Protocol Of 1992 To Amend The International Convention On Civil Liability For Oil Pollution Damage, 1969
Steamship Mutual
Published: August 09, 2010
November 2002
Done at London, 27 November l992
Entry into force: 30 May 1996
Contracting Statesas at 15 November 2002
(List provided by IMO)
Date of Deposit
Of instrument
Date of Entry
Into force
Algeria (accession)
11 June 1998
11 June 1999
Angola (accession)
4 October 2001
4 October 2002
Antigua and Barbuda (accession)
14 June 2000
14 June 2001
Argentina (accession)2
13 October 2000
13 October 2001
Australia (accession)
9 October 1995
9 October 1996
Bahamas (accession)
1 April 1997
1 April 1998
Bahrain (accession)
3 May 1996
3 May 1997
Barbados (accession)
7 July 1998
7 July 1999
Belgium (accession)
6 October 1998
6 October 1999
Belize (accession)
27 November 1998
27 November 1999
Brunei Darussalam (accession)
31 January 2002
31 January 2003
Cambodia (accession)
8 June 2001
8 June 2002
Cameroon (accession)
15 October 2001
15 October 2002
Canada (accession)
29 May 1998
29 May 1999
Chile (accession)
29 May 2002
29 May 2003
China (accession)1
5 January 1999
5 January 2000
Colombia (accession)
19 November 2001
19 November 2002
Congo (accession)
7 August 2002
7 August 2003
Comoros (accession)
5 January 2000
5 January 2001
Croatia (accession)
12 January 1998
12 January 1999
Cyprus (accession)
12 May 1997
12 May 1998
Denmark (ratification)
30 May 1995
30 May 1996
Djibouti (accession)
8 January 2001
8 January 2002
Dominica (accession)
31 August 2001
31 August 2002
Dominican Republic (accession)
24 June 1999
24 June 2000
Egypt (accession)
21 April 1995
30 May 1996
El Salvador (accession)
2 January 2002
2 January 2003
Fiji (accession)
30 November 1999
30 November 2000
Finland (acceptance)
24 November 1995
24 November 1996
France (approval)
29 September 1994
30 May 1996
Gabon (accession)
31 May 2002
31 May 2003
Georgia (accession)
18 April 2000
18 April 2001
Germany (ratification)2
29 September 1994
30 May 1996
Greece (ratification)
9 October 1995
9 October 1996
Grenada (accession)
7 January 1998
7 January 1999
Guinea (accession)
2 October 2002
2 October 2003
Iceland (accession)
13 November 1998
13 November 1999
India (accession)
15 November 1999
15 November 2000
Indonesia (accession)
6 July 1999
6 July 2000
Ireland (accession)2
15 May 1997
16 May 1998
Italy (accession)
16 September 1999
16 September 2000
Jamaica (accession)
6 June 1997
6 June 1998
Japan (accession)
24 August 1994
30 May 1996
Kenya (accession)
2 February 2000
2 February 2001
Latvia (accession)
9 March 1998
9 March 1999
Liberia (accession)
5 October 1995
5 October 1996
Lithuania (accession)
27 June 2000
27 June 2001
Madagascar (accession)
21 May 2002
21 May 2003
Malta (accession)
6 January 2000
6 January 2001
Marshall Islands (accession)
16 October 1995
16 October 1996
Mauritius (accession)
6 December 1999
6 December 2000
Mexico (accession)
13 May 1994
30 May 1996
Monaco (ratification)
8 November 1996
8 November 1997
Morocco (ratification)
22 August 2000
22 August 2001
Mozambique (accession)
26 April 2002
26 April 2003
Netherlands (accession)
15 November 1996
15 November 1997
New Zealand (accession)2
25 June 1998
25 June 1999
Nigeria (accession)
24 May 2002
24 May 2003
Norway (ratification)
3 April 1995
30 May 1996
Oman (accession)
8 July 1994
30 May 1996
Panama (accession)
18 March 1999
18 March 2000
Papua New Guinea (accession)
23 January 2001
23 January 2002
Philippines (accession)
7 July 1997
7 July 1998
Poland (accession)
21 December 1999
21 December 2000
Portugal (accession)
13 November 2001
13 November 2002
Qatar (accession)
20 November 2001
20 November 2002
Republic of Korea (accession)2
7 March 1997
16 May 1998
Romania (accession)
27 November 2000
27 November 2001
Russian Federation (accession)
20 March 2000
20 March 2001
Samoa (accession)
1 February 2002
1 February 2003
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (accession)
9 October 2001
9 October 2002
Seychelles (accession)
23 July 1999
23 July 2000
Sierra Leone (accession)
4 June 2001
4 June 2002
Singapore (accession)
18 September 1997
18 September 1998
Slovenia (accession)
19 July 2000
19 July 2001
Spain (accession)
6 July 1995
6 July 1996
Sri Lanka (accession)
22 January 1999
22 January 2000
Sweden (ratification)
25 May 1995
30 May 1996
Switzerland (accession)
4 July 1996
4 July 1997
Tonga (accession)
10 December 1999
10 December 2000
Trinidad and Tobago (accession)
6 March 2000
6 March 2001
Tunisia (accession)
29 January 1997
29 January 1998
Turkey (accession)2
17 August 2001
17 August 2002
United Arab Emirates (accession)
19 November 1997
19 November 1998
United Kingdom (accession)3
29 September 1994
30 May 1996
Uruguay (accession)
9 July 1997
9 July 1998
Vanuatu (accession)
18 February 1999
18 February 2000
Venezuela (accession)
22 July 1998
22 July 1999
Number of Contracting States: 88
1China declared that the Protocol will also be applicable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
2With a declaration.
3The United Kingdom declared its accession to be effective in respect of:
The Bailiwick of Jersey
The Isle of Man
Falkland Islands*
Montserrat
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Anguilla )
Bailiwick of Guernsey )
Bermuda )
British Antarctic Territory )
British Indian Ocean Territory )
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands )
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus )
Turks & Caicos Islands )
Virgin Islands )
with effect from 20.2.98
Cayman Islands )
Gibraltar )
St Helena and its Dependencies )
with effect from 15.5.98
*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).
