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8. Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

New York, 23 May 1997

 

Entry into force: 30 December 2001, in accordance with article 30 (1).
Registration: 30 December 2001, No. 37925.
Status: Signatories: 21 ,Parties: 35.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2167, p. 271; and depositary notifications C.N.495.1998.TREATIES-5 of 7 October 1998 (procès-verbal of rectification of the French authentique texte); C.N.858.2006.TREATIES-7 of 19 October 2006 (Corrections to the authentique Russian text of the Agreement). 

Note: The Agreement was adopted on 23 May 1997 at the Seventh Meeting of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. In accordance with its article 27, the Agreement was opened for signature by all States at United Nations Headquarters for a period of twenty-four months as from 1 July 1997.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS


Participant  Signature  Undertaking of provisional application in accordance with article 31  Ratification, Accession (a) 
Argentina  2 Jun 1998    20 Oct 2006 
Australia  26 May 1999    11 May 2001 
Austria      1 Oct 2001 a 
Belgium  19 Mar 1999    30 Mar 2007 
Belize      14 Sep 2005 a 
Bolivia      18 May 2006 a 
Cameroon      30 Jul 2001 a 
Chile      27 Sep 2007 a 
Croatia  27 May 1999    8 Sep 2000 
Cyprus      12 Jun 2003 a 
Czech Republic      26 Oct 2001 a 
Denmark      16 Nov 2004 a 
Finland  31 Mar 1999    28 Jul 2006 
Germany  18 May 1999    8 Jun 2007 
Ghana  30 Jun 1999     
Greece  1 Jul 1997    17 Oct 2007 
India      14 Nov 2005 a 
Italy      19 Jul 2006 a 
Jamaica      1 Dec 2005 a 
Jordan  17 Apr 1998     
Kuwait  15 Jun 1999    2 Aug 2002 
Lebanon  15 Jun 1999    23 Jul 2002 
Liberia      16 Sep 2005 a 
Lithuania      1 Nov 2005 a 
Netherlands1  28 Aug 1998    25 Mar 1999 
Norway  1 Jul 1997  1 Jul 1997  1 Aug 1997 
Oman  28 Sep 1998     
Panama      1 Mar 2005 a 
Poland      2 Oct 2007 a 
Portugal  30 Jun 1999     
Qatar      27 Jul 2005 a 
Republic of Korea      26 Oct 2004 a 
Russian Federation      26 Jul 2007 a 
Saudi Arabia      30 Nov 2001 a 
Senegal  1 Jul 1997     
Slovakia  22 Jun 1999    20 Apr 2000 
Slovenia      15 Jun 2006 a 
Spain      9 Jan 2001 a 
Sri Lanka  30 Jun 1999     
Tunisia  9 Apr 1999     
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  3 Dec 1997    17 May 2006 
United Republic of Tanzania  17 Dec 1998     
Uruguay      6 Jul 2006 a 
 

 

DECLARATIONS


Declarations and reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon

notification of undertaking of provisional application, ratification or accession.)

Argentina

Declaration:

The Republic of Argentina will accord such privileges and immunities as are specified in the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, adopted in New York on 23 May 1997, to members of the Secretariat of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea who are nationals or permanent residents in its territory to the extent necessary for the adequate fulfillment of their duties. With regard to fiscal and customs matters those members will be subject to the national norms application in its territory.

Italy

Declaration:

"With regard to the above-mentioned Agreement, Italy interprets Article 11, par. 2, and Article 16, paragraph 4 as referred exclusively to income paid by the Court, this excluding any exemption for income from other sources."

 

 

NOTES


1. For the Kingdom in Europe.