STATUS REPORT

CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE BY AIR

[[WARSAW CONVENTION]

(Warsaw, 12/10/1929)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 14-Feb-37

Depositary: Government of the Republic of Poland

Last updated by PacLII: 07-08-12
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji   15 Mar 1972    
Vanuatu 26 Oct 1981 24 Oct 2005 a 08 Jan 2006 Convention for the Unification of certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (Ratification) Act No. 26 2005
 
Afghanistan   20 Feb 1969 21 May 1969  
Algeria   31 Aug 1964 31 Aug 1964  
Angola   10 Mar 1998 08 Jun 1998  
Argentina   21 Mar 1952 19 Jun 1952  
Armenia   25 Nov 1998 23 Feb 1999  
Australia(1) 12 Oct 1929 01 Aug 1935 30 Oct 1935  
Austria 12 Oct 1929 28 Sep 1961 27 Dec 1961  
Azerbaijan   24 Jan 2000 23 Apr 2000  
Bahamas(2)   23 May 1975 10 Jul 1973  
Bahrain   12 Mar 1998 10 Jun 1998  
Bangladesh(3)   01 Mar 1979 (s) 26 Mar 1971  
Barbados(4)   29 Jan 1970 (s) 30 Nov 1966  
Belarus   25 Dec 1959 25 Dec 1959  
Belgium 12 Oct 1929 13 Jul 1936 11 Oct 1936  
Benin(5)   27 Jan 1962 (s) 01 Aug 1960  
Bolivia   29 Dec 1998 29 Mar 1999  
Bosnia & Herzegovina(6)   03 Mar 1995 06 Mar 1992  
Botswana(7)   21 Mar 1977 30 Sep 1966  
Brazil 12 Oct 1929 02 May 1931 13 Feb 1933  
Brunei Darussalem(8)   28 Feb 1984 01 Jan 1984  
Bulgaria   25 Jun 1949 23 Sep 1949  
Burkina Faso   09 Dec 1961 09 Mar 1962  
Cambodia   12 Dec 1996 12 Mar 1997  
Cameroon(9)   02 Sep 1961(s) 01 Jan 1960  
Canada   08 Sep 1947 (r) 08 Sep 1947  
Chile   20 Jul 1958 (r) 31 May 1979  
China(10)   20 Jul 1958 18 Oct 1958  
Colombia   15 Aug 1966 13 Nov 1966  
Comoros   11 Jun 1991 09 Sep 1991  
Congo(11)   19 Jan 1962 (s) 15 Aug 1960  
Costa Rica   10 May 1984 08 Aug 1984  
Croatia (13)   14 Jul 1993 (s) 08 Oct 1991  
Cuba   21 Jul 1964 (r) 19 Oct 1964  
Cyprus(14)   08 May 1963 (s) 16 Aug 1960  
Czech Republic (15)   29 Nov 1994(s) 01 Jan 1993  
Cфte d'Ivoire(12)   22 Feb 1962 (s) 07 Aug 1960  
Democratic People's Republic of Korea   01 Mar 1961 30 May 1961  
Democratic Republic of Congo (16)   01 Dec 1962 (s) 30 Jun 1960  
Denmark 12 Oct 1929 03 Jul 1937 01 Oct 1937  
Dominican Republic   25 Feb 1972 25 May 1972  
Ecuador   01 Dec 1969 01 Mar 1970  
Egypt (17)   06 Sep 1955 05 Dec 1955  
Equatorial Guinea   20 Dec 1988 19 Mar 1989  
Estonia   16 Mar 1998 14 Jun 1998  
Ethiopia   14 Aug 1950 (r) 12 Nov 1950  
Finland   03 Jul 1937 01 Oct 1937  
France 12 Oct 1929 15 Nov 1932 13 Feb 1933  
Gabon   15 Feb 1969 16 May 1969  
Germany(19) 12 Oct 1929 30 Sep 1933 29 Dec 1933  
Ghana   11 Aug 1997 09 Nov 1997  
Greece   11 Jan 1938 11 Apr 1938  
Guatemala(20)   03 Feb 1997 04 May 1997  
Guinea   11 Sep 1961 10 Dec 1961  
Honduras   27 Jun 1994 25 Sep 1994  
Hungary   29 May 1936 27 Aug 1936  
Iceland   21 Aug 1948 19 Nov 1948  
India(21)   29 Jan 1970 (s) 15 Aug 1947  
Indonesia(22)   21 Feb 1952 (s) 17 Aug 1945  
Iran, Islamic Republic of   08 Jul 1975 06 Oct 1975  
Iraq(23)   28 Jun 1972 26 Sep 1972  
Ireland   20 Sep 1935 19 Dec 1935  
Israel   08 Oct 1949 06 Jan 1950  
Italy   14 Feb 1933 15 may 1933  
Japan   20 May 1953 18 Aug 1953  
Jordan(24)   28 Dec 1969 (s) 25 May 1946  
Kenya(25)   07 Oct 1964 (s) 12 Dec 1963  
Korea, Dem. People's Republic of   01 Mar 1961    
Kuwait   11 Aug 1975 09 Nov 1975  
Kyrgyzstan   11 Aug 1975 09 May 2000  
Lao People's Dem. Republic (26)   09 May 1956 (s) 19 Jul 1949  
Latvia 12 Oct 1929 15 Nov 1932 13 Feb 1933  
Lebanon(27)   23 Feb 1962(s) 22 Nov 1943  
Lesotho(28)   12 May 1975 (s) 04 Oct 1966  
Liberia   02 May 1942 31 Jul 1942  
Libian Arab Jamahiriya   16 May 1969 14 Aug 1969  
Liechtenstein   09 May 1934 07 Aug 1934  
Luxembourg   07 Oct 1949 05 Jan 1950  
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Mac   01 Sep 1994    
Madagascar(29)   17 Aug 1962 (s) 26 Jun 1960  
Malawi   27 Oct 1977 25 Jan 1978  
Malaysia(30)   16 Dec 1970 (s) 16 Sep 1963  
Maldives   13 Oct 1995 11 Jan 1996  
Mali   26 Jan 1961 26 Apr 1961  
Malta(31)   19 Feb 1986 (s) 21 Sep 1964  
Mauritania   06 Aug 1962 04 Nov 1962  
Mauritius   17 Oct 1989 15 Jan 1990  
Mexico   14 Feb 1933 15 May 1933  
Moldova, Republic of   20 Mar 1997    
Mongolia   30 Apr 1962 29 Jul 1962  
Morocco   05 Jan 1958 05 Apr 1958  
Myanmar(32)   02 Jan 1952 (s) 04 Jan 1948  
Nauru(33)   16 Nov 1970 31 Jan 1968  
Nepal   12 Feb 1966 13 May 1966  
Netherlands(34) 12 Oct 1929 01 Jul 1933 A 29 Sep 1933  
New Zealand (35)   06 Apr 1937 05 Jul 1937  
Niger(36)   08 Mar 1962 (s) 03 Aug 1960  
Nigeria(37)   15 Oct 1963(s) 01 Oct 1960  
Norway 12 Oct 1929 03 Jul 1937 01 Oct 1937  
Oman   06 Aug 1976 04 Nov 1976  
Pakistan(38)   30 Dec 1969 14 Aug 1947  
Panama   12 Nov 1996 10 Feb 1997  
Papua New Guinea (39)   06 Nov 1975    
Paraguay   28 Aug 1969 26 Nov 1969  
Peru   04 Jul 1988 31 Oct 1988  
Philippines   09 Nov 1950 (r) 07Feb 1951  
Poland 12 Oct 1929 15 Nov 1932 13 Feb 1933  
Portugal(40)   20 Mar 1947 18 Jun 1947  
Qatar   22 Dec 1986 22 Mar 1987  
Republic of Moldova   20 Mar 1997 19 Jun 1997  
Romania 12 Oct 1929 08 Jul 1930 13 Feb 1933  
Russian Federation (41) 12 Oct 1929 20 Aug 1934 18 Nov 1934  
Rwanda(42)   16 Dec 1964 (s) 01 Jul 1962  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   31 Dec 2001(s) 27 Oct 1979  
Samoa(43)   20 Jan 1964 s 01 Jan 1962  
Saudi Arabia   27 Jan 1969 27 Apr 1969  
Senegal   19 Jun 1964 17 Sep 1964  
Serbia and Montenegro (44)   18 Jul 2001 (s) 27 Apr 1992  
Seychelles   24 Jun 1980 22 Sep 1980  
Sierra Leone (45)   02 Apr 1968 (s) 27 Apr 1961  
Singapore   04 Sep 1971 03 Dec 1971  
Slovakia(46)   24 Mar 1995 (s) 01 Jan 1993  
Slovenia(47)   07 Aug 1998 (s) 25 Jun 1991  
Solomon Islands(48)   09 Sep 1981 s 07 Jul 1978  
South Africa 12 Oct 1929 22 Dec 1954 22 Mar 1955  
Spain 12 Oct 1929 31 Mar 1930 13 Feb 1933  
Sri Lanka (49) 02 May 1951(s) 24 Apr 1951 04 Feb 1948  
Sudan   11 Feb 1975 12 May 1975  
Suriname   30 Jun 2003 28 Sep 2003  
Sweden   03 Jul 1937 01 Oct 1937  
Switzerland 12 Oct 1929 09 May 1934 07 Aug 1934  
Syrian Arab Republic (50)   03 Jun 1964 (s) 02 Mar 1959  
Tajikistan   03 Feb 1994    
Tanzania, U.R   07 Apr 1965    
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (51)   01 Sep 1994(s) 17 Sep 1991  
Togo   02 Jul 1980 30 Sep 1980  
Tonga(52)   21 Feb 1977 s 04 Jun 1970  
Trinidad and Tobago(53)   10 May 1983(s) 31 Aug 1962  
Tunisia   15 Nov 1963 13 Feb 1964  
Turkey   25 Mar 1978 23 Jun 1978  
Turkmenistan   21 Dec 1991 20 Mar 1995  
Uganda   24 Jul 1963 22 Oct 1963  
Ukraine   14 Aug 1959 12 Nov 1959  
United Arab Emirates   04 Apr 1986 03 Jul 1986  
United Kingdom(54) 12 Oct 1929 14 Feb 1933 A 15 May 1933  
United Republic of Tanzania   07 Apr 1965 06 Jul 1965  
United States   31 Jul 1934 (r) 29 Oct 1934  
Uruguay   04 Jul 1979 02 Oct 1979  
Uzbekistan   27 Feb 1997 28 May 1997  
Venezuela   15 Jun 1955 13 Sep 1955  
Viet Nam   11 Oct 1982 09 Jan 1983  
Yemen   06 May 1982 04 Aug 1982  
Zambia(55)   25 Mar 1970 (s) 24 Oct 1964  
Zimbabwe(56)   27 Oct 1980 (s) 18 Apr 1980  
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
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  • Approval (AA)
  • Definitive Signature (s)
  • Formal confirmation (c)
  • Participation (P)
  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)

CANADA

Canada has deposited the following reservation: "Article 2, paragraph l, of the present Convention shall not apply to international air transport effected directly by Canada

CHILE

The document of adherence of Chile contains the reservation provided for in the Additional Protocol to Article 2 of the Warsaw Convention of 1929

CONGO

Congo has deposited the following reservation: "The Government of the Congo (Brazzaville) wishes to state that, in application of the Additional Protocol (Article 2) and of Article XXVI of The Hague Protocol, it will not apply these texts

- to international air transport effected directly by the State

- to the carriage of persons, cargo and baggage for its military authorities on aircraft registered in the Congo, the whole capacity of which has been reserved by or on behalf of such authorities

CUBA

Cuba has deposited the following reservation: "Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention shall not apply to international air transport effected directly by Cuba

ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia has deposited the following reservation: "Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention shall not apply to international air transport effected directly by Ethiopia

MALAYSIA

Malaysia deposited at the time of its adherence to the Hague Protocol the following reservation: "...in accordance with Article XXVI of the Protocol, the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929, as amended by this Protocol shall not apply to the carriage of persons, cargo and baggage for the military authorities of Malaysia on aircraft, registered in Malaysia, the whole capacity of which has been reserved by or on behalf of such authorities

PHILIPPINES

The Philippines has deposited the following reservation: "Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention shall not apply to international air transport effected by the Republic of the Philippines

UNITED STATES

The United States of America has deposited the following reservation: "Article 2, paragraph 1, of the present Convention shall not apply to international air transport which may be effected by the United States of America or any territory or possession under its jurisdiction

VENEZUELA

The Government of Venezuela has filed the following reservation: "Pursuant to the provisions of Article XXVI of the said Protocol, the Government of the Republic of Venezuela has declared that the Convention as amended by the Protocol shall not apply to the carriage of persons, goods and baggage performed for the military authorities of the Republic of Venezuela on board aircraft which are registered in Venezuela and whose entire capacity has been reserved by or on the behalf of these authorities

Notes

(1) With the following territories: Papua, Norfolk Island, New Guinea

(2) By a note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs dated 15 May 1975, the Government of the Bahamas informed the depositary that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and by the provisions of The Hague Protocol of 1955 which, before that State became independent, had been extended to its territory by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934

(3) By a "declaration of continuity" of the Minister of Foreign Affairs on 13 February 1979, the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh informed the depositary that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and by the provisions of The Hague Protocol of 1955 which, before the People's Republic of Bangladesh became independent, had been extended to its territory by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 26 December 1969

(4) In a document dated 8 December 1969 transmitted to the depositary by a note dated 8 January 1970, the Government of Barbados stipulated that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 (before Barbados became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(5) By a note dated 9 January 1962 Dahomey (now Benin) declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention and the Protocol (before Benin became independent, acceptance was effected by France: of the Convention, on 15 November 1932; of the Protocol, on 19 May 1959)

(6) By a note dated 9 February 1995, deposited on 3 March 1995, the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention of 1929

(7) By a letter dated 31 January 1977 from the Office of the President, the Government of Botswana informed the depositary that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 which, before that State became independent, had been extended to its territory by the United Kingdom on 2 September 1952

(8) In its instrument of succession of 6 February 1984, received by the depositary on 28 February 1984, the Government of Brunei Darussalam declared that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 which had been extended to its territory by the United Kingdom on 4 July 1936

(9) By a note dated 21 August 1961, the Government of the Republic of Cameroon declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention and the Protocol (before Cameroon became independent, acceptance was effected by France: of the Convention, on 15 November 1932; of the Protocol, on 19 May 1959)

(10) The instrument of accession by the People's Republic of China contains the following declaration: "The Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the Chinese people. The [Warsaw] Convention to which the Government of the People's Republic of China adheres shall of course apply to the entire Chinese territory including Taiwan

Notification by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China dated 16 June 1997

...In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed on 19 December 1984, the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997. Hong Kong will, with effect from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs which are the responsibilities of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. In this connection I am instructed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China to make the following notification. The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air done in Warsaw on 12 October 1929 to which the Government of the People's Republic of China deposited its instrument of accession on 20 July 1958 and the Protocol Amending the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air done in Warsaw on 12 October 1929 to which the Government of the People's Republic of China deposited its instrument of accession on 20 August 1975 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention and Protocol) will apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997. The Government of the People's Republic of China will assume responsibility for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the above Convention and Protocol to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Notification by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China dated 8 October 1999

In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal on the Question of Macao signed on 13 April 1987, the Government of the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999. Macao will, with effect from that date, become a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy, except in foreign and defence affairs which are the responsibilities of the Central People`s Government of the People's Republic of China

In this connection, I am instructed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China to inform your Excellency of the following

The Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, done on 12 October 1929, as amended by the Hague Protocol done on 28 September 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention), to which the Government of the People's Republic of China deposited its instrument of accession on 20 August 1975, will apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region with effect from 20 December 1999

The Government of the People's Republic of China will assume responsibility for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the above Convention and Protocol to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

(11) By a note dated 5 January 1962, the People's Republic of the Congo declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention and the Protocol (before Congo became independent, acceptance was effected by France: of the Convention, on 15 November 1932; of the Protocol, on 19 May 1959)

(12) By a note dated 7 February 1962, Cфte d'Ivoire declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention and the Protocol (before Cфte d'Ivoire became independent, acceptance was effected by France: of the Convention, on 15 November 1932; of the Protocol, on 19 May 1959)

(13) By a note dated 8 July 1993, deposited on 14 July 1993, the Government of Croatia declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955 (with effect from 8 October 1991)

(14) By a note dated 23 April 1963, Cyprus declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention (before Cyprus became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(15) By a declaration dated 14 November 1994, transmitted with a note dated 23 November 1994 from the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Warsaw, deposited on 29 November 1994, the Government of the Czech Republic declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention and The Hague Protocol (with effect from 1 January 1993)

(16) By a note dated 27 July 1962, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared that it considered itself bound by the Warsaw Convention of 1929 (before the Democratic Republic of the Congo became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by Belgium on 13 July 1936)

(17) By a note dated 2 March 1959, the Arab Republic of Egypt declared that it considered itself bound by the ratifications previously made by the United Arab Republic: of the Convention, on 6 September 1955; of the Protocol, on 26 April 1956

(18) In a declaration dated 25 February 1972, deposited on 15 March 1972, Fiji announced that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and by the provisions of The Hague Protocol of 1955 which, before that State became independent, had been extended to its territory by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934

(19) The German Democratic Republic, which ratified the Protocol on 19 May 1959, acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany on 3 October 1990

(20) On 3 February 1997, Guatemala deposited its instrument of adherence to the Warsaw Convention of 1929, having been party to The Hague Protocol of 1955 since 26 October 1971

(21) By a note dated 29 January 1970, India declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention (before India became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 20 November 1934)

(22) By a note dated 2 February 1952, Indonesia declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention (before Indonesia became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the Netherlands on 1 July 1933)

(23) The instrument of adherence of the Republic of Iraq contains the following declaration: "The adherence of the Republic of Iraq to the Convention (to the Protocol) in no way signifies the recognition of Israel or the establishment with Israel of any relations whatsoever

(24) By a note dated 17 November 1969, Jordan declared that it considered itself bound without interruption by the Convention (before Jordan became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 17 December 1937)

(25) Kenya deposited its instrument of adherence on 7 October 1964, with validity as from 12 December 1963, on which date it became an independent State (before Kenya became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(26) By a note dated 14 March 1956, deposited on 9 May 1956, the Lao People's Democratic Republic declared that it considered itself bound by the Warsaw Convention of 1929; and by a note dated 12 March 1956, deposited on 9 May 1956, declared that it considered itself bound by the Hague Protocol (before the Lao People's Democratic Republic became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by France on 15 November 1932)

(27) By a note dated 10 February 1962, Lebanon declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention, to which the trustee authorities adhered on its behalf on 26 October 1933

(28) Lesotho, in the declaration of 3 March 1975 by its Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs, submitted by means of a note dated 29 April 1975 of the Lesotho High Commissioner's Office in London, stated that it considers itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 (prior to Lesotho's accession to independence, adherence to the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 2 September 1952)

(29) By a note dated 17 August 1962, deposited on 27 August 1962, Madagascar declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention and the Protocol (before Madagascar became independent, acceptance was effected by France: of the Convention, on 15 November 1932; of the Protocol, on 19 May 1959)

(30) By a note dated 3 September 1970, deposited on 16 December 1970, Malaysia declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention (before this State became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 4 July 1936)

(31) By a note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs dated 27 January 1986, received by the depositary on 19 February 1986, the Government of Malta declared that it considered itself bound, with effect from 21 September 1964, by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 which had been extended to its territory by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934

(32) In the instrument of adherence of 20 November 1951 received by the depositary on 2 January 1952, the Government of Burma (now Myanmar) stipulated that it considered itself bound without interruption by the Convention (before Myanmar became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 20 November 1934)

(33) The Republic of Nauru, in the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nauru included in the note dated 4 November 1970 from the Office of the High Commissioner of Australia in London, has declared that it considers itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955. (Before the Republic of Nauru became independent, the acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 1 August 1935; the acceptance of the Protocol was effected by Australia on 23 June 1959)

(34) In the document of ratification of The Hague Protocol, it is stipulated that ratification concerns the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Dutch New Guinea. By a note dated 27 December 1985 the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands informed the depositary that as of 1 January 1986 the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955 are applicable to the Netherlands Antilles [without Aruba] and to Aruba

(35) Before New Zealand became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 6 April 1937

(36) By a note dated 20 February 1962, Niger declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention and the Protocol (before Niger became independent, acceptance was effected by France: of the Convention, on 15 November 1932; of the Protocol, on 19 May 1959)

(37) By a note dated 9 October 1963, Nigeria declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention (before Nigeria became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(38) By a note dated 26 December 1969, Pakistan declared that it became a party to the Convention with effect from 14 August 1947 by virtue of the statute relating to the independence of India (International Arrangements), 1947 (before Pakistan became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 20 November 1934)

(39) By a note dated 6 November 1975, the Government of Papua New Guinea informed that it considered itself to be bound by the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955. Before it became independent (on 16 September 1975), acceptance of the Convention and Protocol was effected on behalf of its territory by Australia

(40) By a note dated 15 May 1997, the Government of Portugal informed that the Hague Protocol of 1955 applied to the Territory of Macao

By a note dated 23 September 1999, deposited on 8 October 1999, the Government of Portugal made the following notifications

a) "I am instructed by my Government to refer to the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Convention') which applies to Macao at present, and to state as follows

In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Macao signed on 13 April 1987, the Portuguese Republic will continue to have international responsibility for Macao until 19 December 1999 and from that date onwards the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999

From 20 December 1999 onwards the Portuguese Republic will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention to Macao.", and

b) "I am instructed by my Government to refer to the Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air signed at The Hague on 28 September 1955 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Protocol') which applies to Macao at present, and to state as follows

In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Macao signed on 13 April 1987, the Portuguese Republic will continue to have international responsibility for Macao until 19 December 1999 and from that date onwards the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999

From 20 December 1999 onwards the Portuguese Republic will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Protocol to Macao.

(41) By a note dated 11 February 1992, the Government of the Russian Federation declared that it considered itself bound by the provisions of all international obligations concluded by the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention, to which the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics was party

(42) By a note dated 1 December 1964, deposited on 16 December 1964, the Government of the Republic of Rwanda declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention (before Rwanda became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by Belgium on 13 July 1936)

(43) By a note dated 16 October 1963, deposited on 20 January 1964, the Government of Samoa declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of the Convention (before Samoa became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 6 April 1937)

(44) On 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro

By a note dated 17 July 2001, deposited on 18 July 2001, the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia declared itself bound, as a successor State to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955, with effect from 27 April 1992, the date of State succession. (The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia had signed the Convention on 12 October 1929 and ratified it on 27 May 1931; it had signed the Protocol on 3 December 1958 and ratified it on 16 April 1959.)

(45) In its declaration of 6 March 1968 transmitted by a note from the Office of the High Commissioner dated 21 March 1968, deposited on 2 April 1968, the Government of Sierra Leone stated that it considers itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of the Convention (before Sierra Leone became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(46) In its declaration dated 16 February 1995, deposited on 24 March 1995, the Government of the Slovak Republic stated that it considered itself bound by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955 (with effect from 1 January 1993)

(47) In its notification dated 27 July 1998, deposited on 7 August 1998, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia stated that it considered itself bound by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention of 1929 and The Hague Protocol of 1955 (with effect from 25 June 1991)

(48) By a note dated 21 August 1981, the Solomon Islands declared that it considered itself bound by the Warsaw Convention and the Hague Protocol (before the Solomon Islands attained independence, acceptance was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934 for the Convention and on 3 March 1967 for the Protocol)

(49) By a note dated 24 April 1951, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) declared that it considered itself bound by the Convention (before Sri Lanka became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(50) By a note dated 13 April 1964, the Syrian Arab Republic declared that "Constitutional Decree No. 25 of 13 June 1962 decided to consider adherence to the multilateral international Conventions and Agreements effected during the period of its union with Egypt to be valid for the Syrian Arab Republic - and since the United Arab Republic had, in 1959, taken the appropriate measures for its adherence to the Warsaw Convention, signed on 12 October 1929 and the Protocol modifying the said Convention, signed at The Hague on 28 September 1955, the Syrian Arab Republic, considering the aforementioned Constitutional Decree, considers itself a party to the Warsaw Convention and its Protocol mentioned above

(51) By a note dated 15 August 1994, deposited on 1 September 1994, the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, the Warsaw Convention and The Hague Protocol (with effect from 8 September 1991)

(52) The Government of Tonga, in a letter from its Prime Minister and the Minister for External Affairs dated 31 January 1977, informed that it considers itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929. Before this State became independent, acceptance was effected by the United Kingdom on 4 July 1936

(53) The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, in its note dated 11 March 1983, deposited on 10 May 1983, declared that it considered itself to be bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929, the acceptance of which was effected on its territory by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934

(54) According to a note dated 3 March 1967 made by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in accordance with Article XXV, paragraph 2, of the said Protocol, the Protocol does not apply to the following territories: Aden, Antigua, Brunei, Dominica, Grenada, Kamaran, Kuria Muria Islands, Perim, Protectorate of Southern Arabia, Southern Rhodesia, St. Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Swaziland and Tonga

According to a note dated 17 June 1980, the United Kingdom informed the depositary that the following territories, to which the Convention and the Protocol had been previously applied, should be omitted as they attained independence: Dominica (date of independence: 3 November 1978), Gilbert Islands (12 July 1979), Ellice Islands, now Tuvalu (12 July 1979), Grenada (7 February 1974), Saint Lucia (22 February 1979), Saint Vincent (27 October 1979), Seychelles (29 June 1978), Solomon Islands (7 July 1978), Zimbabwe, formerly Southern Rhodesia (18 April 1980)

Notification by the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dated 26 June 1997

...I am instructed by Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to refer to the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, done at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 as amended by the Hague Protocol 1955 (hereinafter referred to the 'Convention') which applies to Hong Kong at present. I am also instructed to state that in accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong, signed on 19 December 1984, the Government of the United Kingdom will restore Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997. The Government of the United Kingdom will continue to have international responsibility for Hong Kong until that date. Therefore, from that date the Government of the United Kingdom will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention to Hong Kong.

(55) In its declaration dated 17 February 1970 transmitted to the depositary on 25 March 1970, the Government of Zambia stated that it considered itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929 (before Zambia became independent, acceptance of the Convention was effected by the United Kingdom on 3 December 1934)

(56) The Government of Zimbabwe, in a note dated 10 September 1980 from the Ministry for External Affairs, informed the depositary that it considers itself bound by the provisions of the Warsaw Convention of 1929, the acceptance of which was effected on its territory by the United Kingdom on 3 April 1935

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