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International Convention Relating to the Limitation of Liability Owners of Sea-Going Ships, Brussels, 1957

SSM Roundel

Steamship Mutual

Published: August 09, 2010

LIST OF CONTRACTING STATES

 

State

Date of
Signature

Date of
Ratification

Date Registration of Accession (Article 12) or Extention (Article 14 1º).

Date of Entry
into force

GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN ISLAND

8.1.58

18.2.59

 

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Isle of Man

 

 

18.11.60

31.5.68
(End:1.12.86)

Bermuda

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

British Antarctic Territories

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

Falklands

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Falkland Dependant Isles

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

Gibraltar

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Hong Kong

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

British Virgin Islands

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Guernesey & Jersey

 

 

21.10.64

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Cayman Islands

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Montserrat

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

Turks & Caicos Isles

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68
(End: 1.12.86)

FRANCE

10.10.57

7.7.59

 

31.5.68
(End: 15.7.88)

SPAIN

10.10.57

16.7.59

 

31.5.68

GHANA

 

 

26.7.61

31.5.68

SINGAPORE

 

 

17.4.63

31.5.68

SWEDEN

10.10.57

4.6.64

 

31.5.68
(End: 1.4.85)

FINLAND

28.3.61

19.8.64

 

31.5.68
(End: 1.4.85)

ALGERIA

 

 

18.8.64

31.5.68

BELIZE

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

FIJI

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

MAURITIUS

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

BAHAMAS

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

KIRIBATI

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

SOLOMON ISLANDS

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

SEYCHELLES

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

TUVALU

 

 

21.8.64

31.5.68

NORWAY

18.10.60

1.3.65

 

31.5.68
(End: 1.4.85)

DENMARK

22.2.65

1.3.65

 

31.5.68
(End: 1.4.85)

MALAGASY REPUBLIC

 

 

13.7.65

31.5.68

BARBADOS

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68

GRENADA

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68

ST. LUCIA

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68

ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES

 

 

4.8.65

31.5.68

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 

 

7.9.65

31.5.68
(End: 8.5.85)

NETHERLANDS

10.10.57

10.12.65

 

31.5.68
(End: 1.9.90)

SWITZERLAND

10.10.57

21.1.66

 

31.5.68

GUYANA

 

 

25.3.66

31.5.68

IRAN

12.10.59

26.4.66

 

31.5.68

VANUATU

 

 

8.12.66

31.5.68

ZAIRE

 

 

17.7.67

31.5.68

ISRAEL

10.10.57

30.11.67

 

31.5.68

PORTUGAL

Macao

10.10.57

8.4.68

 

8.10.68

23.9.99

ICELAND

 

 

16.10.68

16.4.69

INDIA

10.10.57

1.6.71

 

1.12.71

SYRIA

 

 

10.7.72

10.1.73

FEDERALREPUBLIC OF GERMANY

10.10.57

6.10.72

 

6.4.73
(End: 1.9.87)

Berlin

 

 

6.10.72

6.4.73
(End: 1.9.87)

POLAND

10.10.57

1.12.72

 

1.6.73

BELGIUM

10.10.57

31.7.75

 

31.1.76
(End: 1.10.90)

JAPAN

1.3.76

1.3.76

 

1.9.76
(End: 20.5.84)

MONACO

 

 

24.1.77

24.7.77

TONGA

 

 

13.6.78

13.12.78

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

 

 

14.2.79

14.8.79

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

 

 

14.3.80

14.9.80

AUSTRALIA

22.2.80

30.7.80

 

30.1.81
(End: 30.5.91)

LEBANON

 

 

23.12.94

23.6.95

 

Note 1: Information supplied in December 1999 by Le Service de Traité, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brussels.

Note 2:  Most countries made their acceptance subject to delcarations or reservations. For further details contact Le Service de Traité:Tel: 00 32 2 501 8111 or fax: 00 32 2 501 3669.

Note 3:  As can be seen a substantial number of those listed have now ceased to be contracting states to this Convention. Many of these can now be found among the list of contracting states to the 1976 Convention.

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