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CHAPTER XII
NAVIGATION
1 .h Amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
London, 4 November 1993
Entry into force
:
7 November 2002, in accordance with article 66 of the Convention, for all Members of the Organization (Article 62 was renumbered as Article 66 by Resolution A.400 (X) of 17 November 1977)*.
Registration :
7 November 2002, No. 4214
Status :
Parties *.
Text :
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2199, p. 113;
IMO Resolution A.735. (18).
Note :
See " Note: " at beginning of chapter XII.1.
The amendments were adopted by the Assembly of the Organization by resolution A.735 (18) of 4 November 1993.
Pursuant to article 68 of the Convention, the acceptance of an amendment shall be made by the communication of an instrument to the Secretary-General of the Organization for deposit with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.  Following is the list of States which had accepted the Amendments to the Convention prior to their entry into force.
*See chapter XII.1 for the complete list of Participants, Members of the International Maritime Organization, for which the above amendments are in force, pursuant to article 71 of the Convention as amended.
Participant
 Acceptance(A)
Algeria
 18 Dec 1996 A
Antigua and Barbuda
 10 Oct 2000 A
Argentina
 21 Sep 1995 A
Australia
 10 Mar 1995 A
Azerbaijan
 31 Oct 2001 A
Bahamas
  7 May 1998 A
Bahrain
 28 Jul 1998 A
Bangladesh
 13 Jul 1998 A
Barbados
  1 Jul 1998 A
Belgium
 15 Sep 1998 A
Belize
  6 May 1997 A
Brazil
 23 Dec 1996 A
Brunei Darussalam
 23 Dec 1998 A
Bulgaria
 29 Jan 1997 A
Canada
 23 Jun 1995 A
Chile
 19 Jun 1998 A
China
 27 Oct 1994 A
Comoros
  3 Aug 2001 A
Congo
 21 Aug 2001 A
Côte d'Ivoire
  4 Nov 1998 A
Cuba
 28 Feb 1994 A
Cyprus
 24 Jun 1996 A
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  5 Apr 1994 A
Denmark
  6 Jan 1994 A
Dominica
 29 Apr 1997 A
Ecuador
 30 Jan 1998 A
Egypt
 12 Jul 1994 A
Eritrea
 23 Oct 2001 A
Estonia
 22 Feb 1994 A
Fiji
 20 Aug 2002 A
Finland
 28 Aug 1995 A
France
 18 Nov 1997 A
Gambia
 12 Jul 2001 A
Georgia
  7 Jun 2001 A
Germany
 17 Mar 1995 A
Ghana
  1 Jul 1996 A
Greece
  2 Dec 1994 A
Guatemala
  8 Aug 2001 A
Guyana
 16 Sep 1998 A
Honduras
 26 Oct 1999 A
Hungary
 12 May 2000 A
Iceland
 17 Feb 1998 A
India
 28 Nov 1995 A
Indonesia
 21 May 1996 A
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
 20 Jun 1996 A
Ireland
 16 Nov 1998 A
Italy
 18 Feb 2000 A
Jamaica
 31 Aug 1999 A
Kenya
  4 Nov 1999 A
Kuwait
 15 Sep 1995 A
Latvia
 16 Jun 2000 A
Lebanon
 10 Jul 1995 A
Liberia
 16 Jun 1995 A
Libya
  6 Nov 1998 A
Lithuania
 16 Nov 1999 A
Luxembourg
 22 Sep 2000 A
Madagascar
  9 Oct 1996 A
Malawi
 26 Oct 2001 A
Malta
  4 Feb 1994 A
Marshall Islands
  7 Sep 1998 A
Mauritius
 16 Jan 1997 A
Mexico
  4 May 1995 A
Monaco
 27 Jan 1994 A
Morocco
 16 Jun 1995 A
Myanmar
  7 Jul 1998 A
Namibia
 10 Sep 2001 A
Nepal
 22 Sep 1998 A
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1
26 Sep 1994 A
New Zealand 2
 9 Oct 2000 A
Nigeria
  4 May 1995 A
Oman
 20 May 1998 A
Panama
 28 Oct 1997 A
Papua New Guinea
  7 Nov 2001 A
Peru
  7 May 1996 A
Philippines
  8 Dec 1997 A
Poland
 29 Dec 1995 A
Portugal
 16 Oct 2001 A
Qatar
 27 Oct 1998 A
Republic of Korea
  5 Apr 1994 A
Russian Federation
  8 Sep 1994 A
Saudi Arabia
 27 Feb 1996 A
Serbia
 11 Dec 2000 A
Seychelles
 30 Jun 1998 A
Sierra Leone
 27 Jul 2001 A
Singapore
 28 Nov 1995 A
Slovakia
 12 Jun 1995 A
Slovenia
 10 Mar 1998 A
South Africa
 21 Oct 1999 A
Spain
 24 Jan 1995 A
Sri Lanka
 21 Jan 1998 A
St. Kitts and Nevis
  8 Oct 2001 A
St. Lucia
 10 Sep 1998 A
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
 13 Apr 2000 A
Sudan
 21 Aug 2001 A
Sweden
  1 Sep 1994 A
Switzerland
 21 Dec 1995 A
Syrian Arab Republic
 18 Nov 1997 A
Thailand
 10 Sep 1996 A
Tonga
  3 Nov 2000 A
Trinidad and Tobago
 10 Nov 1995 A
Tunisia
 16 Jul 1996 A
Türkiye
  8 May 2001 A
United Arab Emirates
  3 Mar 1995 A
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 14 Sep 1994 A
United Republic of Tanzania
 24 Jul 1998 A
United States of America
 14 Oct 1998 A
Vanuatu
 18 Feb 1999 A
Viet Nam
 20 Jul 1998 A
End Note
1.For the Kingdom in Europe, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
2.With a declaration to the effect that "... consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations, this acceptance shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a Declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the Depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory."