Convention relative to the laying of automatic submarine contact mines

Dominican Republic

18-10-1907

Subject to a reservation to the first paragraph of the first Article.

France

07-10-1910

Subject to a reservation to Article 2.

Germany

27-11-1909

Subject to a reservation to Article 2.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

13-01-1986

On 1 January 1986 the island of Aruba, which was a part of the Netherlands Antilles, has obtained internal autonomy as a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Consequently, the Kingdom consists of three countries, namely the Netherlands (the European part of the Kingdom), the Netherlands Antilles (without Aruba) and Aruba.
As the changes of 1 January 1986 concern a shift only in the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Kingdom as such will remain the subject of international law with which treaties are concluded, the said changes will have no consequences regarding this Convention, concluded by the Kingdom, which was applicable to the Netherlands Antilles, included Aruba. This Convention remains in force for the Netherlands (European part), the Netherlands Antilles and for Aruba in its new capacity of country within the Kingdom.

18-10-2010

The Kingdom of the Netherlands consisted of three parts: the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Netherlands Antilles consisted of the islands of Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
With effect from 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist as a part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Since that date, the Kingdom consists of four parts: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Curaçao and Sint Maarten enjoy internal self-government within the Kingdom, as Aruba and, up to 10 October 2010, the Netherlands Antilles do.
These changes constitute a modification of the internal constitutional relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will accordingly remain the subject of international law with which agreements are concluded. The modification of the structure of the Kingdom will therefore not affect the validity of the international agreements ratified by the Kingdom for the Netherlands Antilles. These agreements, including any reservations made, will continue to apply to Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
The other islands that have formed part of the Netherlands Antilles - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba - became part of the Netherlands, thus constituting 'the Caribbean part of the Netherlands'. The agreements that applied to the Netherlands Antilles will also continue to apply to these islands; however, the Government of the Netherlands will now be responsible for implementing these agreements.

Thailand

12-03-1910

Subject to a reservation to Article 1, paragraph 1.

Türkiye

18-10-1907

Subject to the reservations expressed in the declarations noted in the minutes of the eighth plenary session of the Conference of 9 October 1907:
a) The Imperial Ottoman delegation cannot at the present time undertake any engagement whatever for improvements that are not yet universally known.
b) The Imperial Ottoman delegation believes that it should declare that, given the exceptional situation created by treaties in force concerning the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, straits which are an integral part of its territory, the Imperial Government could not in any way subscribe to any undertaking tending to limit the means of defence that it may deem necessary to employ for these straits in case of war, or with the aim of ensuring that its neutrality is respected.
c) The Imperial Ottoman delegation cannot at the present time take part in any engagement as regards the conversion mentioned in article 6.

United Kingdom

27-11-1909

Subject to the reservation expressed in the following declaration:
In affixing their signatures to the present Convention, the British plenipotentiaries declare that the mere fact that this Convention does not prohibit a particular act or procedure must not be held to deprive His Britannic Majesty's Government of the right to contest the legality of such act or procedure.