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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-by-air-parties-to-convention-order-1988/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/243",
  "legislation_title": "The Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/carriage-by-air-parties-to-convention-order-1988",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "High Contracting Parties\nTerritories in respect of which they are respectively parties\nDates on which the Warsaw Convention came into force\nDates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague came into force\nThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\nGreat Britain and Northern Ireland\n15th May 1933\n1st June 1967\nThe Channel Islands\n15th May 1933\n1st June 1967\nThe Isle of Man\n15th May 1933\n1st June 1967\nAnguilla\n3rd March 1935\nBermuda\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nBritish Antarctic Territory\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nBritish Indian Ocean Territory\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nBritish Virgin Islands\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nCayman Islands\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nFalkland Islands\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nGibraltar\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nHong Kong\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nMontserrat\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nSt Helena and Ascension\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nTurks and Caicos Islands\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nAfghanistan\nAfghanistan\n21st May 1969\n21st May 1969\nThe Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria\nAlgeria\n31st August 1964\nAntigua and Barbuda\nAntigua and Barbuda\n3rd March 1935\nThe Argentine Republic\nArgentina\n19th June 1952\n10th September 1969\nThe Commonwealth of Australia\nAustralia and all external territories for the international affairs of which Australia is responsible\n30th October 1935\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Austria\nAustria\n27th December 1961\n24th June 1971\nThe Commonwealth of the Bahamas\nBahamas\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe People’s Republic of Bangladesh\nBangladesh\n18th February 1935\n1st August 1963\nBarbados\nBarbados\n3rd March 1935\nThe Kingdom of Belgium\nBelgium\n11th October 1936\n25th November 1963\nBelize\nBelize\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe People’s Republic of Benin\nBenin\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Botswana\nBotswana\n1st December 1952\nThe Federative Republic of Brazil\nBrazil\n13th February 1933\n14th September 1964\nBrunei Darussalam\nBrunei\n2nd October 1936\nThe People’s Republic of Bulgaria\nBulgaria\n23rd September 1949\n13th March 1964\nThe People’s Democratic Republic of Burkina\nBurkina\n9th March 1962\nThe Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma\nBurma\n18th February 1935\nCambodia\nCambodia\n13th February 1933\nThe Republic of Cameroon\nCameroon\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nCanada\nCanada\n8th September 1947 (except for the Province of Newfoundland) 5th July 1939 (for Newfoundland)\n17th July 1964\nThe Republic of Chad\nChad\n13th February 1933\nThe Republic of Chile\nChile\n31st May 1979\n31st May 1979\nThe People’s Republic of China\nChina\n18th October 1958\n18th November 1975\nThe Republic of Colombia\nColombia\n13th November 1966\n13th November 1966\nThe People’s Republic of the Congo\nCongo\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Côte d'Ivoire\nIvory Coast\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Cuba\nCuba\n19th October 1964\n28th November 1965\nThe Republic of Cyprus\nThe territory of the Republic of Cyprus\n3rd March 1935\n21st October 1970\nThe Czechoslovak Socialist Republic\nCzechoslovakia\n15th February 1935\n1st August 1963\nThe Kingdom of Denmark\nDenmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands\n1st October 1937\n1st August 1963\nThe Commonwealth of Dominica\nDominica\n3rd March 1935\nThe Dominican Republic\nDominican Republic\n25th May 1972\n25th May 1972\nThe Republic of Ecuador\nEcuador\n1st March 1970\n1st March 1970\nThe Arab Republic of Egypt\nEgypt\n5th December 1955\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of El Salvador\nEl Salvador\n1st August 1963\nSocialist Ethiopia\nEthiopia\n12th November 1950\nFiji\nFiji\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe Republic of Finland\nFinland\n1st October 1937\n23rd August 1977\nThe French Republic\nFrance and all Overseas Departments and territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the French Republic\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Gabonese Republic\nGabon\n16th May 1969\n16th May 1969\nThe Republic of The Gambia\nThe Gambia\n3rd March 1935\nGermany\nGermany\n29th December 1933\nThe Federal Republic of Germany\nFederal Republic of Germany and Berlin (West)\n1st August 1963\nThe German Democratic Republic\nGerman Democratic Republic and Berlin (East)\n22nd December 1972\nThe Republic of Ghana\nGhana\n3rd March 1935\nGrenada\nGrenada\n3rd March 1935\n13th November 1985\nThe Republic of Guatemala\nGuatemala\n26th October 1971\nThe Republic of Guinea\nGuinea\n10th December 1961\nThe Co-operative Republic of Guyana\nGuyana\n3rd March 1935\nThe Hellenic Republic\nGreece\n11th April 1938\n21st September 1965\nThe Hungarian People’s Republic\nHungary\n27th August 1936\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Iceland\nIceland\n19th November 1948\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of India\nIndia\n18th February 1935\n15th May 1973\nThe Republic of Indonesia\nIndonesia\n29th September 1933\nThe Islamic Republic of Iran\nIran\n6th October 1975\n6th October 1975\nThe Republic of Iraq\nIraq\n26th September 1972\n26th September 1972\nThe Republic of Ireland\nThe territory of the Republic of Ireland\n19th December 1935\n1st August 1963\nThe State of Israel\nIsrael\n6th January 1950\n3rd November 1964\nThe Italian Republic\nItaly\n15th May 1933\n2nd August 1963\nJamaica\nJamaica\n3rd March 1935\nJapan\nJapan\n18th August 1953\n8th November 1967\nThe Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan\nJordan\n17th March 1938\n13th February 1974\nThe Republic of Kenya\nKenya\n3rd March 1935\nThe Republic of Kiribati\nKiribati\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe Republic of Korea\nSouth Korea\n11th October 1967\nThe State of Kuwait\nKuwait\n9th November 1975\n9th November 1975\nThe Lao People’s Democratic Republic\nLaos\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Lebanese Republic\nLebanon\n24th January 1934\n8th August 1978\nThe Kingdom of Lesotho\nLesotho\n1st December 1952\n15th January 1976\nThe Republic of Liberia\nLiberia\n31st July 1942\nThe Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya\nLibya\n14th August 1969\n14th August 1969\nThe Principality of Liechtenstein\nLiechtenstein\n7th August 1934\n3rd April 1966\nThe Grand Duchy of Luxembourg\nLuxembourg\n5th January 1950\n1st August 1963\nThe Democratic Republic of Madagascar\nMadagascar\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Malawi\nMalawi\n25th January 1978\n7th September 1971\nMalaysia\nMalaysia\n2nd October 1936 (except for Malacca and Penang) 3rd March 1935 (for Malacca and Penang)\n19th December 1974\nThe Republic of Mali\nMali\n13th February 1933\n29th March 1964\nThe Republic of Malta\nMalta\n3rd March 1935\nThe Islamic Republic of Mauritania\nMauritania\n13th February 1933\nMauritius\nMauritius\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe United Mexican States\nMexico\n15th May 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Principality of Monaco\nMonaco\n8th July 1979\nThe Mongolian People’s Republic\nMongolia\n29th July 1962\nThe Kingdom of Morocco\nMorocco\n5th April 1958\n15th February 1976\nThe Republic of Nauru\nNauru\n30th October 1935\n1st August 1963\nThe Kingdom of Nepal\nNepal\n13th May 1966\n13th May 1966\nThe Kingdom of the Netherlands\nThe Netherlands and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands\n29th September 1933\n1st August 1963\nNew Zealand\nNew Zealand (including the Cook Islands and the Tokelau Islands)\n5th July 1937\n14th June 1967\nThe Republic of Niger\nNiger\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Federal Republic of Nigeria\nNigeria\n3rd March 1935\n29th September 1969\nThe Kingdom of Norway\nNorway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Norway\n1st October 1937\n1st August 1963\nThe Sultanate of Oman\nOman\n4th November 1976\n2nd November 1987\nThe Islamic Republic of Pakistan\nPakistan\n18th February 1935\n1st August 1963\nThe Independent State of Papua New Guinea\nPapua New Guinea\n30th October 1935\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Paraguay\nParaguay\n26th November 1969\n26th November 1969\nThe Republic of the Philippines\nThe Philippines\n7th February 1951\n28th February 1967\nThe Polish People’s Republic\nPoland\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Portuguese Republic\nPortugal and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Portuguese Republic\n18th June 1947\n15th December 1963\nThe State of Qatar\nQatar\n21st March 1987\n21st March 1987\nThe Socialist Republic of Romania\nRomania\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Rwanda\nRwanda\n11th October 1936\nThe Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis\nSaint Christopher and Nevis\n3rd March 1935\nSaint Lucia\nSaint Lucia\n3rd March 1935\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines\nSaint Vincent and the Grenadines\n3rd March 1935\nThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\nSaudia Arabia\n27th April 1969\n27th April 1969\nThe Republic of Senegal\nSenegal\n13th February 1933\n17th September 1964\nThe Republic of Seychelles\nSeychelles\n22nd September 1980\n22nd September 1980\nThe Republic of Sierra Leone\nSierra Leone\n3rd March 1935\nThe Republic of Singapore\nSingapore\n3rd December 1971\n4th February 1968\nSolomon Islands\nSolomon Islands\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe Republic of South Africa\nThe Republic of South Africa\n22nd March 1955\n17th December 1967\nNamibia\n22nd March 1955\n17th December 1967\nSpain\nSpain and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of Spain\n13th February 1933\n6th March 1966\nThe Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka\nSri Lanka\n3rd March 1935\nThe Republic of the Sudan\nThe Sudan\n12th May 1975\n12th May 1975\nThe Republic of Surinam\nSurinam\n29th September 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Kingdom of Swaziland\nSwaziland\n1st December 1952\n18th October 1971\nThe Kingdom of Sweden\nSweden\n1st October 1937\n1st August 1963\nThe Swiss Confederation\nSwitzerland\n7th August 1934\n1st August 1963\nThe Syrian Arab Republic\nSyria\n2nd March 1959\n1st August 1963\nThe United Republic of Tanzania\nTanzania\n3rd March 1935\nThe Republic of Togo\nTogo\n30th September 1980\n30th September 1980\nThe Kingdom of Tonga\nTonga\n2nd October 1936\n22nd May 1977\nThe Republic of Trinidad and Tobago\nTrinidad and Tobago\n3rd March 1935\n8th August 1983\nThe Tunisian Republic\nTunisia\n13th February 1933\n13th February 1964\nThe Republic of Turkey\nTurkey\n23rd June 1978\n23rd June 1978\nTuvalu\nTuvalu\n3rd March 1935\n1st June 1967\nThe Republic of Uganda\nUganda\n3rd March 1935\nThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics\nAll territories comprised within the Soviet Socialist Republics\n18th November 1934 25th December 1959 (for Byelorussia) 12th November 1959 (for the Ukraine)\n1st August 1963\nUnited Arab Emirates\nUnited Arab Emirates\n3rd July 1986\nThe United States of America\nThe United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America\n29th October 1934\nThe Oriental Republic of Uruguay\nUruguay\n2nd October 1979\nThe Republic of Vanuatu\nVanuatu\n24th January 1982\n24th January 1982\nThe Republic of Venezuela\nVenezuela\n13th September 1955\n1st August 1963\nThe Socialist Republic of Vietnam\nVietnam\n13th February 1933\n9th January 1983\nThe Independent State of Western Samoa\nWestern Samoa\n5th July 1937\n14th January 1973\nThe Yemen Arab Republic\nYemen\n4th August 1982\n4th August 1982\nThe Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia\nYugoslavia\n13th February 1933\n1st August 1963\nThe Republic of Zaire\nZaire\n11th October 1936\nZambia\nZambia\n3rd March 1935\n23rd June 1970\nZimbabwe\nZimbabwe\n3rd April 1935\n25th January 1981",
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  "status": null,
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