# The Carriage by Air (Parties to Convention) Order 1999, Schedule 1: HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION, 1929, TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION AS AMENDED AT THE HAGUE, 1955 AND TO THE WARSAW CONVENTION AS AMENDED BY ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL NO. 1 OF MONTREAL, 1975


High Contracting Parties
Territories in respect of which they are respectively parties
Dates on which the Warsaw Convention 1929 came into force
Dates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague 1955 came into force
Dates on which the Warsaw Convention as amended by Additional Protocol No. 1 of Montreal, 1975 came into force
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
15th May 1933
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
The Channel Islands
15th May 1933
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
The Isle of Man
15th May 1933
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Anguilla
3rd March 1935
*
15th February 1996
Bermuda
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
British Antarctic Territory
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
British Indian Ocean Territory
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
British Virgin Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Cayman Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Falkland Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Gibraltar
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Montserrat
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands
*
*
15th February 1996
St Helena
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
St Helena Dependencies
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
Turks and Caicos Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
15th February 1996
The Islamic State of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
21st May 1969
21st May 1969
*
The Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
Algeria
31st August 1964
31st August 1964
*
The Republic of Angola
Angola
8th June 1998
8th June 1998
*
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Argentine Republic
Argentina
19th June 1952
10th September 1969
15th February 1996
The Commonwealth of Australia
Australia and all external territories for whose international affairs of which Australia is responsible
30th October 1935
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Austria
Austria
27th December 1961
24th June 1971
*
The Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Bahamas
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The State of Bahrain
Bahrain
10th June 1998
10th June 1998
10th June 1998
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
18th February 1935
1st August 1963
*
Barbados
Barbados
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Republic of Belarus
Belarus
25th December 1959
1st August 1963
*
The Kingdom of Belgium
Belgium
11th October 1936
25th November 1963
*
Belize
Belize
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The Republic of Benin
Benin
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Republic of Botswana
Botswana
1st December 1952
*
*
The Federal Republic of Brazil
Brazil
13th February 1933
14th September 1964
15th February 1996
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei
2nd October 1936
*
*
The Republic of Bulgaria
Bulgaria
23rd September 1949
13th March 1964
*
The Republic of Burkina
Burkina Faso
9th March 1962
*
*
The Kingdom of Cambodia
Cambodia
13th February 1933
12th March 1997
*
The Republic of Cameroon
Cameroon
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
Canada
Canada
8th September 1947 (except for the Province of Newfoundland) 5th July 1939 (for Newfoundland)
17th July 1964
15th February 1996
The Republic of Chad
Chad
13th February 1933
11th September 1964
*
The Republic of Chile
Chile
31st May 1979
31st May 1979
15th February 1996
The People’s Republic of China
China
18th October 1958 (except for the application of the Warsaw Convention, 1929 and the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955 to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region () 3rd March 1935 (for the application of the Warsaw Convention, 1929 and the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955 to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ()
18th November 1975 (except for the application of the Warsaw Convention, 1929 and the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955 to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region () 1st June 1967 (for the application of the Warsaw Convention, 1929 and the Warsaw Convention as amended at The Hague, 1955 to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ()
*
The Republic of Colombia
Colombia
13th November 1966
13th November 1966
15th February 1996
The Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
The Comoros
9th September 1991
*
*
The Republic of the Congo
Congo (Brazzaville)
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo (Democratic Republic)
11th October 1936
*
*
The Republic of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
8th August 1984
8th August 1984
*
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Croatia
Croatia
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Republic of Cuba
Cuba
19th October 1964
28th November 1965
20th July 1998
The Republic of Cyprus
The territory of the Republic of Cyprus
3rd March 1935
21st October 1970
15th February 1996
The Czech Republic
The Czech Republic
15th February 1935
1st August 1963
*
The Kingdom of Denmark
Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
1st October 1937
1st August 1963
15th February 1996 (for Denmark only)
The Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominica
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
25th May 1972
25th May 1972
*
The Republic of Ecuador
Ecuador
1st March 1970
1st March 1970
*
The Arab Republic of Egypt
Egypt
5th December 1955
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Republic of El Salvador
El Salvador
*
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
19th March 1989
*
*
The Republic of Estonia
Estonia
14th June 1998
14th June 1998
14th June 1998
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
12th November 1950
*
15th February 1996
The Republic of Fiji
Fiji
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The Republic of Finland
Finland
1st October 1937
23rd August 1977
15th February 1996
The French Republic
France and all Overseas Departments and territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the French Republic
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Gabonese Republic
Gabon
16th May 1969
16th May 1969
*
The Republic of The Gambia
The Gambia
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
29th December 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Ghana
Ghana
3rd March 1935
9th November 1997
9th November 1997
Grenada
Grenada
3rd March 1935
13th November 1985
*
The Republic of Guatemala
Guatemala
4th May 1997
26th October 1971
4th May 1997
The Republic of Guinea
Guinea
10th December 1961
7th January 1991
*
The Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Guyana
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Hellenic Republic
Greece
11th April 1938
21st September 1965
15th February 1996
The Republic of Honduras
Honduras
25th September 1994
*
15th May 1996
The Republic of Hungary
Hungary
27th August 1936
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Iceland
Iceland
19th November 1948
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of India
India
18th February 1935
15th May 1973
*
The Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
29th September 1933
*
*
The Islamic Republic of Iran
Iran
6th October 1975
6th October 1975
*
The Republic of Iraq
Iraq
26th September 1972
26th September 1972
*
The Republic of Ireland
The territory of the Republic of Ireland
19th December 1935
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The State of Israel
Israel
6th January 1950
3rd November 1964
15th February 1996
The Italian Republic
Italy
15th May 1933
2nd August 1963
15th February 1996
Jamaica
Jamaica
3rd March 1935
*
*
Japan
Japan
18th August 1953
8th November 1967
*
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Jordan
17th March 1938
13th February 1974
*
The Republic of Kenya
Kenya
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Republic of Kiribati
Kiribati
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The Republic of Korea
South Korea
*
11th October 1967
*
The State of Kuwait
Kuwait
9th November 1975
9th November 1975
6th February 1997
The Laos People’s Democratic Republic
Laos
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Latvia
Latvia
13th February 1933
*
*
The Republic of Lebanon
Lebanon
24th January 1934
8th August 1978
*
The Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho
1st December 1952
15th January 1976
*
The Republic of Liberia
Liberia
31st July 1942
*
*
The Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Libya
14th August 1969
14th August 1969
*
The Principality of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
7th August 1934
3rd April 1966
*
The Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania
*
19th February 1997
*
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5th January 1950
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Madagascar
Madagascar
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Malawi
Malawi
25th January 1978
7th September 1971
*
Malaysia
Malaysia
2nd October 1936 (except for Malacca and Penang) 3rd March 1935 (for Malacca and Penang)
19th December 1974
*
The Republic of the Maldives
The Maldives
11th November 1996
11th November 1996
*
The Republic of Mali
Mali
13th February 1933
29th March 1964
*
The Republic of Malta
Malta
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania
13th February 1933
*
*
The Republic of Mauritius
Mauritius
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The United Mexican States
Mexico
15th May 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Republic of Moldova
Moldova
19th June 1997
19th June 1997
*
The Principality of Monaco
Monaco
*
8th July 1979
*
Mongolia
Mongolia
29th July 1962
*
*
The Kingdom of Morocco
Morocco
5th April 1958
15th February 1976
*
The Union of Myanmar
Burma
18th February 1935
*
*
The Republic of Namibia
Namibia
22nd March 1955
17th December 1967
*
The Republic of Nauru
Nauru
30th October 1935
1st August 1963
*
The Kingdom of Nepal
Nepal
13th May 1966
13th May 1966
*
The Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Netherlands and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
29th September 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996 (except for Aruba)
New Zealand
New Zealand (including the Cook Islands and the Tokelau Islands)
5th July 1937
14th June 1967
*
The Republic of Niger
Niger
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Federal Republic of Nigeria
Nigeria
3rd March 1935
29th September 1969
*
The Kingdom of Norway
Norway and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Norway
1st October 1937
1st August 1963
15th February 1996 (for Norway only)
The Sultanate of Oman
Oman
4th November 1976
2nd November 1987
*
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Pakistan
18th February 1935
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Panama
Panama
10th January 1997
10th January 1997
*
The Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
30th October 1935
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Paraguay
Paraguay
26th November 1969
26th November 1969
*
The Republic of Peru
Peru
3rd October 1988
3rd October 1988
2nd October 1997
The Republic of Philippines
The Philippines
7th February 1951
28th February 1967
*
The Republic of Poland
Poland
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Portuguese Republic
Portugal and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Portuguese Republic
18th June 1947
15th December 1963
15th February 1996
The State of Qatar
Qatar
21st March 1987
21st March 1987
*
Romania
Romania
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Russian Federation
Russia
18th November 1934
1st August 1963
*
The Rwandese Republic
Rwanda
11th October 1936
27th March 1991
*
The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Christopher and Nevis
3rd March 1935
*
*
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
3rd March 1935
*
*
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Independent State of Samoa
Samoa
5th July 1937
14th January 1973
*
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
27th April 1969
27th April 1969
*
The Republic of Senegal
Senegal
13th February 1933
17th September 1964
*
The Republic of Seychelles
Seychelles
22nd September 1980
22nd September 1980
*
The Republic of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Republic of Singapore
Singapore
3rd December 1971
4th February 1968
*
The Slovak Republic
Slovakia
13th February 1935
1st August 1963
*
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The Republic of South Africa
South Africa
22nd March 1955
17th December 1967
*
The Kingdom of Spain
Spain and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the Kingdom of Spain
13th February 1933
6th March 1966
15th February 1996
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3rd March 1935
22nd May 1997
*
The Republic of Sudan
Sudan
12th May 1975
12th May 1975
*
The Republic of Suriname
Surinam
29th September 1933
1st August 1963
*
The Kingdom of Swaziland
Swaziland
1st December 1952
18th October 1971
*
The Kingdom of Sweden
Sweden
1st October 1937
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Swiss Confederation
Switzerland
7th August 1934
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Syrian Arab Republic
Syria
2nd March 1959
1st August 1963
*
The Republic of Tajikistan
Tajikistan
4th May 1994
*
*
The United Republic of Tanzania
Tanzania
3rd March 1935
*
*
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Republic of Togo
Togo
30th September 1980
30th September 1980
15th February 1996
The Kingdom of Tonga
Tonga
2nd October 1936
22nd May 1977
*
The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
3rd March 1935
8th August 1983
*
The Tunisian Republic
Tunisia
13th February 1933
13th February 1964
15th February 1996
The Republic of Turkey
Turkey
23rd June 1978
23rd June 1978
*
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
20th March 1995
*
*
Tuvalu
Tuvalu
3rd March 1935
1st June 1967
*
The Republic of Uganda
Uganda
3rd March 1935
*
*
Ukraine
Ukraine
12th November 1959
1st August 1963
*
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3rd July 1986
16th January 1994
*
The United States of America
The United States of America and all territories subject to the sovereignty or authority of the United States of America
29th October 1934
*
*
The Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay
2nd October 1979
*
*
The Republic of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
28th May 1997
*
28th May 1997
The Republic of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
24th January 1982
24th January 1982
*
The Republic of Venezuela
Venezuela
13th September 1955
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
13th February 1933
9th January 1983
*
The Republic of Yemen
Yemen
4th August 1982
4th August 1982
*
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
13th February 1933
1st August 1963
15th February 1996
The Republic of Zambia
Zambia
3rd March 1935
23rd June 1970
*
The Republic of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
3rd April 1935
25th January 1981
*

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