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Registration Number
11806
Title
Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property
Participant(s)
Submitter
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Places/dates of conclusion
Place
Date
Paris
14/11/1970
EIF information
24 April 1972
Authentic texts
Spanish
Russian
French
English
Attachments
ICJ information
Depositary
Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Registration Date
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 9 May 1972
Subject terms
Cultural matters
Trade
Property matters
Agreement type
Multilateral
UNTS Volume Number
823 (p.231)
Publication format
Full
Certificate Of Registration
Text document(s)
volume-823-I-11806-English.pdf
volume-823-I-11806-French.pdf
volume-823-I-11806-Other.pdf
Volume In PDF
v823.pdf
Map(s)
Corrigendum/Addendum/Note
Participant
Action
Date of Notification/Deposit
Date of Effect
Afghanistan
Acceptance
08/09/2005
08/12/2005
Albania
Acceptance
13/06/2002
13/09/2002
Algeria
Ratification
24/06/1974
24/09/1974
Angola
Ratification
06/11/1991
07/02/1992
Argentina
Ratification
11/01/1973
11/04/1973
Armenia
Succession
05/09/1993
23/09/1991
Australia
Acceptance
30/10/1989
30/01/1990
Austria
Ratification
15/07/2015
15/10/2015
Azerbaijan
Ratification
25/08/1999
25/11/1999
Bangladesh
Ratification
09/12/1987
09/03/1988
Barbados
Acceptance
10/04/2002
10/07/2002
Belize
Ratification
26/01/1990
26/04/1990
Benin
Ratification
01/03/2017
01/06/2017
Bhutan
Ratification
26/09/2002
26/12/2002
Bolivia
Ratification
04/10/1976
04/01/1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Succession
12/07/1993
06/03/1992
Botswana
Acceptance
23/08/2017
23/11/2017
Brazil
Ratification
16/02/1973
16/05/1973
Bulgaria
Ratification
15/09/1971
24/04/1972
Burkina Faso
Ratification
07/04/1987
07/07/1987
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
28/04/1988
28/07/1988
Cameroon
Ratification
24/05/1972
24/08/1972
Canada
Acceptance
28/03/1978
28/06/1978
Central African Republic
Ratification
01/02/1972
01/05/1972
Chad
Ratification
17/06/2008
17/09/2008
China
Acceptance
28/11/1989
28/02/1990
Colombia
Acceptance
24/05/1988
24/08/1988
Comoros
Ratification
17/03/2021
17/06/2021
Costa Rica
Ratification
06/03/1996
06/06/1996
Côte d'Ivoire
Ratification
30/10/1990
30/01/1991
Croatia
Succession
01/07/1992
08/10/1991
Cuba
Ratification
30/01/1980
30/04/1980
Cyprus
Ratification
19/10/1979
19/01/1980
Czech Republic
Succession
29/03/1993
01/01/1993
Czechoslovakia
Acceptance
14/02/1977
14/05/1977
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Ratification
13/05/1983
13/08/1983
Denmark
Territorial application
17/04/2008
Denmark
Withdrawal of declaration
27/05/2004
Denmark
Territorial application
19/08/2004
Denmark
Ratification
26/03/2003
26/06/2003
Djibouti
Ratification
09/04/2018
09/07/2018
Dominican Republic
Ratification
07/03/1973
07/06/1973
Ecuador
Acceptance
24/03/1971
24/04/1972
Egypt
Acceptance
05/04/1973
05/07/1973
El Salvador
Ratification
20/02/1978
20/05/1978
Equatorial Guinea
Ratification
17/06/2010
17/09/2010
Estonia
Ratification
27/10/1995
27/01/1996
Ethiopia
Ratification
22/11/2017
22/02/2018
Finland
Ratification
14/06/1999
14/09/1999
Gabon
Acceptance
29/08/2003
29/11/2003
Gambia
Ratification
10/11/2023
10/02/2024
Georgia
Succession
04/11/1992
09/04/1991
German Democratic Republic
Acceptance
16/01/1974
16/04/1974
Germany
Ratification
30/11/2007
29/02/2008
Ghana
Ratification
20/01/2016
20/04/2016
Greece
Ratification
05/06/1981
05/09/1981
Grenada
Acceptance
10/09/1992
10/12/1992
Guatemala
Ratification
14/01/1985
14/04/1985
Guinea
Ratification
18/03/1979
18/06/1979
Haiti
Ratification
08/02/2010
08/05/2010
Honduras
Ratification
19/03/1979
19/06/1979
Hungary
Ratification
23/10/1978
23/01/1979
Iceland
Ratification
09/11/2004
09/02/2005
India
Ratification
24/01/1977
24/04/1977
Iran
Acceptance
27/01/1975
27/04/1975
Iraq
Acceptance
12/02/1973
12/05/1973
Italy
Ratification
02/10/1978
02/01/1979
Japan
Acceptance
09/09/2002
09/12/2002
Jordan
Ratification
15/03/1974
15/06/1974
Kazakhstan
Ratification
09/02/2012
09/05/2012
Kenya
Ratification
15/02/2024
15/05/2024
Khmer Republic
Ratification
26/09/1972
26/12/1972
Kuwait
Acceptance
22/06/1972
22/09/1972
Kyrgyzstan
Acceptance
03/07/1995
03/10/1995
Latvia
Ratification
21/01/2019
21/04/2019
Lebanon
Ratification
25/08/1992
25/11/1992
Lesotho
Ratification
17/07/2013
17/10/2013
Libyan Arab Republic
Ratification
09/01/1973
09/04/1973
Lithuania
Ratification
27/07/1998
27/10/1998
Luxembourg
Ratification
03/02/2015
03/05/2015
Madagascar
Ratification
21/06/1989
21/09/1989
Malawi
Acceptance
07/07/2022
07/10/2022
Mali
Ratification
06/04/1987
06/07/1987
Malta
Ratification
15/07/2024
15/10/2024
Mauritius
Acceptance
27/02/1978
27/05/1978
Mexico
Ratification
04/10/1972
04/01/1973
Monaco
Ratification
25/08/2017
25/11/2017
Mongolia
Acceptance
23/05/1991
23/08/1991
Montenegro
Succession
26/04/2007
03/06/2006
Morocco
Ratification
03/02/2003
03/05/2003
Myanmar
Ratification
05/09/2013
05/12/2013
Nepal
Ratification
23/06/1976
23/09/1976
Netherlands
Acceptance
17/07/2009
17/10/2009
New Zealand
Acceptance
01/02/2007
01/05/2007
Nicaragua
Ratification
19/04/1977
19/07/1977
Niger
Ratification
16/10/1972
16/01/1973
Nigeria
Ratification
24/01/1972
24/04/1972
Norway
Ratification
16/02/2007
16/05/2007
Oman
Acceptance
02/06/1978
02/09/1978
Pakistan
Ratification
30/04/1981
30/07/1981
Palestine
Ratification
22/03/2012
22/06/2012
Panama
Acceptance
13/08/1973
13/11/1973
Paraguay
Ratification
09/11/2004
09/02/2005
Peru
Acceptance
24/10/1979
24/01/1980
Poland
Ratification
31/01/1974
30/04/1974
Portugal
Ratification
09/12/1985
09/03/1986
Qatar
Acceptance
20/04/1977
20/07/1977
Republic of Korea
Acceptance
14/02/1983
14/05/1983
Romania
Ratification
06/12/1993
06/03/1994
Sao Tome and Principe
Ratification
03/10/2024
03/01/2025
Saudi Arabia
Acceptance
08/09/1976
08/12/1976
Senegal
Ratification
09/12/1984
09/03/1985
Seychelles
Ratification
28/05/2004
28/08/2004
Slovakia
Succession
31/03/1993
01/01/1993
Slovenia
Succession
28/10/1992
25/06/1991
South Africa
Acceptance
18/12/2003
18/03/2004
Spain
Ratification
10/01/1986
10/04/1986
Sri Lanka
Acceptance
07/04/1981
07/07/1981
Sweden
Ratification
13/01/2003
13/04/2003
Switzerland
Acceptance
03/10/2003
03/01/2004
Syrian Arab Republic
Acceptance
21/02/1975
21/05/1975
Tajikistan
Succession
11/08/1992
09/09/1991
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Succession
30/04/1997
17/11/1991
Togo
Ratification
19/11/2018
19/02/2019
Tunisia
Ratification
10/03/1975
10/06/1975
Turkey
Ratification
21/04/1981
21/07/1981
Turkmenistan
Ratification
01/06/2022
01/09/2022
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ratification
28/04/1988
28/07/1988
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Ratification
28/04/1988
28/07/1988
United Arab Emirates
Ratification
09/10/2017
09/01/2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Acceptance
01/08/2002
01/11/2002
United Republic of Tanzania
Ratification
02/08/1977
02/11/1977
Uruguay
Ratification
09/08/1977
09/11/1977
Uzbekistan
Ratification
15/03/1996
15/06/1996
Venezuela
Acceptance
21/03/2005
21/06/2005
Viet Nam
Ratification
20/09/2005
20/12/2005
Yemen
Ratification
03/06/2019
03/09/2019
Yugoslavia (Federal Republic of)
Succession
11/09/2001
27/04/1992
Yugoslavia (Socialist Federal Republic of)
Ratification
03/10/1972
03/01/1973
Zaire
Ratification
23/09/1974
23/12/1974
Zimbabwe
Acceptance
30/05/2006
30/08/2006
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