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International Convention on the control of harmful anti-fouling systems on ships, 2001

Date modified	Regarding
16-12-2025	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Equatorial Guinea added Ratification: 03-12-2025 (A) Entry into force: 03-03-2026 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
10-10-2024	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Solomon Islands added Ratification: 30-09-2024 (A) Entry into force: 30-12-2024 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
16-08-2024	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Albania added Ratification: 09-07-2024 (A) Entry into force: 09-10-2024 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
14-12-2023	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Seychelles added Ratification: 28-11-2023 (A) Entry into force: 28-02-2024 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
21-09-2023	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Iraq added Ratification: 08-08-2023 (A) Entry into force: 08-11-2023 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
30-03-2023	New treaty
Toon meer van:Details General information Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Kingdom part Netherlands (in Europe) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 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 Party Antigua and Barbuda Ratification: 06-01-2003 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Australia Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 09-01-2007 (R) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Bahamas Ratification: 30-01-2008 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Bangladesh Ratification: 07-06-2018 (A) Entry into force: 07-09-2018 Barbados Ratification: 30-01-2012 (A) Entry into force: 30-04-2012 Belarus Ratification: 25-07-2019 (A) Entry into force: 25-10-2019 Brazil Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 20-02-2012 (R) Entry into force: 20-05-2012 Bulgaria Ratification: 03-12-2004 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Canada Ratification: 08-04-2010 (A) Entry into force: 08-07-2010 Chile Ratification: 06-10-2016 (A) Entry into force: 06-01-2017 China Ratification: 07-03-2011 (A) Entry into force: 07-06-2011 Hong Kong SAR Entry into force: 15-02-2016Macao SAR Entry into force: 07-06-2011 Cook Islands Ratification: 12-03-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Côte d'Ivoire Ratification: 17-03-2023 (A) Entry into force: 17-06-2023 Croatia Ratification: 15-12-2006 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Cyprus Ratification: 23-12-2005 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ratification: 21-08-2020 (A) Entry into force: 21-11-2020 Estonia Ratification: 23-01-2009 (A) Entry into force: 23-04-2009 Ethiopia Ratification: 14-07-2009 (A) Entry into force: 14-10-2009 Fiji Ratification: 08-03-2016 (A) Entry into force: 08-06-2016 Finland Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 09-07-2010 (R) Entry into force: 09-10-2010 France Ratification: 12-03-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Gabon Ratification: 17-04-2019 (A) Entry into force: 17-07-2019 Georgia Ratification: 13-09-2018 (A) Entry into force: 13-12-2018 Germany Ratification: 20-08-2008 (A) Entry into force: 20-11-2008 Greece Ratification: 22-12-2005 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Grenada Ratification: 26-07-2018 (A) Entry into force: 26-10-2018 Guinea-Bissau Ratification: 12-05-2022 (A) Entry into force: 12-08-2022 Guyana Ratification: 20-02-2019 (A) Entry into force: 20-05-2019 Hungary Ratification: 30-01-2008 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 India Ratification: 24-04-2015 (A) Entry into force: 24-07-2015 Indonesia Ratification: 11-09-2014 (A) Entry into force: 11-12-2014 Ireland Ratification: 20-10-2011 (A) Entry into force: 20-01-2012 Italy Ratification: 21-01-2013 (A) Entry into force: 21-04-2013 Japan Ratification: 08-07-2003 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Jordan Ratification: 24-03-2010 (A) Entry into force: 24-06-2010 Kenya Ratification: 07-07-2015 (A) Entry into force: 07-10-2015 Kiribati Ratification: 05-02-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Latvia Ratification: 09-12-2003 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Lebanon Ratification: 02-12-2010 (A) Entry into force: 02-03-2011 Liberia Ratification: 17-09-2008 (A) Entry into force: 17-12-2008 Lithuania Ratification: 29-01-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Luxembourg Ratification: 21-11-2005 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Madagascar Ratification: 26-07-2019 (A) Entry into force: 26-10-2019 Malaysia Ratification: 27-09-2010 (A) Entry into force: 27-12-2010 Malta Ratification: 27-03-2009 (A) Entry into force: 27-06-2009 Marshall Islands Ratification: 09-05-2008 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Mexico Ratification: 07-07-2006 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Mongolia Ratification: 28-09-2011 (A) Entry into force: 28-12-2011 Montenegro Ratification: 29-11-2011 (A) Entry into force: 29-02-2012 Morocco Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 14-04-2010 (R) Entry into force: 14-07-2010 Myanmar Ratification: 17-08-2022 (A) Entry into force: 17-11-2022 Nigeria Ratification: 05-03-2003 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Niue Ratification: 18-05-2012 (A) Entry into force: 18-08-2012 Norway Ratification: 05-09-2003 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Oman Ratification: 06-03-2019 (A) Entry into force: 06-06-2019 Palau Ratification: 28-09-2011 (A) Entry into force: 28-12-2011 Panama Ratification: 17-09-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Philippines Ratification: 06-06-2018 (A) Entry into force: 06-09-2018 Poland Ratification: 09-08-2004 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Portugal Ratification: 08-01-2019 (A) Entry into force: 08-04-2019 Republic of Korea, the Ratification: 24-07-2008 (A) Entry into force: 24-10-2008 Republic of the Congo Ratification: 19-05-2014 (A) Entry into force: 19-08-2014 Romania Ratification: 16-02-2005 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Russian Federation Ratification: 19-10-2012 (A) Entry into force: 19-01-2013 Saint Kitts and Nevis Ratification: 30-08-2005 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Saint Lucia Ratification: 02-12-2020 (A) Entry into force: 02-03-2021 São Tomé e Principe Ratification: 15-08-2022 (A) Entry into force: 15-11-2022 Saudi Arabia Ratification: 25-04-2018 (A) Entry into force: 25-07-2018 Serbia Ratification: 08-07-2010 (A) Entry into force: 08-10-2010 Sierra Leone Ratification: 21-11-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Singapore Ratification: 31-12-2009 (A) Entry into force: 31-03-2010 Slovenia Ratification: 18-05-2007 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 South Africa Ratification: 02-07-2008 (A) Entry into force: 02-10-2008 Spain Ratification: 16-02-2004 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Sweden Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 10-12-2003 (R) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Switzerland Ratification: 24-09-2013 (A) Entry into force: 24-12-2013 Togo Ratification: 06-02-2017 (A) Entry into force: 06-05-2017 Tonga Ratification: 16-04-2014 (A) Entry into force: 16-07-2014 Trinidad and Tobago Ratification: 03-01-2012 (A) Entry into force: 03-04-2012 Tunisia Ratification: 05-09-2011 (A) Entry into force: 05-12-2011 Tuvalu Ratification: 02-12-2005 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 United Kingdom Ratification: 07-06-2010 (A) Entry into force: 07-09-2010 British Virgin Islands Entry into force: 09-09-2013Gibraltar Entry into force: 02-01-2013Man, Isle of Entry into force: 21-05-2014 Uruguay Ratification: 26-03-2013 (A) Entry into force: 26-06-2013 Vanuatu Ratification: 20-08-2008 (A) Entry into force: 20-11-2008 Vietnam Ratification: 27-11-2015 (A) Entry into force: 27-02-2016 Belgium Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 15-04-2009 (R) Entry into force: 15-07-2009 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 05-10-2001 This signature is equally binding on the Walloon Region, the Flemish Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Denmark Ratification: 19-12-2002 (S) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No Faroes Entry into force: 04-06-2010 reservation 19-12-2002 (...) with reservation for application to the Faroe Islands and Greenland. reservation 04-06-2011 (...) Denmark withdraws its declaration in respect of the Faroe Islands with regards to the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti Fouling Systems on Ships, 2001. Egypt Ratification: 26-09-2012 (A) Entry into force: 26-12-2012 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 26-09-2012 In accordance with the Regulations for Navigation and Traffic in the Suez Canal, and in order to ensure the freedom to use the canal, the Arab Republic of Egypt declares the non-application of the Convention to the Suez Canal maritime facility and to ships entering or departing its ports when using the Suez Canal. Iran Ratification: 06-04-2011 (A) Entry into force: 06-07-2011 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 06-04-2011 [...] the implementation of the provisions of article 14 of the Convention, relating to Settlement of Disputes is subject to fulfilment of the requirements of the relevant domestic rules and regulations. Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Ratification: 16-04-2008 (A) Entry into force: 17-09-2008 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 08-10-2011 The Embassy has the honour to inform the Secretary-General that, in accordance with article 9, paragraph 1, under a, of the Convention, the Kingdom of the Netherlands declares that the institutions which are competent to make decisions in the administration of matters relating to the control of anti-fouling systems are: a. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Houston Ltd; b. Bureau Veritas (BV); c. Det Norske Veritas (DNV); d. Germanischer Lloyd (GL) AG; e. Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR); f. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK); g. Registro Italiano Navale (RINA). The surveys by Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR) shall be carried out by Lloyd's Register Emea. Peru Ratification: 02-07-2019 (A) Entry into force: 02-10-2019 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 02-07-2019 In accordance with article 16(2)(f)(ii)(3) of the International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001, the Republic of Peru declares that the amendments to annex 1 of the Convention shall enter into force for Peru only after notification to the Secretary-General of its acceptance with respect to such amendments. Syria Ratification: 24-04-2009 (A) Entry into force: 24-07-2009 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 24-04-2009 The Syrian Arab Republic by joining this Treaty does not in any way recognize Israel and will not enter into any dealings with it as prescribed by the Treaty. Türkiye Ratification: 30-11-2018 (A) Entry into force: 28-02-2019 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 30-11-2018 Turkey is not a party and has objected to UNCLOS from the outset due to a number of serious shortcomings. Turkey believes that the said Convention does not reflect the customary international law of the sea as a whole. Accordingly, Turkey dissociates itself from the references made in the 'International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships, 2001' to the international instruments that it is not Party to. These references therefore should not be interpreted as a change in the legal position of Turkey with regard to the said instruments. Ukraine Ratification: 15-06-2017 (A) Entry into force: 15-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 15-06-2017 In accordance with article 16(2)(f)(ii)(2) of this Convention, an amendment to annex 1 shall enter into force for Ukraine only after the Secretary-General, prior to the entry into force of such amendment, is given a subsequent notification of such an acceptance. United States of America Signature: 05-10-2001 Ratification: 21-08-2012 (R) Entry into force: 21-11-2012 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 21-08-2012 [...] pursuant to article 16(2)(f)(ii)(3) of the Convention, amendments to Annex 1 of the Convention shall enter into force for the United States of America only after notification to the Secretary-General of its acceptance with respect to such amendments.

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