10-2007
Estonia
07-01-2009 (A)
07-01-2009
Finland
23-02-1983 (A)
23-02-1983
France
02-12-1946
03-12-1948 (R)
03-12-1948
Gabon
08-05-2002 (A)
08-05-2002
Gambia, The
17-05-2005 (A)
17-05-2005
Germany
02-07-1982 (A)
02-07-1982
Ghana
17-07-2009 (A)
17-07-2009
Greece
16-05-2007 (A)
16-05-2007
19-12-2012
30-06-2013
Grenada
07-04-1993 (A)
07-04-1993
Guatemala
16-05-2006 (A)
16-05-2006
04-01-2017
30-06-2017
Guinea
21-06-2000 (A)
21-06-2000
Guinea-Bissau
29-05-2007 (A)
29-05-2007
Hungary
01-06-2004 (A)
01-06-2004
Iceland
10-10-2002 (A)
10-10-2002
India
09-03-1981 (A)
09-03-1981
Ireland
02-01-1985 (A)
02-01-1985
Israel
07-06-2006 (A)
07-06-2006
Italy
12-02-1998 (A)
12-02-1998
Jamaica
15-07-1981 (A)
15-07-1981
02-09-1983
30-06-1984
Japan
21-04-1951 (A)
21-04-1951
26-12-2018
30-06-2019
Kenya
02-12-1981 (A)
02-12-1981
Kiribati
28-12-2004 (A)
28-12-2004
Laos
22-05-2007 (A)
22-05-2007
Liberia
10-08-2018 (A)
10-08-2018
Lithuania
25-11-2008 (A)
25-11-2008
Luxembourg
10-06-2005 (A)
10-06-2005
Mali
17-08-2004 (A)
17-08-2004
Marshall Islands
01-06-2006 (A)
01-06-2006
Mauritania
23-12-2003 (A)
23-12-2003
Mauritius
17-06-1983 (A)
17-06-1983
27-08-1987
30-06-1988
Mexico
30-06-1949 (A)
30-06-1949
Monaco
15-03-1982 (A)
15-03-1982
Mongolia
16-05-2002 (A)
16-05-2002
Morocco
12-02-2001 (A)
12-02-2001
Nauru
15-06-2005 (A)
15-06-2005
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
14-06-1977 (A)
14-06-1977
New Zealand
15-06-1976 (A)
15-06-1976
Nicaragua
05-06-2003 (A)
05-06-2003
Norway
23-09-1960 (A)
23-09-1960
Oman
15-07-1980 (A)
15-07-1980
Palau
08-05-2002 (A)
08-05-2002
Panama
12-06-2001 (A)
12-06-2001
Peru
02-12-1946
18-06-1979 (R)
18-06-1979
Philippines
10-08-1981 (A)
10-08-1981
03-12-1987
30-06-1988
Poland
17-04-2009 (A)
17-04-2009
Portugal
14-05-2002 (A)
14-05-2002
Republic of Korea, the
29-12-1978 (A)
29-12-1978
Republic of the Congo
29-05-2008 (A)
29-05-2008
Romania
09-04-2008 (A)
09-04-2008
Russian Federation
02-12-1946
11-09-1948 (R)
10-11-1948
Saint Kitts and Nevis
24-06-1992 (A)
24-06-1992
Saint Lucia
29-06-1981 (A)
29-06-1981
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
22-07-1981 (A)
22-07-1981
San Marino
16-04-2002 (A)
16-04-2002
São Tomé e Principe
18-05-2018 (A)
18-05-2018
Senegal
15-07-1982 (A)
15-07-1982
Seychelles
19-03-1979 (A)
19-03-1979
03-06-1994
30-06-1995
Slovakia
22-03-2005 (A)
22-03-2005
Slovenia
20-09-2006 (A)
20-09-2006
Solomon Islands
10-05-1993 (A)
10-05-1993
South Africa
02-12-1946
05-05-1948 (R)
10-11-1948
Spain
06-07-1979 (A)
06-07-1979
Suriname
14-07-2004 (A)
14-07-2004
Sweden
15-06-1979 (A)
15-06-1979
Switzerland
29-05-1980 (A)
29-05-1980
Tanzania
23-06-2008 (A)
23-06-2008
Togo
15-06-2005 (A)
15-06-2005
Tuvalu
30-06-2004 (A)
30-06-2004
United Kingdom
02-12-1946
17-06-1947 (R)
10-11-1948
United States of America
02-12-1946
18-07-1947 (R)
10-11-1948
Uruguay
27-09-2007 (A)
27-09-2007
Venezuela
11-07-1991 (A)
11-07-1991
18-02-1998
30-06-1999
Child treaties
Title
Date of conclusion
Place of conclusion
Protocol to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling signed at Washington
under date of December 2, 1946
19-11-1956
Washington
Schedule, as amended, to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
31-07-2011
Jersey
Schedule, as amended, to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
31-07-2012
Panama City
Schedule, as amendend, to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
30-09-2014
Portoroz
Schedule, as amended, to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
28-10-2016
Portoroz
Schedule, as amended, to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
14-09-2018
Florianopolis