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CHAPTER XXI
LAW OF THE SEA
9. Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority
Kingston, 27 March 1998
Entry into force
:
31 May 2003, in accordance with article 18 see article 18 which reads as follows : "1. The Protocol shall enter into force 30 days after the date of deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession. 2. For each member of the Authority which ratifies, approves or accepts this Protocol or accedes thereto after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification, approval, acceptance or accession. This Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day following the deposit of its instrument of ratification approval, acceptance or accession.".
Registration :
31 May 2003, No. 39357
Status :
Signatories : 28. Parties : 48
Text : Certified true copy
United Nations,  Treaty Series , vol. 2214. p. 133.
Note :
The Protocol was adopted by the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica, on 27 March 1998, during its first part of the fourth session.  In accordance with its article 15, the Protocol will be opened for signature by all Members  of the Authority at the Headquarters of the International Seabed Authority in Kingston, Jamaica, from 17 until 28 August 1998.  The formal signing ceremony is scheduled for 26-27 August 1998.  Subsequently, it will be opened for signature until 16 August 2000 at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Participant
 Signature
 Ratification, Approval(AA), Acceptance(A), Accession(a)
Albania
   22 Oct 2015 a
Antigua and Barbuda
    3 May 2016 a
Argentina
   20 Oct 2006 a
Austria
   25 Sep 2003 a
Bahamas (The)
 26 Aug 1998
 
Brazil
 27 Aug 1998
16 Nov 2007
Bulgaria
   10 Feb 2009 a
Burkina Faso
    6 Oct 2017 a
Cameroon
   28 Aug 2002 a
Chile
 14 Apr 1999
 8 Feb 2005
Côte d'Ivoire
 25 Sep 1998
 
Croatia
    8 Sep 2000 a
Cuba
   11 Jul 2008 a
Czech Republic
  1 Aug 2000
26 Oct 2001
Denmark
   16 Nov 2004 a
Egypt
 26 Apr 2000
20 Jun 2001
Estonia
    1 Feb 2008 a
Finland
 31 Mar 1999
31 Oct 2007 A
France
   23 Jan 2012 a
Georgia
    4 Apr 2018 a
Germany
    8 Jun 2007 a
Ghana
 12 Jan 1999
23 Sep 2016
Greece
 14 Oct 1998
12 Dec 2022
Guinea
    6 Apr 2016 a
Guyana
   25 Oct 2011 a
India
   14 Nov 2005 a
Indonesia
 26 Aug 1998
 
Iraq
   16 Feb 2016 a
Ireland
    9 Feb 2011 a
Italy
 18 May 2000
19 Jul 2006
Jamaica
 26 Aug 1998
25 Sep 2002
Jordan
   21 Dec 2017 a
Kenya
 26 Aug 1998
 
Lithuania
   26 Sep 2012 a
Malta
 26 Jul 2000
 
Mauritius
   22 Dec 2004 a
Mozambique
   12 Jan 2009 a
Namibia
 24 Sep 1999
 
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
 26 Aug 1998
21 Nov 2002 A
Nigeria
    1 May 2003 a
North Macedonia
 17 Sep 1998
 
Norway
   10 May 2006 a
Oman
 19 Aug 1999
12 Mar 2004
Pakistan
  9 Sep 1999
 
Panama
   31 May 2017 a
Poland
    2 Oct 2007 a
Portugal
  6 Apr 2000
 2 Feb 2007
Romania
   14 Jun 2018 a
Saudi Arabia
 11 Oct 1999
 
Senegal
 11 Jun 1999
11 Jul 2016
Slovakia
 22 Jun 1999
20 Apr 2000
Slovenia
    1 Apr 2008 a
Spain
 14 Sep 1999
 9 Jan 2001
Sudan
  6 Aug 1999
 
Togo
   11 Jun 2012 a
Trinidad and Tobago
 26 Aug 1998
10 Aug 2005
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 19 Aug 1999
 2 Nov 2000
Uruguay
 21 Oct 1998
 6 Jul 2006 a
Declarations and reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were
made upon ratification, approval, acceptance or accession.)
Argentina

Declaration:

       The Republic of Argentina will accord such privileges and immunities as are specified in the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority, adopted in Kingston on 27 March1998, to members of the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority who are nationals or permanent residents in its territory to the extent necessary for the adequate fulfillment of their duties. With regard to fiscal and customs matters those members will be subject to the national norms applied  in its territory.
Chile

Reservation:

       The Government of Chile expresses a reservation with respect to article 8, paragraph 2 (d) of the Protocol, as that provision will not exempt its nationals from national service obligations.
Cuba

Declaration:

       Article 14, paragraph 2 (a) and (b), of the Protocol shall not apply to the Republic of Cuba,

       which shall settle on a bilateral basis, by negotiation, any dispute arising with the International Seabed

       Authority concerning the interpretation or application of the aforementioned Protocol.
France

23 January 2012


Reservation

       France intends to limit the exemption from taxation provided for in articles 8 (c) and 9 (e) of the Protocol:

       - To the officials of the Authority referred to in article 8, excluding the experts on mission for the Authority referred to in article 9;

       - To the salaries and emoluments received from the Authority by these officials, excluding any other form of payment which may be made to them by the Authority.
Jordan

Reservations:

       … with reservations to articles 8 (2) (c), 8 (2) (g), 14 (1) (b) and 14 (2)…
Territorial Application
Participant
 Date of receipt of the notification
 Territories
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7 Jan 2009 Netherlands Antilles
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