| 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.
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| 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 |
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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.
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."
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