Convention and Statute on the Régime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern

Barcelona, April 20th, 1921

IN FORCE since October 31st, 1922 (article 6).

Ratifications or definitive accessions Ratifications or definitive accessions

Albania (October 8th, 1921)

Austria (November 15th, 1923)

Subject to the declaration inserted in the Procès- verbal of the meeting of April 19th, 1921, as to the British Dominions which have not been represented at the Barcelona Conference.

New Zealand (August 2nd, 1922)

Bulgaria (July 11th, 1922)

Chile (March 19th, 1928)

Denmark (November 13th, 1922)

Finland (January 29th, 1923)

France (December 31st, 1926)

Greece (January 3rd, 1928)

Italy (August 5th, 1922)

Luxembourg (March 19th, 1930)

Norway (September 4th, 1923)

In so far as its provisions are not in conflict with the principles of the new Danube Statute drawn up by the International Commission which was appointed in accordance with Articles 349 of the Treaty of Versailles, 304 of the Treaty of Saint-Germain, 232 of the Treaty of Neuilly and 288 of the Treaty of Trianon.

Sweden (September 15th, 1927)

Signatures not yet perfected by ratification

Actions subsequent to the assumption of depositary functions by the Secretary-General of the United Nations

Indiac 26 Mar 1956

Malawic

NOTES:

2 On 6 June and 10 June 1997, the Governments of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General of the following:

The notification by China also contained the following reservation:

The Government of the People's Republic of China also declares that it has reservation to Article 22 of the [said Convention and Statute].

3 With effect from 26 March 1957.

5 See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc., on behalf of China (note in chapter I.1).

6 On 6 June and 10 June 1997, the Governments of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the Secretary-General of the following:

The notification by China also contained the following reservation:

The Government of the People's Republic of China also declares that it has reservation to Article 22 of the [said Convention and Statute].

7 In a letter addressed to the Secretary-General on 21 March 1969, the President of the Republic of Malawi, referring to the Convention and Statute on the Régime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, done at Barcelona on 20 April 1921, stated the following:

"In my letter to you of the 24th November 1964, concerning the disposition of Malawi's inherited treaty obligations, my Government declared that with respect to any multilateral treaty which was applied or extended to the former Nyasaland Protectorate, any Party to such a treaty could on the basis of reciprocity rely as against Malawi on the terms of that treaty until Malawi notified its depositary of what action it wished to take by way of confirmation of termination, confirmation of succession, or accession.

"I am to inform you as depositary of this Convention that the Government of Malawi now wishes to terminate any connection with this Convention which it might have inherited. The Government of Malawi considers that any legal relationship with the aforementioned Convention and Statute on the Régime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, Barcelona, 1921 which might have devolved upon it by way of succession from the ratification of the United Kingdom, is terminated as of this date."