Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994

• Reference: XXI-6-a

XXI 6 A. LAW OF THE SEA 1

6. a) Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United

Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982

New York, 28 July 1994

.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: provisionally on 16 November 1994, in accordance with article 7(1) and definitively on

28 July 1996, in accordance with article 6(1).1

REGISTRATION: 16 November 1994, No. 31364.

STATUS: Signatories: 79. Parties: 151.2,3

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1836, p. 3;

Doc. A/RES.48/263; and depositary notification C.N.1.1995.TREATIES-1 of 9 February

1995 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original French text).

Note: The Agreement was adopted by Resolution 48/263, on 28 July 1994, by the General Assembly of the United

Nations during its resumed 48th session, held from 27 to 29 July 1994 in New York. In accordance with its article 3, the

Agreement shall remain open for signature at the United Nations Headquarters in New York by the States and entities

referred to in article 305, paragraphs 1 (c), (d), (e) and (f) of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea for 12 months from

the date of its adoption i.e. until 28 July 1995.

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Participant4

Signature

Provisional

application by virtue

of signature,

adoption of the

Agreement or

accession thereto,

Provisional

application by virtue

of a notification (n)

Notification of non-

provisional

application under

article 7 (1) (b)

Simplified

procedure(p),

Formal

confirmation(c),

Definitive

signature(s),

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification,

Consent to be

bound(P)

Afghanistan..................................................

16 Nov 1994

Albania.........................................................

16 Nov 1994

23 Jun 2003 P

Algeria .........................................................

29 Jul 1994

16 Nov 1994

11 Jun 1996 P

Andorra........................................................

16 Nov 1994

Angola .........................................................

7 Sep 2010 a

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

3 May 2016 a

Argentina .....................................................

29 Jul 1994

16 Nov 1994

1 Dec 1995

Armenia .......................................................

16 Nov 1994

9 Dec 2002 a

Australia.......................................................

29 Jul 1994

16 Nov 1994

5 Oct 1994

Austria .........................................................

29 Jul 1994

16 Nov 1994

14 Jul 1995

Azerbaijan....................................................

16 Jun 2016 a

Bahamas5.....................................................

29 Jul 1994

16 Nov 1994

28 Jul 1995 p

Bahrain.........................................................

16 Nov 1994

Bangladesh6.................................................

16 Nov 1994

27 Jul 2001 a

Barbados5.....................................................

15 Nov 1994

16 Nov 1994

28 Jul 1995 p

Belarus.........................................................

16 Nov 1994

30 Aug 2006 a

Belgium6......................................................

29 Jul 1994

16 Nov 1994

13 Nov 1998 P

Belize...........................................................

16 Nov 1994

21 Oct 1994 s

Benin............................................................

16 Nov 1994

16 Oct 1997 P