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