Overeenkomst betreffende de uitvoering van Deel XI van het Verdrag van de Verenigde Naties inzake het recht van de zee van 10 december 1982

Partij

Cambodja gewijzigd

• Ratificatie: 06-02-2026 (T)
• In werking: 08-03-2026

Partij

Kirgizië toegevoegd

• Ratificatie: 20-09-2025 (R)
• In werking: 20-10-2025
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Nee
• Bezwaren: Nee

Partij

San Marino toegevoegd

• Ratificatie: 19-07-2024 (R)
• In werking: 18-08-2024
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Nee
• Bezwaren: Nee

Partij

Rwanda toegevoegd

• Ratificatie: 18-05-2023 (R)
• In werking: 17-06-2023
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Nee
• Bezwaren: Nee

Algemene gegevens

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Koninkrijksdeel

Nederland (in Europa)

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Nederland (Bonaire)

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Nederland (Sint Eustatius)

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Nederland (Saba)

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Aruba

• In werking: 23-07-2014

Curaçao

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Partij

Afghanistan

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Albanië

• Ratificatie: 23-06-2003 (T)
• In werking: 23-07-2003

Algerije

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 11-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Andorra

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Angola

• Ratificatie: 07-09-2010 (T)
• In werking: 07-10-2010

Antigua en Barbuda

• Ratificatie: 03-05-2016 (T)
• In werking: 02-06-2016

Argentinië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 01-12-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Armenië

• Ratificatie: 09-12-2002 (T)
• In werking: 08-01-2003

Australië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 05-10-1994 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Bahama's

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Bahrein

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Bangladesh

• Ratificatie: 27-07-2001 (T)
• In werking: 26-08-2001

Barbados

• Ondertekening: 15-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Belarus

• Ratificatie: 30-08-2006 (T)
• In werking: 29-09-2006

Belize

• Ratificatie: 21-10-1994 (O)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Benin

• Ratificatie: 16-10-1997 (T)
• In werking: 15-11-1997

Bhutan

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Bolivia

• Ratificatie: 28-04-1995 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Bosnië en Herzegovina

• Ratificatie: 26-05-2021 (T)
• In werking: 25-06-2021

Botswana

• Ratificatie: 31-01-2005 (T)
• In werking: 02-03-2005

Brazilië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 25-10-2007 (R)
• In werking: 24-11-2007

Brunei

• Ratificatie: 05-11-1996 (T)
• In werking: 05-12-1996

Bulgarije

• Ratificatie: 15-05-1996 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Burkina Faso

• Ondertekening: 30-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 25-01-2005 (R)
• In werking: 24-02-2005

Burundi

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Cambodja

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Chili

• Ratificatie: 25-08-1997 (T)
• In werking: 24-09-1997

China

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 07-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Congo, Republiek

• Ratificatie: 09-07-2008 (R)
• In werking: 08-08-2008

Cookeilanden

• Ratificatie: 15-02-1995 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Costa Rica

• Ratificatie: 20-09-2001 (T)
• In werking: 20-10-2001

Cuba

• Ratificatie: 17-10-2002 (T)
• In werking: 16-11-2002

Cyprus

• Ondertekening: 01-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 27-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Denemarken

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 16-11-2004 (R)
• In werking: 16-12-2004
• Faeröer
  In werking: 16-12-2004Groenland
  In werking: 16-12-2004

Dominicaanse Republiek

• Ratificatie: 10-07-2009 (R)
• In werking: 09-08-2009

Duitsland

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 14-10-1994 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Ecuador

• Ratificatie: 24-09-2012 (R)
• In werking: 24-10-2012

Egypte

• Ondertekening: 22-03-1995
• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Equatoriaal-Guinea

• Ratificatie: 21-07-1997 (T)
• In werking: 20-08-1997

Eritrea

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Estland

• Ratificatie: 26-08-2005 (T)
• In werking: 25-09-2005

Eswatini

• Ondertekening: 12-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 24-09-2012 (R)
• In werking: 24-10-2012

Ethiopië

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

EU (Europese Unie)

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 01-04-1998 (R)
• In werking: 01-05-1998

Fiji

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Filipijnen

• Ondertekening: 15-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 23-07-1997 (R)
• In werking: 22-08-1997

Finland

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 21-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Frankrijk

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 11-04-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Gabon

• Ondertekening: 04-04-1995
• Ratificatie: 11-03-1998 (R)
• In werking: 10-04-1998

Georgië

• Ratificatie: 21-03-1996 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Ghana

• Ratificatie: 23-09-2016 (T)
• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994
• In werking: 23-10-2016

Grenada

• Ondertekening: 14-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Griekenland

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 21-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Guatemala

• Ratificatie: 11-02-1997 (T)
• In werking: 13-03-1997

Guinee

• Ondertekening: 26-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Guyana

• Ratificatie: 25-09-2008 (T)
• In werking: 25-10-2008

Haïti

• Ratificatie: 31-07-1996 (T)
• In werking: 30-08-1996

Honduras

• Ratificatie: 28-07-2003 (T)
• In werking: 27-08-2003

Hongarije

• Ratificatie: 05-02-2002 (T)
• In werking: 07-03-2002

Ierland

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 21-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

IJsland

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

India

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 29-06-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Indonesië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 02-06-2000 (R)
• In werking: 02-07-2000

Irak

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Italië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 13-01-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Ivoorkust

• Ondertekening: 25-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Jamaica

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Japan

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 20-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Jemen

• Ratificatie: 13-10-2014 (T)
• In werking: 12-11-2014

Jordanië

• Ratificatie: 27-11-1995 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Kaapverdië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 23-04-2008 (R)
• In werking: 23-05-2008

Kameroen

• Ondertekening: 24-05-1995
• Ratificatie: 28-08-2002 (R)
• In werking: 27-09-2002

Kenia

• Ratificatie: 29-07-1994 (O)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Kiribati

• Ratificatie: 24-02-2003 (T)
• In werking: 26-03-2003

Koeweit

• Ratificatie: 02-08-2002 (T)
• In werking: 01-09-2002

Kroatië

• Ratificatie: 05-04-1995 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Laos

• Ondertekening: 27-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 05-06-1998 (R)
• In werking: 05-07-1998

Lesotho

• Ratificatie: 31-05-2007 (T)
• In werking: 30-06-2007

Letland

• Ratificatie: 23-12-2004 (T)
• In werking: 22-01-2005

Libanon

• Ratificatie: 05-01-1995 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Liberia

• Ratificatie: 25-09-2008 (R)
• In werking: 25-10-2008

Libië

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Liechtenstein

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Litouwen

• Ratificatie: 12-11-2003 (T)
• In werking: 12-12-2003

Luxemburg

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 05-10-2000 (R)
• In werking: 04-11-2000

Madagaskar

• Ratificatie: 22-08-2001 (T)
• In werking: 21-09-2001

Malawi

• Ratificatie: 28-09-2010 (R)
• In werking: 28-10-2010

Malediven

• Ondertekening: 10-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 07-09-2000 (R)
• In werking: 07-10-2000

Maleisië

• Ondertekening: 02-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 14-10-1996 (R)
• In werking: 13-11-1996

Malta

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 26-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Marokko

• Ondertekening: 19-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 31-05-2007 (R)
• In werking: 30-06-2007

Marshalleilanden

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Mauritanië

• Ondertekening: 02-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 17-07-1996 (R)
• In werking: 16-08-1996

Mexico

• Ratificatie: 10-04-2003 (T)
• In werking: 10-05-2003

Micronesia

• Ondertekening: 10-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 06-09-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Moldavië

• Ratificatie: 06-02-2007 (T)
• In werking: 08-03-2007

Monaco

• Ondertekening: 30-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 20-03-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Mongolië

• Ondertekening: 17-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 13-08-1996 (R)
• In werking: 12-09-1996

Montenegro

• Ratificatie: 23-10-2006 (VG)
• In werking: 03-06-2006

Mozambique

• Ratificatie: 13-03-1997 (T)
• In werking: 12-04-1997

Myanmar

• Ratificatie: 21-05-1996 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Namibië

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Nauru

• Ratificatie: 23-01-1996 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Nepal

• Ratificatie: 02-11-1998 (T)
• In werking: 02-12-1998

Nicaragua

• Ratificatie: 03-05-2000 (T)
• In werking: 02-06-2000

Nieuw-Zeeland

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 19-07-1996 (R)
• In werking: 18-08-1996

Niger

• Ratificatie: 07-08-2013 (T)
• In werking: 06-09-2013

Nigeria

• Ondertekening: 25-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Niue

• Ratificatie: 11-10-2006 (R)
• In werking: 10-11-2006

Noord-Macedonië

• Ratificatie: 19-08-1994 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Noorwegen

• Ratificatie: 24-06-1996 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Oman

• Ratificatie: 26-02-1997 (T)
• In werking: 28-03-1997

Oost-Timor

• Ratificatie: 08-01-2013 (R)
• In werking: 07-02-2013

Pakistan

• Ondertekening: 10-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 26-02-1997 (R)
• In werking: 28-03-1997

Palau

• Ratificatie: 30-09-1996 (T)
• In werking: 30-10-1996

Panama

• Ratificatie: 01-07-1996 (T)
• In werking: 31-07-1996

Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea

• Ratificatie: 14-01-1997 (T)
• In werking: 13-02-1997

Paraguay

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 10-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Polen

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 13-11-1998 (R)
• In werking: 13-12-1998

Portugal

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 03-11-1997 (R)
• In werking: 03-12-1997

Qatar

• Ratificatie: 09-12-2002 (T)
• In werking: 08-01-2003

Roemenië

• Ratificatie: 17-12-1996 (T)
• In werking: 16-01-1997

Salomonseilanden

• Ratificatie: 23-06-1997 (T)
• In werking: 23-07-1997

Samoa

• Ondertekening: 07-07-1995
• Ratificatie: 14-08-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Saudi-Arabië

• Ratificatie: 24-04-1996 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Senegal

• Ondertekening: 09-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 25-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Servië

• Ondertekening: 12-05-1995
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Seychellen

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 15-12-1994 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Sierra Leone

• Ratificatie: 12-12-1994 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Singapore

• Ratificatie: 17-11-1994 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Slovenië

• Ondertekening: 19-01-1995
• Ratificatie: 16-06-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Slowakije

• Ondertekening: 14-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 08-05-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Spanje

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 15-01-1997 (R)
• In werking: 14-02-1997

Sri Lanka

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Sudan

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Suriname

• Ratificatie: 09-07-1998 (T)
• In werking: 08-08-1998

Tanzania

• Ondertekening: 07-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 25-06-1998 (R)
• In werking: 25-07-1998

Thailand

• Ratificatie: 15-05-2011 (T)
• In werking: 14-06-2011

Togo

• Ondertekening: 03-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Tonga

• Ratificatie: 02-08-1995 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Trinidad en Tobago

• Ondertekening: 10-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Tsjaad

• Ratificatie: 14-08-2009 (R)
• In werking: 13-09-2009

Tsjechië

• Ondertekening: 16-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 21-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Tunesië

• Ondertekening: 15-05-1995
• Ratificatie: 24-05-2002 (R)
• In werking: 23-06-2002

Tuvalu

• Ratificatie: 09-12-2002 (T)
• In werking: 08-01-2003

Uganda

• Ondertekening: 09-08-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Uruguay

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 07-08-2007 (R)
• In werking: 06-09-2007

Vanuatu

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 10-08-1999 (R)
• In werking: 09-09-1999

Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 25-07-1997 (R)
• In werking: 24-08-1997
• Anguilla
  In werking: 24-08-1997Bermuda
  In werking: 24-08-1997Brits Antarctisch Territorium
  In werking: 24-08-1997Brits Territorium in de Indische Oceaan
  In werking: 24-08-1997Britse Maagdeneilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997Caymaneilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997Ducie en Oeno-eilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997Falklandeilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997Gibraltar
  In werking: 24-08-1997Guernsey
  In werking: 24-08-1997Henderson
  In werking: 24-08-1997Jersey
  In werking: 24-08-1997Man
  In werking: 24-08-1997Montserrat
  In werking: 24-08-1997Pitcairneilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997Sint-Helena, Ascension en Tristan da Cunha
  In werking: 24-08-1997Turks- en Caicoseilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997Zuid-Georgië en de Zuidelijke Sandwicheilanden
  In werking: 24-08-1997

Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Voorlopige toepassing: 16-11-1994

Vietnam

• Ratificatie: 27-04-2006 (T)
• In werking: 27-05-2006

Zambia

• Ondertekening: 13-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Zimbabwe

• Ondertekening: 28-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 28-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Zuid-Afrika

• Ondertekening: 03-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 23-12-1997 (R)
• In werking: 22-01-1998

Zuid-Korea

• Ondertekening: 07-11-1994
• Ratificatie: 29-01-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Zweden

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 25-06-1996 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996

Zwitserland

• Ondertekening: 26-10-1994
• Ratificatie: 01-05-2009 (R)
• In werking: 31-05-2009

België

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 13-11-1998 (R)
• In werking: 13-12-1998
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  29-07-1994
  This signature also commits the Flemish region, the Wallone region and the region of the capital Brussels.

Canada

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 07-11-2003 (R)
• In werking: 07-12-2003
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  16-01-2015
  The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has the honour to refer to the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Secretary-General's communication of 6 January 2015, C.N.16.2015 TREATIES-XXI.6.a, relating to that treaty. The Permanent Mission of Canada notes that this communication was made pursuant to the Secretary-General's capacity as Depositary for the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Permanent Mission of Canada notes the technical and administrative role of the Depositary, and that it is for States Parties to a treaty, not the Depositary, to make their own determination with respect to any legal issues raised by instruments circulated by a depositary. In that context, the Permanent Mission of Canada notes that 'Palestine' does not meet the criteria of a state under international law and is not recognized by Canada as a state. Therefore, in order to avoid confusion, the Permanent Mission of Canada wishes to note its position that in the context of the purported Palestinian accession to the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 'Palestine' is not able to accede to this convention, and that the Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea does not enter into force, or have an effect on Canada's treaty relations, with respect to the 'State of Palestine'.

Mauritius

• Ratificatie: 04-11-1994 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1996
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  09-01-2020
  (…) has the honour to register its strong objection against the extension by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the socalled ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’, of the Agreements listed at Annex and in respect of which the Secretary-General is the depositary. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius considers that by extending these Agreements to the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’, the United Kingdom purported to exercise sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago - a claim which is untenable under international law. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius wishes to reiterate in emphatic terms that it does not recognize the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’. The fact that the Chagos Archipelago is, and has always been, part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, and that the United Kingdom has never had sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, has been authoritatively established by the International Court of Justice in its Advisory Opinion of 25 February 2019, on the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. In this authoritative legal determination, the Court declared that the decolonization of the Republic of Mauritius had not been lawfully completed in 1968, since the Chagos Archipelago had been unlawfully detached in 1965, in violation of the right of self-determination of peoples and the Charter of the United Nations, as applied and interpreted in accordance with UN General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, resolution 2066 (XX) of 16 December 1965, resolution 2232 (XXI) of 20 December 1966 and resolution 2357 (XXII) of 19 December 1967. Accordingly, it went on to hold that the United Kingdom’s ongoing administration of the Chagos Archipelago, as the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’, was an internationally wrongful act, of a continuing nature, that engaged the State responsibility of the United Kingdom. It determined that the United Kingdom is under a legal obligation to terminate its unlawful colonial administration ‘as rapidly as possible’. The Court further determined that all UN Member States have an obligation to cooperate with the United Nations in facilitating the completion of the decolonization of the Republic of Mauritius as rapidly as possible, including an obligation not to support the continuing wrongful conduct of the United Kingdom in maintaining its colonial administration in the Chagos Archipelago. On 22 May 2019, the General Assembly, by an overwhelming majority of 116 votes to 6, adopted resolution 73/295. By this resolution, it endorsed the Court’s Advisory Opinion, affirmed that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, and demanded that the United Kingdom terminate its unlawful colonial administration within a maximum of six months, that is, by no later than 22 November 2019. That deadline has now expired. Moreover, the General Assembly in its resolution called upon Member States to ‘cooperate with the United Nations to ensure the completion of the decolonization of Mauritius as rapidly as possible’ and to refrain from conduct that might impede or delay the completion of decolonization. It further called upon the United Nations and all its specialized agencies to recognize that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, to support the decolonization of the Republic of Mauritius as rapidly as possible, and to refrain from impeding that process by recognizing the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’. Lastly, the resolution also called upon ‘all other international, regional and intergovernmental organizations, including those established by treaty,’ to recognize that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, to support its speedy decolonization, and to ‘refrain from impeding that process’ by recognizing the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’. The Republic of Mauritius has, over the years, consistently asserted, and hereby reasserts, its full sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius therefore unequivocally protests against the extension by the United Kingdom of the Agreements listed at Annex to the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’ and against the purported exercise by the United Kingdom of any sovereignty, rights or jurisdiction within the territory of the Republic of Mauritius. For the above stated reasons, which arise from established principles of international law as authoritatively interpreted and applied by the International Court of Justice and endorsed by the UN General Assembly, the Government of the Republic of Mauritius does not recognize the extension by the United Kingdom of the Agreements listed at Annex to the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’, reserves all its rights in this regard, and calls upon all States Parties to the Agreements listed at Annex to reject the United Kingdom's extension of these Agreements to the so-called ‘British Indian Ocean Territory’. -- See depositairy notification no. C.N.50.2020.TREATIES-XXI.6.a for the Annex (list of Agreements).

Oekraïne

• Ondertekening: 28-02-1995
• Ratificatie: 26-07-1999 (R)
• In werking: 25-08-1999
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  26-07-1999
  1. Ukraine declares that, in accordance with article 287 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, it chooses as the principal means for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention an arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VII. For the consideration of disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention in respect of questions relating to fisheries, protection and preservation of the marine environment, marine scientific research and navigation, including pollution from vessels and by dumping, Ukraine chooses a special arbitral tribunal constituted in accordance with Annex VIII. Ukraine recognises the competence, as stipulated in article 292 of the Convention, of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in respect of questions relating to the prompt release of detained vessels or their crews. 2. Ukraine declares, in accordance with article 298 of the Convention, that it does not accept, unless otherwise provided by specific international treaties of Ukraine with relevant States, the compulsory procedures entailing binding decisions for the consideration of disputes relating to sea boundary delimitations, disputes involving historic bays or titles, and disputes concerning military activities. 3. Ukraine declares, taking into account articles 309 and 310 of the Convention, that it objects to any statements or declarations, irrespective of when such statements or declarations were or may be made, that may result in a failure to interpret the provisions of the Convention in good faith, or are contrary to the ordinary meaning of terms in the context of the Convention or its object and purpose. 4. As a geographically disadvantaged country bordering a sea poor in living resources, Ukraine reaffirms the necessity to develop international cooperation for the exploitation of the living resources of economic zones, on the basis of just and equitable agreements that should ensure the access to fishing resources in the economic zones of other regions and sub-regions.

Oostenrijk

• Ondertekening: 29-07-1994
• Ratificatie: 14-07-1995 (R)
• In werking: 28-07-1996
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  29-07-1994
  Austria declares that it understands the provisions of its article 7 paragraph 2 to signify with regard to its own position that pending parliamentary approval of the Convention and of the Agreement and their subsequent ratification it will have access to the organs for the International Sea-Bed authority.

Palestina

• Ratificatie: 02-01-2015 (R)
• In werking: 01-02-2015
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  06-02-2015
  The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his capacity as Depositary, and has the honor to refer to depositary notification C.N.56.2015.TREATIES-XXI.6.a, dated 23 January 2015, conveying a communication of Canada regarding the accession of the State of Palestine to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, dated 28 July 1994. The Government of the State of Palestine regrets the position of Canada and wishes to recall United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012 according Palestine ‘non-member observer State status in the United Nations’. In this regard, Palestine is a State recognized by the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the international community. As a State Party to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, which entered into force on 1 February 2015, the State of Palestine will exercise its rights and honor its obligations with respect to all States Parties. The State of Palestine trusts that its rights and obligations will be equally respected by its fellow States Parties.

Russische Federatie

• Ratificatie: 12-03-1997 (T)
• In werking: 11-04-1997
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  12-03-1997
  According to expert opinion, industrial exploitation of deep sea-bed mineral resources will not start earlier than in ten to fifteen years. Therefore, the International body for the sea-bed will not have a subject of real activity for a long time yet, which fact highlights especially the financial aspects of activities of the newly established organization. It is important to avoid non-productive administrative and other expenditures, to abstain from establishing yet unnecessary structures and positions, and to strictly observe the agreements concerning the economy regime reflected in the Agreement. The efforts aimed at rendering universal the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 can, in the long run, produce a positive result only if all the States act on the basis of the above-mentioned agreements without trying to seek any unilateral advantages, and if they succeed in establishing a cooperation free of discrimination and with a due account of the interests of potential investors in deep sea-bed mining.