Depositary
3.Protocol relating to a Certain Case of Statelessness
The Hague, 12 April 1930
Entry into force
:
1 July 1937 in accordance with articles 9 and 10.
Registration :
1 July 1937, No. 4138
Text :
League of Nations, Treaty Series, vol.179, p.115.
Ratifications or definitive accessions
Brazil

(September 19th, 1931 a)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

and all parts of the British Empire which are not separate Members of the League of Nations . 2 (January 14th, 1932)

Burma 3

His Majesty the King does not assume any obligation in respect of the Karenni States, which are under His Majesty's suzerainty, or the population of the said States.

Australia

(July 8th, 1935)

(Including the territories of Papua and Norfolk Island and the mandated territories of New Guinea and Nauru. )

Union of South Africa

(April 9th, 1936)

India

(September 28th, 1932)

In accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of this Protocol, His Britannic Majesty does not assume any obligation in respect of the territories in India of any Prince or Chief under his suzerainty or the population of the said territories.

Chile

(March 20th, 1935)

China 4

(February 14th, 1935)

Netherlands 5

(April 2nd, 1937)

Including the Netherlands Indies , Surinam and Curacao .

Poland

(June 15th, 1934)

Salvador

(October 14th, 1935 a)
Signatures not yet perfected by ratification
Belgium
Subject to accession later for the Colony of the Congo and the Mandated Territories.
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia6
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
France
Greece
Ireland
Japan
Latvia
Luxembourg
Mexico
Peru
Portugal
Spain
Uruguay
Actions subsequent to the assumption of depositary functions by the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Participant
 Accession(a), Succession(d)
Cyprus
  3 Apr 1978 d
Fiji
 12 Jun 1972 d
Jamaica
 12 Jun 1968 a
Kiribati
 29 Nov 1983 d
Lesotho
  4 Nov 1974 d
Malawi 7
 11 Jul 1967 a
Malta 8
 16 Aug 1966 d
Mauritius
 18 Jul 1969 d
Niger
 18 Jul 1968 a
Pakistan
 29 Jul 1953 d
Serbia 7
 12 Mar 2001 d
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 7
 18 Jan 1994 d
Zimbabwe
  1 Dec 1998 d
End Note
1

League of Nations,  Treaty Series, vol.179, p.115.
2

See note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
3

See note 1 under “Myanmar” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
4

See note 1 under “China” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
5

See note  1 under “Netherlands” regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
6

See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
7

The former Yugoslavia had acceded to the Protocol on 15 December 1959. See also note 1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina”, “Croatia”, “former Yugoslavia”, “Slovenia”, “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” and “Yugoslavia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume.
8

The notification of succession contains the following declaration:

"In accordance with article 4 of the Protocol, the Government of Malta declares that:

"(i) article 1 shall apply unconditionally to any person born in Malta on or after the 21st September 1964;

"(ii) in regard to a person born in Malta before the 21st September 1964, article 1 shall only apply, where such person was on 20 September 1964, a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies and one of his parents was born in Malta."
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