International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992

Party

Bangladesh added

• Ratification: 06-07-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-07-2027
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Somalia added

• Ratification: 26-06-2026 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2027
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 30-05-1996

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 15-11-1997

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: 12-04-2006

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 30-06-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-06-2006

Algeria

• Ratification: 11-06-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-06-1999

Angola

• Ratification: 04-10-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-10-2002

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 14-06-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-06-2001

Argentina

• Ratification: 13-10-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-10-2001

Australia

• Ratification: 09-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-10-1996

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 16-07-2004 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-07-2005

Bahamas

• Ratification: 01-04-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-04-1998

Bahrain

• Ratification: 03-05-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-05-1997

Barbados

• Ratification: 07-07-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-07-1999

Belgium

• Ratification: 06-10-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-10-1999

Belize

• Ratification: 27-11-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-11-1999

Benin

• Ratification: 05-02-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-02-2011

Brunei

• Ratification: 31-01-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 31-01-2003

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 28-11-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-11-2004

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 04-07-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-07-2004

Cambodia

• Ratification: 08-06-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-06-2002

Cameroon

• Ratification: 15-10-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-10-2002

Canada

• Ratification: 29-05-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-05-1999

Chile

• Ratification: 29-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-05-2002

China

• Ratification: 05-01-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-01-2000

Colombia

• Ratification: 19-11-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-11-2002

Comoros

• Ratification: 05-01-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-01-2001

Cook Islands

• Ratification: 12-03-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-03-2008

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 08-07-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-07-2014

Croatia

• Ratification: 12-01-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-01-1999

Cyprus

• Ratification: 12-05-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-05-1998

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Ratification: 13-07-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-07-2022

Denmark

• Signature: 15-09-1993
• Ratification: 30-05-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1996

Djibouti

• Ratification: 08-01-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-01-2002

Dominica

• Ratification: 31-08-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 31-08-2001

Dominican Republic

• Ratification: 24-06-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-06-2000

Ecuador

• Ratification: 11-12-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-12-2008

Egypt

• Ratification: 21-04-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-04-1996

El Salvador

• Ratification: 02-01-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-01-2003

Estonia

• Ratification: 06-08-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-08-2005

Fiji

• Ratification: 30-11-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-11-2000

Finland

• Signature: 05-03-1993
• Ratification: 24-11-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-11-1996

France

• Signature: 08-02-1993
• Ratification: 29-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-09-1994

Gabon

• Ratification: 31-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 31-05-2002

Gambia, The

• Ratification: 30-10-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-10-2020

Georgia

• Ratification: 18-04-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-04-2001

Germany

• Signature: 23-04-1993
• Ratification: 29-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-09-1996

Ghana

• Ratification: 03-02-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-02-2004

Greece

• Signature: 10-06-1993
• Ratification: 09-10-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 09-10-1996

Grenada

• Ratification: 07-01-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-01-1999

Guatemala

• Ratification: 02-08-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-08-2017

Guinea

• Ratification: 02-10-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-10-2003

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 12-05-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-08-2022

Guyana

• Ratification: 20-02-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-02-2020

Honduras

• Ratification: 26-06-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-06-2020

Hungary

• Ratification: 30-03-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-03-2008

Iceland

• Ratification: 13-11-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-11-1999

India

• Ratification: 15-11-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-11-2000

Indonesia

• Ratification: 06-07-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-07-2000

Iran

• Ratification: 24-10-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-10-2008

Iraq

• Ratification: 30-09-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-09-2022

Ireland

• Ratification: 15-05-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-05-1998

Israel

• Ratification: 21-10-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-10-2005

Italy

• Ratification: 16-09-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-09-2000

Jamaica

• Ratification: 06-06-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-06-1998

Japan

• Ratification: 24-08-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1996

Jordan

• Ratification: 27-05-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-05-2016

Kenya

• Ratification: 02-02-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-02-2001

Kiribati

• Ratification: 05-02-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-02-2008

Kuwait

• Ratification: 16-04-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-04-2005

Latvia

• Ratification: 09-03-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-03-1999

Lebanon

• Ratification: 30-03-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-03-2006

Liberia

• Ratification: 05-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-10-1996

Lithuania

• Ratification: 27-06-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-06-2001

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 21-11-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2006

Madagascar

• Ratification: 21-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-05-2003

Malaysia

• Ratification: 09-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-06-2005

Maldives

• Ratification: 20-05-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-05-2006

Malta

• Ratification: 06-01-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-01-2001

Marshall Islands

• Ratification: 16-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-10-1996

Mauritania

• Ratification: 04-05-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-05-2013

Mauritius

• Ratification: 06-12-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-12-2000

Mexico

• Ratification: 13-05-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1996

Moldova

• Ratification: 11-10-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-10-2006

Monaco

• Signature: 18-02-1993
• Ratification: 08-11-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-11-1997

Mongolia

• Ratification: 08-08-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-08-2009

Montenegro

• Ratification: 29-11-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-11-2012

Morocco

• Signature: 15-06-1993
• Ratification: 22-08-2000 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-08-2001

Mozambique

• Ratification: 26-04-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-04-2003

Myanmar

• Ratification: 12-07-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-07-2017

Namibia

• Ratification: 18-12-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-12-2003

Nauru

• Ratification: 23-03-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-03-2021

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 15-11-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-11-1997

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 04-04-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-04-2015

Nigeria

• Ratification: 24-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-05-2003

Niue

• Ratification: 27-06-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-06-2013

Norway

• Signature: 27-09-1993
• Ratification: 03-04-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1996

Oman

• Ratification: 08-07-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1996

Pakistan

• Ratification: 02-03-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-03-2006

Palau

• Ratification: 29-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-09-2012

Panama

• Ratification: 18-03-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-03-2000

Papua New Guinea

• Ratification: 23-01-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-01-2002

Peru

• Ratification: 01-09-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-09-2006

Philippines

• Ratification: 07-07-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-07-1998

Poland

• Signature: 11-11-1993
• Ratification: 21-12-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-12-2000

Portugal

• Ratification: 13-11-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-11-2002

Qatar

• Ratification: 20-11-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-11-2002

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 07-03-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-03-1998

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 07-08-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-08-2003

Romania

• Ratification: 27-11-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-11-2001

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 20-03-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-03-2001

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 07-10-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-10-2005

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 20-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-05-2005

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 09-10-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-10-2002

Samoa

• Ratification: 01-02-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-02-2003

San Marino

• Ratification: 19-04-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2022

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 23-05-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-05-2006

Senegal

• Ratification: 02-08-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-08-2012

Serbia

• Ratification: 25-05-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-05-2012

Seychelles

• Ratification: 23-07-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-07-2000

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 04-06-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-06-2002

Singapore

• Ratification: 18-09-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-09-1998

Slovakia

• Ratification: 08-07-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-07-2014

Slovenia

• Ratification: 19-07-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-07-2001

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 30-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-06-2005

South Africa

• Ratification: 01-10-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2005

Spain

• Ratification: 06-07-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-07-1996

Sri Lanka

• Ratification: 22-01-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-01-2000

Sweden

• Signature: 10-03-1993
• Ratification: 25-05-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 25-05-1996

Switzerland

• Ratification: 04-07-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-07-1997

Tanzania

• Ratification: 19-11-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-11-2003

Thailand

• Ratification: 07-07-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-07-2018

Togo

• Ratification: 23-04-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-04-2013

Tonga

• Ratification: 10-12-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-12-2000

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 06-03-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-03-2001

Tunisia

• Ratification: 29-01-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-01-1998

Turkmenistan

• Ratification: 21-09-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-09-2010

Tuvalu

• Ratification: 30-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-06-2005

Ukraine

• Ratification: 29-11-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-11-2008

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 19-11-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-11-1998

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 29-09-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-05-1996
• Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus)
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Anguilla
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Bermuda
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998British Antarctic Territory
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998British Indian Ocean Territory
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998British Virgin Islands
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Cayman Islands
  Entry into force: 15-05-1998Ducie and Oeno Islands
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Falkland Islands
  Entry into force: 30-05-1996Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 15-05-1998Guernsey
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Henderson Island
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Jersey
  Entry into force: 30-05-1996Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 30-05-1996Montserrat
  Entry into force: 30-05-1996Pitcairn Islands
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  Entry into force: 15-05-1998South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
  Entry into force: 30-05-1996Turks and Caicos Islands
  Entry into force: 20-02-1998

Uruguay

• Ratification: 09-07-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-07-1998

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 18-02-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-02-2000

Venezuela

• Ratification: 22-07-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-07-1999

Vietnam

• Ratification: 17-06-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-06-2004

Yemen

• Ratification: 20-09-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-09-2007

Costa Rica

• Ratification: 19-05-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-05-2022
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-05-2021
  The Republic of Costa Rica makes a reservation to articles 14 and 15 of the final clauses of the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, in the sense that the amendments to the said Convention shall come into force in the country once they have been approved in accordance with the procedures established in the Political Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica.

New Zealand

• Ratification: 25-06-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-06-1999
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-06-1998
  And declares that 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 Depositary.

Syria

• Ratification: 22-02-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2006
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: Yes

• reservation
  22-05-2005
  Ratification of this Protocol by the Syrian Arab Republic in no way implies recognition of Israel and will not result in Syria's entering into any relations whatsoever with that country under the rules of this Protocol.

  objection to reservation

  Objection Israel, 21-07-2005

  The Government of the State of Israel has noted that the instrument of accession of the Syrian Arab Republic at the above-mentioned Convention contains a declaration with respect to the State of Israel. The Government of the State of Israel considers that such declaration, which is explicitly of a political nature, is incompatible with the purposes and objectives of the Convention. The Government of the State of Israel therefore objects to the aforesaid declaration made by the Syrian Arab Republic.

Türkiye

• Ratification: 17-08-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-08-2002
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: Yes

• reservation
  17-08-2001
  In relation to Article II/a(ii) of this Convention, the Republic of Turkey considers that this Article is not in conformity with international law and it defines those maritime areas as high seas whereby no country has jurisdiction and sovereign rights according to international law. The Republic of Turkey, however, taking into consideration the objectives of this Convention, reserves its rights deriving from the Convention. Within this context, the Republic of Turkey hereby declares that in maritime areas where there has been no delimitation agreement between opposite or adjacent coastal States, the exercise of authority or any claim thereof under this Convention by any coastal State Party to this Convention, creates no rights or obligations with regard to delimitation of maritime areas, nor does it create a precedent for the future agreements between those States concerning the delimitation of maritime areas under national jurisdiction.

  objection to reservation

  Objection Greece, 08-04-2002

  The Government of the Hellenic Republic hereby declares that it does not accept such Declaration, as it considers that Article IIa(ii) of the amended 1969 Convention, to which the Declaration refers, is not contrary to International Laws.