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International Convention for the control and management of ships' ballast water and sediments, 2004

Date modified	Regarding
24-12-2025	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 Solomon Islands added Ratification: 27-11-2025 (A) Entry into force: 27-02-2026 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
01-11-2025	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Mozambique added Ratification: 23-10-2025 (A) Entry into force: 23-01-2026 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
20-10-2025	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Vanuatu added Ratification: 16-10-2025 (A) Entry into force: 16-01-2026 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
18-05-2024	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party United Kingdom added Bermuda Entry into force: 08-05-2024
12-02-2024	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Vietnam added Ratification: 24-01-2024 (A) Entry into force: 24-04-2024 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
19-12-2023	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Ireland added Ratification: 30-11-2023 (A) Entry into force: 29-02-2024 Reservations / Declarations: No Objections: No
14-04-2023	New treaty
Toon meer van:Details General information Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Kingdom part Netherlands (in Europe) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Netherlands (Bonaire) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Netherlands (Saba) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Party Albania Ratification: 15-01-2009 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Antigua and Barbuda Ratification: 19-12-2008 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Argentina Signature: 17-02-2005 Ratification: 02-08-2017 (R) Entry into force: 02-11-2017 Australia Signature: 27-05-2005 Ratification: 07-06-2017 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Bahamas Ratification: 08-06-2017 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Bangladesh Ratification: 07-06-2018 (A) Entry into force: 07-09-2018 Barbados Ratification: 11-05-2007 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Belarus Ratification: 23-03-2020 (A) Entry into force: 23-06-2020 Belgium Ratification: 07-03-2016 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Brazil Signature: 31-01-2005 Ratification: 14-04-2010 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Bulgaria Ratification: 30-04-2018 (A) Entry into force: 30-07-2018 Cameroon Ratification: 29-06-2022 (A) Entry into force: 29-09-2022 Canada Ratification: 08-04-2010 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 China Ratification: 22-10-2018 (A) Entry into force: 22-01-2019 Hong Kong SAR Entry into force: 13-08-2020Macao SAR Entry into force: 22-01-2019 Cook Islands Ratification: 02-02-2010 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Côte d'Ivoire Ratification: 17-03-2023 (A) Entry into force: 17-06-2023 Cyprus Ratification: 08-08-2018 (A) Entry into force: 08-11-2018 Dominican Republic Ratification: 12-10-2021 (A) Entry into force: 12-01-2022 Egypt Ratification: 18-05-2007 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Estonia Ratification: 17-04-2018 (A) Entry into force: 17-07-2018 Fiji Ratification: 08-03-2016 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Gabon Ratification: 17-04-2019 (A) Entry into force: 17-07-2019 Georgia Ratification: 12-01-2015 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Germany Ratification: 20-06-2013 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Ghana Ratification: 26-11-2015 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 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 Honduras Ratification: 10-07-2017 (A) Entry into force: 10-10-2017 Indonesia Ratification: 24-11-2015 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Iraq Ratification: 30-09-2021 (A) Entry into force: 30-12-2021 Jamaica Ratification: 11-09-2017 (A) Entry into force: 11-12-2017 Jordan Ratification: 09-09-2014 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Kenya Ratification: 14-01-2008 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Kiribati Ratification: 05-02-2007 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Latvia Ratification: 11-10-2018 (A) Entry into force: 11-01-2019 Lebanon Ratification: 15-12-2011 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Liberia Ratification: 18-09-2008 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Lithuania Ratification: 09-02-2018 (A) Entry into force: 09-05-2018 Madagascar Ratification: 27-07-2017 (A) Entry into force: 27-10-2017 Malaysia Ratification: 27-09-2010 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Maldives Signature: 31-05-2005 Ratification: 22-06-2005 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Malta Ratification: 07-09-2017 (A) Entry into force: 07-12-2017 Marshall Islands Ratification: 26-11-2009 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Mexico Ratification: 18-03-2008 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Mongolia Ratification: 28-09-2011 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Montenegro Ratification: 29-11-2011 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Morocco Ratification: 23-11-2015 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Myanmar Ratification: 17-08-2022 (A) Entry into force: 17-11-2022 Namibia Ratification: 15-07-2020 (A) Entry into force: 15-10-2020 Nauru Ratification: 23-03-2020 (A) Entry into force: 23-06-2020 Nigeria Ratification: 13-10-2005 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Niue Ratification: 18-05-2012 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Norway Ratification: 29-03-2007 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Oman Ratification: 01-02-2022 (A) Entry into force: 01-05-2022 Palau Ratification: 28-09-2011 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Peru Ratification: 10-06-2016 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Philippines Ratification: 06-06-2018 (A) Entry into force: 06-09-2018 Poland Ratification: 26-08-2020 (A) Entry into force: 26-11-2020 Portugal Ratification: 19-10-2017 (A) Entry into force: 19-01-2018 Qatar Ratification: 08-02-2018 (A) Entry into force: 08-05-2018 Republic of Korea, the Ratification: 10-12-2009 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Republic of the Congo Ratification: 19-05-2014 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Russian Federation Ratification: 24-05-2012 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Saint Kitts and Nevis Ratification: 30-08-2005 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Saint Lucia Ratification: 26-05-2016 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ratification: 02-07-2020 (A) Entry into force: 02-10-2020 São Tomé e Principe Ratification: 15-08-2022 (A) Entry into force: 15-11-2022 Saudi Arabia Ratification: 27-04-2017 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Serbia Ratification: 26-07-2018 (A) Entry into force: 26-10-2018 Seychelles Ratification: 27-11-2017 (A) Entry into force: 27-02-2018 Sierra Leone Ratification: 21-11-2007 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Singapore Ratification: 08-06-2017 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 South Africa Ratification: 15-04-2008 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Spain Signature: 18-01-2005 Ratification: 14-09-2005 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Switzerland Ratification: 24-09-2013 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Syria Ratification: 02-09-2005 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Togo Ratification: 17-09-2018 (A) Entry into force: 17-12-2018 Tonga Ratification: 16-04-2014 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Trinidad and Tobago Ratification: 03-01-2012 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Tuvalu Ratification: 02-12-2005 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 United Arab Emirates Ratification: 06-06-2017 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 United Kingdom Ratification: 26-05-2022 (A) Entry into force: 26-08-2022 Croatia Ratification: 29-06-2010 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 29-06-2010 In accordance with IMO Assembly resolution A.1005(25) of 29 November 2007, the Republic of Croatia declares that the ships subject to regulation B-3.3 built in 2009 will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until their second annual survey, but not later than 31 December 2011. Denmark Ratification: 11-09-2012 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No Faroes Entry into force: 08-09-2017Greenland Entry into force: 16-12-2020 reservation 11-09-2012 In the period between the entry into force of the Convention and 30 June 2015, Denmark will allow ships to choose between complying with the Ballast Water Exchange Standard in Regulation D-1 or the Ballast Water Performance Standard in Regulation D-2, except when discharging ballast water to a reception facility. After 30 June 2015 Denmark will apply the Ballast Water Performance Standard in Regulation D-2, in accordance with the requirement of the Convention. The reservation only affects the application of the Ballast Water Performance Standard in Regulation D-2 to ships discharging Ballast Water directly into the aquatic environment. All other mandatory requirements under the Convention, including those governing Ballast Water Reception facilities, will be applied fully. If the Convention enters into force after 30 June 2015, this reservation will be of no effect. This reservation in no way limits the rights of other Parties to regulate ships and /or waters under their jurisdiction. The Convention will not apply [...] to Greenland. Finland Signature: 27-05-2005 Ratification: 08-09-2016 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 08-09-2016 Notwithstanding the schedule set forth in regulation B-3 of the Convention, the Republic of Finland declares, concerning the application of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, that it will enforce the standards in regulations D-1 and D-2 of the Convention in accordance with Assembly resolution A.1088(28), adopted on 4 December 2013, and with the understanding that the intentions of resolution A.1088(28) apply also to ships operating in sea areas where ballast water exchange in accordance with regulations B-4.1 and D-1 of the Convention is not possible. France Ratification: 24-09-2008 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No French Polynesia Entry into force: 08-09-2017French Southern and Antarctic Territories Entry into force: 08-09-2017Mayotte Entry into force: 08-09-2017New Caledonia Entry into force: 08-09-2017Saint Barthélemy Entry into force: 08-09-2017Saint Martin Entry into force: 08-09-2017Saint Pierre and Miquelon Entry into force: 08-09-2017Wallis and Futuna Entry into force: 08-09-2017 reservation 24-09-2008 In accordance with IMO Assembly resolution A.1005(25) of 29 November 2007, France declares that a ship subject to regulation B-3.3 constructed in 2009 will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its second annual survey, but will have to comply with it not later than 31 December 2011. France also declares that, until such time as regulation D-2 is enforced, it will ensure that ships to which the preceding declaration refers comply with regulation D-1 for as long as they do not comply with regulation D-2. Greece Ratification: 26-06-2017 (A) Entry into force: 26-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 26-06-2017 The Hellenic Republic declares that the recommendations contained in the operative paragraph 2 of resolution A.1088(28), adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on 4 December 2013, will be applied in respect of the implementation of regulations D-1 and D-2 of the annex to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004. Iran Ratification: 06-04-2011 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 06-04-2011 The Islamic Republic of Iran declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 15. The submission of any dispute to conciliation or arbitration is subject to the consent of all parties to such a dispute and to fulfilment of the relevant domestic rules and regulations. The Islamic Republic of Iran further declared that according to paragraph 2 of IMO Assembly resolution A.1005(25) of 29 November 2007, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran intends to apply the Convention on the basis of the following understanding: A ship subject to regulation B-3.3 constructed in 2009 will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its second annual survey, but no later than 31 December 2011. Japan Ratification: 10-10-2014 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 10-10-2014 [...] the Government of Japan reserves the right to perform its obligations on the ballast water management for ships under the provisions of regulation B-3 of the Annex to the Convention in accordance with the recommendations in Resolution A. 1088(28) adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization. Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Signature: 20-05-2005 Ratification: 10-05-2010 (R) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 10-05-2010 In accordance with Assembly Resolution A.1005(25), adopted on 29 November 2007 concerning the application of the International Convention for the control and management of ships' ballast and sediments, 2004, under 2, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, for the Kingdom in Europe, declares that it will apply the Convention on the basis of the understanding that a ship subject to regulation B-3.3 constructed in 2009 will not be required to comply with regulation D-2 until its second annual survey, but no later than 31 December 2011. New Zealand Ratification: 09-01-2017 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 09-01-2017 New Zealand reserves the right to apply the Convention in accordance with the recommendations contained in operative paragraph 2 of Resolution A.1088(28) adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on 4 December 2013; and declares that, consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this accession shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the depository on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory. Panama Ratification: 19-10-2016 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 19-10-2016 The Government of the Republic of Panama declares that regulations D-1 and D-2 of the Annex to the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, will apply to ships in accordance with the recommendation contained in Resolution A.1088(28), adopted by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on 4 December 2013. Sweden Ratification: 24-11-2009 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 24-11-2009 Due to geographical, hydrographical and hydrological conditions, Sweden cannot fully comply with the requirements regarding Ballast Water exchange, and will therefore not fully comply with the requirements of the said Convention until the year 2017. In addition, regulation B-3.3 will not be applied until the second yearly survey of ships, but at the latest by the end of December 2011. Türkiye Ratification: 14-10-2014 (A) Entry into force: 08-09-2017 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 14-10-2014 The Republic of Turkey dissociates itself from the references made in paragraph 1 of the Preamble of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004, to the international instruments that it is not party to, including the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, 1982. Accession to the said Convention by Turkey cannot be construed as a change in the legal position of Turkey with regards to the said instruments.

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