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Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

Date modified	Regarding
29-09-2026	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party San Marino added Ratification: 25-09-2026 (A) Entry into force: 25-10-2026 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
17-05-2023	General information, Kingdom part, Party
Toon meer van:Details General information Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Kingdom part Netherlands (in Europe) Entry into force: 09-03-2002 Netherlands (Bonaire) Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Netherlands (Saba) Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Aruba Entry into force: 09-03-2002 Curaçao Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Sint Maarten Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Party Albania Ratification: 30-03-2001 (A) Entry into force: 29-04-2001 Argentina Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 06-01-1997 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Australia Signature: 22-12-1995 Ratification: 04-12-2000 (R) Entry into force: 03-01-2001 Austria Ratification: 06-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 06-10-2000 Azerbaijan Ratification: 03-08-2000 (A) Entry into force: 02-09-2000 Bangladesh Signature: 21-12-1994 Ratification: 22-09-1999 (R) Entry into force: 22-10-1999 Belarus Signature: 23-10-1995 Ratification: 29-11-2000 (R) Entry into force: 29-12-2000 Benin Ratification: 02-11-2017 (A) Entry into force: 02-12-2017 Bolivia Signature: 17-08-1995 Ratification: 22-12-2004 (R) Entry into force: 21-01-2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratification: 11-08-2003 (A) Entry into force: 10-09-2003 Botswana Ratification: 01-03-2000 (A) Entry into force: 31-03-2000 Brazil Signature: 03-02-1995 Ratification: 06-09-2000 (R) Entry into force: 06-10-2000 Brunei Ratification: 20-03-2002 (A) Entry into force: 19-04-2002 Bulgaria Ratification: 04-06-1998 (A) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Burkina Faso Ratification: 27-10-2008 (A) Entry into force: 26-11-2008 Chile Ratification: 27-08-1997 (A) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Colombia Ratification: 10-06-2016 (A) Entry into force: 10-07-2016 Côte d'Ivoire Ratification: 13-03-2002 (A) Entry into force: 12-04-2002 Croatia Ratification: 27-03-2000 (A) Entry into force: 26-04-2000 Cyprus Ratification: 01-07-2003 (A) Entry into force: 31-07-2003 Czech Republic Signature: 27-12-1995 Ratification: 13-06-1997 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Denmark Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 11-04-1995 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Ecuador Ratification: 28-12-2000 (A) Entry into force: 27-01-2001 Fiji Signature: 25-10-1995 Ratification: 01-04-1999 (R) Entry into force: 01-05-1999 Finland Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 05-01-2001 (R) Entry into force: 04-02-2001 France Signature: 12-01-1995 Ratification: 09-06-2000 (R) Entry into force: 09-07-2000 Greece Ratification: 03-08-2000 (A) Entry into force: 02-09-2000 Guatemala Ratification: 23-09-2008 (A) Entry into force: 23-10-2008 Guinea Ratification: 07-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 07-10-2000 Guyana Ratification: 21-05-2004 (A) Entry into force: 20-06-2004 Haïti Signature: 19-12-1994 Honduras Signature: 17-05-1995 Hungary Ratification: 13-07-1999 (A) Entry into force: 12-08-1999 Iceland Ratification: 10-05-2001 (A) Entry into force: 09-06-2001 Ireland Ratification: 28-03-2002 (A) Entry into force: 27-04-2002 Italy Signature: 16-12-1994 Ratification: 05-04-1999 (R) Entry into force: 05-05-1999 Jamaica Ratification: 08-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 08-10-2000 Japan Signature: 06-06-1995 Ratification: 06-06-1995 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Kenya Ratification: 19-10-2004 (A) Entry into force: 18-11-2004 Lebanon Ratification: 25-09-2003 (A) Entry into force: 25-10-2003 Lesotho Ratification: 06-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 06-10-2000 Liberia Ratification: 22-09-2004 (A) Entry into force: 22-10-2004 Libya Ratification: 22-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 22-10-2000 Liechtenstein Signature: 16-10-1995 Ratification: 11-12-2000 (R) Entry into force: 10-01-2001 Lithuania Ratification: 08-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 08-10-2000 Luxembourg Signature: 31-05-1995 Ratification: 30-07-2001 (R) Entry into force: 29-08-2001 Malawi Ratification: 07-10-2009 (A) Entry into force: 06-11-2009 Mali Ratification: 02-01-2008 (A) Entry into force: 01-02-2008 Malta Signature: 16-03-1995 Monaco Ratification: 05-03-1999 (A) Entry into force: 04-04-1999 Mongolia Ratification: 25-02-2004 (A) Entry into force: 26-03-2004 Montenegro Ratification: 23-10-2006 (Su) Entry into force: 03-06-2006 Nauru Ratification: 12-11-2001 (A) Entry into force: 12-12-2001 New Zealand Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 16-12-1998 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 North Macedonia Ratification: 06-03-2002 (A) Entry into force: 05-04-2002 Norway Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 03-07-1995 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Pakistan Signature: 08-03-1995 Panama Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 04-04-1996 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Paraguay Ratification: 30-12-2008 (A) Entry into force: 29-01-2009 Philippines Signature: 27-02-1995 Ratification: 17-06-1997 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Poland Signature: 17-03-1995 Ratification: 22-05-2000 (R) Entry into force: 21-06-2000 Portugal Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 14-10-1998 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Republic of Korea, the Ratification: 08-12-1997 (A) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Republic of the Congo Ratification: 19-12-2018 (A) Entry into force: 18-01-2019 Romania Signature: 27-09-1995 Ratification: 29-12-1997 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Russian Federation Signature: 26-09-1995 Ratification: 25-06-2001 (R) Entry into force: 25-07-2001 Samoa Signature: 16-01-1995 Ratification: 19-08-2005 (R) Entry into force: 18-09-2005 Senegal Signature: 21-02-1995 Ratification: 09-06-1999 (R) Entry into force: 09-07-1999 Serbia Ratification: 31-07-2003 (A) Entry into force: 30-08-2003 Sierra Leone Signature: 13-02-1995 Singapore Ratification: 26-03-1996 (A) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Slovenia Ratification: 21-01-2004 (A) Entry into force: 20-02-2004 Spain Signature: 19-12-1994 Ratification: 13-01-1998 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Sri Lanka Ratification: 23-09-2003 (A) Entry into force: 23-10-2003 Sweden Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 25-06-1996 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Switzerland Ratification: 09-11-2007 (A) Entry into force: 09-12-2007 Togo Signature: 22-12-1995 Ratification: 21-04-2008 (R) Entry into force: 21-05-2008 Turkmenistan Ratification: 29-09-1998 (A) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Ukraine Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 17-08-1995 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 United Kingdom Signature: 19-12-1995 Ratification: 06-05-1998 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Man, Isle of Entry into force: 21-03-2013 United States of America Signature: 19-12-1994 Uruguay Signature: 17-11-1995 Ratification: 03-09-1999 (R) Entry into force: 03-10-1999 Uzbekistan Ratification: 03-07-1996 (A) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Belgium Signature: 21-12-1995 Ratification: 19-02-2002 (R) Entry into force: 21-03-2002 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 19-02-2002 The Belgian Government declares the following: article 9, paragraph 1 (c), only covers cases where the threat is credible. Canada Signature: 15-12-1994 Ratification: 03-04-2002 (R) Entry into force: 03-05-2002 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 16-01-2015 The Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and has the honour to refer to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel and the Secretary-General's communication of 6 January 2015, C.N.9.2015.TREATIES-XVIII.8, relating to that treaty. The Permanent Mission of Canada notes that this communication was made pursuant to the Secretary-General's capacity as Depositary for the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. The Permanent Mission of Canada notes the technical and administrative role of the Depositary, and that it is for States Parties to a treaty, not the Depositary, to make their own determination with respect to any legal issues raised by instruments circulated by a depositary. In that context, the Permanent Mission of Canada notes that 'Palestine' does not meet the criteria of a state under international law and is not recognized by Canada as a state. Therefore, in order to avoid confusion, the Permanent Mission of Canada wishes to note its position that in the context of the purported Palestinian accession to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, 'Palestine' is not able to accede to this convention, and that the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel does not enter into force, or have an effect on Canada's treaty relations, with respect to the 'State of Palestine'. China Ratification: 22-09-2004 (A) Entry into force: 22-10-2004 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No Hong Kong SAR Entry into force: 22-10-2004Macao SAR Entry into force: 22-10-2004 reservation 22-09-2004 The People's Republic of China makes a reservation with regard to Article 22, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel and is not bound by the provisions of Article 22, paragraph 1. reservation 27-07-2007 Pursuant to article 10, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China has established its jurisdiction referred to in article 10, paragraph 2 (a) of the Convention over the crimes set out in article 9 of the Convention. Costa Rica Ratification: 17-10-2000 (A) Entry into force: 16-11-2000 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 17-10-2000 The Government of the Republic enters a reservation to article 2, paragraph 2, of the Convention, to the effect that limiting the scope of application of the Convention is contrary to the pacifist thinking of our country and, accordingly, that, in the event of conflicts with the application of the Convention, Costa Rica will, where necessary, give precedence to humanitarian law. Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ratification: 08-10-2003 (A) Entry into force: 07-11-2003 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 08-10-2003 The Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea does not consider itself bound by all of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. El Salvador Ratification: 25-06-2013 (A) Entry into force: 25-07-2013 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 25-06-2013 With respect to the provisions of article 15 of the Convention, the Republic of El Salvador does not regard the above-mentioned Convention as the legal basis for cooperation in connection with extradition. With respect to article 22 of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of El Salvador, does not consider itself bound with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article, since it doesn't recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. Estonia Ratification: 08-03-2006 (A) Entry into force: 07-04-2006 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 08-03-2006 In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the Convention the Republic of Estonia establishes her jurisdiction over any such crime when it is committed with respect to a national of Estonia. Germany Signature: 01-02-1995 Ratification: 22-04-1997 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 22-04-1997 In accordance with German law, the authorities of the Federal Republic of Germany will communicate information on alleged offenders, victims and circumstances of the crime (personal data) directly to the states concerned and, in parallel with this, will inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations that such information has been communicated. Kuwait Ratification: 19-07-2004 (A) Entry into force: 18-08-2004 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 19-07-2004 .. with a reservation in respect of article 22 (1), in accordance with article 22 (2) of the Convention. Laos Ratification: 22-08-2002 (A) Entry into force: 21-09-2002 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 22-08-2002 In accordance with paragraph 2, Article 22 of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, the Lao People's Democratic Republic does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1, article 22 of the present Convention. The Lao People's Democratic Republic declares that to refer dispute relating to interpretation and application of the present Convention to arbitration or International Court of Justice, the agreement of all parties concerned in the dispute is necessary. Nepal Ratification: 08-09-2000 (A) Entry into force: 08-10-2000 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 08-09-2000 [The Government of Nepal] avails itself of the provisions of article 22, paragraph 2, and declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of the said article under which any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention shall at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court of Justice, and states that in each individual case, prior consent of all parties to such a dispute is necessary for the submission of the dispute to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice. Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Signature: 22-12-1995 Ratification: 07-02-2002 (R) Entry into force: 09-03-2002 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 07-02-2002 The Kingdom of the Netherlands understands Article 14 of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel states that the competent national authorities must decide on a case submitted to them in accordance with national law and in the same manner as they would decide on ordinary offences of a grave nature. Consequently, the Kingdom of the Netherlands understands this provision to include the right of its competent judicial authorities to decide not to prosecute a person alleged to have committed a crime as referred to in Article 9, paragraph 1, if, in the opinion of the competent judicial authorities, grave considerations of procedural law indicate that effective prosecution would be impossible. Palestine Ratification: 02-01-2015 (A) Entry into force: 01-02-2015 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 06-02-2015 The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations presents his compliments to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in his capacity as Depositary, and has the honor to refer to depositary notification C.N.54.2015.TREATIES-XVIII.8, dated 23 January 2015, conveying a communication of Canada regarding the accession of the State of Palestine to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, dated 9 December 1994. The Government of the State of Palestine regrets the position of Canada and wishes to recall United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19 of 29 November 2012 according Palestine ‘non-member observer State status in the United Nations’. In this regard, Palestine is a State recognized by the United Nations General Assembly on behalf of the international community. As a State Party to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, which entered into force on 1 February 2015, the State of Palestine will exercise its rights and honor its obligations with respect to all States Parties. The State of Palestine trusts that its rights and obligations will be equally respected by its fellow States Parties. Saudi Arabia Ratification: 22-03-2010 (A) Entry into force: 21-04-2010 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 22-03-2010 ... the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not consider itself obligated to paragraph 1 of Article 22. Slovakia Signature: 28-12-1995 Ratification: 26-06-1996 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1999 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 26-06-1996 If a dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention is not settled by negotiation, the Slovak Republic prefers its submission to the International Court of Justice in accordance with article 22, paragraph 1 of the Convention. Therefore a dispute, to which the Slovak Republic might be a Party can be submitted to arbitration only with the explicit consent of the Slovak Republic. Tunisia Signature: 22-02-1995 Ratification: 12-09-2000 (R) Entry into force: 12-10-2000 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 12-09-2000 The Tunisian Republic declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 22, paragraph 1, of the Convention and that disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention may be submitted to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice only with the prior consent of all the parties concerned. Türkiye Ratification: 09-08-2004 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2004 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: Yes reservation 09-08-2004 I. The Republic of Turkey declares that it will implement the provisions of the Convention only to the State Parties with which it has diplomatic relations. II. The Republic of Turkey declares that this Convention is ratified exclusively with regard to the national territory where the Constitution and legal and administrative order of the Republic of Turkey are applied. III. The Republic of Turkey declares that, in accordance with article 22, paragraph 2 of the Convention, Turkey does not consider itself bound by article 22, paragraph 1 of this Convention. The explicit consent of the Republic of Turkey is necessary in each individual case before any dispute to which the Republic of Turkey is party concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention may be referred to the International Court of Justice. In connection with Article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention, concerning the applicability of international humanitarian law, the Republic of Turkey is not a party to the Protocols I and II, dated 8 June 1977, Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and therefore will not be bound by the provisions of the said Protocols. objection to reservation Objection Cyprus, 07-12-2004 The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has examined the declarations made by the Republic of Turkey upon ratification of the Convention on the Safety of the United Nations and Associated Personnel. The Republic of Turkey declares that it will implement the provisions of the Convention only to the States with which it has diplomatic relations. In view of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus this declaration in fact amounts to a reservation. The reservation makes it unclear to what extent the Republic of Turkey considers itself bound by the obligations arising from the Convention. In the absence of further clarification, this reservation creates uncertainty as to the States Parties in respect of which Turkey is undertaking the obligations in the Convention, and raises doubt as to the commitment of the Republic of Turkey to the object and purpose of the Convention. The Republic of Turkey furthermore declares that the Convention is ratified exclusively with regard to the national territory where the Constitution and the legal and administrative order of the Republic of Turkey are applied. In the view of the Republic of Cyprus, this declaration in fact amounts to a reservation. This reservation is contrary to the letter and the spirit of Article 10 of the Convention. It should be recalled that the duty to establish jurisdiction over the crimes set out in the Convention is mandatory upon States Parties when the crime is committed in the territory of that State or on board a ship or aircraft registered in that State and when the alleged offender is a national of that State. A limitation to the national territory is contrary to the obligations of States Parties in this regard and therefore incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention. The Republic of Turkey also makes a reservation that in connection with Article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention, concerning the applicability of international humanitarian law, the Republic of Turkey is not a party to the Protocols I and II, dated 8 June 1977, Additional to the Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949, and therefore will not be bound by the provisions of the said Protocols. The Republic of Cyprus considers this reservation to be contrary to the letter and spirit of Article 20 (1) of the Convention, which states that nothing shall affect the applicability of international humanitarian law as contained in international instruments in relation to the protection of United Nations operations and United Nations and Associated Personnel. Accordingly, this reservation is prohibited by the Convention. For these reasons, the Government of the Republic of Cyprus objects to the aforesaid reservations made by the Republic of Turkey to the Convention on the Safety of the United Nations and Associated Personnel. This objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the Republic of Cyprus and the Republic of Turkey. The Convention, therefore, enters into force between the two States without the Republic of Turkey benefiting from these reservations. Objection Greece, 21-07-2005 The Government of the Hellenic Republic has examined the declarations made by the Republic of Turkey upon ratification of the 1994 Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. In the view of the Government of the Hellenic Republic, paragraph 1 of these declarations amounts to a reservation which raises concerns as to the commitment of Turkey to implement core provisions of the Convention and in particular those pertaining to the prevention and suppression of crimes against United Nations and Associated Personnel. The reservation may also lead to a discriminatory application of the Convention. In connection with paragraph II of the declarations, the Government of the Hellenic Republic is of the view that it also amounts to a reservation as it raises the same concerns as above. Furthermore, it raises doubts as to whether Turkey fully undertakes the obligations incumbent upon it by virtue of Article 10 of the Convention. The Government of the Hellenic Republic, therefore, considers that the above reservations are incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention. Regarding the reservation made by the Republic of Turkey in connection with Article 20 par. 1 of the Convention, the Government of the Hellenic Republic considers that, in so far as the instruments referred to in the reservation are reflective of customary international law, they are universally binding and cannot be exempted from by a reservation. For these reasons, the Government of the Hellenic Republic objects to the above reservations made by the Republic of Turkey to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. This objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Turkey. The Convention, therefore, enters into force between the two States without taking into account the abovementioned reservations. Objection United Kingdom, 16-08-2005 The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has examined the declaration made by the Republic of Turkey upon ratification of the 1994 Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is concerned that paragraph 1 of the declaration may amount to a reservation of indeterminate scope. Diplomatic relations between Turkey and other States are capable of being established and terminated at will, and without the other State Parties to the Convention knowing of their status. It would offend the legal certainty of treaty relations to attempt to make these contingent upon the existence of diplomatic relations. As regards paragraph II of the declaration, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is of the view that it raises doubts as to whether Turkey fully undertakes the obligations incumbent upon it by virtue of Article 10 of the Convention. As well as providing that a State Party shall establish its jurisdiction over crimes committed within its national territory, or on board a ship or aircraft registered in that State, Article 10 also provides that a State shall take measures to assume jurisdiction where the alleged offender is a national of that State. Paragraph II, in attempting to ratify the Convention solely with regard to the national territory of Turkey, appears to be contrary to Article 10 (1) (b). The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, therefore, considers that the above paragraphs of the declaration constitute reservations which are incompatible with the object and purpose of the Convention. Regarding the reservation made by the Republic of Turkey in connection with Article 20 (1) of the Convention, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland considers that, in so far as the instruments referred to in the reservation are reflective of customary international law, they are universally binding and cannot be derogated from. For these reasons, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland objects to the above reservations made by the Republic of Turkey to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. This objection shall not preclude the entry into force of the Convention between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey. The Convention, therefore, enters into force between the two States without taking into account the above-mentioned reservations. Objection Portugal, 15-12-2005 The Government of the Portuguese Republic has carefully examined the declarations and reservations made by the Republic of Turkey upon the ratification of the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel. The Government of Portugal considers that paragraph I of the declarations amounts to a reservation which raises concerns as to the commitment of Turkey to implement core provisions of the Convention and in particular those concerning the prevention and suppression of crimes against United Nations and Associated personnel. This reservation may also lead to a discriminatory application of the Convention. Portugal considers that paragraph II of the declaration also amounts to a reservation which is contrary to the object and purpose of the Convention, namely to its Article 10 which requires that each State party shall take such measures as may be necessary to establish its jurisdiction over the crimes against Untied Nations and Associate personnel in the case of crimes committed in the territory of that State. With regard to the reservation made by Turkey in connection with article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention, Portugal considers that in so far as the instruments referred to in a reservation are reflective of customary international law, they are universally binding and cannot be exempted from by a reservation. The Government of the Portugese Republic, therefore objects to the above reservations made by the Republic of Turkey to the Convention on the Safety of Untied Nations and Associate Personnel. This objection shall not preclude the entry into force o the Convention between Portugal and Turkey.

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