Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976

 

 

Done at London, 19 November 1976

Entry into force: 1 December 1986

Contracting States

as at September 2000

 

 

 

 

Date of deposit
of instrument

Date of entry
into force

 

 

 

Australia (accession)

20 February 1991

1 June 1991

Bahamas (accession)

7 June 1983

1 December 1986

Barbados (accession)

6 May 1994

1 September 1994

Belgium (accession)^{1, 2}

15 June 1989

1 October 1989

Benin (accession)

1 November 1985

1 December 1986

China⁹

-

1 July 1997

Croatia (accession)

2 March 1993

1 June 1993

Denmark (ratification)

30 May 1984

1 December 1986

Egypt (accession)

30 March 1988

1 July 1988

Equatorial Guinea (accession)

24 April 1996

1 August 1996

Finland (ratification)

8 May 1984

1 December 1986

France (approval)^{1, 2}

1 July 1981

1 December 1986

Georgia (accession)

20 February 1996

1 June 1996

Germany³ (ratification)^{1, 2}

12 May 1987

1 September 1987

Greece (accession)

3 July 1991

1 November 1991

Guyana (accession)

10 December 1997

1 April 1998

Ireland (accession)¹

24 February 1998

1 June 1998

Japan (accession)¹

4 June 1982

1 December 1986

Latvia (accession)

13 July 1999

1 November 1999

Liberia (accession)

17 February 1981

1 December 1986

Marshall Islands (accession)

29 November 1994

1 March 1995

Mexico (accession)

13 May 1994

1 September 1994

Netherlands (accession)^{1, 2}

15 May 1990

1 September 1990

New Zealand (accession)⁵

14 February 1994

1 June 1994

Norway (ratification)⁴

30 March 1984

1 December 1986

Poland (accession)⁶

28 April 1986

1 December 1986

Spain (ratification)

13 November 1981

1 December 1986

Sweden (ratification)⁴

30 March 1984

1 December 1986

Switzerland (accession)^{2, 6}

15 December 1987

1 April 1988

Trinidad & Tobago (accession)

6 March 2000

1 July 2000

Turkey (accession)

6 March 1998

1 July 1998

United Arab Emirates (accession)

19 November 1997

1 March 1998

United Kingdom (ratification)^{1, 7, 8}

31 January 1980

1 December 1986

Vanuatu (accession)

14 September 1992

1 January 1993

Yemen (accession)

6 March 1979

1 December 1986

Number of Contracting States: 34

The Convention applies provisionally in respect of: Belize

 

¹With a declaration, reservation or statement.

 

²With a notification under article 15(2).

 

³On 3 October 1990 the German Democratic Republic acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Democratic Republic had acceded1, 6 to the Convention on 17 February 1989.

 

⁴With a notification under article 15(4).

 

⁵The instrument of accession contained the following statement:

 

"AND WHEREAS it is not intended that the accession by the Government of New Zealand to the Convention should extend to Tokelau;".

 

⁶With a notification under article 8(4).

 

⁷The United Kingdom declared its ratification to be effective also in respect of:

 

Bailiwick of Jersey

Bailiwick of Guernsey

Isle of Man

Belize*

Bermuda

British Virgin Islands

Cayman Islands

Falkland Islands**

Gibraltar

Hong Kong***

Montserrat

Pitcairn

Saint Helena and Dependencies

Turks and Caicos Islands

United Kingdom Sovereign Base Areas of

Akrotiri and Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus

 

Anguilla )

notification received
4 February 1999

British Antarctic Territory ) British Indian Ocean Territory ) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

** A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

 

*** Ceased to apply to Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997.

 

⁸With notifications under articles 8(4) and 15(2).

 

⁹Applies only to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.