Status of the Civil Liability and Fund Conventions as at July 2010

The following table shows the relevant dates for States which are, or have been, party to one or more of the 1969 and 1992 Civil Liability
Conventions (CLC 69 and CLC 92), the 1992 Fund Convention (Fund 92) and its 2003 Protocol (Supplementary Fund). The table has no
bearing on the political status of States or dependent territories and no responsibility is accepted by ITOPF for any errors or omissions.
Key: A = Accession, B = Acceptance, C = Approval, P = Provisional, R = Ratification, S = Succession
DEPOSIT = Date of deposit of instrument, ENTRY = Date of entry into force, DENUNC = Date of denunciation
If a convention has been denounced by a country it is no longer in force from the date shown.

CONTRACTING
STATE

CLC 69

CLC 92

DEPOSIT

ENTRY

DENUNC

DEPOSIT

ENTRY

DEPOSIT

ENTRY

Albania

06/04/94

05/07/94

30/06/06

30/06/05

30/06/06

30/06/05

30/06/06

Algeria

14/06/74

19/06/75

03/08/99

11/06/98

11/06/99

11/06/98

11/06/99

04/10/01

04/10/02

04/10/01

04/10/02

14/06/00

14/06/01

14/06/00

14/06/01

13/10/00

13/10/01

13/10/00

13/10/01

09/10/95

09/10/96

09/10/95

09/10/96

16/07/04

16/07/05

Angola
Antigua &Barbuda

23/06/97

21/09/97

14/06/01

Argentina
15/05/98

FUND 92

Supplementary Fund
DEPOSIT

ENTRY

13/07/09

13/10/09

Australia

07/11/83

05/02/84

Azerbaijan

16/07/04

16/10/04

Bahamas

22/07/76

20/10/76

15/05/98

01/04/97

01/04/98

01/04/97

01/04/98

Bahrain

03/05/96

01/08/96

15/05/98

03/05/96

03/05/97

03/05/96

03/05/97

Barbados

06/05/94

04/08/94

07/07/99

07/07/98

07/07/99

07/07/98

07/07/99

06/12/05

06/03/06

Belgium

12/01/77

12/04/77

06/10/99

06/10/98

06/10/99

06/10/98

06/10/99

04/11/05

04/02/06

Belize

02/04/91

01/07/91

27/11/99

27/11/98

27/11/99

27/11/98

27/11/99

Benin

01/11/85

30/01/86

05/02/10

05/02/11

05/02/10

05/02/11

Brazil

17/12/76

17/03/77

Brunei Darussalam

29/09/92

28/12/92

31/01/02

31/01/03

31/01/02

31/01/03

28/11/03

28/11/04

18/11/05

18/11/06

08/06/01

08/06/02

08/06/01

08/06/02
A

02/10/09

02/01/10

17/02/06

17/05/06

24/02/04

03/03/05

14/10/08

14/01/09

31/01/03

Bulgaria
Cambodia

28/11/94

26/02/95

Cameroon

14/05/84

12/08/84

15/10/02

15/10/01

15/10/02

15/10/01

15/10/02

Canada

24/01/89

24/04/89

29/05/99

29/05/98

29/05/99

29/05/98

29/05/99

04/07/03

04/07/04

04/07/03

04/07/04

Cape Verde
Chile

02/08/77

31/10/77

29/05/02

29/05/03

China

30/01/80

29/04/80

05/01/00

05/01/99

05/01/00

01/04/76

05/01/00

05/01/99

05/01/00

05/01/99

05/01/00

24/06/90

25/01/06

19/11/01

19/11/02

19/11/01

19/11/02

Comoros

05/01/00

05/01/01

05/01/00

05/01/01

Congo

07/08/02

07/08/03

07/08/02

07/08/03

Cook Islands

12/03/07

12/03/08

12/03/07

12/03/08

China (Hong Kong)

Colombia

26/03/90

Costa Rica

08/12/97

08/03/98

Cote d'Ivoire

21/06/73

19/06/75

Croatia

08/10/91

30/07/99

12/01/98

12/01/99

12/01/98

12/01/99

Cyprus

19/06/89

17/09/89

15/05/98

12/05/97

12/05/98

12/05/97

12/05/98

Denmark

02/04/75

19/06/75

15/05/98

30/05/95

30/05/96

30/05/95

30/05/96

Djibouti

01/03/90

30/05/90

17/05/02

08/01/01

08/01/02

08/01/01

08/01/02

31/08/01

31/08/02

31/08/01

31/08/02

Dominican
Republic

02/04/75

19/06/75

24/06/99

24/06/00

24/06/99

24/06/00

Ecuador

23/12/76

23/03/77

11/12/07

11/12/08

11/12/07

11/12/08

Egypt

03/02/89

04/05/89

21/04/95

30/05/96

El Salvador

02/01/02

02/04/02

02/01/02

02/01/03

Equatorial Guinea

24/04/96

23/07/96

Estonia

01/12/92

01/03/93

06/08/05

06/08/04

06/08/05

06/08/04

06/08/05

Fiji

15/08/72

19/06/75

30/11/00

30/11/99

30/11/00

30/11/99

30/11/00

Finland

10/10/80

08/01/81

15/05/98

24/11/95

24/11/96

24/11/95

24/11/96

27/05/04

03/03/05

France

17/03/75

19/06/75

15/05/98

29/09/94

30/05/96

29/09/94

30/05/96

29/06/04

03/03/05

Gabon

21/01/82

21/04/82

31/05/03

31/05/02

31/05/03

31/05/02

31/05/03

Gambia

01/11/91

30/01/92

Dominica

Georgia

19/04/94

18/07/94

Germany

20/05/75

18/08/75

Ghana

20/04/78

19/07/78

Greece

29/06/76

27/09/76

15/05/98
15/05/98

Grenada
Guatemala

18/04/00

18/04/01

18/04/00

18/04/01

29/09/94

30/05/96

29/09/94

30/05/96

03/02/03

03/02/04

03/02/03

03/02/04

09/10/95

09/10/96

09/10/95

09/10/96

07/01/98

07/01/99

07/01/98

07/01/99

02/10/02

02/10/03

02/10/02

02/10/03

20/10/82

18/01/83

Guyana

10/12/97

10/03/98

Honduras

02/12/98

02/03/99
A

30/03/07

30/03/08

30/03/07

30/03/08

Iceland

17/07/80

15/10/80

10/02/01

13/11/98

13/11/99

13/11/98

13/11/99

India

01/05/87

30/07/87

21/06/01

15/11/99

15/11/00

21/06/00

21/06/01

Indonesia

01/09/78

30/11/78

06/07/99

06/07/00

24/10/07

24/10/08

05/11/08

05/11/09

19/11/92

17/02/93

15/05/97

16/05/98

15/05/97

16/05/98

21/10/04

21/10/05

21/10/04

21/10/05

16/09/99

16/09/00

16/09/99

16/09/00

06/06/97

06/06/98

24/06/97

24/06/98

15/05/98

24/08/94

30/05/96

24/08/94

30/05/96

07/07/01

Guinea

Hungary

Iran
Ireland

15/05/98

Israel
Italy

27/02/79

28/05/79

08/10/00

Jamaica
Japan

03/06/76

01/09/76

Jordan

14/10/03

14/01/04

Kazakhstan

07/03/94

05/06/94

Kenya

15/12/92

15/03/93

02/02/00

02/02/01

02/02/00

02/02/01

Kiribati

01/04/76

01/04/76

05/02/07

05/02/08

05/02/07

05/02/08

Kuwait

02/04/81

01/07/81

16/04/04

16/04/05

Latvia

10/07/92

08/10/92

09/03/98

09/03/99

06/04/98

06/04/99

Lebanon

09/04/74

19/06/75

30/03/05

30/03/06

Liberia

25/09/72

19/06/75

05/10/95

05/10/96

05/10/95

05/10/96

Libya

28/04/05

26/07/05
A

27/06/00

27/06/01

27/06/00

27/06/01

14/02/91

15/05/91

21/11/06

21/11/05

21/11/06

21/11/05

21/11/06

21/05/02

21/05/03

21/05/02

21/05/03

Malaysia

06/01/95

06/04/95

09/06/05

09/06/04

09/06/05

09/06/04

09/06/05

Maldives

16/03/81

14/06/81

20/05/05

20/05/06

20/05/05

20/05/06

Malta

27/09/91

26/12/91

06/01/01

06/01/00

06/01/01

06/01/00

06/01/01

Marshall Islands

24/01/94

24/04/94

15/05/98

16/10/95

16/10/96

16/10/95

16/10/96

Mauritania

17/11/95

15/02/96

Mauritius

06/04/95

05/07/95

06/12/00

06/12/99

06/12/00

06/12/99

06/12/00

Mexico

13/05/94

11/08/94

15/05/98

13/05/94

30/05/96

13/05/94

30/05/96

11/10/05

11/10/06

08/11/96

08/11/97

08/11/96

08/11/97

08/08/08

08/08/09

15/05/98

Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar

Moldova
15/05/98

24/11/04

03/03/05

23/10/06

23/01/07

30/03/07

30/03/08

05/07/04

03/03/05

20/10/05

20/01/06

13/07/04

03/03/05

18/04/06

18/07/06

22/11/05

22/02/06

04/11/09

04/02/10

16/06/05

16/09/05

31/03/04

03/03/05

Monaco

21/08/75

19/11/75

Mongolia

03/03/03

03/06/03

Montenegro

18/06/76

16/09/76

23/02/08

Morocco

11/04/74

19/06/75

25/10/01

22/08/00

22/08/01

22/08/00

22/08/01

Mozambique

23/12/96

23/03/97

26/04/03

26/04/02

26/04/03

26/04/02

26/04/03

18/12/02

18/12/03

18/12/02

18/12/03

Netherlands

09/09/75

08/12/75

15/05/98

15/11/96

15/11/97

15/11/96

15/11/97

New Zealand

27/04/76

26/07/76

25/06/99

25/06/98

25/06/99

25/06/98

25/06/99

Nicaragua

04/06/96

02/09/96

Nigeria

07/05/81

05/08/81

24/05/03

24/05/02

24/05/03

24/05/02

24/05/03

Norway

21/03/75

19/06/75

15/05/98

03/04/95

30/05/96

03/04/95

30/05/96

Oman

24/01/85

24/04/85

15/05/98

08/07/94

30/05/96

08/07/94

30/05/96

02/03/05

02/03/06

Panama

07/01/76

06/04/76

11/05/00

18/03/99

18/03/00

18/03/99

18/03/00

Papua New Guinea

12/03/80

10/06/80

23/01/02

23/01/01

23/01/02

23/01/01

23/01/02

Peru

24/02/87

25/05/87

01/09/05

01/09/06

07/07/97

07/07/98

07/07/97

07/07/98

Poland

18/03/76

16/06/76

21/12/00

21/12/99

21/12/00

21/12/99

21/12/00

09/12/08

09/03/09

Portugal

26/11/76

24/02/77

01/12/05

13/11/01

13/11/02

13/11/01

13/11/02

15/02/05

15/05/05

Qatar

02/06/88

31/08/88

20/11/02

20/11/01

20/11/02

20/11/01

20/11/02

Republic of Korea

18/12/78

18/03/79

15/05/98

07/03/97

16/05/98

07/03/97

16/05/98

06/05/10

06/08/10

27/11/00

27/11/01

Namibia

Pakistan

Philippines

Romania

Russian
Federation

26/12/91

Saint Kitts and

Nevis

14/09/94

13/12/94

19/04/89

18/07/89

20/03/01

Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and

09/10/02

Samoa

20/03/00

20/03/01

20/03/00

20/03/01

07/10/04

07/10/05

02/03/05

02/03/06

20/05/04

20/05/05

20/05/04

20/05/05

09/10/01

09/10/02

09/10/01

09/10/02

01/02/02

01/02/03

01/02/02

01/02/03

23/05/05

23/05/06

Sao Tome and

Principe

29/10/98

27/01/99

Saudi Arabia

15/04/93

14/07/93

Senegal

27/03/72

19/06/75

Serbia

18/06/76

16/09/76

Seychelles

12/04/88

11/07/88

23/07/00

23/07/99

23/07/00

23/07/99

23/07/00

Sierra Leone

13/08/93

11/11/93

04/06/02

04/06/01

04/06/02

04/06/01

04/06/02

Singapore

16/09/81

15/12/81

31/12/98

18/09/97

18/09/98

31/12/97

31/12/98

Slovenia

25/06/91

19/07/01

19/07/00

19/07/01

19/07/00

19/07/01

Solomon Islands

01/04/76

01/04/76

30/06/04

30/06/05

South Africa

17/03/76

15/06/76

01/10/05

01/10/04

01/10/05

01/10/04

01/10/05

Spain

08/12/75

07/03/76

15/05/98

06/07/95

06/07/96

06/07/95

16/05/98

Sri Lanka

12/04/83

11/07/83

22/01/00

22/01/99

22/01/00

22/01/99

22/01/00

Sweden

17/03/75

19/06/75

15/05/98

25/05/95

30/05/96

25/05/95

30/05/96

Switzerland

15/12/87

14/03/88

15/05/98

04/07/96

04/07/97

10/10/05

10/10/06

Syrian Arab
Republic

06/02/75

19/06/75

24/04/09

22/02/05

22/02/06

24/04/09

24/04/10

19/11/02

19/11/03

19/11/02

19/11/03

01/02/96

01/05/96

10/12/00

10/12/99

10/12/00

10/12/99

10/12/00

06/03/00

06/03/01

06/03/00

06/03/01

29/01/97

29/01/98

29/01/97

29/01/98

17/08/01

17/08/02

17/08/01

17/08/02

21/09/09

21/09/10

30/06/04

30/06/05

30/06/04

30/06/05

29/11/07

29/11/08

19/11/97

19/11/98

19/11/97

19/11/98

29/09/94

30/05/96

29/09/94

30/05/96

09/07/97

09/07/98

09/07/97

09/07/98

Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia

04/05/76

02/08/76

15/05/98

Turkey
Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

21/09/09

21/12/09
01/10/78

30/06/05

Ukraine
United Arab
Emirates

15/12/83

14/03/84

United Kingdom

17/03/75

19/06/75

15/05/98

Uruguay
Vanuatu

02/02/83

03/05/83

18/02/00

18/02/99

18/02/00

18/02/99

18/02/00

Venezuela

21/01/92

20/04/92

22/07/99

22/07/98

22/07/99

22/07/98

22/07/99

17/06/03

17/06/04

20/09/06

20/09/07

Vietnam
Yemen

06/03/79

04/06/79

31/07/09

03/03/06

03/06/06

03/12/04

03/03/05

05/05/05

05/08/05

06/06/06

06/09/06

Note China (Hong Kong SAR) CLC 69 and Fund 71 were originally extended to Hong Kong as a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, with effect
from the dates shown. Since returning to Chinese control on 1 July 1997, Fund 71 has been denounced and China has now ratified Fund 92 with respect
to Hong Kong SAR only.
Dependent Territories:
In the case of the following States, the Conventions are extended to certain dependent territories. If no dates are given, the relevant dates are the same as
for the parent state.
Australia:

Australian Antarctic Territory

Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Christmas Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Heard and McDonald Islands
Norfolk Island

Denmark:

Faroe Islands
Greenland

France:

Clipperton
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion

Southern and Antarctic Territories

St Pierre and Miquelon
Various Indian Ocean islands including Tromelin, Juan de Nova, Bassas de India
Glorieuse and Europa
Wallis and Futuna Islands
Norway:

Jan Mayen Island

Norwegian Antarctic Territories
Svalbard archipelago (including Spitsbergen and other islands)

Netherlands:

Netherlands Antilles (with effect from 21/12/05)

Aruba (with effect from 12/4/06)

For the United Kingdom, the relevant dates are as follows:Dependent Territory
Akrotiri & Dhekelia
Anguilla
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Bailiwick of Jersey
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands and dependencies
Gibraltar
Isle of Man
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
St Helena & dependencies
Turks & Caicos Islands

CLC 92 and Fund 92 entry

20/2/98
20/2/98
20/2/98
30/5/96
20/2/98
20/2/98
20/2/98
20/2/98
15/5/98
30/5/96
15/5/98
30/5/96
30/5/96
20/2/98
30/5/96
15/5/98
20/2/98

Further information can be obtained from:

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London
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Web: www.imo.org
Tel: 44 20 7735 7611

International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds)

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Tel: 44 20 7592 7100