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9. Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority

Kingston, 27 March 1998

 

Entry into force: 31 May 2003, in accordance with article 18 see article 18 which reads as follows : "1. The Protocol shall enter into force 30 days after the date of deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession. 2. For each member of the Authority which ratifies, approves or accepts this Protocol or accedes thereto after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the deposit of its instrument of ratification approval, acceptance or accession.".
Registration: 31 May 2003, No. 39357.
Status: Signatories: 28 ,Parties: 25.
Text: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2214. p. 133. 

Note: The Protocol was adopted by the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica, on 27 March 1998, during its first part of the fourth session. In accordance with its article 15, the Protocol will be opened for signature by all Members of the Authority at the Headquarters of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica, from 17 until 28 August 1998. The formal signing ceremony is scheduled for 26-27 August 1998. Subsequently, it will be opened for signature until 16 August 2000 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

 

 

PARTICIPANTS

Participant  Signature  Ratification, Approval (AA), Acceptance (A), Accession (a) 
Argentina    20 Oct 2006 a 
Austria    25 Sep 2003 a 
Bahamas  26 Aug 1998   
Brazil  27 Aug 1998   
Cameroon    28 Aug 2002 a 
Chile  14 Apr 1999  8 Feb 2005 
Côte d'Ivoire  25 Sep 1998   
Croatia    8 Sep 2000 a 
Czech Republic  1 Aug 2000  26 Oct 2001 
Denmark    16 Nov 2004 a 
Egypt  26 Apr 2000  20 Jun 2001 
Finland  31 Mar 1999  31 Oct 2007 A 
Germany    8 Jun 2007 a 
Ghana  12 Jan 1999   
Greece  14 Oct 1998   
India    14 Nov 2005 a 
Indonesia  26 Aug 1998   
Italy  18 May 2000  19 Jul 2006 
Jamaica  26 Aug 1998  25 Sep 2002 
Kenya  26 Aug 1998   
Malta  26 Jul 2000   
Mauritius    22 Dec 2004 a 
Namibia  24 Sep 1999   
Netherlands  26 Aug 1998  21 Nov 2002 A 
Nigeria    1 May 2003 a 
Norway    10 May 2006 a 
Oman  19 Aug 1999  12 Mar 2004 
Pakistan  9 Sep 1999   
Poland    2 Oct 2007 a 
Portugal  6 Apr 2000  2 Feb 2007 
Saudi Arabia  11 Oct 1999   
Senegal  11 Jun 1999   
Slovakia  22 Jun 1999  20 Apr 2000 
Spain  14 Sep 1999  9 Jan 2001 
Sudan  6 Aug 1999   
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  17 Sep 1998   
Trinidad and Tobago  26 Aug 1998  10 Aug 2005 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  19 Aug 1999  2 Nov 2000 
Uruguay  21 Oct 1998  6 Jul 2006 a 
 

 

DECLARATIONS

Declarations and reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were

made upon ratification, approval, acceptance or accession.)

Argentina

Declaration:

The Republic of Argentina will accord such privileges and immunities as are specified in the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority, adopted in Kingston on 27 March1998, to members of the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority 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 applied in its territory.

Chile

Reservation:

The Government of Chile expresses a reservation with respect to article 8, paragraph 2 (d) of the Protocol, as that provision will not exempt its nationals from national service obligations.