STATUS REPORT

1999 MONTREAL CONVENTION FOR THE UNIFICATION OF CERTAIN RULES FOR INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE BY AIR

(Montreal, 28/05/1999)

ENTRY INTO FORCE : 35110

Depositary: Regional Economic Integration Organisation

Last updated by PacLII: 01-29-13
Parties Date of Signature Date of ratification
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Other 		Entry Into Force Domestication Legislation
(where available)
Tokelau        
 
(1) The instrument of ratification by the Government of Argentina contains the following declaration        
(10) Ratification by the United Kingdom was also done on behalf of: the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of        
(11) By a note dated 25 March 2008, deposited on 1 April 2008, the Government of Montenegro advised the        
(2) By a Note dated 9 February 1995, deposited on 3 March 1995, the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and        
(3) By a Note dated 8 July 1993, deposited on 14 July 1993, the Government of the Republic of Croatia declared        
(4) The Government of the Republic of Cuba declares, in conformity with paragraph 4 of the new Article 22 of        
(5) The ratification concerns the Kingdom in Europe and the Netherlands Antilles        
(6) New Zealand deposited its instrument of accession with a declaration that this accession shall extend to        
(7) The former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed the Warsaw Convention on 12 October 1929 and        
(8) By a Note dated 27 July 1998, deposited on 7 August 1998, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia        
(9) By a Note dated 15 August 1994, deposited on 1 September 1994, the Government of the former Yugoslav        
25 September 1975, the position of the United Kingdom is well known and remains unchanged. The United        
250 monetary units per kilo in relation to paragraph 2 of Article 22 and 5 000 monetary units per passenger in        
38/12 and 39/6 in which it recognizes the existence of a dispute relating to the question of the sovereignty of        
AIn reference to the declaration made by the Argentine Republic when depositing the instruments of        
AThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland having proceeded to ratification of the        
Additional Protocols to the Warsaw Convention of 1929, adopted in Montreal (Canada) in 1975, the        
Argentina 15-Mar-94 15-Mar-94 16-Feb-00  
Argentine Republic rejects the said ratification inasmuch as it is made in the name of the >Malvinas Islands and        
Azerbaijan   25-Jan-04 24-Apr-04  
Bahrain   12 March 1998 (a) 11-Jun-02  
Barbados 26-Sep-79      
Bosnia and Herzegovina   04-Mar-99 16-Feb-00  
Brazil 26-Sep-79 28-Jul-83 16-Feb-00  
British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Falkland Islands Dependencies, Gibraltar        
Canada 18-Nov-99 18-Nov-99 16-Feb-00  
Chile 24-Nov-88 20-May-91 16-Feb-00  
Colombia 21-May-86 21-May-86 16-Feb-00  
Croatia   14 July 1993 (s) 16-Feb-00  
Cuba   21 April 1998 (a) 21-Jul-02  
Cyprus 11-Nov-96 11-Nov-96 16-Feb-00  
Democratic Republic of the Congo 26-Sep-79      
Denmark 02-Dec-80 30-Jun-87 16-Feb-00  
Dependencies, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom Sovereigning Base and the areas of Akrotiri and        
Dhekelia in the Island of Cyprus        
Egypt 26-Sep-79 18-Nov-82 16-Feb-00  
Estonia   16 March 1998 (a) 15-Jun-02  
Ethiopia 15-Jul-91 15-Jul-91 16-Feb-00  
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia declared itself bound, as a successor State to the Socialist Federal Republic        
Finland 03-May-82 18-Jun-84 16-Feb-00  
France 31-Dec-79 12-Feb-86 16-Feb-00  
Furthermore, the following declaration was subsequently made        
Ghana 26-Sep-79 12-Aug-01 10-Nov-01  
Greece 11-Nov-92 13-Nov-92 16-Feb-00  
Guatemala 26-Sep-79 04-Feb-01 05-May-01  
Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory        
Guinea   12 February 1999 (a) 13-May-03  
Herzegovina declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia        
Honduras   15 February 1996 (a) 16-May-00  
Hong Kong, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, Saint Helena, Saint Helena        
Iraq   18 October 2002 (a) 17-Jan-07  
Ireland 28-Jun-93 28-Jun-93 16-Feb-00  
Ireland to resume as soon as possible their negotiations with a view to seeking by peaceful means a definitive        
Islands and its incontestable right to apply the treaties thereto. As for the part of the declaration concerning        
Israel 26-Sep-79 17-Feb-83 16-Feb-00  
Italy 16-May-82 03-Apr-89 16-Feb-00  
Jordan   03-Sep-03 02-Dec-03  
Kenya   07-Jul-03 05-Oct-03  
Kingdom has no doubt of its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich        
Kuwait 22-Mar-99 09-Nov-00 07-Feb-01  
Lebanon   4 August 2000 (a) 03-Nov-04  
Mexico 22-Dec-87 19-May-88 16-Feb-00  
Montenegro        
Montenegro. Following the Declaration of Independence adopted by the National Assembly of Montenegro        
Morocco 19-Oct-88      
NOTES        
Netherlands 20-May-86 08-Jan-87 16-Feb-00  
New Zealand   04-Dec-03 03-Mar-04  
Niger   15 February 1996 (a) 16-May-00  
Norway 04-Sep-83 05-Aug-87 16-Feb-00  
On 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and        
Peru   05-Jul-01 03-Oct-01  
Pole over which the Argentine Republic exercises its sovereignty since this sector is an integral part of its        
Portugal 26-Sep-79 08-Apr-86 16-Feb-00  
Protocol No. 1 (with effect from 15 February 1996)        
Protocol, Additional Protocols Nos. 1 and 2 and Montreal Protocol No. 4, with effect from 3 June 2006. See        
Republic of Macedonia declared that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of        
Republic of Serbia continues to exercise the state and legal identity of the state union of Serbia and        
Senegal 19-Aug-80      
Serbia   18 July 2001 (s) 16-Feb-00  
Slovenia   7 August 1998 (s) 16-Feb-00  
South Sandwich Islands which are an integral part of its national territory        
Spain 01-Oct-85 09-Jan-89 16-Feb-00  
Sweden 13-Dec-81 29-Jun-82 16-Feb-00  
Switzerland 10-Dec-91 10-Dec-91 16-Feb-00  
The Argentine Republic at the same time rejects the ratification referred to in the preceding paragraph        
The General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted Resolutions 2065/XX/, 3160/XXVIII/, 31/49        
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia   1 September 1994 (s) 16-Feb-00  
Togo 22-Aug-89 06-May-91 16-Feb-00  
Tunisia 10-Nov-88 29-May-89 16-Feb-00  
United Kingdom 26-Sep-79 06-Jul-88 16-Feb-00  
Uzbekistan   27 February 1997 (a) 29-May-01  
Venezuela 26-Sep-79 15-Jul-82 16-Feb-00  
Warsaw on 12 October 1929, amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 (Montreal, 1975), that since this State        
also Note under Serbia        
and it signed Additional Protocols Nos. 1, 2 and Montreal Protocol No. 4 on 25 September 1975 and ratified        
be applied in judicial proceedings in its territory and that instead of these, a limit of liability of the carrier will        
be fixed in the amount of 125 000 monetary units per passenger in relation to paragraph 1 of Article 22        
denomination which would attribute as belonging to another State, or which would admit thereof, the sector        
depositary that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the Warsaw Convention, The Hague        
effect from 8 October 1991)        
extending between longitude 25E West and longitude 74E West and between latitude 60E South and the South        
inasmuch as it is made in the name of the >British Antarctic Territory=, and reaffirms that it does not accept any        
is not a member of the International Monetary Fund, the provisions contained in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 will not        
of Yugoslavia, by the above-mentioned treaties, with effect from 27 April 1992, the date of State succession        
of their Dependencies=, and reaffirms its sovereign right over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and the        
on 3 June 2006, Serbia advised the depositary by a note dated 7 June 2006, deposited on 8 June 2006, that the        
provisions of Article IV of the said Treaty        
ratification of Protocols Nos. 1, 2 and 3 as well as Montreal Protocol No. 4, signed at Montreal on        
ratified it on 27 May 1931; it signed The Hague Protocol on 3 December 1958 and ratified it on 16 April 1959        
relation to paragraph 3. The contents of the last paragraph of item 4 of Article II of Additional Protocol No. 1        
solution to their dispute and to the other differences relating to the said question, through the good offices of        
stated that it considered itself bound by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, Additional        
territory        
that it considered itself bound, by virtue of succession, by the provisions of, inter alia, this Protocol (with        
the British Antarctic Territory, the Embassy recalls the contents of the Antarctic Treaty and particularly the        
the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at        
the Malvinas Islands and urges the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern        
the Secretary-General of the Organization who is to report on the progress achieved        
them on 11 March 1977. By a note dated 17 July 2001, deposited on 18 July 2001, the Government of the        
this Protocol        
will be applied to this monetary unit        
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  • Notification (of provisional application, of special undertaking, etc) (n)
  • Ratification (Rt)
  • Reservation (r)
  • Succession (d)
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