Статус Протокола к Афинской конвенции о перевозке морем пассажиров и их багажа от 13 декабря 1974 года (PAL Protocol 1976) (Лондон, 19 ноября 1976 года) [рус., англ.]

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СТАТУС ПРОТОКОЛА К АФИНСКОЙ КОНВЕНЦИИ О ПЕРЕВОЗКЕ МОРЕМ ПАССАЖИРОВ И ИХ БАГАЖА ОТ 13 ДЕКАБРЯ 1974 ГОДА (PAL PROTOCOL 1976) (ЛОНДОН, 19 НОЯБРЯ 1976 ГОДА)

(по состоянию на 9 декабря 2025 года)

Вступление в силу: 30.04.1989

I. Подписи

Германия, Федеративная Республика

II. Договаривающиеся государства

Число государств-участников: 16

PROTOCOL TO THE ATHENS CONVENTION RELATING TO THE CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR LUGGAGE BY SEA, 1974 (PAL PROT 1976)

Status as at: 09.12.2025

Entry into force: 30 April 1989

I. Signatories

II. Contracting States

<1> For the text of a reservation, see section III.

<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 Protocol 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 Protocol is continued by the Russian Federation.

<5> With a notification under article II(3), see section IV.

III. States which have denounced the Protocol

<*> Date of entry into force of PAL PROT 2002.

IV. Declarations, Reservations and Statements

Argentina <1>

The instrument of accession of the Argentine Republic contained the following reservation (in the Spanish language):

[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 its sovereign rights over the said Islands which form an integral part of its national territory.»

<1> The depositary received the following communication dated 4 August 1987 from the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office:

«The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot accept the reservation made by the Argentine Republic as regards the Falkland Islands.»

«The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have no doubt as to the United Kingdom sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and, accordingly, their right to extend the application of the Convention to the Falkland Islands.»

V. Notifications

Article II(3) of the Protocol

Switzerland:

[Translation]

«The Federal Council declares, with reference to article 9, paragraphs 1 and 3 of the Convention introduced by article II of the Protocol of 19 November 1976, that Switzerland calculates the value of its national currency in special drawing rights (SDR) in the following way:»

«The Swiss National Bank (SNB) notifies the International Monetary Fund (IMF) daily of the mean rate of the dollar of the United States of America on the Zurich currency market. The exchange value of one SDR in Swiss francs is determined from that dollar rate and the rate of the SDR in dollars calculated by IMF. On the basis of these values, SNB calculates a mean SDR rate which it will publish in its Monthly Gazette.»

United Kingdom

«...in accordance with article 9.3 of the Convention, as amended by article II(3) of the Protocol, the manner of calculation employed by the United Kingdom pursuant to article 9.1 of the Convention, as amended, shall be the method of valuation applied by the International Monetary Fund.»