Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone.   Geneva, 29 April 1958

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XXI 1. LAW OF THE SEA 1
CHAPTER XXI
LAW OF THE SEA
1. CONVENTION ON THE TERRITORIAL SEA AND THE CONTIGUOUS ZONE
Geneva, 29 April 1958
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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 10 September 1964, in accordance with article 29.
REGISTRATION: 22 November 1964, No. 7477.
STATUS: Signatories: 41. Parties: 52.
TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 516, p. 205.
Note: The four Conventions and the Optional Protocol of Signature listed in this chapter were prepared and opened for
signature by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution
1105 (XI)1, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 February 1957, and met at the European Office of
the United Nations at Geneva from 24 February to 27 April 1958. The Conference also adopted the Final Act and nine
resolutions for the text of which, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 450, p. 11. For the travaux préparatoires and the
proceedings of the Conference, see Official Records of the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea , vols. I to VII,
United Nations publication, Sales No.: 58.V.4, vols. I to VII.
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Participant2,3
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Afghanistan..................................................
30 Oct 1958
Argentina .....................................................
29 Apr 1958
Australia.......................................................
30 Oct 1958
14 May 1963
Austria .........................................................
27 Oct 1958
Belarus.........................................................
30 Oct 1958
27 Feb 1961
Belgium .......................................................
6 Jan 1972 a
Bolivia (Plurinational
State of)..................................................
17 Oct 1958
Bosnia and
Herzegovina4..........................................
1 Sep 1993 d
Bulgaria .......................................................
31 Oct 1958
31 Aug 1962
Cambodia.....................................................
18 Mar 1960 a
Canada .........................................................
29 Apr 1958
Colombia .....................................................
29 Apr 1958
Costa Rica....................................................
29 Apr 1958
Croatia4........................................................
3 Aug 1992 d
Cuba.............................................................
29 Apr 1958
Czech Republic5..........................................
22 Feb 1993 d
Denmark ......................................................
29 Apr 1958
26 Sep 1968
Dominican Republic ....................................
29 Apr 1958
11 Aug 1964
Eswatini .......................................................
16 Oct 1970 a
Fiji ...............................................................
25 Mar 1971 d
Finland.........................................................
27 Oct 1958
16 Feb 1965
Ghana...........................................................
29 Apr 1958
Participant2,3
Signature
Ratification,
Accession(a),
Succession(d)
Guatemala....................................................
29 Apr 1958
Haiti .............................................................
29 Apr 1958
29 Mar 1960
Holy See ......................................................
30 Apr 1958
Hungary .......................................................
31 Oct 1958
6 Dec 1961
Iceland .........................................................
29 Apr 1958
Iran (Islamic Republic
of)...........................................................
28 May 1958
Ireland..........................................................
2 Oct 1958
Israel ............................................................
29 Apr 1958
6 Sep 1961
Italy..............................................................
17 Dec 1964 a
Jamaica ........................................................
8 Oct 1965 d
Japan ............................................................
10 Jun 1968 a
Kenya...........................................................
20 Jun 1969 a
Latvia...........................................................
17 Nov 1992 a
Lesotho ........................................................
23 Oct 1973 d
Liberia..........................................................
27 May 1958
Lithuania......................................................
31 Jan 1992 a
Madagascar..................................................
31 Jul 1962 a
Malawi.........................................................
3 Nov 1965 a
Malaysia.......................................................
21 Dec 1960 a
Malta............................................................
19 May 1966 d
Mauritius......................................................
5 Oct 1970 d
Mexico.........................................................
2 Aug 1966 a

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