PROTOCOL
RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
CIVIL AVIATION ARTICLE 3 BIS
Signed at Montreal on 10 May 1984
Entry into force: The Protocol entered into force on 1 October 1998.
Status: 164 parties.
| State | Date of deposit of instrument of ratification |
| --- | --- |
| Albania | 06.05.2016 |
| Algeria | 28.05.2001 |
| Andorra <4> | 25.02.2001 |
| Angola | 04.02.2008 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 17.10.1988 |
| Argentina | 01.12.1986 |
| Armenia | 08.12.1999 |
| Australia | 10.09.1986 |
| Austria | 11.01.1985 |
| Azerbaijan | 23.03.2000 |
| Bahamas | 31.03.2016 |
| Bahrain | 07.02.1990 |
| Bangladesh | 03.06.1986 |
| Barbados | 23.11.1984 |
| Belarus | 24.07.1996 |
| Belgium | 20.09.1985 |
| Belize | 24.09.1997 |
| Benin | 30.03.2004 |
| Bhutan | 26.08.2005 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 09.07.1998 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 09.05.1997 |
| Botswana | 28.03.2001 |
| Brazil | 21.01.1987 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 16.07.2008 |
| Bulgaria | 06.04.1998 |
| Burkina Faso | 08.12.1998 |
| Burundi | 10.10.1991 |
| Cabo Verde | 26.10.2009 |
| Cambodia | 27.03.2023 |
| Cameroon | 28.01.1988 |
| Canada | 23.09.1986 |
| Chad | 20.07.2015 |
| Chile | 26.11.1984 |
| China <2> | 23.07.1997 |
| Colombia | 10.03.1989 |
| Congo | 19.12.2011 |
| Cook Islands | 29.08.2005 |
| Costa Rica | 11.04.2018 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 05.06.1987 |
| Croatia | 06.05.1994 |
| Cuba | 28.09.1998 |
| Cyprus | 05.07.1989 |
| Czechia | 15.04.1993 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.07.2014 |
| Denmark | 16.10.1985 |
| Djibouti | 01.02.2021 |
| Dominica <11> | 14.03.2019 |
| Dominican Republic | 02.02.2015 |
| Ecuador | 22.04.1988 |
| Egypt | 01.08.1985 |
| El Salvador | 08.04.1998 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 18.09.2015 |
| Eritrea | 27.05.1994 |
| Estonia | 21.08.1992 |
| Eswatini | 27.09.2023 |
| Ethiopia | 22.05.1985 |
| Fiji | 21.09.1992 |
| Finland | 18.12.1991 |
| France | 19.08.1985 |
| Gabon | 01.11.1988 |
| Gambia | 20.06.2000 |
| Georgia | 16.09.2005 |
| Germany | 02.07.1996 |
| Ghana | 15.07.1997 |
| Greece | 16.10.1987 |
| Grenada | 30.09.2024 |
| Guatemala | 18.09.1987 |
| Guinea | 01.10.1998 |
| Guyana | 02.05.1988 |
| Hungary | 24.05.1990 |
| Iceland | 18.10.2004 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 17.06.1994 |
| Iraq | 20.03.1998 |
| Ireland | 19.09.1990 |
| Israel | 30.09.1997 |
| Italy | 12.06.1986 |
| Jamaica | 25.05.1998 |
| Japan | 26.06.1998 |
| Jordan | 08.10.1986 |
| Kazakhstan | 10.09.2002 |
| Kenya | 05.10.1995 |
| Kuwait | 18.07.1986 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 28.02.2000 |
| Latvia | 17.08.1999 |
| Lebanon | 14.12.1994 |
| Lesotho | 17.03.1988 |
| Libya | 28.10.1996 |
| Lithuania | 04.03.2004 |
| Luxembourg | 10.05.1985 |
| Madagascar | 10.09.1986 |
| Malawi | 13.12.1990 |
| Maldives | 08.04.1997 |
| Mali | 04.03.1987 |
| Malta | 25.03.1994 |
| Mauritius | 07.11.1989 |
| Mexico | 20.06.1990 |
| Monaco | 27.01.1993 |
| Mongolia | 22.09.1999 |
| Montenegro <7> | 12.02.2007 |
| Morocco | 19.07.1990 |
| Mozambique | 27.01.2012 |
| Namibia | 19.12.2005 |
| Nepal | 26.10.1987 |
| Netherlands <9> | 18.12.1986 |
| New Zealand | 01.12.1999 |
| Nicaragua | 06.09.2022 |
| Niger | 08.04.1988 |
| Nigeria | 08.07.1985 |
| North Macedonia | 23.03.1998 |
| Norway | 16.10.1985 |
| Oman | 21.02.1985 |
| Pakistan | 10.06.1985 |
| Panama | 22.05.1987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 05.10.1992 |
| Paraguay | 29.03.2001 |
| Philippines | 19.10.2015 |
| Poland | 18.10.1999 |
| Portugal <1> | 17.06.1991 |
| Qatar | 23.10.1990 |
| Republic of Korea | 27.02.1985 |
| Republic of Moldova | 20.06.1997 |
| Romania | 27.07.1998 |
| Russian Federation | 24.08.1990 |
| Rwanda | 20.10.2015 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis <5> | 20.06.2002 |
| Saint Lucia | 14.02.2024 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.06.2024 |
| Samoa | 09.07.1998 |
| San Marino | 03.02.1995 |
| Saudi Arabia | 21.07.1986 |
| Senegal | 02.05.1985 |
| Serbia <3> | 13.01.2001 |
| Seychelles | 08.08.1985 |
| Sierra Leone | 25.11.2015 |
| Slovakia | 20.03.1995 |
| Slovenia | 08.03.2000 |
| South Africa | 28.06.1985 |
| South Sudan <8> | 11.10.2011 |
| Spain | 24.10.1985 |
| Sri Lanka | 30.05.2025 |
| Sudan | 16.11.2016 |
| Suriname | 27.03.2003 |
| Sweden | 16.10.1985 |
| Switzerland | 24.02.1986 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 20.03.2003 |
| Tajikistan | 09.04.1999 |
| Thailand | 12.07.1985 |
| Timor-Leste <6> | 04.08.2005 |
| Togo | 05.07.1985 |
| Tonga | 05.02.2002 |
| Tunisia | 29.04.1985 |
| Turkiye | 20.04.1998 |
| Turkmenistan | 14.04.1993 |
| Tuvalu <10> | 19.10.2017 |
| Uganda | 07.07.1995 |
| Ukraine | 21.01.2003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18.02.1987 |
| United Kingdom | 21.08.1987 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 09.03.2004 |
| Uruguay | 11.09.1987 |
| Uzbekistan | 24.02.1994 |
| Vanuatu | 09.11.2005 |
| Viet Nam | 03.02.1999 |
| Yemen | 25.07.2008 |
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<1> By a Note dated 24 November 1999, the Government of Portugal advised the International Civil Aviation Organization as follows:
"In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Macao signed on 13 April 1987, the Portuguese Republic will continue to have international responsibility for Macao until 19 December 1999 and from that date onwards the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999.
From 20 December 1999 onwards the Portuguese Republic will cease to be responsible for the international rights and obligations arising from the application of the Convention [Protocol] to Macao.
<2> By a Note dated 6 December 1999, the Government of the People's Republic of China advised the International Civil Aviation Organization that this Protocol shall apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region with effect from 20 December 1999.
<3> Yugoslavia (F.R. of), by virtue of its adherence on 14 December 2000 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 13 January 2001, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Yugoslavia (F.R. of).
On 4 February 2003, the name of the State of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was changed to Serbia and Montenegro.
Following the Declaration of Independence adopted by the National Assembly of Montenegro on 3 June 2006, Serbia advised ICAO by a note dated 7 June 2006 that the membership of the state union of Serbia and Montenegro in ICAO is continued by the Republic of Serbia. Serbia subsequently advised ICAO by a note dated 13 July 2006 that the Republic of Serbia continues to exercise its rights and honour its commitments deriving from international treaties concluded by Serbia and Montenegro and requests that the Republic of Serbia be considered a party to all international agreements in force, instead of Serbia and Montenegro.
<4> Andorra, by virtue of its adherence on 26 January 2001 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 25 February 2001, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Andorra.
<5> Saint Kitts and Nevis, by virtue of its adherence on 21 May 2002 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 20 June 2002, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Saint Kitts and Nevis.
<6> Timor-Leste, by virtue of its adherence on 4 August 2005 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 3 September 2005, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Timor-Leste.
<7> Montenegro, by virtue of its adherence on 12 February 2007 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 14 March 2007, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Montenegro.
<8> South Sudan, by virtue of its adherence on 11 October 2011 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 10 November 2011, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to South Sudan.
<9> By a note dated 31 August 2011, deposited on 9 September 2011, the Netherlands advised ICAO that, following a modification in the structure of the Kingdom of the Netherlands effective from 10 October 2010, this Protocol applies from 10 October 2010 to the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba), Curaçao and Sint Maarten. It applies to the European part of the Netherlands and to Aruba from 1 October 1998.
<10> Tuvalu, by virtue of its adherence on 19 October 2017 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 18 November 2017, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Tuvalu.
<11> Dominica, by virtue of its adherence on 14 March 2019 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944), became party to all Protocols of amendment of the Convention in force at the time of adherence, effective 13 April 2019, the date of entry into force of the Convention with respect to Dominica.
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