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title: "<Статус Конвенции о праве несудоходных видов использования международных водотоков (Нью-Йорк, 21 мая 1997 года)> [рус., англ.]"
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## <Статус Конвенции о праве несудоходных видов использования международных водотоков (Нью-Йорк, 21 мая 1997 года)> [рус., англ.]

# <Статус Конвенции о праве несудоходных видов использования международных водотоков (Нью-Йорк, 21 мая 1997 года)> [рус., англ.]


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<a id="p100001"></a>**[неофициальный перевод]**

<a id="p100002"></a>**СТАТУС [КОНВЕНЦИИ](https://bukva.ai/docs/konventsiya-o-prave-nesudohodnyh-vidov/statya-1)**<br>
**О ПРАВЕ НЕСУДОХОДНЫХ ВИДОВ**<br>
**ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫХ ВОДОТОКОВ**<br>
**(НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 21 МАЯ 1997 ГОДА)**

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<a id="p100003"></a>(по состоянию на 29 октября 2026 года)

<a id="p100004"></a>Вступление в силу: 17.08.2014


| Участник | Подписание | Одобрение (AA) Принятие (A), Присоединение (a), Ратификация |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Бенин |  | 05.07.2012 a |
| Ботсвана [<x>](#p100045) |  | 20.01.2026 a |
| Буркина-Фасо Венгрия [<x>](#p100014) | 20.07.1999 | 22.03.2011 a 26.01.2000 AA |
| Венесуэла (Боливарианская Республика) Вьетнам [<x>](#p100040) | 22.09.1997 | 19.05.2014 a |
| Гамбия |  | 17.07.2023 a |
| Гана |  | 22.06.2020 a |
| Гвинея-Бисау Германия | 13.08.1998 | 19.05.2010 a 15.01.2007 |
| Государство Палестина |  | 02.01.2015 a |
| Греция |  | 02.12.2010 a |
| Дания [<x>](#p100032) |  | 30.04.2012 a |
| Зимбабве Иордания | 17.04.1998 | 19.07.2024 a 22.06.1999 |
| Ирак |  | 09.07.2001 a |
| Ирландия |  | 20.12.2013 a |
| Испания |  | 24.09.2009 a |
| Италия Йемен | 17.05.2000 | 30.11.2012 a |
| Казахстан |  | 18.11.2024 a |
| Катар Кот-д'Ивуар | 25.09.1998 | 28.02.2002 a 25.02.2014 |
| Ливан |  | 25.05.1999 a |
| Ливия Люксембург | 14.10.1997 | 14.06.2005 a 08.06.2012 |
| Малави [<x>](#p100048) |  | 26.08.2026 a |
| Марокко Намибия | 19.05.2000 | 13.04.2011 a 29.08.2001 |
| Нигер |  | 20.02.2013 a |
| Нигерия Нидерланды [<x>](#p100028) | 09.03.2000 | 27.09.2010 09.01.2001 A |
| Норвегия | 30.09.1998 | 30.09.1998 |
| Парагвай Португалия | 25.08.1998 11.11.1997 | 22.06.2005 |
| Сирийская Арабская Республика [<x>](#p100017) | 11.08.1997 | 02.04.1998 |
| Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и |  | 13.12.2013 a |
| Северной Ирландии |  |  |
| Сьерра-Леоне Тунис | 19.05.2000 | 16.07.2025 a 22.04.2009 |
| Узбекистан Финляндия | 31.10.1997 | 04.09.2007 a 23.01.1998 A |
| Франция |  | 24.02.2011 a |
| Чад |  | 26.09.2012 a |
| Черногория [<x>](#p100035) |  | 24.09.2013 a |
| Швеция Южная Африка | 13.08.1997 | 15.06.2000 a 26.10.1998 |







## <a id="p100006"></a>CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE NON-NAVIGATIONAL USES OF INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES

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**New York, 21 May 1997**

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<a id="p100007"></a>Status as at: 29-10-2026

<a id="p100008"></a>Entry into force: 17 August 2014, in accordance with article 36(1).
<a id="p100043"></a>Registration: 17 August 2014, No. 52106
<a id="p100009"></a>Status: Signatories: 16. Parties: 43. [<1>](#p100026)
<a id="p100010"></a>Text: Certified true copy
<a id="p100044"></a>United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2999, p. 77. Doc. A/51/869. C.N.353.2008.TREATIES-1 of 6 May 2008 (Proposal of corrections to the original text of the Convention (Arabic version) and to the Certified True Copies) and C.N.675.2008.TREATIES-2 of 24 September 2008 (corrections).
<a id="p100011"></a>Note: By resolution A/RES/51/229 of 21 May 1997, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted at its 51 session, the said Convention. In accordance with its article 34, the Convention shall be open for signature at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York, on 21 May 1997 and will remain open to all States and regional economic integration organizations for signature until 21 May 2000.


| Participant | Signature | Approval (AA), Acceptance (A), Accession (a), Ratification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Benin |  | 5 Jul 2012 a |
| Botswana [<x>](#p100045) |  | 20 Jan 2026 a |
| Burkina Faso |  | 22 Mar 2011 a |
| Chad Cote d'Ivoire | 25 Sep 1998 | 26 Sep 2012 a 25 Feb 2014 |
| Denmark [<x>](#p100032) Finland | 31 Oct 1997 | 30 Apr 2012 a 23 Jan 1998 A |
| France |  | 24 Feb 2011 a |
| Gambia Germany | 13 Aug 1998 | 17 Jul 2023 a 15 Jan 2007 |
| Ghana |  | 22 Jun 2020 a |
| Greece |  | 2 Dec 2010 a |
| Guinea-Bissau Hungary [<x>](#p100014) | 20 Dec 1999 | 19 May 2010 a 26 Jan 2000 AA |
| Iraq |  | 9 Jul 2001 a |
| Ireland |  | 20 Dec 2013 a |
| Italy Jordan | 17 Apr 1998 | 30 Nov 2012 a 22 Jun 1999 |
| Kazakhstan |  | 18 Nov 2024 a |
| Lebanon |  | 25 May 1999 a |
| Libya Luxembourg | 14 Oct 1997 | 14 Jun 2005 a 8 Jun 2012 |
| Malawi [<x>](#p100048) |  | 26 Aug 2026 a |
| Montenegro [<x>](#p100035) |  | 24 Sep 2013 a |
| Morocco Namibia | 19 May 2000 | 13 Apr 2011 a 29 Aug 2001 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) [<x>](#p100028) | 9 Mar 2000 | 9 Jan 2001 A |
| Niger |  | 20 Feb 2013 a |
| Nigeria Norway | 30 Sep 1998 | 27 Sep 2010 30 Sep 1998 |
| Paraguay Portugal | 25 Aug 1998 11 Nov 1997 | 22 Jun 2005 |
| Qatar |  | 28 Feb 2002 a |
| Sierra Leone South Africa | 13 Aug 1997 | 16 Jul 2025 a 26 Oct 1998 |
| Spain |  | 24 Sep 2009 a |
| State of Palestine |  | 2 Jan 2015 a |
| Sweden Syrian Arab Republic [<x>](#p100017) | 11 Aug 1997 | 15 Jun 2000 a 2 Apr 1998 |
| Tunisia | 19 May 2000 | 22 Apr 2009 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and |  | 13 Dec 2013 a |
| Northern Ireland |  |  |
| Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22 Sep 1997 | 4 Sep 2007 a |
| Viet Nam [<x>](#p100040) Yemen | 17 May 2000 | 19 May 2014 a |
| Zimbabwe |  | 19 Jul 2024 a |







## <a id="p100013"></a>DECLARATIONS AND RESERVATIONS

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations
**and reservations were made upon ratification,**
acceptance, approval or accession.)


### <a id="p100045"></a>Botswana

<a id="p100046"></a>**Declaration made upon accession:**
<a id="p100047"></a>"...for purposes of Article 33(10) of the Convention, the Republic of Botswana declares that for any dispute not resolved in accordance with Article 33(2), it recognises as compulsory ipso facto, and without any special agreement in relation to any party accepting the same obligation, the submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice; and/or Arbitration by an arbitral tribunal established in accordance with the procedure set out in the Annex to the Convention."


### <a id="p100032"></a>Denmark

<a id="p100033"></a>**Territorial Exclusion**
<a id="p100034"></a>Until further notice, the Convention shall not apply to the Faroe Islands and Greenland.


### <a id="p100014"></a>Hungary

<a id="p100015"></a>**Declaration:**
<a id="p100016"></a>"The Government of the Republic of Hungary declares itself bound by either of the two means for the settlement of disputes (International Court of Justice, arbitration), reserving its right to agree on the competent body of jurisdiction, as the case may be."


### <a id="p100048"></a>Malawi

<a id="p100049"></a>Declaration:
<a id="p100050"></a>"1. The Republic of Malawi understands and declares that the provisions of the Convention, including those concerning equitable and reasonable utilisation (Articles 5 - 6), the no-harm rule (Article 7), the obligation to notify (Article 12), and the duty to cooperate (Article 8), are procedural and substantive obligations that govern the exercise of Malawi's sovereign rights over its internationally shared watercourses. These obligations shall not be construed as qualifying, diminishing, or otherwise affecting the territorial sovereignty of Malawi over any watercourse, lake, or water body situated within Malawian territory, including Lake Malawi.
2. <a id="p100051"></a>The Republic of Malawi declares that nothing in the Convention, including the definition of "international watercourse" in Article 2, shall be interpreted as implying any determination on the question of boundary delimitation of Lake Malawi or any other water body adjacent to an international boundary. Malawi's participation in any notification, consultation, or data-sharing process under the Convention with respect to Lake Malawi shall be without prejudice to its territorial and boundary positions in relation to that lake, and shall not constitute an admission or waiver of any kind in respect of those positions.
3. <a id="p100052"></a>The Republic of Malawi further declares that the reference in Article 5(2) of the Convention to "participation" of watercourse States in the use, development, and protection of an international watercourse shall be understood as participation on the basis of Malawi's sovereignty and sovereign rights within its territory, and shall not be construed as conferring on any other State any rights over waters, the bed, or the subsoil of Lake Malawi beyond what is recognised under applicable bilateral arrangements and international law.
<a id="p100053"></a>**4. The Republic of Malawi notes that, in accordance with Article 3 of the Convention, this Declaration supplements and is consistent with any applicable bilateral watercourse agreement to which Malawi is or may become a party, and that the principles of this Declaration shall apply mutatis mutandis to any framework agreement or joint management mechanism established pursuant to the Convention in relation to Lake Malawi or any other internationally shared water body.**
5. <a id="p100054"></a>This Declaration is made in a spirit of cooperation and in recognition of Malawi's commitment to the peaceful, equitable, and sustainable management of its shared water resources, and shall in no way be construed as a hostile or contentious act towards any co-riparian State. Malawi affirms its readiness to engage constructively with all co-riparian States under the Convention, on the basis of mutual respect for territorial integrity and sovereign equality."


### <a id="p100035"></a>Montenegro

<a id="p100036"></a>Declaration
<a id="p100037"></a>"Montenegro declares that in respect of any dispute not resolved in accordance with Article 33 paragraph 2 of the said Convention, Montenegro recognizes as compulsory ipso facto, and without special agreement in relationship to any party accepting the same obligation:
<a id="p100038"></a>**1. Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice; and/or**
2. <a id="p100039"></a>Arbitration by an arbitral tribunal established and operating, unless the parties to the dispute otherwise agreed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the annex to the present Convention."


### <a id="p100028"></a>Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

<a id="p100029"></a>17 February 2010
<a id="p100030"></a>**Declaration:**
<a id="p100031"></a>"The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 10 of Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement."


### <a id="p100017"></a>Syrian Arab Republic

<a id="p100018"></a>**Reservation:**
<a id="p100019"></a>The acceptance by the Syrian Arab Republic of this Convention and its ratification by the Government shall not under any circumstances be taken to imply recognition of Israel and shall not lead to its entering into relations therewith that are governed by its provisions.


### <a id="p100040"></a>Viet Nam

<a id="p100041"></a>**Reservation:**
<a id="p100042"></a>"The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam reserves the right to choose the appropriate means of dispute settlement notwithstanding the decision of the other party to the concerned dispute."

<a id="p100020"></a>Objections (Unless otherwise indicated, the objections were made upon ratification, acceptance approval or accession.)


#### <a id="p100021"></a>Israel

<a id="p100022"></a>15 July 1998
<a id="p100023"></a>In regard to the reservation made by the Syrian Arab Republic upon ratification:
<a id="p100024"></a>"In view of the Government of the State of Israel such reservation, which is explicitly of a political nature, is incompatible with the purposes and objectives of this Convention and cannot in any way affect whatever obligations are binding upon the Syrian Arab Republic under general international treaty law or under particular conventions. The Government of the State of Israel will, in so far as concerns the substance of the matter, adopt towards the Syrian Arab Republic an attitude of complete reciprocity."

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<a id="p100025"></a>End Note<br>
1. <a id="p100026"></a>For the purpose of entry into force of the [Convention/Protocol], any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession deposited by a regional economic integration organization shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of that Organization.

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