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Cite as: [1978] UKTS TS0017, [1978] UKTS TS17

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Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: IMCO

Place Of Signature: London

Date Of Signature: 17-Feb-1978



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
ALGERIA Accession 31-Jan-1989 01-May-1989
ALGERIA Declaration 31-Jan-1989
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Accession 29-Jan-1988 29-Apr-1988
ARGENTINA Accession 31-Aug-1993 01-Dec-1993
ARGENTINA Reservation 31-Aug-1993
ARGENTINA Communication 28-Dec-1995
Aruba Extension 01-Jan-1986
AUSTRALIA Signature 30-May-1979
AUSTRALIA Ratification 14-Oct-1987 14-Jan-1988
AUSTRALIA Declaration 14-Oct-1987
AUSTRIA Accession 27-May-1988 27-Aug-1988
BAHAMAS Accession 07-Jun-1983 02-Oct-1983
BAHAMAS Declaration 07-Jun-1983
BARBADOS Accession 06-May-1994 06-Aug-1994
BELARUS Accession 07-Jan-1994 07-Apr-1994
BELGIUM Accession 06-Mar-1984 06-Jun-1984
BELGIUM Declaration 06-Mar-1984
BELIZE Accession 26-May-1995 26-Aug-1995
BELIZE Communication 13-Mar-1996
BENIN Accession 11-Feb-2000 11-May-2000
Berlin West Extension 02-Oct-1983
Bermuda Extension 08-Jun-1988 23-Jun-1988
BOLIVIA Accession 04-Jun-1999 04-Sep-1999
BOLIVIA Communication 20-Jun-2002
BRAZIL Signature 29-Jan-1988
BRAZIL Ratification 29-Apr-1988
BRAZIL Reservation 29-Apr-1988
BRAZIL Declaration 29-Apr-1988
BRAZIL Acceptance 06-Mar-1998 08-Feb-1996
BRAZIL Communication 30-Aug-2000
British Virgin Islands Extension 19-Jun-2006
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Accession 23-Oct-1986 23-Oct-1987
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Declaration 23-Oct-1986
BULGARIA Accession 12-Dec-1984 12-Mar-1985
BULGARIA Reservation 12-Dec-1984
BURMA Accession 04-May-1988 04-Aug-1988
BURMA Statement 04-May-1988
CAMBODIA Accession 28-Nov-1994 28-Feb-1995
CANADA Accession 16-Nov-1992 16-Feb-1993
CANADA Declaration 16-Nov-1992
CANADA Communication 10-Mar-1993
Cayman Islands Extension 09-May-1988 23-Jun-1988
Cayman Islands Application 24-May-1988 23-Jun-1988
CHILE Accession 10-Oct-1994 10-Jan-1995
CHILE Declaration 10-Oct-1994
CHILE Acceptance 15-Aug-2008 15-Nov-2008
CHINA P R Accession 01-Jul-1983 02-Oct-1983
CHINA P R Declaration 01-Jul-1983
COLOMBIA Accession 27-Jul-1981
COLOMBIA Communication 28-Feb-1994
COTE DIVOIRE Accession 05-Oct-1987 05-Jan-1988
CROATIA Succession 27-Jul-1992 08-Oct-1991
CROATIA Communication 17-Feb-1993
CUBA Accession 21-Dec-1992 21-Mar-1993
CUBA Declaration 21-Dec-1992
CUBA Communication 11-Apr-1997
CUBA Communication 14-Dec-1998
CYPRUS Accession 22-Jun-1989 22-Sep-1989
CYPRUS Statement 22-Jun-1989
CYPRUS Communication 14-Aug-1992
CZECH REPUBLIC Succession 19-Oct-1993 01-Jan-1993
CZECH REPUBLIC Communication 23-Apr-1997
CZECHOSLOVAKIA Accession 02-Jul-1984 02-Oct-1984
DENMARK Communication 01-Jan-1997
DENMARK Accession 27-Nov-1980
DENMARK Reservation 27-Nov-1980
DENMARK Declaration 27-Nov-1980
DENMARK Withdrawal Res. 07-May-1985 25-Apr-1985
DJIBOUTI Accession 01-Mar-1990
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 21-Jun-2000 21-Sep-2000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Accession 24-Jun-1999 24-Sep-1999
ECUADOR Accession 18-May-1990 18-Aug-1990
EGYPT Accession 07-Aug-1986 07-Nov-1986
EQUATORIAL GUINEA Accession 24-Apr-1996 24-Jul-1996
ESTONIA Communication 25-Feb-1991
ESTONIA Accession 16-Dec-1991
ESTONIA Communication 15-Sep-1992
Falkland Islands Extension 14-Nov-1995 14-Nov-1995
FINLAND Accession 20-Sep-1983
FINLAND Notification 06-Oct-1986
FRANCE Signature 06-Mar-1979
FRANCE Approval 25-Sep-1981
FRANCE Reservation 25-Sep-1981
FRANCE Notification 11-Aug-1982
FRANCE Withdrawal Res. 11-Aug-1982
FRANCE Communication 17-Oct-1982
GABON Accession 26-Apr-1983 02-Oct-1983
GAMBIA THE Accession 01-Nov-1991 01-Feb-1992
GEORGIA Accession 08-Nov-1994 08-Feb-1995
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Accession 25-Apr-1984 24-Jul-1984
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Signature 16-Nov-1978
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Ratification 21-Jan-1982
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 21-Jan-1982
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Notification 03-Jun-1983
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Objection 02-May-1984
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Declaration 13-Aug-1985
GHANA Accession 03-Jun-1991 03-Sep-1991
GHANA Statement 03-Jun-1991
GREECE Accession 23-Sep-1982
Greenland Extension 01-Jan-1997
GUATEMALA Accession 03-Nov-1997 03-Feb-1998
GUYANA Accession 10-Dec-1997 10-Mar-1998
Hong Kong Extension 11-Jan-1985 11-Apr-1985
Hong Kong Communication 04-Nov-1992
Hong Kong Communication 30-Apr-1993
Hong Kong Notification 11-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HONG KONG SAR Communication 30-Apr-1993
HONG KONG SAR Application 05-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HUNGARY Accession 14-Jan-1985 14-Apr-1985
ICELAND Accession 25-Jun-1985 25-Sep-1985
ICELAND Declaration 25-Jun-1985
INDIA Accession 24-Sep-1986 24-Dec-1986
INDIA Declaration 24-Sep-1986
INDONESIA Accession 21-Oct-1986 21-Jan-1987
INDONESIA Declaration 21-Oct-1986
IRAN Communication 21-Aug-2000
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 06-Jan-1995 06-Apr-1995
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Declaration 06-Jan-1995
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Communication 08-May-1998
Isle Of Man Extension 02-Apr-1986 01-Jul-1986
ISRAEL Accession 31-Aug-1983
ISRAEL Declaration 31-Aug-1983
ITALY Accession 01-Oct-1982 01-Oct-1982
ITALY Objection 30-Jan-1984
ITALY Communication 17-Jun-2002
JAMAICA Accession 13-Jan-1991 13-Jun-1991
JAPAN Accession 09-Jun-1983 02-Oct-1983
JAPAN Reservation 09-Jun-1983
KAZAKHSTAN Accession 07-Mar-1994 07-Jun-1994
KENYA Accession 15-Dec-1992 15-Mar-1993
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF Accession 01-May-1985 01-Aug-1985
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Accession 23-Jul-1984 23-Oct-1984
KOREA REPUBLIC OF Reservation 23-Jul-1984
LATVIA Accession 20-May-1992 20-Aug-1992
LEBANON Accession 18-Jul-1983
LIBERIA Signature 24-Oct-1978
LIBERIA Ratification 28-Oct-1980
LIBERIA Declaration 27-Jul-1983 31-Aug-1983
LIBERIA Communication 02-Aug-1991
LIBERIA Communication 02-Aug-1991
LIBERIA Communication 08-Oct-1998
LITHUANIA Accession 04-Dec-1991 04-Mar-1992
LUXEMBOURG Accession 14-Feb-1991 14-May-1991
LUXEMBOURG Communication 30-Sep-1998
Macao Extension 24-Aug-1999 24-Aug-1999
MACAU Application 24-Aug-1999 24-Aug-1999
MALAYSIA Accession 31-Jan-1997 01-May-1997
MALAYSIA Statement 31-Jan-1997
MALTA Accession 21-Jun-1991 21-Sep-1991
MARSHALL ISLANDS Accession 26-Apr-1988 26-Jul-1988
MARSHALL ISLANDS Notification 02-Aug-1991
MARSHALL ISLANDS Communication 02-Aug-1991
MAURITANIA Acceptance 24-Nov-1997 24-Feb-1998
MAURITANIA Accession 24-Nov-1997 24-Feb-1998
MAURITIUS Accession 06-Apr-1995 06-Jul-1995
MEXICO Signature 01-Jun-1978
MEXICO Ratification 23-Apr-1992 23-Jul-1992
MEXICO Statement 23-Apr-1992
MONACO Accession 20-Aug-1992 20-Nov-1992
MONTENEGRO Succession 19-Feb-2007 03-Jun-2006
MOROCCO Accession 12-Oct-1993 12-Jan-1994
Netherlands Antilles Extension 30-Jun-1983 02-Oct-1983
NETHERLANDS THE Acceptance 19-Apr-1988
NETHERLANDS THE Communication 30-Sep-1998
NEW ZEALAND Accession 25-Sep-1998 25-Dec-1998
NEW ZEALAND Declaration 25-Sep-1998
NEW ZEALAND Acceptance 25-Sep-1998 25-Dec-1998
NIGERIA Accession 24-May-2002 24-Aug-2002
NORWAY Accession 15-Jul-1980
NORWAY Declaration 15-Jul-1980
NORWAY Communication 12-Aug-1983
OMAN Accession 13-Mar-1984 13-Jun-1984
OMAN Declaration 13-Mar-1984
PAKISTAN Accession 22-Nov-1994 22-Feb-1995
PANAMA Accession 20-Feb-1985 20-May-1985
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Accession 25-Oct-1993 25-Jan-1994
PERU Accession 25-Apr-1980
POLAND Signature 16-Oct-1978
POLAND Ratification 01-Apr-1986 01-Jul-1986
POLAND Communication 03-Dec-1996
PORTUGAL Accession 22-Oct-1987 22-Jan-1988
PORTUGAL Communication 11-May-1988
ROMANIA Ratification 15-Apr-1993 01-Mar-1994
ROMANIA Accession 15-Apr-1993 15-Jul-1993
ROMANIA Declaration 15-Apr-1993
SAINT LUCIA Accession 12-Jul-2000 12-Oct-2000
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Accession 29-Oct-1998 29-Jan-1999
SENEGAL Accession 16-Jan-1997 16-Apr-1997
SEYCHELLES Accession 28-Nov-1990 28-Feb-1991
SEYCHELLES Declaration 28-Nov-1990
SINGAPORE Accession 01-Nov-1990 01-Feb-1991
SINGAPORE Declaration 01-Nov-1990
SINGAPORE Communication 07-Jul-1997
SINGAPORE Communication 16-Apr-1999
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Succession 30-Jan-1995 01-Jan-1993
SLOVENIA Succession 25-Jun-1991
SOUTH AFRICA Accession 28-Nov-1984 28-Feb-1985
SOUTH AFRICA Declaration 28-Nov-1984
SOVIET UNION Objection 20-Dec-1982
SOVIET UNION Accession 03-Nov-1983 03-Feb-1984
SOVIET UNION Statement 03-Nov-1983
SOVIET UNION Communication 31-Aug-1988
SPAIN Signature 16-May-1979
SPAIN Ratification 06-Jul-1984 06-Oct-1984
SPAIN Declaration 06-Jul-1984
SRI LANKA Accession 24-Jun-1997
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Accession 24-Dec-1997 24-Mar-1998
ST KITTS AND NEVIS Reservation 24-Dec-1997
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES Accession 28-Oct-1983 28-Jan-1984
SURINAME Accession 04-Nov-1988 04-Feb-1989
SWEDEN Signature 01-Mar-1979
SWEDEN Ratification 09-Jun-1980
SWITZERLAND Accession 15-Dec-1987 15-Mar-1988
SWITZERLAND Declaration 15-Dec-1987
SYRIA Accession 09-Nov-1988 09-Feb-1989
SYRIA Declaration 09-Nov-1988
THAILAND Communication 24-Nov-1997
TOGO Accession 09-Feb-1990 09-May-1990
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 06-Mar-2000 06-Jun-2000
TUNISIA Accession 10-Oct-1980
TURKEY Accession 10-Oct-1990 10-Jan-1991
TURKEY Communication 17-Feb-1999
TURKEY Communication 10-Mar-1999
Tuvalu Accession 22-Aug-1985 22-Nov-1985
TUVALU Accession 22-Aug-1985 22-Nov-1985
UKRAINE Communication 01-Jan-1905
UKRAINE Accession 25-Oct-1993 25-Jan-1994
UKRAINE Communication 07-Apr-1997
UKRAINE Communication 17-Feb-1999
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 24-Aug-1978
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 24-Aug-1978
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 22-May-1980
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 22-May-1980
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 22-May-1980
UNITED KINGDOM Reservation 27-May-1986
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 08-Jun-1988 23-Jun-1988
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 12-Jun-1996
UNITED KINGDOM Notification 11-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1999
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 27-Jun-1978
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 12-Aug-1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Notification 16-Oct-1980
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Declaration 30-Nov-1981
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Communication 19-May-1983
URUGUAY Definitive Signature 30-Apr-1979
VANUATU Accession 13-Apr-1989 13-Jul-1989
VANUATU Statement 13-Apr-1989
VANUATU Communication 17-Feb-1993
VENEZUELA Accession 29-Jul-1994 29-Oct-1994
VIETNAM Accession 29-May-1991 29-Aug-1991
VIETNAM Communication 20-Jul-2001
YUGOSLAVIA Accession 31-Oct-1980
ZANZIBAR Bound 26-Nov-2008


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