<Статус Афинской конвенции о перевозке морем пассажиров и их багажа 1974 года (PAL) (Афины, 13 декабря 1974 года) [рус., англ.]

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СТАТУС АФИНСКОЙ КОНВЕНЦИИ О ПЕРЕВОЗКЕ МОРЕМ ПАССАЖИРОВ И ИХ БАГАЖА 1974 ГОДА (PAL) (АФИНЫ, 13 ДЕКАБРЯ 1974 ГОДА)

(по состоянию на 9 декабря 2025 года)

Вступление в силу: 28.04.1987

I. Подписи

Соединенное Королевство

Швейцария

Югославия

II. Договаривающиеся государства

Число государств-участников: 25

ATHENS CONVENTION RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR LUGGAGE BY SEA, 1974 (PAL 1974)

Done at Athens, 13 December 1974

Status as at: 09.12.2025

Entry into force: 28 April 1987

I. Signatories

II. Contracting States

<1> For the text of a declaration, reservation or statement, see section IV.

<2> The United Kingdom declared ratification to be effective also in respect of:

<*> For the text of a reservation made by the Argentine Republic and a communication received from the United Kingdom, see section III.

The Depositary received a communication, on 19 December 2024, from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, informing that the denunciation of the Convention was extended to the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). The extension of denunciation to the Falkland Islands took effect on 19 December 2024, the date on which the notification from the United Kingdom was received by the Secretary-General.

+ A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). The Secretary-General received a communication from the Embassy of the Argentine Republic, on 29 April 2025, the full text of which is contained in Circular Letter No. 5010.

<> The depositary received a communication, dated 8 May 2014, from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, informing that the denunciation of the Convention was extended to Gibraltar on 8 May 2014.**

<> Ceased to apply to Hong Kong with effect from 1 July 1997.*

<****> The depositary received a communication, dated 2 March 2010, from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, informing that the name of the British overseas territory formerly called «St. Helena and Dependencies» has been changed to «St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha». The status of the territory as a British overseas territory remains unchanged.

<3> Applies to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with effect from 1 July 1997 and to the Macao Special Administrative Region with effect from 24 June 2005.

<4> As from 26 December 1991 the membership of the USSR in the Convention is continued by the Russian Federation.

III. States which have denounced the Convention

IV. Declarations, Reservations and Statements

Argentina <1>

The instrument of accession of the Argentine Republic contained a declaration of non-application of the Convention under article 22, paragraph 1, as follows (in the Spanish language):

[Translation]

«The Argentine Republic will not apply the Convention when both the passengers and the carrier are Argentine nationals.»

The instrument also contained the following reservations:

[Translation]

«The Argentine Republic rejects the extension of the application of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974, adopted in Athens, Greece, on 13 December 1974, and of the Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and Their Luggage by Sea, 1974, approved in London on 19 December 1976, to the Malvinas Islands as notified by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in ratifying the said instrument on 31 January 1980 under the incorrect designation of „Falkland Islands“, and reaffirms is sovereign rights over the said Islands which form an integral part of its national territory.»

<1> A communication dated 19 October 1983 from the Government of the United Kingdom, the full text of which was circulated by the depositary, includes the following:

...

«The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reject each and every one of these statements and assertions. The United Kingdom has no doubt as to its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and thus its right to include them within the scope of application of international agreements of which it is a party. The United Kingdom cannot accept that the Government of the Argentine Republic has any rights in this regard. Nor can the United Kingdom accept that the Falkland Islands are incorrectly designated.»

German Democratic Republic

The instrument of accession of the German Democratic Republic was accompanied by the following reservation (in the German language):

[Translation]

«The German Democratic Republic declares that the provisions of this Convention shall have no effect when the passenger is a national of the German Democratic Republic and when the performing carrier is a permanent resident of the German Democratic Republic or has its seat there.»

USSR

The instrument of accession of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics contained a declaration of non-application of the Convention under article 22, paragraph 1.