United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.   Montego Bay, 10 December 1982

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XXI 6. LAW OF THE SEA 1
6. UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
Montego Bay, 10 December 1982
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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16 November 1994, in accordance with article 308(1).
REGISTRATION: 16 November 1994, No. 31363.
STATUS: Signatories: 157. Parties: 168.1
TEXT: CTC-Arabic; CTC-Chinese; CTC-English; CTC-French; CTC-Russian; CTC-Spanish;
United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1833, p. 3; depositary notifications
C.N.236.1984.TREATIES-7 of 5 October 1984 (procès-verbal of rectification of the
English and Spanish authentic texts); C.N.202.1985.TREATIES-17 of 23 August 1985
(procès-verbal of rectification of the original English text); C.N.17.1986.TREATIES-1 of
7 April 1986 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original Arabic, Chinese, English,
French and Spanish texts of the Final Act); C.N.166.1993.TREATIES-4 of 9 August
1993 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original Arabic, Chinese, English, French and
Spanish texts of the Final Act); and vol. 1904, p. 320 (procès-verbal of rectification of the
original French text); C.N.694.2005.TREATIES-5 of 7September 2005 (Proposal of
correction to Article 5 of Annex II of the authentic Spanish text of the Convention) and
C.N.1023.2005.TREATIES-7 of 7 October 2005 [procès-verbal of rectification of the
original of the Convention (Spanish authentic text)].
Note: The Convention was adopted by the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and opened for
signature, together with the Final Act of the Conference, at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 10 December 1982. The Conference
was convened pursuant to resolution 3067 (XXVIII)2 adopted by the General Assembly on 16 November 1973. The
Conference held eleven sessions, from 1973 to 1982, as follows:
- First session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 3 to 15 December 1973;
- Second session: Parque Central, Caracas, 20 June to 29 August 1974;
- Third session: United Nations Office at Geneva, 17 March to 9 May 1975;
- Fourth session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 15 March to 7 May 1976;
- Fifth session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 2 August to 17 September 1976;
- Sixth session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 23 May to 15 July 1977;
- Seventh session: United Nations Office at Geneva, 28 March to 19 May 1978;
- Resumed seventh session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 21 August to 15 September 1978;
- Eighth session: United Nations Office at Geneva, 19 March to 27 April 1979;
- Resumed eighth session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 19 July to 24 August 1979;
- Ninth session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 3 March to 4 April 1980;
- Resumed ninth session: United Nations Office at Geneva, 28 July to 29 August 1980;
- Tenth session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 9 March to 24 April 1981;
- Resumed tenth session: United Nations Office at Geneva, 3 to 28 August 1981;
- Eleventh session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 8 March to 30 April 1982;
XXI 6. LAW OF THE SEA 2
- Resumed eleventh session: United Nations Headquarters, New York, 22 to24 September 1982;
- Final Part of the eleventh session: Montego Bay, Jamaica, 6 to 10 December 1982.
The Conference also adopted a Final Act3 with, annexed thereto, nine resolutions and a statement of understanding. The
text of the Final Act has been reproduced as document A/CONF.62/121 and Corr. 1 to 8.
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Participant4
Signature,
Succession to
signature(d)
Formal
confirmation(c),
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
Afghanistan..................................................
18 Mar 1983
Albania.........................................................
23 Jun 2003 a
Algeria .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
11 Jun 1996
Angola .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
5 Dec 1990
Antigua and Barbuda...................................
7 Feb 1983
2 Feb 1989
Argentina .....................................................
5 Oct 1984
1 Dec 1995
Armenia .......................................................
9 Dec 2002 a
Australia.......................................................
10 Dec 1982
5 Oct 1994
Austria .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
14 Jul 1995
Azerbaijan....................................................
16 Jun 2016 a
Bahamas.......................................................
10 Dec 1982
29 Jul 1983
Bahrain.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
30 May 1985
Bangladesh...................................................
10 Dec 1982
27 Jul 2001
Barbados ......................................................
10 Dec 1982
12 Oct 1993
Belarus.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
30 Aug 2006
Belgium .......................................................
5 Dec 1984
13 Nov 1998
Belize...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
13 Aug 1983
Benin............................................................
30 Aug 1983
16 Oct 1997
Bhutan..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)..................................................
27 Nov 1984
28 Apr 1995
Bosnia and
Herzegovina5..........................................
12 Jan 1994 d
Botswana .....................................................
5 Dec 1984
2 May 1990
Brazil ...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
22 Dec 1988
Brunei Darussalam ......................................
5 Dec 1984
5 Nov 1996
Bulgaria .......................................................
10 Dec 1982
15 May 1996
Burkina Faso................................................
10 Dec 1982
25 Jan 2005
Burundi ........................................................
10 Dec 1982
Cabo Verde..................................................
10 Dec 1982
10 Aug 1987
Cambodia.....................................................
1 Jul 1983
Cameroon.....................................................
10 Dec 1982
19 Nov 1985
Canada .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
7 Nov 2003
Central African
Republic.................................................
4 Dec 1984
Chad.............................................................
10 Dec 1982
14 Aug 2009
Participant4
Signature,
Succession to
signature(d)
Formal
confirmation(c),
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
Chile.............................................................
10 Dec 1982
25 Aug 1997
China............................................................
10 Dec 1982
7 Jun 1996
Colombia .....................................................
10 Dec 1982
Comoros.......................................................
6 Dec 1984
21 Jun 1994
Congo...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
9 Jul 2008
Cook Islands ................................................
10 Dec 1982
15 Feb 1995
Costa Rica....................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 Sep 1992
Côte d'Ivoire ................................................
10 Dec 1982
26 Mar 1984
Croatia5........................................................
5 Apr 1995 d
Cuba.............................................................
10 Dec 1982
15 Aug 1984
Cyprus..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
12 Dec 1988
Czech Republic6..........................................
22 Feb 1993 d
21 Jun 1996
Democratic People's
Republic of Korea..................................
10 Dec 1982
Democratic Republic of
the Congo...............................................
22 Aug 1983
17 Feb 1989
Denmark ......................................................
10 Dec 1982
16 Nov 2004
Djibouti........................................................
10 Dec 1982
8 Oct 1991
Dominica .....................................................
28 Mar 1983
24 Oct 1991
Dominican Republic....................................
10 Dec 1982
10 Jul 2009
Ecuador........................................................
24 Sep 2012 a
Egypt............................................................
10 Dec 1982
26 Aug 1983
El Salvador ..................................................
5 Dec 1984
Equatorial Guinea........................................
30 Jan 1984
21 Jul 1997
Estonia .........................................................
26 Aug 2005 a
Eswatini .......................................................
18 Jan 1984
24 Sep 2012
Ethiopia........................................................
10 Dec 1982
European Union...........................................
7 Dec 1984
1 Apr 1998 c
Fiji ...............................................................
10 Dec 1982
10 Dec 1982
Finland.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 Jun 1996
France ..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
11 Apr 1996
Gabon...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
11 Mar 1998
Gambia.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
22 May 1984
Georgia ........................................................
21 Mar 1996 a
Germany7.....................................................
14 Oct 1994 a
Ghana...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
7 Jun 1983
XXI 6. LAW OF THE SEA 3
Participant4
Signature,
Succession to
signature(d)
Formal
confirmation(c),
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
Greece..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 Jul 1995
Grenada........................................................
10 Dec 1982
25 Apr 1991
Guatemala....................................................
8 Jul 1983
11 Feb 1997
Guinea..........................................................
4 Oct 1984
6 Sep 1985
Guinea-Bissau..............................................
10 Dec 1982
25 Aug 1986
Guyana.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
16 Nov 1993
Haiti .............................................................
10 Dec 1982
31 Jul 1996
Honduras......................................................
10 Dec 1982
5 Oct 1993
Hungary .......................................................
10 Dec 1982
5 Feb 2002
Iceland .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 Jun 1985
India.............................................................
10 Dec 1982
29 Jun 1995
Indonesia......................................................
10 Dec 1982
3 Feb 1986
Iran (Islamic Republic
of)...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
Iraq...............................................................
10 Dec 1982
30 Jul 1985
Ireland..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 Jun 1996
Italy..............................................................
7 Dec 1984
13 Jan 1995
Jamaica ........................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 Mar 1983
Japan ............................................................
7 Feb 1983
20 Jun 1996
Jordan...........................................................
27 Nov 1995 a
Kenya...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
2 Mar 1989
Kiribati.........................................................
24 Feb 2003 a
Kuwait .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
2 May 1986
Lao People's
Democratic
Republic.................................................
10 Dec 1982
5 Jun 1998
Latvia...........................................................
23 Dec 2004 a
Lebanon .......................................................
7 Dec 1984
5 Jan 1995
Lesotho ........................................................
10 Dec 1982
31 May 2007
Liberia..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
25 Sep 2008
Libya............................................................
3 Dec 1984
Liechtenstein................................................
30 Nov 1984
Lithuania......................................................
12 Nov 2003 a
Luxembourg.................................................
5 Dec 1984
5 Oct 2000
Madagascar..................................................
25 Feb 1983
22 Aug 2001
Malawi.........................................................
7 Dec 1984
28 Sep 2010
Malaysia.......................................................
10 Dec 1982
14 Oct 1996
Maldives ......................................................
10 Dec 1982
7 Sep 2000
Mali..............................................................
19 Oct 1983
16 Jul 1985
Malta............................................................
10 Dec 1982
20 May 1993
Marshall Islands...........................................
9 Aug 1991 a
Mauritania....................................................
10 Dec 1982
17 Jul 1996
Mauritius8....................................................
10 Dec 1982
4 Nov 1994
Participant4
Signature,
Succession to
signature(d)
Formal
confirmation(c),
Accession(a),
Succession(d),
Ratification
Mexico.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
18 Mar 1983
Micronesia (Federated
States of) ................................................
29 Apr 1991 a
Monaco ........................................................
10 Dec 1982
20 Mar 1996
Mongolia......................................................
10 Dec 1982
13 Aug 1996
Montenegro4................................................
23 Oct 2006 d
Morocco.......................................................
10 Dec 1982
31 May 2007
Mozambique ................................................
10 Dec 1982
13 Mar 1997
Myanmar......................................................
10 Dec 1982
21 May 1996
Namibia9,10...................................................
10 Dec 1982
18 Apr 1983
Nauru ...........................................................
10 Dec 1982
23 Jan 1996
Nepal............................................................
10 Dec 1982
2 Nov 1998
Netherlands11 ...............................................
10 Dec 1982
28 Jun 1996
New Zealand................................................
10 Dec 1982
19 Jul 1996
Nicaragua.....................................................
9 Dec 1984
3 May 2000
Niger ............................................................
10 Dec 1982
7 Aug 2013
Nigeria .........................................................
10 Dec 1982
14 Aug 1986
Niue .............................................................
5 Dec 1984
11 Oct 2006
North Macedonia5........................................
19 Aug 1994 d
Norway ........................................................
10 Dec 1982
24 Jun 1996
Oman ...........................................................
1 Jul 1983
17 Aug 1989
Pakistan........................................................
10 Dec 1982
26 Feb 1997
Palau ............................................................
30 Sep 1996 a
Panama.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
1 Jul 1996
Papua New Guinea ......................................
10 Dec 1982
14 Jan 1997
Paraguay ......................................................
10 Dec 1982
26 Sep 1986
Philippines ...................................................
10 Dec 1982
8 May 1984
Poland ..........................................................
10 Dec 1982
13 Nov 1998
Portugal........................................................
10 Dec 1982
3 Nov 1997
Qatar ............................................................
27 Nov 1984
9 Dec 2002
Republic of Korea........................................
14 Mar 1983
29 Jan 1996
Republic of Moldova...................................
6 Feb 2007 a
Romania.......................................................
10 Dec 1982
17 Dec 1996
Russian Federation ......................................
10 Dec 1982
12 Mar 1997
Rwanda ........................................................
10 Dec 1982
Samoa ..........................................................
28 Sep 1984
14 Aug 1995
Sao Tome and Principe................................
13 Jul 1983
3 Nov 1987
Saudi Arabia ................................................
7 Dec 1984
24 Apr 1996
Senegal.........................................................
10 Dec 1982
25 Oct 1984
Serbia5,9........................................................
12 Mar 2001 d
Seychelles ....................................................
10 Dec 1982
16 Sep 1991
Sierra Leone.................................................
10 Dec 1982
12 Dec 1994
Singapore.....................................................
10 Dec 1982
17 Nov 1994

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