Overeenkomst inzake watergebieden van internationale betekenis, in het bijzonder als verblijfplaats voor watervogels

Partij

Russische Federatie gewijzigd

• Opzegging: 21-08-2025
• Buiten werking: 21-12-2025

Partij

Saudi-Arabië toegevoegd

• Ratificatie: 02-04-2025 (T)
• In werking: 02-08-2025
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Nee
• Bezwaren: Nee

Partij

Albanië toegevoegd

• Ratificatie: 31-10-1995 (T)
• In werking: 01-03-1996
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Nee
• Bezwaren: Nee

Algemene gegevens

• In werking: 21-12-1975

Koninkrijksdeel

Nederland (in Europa)

• In werking: 23-09-1980

Nederland (Bonaire)

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Nederland (Sint Eustatius)

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Nederland (Saba)

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Aruba

• In werking: 01-01-1986

Curaçao

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• In werking: 10-10-2010

Partij

Algerije

• Ratificatie: 04-11-1983 (T)
• In werking: 04-03-1984

Andorra

• Ondertekening: 23-02-2012
• Ratificatie: 23-07-2012 (R)
• In werking: 23-11-2012

Angola

• Ratificatie: 10-06-2021 (T)
• In werking: 10-10-2021

Antigua en Barbuda

• Ratificatie: 02-06-2005 (T)
• In werking: 02-10-2005

Armenië

• Ratificatie: 06-07-1993 (T)
• In werking: 06-11-1993

Australië

• Ratificatie: 08-05-1974 (O)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Azerbeidzjan

• Ratificatie: 21-05-2001 (T)
• In werking: 21-09-2001

Bahama's

• Ratificatie: 07-02-1997 (R)
• In werking: 07-06-1996

Bahrein

• Ratificatie: 27-10-1997 (T)
• In werking: 27-02-1998

Bangladesh

• Ratificatie: 21-05-1992 (T)
• In werking: 21-09-1992

Barbados

• Ratificatie: 12-12-2005 (T)
• In werking: 12-04-2006

Belarus

• Ratificatie: 10-09-1999 (VG)
• In werking: 24-08-1991

België

• Ondertekening: 19-03-1975
• Ratificatie: 04-03-1986 (R)
• In werking: 04-07-1986

Belize

• Ratificatie: 22-04-1998 (T)
• In werking: 22-08-1998

Benin

• Ratificatie: 24-01-2000 (T)
• In werking: 24-05-2000

Bhutan

• Ratificatie: 07-05-2012 (T)
• In werking: 07-09-2012

Bolivia

• Ratificatie: 27-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 27-10-1990

Bosnië en Herzegovina

• Ratificatie: 24-09-2001 (VG)
• In werking: 06-03-1992

Botswana

• Ratificatie: 09-12-1996 (T)
• In werking: 09-04-1997

Brazilië

• Ratificatie: 24-05-1993 (T)
• In werking: 24-09-1993

Burkina Faso

• Ratificatie: 27-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 27-10-1990

Burundi

• Ratificatie: 05-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 05-10-1990

Cambodja

• Ratificatie: 23-06-1999 (T)
• In werking: 23-10-1999

Canada

• Ratificatie: 15-01-1981 (T)
• In werking: 15-05-1981

Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek

• Ratificatie: 05-12-2005 (T)
• In werking: 05-04-2006

Chili

• Ratificatie: 27-07-1981 (T)
• In werking: 27-11-1981

China

• Ratificatie: 31-03-1992 (T)
• In werking: 31-07-1992

Colombia

• Ratificatie: 18-06-1998 (T)
• In werking: 18-10-1998

Comoren

• Ratificatie: 09-02-1995 (T)
• In werking: 09-06-1995

Congo, Democratische Republiek

• Ratificatie: 18-01-1996 (T)
• In werking: 18-05-1996

Congo, Republiek

• Ratificatie: 18-06-1998 (T)
• In werking: 18-10-1998

Costa Rica

• Ondertekening: 28-09-1984
• Ratificatie: 27-12-1991 (R)
• In werking: 27-04-1992

Cuba

• Ratificatie: 12-04-2001 (R)
• In werking: 12-08-2001

Cyprus

• Ratificatie: 11-07-2001 (T)
• In werking: 11-11-2001

Djibouti

• Ratificatie: 22-11-2002 (T)
• In werking: 22-03-2003

Dominicaanse Republiek

• Ratificatie: 15-05-2002 (T)
• In werking: 15-09-2002

Ecuador

• Ratificatie: 07-09-1990 (T)
• In werking: 07-01-1991

Egypte

• Ratificatie: 09-09-1988 (R)
• In werking: 09-01-1989

El Salvador

• Ondertekening: 14-05-1998
• Ratificatie: 22-01-1999 (R)
• In werking: 22-05-1999

Equatoriaal-Guinea

• Ratificatie: 02-06-2003 (T)
• In werking: 02-10-2003

Estland

• Ondertekening: 29-03-1994
• Ratificatie: 29-03-1994 (R)
• In werking: 29-07-1994

Eswatini

• Ratificatie: 15-02-2013 (T)
• In werking: 15-06-2013

Fiji

• Ratificatie: 11-04-2006 (T)
• In werking: 11-08-2006

Filipijnen

• Ratificatie: 08-07-1994 (T)
• In werking: 08-11-1994

Finland

• Ondertekening: 19-04-1973
• Ratificatie: 28-05-1974 (R)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Frankrijk

• Ratificatie: 01-12-1986 (R)
• In werking: 01-12-1986

Gabon

• Ratificatie: 30-12-1986 (O)
• In werking: 30-04-1987

Gambia

• Ratificatie: 16-09-1996 (R)
• In werking: 16-01-1997

Georgië

• Ratificatie: 07-02-1997 (T)
• In werking: 07-06-1997

Ghana

• Ratificatie: 22-02-1988 (T)
• In werking: 22-06-1988

Grenada

• Ratificatie: 22-05-2012 (T)
• In werking: 22-09-2012

Griekenland

• Ratificatie: 21-08-1975 (T)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Guatemala

• Ratificatie: 26-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 26-10-1990

Guinee

• Ratificatie: 18-03-1992 (R)
• In werking: 18-03-1993

Guinee-Bissau

• Ratificatie: 14-05-1990 (T)
• In werking: 14-09-1990

Honduras

• Ratificatie: 23-06-1993 (T)
• In werking: 23-10-1993

Ierland

• Ondertekening: 14-02-1975
• Ratificatie: 15-11-1984 (R)
• In werking: 15-03-1985

IJsland

• Ratificatie: 02-12-1977 (T)
• In werking: 02-04-1978

India

• Ratificatie: 01-10-1981 (T)
• In werking: 01-02-1982

Indonesië

• Ratificatie: 08-04-1992 (R)
• In werking: 08-08-1992

Irak

• Ratificatie: 17-10-2007 (T)
• In werking: 17-02-2008

Iran

• Ondertekening: 25-08-1972
• Ratificatie: 23-06-1975 (R)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Israël

• Ondertekening: 14-06-1993
• Ratificatie: 12-11-1996 (R)
• In werking: 12-03-1997

Italië

• Ondertekening: 10-01-1975
• Ratificatie: 14-12-1976 (R)
• In werking: 14-04-1977

Ivoorkust

• Ratificatie: 27-02-1996 (T)
• In werking: 27-06-1996

Jamaica

• Ratificatie: 07-10-1997 (T)
• In werking: 07-02-1998

Japan

• Ratificatie: 17-06-1980 (T)
• In werking: 17-10-1980

Jemen

• Ratificatie: 08-10-2007 (T)
• In werking: 08-02-2008

Joegoslavië (< 25-06-1991)

• Ratificatie: 28-03-1977 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1977

Jordanië

• Ratificatie: 10-01-1977 (T)
• In werking: 10-05-1977

Kaapverdië

• Ratificatie: 18-07-2005 (T)
• In werking: 18-11-2005

Kameroen

• Ratificatie: 20-03-2006 (T)
• In werking: 20-07-2006

Kazachstan

• Ratificatie: 02-01-2007 (T)
• In werking: 02-05-2007

Kenia

• Ratificatie: 05-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 05-10-1990

Kirgistan

• Ratificatie: 12-11-2002 (T)
• In werking: 12-03-2003

Kiribati

• Ratificatie: 03-04-2013 (T)
• In werking: 03-08-2013

Koeweit

• Ratificatie: 05-05-2015 (T)
• In werking: 05-09-2015

Kroatië

• Ratificatie: 19-11-1992 (VG)
• In werking: 08-10-1991

Laos

• Ratificatie: 28-05-2010 (T)
• In werking: 28-09-2010

Lesotho

• Ratificatie: 01-07-2004 (T)
• In werking: 01-11-2004

Letland

• Ratificatie: 25-07-1995 (T)
• In werking: 25-11-1995

Libanon

• Ratificatie: 16-04-1999 (T)
• In werking: 16-08-1999

Liberia

• Ratificatie: 02-07-2003 (T)
• In werking: 02-11-2003

Libië

• Ratificatie: 05-04-2000 (T)
• In werking: 05-08-2000

Liechtenstein

• Ratificatie: 06-08-1991 (T)
• In werking: 06-12-1991

Litouwen

• Ratificatie: 20-08-1993 (T)
• In werking: 20-12-1993

Luxemburg

• Ondertekening: 31-08-1989
• Ratificatie: 15-04-1998 (R)
• In werking: 15-08-1998

Madagaskar

• Ratificatie: 25-09-1998 (T)
• In werking: 25-01-1999

Malawi

• Ratificatie: 14-11-1996 (T)
• In werking: 14-03-1997

Maleisië

• Ondertekening: 07-09-1994
• Ratificatie: 10-11-1994 (R)
• In werking: 10-03-1995

Mali

• Ratificatie: 25-05-1987 (T)
• In werking: 25-09-1987

Malta

• Ratificatie: 30-09-1988 (T)
• In werking: 30-01-1989

Marokko

• Ratificatie: 20-06-1980 (O)
• In werking: 20-10-1980

Marshalleilanden

• Ratificatie: 13-07-2004 (T)
• In werking: 13-11-2004

Mauritanië

• Ratificatie: 22-10-1982 (T)
• In werking: 22-02-1983

Mexico

• Ratificatie: 04-07-1986 (T)
• In werking: 04-11-1986

Moldavië

• Ratificatie: 20-06-2000 (T)
• In werking: 20-10-2000

Monaco

• Ratificatie: 20-08-1997 (T)
• In werking: 20-12-1997

Mongolië

• Ratificatie: 08-12-1997 (T)
• In werking: 08-04-1998

Montenegro

• Ratificatie: 26-04-2007 (VG)
• In werking: 03-06-2006

Mozambique

• Ratificatie: 03-08-2004 (T)
• In werking: 03-12-2004

Myanmar

• Ratificatie: 17-11-2004 (T)
• In werking: 17-03-2005

Namibië

• Ratificatie: 23-08-1995 (T)
• In werking: 23-12-1995

Nederlanden, het Koninkrijk der

• Ondertekening: 07-07-1975
• Ratificatie: 23-05-1980 (R)
• In werking: 23-09-1980

Nepal

• Ratificatie: 17-12-1987 (T)
• In werking: 17-04-1988

Nicaragua

• Ratificatie: 30-07-1997 (T)
• In werking: 30-11-1997

Nieuw-Zeeland

• Ratificatie: 13-08-1976 (O)
• In werking: 13-12-1976
• Cookeilanden
  In werking: 13-11-1976Niue
  In werking: 13-11-1976Tokelau-eilanden
  In werking: 13-11-1976

Niger

• Ratificatie: 30-04-1987 (O)
• In werking: 30-08-1987

Nigeria

• Ratificatie: 02-10-2001 (T)
• In werking: 02-02-2002

Noord-Korea

• Ratificatie: 16-01-2018 (T)
• In werking: 16-05-2018

Noord-Macedonië

• Ratificatie: 04-04-1995 (VG)
• In werking: 17-11-1991

Noorwegen

• Ratificatie: 09-07-1974 (O)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Oekraïne

• Ratificatie: 15-07-1997 (VG)
• In werking: 24-08-1991

Oezbekistan

• Ratificatie: 08-10-2001 (T)
• In werking: 08-02-2002

Oman

• Ratificatie: 19-04-2013 (T)
• In werking: 19-08-2013

Oostenrijk

• Ratificatie: 16-12-1982 (T)
• In werking: 16-04-1983

Pakistan

• Ondertekening: 17-11-1975
• Ratificatie: 23-07-1976 (R)
• In werking: 23-11-1976

Palau

• Ratificatie: 18-10-2002 (T)
• In werking: 18-02-2003

Panama

• Ratificatie: 26-11-1990 (T)
• In werking: 26-03-1991

Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea

• Ratificatie: 16-03-1993 (T)
• In werking: 16-07-1993

Paraguay

• Ondertekening: 15-09-1992
• Ratificatie: 07-06-1995 (R)
• In werking: 07-10-1995

Peru

• Ondertekening: 28-08-1986
• Ratificatie: 30-03-1992 (R)
• In werking: 30-07-1992

Polen

• Ratificatie: 22-11-1977 (T)
• In werking: 22-03-1978

Portugal

• Ondertekening: 15-07-1976
• Ratificatie: 24-11-1986 (R)
• In werking: 24-03-1987

Roemenië

• Ratificatie: 21-05-1991 (T)
• In werking: 21-09-1991

Rwanda

• Ratificatie: 01-12-2005 (T)
• In werking: 01-04-2006

Saint Lucia

• Ratificatie: 19-02-2002 (T)
• In werking: 19-06-2002

Samoa

• Ratificatie: 06-10-2004 (T)
• In werking: 06-02-2005

Sao Tomé en Principe

• Ratificatie: 21-08-2006 (T)
• In werking: 21-12-2006

Senegal

• Ratificatie: 11-07-1977 (T)
• In werking: 11-11-1977

Servië

• Ratificatie: 03-07-2001 (VG)
• In werking: 27-04-1992

Seychellen

• Ratificatie: 22-11-2004 (T)
• In werking: 22-03-2005

Sierra Leone

• Ratificatie: 13-12-1999 (T)
• In werking: 13-04-2000

Slovenië

• Ratificatie: 05-11-1992 (VG)
• In werking: 25-06-1991

Slowakije

• Ratificatie: 31-03-1993 (VG)
• In werking: 01-01-1993

Spanje

• Ratificatie: 04-05-1982 (T)
• In werking: 04-09-1982

Sri Lanka

• Ratificatie: 15-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 15-10-1990

Sudan

• Ratificatie: 07-01-2005 (T)
• In werking: 07-05-2005

Suriname

• Ratificatie: 22-07-1985 (T)
• In werking: 22-11-1985

Tadzjikistan

• Ratificatie: 18-07-2001 (T)
• In werking: 18-11-2001

Tanzania

• Ratificatie: 13-04-2000 (T)
• In werking: 13-08-2000

Thailand

• Ratificatie: 13-05-1998 (O)
• In werking: 13-09-1998

Togo

• Ratificatie: 04-07-1995 (T)
• In werking: 04-11-1995

Trinidad en Tobago

• Ratificatie: 21-12-1992 (T)
• In werking: 21-04-1993

Tsjaad

• Ratificatie: 13-06-1990 (T)
• In werking: 13-10-1990

Tsjechië

• Ratificatie: 26-03-1993 (VG)
• In werking: 01-01-1993

Tunesië

• Ratificatie: 24-11-1980 (T)
• In werking: 24-03-1981

Turkije

• Ratificatie: 13-07-1994 (T)
• In werking: 13-11-1994

Turkmenistan

• Ratificatie: 03-03-2009 (T)
• In werking: 03-07-2009

Uganda

• Ratificatie: 04-03-1988 (R)
• In werking: 04-07-1988

Uruguay

• Ratificatie: 22-05-1984 (T)
• In werking: 22-09-1984

Vanuatu

• Ratificatie: 04-07-2019 (T)
• In werking: 04-11-2019

Venezuela

• Ratificatie: 23-11-1988 (T)
• In werking: 23-03-1989

Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Ondertekening: 06-09-1973
• Ratificatie: 05-01-1976 (R)
• In werking: 05-05-1976
• Akrotiri en Dhekelia (Soevereine Basis Gebieden op Cyprus)
  In werking: 28-10-2002Anguilla
  In werking: 15-06-1991Antigua en Barbuda (< 01-11-1981)
  In werking: 05-05-1976
  Buiten werking: 01-11-1981Belize (< 21-09-1981)
  In werking: 05-05-1976
  Buiten werking: 21-09-1981Bermuda
  In werking: 05-05-1976Brits Territorium in de Indische Oceaan
  In werking: 08-01-1999Britse Maagdeneilanden
  In werking: 15-06-1991Brunei (< 01-01-1984)
  In werking: 05-05-1976
  Buiten werking: 01-01-1984Caymaneilanden
  In werking: 05-05-1976Falklandeilanden
  In werking: 05-05-1976Gibraltar
  In werking: 05-05-1976Guernsey
  In werking: 10-09-1979Hongkong (< 01-07-1997)
  In werking: 10-09-1979
  Buiten werking: 01-07-1997Jersey
  In werking: 05-05-1976Man
  In werking: 01-10-1992Montserrat
  In werking: 05-05-1976Pitcairneilanden
  In werking: 05-05-1976Salomonseilanden (< 07-07-1978)
  In werking: 05-05-1976
  Buiten werking: 07-07-1978Sint-Helena, Ascension en Tristan da Cunha
  In werking: 05-05-1976Turks- en Caicoseilanden
  In werking: 05-05-1976

Verenigde Arabische Emiraten

• Ratificatie: 29-08-2007 (T)
• In werking: 29-12-2007

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

• Ondertekening: 13-09-1985
• Ratificatie: 18-12-1986 (R)
• In werking: 18-04-1987

Vietnam

• Ratificatie: 20-09-1988 (T)
• In werking: 20-01-1989

Zambia

• Ratificatie: 28-08-1991 (T)
• In werking: 28-12-1991

Zimbabwe

• Ratificatie: 03-01-2013 (T)
• In werking: 03-05-2013

Zuid-Afrika

• Ratificatie: 12-03-1975 (O)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Zuid-Korea

• Ratificatie: 28-03-1997 (T)
• In werking: 28-07-1997

Zuid-Sudan

• Ratificatie: 10-06-2013 (T)
• In werking: 10-10-2013

Zweden

• Ratificatie: 05-12-1974 (O)
• In werking: 21-12-1975

Zwitserland

• Ondertekening: 21-02-1974
• Ratificatie: 16-01-1976 (R)
• In werking: 16-05-1976

Argentinië

• Ondertekening: 04-05-1992
• Ratificatie: 04-05-1992 (R)
• In werking: 04-09-1992
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  26-07-1976
  […] the Government of Argentina […] contested the mention, in the instrument deposited by the United Kingdom, of the Malouines Islands, the South Georgia Islands and the South Sandwich Islands under the erroneous denomination of 'Falkland Islands and dependencies' and their being presented as part of the overseas territories which the United Kingdom administrates, and it declared that this mention in no way affected the Argentine Government's rights over these islands, which are an integral part of its territory and which are under forceful occupation by a foreign power, a situation concerning which the General Assembly of the United Nations, by Resolutions 2065(XX) and 3160(XXVIII) noted a conflict of sovereignty over the archipelago and asked that negotiations be opened immediately between the Argentine Republic and the occupying State in order to find a definitive solution to that conflict.

Bulgarije

• Ratificatie: 24-09-1975 (O)
• In werking: 24-01-1976
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  24-09-1975
  The Government of the People's Republic of Bulgaria considers it necessary to state that Article 9 of the Convention restricts the possibility of some States to become parties to it and contradicts the universally recognized principle of the sovereign equality of States.

Denemarken

• Ratificatie: 02-09-1977 (T)
• In werking: 02-01-1978
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  02-09-1977
  […] in spite of the great importance attached by the Danish Government to the Vadehavet (a marshy maritime plain situation in the southern part of the west coast of Jutland) as a wetland, it has decided not to include the Vadehavet for the time being in the above-mentioned List. 'This decision has been taken on account of the negotiations under way between the Governments of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the construction of an advanced dyke in that area, and also on account of the trilateraI negotiations between the Governments of Denmark, the Netherlands and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning a special agreement for the protection of the Vadehavet. The Danish Government is convinced, however, that the Vadehavet, or certain parts thereof, should be included in the aforesaid List once the above-mentioned negotiations have been concluded.

Duitsland

• Ondertekening: 28-11-1974
• Ratificatie: 26-02-1976 (R)
• In werking: 26-06-1976
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  26-02-1976
  The Federal Republic of Germany in becoming a party to the Convention interprets and understands the provisions of this Convention as being of a nature not to prevent measures to be taken to protect the population of the regions concerned against floods nor to interfere with well-established rights the inhabitants of these regions may have.

Hongarije

• Ratificatie: 11-04-1979 (T)
• In werking: 11-08-1979
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  11-04-1979
  Article 9 of the Convention, which restricts the freedom of certain countries to become Parties to the Convention, contradicts the generally accepted principle of the sovereignty of States.

Mauritius

• Ratificatie: 30-05-2001 (T)
• In werking: 27-09-2001
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  14-01-2020
  […] to register its strong objection against the extension by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory", of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat, Ramsar, 2 February 1971 in respect of which the Director-General is the depositary. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius considers that by extending the Convention to the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory" on 8 September 1998, the United Kingdom purported to exercise sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago - a claim which is untenable under international law. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius wishes to reiterate in emphatic terms that it does not recognize the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory". The fact that the Chagos Archipelago is, and has always been, part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, and that the United Kingdom has never had sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, has been authoritatively established by the International Court of Justice in its Advisory Opinion of 25 February 2019, on the Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius in 1965. In this authoritative legal determination, the Court declared that the decolonization of the Republic of Mauritius had not been lawfully completed in 1968, since the Chagos Archipelago had been unlawfully detached in 1965, in violation of the right of self-determination of peoples and the Charter of the United Nations, as applied and interpreted in accordance with UN General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, resolution 2066 (XX) of 16 December 1965, resolution 2232 (XXI) of 20 December 1966 and resolution 2357 (XXII) of 19 December 1967. Accordingly, it went on to hold that the United Kingdom's ongoing administration of the Chagos Archipelago, as the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory", was an internationally wrongful act, of a continuing nature, that engaged the State responsibility of the United Kingdom. It determined that the United Kingdom is under a legal obligation to terminate its unlawful colonial administration "as rapidly as possible". The Court further determined that all UN Member States have an obligation to cooperate with the United Nations in facilitating the completion of the decolonization of the Republic of Mauritius as rapidly as possible, including an obligation not to support the continuing wrongful conduct of the United Kingdom in maintaining its colonial administration in the Chagos Archipelago . On 22 May 2019, the General Assembly, by an overwhelming majority of 116 votes to 6, adopted resolution 73/295. By this resolution, it endorsed the Court's Advisory Opinion, affirmed that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, and demanded that the United Kingdom terminate its unlawful colonial administration within a maximum of six months, that is, by no later than 22 November 2019. That deadline has now expired. Moreover, the General Assembly in its resolution called upon Member States to "cooperate with the United Nations to ensure the completion of the decolonization of Mauritius as rapidly as possible" and to refrain from conduct that might impede or delay the completion of decolonization. It further called upon the United Nations and all its specialized agencies to recognize that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, to support the decolonization of the Republic of Mauritius as rapidly as possible, and to refrain from impeding that process by recognizing the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory". Lastly, the resolution also called upon "all other international, regional and intergovernmental organizations, including those established by treaty," to recognize that the Chagos Archipelago forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius, to support its speedy decolonization, and to "refrain from impeding that process" by recognizing the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory". The Republic of Mauritius has, over the years, consistently asserted, and hereby reasserts, its full sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago. The Government of the Republic of Mauritius therefore unequivocally protests against the United Kingdom's extension of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat to the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory" and against the purported exercise by the United Kingdom of any sovereignty, rights or jurisdiction within the territory of the Republic of Mauritius. For the above stated reasons, which arise from established principles of international law as authoritatively interpreted and applied by the International Court of Justice and endorsed by the UN General Assembly, the Government of the Republic of Mauritius does not recognize the United Kingdom's extension of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat to the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory", reserves all its rights in this regard, and calls upon all Contracting Parties to the Convention to reject the United Kingdom's extension of the Convention to the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius kindly requests that the present objection be duly recorded, circulated and registered with the Secretariat of the United Nations pursuant to Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations […].

Russische Federatie

• Ondertekening: 13-02-1974
• Ratificatie: 11-10-1976 (R)
• In werking: 11-02-1977
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  13-02-1974
  The Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics deems it necessary to declare that the provisions of Article 9 of the Convention restricting the possibility of some countries becoming Parties to it, contradict the universally recognized principle of the sovereign equality of States.

  voorbehoud
  11-10-1976
  ln its instrument of ratification, the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics indicated that it ratified the Convention while maintaining that declaration.

Syrië

• Ratificatie: 05-03-1998 (R)
• In werking: 05-07-1998
• Voorbehoud / verklaring: Ja
• Bezwaren: Nee

• voorbehoud
  05-03-1998
  Accession to this Convention shall not under any circumstances be taken to mean that Syria recognizes Israel or establishes with it any relations that may derive from the provisions of this Convention.