Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material

Done at New York on 4 June 1954cc

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 28 June 1956, in accordance with article 10.

REGISTRATION: 11 September 1957, No. 3992.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 276, p. 191.

STATUS: Signatories: 25. Parties: 71.2

Participant

Signature

Ratification, accession (a), succession (d)

Algeria 31 Oct 1963 a

Argentina 4 Jun 1954 19 Dec 1986

Australia 6 Jan 1967 a

Austria 4 Jun 1954 30 Mar 1956

Barbados 5 Mar 1971 d

Belgium 4 Jun 1954 21 Feb 1955

Bulgaria 7 Oct 1959 a

Cambodia 4 Jun 1954

Central African
Republic 15 Oct 1962 a

Chile 15 Aug 1974 a

China3

Costa Rica 20 Jul 1954 4 Sep 1963

Cuba 4 Jun 1954 29 Jun 1964

Cyprus 16 May 1963 d

Czech Republic4 2 Jun 1993 d

Denmark 13 Oct 1955 a

Ecuador 4 Jun 1954 30 Aug 1962

Egypt 4 Jun 1954 4 Apr 1957

El Salvador 18 Jun 1958 a

Fiji 31 Oct 1972 a

Finland 21 Jun 1962 a

France 4 Jun 1954 24 Apr 1959

Germanyc, 6 4 Jun 1954 16 Sep 1957

Ghana 16 Jun 1958 a

Greecec 15 Jan 1974 a

Haiti 4 Jun 1954 12 Feb 1958

Holy See 4 Jun 1954

Honduras 15 Jul 1954

Hungary 29 Oct 1963 a

India 15 Feb 1957 a

Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 3 Apr 1968 a

Ireland 14 Aug 1967 a

Israel 1 Aug 1957 a

Italy 4 Jun 1954 12 Feb 1958

Jamaica 11 Nov 1963 d

Japan 2 Dec 1954 7 Sep 1955

Jordan 18 Dec 1957 a

Lebanon 16 Mar 1971 a

Liechtenstein2

Luxembourg 6 Dec 1954 21 Nov 1956

Malaysia 7 May 1958 d

Mali 11 Jun 1974 a

Malta 29 Jul 1968 d

Mauritius 18 Jul 1969 d

Mexico 4 Jun 1954 13 Jun 1957

Monaco 4 Jun 1954

Morocco 25 Sep 1957 a

Nepal 21 Sep 1960 a

Netherlands 4 Jun 1954 7 Mar 1958

New Zealand 17 Aug 1962 a

Nigeria 26 Jun 1961 d

Norway 10 Oct 1961 a

Panama 4 Jun 1954

Peru 16 Jan 1959 a

Philippines 4 Jun 1954 9 Feb 1960

Poland 16 Mar 1960 a

Portugal 18 Sep 1958 a

Romania 26 Jan 1961 a

Rwanda 1 Dec 1964 d

Senegal 19 Apr 1972 a

Sierra Leone 13 Mar 1962 d

Singapore 22 Nov 1966 d

Slovakia4 28 May 1993 d

Solomon Islands 3 Sep 1981 d

Spain 5 Sep 1958 a

Sweden 4 Jun 1954 11 Jun 1957

Switzerlandc 4 Jun 1954 23 May 1956

Syrian Arab Republicc 26 Mar 1959

Tonga 11 Nov 1977 d

Trinidad and Tobago 11 Apr 1966 d

Tunisia 20 Jun 1974 a

Turkey 26 Apr 1983 a

Uganda 15 Apr 1965 a

Russian Federation 17 Aug 1959 a

United Kingdom 9 4 Jun 1954 27 Feb 1956

United Republic
of Tanzania 22 Jun 1964 a

Uruguay 4 Jun 1954

Yugoslavia 10 Jul 1958 a

Declarations and Reservationc
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made
upon ratification, accession or succession.)

Algeria

The Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 15 of the Protocol concerning compulsory arbitration and declares that the agreement of all the parties in dispute is required for the submission of each individual dispute to arbitration.

bulgaria11

cuba

The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 15 of the Protocol.

CZECH REPUBLIC 4

fiji

"Fiji shall not be bound by Article 2 of the Additional Protocol in so far as it refers to unframed photographs and unframed photographic enlargements; but undertakes to allow the temporary duty and tax free admission of these articles under the provisions applicable to Article 3 of the Protocol."

hungary

"The Hungarian People's Republic does not consider itself bound by the terms of paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 15 of the Protocol."

malta

"Notwithstanding article 3 of the Additional Protocol the duty-free temporary importation into Malta of display material (e.g., showcases, stands and similar articles), sound recordings and flags, shall be subject to the making of a deposit with the Comptroller of Customs equivalent to the amount of duty payable on the goods allowed to be temporarily imported or to the giving of a security for such duty."

poland11, 12

romaniac

The Romanian People's Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 15, paragraphs 2 and 3, of the additional Protocol. The position of the Romanian People's Republic is that a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Additional Protocol may be submitted to arbitration only with the agreement of all the parties in dispute and that only persons nominated by unanimous agreement of the parties in dispute may act as arbitrators.

SLOVAKIAc

tunisia

A dispute may be submitted to arbitration only with the agreement of all the parties in dispute.

uganda

"Notwithstanding Articles 2, 3 and 4, the Government of Uganda reserves the right to require temporary importation permits in respect of any item specified therein which may be or become dutiable at any time."

Russian Federation

The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, considering that disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring can be decided by arbitration, declares that a dispute may be submitted to arbitration only with the agreement of all the parties in dispute and only persons nominated by unanimous agreement of the parties in dispute may act as arbitrators.

united republic of tanzania 14

"Notwithstanding articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Additional Protocol, the Government of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar [Tanzania] reserves the right to require temporary importation permits in respect of any item specified therein which may at any time be dutiable."

Territorial Application

Participant Date of receipt of the notification

Territories

 

Belgium

21 Feb 1955

Belgian Congo and the Trust Territory of Ruanda Urundi

Netherlands

7 Mar 1958

Surinam, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands New Guinea

New Zealand

21 May 1963

Cook Islands (including Niue)

Portugal

18 Sep 1958

Overseas Provinces

 

30 Mar 1983

Macao

United Kingdomc,ccc

7 Aug 1957

North Borneo, Cyprus, Jamaica, Federation of Malaya, Malta, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland Protectorate, Tonga and Zanzibar

 

14 Jan 1958

Brunei, Antigua, Mauritius, Sarawak, St. Vincent, Gambia, Montserrat, Federation of Nigeria, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Gibraltar, Virgin Islands, Grenada, St. Helena and Dominica; and Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika with reservations

 

16 Jun 1959

Barbados

 

12 Sep 1960

British Honduras

 

11 Nov 1960

Hong Kong

 

9 Jan 1961

St. Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla

 

15 Sep 1961

Trinidad and Tobago

 

5 Feb 1962

British Guiana

NOTES:

1 See note at the beginning of chapter XI.A-6.

2 Including Liechtenstein. On 16 June 1975, the Government of Switzerland declared that the provisions of the Convention apply to the Principality of Liechtenstein so long as it is linked to Switzerland by a customs union treaty.

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

China:

[Same notification as the one made under note in chapter V.3.]

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

[Same notification as the one made under note in chapter IV.1.]

4 Czechoslovakia had acceded to the Protocol on 8 March 1967, with a reservation. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 596, p. 544. See also note in chapter I.2.

5 See note in chapter I.2.

6 See note in chapter XI.A-6.

7 See note in chapter XI.A-6.

8 Notification by the United Arab Republic. See note in chapter I.1.

9 In a notification received on 4 March 1959, the Government of the United Kingdom gave notice of the withdrawal of the reservation to article 2 and informed the Secretary-General that "the United Kingdom has been giving full effect to article 2 of the Additional Protocol since the 1 rst of January 1959 . . .". For the text of that reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 276, p. 204.

10 In a communication received on 16 September 1968, the Government of Japan notified the Secretary-General that, in accordance with paragraph 7 of article 14 of the Protocol, it "reserves the right of not extending to the States making reservations the benefit of the provisions to which such reservations apply".

11 The Governments of Italy and Switzerland have notified the Secretary-General that they object to this reservation.

Subsequently, in a communication received on 6 May 1994, the Government of Bulgaria notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the reservation made upon accession to article 15 (2) and (3). For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 348, p. 358.

12 On 16 October 1997, the Government of Poland notified the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw its reservation with regard to article 15 of the Additional Protocol made upon accession. For the text of the reservation see United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 367, p. 334. (See also note cc in this chapter.)

13 The Government of Switzerland has notified the Secretary-General that is objects to this reservation.

14 In a communication received on 2 August 1965, the Government of Portugal notified the Secretary-General that, in accordance with paragraph 7 of article 20 and paragraph 7 of article 14, respectively, of the Convention and Additional Protocol, Portugal reserves the right of not extending to the United Republic of Tanzania the benefit of those provisions of the Convention and the Additional Protocol to which apply the reservations made upon accession by the United Republic of Tanzania.

15 With the following reservation: "Notwithstanding articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Additional Protocol, the Governments of Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika reserve the right to require temporary importation permits in respect of any item specified therein which may at any time be dutiable."