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Multilateral <strong>Treaties</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>of</strong> January 1, 2009<br />

SEABEDS<br />

444<br />

Morocco<br />

Nepal<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 8<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />

Nicaragua<br />

Niger<br />

Norway<br />

Panama<br />

Philipp<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong><br />

Portugal<br />

Qatar<br />

Romania<br />

Russian Federation<br />

Rw<strong>and</strong>a<br />

St. Kits <strong>and</strong> Nevis 3<br />

St. Lucia 3<br />

St. V<strong>in</strong>cent <strong>and</strong> the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es<br />

Sao Tome <strong>and</strong> Pr<strong>in</strong>cipe<br />

Saudi Arabia<br />

Serbia<br />

Seychelles<br />

S<strong>in</strong>gapore<br />

Slovak Republic<br />

Slovenia<br />

Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s 3<br />

South Africa<br />

Spa<strong>in</strong><br />

Swazil<strong>and</strong><br />

Sweden<br />

Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />

Togo<br />

Tunisia<br />

Turkey 2<br />

Ukra<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Union <strong>of</strong> Soviet Socialist Republics 9<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 10<br />

United States<br />

Vietnam, Socialist Republic <strong>of</strong> 2<br />

Yemen (Aden) 11<br />

Yugoslavia 12<br />

Zambia<br />

NOTES<br />

1 With underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g(s).<br />

2 With declaration(s).<br />

3 See under country head<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Section 1 for <strong>in</strong>formation<br />

concern<strong>in</strong>g acceptance <strong>of</strong> treaty obligations.<br />

4 Applicable to Hong Kong <strong>and</strong> Macao.<br />

See note under CHINA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

5 See note under CHINA (TAIWAN) <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

6 See note under ETHIOPIA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

7 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

8 Applicable to Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles <strong>and</strong> Aruba.<br />

9 See note under UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST<br />

REPUBLICS <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

10 Extended to Anguilla, <strong>and</strong> territories under the<br />

territorial sovereignty <strong>of</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom.<br />

11 See note under YEMEN <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

12 See note under YUGOSLAVIA <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

SEABEDS^<br />

Agreement concern<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>terim arrangements<br />

relat<strong>in</strong>g to polymetallic nodules <strong>of</strong> the deep sea<br />

bed.<br />

Done at W<strong>as</strong>h<strong>in</strong>gton September 2, 1982.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force September 2, 1982.<br />

TIAS 10562; 1871 UNTS 275.<br />

Parties<br />

France<br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 1<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />

United States<br />

NOTE<br />

1 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

SEABEDS^<br />

Provisional underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g regard<strong>in</strong>g deep<br />

seabed matters, with memor<strong>and</strong>um <strong>of</strong><br />

implementation, jo<strong>in</strong>t record, <strong>and</strong> related<br />

exchanges <strong>of</strong> notes.<br />

Signed at Geneva August 3, 1984.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force September 2, 1984.<br />

TIAS 11066.<br />

Parties<br />

Belgium 1<br />

France<br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 2<br />

Italy 1<br />

Japan<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 1 3<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />

United States<br />

NOTES<br />

1 With declaration.<br />

2 See note under GERMANY <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

3 For the K<strong>in</strong>gdom <strong>in</strong> Europe only.<br />

SEABEDS^<br />

Memor<strong>and</strong>um <strong>of</strong> underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g on the<br />

avoidance <strong>of</strong> overlaps <strong>and</strong> conflicts relat<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

deep seabed are<strong>as</strong>, with annexes.<br />

Signed at New York February 22, 1991.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force February 22, 1991.<br />

TIAS<br />

SEABEDS^<br />

Memor<strong>and</strong>um <strong>of</strong> underst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g on the<br />

avoidance <strong>of</strong> overlaps <strong>and</strong> conflicts relat<strong>in</strong>g to<br />

deep sea-bed are<strong>as</strong>, with annexes.<br />

Done at New York August 20, 1991.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force August 28, 1991; effective<br />

August 20, 1991.<br />

TIAS 11825.<br />

Parties<br />

Canada<br />

Czech Republic<br />

Germany<br />

Italy<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong><br />

Union <strong>of</strong> Soviet Socialist Republics 1<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />

United States<br />

NOTE<br />

1 See note under UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST<br />

REPUBLICS <strong>in</strong> Section 1.<br />

SHIPPING<br />

SHIPPING^<br />

(See under MARITIME MATTERS; RULES<br />

OF WARFARE)<br />

SLAVERY<br />

SLAVERY^<br />

Convention to suppress the slave trade <strong>and</strong><br />

slavery<br />

Concluded at Geneva September 25, 1926.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force March 9, 1927;<br />

for the United States March 21, 1929.<br />

46 Stat. 2183; TS 778; 2 Bevans 607; 60 LNTS 253.<br />

Depositary: United Nations<br />

Status: http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ParticipationStatus.<strong>as</strong>px<br />

SLAVERY^<br />

Protocol amend<strong>in</strong>g the slavery convention<br />

signed at Geneva on September 25, 1926, with<br />

annex.<br />

Done at New York December 7, 1953.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force December 7, 1953;<br />

for the United States March 7, 1956.<br />

7 UST 479; TIAS 3532; 182 UNTS 51.<br />

Depositary: United Nations<br />

Status: http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ParticipationStatus.<strong>as</strong>px<br />

SLAVERY<br />

SLAVERY^<br />

Supplementary convention on the abolition <strong>of</strong><br />

slavery, the slave trade <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>and</strong><br />

practices similar to slavery.<br />

Done at Geneva September 7, 1956.<br />

Entered <strong>in</strong>to force April 30, 1957;<br />

for the United States December 6, 1967.<br />

18 UST 3201; TIAS 6418; 266 UNTS 3.<br />

Depositary: United Nations<br />

Status: http://treaties.un.org/Pages/ParticipationStatus.<strong>as</strong>px<br />

Parties<br />

Afghanistan<br />

Albania<br />

Algeria<br />

Antigua <strong>and</strong> Barbuda<br />

Argent<strong>in</strong>a 1<br />

Australia 2<br />

Austria<br />

Azerbaijan<br />

Baham<strong>as</strong>, The<br />

Bahra<strong>in</strong><br />

Bangladesh<br />

Barbados<br />

Belarus<br />

Belgium<br />

Belize 3<br />

Ben<strong>in</strong> 4<br />

Bolivia<br />

Bosnia-Herzegov<strong>in</strong>a<br />

Botswana 3<br />

Brazil<br />

Brunei 3<br />

Bulgaria<br />

Burma 5<br />

Cambodia 1<br />

Cameroon<br />

Canada<br />

Central African Republic<br />

Chile<br />

Ch<strong>in</strong>a (Taiwan) 6<br />

Congo<br />

Congo, Democratic Republic <strong>of</strong> the 1<br />

Cote d’Ivoire<br />

Croatia<br />

Cuba<br />

Cyprus<br />

Czech Republic<br />

Denmark<br />

Djibouti 1<br />

Dom<strong>in</strong>ica<br />

Dom<strong>in</strong>ican Republic 1<br />

Ecuador<br />

Egypt<br />

Estonia 4<br />

Ethiopia 7<br />

Fiji<br />

F<strong>in</strong>l<strong>and</strong><br />

France 8<br />

Gambia, The 3<br />

German Democratic Republic 9<br />

Germany, Federal Republic <strong>of</strong> 9<br />

Ghana<br />

Greece<br />

Grenada 3<br />

Guatemala<br />

Gu<strong>in</strong>ea<br />

Guyana 3<br />

Haiti<br />

Hong Kong 10<br />

Hungary<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> 1<br />

India 5<br />

Iran<br />

Iraq<br />

Irel<strong>and</strong><br />

Israel<br />

Italy<br />

Jamaica

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