Treaty

Convention on the means of prohibiting and preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property

Treaty data

Treaty number 002996
Date of conclusion 14-11-1970
Place of conclusion Parijs
Provisional application
Entry into force 24-04-1972
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper 31256-R1836 (external link)
Approval act 2009, 254
Consolidated text 0003412

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 17-10-2009
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Afghanistan 08-09-2005 (R) 08-12-2005
Albania 13-06-2002 (R) 13-09-2002
Algeria 24-06-1974 (R) 24-09-1974
Angola 07-11-1991 (R) 07-02-1992
Argentina 11-01-1973 (R) 11-04-1973
Armenia 05-09-1993 (Su) 21-09-1991
Australia 30-10-1989 (R) 30-01-1990
Austria 15-07-2015 (R) 15-10-2015
Azerbaijan 25-08-1999 (R) 25-11-1999
Bahamas 09-10-1997 (R) 09-01-1998
Bahrain 07-03-2014 (R) 07-06-2014
Bangladesh 09-12-1987 (R) 09-03-1988
Barbados 10-04-2002 (R) 10-07-2002
Belarus 28-04-1988 (R) 28-07-1988
Belgium 31-03-2009 (R) 30-06-2009
Belize 26-01-1990 (R) 26-04-1990
Benin 01-03-2017 (R) 01-06-2017
Bhutan 26-09-2002 (R) 26-12-2002
Bolivia 04-10-1976 (R) 04-01-1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina 12-07-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Botswana 23-08-2017 (R) 23-11-2017
Brazil 16-02-1973 (R) 16-05-1973
Bulgaria 15-09-1971 (R) 24-04-1972
Burkina Faso 07-04-1987 (R) 07-07-1987
Cambodia 26-09-1972 (R) 26-12-1972
Cameroon 24-05-1972 (R) 24-08-1972
Canada 28-03-1978 (R) 28-06-1978
Central African Republic 01-02-1972 (R) 01-05-1972
Chad 17-06-2008 (R) 17-09-2008
Chile 18-04-2014 (R) 18-07-2014
China 28-11-1989 (R) 28-02-1990
Colombia 24-05-1988 (R) 24-08-1988
Comoros 17-03-2021 (R) 17-06-2021
Costa Rica 06-03-1996 (R) 06-06-1996
Côte d'Ivoire 30-10-1990 (R) 30-01-1991
Croatia 06-07-1992 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 30-01-1980 (R) 30-04-1980
Cyprus 19-10-1979 (R) 19-01-1980
Czech Republic 26-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 14-02-1977 (R) 14-05-1977
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13-05-1983 (R) 13-08-1983
Democratic Republic of the Congo 23-09-1974 (R) 23-12-1974
Denmark 26-03-2003 (R) 26-06-2003
Djibouti 09-04-2018 (R) 09-07-2018
Dominican Republic 07-03-1973 (R) 07-06-1973
Ecuador 24-03-1971 (R) 24-04-1972
Egypt 05-04-1973 (R) 05-07-1973
El Salvador 20-02-1978 (R) 20-05-1978
Equatorial Guinea 17-06-2010 (R) 17-09-2010
Estonia 27-10-1995 (R) 27-01-1996
Eswatini 30-10-2012 (R) 30-01-2013
Ethiopia 22-11-2017 (R) 22-02-2018
Finland 14-06-1999 (R) 14-09-1999
France 07-01-1997 (R) 07-04-1997
Gabon 29-08-2003 (R) 29-11-2003
Gambia, The 10-11-2023 (R) 10-02-2024
Georgia 04-11-1992 (Su) 09-04-1991
Germany 30-11-2007 (R) 29-02-2008
Ghana 20-01-2016 (R) 20-04-2016
Greece 05-06-1981 (R) 05-09-1981
Grenada 10-09-1992 (R) 10-12-1992
Guatemala 14-01-1985 (R) 14-04-1985
Guinea 18-03-1979 (R) 18-06-1979
Haïti 08-02-2010 (R) 08-05-2010
Honduras 19-03-1979 (R) 19-06-1979
Hungary 23-10-1978 (R) 23-01-1979
Iceland 09-11-2004 (R) 09-02-2005
India 24-01-1977 (R) 24-04-1977
Iran 27-01-1975 (R) 27-04-1975
Iraq 12-02-1973 (R) 12-05-1973
Italy 02-10-1978 (R) 02-01-1979
Japan 09-09-2002 (R) 09-12-2002
Jordan 15-03-1974 (R) 15-06-1974
Kazakhstan 09-02-2012 (R) 09-05-2012
Kenya 15-02-2024 (R) 15-05-2024
Kuwait 22-06-1972 (R) 22-09-1972
Kyrgyzstan 03-07-1995 (R) 03-10-1995
Laos 22-12-2015 (R) 22-03-2016
Latvia 21-01-2019 (R) 21-04-2019
Lebanon 25-08-1992 (R) 25-11-1992
Lesotho 17-07-2013 (R) 17-10-2013
Libya 09-01-1973 (R) 09-04-1973
Lithuania 27-07-1998 (R) 27-10-1998
Luxembourg 03-02-2015 (R) 03-05-2015
Madagascar 21-06-1989 (R) 21-09-1989
Malawi 07-07-2022 (R) 07-10-2022
Mali 06-04-1987 (R) 06-07-1987
Malta 15-07-2024 (R) 15-10-2024
Mauritania 27-04-1977 (R) 27-07-1977
Mauritius 27-02-1978 (R) 27-05-1978
Mexico 04-10-1972 (R) 04-01-1973
Moldova 14-09-2007 (R) 14-12-2007
Monaco 25-08-2017 (R) 25-11-2017
Mongolia 23-05-1991 (R) 23-08-1991
Montenegro 26-04-2007 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 03-02-2003 (R) 03-05-2003
Myanmar 05-09-2013 (R) 05-12-2013
Nepal 23-06-1976 (R) 23-09-1976
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 17-07-2009 (R) 17-10-2009
New Zealand 01-02-2007 (R) 01-05-2007
Nicaragua 19-04-1977 (R) 19-07-1977
Niger 16-10-1972 (R) 16-01-1973
Nigeria 24-01-1972 (R) 24-04-1972
North Macedonia 30-04-1997 (Su) 17-11-1991
Norway 16-02-2007 (R) 16-05-2007
Oman 02-06-1978 (R) 02-09-1978
Pakistan 30-04-1981 (R) 30-07-1981
Palestine 22-03-2012 (R) 22-06-2012
Panama 13-08-1973 (R) 13-11-1973
Paraguay 09-11-2004 (R) 09-02-2005
Peru 24-10-1979 (R) 24-01-1980
Poland 31-01-1974 (R) 30-04-1974
Portugal 09-12-1985 (R) 09-03-1986
Qatar 20-04-1977 (R) 20-07-1977
Republic of Korea, the 14-02-1983 (R) 14-05-1983
Romania 06-12-1993 (R) 06-03-1994
Russian Federation 28-04-1988 (R) 28-07-1988
Rwanda 25-09-2001 (R) 25-12-2001
São Tomé e Principe 03-10-2024 (R) 03-01-2025
Saudi Arabia 08-09-1976 (R) 08-12-1976
Senegal 09-12-1984 (R) 09-03-1985
Serbia 11-09-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 28-05-2004 (R) 28-08-2004
Slovakia 31-03-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 05-11-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 18-12-2003 (R) 18-03-2004
Spain 10-01-1986 (R) 10-04-1986
Sri Lanka 07-04-1981 (R) 07-07-1981
Sweden 13-01-2003 (R) 13-04-2003
Switzerland 03-10-2003 (R) 03-01-2004
Syria 21-02-1975 (R) 21-05-1975
Tajikistan 28-08-1992 (R) 28-11-1992
Tanzania 02-08-1977 (R) 02-11-1977
Togo 19-11-2018 (R) 19-02-2019
Tunisia 10-03-1975 (R) 10-06-1975
Türkiye 21-04-1981 (R) 21-07-1981
Turkmenistan 01-06-2022 (R) 01-09-2022
Ukraine 28-04-1988 (R) 28-07-1988
United Arab Emirates 09-10-2017 (R) 09-01-2018
United Kingdom 01-08-2002 (R) 01-11-2002
United States of America 02-09-1983 (R) 02-12-1983
Uruguay 09-08-1977 (R) 09-11-1977
Uzbekistan 15-03-1996 (R) 15-06-1996
Venezuela 21-03-2005 (R) 21-06-2005
Vietnam 20-09-2005 (R) 20-12-2005
Yemen 03-06-2019 (R) 03-09-2019
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 03-10-1972 (R) 03-01-1973
Zambia 21-06-1985 (R) 21-09-1985
Zimbabwe 30-05-2006 (R) 30-08-2006

Extensions

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 17-07-2008
Greenland 27-08-2004

Norway

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Bouvet Island 16-05-2007
Peter I Island 16-05-2007
Queen Maud Land 16-05-2007
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