STATUS REPORT

CONVENTION ON THE FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL MARITIME TRAFFIC (FAL) 1965

[FAL 65]

(London, 09/04/1965)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 06-Mar-71

Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

Last updated by PacLII: N/A
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
/
Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Fiji 29 November 1972 28 January 1973 (a)    
Marshall Islands 29 November 1994 28 January 1995 (a)    
Tonga 18 September 2003 17 November 2003 (a)    
Vanuatu 13 January 1989 14 March 1989 (a)   Maritime (Conventions) (Amendment) Act No. 17 of 1988
 
(1) Applies to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997        
(2) For the text of a declaration, reservation or statement see section III        
(3) Accession by New Zealand was declared not to extend to the Cook Islands , Niue and the Tokelau Islands        
(4) As from 26 December 1991 the membership of the USSR in the Convention is continued by the Russian Federation        
(5) As from 4 February 2003 the membership of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the Convention is continued by Serbia and Montenegro        
** Ceased to apply to Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997        
*Has since become the independent State of Suriname and a Contracting State to the Convention        
Algeria 28 November 1983 27 January 1984 (A)    
Argentina 29 January 1980 29 March 1980 (A)    
Aruba (with effect from 1 January 1986 )        
Australia 28 April 1986 27 June 1986 (a)    
Austria 20 June 1975 19 August 1975 (a)    
Bahamas 22 July 1976 20 September 1976 (a)    
Bangladesh 21 September 2000 20 November 2000 (a)    
Barbados 30 September 1982 29 November 1982 (a)    
Belgium 4 January 1967 5 March 1967 (A)    
Benin 2 March 1992 1 May 1992 (a)    
Brazil 22 August 1977 21 October 1977 (A)    
Bulgaria 22 April 1999 21 June 1999 (a)    
Burundi 29 September 1998 28 November 1998 (a)    
Cameroon 10 April 1997 9 June 1997 (Ac)    
Canada 18 July 1967 16 September 1967 (A)    
Cape Verde 28 April 1977 27 June 1977 (a)    
Chile 14 February 1975 27 June 1975 (a)    
China (1) 16 January 1995 17 March 1995 (a)    
Colombia 3 June 1991 2 August 1991 (a)    
Congo 7 August 2002 6 October 2002 (a)    
Croatia   8 October 1991 (d)    
Cuba (2) 27 November 1984 26 January 1985 (a)    
Cyprus 8 March 2004 8 May 2004 (a)    
Czech Republic (2 )   1 January 1993 (d)    
Cфte d'Ivoire 16 February 1967 5 March 1967 (A)    
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 24 April 1992 23 June 1992 (a)    
Denmark 9 January 1968 9 March 1968 (A)    
Dominica 31 August 2001 30 October 2001(a)    
Dominican Republic 11 July 1966 5 March 1967 (A)    
Ecuador 17 May 1988 16 July 1988 (Rt)    
Egypt (2) 19 February 1987 20 April 1987 (A)    
Estonia 22 March 2002 21 May 2002 (a)    
Finland 20 March 1967 19 May 1967 (A)    
France 29 November 1967 28 January 1968 (A)    
Gambia 1 November 1991 31 December 1991 (a)    
Georgia 25 August 1995 24 October 1995 (a)    
Germany (2) 26 July 1967 24 September 1967 (A)    
Ghana 5 November 1965 5 March 1967 (A)    
Greece 8 June 1972 7 August 1972 (A)    
Guinea 19 January 1981 20 March 1981 (a)    
Guyana 10 December 1997 8 February 1998 (a)    
Hong Kong        
Hungary (2) 15 December 1976 13 February 1977 (A)    
Iceland 24 January 1967 5 March 1967 (a)    
India 25 May 1976 24 July 1976 (a)    
Indonesia 4 November 2002 3 January 2003 (a)    
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 27 March 1995 26 May 1995 (a)    
Iraq (2) 15 November 1976 14 January 1977 (a)    
Ireland 18 June 1971 17 August 1971 (A)    
Israel 13 October 1967 12 December 1967 (A)    
Italy 25 September 1972 24 November 1972 (A)    
Johnston Island        
Jordan 27 March 1997 26 May 1997 (a)    
Latvia 20 January 1998 21 March 1988 (a)    
Lebanon 17 July 2001 15 September 2001 (Rt)    
Liberia 14 February 1978 15 April 1978 (a)    
Lithuania 25 January 2000 25 March 2000 (a)    
Luxembourg 14 February 1991 15 April 1991 (a)    
Madagascar 8 July 1970 6 September 1970 (A)    
Malta 24 September 2002 23 November 2002 (a)    
Mauritius 18 June 1990 17 August 1990 (a)    
Mexico 31 May 1983 30 July 1983 (a)    
Midway Islands , Wake Island        
Monaco 9 April 1965 5 March 1967 (s)    
Netherlands 21 September 1967 20 November 1967 (A)    
New Zealand (3) 27 July 1973 25 September 1973 (a)    
Nigeria 24 January 1967 5 March 1967 (a)    
Norway 8 September 1966 5 March 1967 (A)    
Number of Contracting States: 96        
Peru 16 July 1982 14 September 1982 (a)    
Poland 25 July 1969 23 September 1969 (A)    
Portugal 6 August 1990 5 October 1990 (a)    
Puerto Rico, Guam, Canal Zone, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands        
Republic of Korea 6 March 2001 5 May 2001 (Ac)    
Romania 25 April 2001 24 June 2001 (Ac)    
Russian Federation 4 (2) 25 October 1966 5 March 1967 (Acp)    
Senegal 17 October 1980 16 December 1980 (Acp)    
Seychelles 13 December 1989 11 February 1990 (Ac)    
Singapore 3 April 1967 2 June 1967 (Ac)    
Slovakia   1 January 1993 (Sc)    
Slovenia   25 June 1991 (Sc)    
Spain 24 August 1973 23 October 1973 (Acp)    
Sri Lanka 6 March 1998 5 May 1998 (Ac)    
Suriname   25 November 1975 (Sc)    
Suriname * Netherlands Antilles        
Sweden 28 July 1967 26 September 1967 (Acp)    
Switzerland 23 April 1968 23 June 1968 (Acp)    
Syrian Arab Republic (2) 6 February 1975 7 April 1975 (Ac)    
Thailand 28 November 1991 27 January 1992 (Ac)    
The Convention has been extended to        
Trinidad and Tobago 16 March 1967 15 May 1967 (Acp)    
Tunisia 27 January 1969 28 March 1969 (Ac)    
Ukraine 25 October 1993 24 December 1993 (Acp)    
United Kingdom 24 February 1966 5 March 1967 (Acp)    
United States 17 March 1967 16 May 1967 (Acp)    
Uruguay (2) 2 December 1992 31 January 1993 (Ac)    
Venezuela 10 May 2002 9 July 2002 (Ac)    
Yemen 6 March 1979 5 May 1979 (Ac)    
Yugoslavia (5) 18 July 1988 5 March 1967 (Acp)    
Zambia 14 December 1965 5 March 1967 (Ac)    
Keys:
  • Accession (a)
  • Acceptance (A)
  • 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)
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