List of Treaties and Other International Agreements in Force as of ...

Bilateral Treaties in Force as of January 1, 2009
BELGIUM — PATENTS
PATENTS
BELGIUM — PATENTS^
Agreement to facilitate the interchange of patent
rights and technical information for defense
purposes.
Signed at Brussels October 12, 1954.
Entered into force October 12, 1954.
5 UST 2318; TIAS 3093; 202 UNTS 289.
BELGIUM — PATENTS^
Agreement approving the procedures for
reciprocal filing of classified patent applications.
Exchange of notes at Brussels May 6 and 18, 1960.
Entered into force May 18, 1960.
11 UST 1464; TIAS 4488.
POSTAL MATTERS
BELGIUM — POSTAL MATTERS^
Agreement concerning the exchange of parcel
post, and regulations of execution.
Signed at Washington January 5, 1939.
Entered into force May 1, 1939.
53 Stat. 2100; Post Office Department print;
199 LNTS 321.
BELGIUM — POSTAL MATTERS^
Memorandum of understanding relating to the
initiation of express mail/datapost service.
Signed at Washington and Brussels March 6
and 28, 1975.
Entered into force March 28, 1975;
effective April 1, 1975.
29 UST 95; TIAS 8796.
SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION
BELGIUM — SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION^
Memorandum of understanding concerning the
furnishing of balloon launching and associated
services.
Signed at Washington June 8 and 15, 1983.
Entered into force June 15, 1983.
35 UST 1653; TIAS 10754; 2011 UNTS 87.
SEABEDS
BELGIUM — SEABEDS^
Agreement relating to the agreement of
August 14, 1987, on the resolution of practical
problems with respect to deep seabed mining
areas.*
Exchange of notes at Brussels August 14, 1987.
Entered into force August 14, 1987.
TIAS 11438.
NOTE
* Parties to the multilateral agreement of August 14,
1987, are Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, and
the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
SHIPPING
BELGIUM — SHIPPING^
Agreement relating to jurisdiction over vessels
utilizing the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port.
Exchange of notes at Washington December 1
and 9, 1983.
Entered into force December 9, 1983.
35 UST 3244; TIAS 10853; 2015 UNTS 19.
SMUGGLING
BELGIUM — SMUGGLING^
Convention for the prevention of smuggling of
alcoholic beverages into the United States.
Signed at Washington December 9, 1925.
Entered into force January 11, 1928.
45 Stat. 2456; TS 759; 5 Bevans 539; 72 LNTS 171.
SOCIAL SECURITY
BELGIUM — SOCIAL SECURITY^
Agreement on social security, with final
protocol.
Signed at Washington February 19, 1982.
Entered into force July 1, 1984.
TIAS 11175; 2129 UNTS 495.
BELGIUM — SOCIAL SECURITY^
Additional protocol and administrative agreement
for the implementation of the agreement on
social security of February 19, 1982.
Signed at Brussels November 23, 1982.
Entered into force July 1, 1984.
TIAS 11175; 2131 UNTS 238.
TAXATION
BELGIUM — TAXATION^
Agreement relating to relief from taxation of
United States expenditures in Belgium for
common defense.
Exchange of notes at Brussels March 18 and
April 7, 1952.
Entered into force April 7, 1952.
3 UST 5245; TIAS 2719; 205 UNTS 3.
BELGIUM — TAXATION^
Agreement concerning relief from double
taxation on income derived from the operation
of ships and aircraft.
Exchange of notes at Washington October 14, 1987,
and March 21, 1988.
Entered into force March 21, 1988.
TIAS 11571; 2185 UNTS 267.
BELGIUM —TAXATION^
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation
and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect
to taxes on income, with protocol.
Signed at Brussels November 27, 2006.
Entered into force December 28, 2007.
TIAS
TELECOMMUNICATION
BELGIUM — TELECOMMUNICATION^
Agreement relating to the reciprocal granting of
authorizations to permit licensed amateur radio
operators of either country to operate their
stations in the other country.
Exchange of notes at Brussels June 15 and 18, 1965.
Entered into force June 18, 1965.
16 UST 869; TIAS 5824; 549 UNTS 95.
TRADE
See COMMERCE; BENELUX
VISAS
BELGIUM — VISAS^
Agreement relating to the reciprocal waiver of
visas and visa fees.*
Exchange of notes at Brussels May 3 and 23, 1962.
Entered into force May 23, 1962;
operative June 22, 1962.
13 UST 1246; TIAS 5071; 434 UNTS 133.
Amendment
March 9 and April 20, 1971 (22 UST 678; TIAS 7124;
778 UNTS 227).
NOTE
* The status of this agreement is under review.
BENELUX (BELGIUM,
NETHERLANDS,
LUXEMBOURG)
TRADE
BENELUX (BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG) — TRADE^
Agreement providing trade concessions on
certain items under the general agreement on
tariffs and trade.
Signed at Geneva June 8, 1955.
Entered into force July 24, 1955.
6 UST 6229; TIAS 3473.
BELIZE — CONSULS
BENELUX (BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG) — TRADE^
Agreement supplementary to the general
agreement on tariffs and trade, with exchanges
of notes.
Signed at Washington June 27, 1957.
Entered into force June 27, 1957.
8 UST 933; TIAS 3854; 284 UNTS 139.
BENELUX (BELGIUM, NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG) — TRADE^
Agreement providing compensatory concessions
under the general agreement on tariffs and trade
for certain tariff actions taken by the United
States.
Exchange of notes at Geneva January 29 and
February 1, 1962.
Entered into force February 1, 1962.
13 UST 928; TIAS 5032.
BELIZE
On September 21, 1981, Belize became an
independent state. In a letter dated September 29,
1982, to the Secretary General of the United
Nations, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Belize made a statement reading in part
as follows:
I have the honour to inform you that the Government
of Belize has decided to continue to apply provisionally
and on the basis of reciprocity, all treaties to
which the Government of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland was a party, the application
of which was extended either expressly or by necessary
implication to the then dependent territory of
Belize.
Such provisional application would subsist until
Belize otherwise notifies Your Excellency, the depository
(in the case of a multilateral treaty), or the state
party (in the case of a bilateral treaty.)
AGRICULTURE
BELIZE — AGRICULTURE^
Agreement confirming the cooperative
agreement for the prevention of foot-and-mouth
disease and rinderpest in British Honduras.
Signed at Belize September 6 and 12, 1972.
Entered into force September 12, 1972.
23 UST 2592; TIAS 7447.
BELIZE — AGRICULTURE^
Memorandum of understanding relating to
cooperative efforts to protect crops from plant
pest damage and plant diseases.
Signed at Washington December 8, 1976.
Entered into force December 8, 1976.
28 UST 8703; TIAS 8767.
AVIATION
BELIZE — AVIATION^
Agreement between the United States and the
United Kingdom concerning air services, with
annexes and exchange of letters.
Signed at Bermuda July 23, 1977.
Entered into force July 23, 1977.
28 UST 5367; TIAS 8641.
Amendments
April 25, 1978 (29 UST 2680; TIAS 8965).
December 27, 1979 (32 UST 524; TIAS 9722).
December 4, 1980 (33 UST 655; TIAS 10059).
CONSULS
BELIZE — CONSULS^
Consular convention between the United States
and the United Kingdom.
Signed at Washington June 6, 1951.
Entered into force September 7, 1952.
3 UST 3426; TIAS 2494; 165 UNTS 121.
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