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8. International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999

Geneva, 12 March 1999

 

Not yet in force: see article 14 which reads as follows: "1. This Convention shall enter into force six months following the date on which 10 States have expressed their consent to be bound by it. 2. For a State which expresses its consent to be bound by this Convention after the conditions for entry ito force thereof have been met, such consent shall take effect three months after the date of expression of such consent.".
Status: Signatories: 6 ,Parties: 7.
Text: Doc. A/CONF.188.6. 

Note: The Convention was adopted on 12 March 1999 at the United Nations/International Maritime Organization Diplomatic Conference on Arrest of Ships held in Geneva from 1 to 12 March 1999. In accordance with its article 12 (1), the Convention will be open for signature by any State at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2000.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Participant  Signature  Definitive signature (s), Ratification, Acceptance (A), Approval (AA), Accession (a) 
Algeria    7 May 2004 a 
Bulgaria  27 Jul 2000  21 Feb 2001 
Denmark  10 Aug 2000   
Ecuador  13 Jul 2000   
Estonia    11 May 2001 a 
Finland  31 Aug 2000   
Latvia    7 Dec 2001 a 
Liberia    16 Sep 2005 a 
Norway  25 Aug 2000   
Pakistan  11 Jul 2000   
Spain    7 Jun 2002 a 
Syrian Arab Republic    16 Oct 2002 a 
 

 

DECLARATIONS


Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made

upon definitive signature, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.)

Spain

Reservation:

At the time of its accession, the Kingdom of Spain, in accordance with article 10, paragraph 1 (b), reserves the right to exclude the application of this Convention in the case of ships not flying the flag of a State party.

Syrian Arab Republic

Reservation:

The accession of the Syrian Arab Republic to this Convention shall not in any way be construed to mean recognition of Israel and shall not lead to entry with it into any of the transactions regulated by the provisions of the Convention.