Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas

Done at Geneva on 29 April 1958

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 20 March 1966, in accordance with article 18.

REGISTRATION: 20 March 1966, No. 8164.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 559, p. 285.

STATUS: Signatories: 36. Parties: 37.

Note: See "Note:" in the same place in chapter XXI.1.

Afghanistan 30 Oct 1958

Argentina 29 Apr 1958

Australia 30 Oct 1958 14 May 1963

Belgium 6 Jan 1972 a

Bolivia 17 Oct 1958

Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 janv 1994 d

Burkina Faso 4 Oct 1965 a

Cambodia 18 Mar 1960 a

Canada 29 Apr 1958

China 1

Colombia 29 Apr 1958 3 Jan 1963

Costa Rica 29 Apr 1958

Cuba 29 Apr 1958

Denmark 29 Apr 1958 26 Sep 1968

Dominican Republic 29 Apr 1958 11 Aug 1964

Fiji 25 Mar 1971 d

Finland 27 Oct 1958 16 Feb 1965

France 30 Oct 1958 18 Sep 1970

Ghana 29 Apr 1958

Haiti 29 Apr 1958 29 Mar 1960

Iceland 29 Apr 1958

Indonesia 8 May 1958

Iran (Islamic
Republic of) 28 May 1958

Ireland 2 Oct 1958

Israel 29 Apr 1958

Jamaica 16 Apr 1964 d

Kenya 20 Jun 1969 a

Lebanon 29 May 1958

Lesotho 23 Oct 1973 d

Liberia 27 May 1958

Madagascar 31 Jul 1962 a

Malawi 3 Nov 1965 a

Malaysia 21 Dec 1960 a

Mauritius 5 Oct 1970 d

Mexico 2 Aug 1966 a

Nepal 29 Apr 1958

Netherlands 31 Oct 1958 18 Feb 1966

New Zealand 29 Oct 1958

Nigeria 26 Jun 1961 d

Pakistan 31 Oct 1958

Panama 2 May 1958

Portugal 28 Oct 1958 8 Jan 1963

Senegal 2 25 Apr 1961 a

Sierra Leone 13 Mar 1962 d

Solomon Islands 3 Sep 1981 d

South Africa 9 Apr 1963 a

Spain 25 Feb 1971 a

Sri Lanka 30 Oct 1958

Switzerland 22 Oct 1958 18 May 1966

Thailand 29 Apr 1958 2 Jul 1968

Tonga 29 Jun 1971 d

Trinidad and Tobago 11 Apr 1966 d

Tunisia 30 Oct 1958

Uganda 14 Sep 1964 a

United Kingdom 9 Sep 1958 14 Mar 1960

United States of America 15 Sep 1958 12 Apr 1961

Uruguay 29 Apr 1958

Venezuela 30 Oct 1958 10 Jul 1963

Yugoslavia 29 Apr 1958 28 Jan 1966

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

DENMARK

Denmark does not consider itself bound by the last sentence of article 2 of the Convention.

spain

Spain's accession is not to be interpreted as recognition of any rights or situations in connexion with the waters of Gibraltar other than those referred to in article 10 of the Treaty of Utrecht, of 13 July 1713, between the Crowns of Spain and Great Britain.

united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

"In depositing their instrument of ratification . . . Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland declare that, save as may be stated in any further and separate notices that may hereafter be given, ratification of this Convention on behalf of the United Kingdom does not extend to the States in the Persian Gulf enjoying British protection. Multilateral conventions to which the United Kingdom becomes a party are not extended to these States until such time as an extension is requested by the Ruler of the State concerned."

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

"Subject to the understanding that such ratification shall not be construed to impair the applicability of the principle of `abstention', as defined in paragraph A.1 of the documents of record in the proceedings of the Conference [on the Law of the Sea, held at Geneva from 24 February to 27 April 1958], identified as A/CONF.13/ C.3/L.69, 8 April 1958."

NOTES:

1 Signed on behalf of the Republic of China on 29 April 1958. See note concerning signatures, ratifications, accessions, etc. on behalf of China (note 3 in chapter I.1).

2 See note in chapter XXI.1.