Статус Конвенции о борьбе с незаконными актами, направленными против безопасности морского судоходства (SUA 1988) (Рим, 10 марта 1988 года) [рус., англ.]
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СТАТУС КОНВЕНЦИИ О БОРЬБЕ С НЕЗАКОННЫМИ АКТАМИ, НАПРАВЛЕННЫМИ ПРОТИВ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ МОРСКОГО СУДОХОДСТВА (SUA 1988) (РИМ, 10 МАРТА 1988 ГОДА)
(по состоянию на 9 декабря 2025 года)
I. Подписи
II. Договаривающиеся государства
| Дата сдачи на хранение грамоты | Дата вступления в силу | |
|---|---|---|
| Австралия (присоединение) | 19.02.1993 | 20.05.1993 |
| Австрия (ратификация) | 28.12.1989 | 01.03.1992 |
| Азербайджан (присоединение) <1> | 26.01.2004 | 25.04.2004 |
| Албания (присоединение) | 19.06.2002 | 17.09.2002 |
| Алжир (присоединение) <1> | 11.02.1998 | 12.05.1998 |
| Андорра (присоединение) <1> | 17.07.2006 | 15.10.2006 |
| Антигуа и Барбуда (присоединение) | 12.10.2009 | 10.01.2010 |
| Аргентина (ратификация) <1> | 17.08.1993 | 15.11.1993 |
| Армения (присоединение) <1> | 08.06.2005 | 06.09.2005 |
| Афганистан (присоединение) | 23.09.2003 | 22.12.2003 |
| Багамские Острова (присоединение) | 25.10.2005 | 23.01.2006 |
| Бангладеш (присоединение) | 09.06.2005 | 07.09.2005 |
| Барбадос (присоединение) | 06.05.1994 | 04.08.1994 |
| Бахрейн (присоединение) | 21.10.2005 | 19.01.2006 |
| Беларусь (присоединение) | 04.12.2002 | 04.03.2003 |
| Бельгия (присоединение) | 11.04.2005 | 10.07.2005 |
| Бенин (присоединение) | 31.08.2006 | 29.11.2006 |
| Болгария (ратификация) | 08.07.1999 | 06.10.1999 |
| Боливия (Многонациональное государство) (присоединение) | 13.02.2002 | 14.05.2002 |
| Босния и Герцеговина (присоединение) | 28.07.2003 | 26.10.2003 |
| Ботсвана (присоединение) | 14.09.2000 | 13.12.2000 |
| Бразилия (ратификация) <1> | 25.10.2005 | 23.01.2006 |
| Бруней-Даруссалам (ратификация) | 04.12.2003 | 03.03.2004 |
| Буркина-Фасо (присоединение) | 15.01.2004 | 14.04.2004 |
| Вануату (присоединение) | 18.02.1999 | 19.05.1999 |
| Венгрия (ратификация) | 09.11.1989 | 01.03.1992 |
| Вьетнам (присоединение) | 12.07.2002 | 10.10.2002 |
| Гайана (присоединение) | 02.01.2003 | 02.04.2003 |
| Гамбия (присоединение) | 01.11.1991 | 01.03.1992 |
| Гана (присоединение) | 01.11.2002 | 30.01.2003 |
| Гватемала (присоединение) | 26.08.2009 | 24.11.2009 |
| Гвинея (присоединение) | 01.02.2005 | 02.05.2005 |
| Гвинея-Бисау (присоединение) | 14.10.2008 | 12.01.2009 |
| Германия <3> (присоединение) | 06.11.1990 | 01.03.1992 |
| Гондурас (присоединение) | 17.05.2005 | 15.08.2005 |
| Гренада (присоединение) | 09.01.2002 | 09.04.2002 |
| Греция (ратификация) | 11.06.1993 | 09.09.1993 |
| Грузия (присоединение) | 11.08.2006 | 09.11.2006 |
| Дания (ратификация) <1> | 25.08.1995 | 23.11.1995 |
| Джибути (присоединение) | 09.06.2004 | 07.09.2004 |
| Доминика (присоединение) | 31.08.2001 | 29.11.2001 |
| Доминиканская Республика (присоединение) | 03.07.2008 | 01.10.2008 |
| Египет (ратификация) <1> | 08.01.1993 | 08.04.1993 |
| Израиль (ратификация) <1> | 06.01.2009 | 06.04.2009 |
| Индия (присоединение) <2> | 15.10.1999 | 13.01.2000 |
| Иордания (присоединение) | 02.07.2004 | 30.09.2004 |
| Ирак (присоединение) | 21.03.2014 | 19.06.2014 |
| Иран (Исламская Республика) (присоединение) <1> | 30.10.2009 | 28.01.2010 |
| Ирландия (присоединение) | 10.09.2004 | 09.12.2004 |
| Исландия (присоединение) | 28.05.2002 | 26.08.2002 |
| Испания (ратификация) | 07.07.1989 | 01.03.1992 |
| Италия (ратификация) | 26.01.1990 | 01.03.1992 |
| Йемен (присоединение) | 30.06.2000 | 28.09.2000 |
| Кабо-Верде (присоединение) | 03.01.2003 | 03.04.2003 |
| Казахстан (присоединение) | 24.11.2003 | 22.02.2004 |
| Камбоджа (присоединение) | 18.08.2006 | 16.11.2006 |
| Канада (ратификация) <2> | 18.06.1993 | 16.09.1993 |
| Катар (присоединение) | 18.09.2003 | 17.12.2003 |
| Кения (присоединение) | 21.01.2002 | 21.04.2002 |
| Кипр (присоединение) | 02.02.2000 | 02.05.2000 |
| Кирибати (присоединение) | 17.11.2005 | 16.02.2006 |
| Китай (ратификация) <1>, <6> | 20.08.1991 | 01.03.1992 |
| Коморские Острова (присоединение) | 06.03.2008 | 04.06.2008 |
| Конго (присоединение) | 28.05.2015 | 26.08.2015 |
| Коста-Рика (ратификация) | 25.03.2003 | 23.06.2003 |
| Кот-д'Ивуар (присоединение) | 23.03.2012 | 21.06.2012 |
| Куба (присоединение) <1> | 20.11.2001 | 18.02.2002 |
| Кувейт (присоединение) | 30.06.2003 | 28.09.2003 |
| Лаосская Народно-Демократическая Республика (присоединение) | 20.03.2012 | 18.06.2012 |
| Латвия (присоединение) | 04.12.2002 | 04.03.2003 |
| Лесото (присоединение) | 07.11.2011 | 05.02.2012 |
| Либерия (ратификация) | 05.10.1995 | 03.01.1996 |
| Ливан (присоединение) | 16.12.1994 | 16.03.1995 |
| Ливия (присоединение) | 08.08.2002 | 06.11.2002 |
| Литва (присоединение) | 30.01.2003 | 30.04.2003 |
| Лихтенштейн (присоединение) | 08.11.2002 | 06.02.2003 |
| Люксембург (присоединение) | 05.01.2011 | 05.04.2011 |
| Маврикий (присоединение) | 03.08.2004 | 01.11.2004 |
| Мавритания (присоединение) | 17.01.2008 | 16.04.2008 |
| Мадагаскар (присоединение) | 15.09.2006 | 14.12.2006 |
| Малави (присоединение) | 10.01.2014 | 10.04.2014 |
| Мали (присоединение) | 29.04.2002 | 28.07.2002 |
| Мальдивы (присоединение) | 25.02.2014 | 26.05.2014 |
| Мальта (присоединение) | 20.11.2001 | 18.02.2002 |
| Марокко (ратификация) | 08.01.2002 | 08.04.2002 |
| Маршалловы Острова (присоединение) | 29.11.1994 | 27.02.1995 |
| Мексика (присоединение) <1> | 13.05.1994 | 11.08.1994 |
| Микронезия (Федеративные Штаты) (присоединение) | 10.02.2003 | 11.05.2003 |
| Мозамбик (присоединение) <1> | 08.01.2003 | 08.04.2003 |
| Молдова (присоединение) <1> | 11.10.2005 | 09.01.2006 |
| Монако (присоединение) | 25.01.2002 | 25.04.2002 |
| Монголия (присоединение) | 22.11.2005 | 20.02.2006 |
| Мьянма (присоединение) <1> | 19.09.2003 | 18.12.2003 |
| Намибия (присоединение) | 10.07.2004 | 18.10.2004 |
| Науру (присоединение) | 11.08.2005 | 09.11.2005 |
| Нигер (присоединение) | 30.08.2006 | 28.11.2006 |
| Нигерия (ратификация) | 24.02.2004 | 24.05.2004 |
| Нидерланды (принятие) <5> | 05.03.1992 | 03.06.1992 |
| Никарагуа (присоединение) | 04.07.2007 | 02.10.2007 |
| Ниуэ (присоединение) | 22.06.2009 | 20.09.2009 |
| Новая Зеландия (ратификация) | 10.06.1999 | 08.09.1999 |
| Норвегия (ратификация) | 18.04.1991 | 01.03.1992 |
| Объединенная Республика Танзания (присоединение) | 11.05.2005 | 09.08.2005 |
| Объединенные Арабские Эмираты (присоединение) <1> | 15.09.2005 | 14.12.2005 |
| Оман (присоединение) | 24.09.1990 | 01.03.1992 |
| Острова Кука (присоединение) | 12.03.2007 | 10.06.2007 |
| Пакистан (присоединение) | 20.09.2000 | 19.12.2000 |
| Палау (присоединение) | 04.12.2001 | 04.03.2002 |
| Панама (присоединение) | 03.07.2002 | 01.10.2002 |
| Парагвай (присоединение) <2> | 12.11.2004 | 10.02.2005 |
| Перу (присоединение) | 19.07.2001 | 17.10.2001 |
| Польша (ратификация) | 25.06.1991 | 01.03.1992 |
| Португалия (присоединение) <1> | 05.01.1996 | 04.04.1996 |
| Республика Корея (присоединение) | 14.05.2003 | 12.08.2003 |
| Российская Федерация (ратификация) <1> | 04.05.2001 | 02.08.2001 |
| Румыния (присоединение) | 02.06.1993 | 31.08.1993 |
| Сальвадор (присоединение) | 07.12.2000 | 07.03.2001 |
| Самоа (присоединение) | 18.05.2004 | 16.08.2004 |
| Сан-Марино (присоединение) | 15.12.2014 | 15.03.2015 |
| Сан-Томе и Принсипи (присоединение) | 05.05.2006 | 03.08.2006 |
| Саудовская Аравия (присоединение) <1> | 02.02.2006 | 03.05.2006 |
| Северная Македония (присоединение) <8> | 07.08.2007 | 05.11.2007 |
| Сейшельские Острова (ратификация) | 24.01.1989 | 01.03.1992 |
| Сенегал (присоединение) | 09.08.2004 | 07.11.2004 |
| Сент-Винсент и Гренадины (присоединение) | 09.10.2001 | 07.01.2002 |
| Сент-Китс и Невис (присоединение) | 17.01.2002 | 17.04.2002 |
| Сент-Люсия (присоединение) | 20.05.2004 | 18.08.2004 |
| Сербия (правопреемство) <7> | - | 03.06.2006 |
| Сингапур (присоединение) | 03.02.2004 | 03.05.2004 |
| Сирийская Арабская Республика (присоединение) | 24.03.2003 | 22.06.2003 |
| Словакия (присоединение) | 08.12.2000 | 08.03.2001 |
| Словения (присоединение) | 18.07.2003 | 16.10.2003 |
| Соединенное Королевство (ратификация) <1>, <4> | 03.05.1991 | 01.03.1992 |
| Соединенные Штаты (ратификация) | 06.12.1994 | 06.03.1995 |
| Судан (присоединение) | 22.05.2000 | 20.08.2000 |
| Таджикистан (присоединение) | 12.08.2005 | 10.11.2005 |
| Того (присоединение) | 10.03.2003 | 08.06.2003 |
| Тонга (присоединение) | 06.12.2002 | 06.03.2003 |
| Тринидад и Тобаго (присоединение) | 27.07.1989 | 01.03.1992 |
| Тувалу (присоединение) | 02.12.2005 | 02.03.2006 |
| Тунис (присоединение) <1> | 06.03.1998 | 04.06.1998 |
| Туркменистан (присоединение) | 08.06.1999 | 06.09.1999 |
| Турция (ратификация) <1> | 06.03.1998 | 04.06.1998 |
| Уганда (присоединение) | 11.11.2003 | 09.02.2004 |
| Узбекистан (присоединение) | 25.09.2000 | 24.12.2000 |
| Украина (ратификация) | 21.04.1994 | 20.07.1994 |
| Уругвай (присоединение) | 10.08.2001 | 08.11.2001 |
| Фиджи (присоединение) | 21.05.2008 | 19.08.2008 |
| Филиппины (ратификация) | 06.01.2004 | 05.04.2004 |
| Финляндия (ратификация) | 12.11.1998 | 10.02.1999 |
| Франция (одобрение) <1> | 02.12.1991 | 01.03.1992 |
| Хорватия (присоединение) | 18.08.2005 | 16.11.2005 |
| Черногория (правопреемство) <7> | - | 03.06.2006 |
| Чехия (присоединение) | 10.12.2004 | 10.03.2005 |
| Чили (ратификация) | 22.04.1994 | 21.07.1994 |
| Швейцария (ратификация) | 12.03.1993 | 10.06.1993 |
| Швеция (ратификация) | 13.09.1990 | 01.03.1992 |
| Шри-Ланка (присоединение) | 04.09.2000 | 03.12.2000 |
| Эквадор (присоединение) | 10.03.2003 | 08.06.2003 |
| Экваториальная Гвинея (присоединение) | 15.01.2004 | 14.04.2004 |
| Эсватини <*> (присоединение) | 17.04.2003 | 16.07.2003 |
| Эстония (присоединение) | 15.02.2002 | 16.05.2002 |
| Эфиопия (присоединение) | 29.07.2013 | 27.10.2013 |
| Южная Африка (присоединение) | 08.07.2005 | 06.10.2005 |
| Ямайка (присоединение) <2> | 17.08.2005 | 15.11.2005 |
| Япония (присоединение) | 24.04.1998 | 23.07.1998 |
Число государств-участников: 166
CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF UNLAWFUL ACTS AGAINST THE SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION (SUA 1988) Done at Rome, 10 March 1988
Entry into force: 1 March 1992
I. Signatories
<1> For the text of a reservation or statement, see section III.
II. Contracting States
| Number of Contracting States: | 166 |
|---|---|
| (the combined merchant fleets of which constitute approximately 95.16% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant fleet) |
<*> former Swaziland (communication of change of name received in June 2018)
<1> For the text of a reservation, declaration or statement, see section III.
<2> With a notification under article 6, see section IV.
<3> On 3 October 1990 the German Democratic Republic acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Democratic Republic had acceded <*> to the Convention on 14 April 1989.
<*> For the text of a reservation, see section III.
<4> The United Kingdom declared its ratification to be effective also in respect of the Isle of Man from 8 February 1999 and in respect of Jersey from 17 October 2014.
<5> Extended to Aruba by the Netherlands with effect from 15 December 2004. Also extended to Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Caribbean part of the Netherlands) with effect from 10 October 2010. Since that date, the Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four autonomous countries: The Netherlands (European part and Caribbean part), Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. For more details see footnote 4, in section II of SOLAS 1974.
<6> China extended the Convention to the Hong Kong Administrative Region from 20 February 2006, and to the Macao Special Administrative Region from 2 April 2020.
<7> Following the dissolution of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro on 3 June 2006, all Treaty actions undertaken by Serbia and Montenegro continue to be in force with respect to Republic of Serbia. Montenegro has informed that it wished to succeed to this treaty with effect from the same date, ie. 3 June 2006.
<8> Previous name «The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia» (as per communication received in February 2019).
III. Declarations, Reservations and Statements
Algeria
The instrument of accession of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria was accompanied by the following reservation:
«The Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation concluded in Rome on 10 March 1988. The Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria declares that for a dispute to be submitted to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice, the agreement of all the parties involved shall be necessary in each case.»
Andorra
The instrument of accession of Andorra contained the following declaration:
«Andorra is a landlocked State and, at the time of its accession to the Convention and the Protocol, has no official ships registered. However, in accordance with the Traffic Code of 10 June 1999, individuals of Andorran nationality and foreigners residing legally in the country may have their sports vessels entered in a register established by the Government of Andorra.»
In this context, Andorra reserves the right recognized in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in particular article 125, to request transit States (the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of France) for right of access to and from the sea, and freedom of transit through their territories for that purpose.
We, the Co-princes, having read and considered the above-mentioned Convention and Protocol, hereby express the consent of the State to be bound by the provisions contained therein, and to that end we command issuance of this instrument of accession, signed by us and countersigned by the Head of the Government.»
Argentina
The instrument of ratification of the Argentine Republic contained the following reservation:
«The Argentine Republic declares, in accordance with the provisions of article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention, that it shall not be bound by any of the provisions of paragraph 1 of that article.»
Armenia
The instrument of accession of the Republic of Armenia contained the following reservation:
«The Republic of Armenia declares that it does not consider itself bound by the 2nd sentence of Article 16, paragraph 1, of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation.»
Azerbaijan
The instrument of accession of the Republic of Azerbaijan contained the following reservation:
«In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 16 of the Convention, the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of Article 16.»
Brazil
The instrument of ratification of the Federative Republic of Brazil contained the following reservation:
«...with reservation to article 6, paragraph 2; article 8' and article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention and to article 3, paragraph 2 of the Protocol.»
Chile
The following statement was made at the time of signature of the Convention:
«In connection with the provisions of article 4 of the present Convention, the Government of Chile shall not apply the provisions thereof to incidents that occur in its internal waters and in the waters of Magellan Strait.»
China
The following statement was made at the time of signature of the Convention:
«The People's Republic of China shall not be bound by paragraph 1 of article 16 of the said Convention.»
This statement was reaffirmed in the instrument of ratification of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The Depositary received, on 30 March 2020 a notification that the above reservation made by Government of the PRC to paragraph 1 of Article 16 of the SUA Convention also applies to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the PRC.
Cuba
The instrument of accession by the Republic of Cuba contained the following reservation:
«The Republic of Cuba, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 16, declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of the aforesaid article, with respect to the settlement of disputes between States Parties, since it considers that such disputes should be settled by amicable agreement. Similarly, the Republic of Cuba reiterates that it does not recognize the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice».
Denmark
The instrument of ratification of the Kingdom of Denmark contained the following reservation:
«...with the qualification, however, that the Convention as well as the Protocol will not apply to the Faroes nor to Greenland, pending a further decision.»
Egypt
The instrument of ratification of the Arab Republic of Egypt was accompanied by the following reservations:
«1. A reservation is made to article 16 on the peaceful settlement of disputes because it provides for the binding jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, and also with regard to the application of the Convention to seagoing ships in internal waters which are scheduled to navigate beyond territorial waters.»
2. A reservation is made to article 6, paragraph 2, of the Convention and article 3, paragraph 2, of the Protocol because those articles permit the optional jurisdiction of blackmailed States (which are asked by the perpetrator of an act of terrorism to do or abstain from doing any act).
This is in compliance with the provision of paragraph 4 of each of the two articles.»
France
The instrument of approval of the French Republic contained the following declarations:
«1. As far as article 3, paragraph 2, is concerned the French Republic understands by „tentative“, „incitation“, "complicité" and „menace“, la tenative, l'incitation, la complicité and la menace as defined in the conditions envisaged by French criminal law.»
2. The French Republic does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 16, paragraph 1, according to which: «Any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation within a reasonable time shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration. If, within six months from the date of the request for arbitration, the parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration any one of those parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in conformity with the Statute of the Court».
The Federal Republic of Germany
The instrument of accession of the Federal Republic of Germany was accompanied by the following reservation in the German language:
«In accordance with article 16, paragraph 2, of the Convention the Federal Republic of Germany declares that it does not consider itself bound by article 16, paragraph 1, of the Convention.»
India
The instrument of accession of the Republic of India contained the following reservation:
«In accordance with article 16(2) of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988, the Government of the Republic of India hereby declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 16(1).»
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
The instrument of accession by the Islamic Republic of Iran contained the following reservations:
«Pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 2 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran affirms that the consent of all parties to such a dispute is necessary in each individual case, for the submission of the dispute to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran can, if it deems appropriate, agree with the submission of the dispute to arbitration in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and related domestic Law.»
With regard to Article 11, paragraph 4, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers that the extradition would be applicable only to the State Party within the territorial jurisdiction of which the crime has occurred. In the case where an extradition agreement exists between the requesting State and the State in which the crime has occurred, the agreement shall be applied.»
Iraq
The following reservation was made at the time of signature of the convention:
«This signature does not in any way imply recognition of Israel or entry into any relationship with it.»
The depositary received, on 11 February 2019, the following additional reservation:
«Pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 2 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA 1988), the Government of the Republic of Iraq states that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention.»
Israel
The instrument of ratification by Israel contained the following reservation:
«Pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 2 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, the Government of Israel declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention.»
The instrument of ratification by Israel also contained the following statement:
«The Government of the State of Israel has noted that the reservation made upon the signature of Iraq of the aforementioned Convention contains a statement with respect to the State of Israel.»
The Government of the State of Israel considers that such a statement, 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 statement made by Iraq.»
Mexico
The instrument of accession of the United Mexican States contained the following reservation:
«Mexico's accession to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988, and to its Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988, is on the understanding that in matters relating to extradition, both article 11 of the Convention and article 3 of the Protocol will be applied in the Republic of Mexico subject to the modalities and procedures laid down in the applicable provisions of national law.»
Moldova
The instrument of accession of the Republic of Moldova contained the following declaration:
«Until the full re-establishment of the territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, the provisions of the Convention shall be applied only on the territory controlled by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova.»
The Republic of Moldova shall apply the provisions of article 8, paragraph 1 of the Convention as far as it will not infringe its own national legislation.
The Republic of Moldova declares that it shall establish its own jurisdiction over the offences specified in article 3 of the Convention, in cases provided in article 6, paragraph 2 of this Convention.
According to article 16, paragraph 2 of the Convention, the Republic of Moldova does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention.»
Mozambique
The instrument of accession by Mozambique contained the following declarations:
«The Republic of Mozambique does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article 16, paragraph 1, of the Convention.»
In this connection, the Republic of Mozambique states that, in each individual case, the consent of all Parties to such a dispute is necessary for the submission of the dispute to arbitration or to International Court of Justice.»
Furthermore, the Republic of Mozambique declares that:
«The Republic of Mozambique, in accordance with its Constitution and domestic laws, can not extradite Mozambique citizens.»
Therefore, Mozambique citizens will be tried and sentenced in national courts.»
Myanmar
The instrument of accession by Myanmar was accompanied by the following reservation:
«The Government of the Union of Myanmar wished to express reservation of Article 16(1) relating to arbitration and does not consider itself bound by the same.»
Portugal
The instrument of accession of the Portuguese Republic contained the following declaration:
«In face of its internal law Portugal considers that the handing over of the suspect mentioned in article 8 of the Convention can only be based on strong suspicions that he committed any of the crimes mentioned in article 3, and will always depend on a court decision. Furthermore it will not be admitted in the event that the crime ascribed entails death sentence.»
Qatar
The instrument of accession by Qatar contained the following:
«Subject to reservation in respect of article 16(a).»
Russian Federation
The instrument of ratification of the Russian Federation contained the following reservation (in the Russian language):
«The Russian Federation applies the provisions of point 1 of article 8 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation to the extent to which they do not conflict with its own legislation».
Saudi Arabia
The instrument of accession of Saudi Arabia was accompanied by the following reservation:
This document announces the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's accession to and approval of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, with full reservation as to Article 11 and Article 16, paragraph 1, of the Convention.
Tunisia
The instrument of accession of the Republic of Tunisia was accompanied by the following declaration:
«The Republic of Tunisia, in agreeing to accede to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation concluded in Rome on 10 March 1988, declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 16 of the Convention and maintains that disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention may be submitted to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice only with the prior agreement of all the parties involved.»
Turkiye
The instrument of ratification of the Republic of Turkiye was accompanied by the following reservation:
«In signing the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, the Government of the Republic of Turkiye, under the article 16(2) of the said Convention declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph (1) of the article 16 of the said Convention.»
United Arab Emirates
The instrument of accession of the United Arab Emirates contained the following reservation:
«The Government of the United Arab Emirates has taken cognizance of the provisions of the aforementioned Convention and Protocol and accedes to them with full reservation in respect of the provisions of article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention, concerning the settlement of a dispute between States Parties to the Convention by arbitration or, if they are unable to agree on the organization of arbitration, by referral of the dispute to the International Court of Justice. It also enters a full reservation with respect to the provisions of article 1 of the Protocol, insofar as they refer to article 16, paragraph 1 of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation.»
United Kingdom
The instrument of ratification of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was accompanied by the following declaration:
«...that until consultations with various territories under the territorial sovereignty of the United Kingdom are completed, the Convention and Protocol will apply in respect of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland only. Consultations with the territories are in hand and are expected to be completed by the end of 1991.»
Viet Nam
The instrument of accession by Viet Nam was accompanied by the following declaration:
«According to the Convention, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam makes its reservation to paragraph 1 of article 16 thereof.»
IV. Notifications
Article 6
Canada
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph 3 of the Convention, the Secretary-General has been informed that Canada has established jurisdiction over offences in all of the cases cited in Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Convention.
Article 6
Jamaica
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, paragraph 2(c) of the Convention, the Secretary-General has been informed that Jamaica has established jurisdiction over the offences set forth in Article 3.
Article 6
Paraguay
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 of the Convention, the Secretary-General has been informed that the Republic of Paraguay has established jurisdiction in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Convention.