Status of ratifications to Maritime Conventions Etat des ratifications aux conventions de Droit Maritime
Convention internationale
sur la

Limitation
de la responsabilité des propriétaires de navires de mer
et protocole de signature

Bruxelles, le 10 octobre 1957
Entrée en vigueur: 31 mai 1968

International convention
relating to the

Limitation
of the liability of owners
of sea-going ships
and protocol of signature

Brussels, 10th October 1957
Entered into force: 31 May 1968


Algeria (a) 18.VIII.1964
Australia (r) 30.VII.1975
(denunciation – 30.V. 1990)
Bahamas* (a) 21.VIII.1964
Barbados* (a) 4.VIII.1965
Belgium (r) 31.VII.1975
(denunciation – 1.IX.1989)
Belize (r) 31.VII.1975

China

   

Macao(2)

(a)

20.XII.1999

Denmark* (r) 1.III.1965
(denunciation – 1.IV.1984)
Dominica, Republic of* (a) 4.VIII.1965
Egypt (Arab Republic of)
(denunciation – 8.V.1985)
Fiji* (a) 21.VIII.1964
Finland (r) 19.VIII.1964
(denunciation – 1.IV.1984)
France (r) 7.VII.1959
(denunciation – 15.VII.1987)
Germany (r) 6.X.1972
(denunciation – 1.IX.1986)
Ghana* (a) 26.VII.1961
Grenada* (a) 4.VIII.1965
Guyana* (a) 25.III.1966
Iceland* (a) 16.X.1968
India* (r) 1.VI.1971
Iran* (r) 26.IV.1966
Israel* (r) 30.XI.1967
Japan (r) 1.III.1976
(denunciation – 19.V.1983)
Kiribati* (a) 21.VIII.1964
Lebanon (a) 23.XII.1994
Madagascar (a) 13.VII.1965
Mauritius* (a) 21.VIII.1964
Monaco* (a) 24.I.1977
Netherlands (r) 10.XII.1965
(denunciation – 1.IX.1989)
Aruba* (r) 1.I.1986
Norway (r) 1.III.1965
(denunciation – 1.IV.1984)
Papua New Guinea* (a) 14.III.1980
Poland (r) 1.XII.1972
Portugal* (r) 8.IV.1968
St. Lucia* (a) 4.VIII.1965
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (a) 4.VIII.1965
Seychelles* (a) 21.VIII.1964
Singapore* (a) 17.IV.1963
Solomon Islands* (a) 21.VIII.1964
Spain* (r) 16.VII.1959
Sweden (r) 4.VI.1964
(denunciation – 1.IV.1984)
Switzerland (r) 21.I.1966
Syrian Arab Republic (a) 10.VII.1972
Tonga* (a) 13.VI.1978
Tuvalu* (a) 21.VIII.1964
United Arab Republic* (a) 7.IX.1965
United Kingdom* (r) 18.II.1959
Isle of Man (a) 18.XI.1960
Bermuda, British Antarctic Territories, Falkland and Dependencies, Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands (a) 21.VIII.1964
Guernsey and Jersey (a) 21.X.1964
Caiman Islands, Montserrat,
Caicos and Turks Isles* (a) 4.VIII.1965
Vanuatu (a) 8.XII.1966
Zaire (a) 17.VII.1967

Reservations

Bahamas
...Subject to the same reservations as those made by the United Kingdom on ratification namely the reservations set out in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2) of the Protocol of Signature.

Barbados
Same reservation as Bahamas

China
The Government of the People’s Republic of China reserves, for the Macao Special Administrative Region, the right not to be bound by paragraph 1.(c) of Article 1 of the Convention. The Government of the People’s Republic of China reserves, for the Macao Special Administrative Region, the right to regulate by specific provisions of laws of the Macao Special Administrative Region the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons. With reference to the implementation of the Convention in the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Government of the People’s Repubic of China reserves, for the Macao Special Administrative Region, the right to implement the Convention either by giving it the force of law in the Macao Special Administrative Region, or by including the provisions of the Convention, in appropriate form, in legislation of the Macao Special Administrative Region. Within the above ambit, the Government of the People’s Republic of China will assume the responsability for the international rights and obligations that place on a Party to the Convention.

Denmark
Le Gouvernement du Danemark se réserve le droit:
1) de régler par la loi nationale le système de limitation de responsabilité applicable aux navires de moins de 300 tonneaux de jauge;
2) de donner effet à la présente Convention, soit en lui donnant force de loi, soit en incluant dans la législation nationale les dispositions de la présente Convention sous une forme appropriée à cette législation.

Dominica, Republic of
Same reservation as Bahamas

Egypt Arab Republic
Reserves the right:
1) to exclude the application of Article 1, paragraph (1)(c);
2) to regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons;
3) on 8 May, 1984 the Egyptian Arab Republic has verbally notified the denunciation in respect of this Convention. This denunciation will become operative on 8 May, 1985.

Fiji
Le 22 août 1972 a été reçue au Ministère des Affaires étrangères, du Commerce extérieur et de la Coopération au Développement une lettre de Monsieur K.K.T. Mara, Premier Ministre et Ministre des Affaires étrangères de Fidji, notifiant qu’en ce qui concerne cette Convention, le Gouvernement de Fidji reprend, à partir de la date de l’indépendance de Fidji, c’est-à-dire le 10 octobre 1970, les droits et obligations souscrits antérieurement par le Royaume-Uni, avec les réserves figurant ci-dessous.
1) In accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of signature, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland exclude paragraph (1)(c) of Article 1 from their application of the said Convention.
2) In accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of signature, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons.
Furthermore in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of signature, the Government of Fiji declare that the said Convention as such has not been made part in Fiji law, but that the appropriate provisions to give effect thereto have been introduced in Fiji law.

Ghana
The Government of Ghana in acceding to the Convention reserves the right:
1) To exclude the application of Article 1, paragraph (1)(c);
2) To regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons;
3) to give effect to this Convention either by giving it the force of law or by including in national legislation, in a form appropriate to that legislation, the provisions of this Convention.

Grenada
Same reservation as Bahamas

Guyana
Same reservation as Bahamas

Iceland
The Government of Iceland reserves the right:
1) to regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons;
2) to give effect to this Convention either by giving it the force of law or by including in national legislation, in a form appropriate to that legislation, the provisions of this Convention.

India
Reserve the right:
1) To exclude the application of Article 1, paragraph (1)(c);
2) To regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons;
3) to give effect to this Convention either by giving it the force of law or by including in national legislation, in a form appropriate to that legislation, the provisions of this Convention.

Iran
Le Gouvernement de l’Iran se réserve le droit:
1) d’exclure l’application de l’article 1, paragraphe (1)(c);
2) de régler par la loi nationale le système de limitation de responsabilité applicable aux navires de moins de 300 tonneaux de jauge;
3) de donner effet à la présente Convention, soit en lui donnant force de loi, soit en incluant dans la législation nationale les dispositions de la présente Convention sous une forme appropriée à cette législation.

Israel
The Government of Israel reserves to themselves the right to:
1) exclude from the scope of the Convention the obligations and liabilities stipulated in Article 1(1)(c);
2) regulate by provisions of domestic legislation the limitation of liability in respect of ships of less than 300 tons of tonnage;
The Government of Israel reserves to themselves the right to give effect to this Convention either by giving it the force of law or by including in its national legislation, in a form appropriate to that legislation, the provisions of this Convention.

Kiribati
Same reservation as Bahamas

Mauritius
Same reservation as Bahamas

Monaco
En déposant son instrument d’adhésion, Monaco fait les réserves prévues au paragraphe 2° du Protocole de signature.

Netherlands-Aruba
La Convention qui était, en ce qui concerne le Royaume de Pays-Bas, uniquement applicable au Royaume en Europe, a été étendue à Aruba à partir du 16.XII.1986 avec effet rétroactif à compter du 1er janvier 1986.
La dénonciation de la Convention par les Pays-Bas au 1er septembre 1989, n’est pas valable pour Aruba.
Note: Le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas avait fait les réservations suivantes:
Le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas se réserve le droit:
1) d’exclure l’application de l’article 1, paragraphe (1)(c);
2) de régler par la loi nationale le système de limitation de responsabilité applicable aux navires de moins de 300 tonneaux de jauge;
3) de donner effet à la présente Convention, soit en lui donnant force de loi, soit en incluant dans la législation nationale les dispositions de la présente Convention sous une forme appropriée à cette législation.
... Conformément au paragraphe (2)(c) du Protocole de signature Nous nous réservons de donner effet à la présente Convention en incluant dans la législation nationale les dispositions de la présente Convention sous une forme appropriée à cette législation.

Papua New Guinea
(a) The Government of Papua New Guinea excludes paragraph (1)(c) of Article 1.
(b) The Government of Papua New Guinea will regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons.
(c) The Government of Paupua New Guinea shall give effect to the said Convention by including the provisions of the said Convention in the National Legislation of Papua New Guinea.
Portugal
(Traduction) ...avec les réserves prévues aux alinéas a), b) et c) du paragraphe deux du Protocole de signature...
St. Lucia
Same reservation as Bahamas

Seychelles
Same reservation as Bahamas

Singapore
Le 13 septembre 1977 à été reçue une note verbale datée du 6 septembre 1977, émanant du Ministère des Affaires étrangères de Singapour, par laquelle le Gouvernement de Singapour confirme qu’il se considère lié par la Convention depuis le 31 mai 1968, avec les réserves suivantes:
...Subject to the following reservations:
a) the right to exclude the application of Article 1, paragraph (1)(c); and
b) to regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons. The Government of the Republic of Singapore declares under sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of the Protocol of signature that provisions of law have been introduced in the Republic of Singapore to give effect to the Convention, although the Convention as such has not been made part of Singapore law.

Solomon Islands
Same reservation as Bahamas

Spain
Le Gouvernement espagnol se réserve le droit:
1) d’exclure du champ d’application de la Convention les obligations et les responsabilités prévues par l’article 1, paragraphe (1)(c);
2) de régler par les dispositions particulières de sa loi nationale le système de limitation de responsabilité applicable aux propriétaires de navires de moins de 300 tonneaux de jauge;
3) de donner effet à la présente Convention, soit en lui donnant force de loi, soit en incluant dans la législation nationale les dispositions de la présente Convention sous une forme appropriée à cette législation.

Tonga
Reservations:
1) In accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of the Protocol of signature, the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga exclude paragraph (1)(c) of Article 1 from their application of the said Convention.
2) In accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of the Protocol of signature, the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga will regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons.

Tuvalu
Same reservation as Bahamas

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Subject to the following observations:
1) In accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of Signature, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland exclude paragraph (1)(c) of Article 1 from their application of the said Convention.
2) In accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of Signature, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will regulate by specific provisions of national law the system of limitation of liability to be applied to ships of less than 300 tons.
3) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland also reserve the right, in extending the said Convention to any of the territories for whose international relations they are responsible, to make such extension subject to any or all of the reservations set out in paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of Signature. Furthermore, in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) of the said Protocol of Signature, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland declare that the said Convention as such has not been made part of the United Kingdom law, but that the appropriate provisions to give effect thereto have been introduced in United Kingdom law.

United Kingdom Overseas Territories
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territories, British Virgin Islands, Caiman Islands, Caicos and Turks Isles, Falkland and Dependencies, Gibraltar, Guernsey and Jersey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Montserrat
... Subject to the same reservations as those made by the United Kingdom on ratification namely the reservations set out in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (2) of the Protocol of Signature.

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