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URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/other/UKTS/1924/TS0021.html
Cite as: [1924] UKTS TS0021, [1924] UKTS TS21

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International Convention for the Unification of certain Rules of Law relating to Bills of Lading (the "Hague Rules").

Treaty Type: Multilateral

Depository: Belgian Government

Place Of Signature: Brussels

Date Of Signature: 25-Aug-1924



Publication Records


Participant Status

Country Action Action Date Effective Date
ALGERIA Accession 13-Apr-1964
Anguilla Extension 02-Jun-1931
Antigua Accession 02-Jun-1931
ARGENTINA Accession 19-Apr-1961
AUSTRALIA Accession 04-Jul-1955
AUSTRALIA Reservation 04-Jul-1955
AUSTRALIA Denunciation 16-Jul-1992 16-Jul-1993
BAHAMAS Accession 02-Jun-1931
BARBADOS Accession 02-Jun-1931
BELGIUM Signature 08-Sep-1924
BELGIUM Ratification 02-Jun-1930
Bermuda Accession 02-Jun-1931
Bermuda Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
BOLIVIA Accession 28-May-1982 28-Aug-1982
British Antarctic Territory Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
British Guiana Accession 02-Jun-1931
British Honduras Accession 02-Jun-1931
British Solomon Islands Accession 02-Jun-1931
British Virgin Islands Accession 02-Jun-1931
British Virgin Islands Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
Cayman Islands Accession 02-Jun-1931
Cayman Islands Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
CEYLON Accession 02-Jun-1931
CHILE Signature 28-Oct-1927
CROATIA Succession 30-Jul-1992 08-Oct-1991
CUBA Accession 25-Jul-1977 25-Jan-1977
CYPRUS Accession 02-Jun-1931
DENMARK Accession 01-Jul-1938
DENMARK Reservation 01-Jul-1938
DENMARK Denunciation 01-Mar-1984 01-Mar-1985
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF Accession 02-Jun-1931
ECUADOR Accession 23-Mar-1979 23-Sep-1979
EGYPT Accession 19-May-1944
ESTONIA Signature 10-Apr-1926
Falkland Island Dependencies Accession 02-Jun-1931
Falkland Island Dependencies Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
Falkland Islands Accession 02-Jun-1931
Falkland Islands Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
FIJI Accession 02-Jun-1931
FIJI Accession 22-Aug-1972
FINLAND Accession 01-Jul-1939
FINLAND Denunciation 01-Mar-1984 01-Mar-1985
FRANCE Signature 28-Feb-1925
FRANCE Ratification 04-Jan-1937
GEORGIA Accession 20-Feb-1996 20-May-1996
GERMANY Signature 24-Aug-1925
GERMANY Ratification 01-Jul-1939
GERMANY Reservation 01-Jul-1939
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 01-Jan-1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 01-Nov-1953
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC Re-Application 01-Oct-1953
Gibraltar Accession 02-Jun-1931
Gibraltar Denunciation 22-Sep-1977 22-Sep-1978
Gilbert And Ellice Islands Accession 02-Jun-1931
Gold Coast Accession 02-Jun-1931
GRENADA Accession 02-Jun-1931
Hong Kong Accession 02-Jun-1931
Hong Kong Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
HONG KONG SAR Application 04-Jun-1997 01-Jul-1997
HUNGARY Signature 08-Apr-1926
HUNGARY Ratification 02-Jun-1930
IRAN Accession 26-Apr-1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF Accession 30-Jul-1962
ISRAEL Accession 05-Sep-1959
ITALY Signature 17-Sep-1925
ITALY Ratification 07-Oct-1938
ITALY Denunciation 22-Nov-1984 22-Nov-1985
IVORY COAST Accession 15-Jun-1962
JAMAICA Accession 02-Jun-1931
JAPAN Signature 25-Aug-1925
JAPAN Ratification 01-Jul-1957
JAPAN Denunciation 01-Jun-1992 01-Jun-1993
KENYA Accession 02-Jun-1931
KUWAIT Accession 25-Jul-1969
KUWAIT Reservation 25-Jul-1969
LATVIA Accession 04-Apr-2002 04-Oct-2002
LEBANON Accession 19-Jul-1975 19-Jan-1975
LITHUANIA Accession 02-Dec-2003 02-Jun-2004
LUXEMBOURG Accession 18-Feb-1991 18-Aug-1991
MADAGASCAR Accession 13-Jul-1965
Malay States Accession 02-Jun-1931
MAURITIUS Accession 02-Jun-1931
MAURITIUS Accession 24-Aug-1970 12-Mar-1968
MONACO Accession 15-May-1931
Montserrat Accession 02-Jun-1931
Montserrat Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
NETHERLANDS THE Accession 18-Aug-1956
NETHERLANDS THE Declaration 18-Aug-1956
NETHERLANDS THE Denunciation 26-Apr-1982 26-Apr-1983
NIGERIA Accession 02-Jun-1931
North Borneo Accession 02-Jun-1931
NORWAY Accession 01-Jul-1938
NORWAY Denunciation 01-Mar-1984 01-Mar-1985
Palestine Accession 02-Jun-1931
PARAGUAY Accession 22-Nov-1967
PERU Accession 29-Oct-1964
POLAND Signature 22-Aug-1925
POLAND Ratification 26-Oct-1936
PORTUGAL Accession 25-Dec-1931
PORTUGAL Communication 23-Sep-1999
ROMANIA Signature 12-Mar-1925
ROMANIA Ratification 04-Aug-1937
ROMANIA Denunciation 21-Mar-2002 21-Mar-2003
Sarawak Accession 03-Nov-1931 03-May-1932
SENEGAL Accession 14-Feb-1978 14-Aug-1978
SEYCHELLES Accession 02-Jun-1931
SIERRA LEONE Accession 02-Jun-1931
SINGAPORE Accession 18-Jun-1974
SLOVENIA Succession 15-May-1996 25-Jun-1991
SOLOMON ISLANDS Succession 17-Sep-1981 07-Jul-1978
Somaliland Protectorate Accession 02-Jun-1931
SPAIN Signature 24-Aug-1925
SPAIN Ratification 02-Jun-1930
SPAIN Denunciation 07-Oct-2011
St Christopher, Nevis Accession 02-Jun-1931
St Helena And Ascension Accession 03-Nov-1931 03-May-1932
St Lucia Accession 02-Jun-1931
St Vincent Accession 02-Jun-1931
St Vincent Denunciation 22-Jul-2002 22-Jul-2003
Straits Settlements Accession 02-Jun-1931
SWEDEN Accession 01-Jul-1938
SWEDEN Reservation 01-Jul-1938
SWEDEN Denunciation 01-Mar-1984 01-Mar-1985
SWITZERLAND Accession 28-May-1954
SWITZERLAND Reservation 28-May-1954
SYRIA Accession 01-Aug-1974 01-Feb-1974
Tanganyika Accession 02-Jun-1931
TANZANIA Accession 03-Dec-1962
The Gambia Accession 02-Jun-1931
TONGA Accession 02-Jun-1931
TONGA Succession 13-Jun-1978
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Accession 02-Jun-1931
TURKEY Accession 04-Jul-1955
Turks And Caicos Islands Accession 02-Jun-1931
Turks And Caicos Islands Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
UNITED KINGDOM Signature 15-Nov-1924
UNITED KINGDOM Declaration 15-Nov-1924
UNITED KINGDOM Ratification 02-Jun-1930
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 13-Jun-1977 13-Jun-1978
UNITED KINGDOM Denunciation 20-Oct-1983 20-Oct-1984
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Signature 23-Jun-1925
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Ratification 29-Jun-1937
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Reservation 29-Jun-1937
YUGOSLAVIA Signature 10-Apr-1926
YUGOSLAVIA Ratification 17-Apr-1959
ZAIRE Accession 17-Jul-1967
Zanzibar Accession 02-Jun-1931


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