STATUS REPORT

UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA

[THE "HAMBURG RULES"]

(Hamburg, 31/03/1978)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 01 NOVEMBER 1992

Depositary: Secretary-General of the United Nations

Last updated by PacLII: 26/04/06
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
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Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
(a) Accession        
(b) The Convention was signed by the former Czechoslovakia on 6 March 1979. On 28 May 1993, Slovakia and on 2 June 1993, the Czech Republic deposited their instruments of succession to the signature and the Czech Republic deposited its instrument of ratification on 23 June 1995. The Czech Republic, upon ratification, withdrew the declaration, referred to in footnote (c), that had been made by the former Czechoslovakia, and lodged the declaration referred to in the second paragraph of that footnote        
(c) Declarations and reservations (excludes other reservations and declarations of a political nature)        
(d) Succession        
Austria 30 Apr 1979 29 Jul 1993 01 Aug 1994  
Barbados   02 Feb 1981 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Botswana   16 Feb 1988 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Brazil 31 Mar 1978      
Burkina Faso   14 Aug 1989 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Burundi   04 Sep 1998 (a) 01 Oct 1999  
Cameroon   21 Oct 1993 (a) 01 Nov 1994  
Chile 31 Mar 1978 09 Jul 1982 01 Nov 1992  
Czech Republic (b), (c) 02 Jun 1993 (d) 23 Jun 1995 01 Jul 1996  
Democratic Republic of Congo 19 Apr 1979      
Denmark 18 Apr 1979      
Ecuador 31 Mar 1978      
Egypt 31 Mar 1978 23 Apr 1979 01 Nov 1992  
Finland 18 Apr 1979      
France 18 Apr 1979      
Gambia   07 Feb 1996 (a) 01 Mar 1997  
Georgia   21 Mar 1996 (a) 01 Apr 1997  
Germany 31 Mar 1978      
Ghana 31 Mar 1978      
Guinea   23 Jan 1991 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Holy See 31 Mar 1978      
Hungary 23 Apr 1979 05 Jul 1984 01 Nov 1992  
Jordan   10 May 2001 (a) 01 Jun 2002  
Kenya   31 Jul 1989 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Key        
Lebanon   04 Apr 1983 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Lesotho   26 Oct 1989 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Liberia   16 Sep 2005 (a) 01 Oct 2006  
Madagascar 31 Mar 1978      
Malawi   18 Mar 1991 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Mexico 31 Mar 1978      
Morocco   12 Jun 1981 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Nigeria   07 Nov 1988 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Norway 18 Apr 1979      
Pakistan 08 Mar 1979      
Panama 31 Mar 1978      
Paraguay   19 Jul 2005 (a) 01 Aug 2006  
Philippines 14 Jun 1978      
Portugal 31 Mar 1978      
Recent changes are indicated above in bold of countries which have just become members        
Romania   07 Jan 1982 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   12 Sep 2000 (a) 01 Oct 2001  
Senegal 31 Mar 1978 17 Mar 1986 01 Nov 1992  
Sierra Leone 15 Aug 1978 07 Oct 1988 01 Nov 1992  
Singapore 31 Mar 1978      
Slovakia (b) 28 May 1993 (d)      
Sweden 18 Apr 1979      
Syrian Arab Republic   16 Oct 2002 (a) 17 Oct 2003  
The Czech Republic declared that limits of carrier's liability in the territory of the Czech republic adhered to the provision of article 6 of the Convention        
Tunisia   15 Sep 1980 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
Uganda   06 Jul 1979 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
United Republic of Tanzania   24 Jul 1979 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
United States of America 30 Apr 1979      
Upon signature, the former Czechoslovakia declared in accordance with article 26 the formula for converting the amounts of liability referred to in paragraph 2 of that article into the Czechoslovak currency and the amount of the limits of liability to be applied in the territory of Czechoslovakia as expressed in the Czechoslovak currency        
Venezuela 31 Mar 1978      
Zambia   07 Oct 1991 (a) 01 Nov 1992  
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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