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Treaty on principles governing the activities of States in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies

Date modified	Regarding
05-09-2023	Party
Toon meer van:Details Party Panama modified Ratification: 09-08-2023 (R) Entry into force: 09-08-2023
22-03-2023	New treaty
Toon meer van:Details General information Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Kingdom part Netherlands (in Europe) Entry into force: 10-10-1969 Netherlands (Bonaire) Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Netherlands (Saba) Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Aruba Entry into force: 01-01-1986 Curaçao Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Sint Maarten Entry into force: 10-10-2010 Party Afghanistan Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 17-03-1988 (R) Entry into force: 17-03-1988 Algeria Ratification: 27-01-1992 (A) Entry into force: 27-01-1992 Antigua and Barbuda Ratification: 26-01-1989 (Su) Entry into force: 01-11-1981 Argentina Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 26-03-1969 (R) Entry into force: 26-03-1969 Armenia Ratification: 28-03-2018 (A) Entry into force: 28-03-2018 Australia Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Austria Signature: 20-02-1967 Ratification: 26-02-1968 (R) Entry into force: 26-02-1968 Azerbaijan Ratification: 09-09-2015 (A) Entry into force: 09-09-2015 Bahamas Ratification: 11-08-1976 (Su) Entry into force: 10-07-1973 Bangladesh Ratification: 17-01-1986 (A) Entry into force: 17-01-1986 Barbados Ratification: 12-09-1968 (A) Entry into force: 12-09-1968 Belarus Signature: 10-02-1967 Ratification: 31-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 31-10-1967 Belgium Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 30-03-1973 (R) Entry into force: 30-03-1973 Benin Ratification: 19-06-1986 (A) Entry into force: 19-06-1986 Bolivia Signature: 27-01-1967 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratification: 29-09-2020 (A) Entry into force: 29-09-2020 Botswana Signature: 27-01-1967 Brunei Ratification: 18-01-1984 (A) Entry into force: 18-01-1984 Bulgaria Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 28-03-1967 (R) Entry into force: 28-03-1967 Burkina Faso Signature: 03-03-1967 Ratification: 18-06-1968 (R) Entry into force: 18-06-1968 Burundi Signature: 27-01-1967 Cameroon Signature: 27-01-1967 Canada Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Central African Republic Signature: 27-01-1967 Chile Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 08-10-1981 (R) Entry into force: 08-10-1981 Colombia Signature: 27-01-1967 Croatia Ratification: 10-03-2023 (A) Entry into force: 10-03-2023 Cuba Ratification: 30-06-1977 (A) Entry into force: 30-06-1977 Cyprus Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 05-07-1972 (R) Entry into force: 05-07-1972 Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 11-05-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ratification: 05-03-2009 (A) Entry into force: 05-03-2009 Democratic Republic of the Congo Signature: 27-01-1967 Denmark Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Dominica Ratification: 08-11-1978 (A) Entry into force: 08-11-1978 Dominican Republic Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 21-11-1968 (R) Entry into force: 21-11-1968 Ecuador Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 07-03-1969 (R) Entry into force: 07-03-1969 Egypt Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 El Salvador Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 15-01-1969 (R) Entry into force: 15-01-1969 Equatorial Guinea Ratification: 16-01-1989 (A) Entry into force: 16-01-1989 Eswatini Ratification: 22-10-1968 (A) Entry into force: 22-10-1968 Ethiopia Signature: 27-01-1967 Fiji Ratification: 18-07-1972 (Su) Entry into force: 10-10-1970 Finland Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 12-07-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 France Signature: 25-09-1967 Ratification: 05-08-1970 (R) Entry into force: 05-08-1970 Gambia, The Signature: 02-06-1967 Germany Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-02-1971 (R) Entry into force: 10-02-1971 Ghana Signature: 27-01-1967 Greece Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 19-01-1971 (R) Entry into force: 19-01-1971 Grenada Ratification: 07-02-1974 (A) Entry into force: 07-02-1974 Guinea-Bissau Ratification: 20-08-1976 (A) Entry into force: 20-08-1976 Guyana Signature: 03-02-1967 Haïti Signature: 27-01-1967 Holy See Signature: 05-04-1967 Honduras Signature: 27-01-1967 Hungary Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 26-06-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Iceland Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 05-02-1968 (R) Entry into force: 05-02-1968 India Signature: 03-03-1967 Ratification: 18-01-1982 (R) Entry into force: 18-01-1982 Indonesia Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 25-06-2002 (R) Entry into force: 25-06-2002 Iran Signature: 27-01-1967 Iraq Signature: 27-02-1967 Ratification: 04-12-1968 (R) Entry into force: 04-12-1968 Ireland Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 17-07-1968 (R) Entry into force: 17-07-1968 Israel Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 18-02-1977 (R) Entry into force: 18-02-1977 Italy Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 04-05-1972 (R) Entry into force: 04-05-1972 Jamaica Signature: 29-06-1967 Ratification: 06-08-1970 (R) Entry into force: 06-08-1970 Japan Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Jordan Signature: 02-02-1967 Kazakhstan Ratification: 11-06-1998 (A) Entry into force: 11-06-1998 Kenya Ratification: 19-01-1984 (A) Entry into force: 19-01-1984 Laos Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 27-11-1972 (R) Entry into force: 27-11-1972 Lebanon Signature: 23-02-1967 Ratification: 31-03-1969 (R) Entry into force: 31-03-1969 Lesotho Signature: 27-01-1967 Libya Ratification: 03-07-1968 (A) Entry into force: 03-07-1968 Luxembourg Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 17-01-2006 (R) Entry into force: 17-01-2006 Malaysia Signature: 20-02-1967 Mali Ratification: 11-06-1968 (A) Entry into force: 11-06-1968 Malta Ratification: 22-05-2017 (A) Entry into force: 22-05-2017 Mauritius Ratification: 07-04-1969 (Su) Entry into force: 12-03-1968 Mexico Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 31-01-1968 (R) Entry into force: 31-01-1968 Mongolia Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Morocco Ratification: 21-12-1967 (A) Entry into force: 21-12-1967 Myanmar Signature: 22-05-1967 Ratification: 18-03-1970 (R) Entry into force: 18-03-1970 Nepal Signature: 03-02-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Signature: 10-02-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1969 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1969 New Zealand Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 31-05-1968 (R) Entry into force: 31-05-1968 Nicaragua Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 30-06-2017 (R) Entry into force: 30-06-2017 Niger Signature: 01-02-1967 Ratification: 17-04-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Nigeria Ratification: 14-11-1967 (A) Entry into force: 14-11-1967 Norway Signature: 03-02-1967 Ratification: 01-07-1969 (R) Entry into force: 01-07-1969 Oman Ratification: 04-02-2022 (A) Entry into force: 04-02-2022 Pakistan Signature: 12-09-1967 Ratification: 08-04-1968 (R) Entry into force: 08-04-1968 Panama Signature: 27-01-1967 Papua New Guinea Ratification: 27-10-1980 (Su) Entry into force: 16-09-1975 Paraguay Ratification: 22-12-2016 (A) Entry into force: 22-12-2016 Peru Signature: 30-06-1967 Ratification: 28-02-1979 (R) Entry into force: 28-02-1979 Philippines Signature: 27-01-1967 Poland Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 30-01-1968 (R) Entry into force: 30-01-1968 Portugal Ratification: 29-05-1996 (A) Entry into force: 29-05-1996 Macao (<20-12-1999) Entry into force: 29-05-1996 Termination: 20-12-1999 Romania Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 09-04-1968 (R) Entry into force: 09-04-1968 Russian Federation Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Rwanda Signature: 27-01-1967 Saint Kitts and Nevis Ratification: 19-09-1983 (A) Entry into force: 19-09-1983 Saint Lucia Ratification: 22-02-1979 (A) Entry into force: 22-02-1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ratification: 13-05-1999 (Su) Entry into force: 27-10-1979 San Marino Signature: 21-04-1967 Ratification: 29-10-1968 (R) Entry into force: 29-10-1968 Saudi Arabia Ratification: 17-12-1976 (A) Entry into force: 17-12-1976 Seychelles Ratification: 05-01-1978 (A) Entry into force: 05-01-1978 Sierra Leone Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 13-07-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Singapore Ratification: 10-09-1976 (A) Entry into force: 10-09-1976 Slovenia Ratification: 08-02-2019 (A) Entry into force: 08-02-2019 Solomon Islands Ratification: 07-07-1978 (A) Entry into force: 07-07-1978 Somalia Signature: 02-02-1967 South Africa Signature: 01-03-1967 Ratification: 30-09-1968 (R) Entry into force: 30-09-1968 Spain Ratification: 27-11-1968 (A) Entry into force: 27-11-1968 Sri Lanka Signature: 10-03-1967 Ratification: 18-11-1986 (R) Entry into force: 18-11-1986 Sweden Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 11-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 11-10-1967 Switzerland Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 18-12-1969 (R) Entry into force: 18-12-1969 Thailand Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 05-09-1968 (R) Entry into force: 05-09-1968 Togo Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 26-06-1989 (R) Entry into force: 26-06-1989 Tonga Ratification: 22-06-1971 (Su) Entry into force: 04-06-1970 Trinidad and Tobago Signature: 24-07-1967 Tunisia Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 28-03-1968 (R) Entry into force: 28-03-1968 Türkiye Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 27-03-1968 (R) Entry into force: 27-03-1968 Uganda Ratification: 24-04-1968 (A) Entry into force: 24-04-1968 Ukraine Signature: 10-02-1967 Ratification: 31-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 31-10-1967 United Arab Emirates Ratification: 04-10-2000 (A) Entry into force: 04-10-2000 United Kingdom Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Anguilla Entry into force: 10-10-1967Antigua and Barbuda (< 01-11-1981) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 01-11-1981Bahamas (< 10-07-1973) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 10-07-1973Bermuda Entry into force: 10-10-1967British Antarctic Territory Entry into force: 10-10-1967British Indian Ocean Territory Entry into force: 10-10-1967British Virgin Islands Entry into force: 10-10-1967Brunei (< 01-01-1984) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 01-01-1984Cayman Islands Entry into force: 10-10-1967Dominica (< 03-11-1978) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 03-11-1978Falkland Islands Entry into force: 10-10-1967Fiji (< 10-10-1970) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 10-10-1970Gibraltar Entry into force: 10-10-1967Grenada (< 07-02-1974) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 07-02-1974Hong Kong (< 01-07-1997) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 01-07-1997Mauritius (< 12-03-1968) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 12-03-1968Montserrat Entry into force: 10-10-1967Pitcairn Islands Entry into force: 10-10-1967Saint Kitts and Nevis (< 19-11-1983) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 19-11-1983Saint Lucia (< 22-02-1979) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 22-02-1979Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (<27-10-1979) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 27-10-1979Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Entry into force: 10-10-1967Solomon Islands (< 07-07-1978) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 07-07-1978South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Entry into force: 10-10-1967Swaziland (< 06-09-1968) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 06-09-1968Tonga (< 04-06-1970) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Termination: 04-06-1970Turks and Caicos Islands Entry into force: 10-10-1967 United States of America Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 10-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 10-10-1967 Uruguay Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 31-08-1970 (R) Entry into force: 31-08-1970 Venezuela Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 03-03-1970 (R) Entry into force: 03-03-1970 Vietnam Ratification: 20-06-1980 (A) Entry into force: 20-06-1980 Yemen Ratification: 01-06-1979 (A) Entry into force: 01-06-1979 Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) Signature: 27-01-1967 Zambia Ratification: 20-08-1973 (A) Entry into force: 20-08-1973 Brazil Signature: 30-01-1967 Ratification: 05-03-1969 (R) Entry into force: 05-03-1969 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 05-03-1969 The Brazilian Government interprets Article X of the Treaty as clearly indicating that the granting of tracking facilities by the parties to the Treaty will depend on an agreement among the interested States. China Ratification: 30-12-1983 (A) Entry into force: 30-12-1983 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No Hong Kong SAR Entry into force: 01-07-1997Macao SAR Entry into force: 20-12-1999 reservation 30-12-1983 The Government of the People's Republic of China declares as illegal and null and void the signature on and ratification of the said Treaty on 27 January 1967 and 24 July 1970 respectively by the Taiwan authorities usurping the name of China. Czech Republic Ratification: 29-09-1993 (Su) Entry into force: 01-01-1993 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 29-09-1993 In conformity with the valid principles of international law and to the extent defined by it, the Czech Republic, as a successor State to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, considers itself bound, as of 1 January [1993], i.e. the date of the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, by the multilateral international treaties to which the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic was a party on that date, including reservations and declarations to their provisions made earlier by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. From among the treaties deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this applies to the following: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies, done at London, Moscow and Washington, January 27, 1967. Kuwait Ratification: 07-06-1972 (A) Entry into force: 07-06-1972 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 07-06-1972 In acceding to the Treaty on Principles governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1967, the Government of the State of Kuwait takes the view that its Accession to the said Treaty does not in any way imply its recognition of Israel nor does it oblige it to apply the provisions of the aforementioned Treaty in respect of the said country. Madagascar Ratification: 22-08-1968 (A) Entry into force: 22-08-1968 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 22-08-1968 The Govemment of the Malagasy Republic understands that the provisions of Article 10 may in no way affect the principle of the national sovereignty of the State, which shall retain its freedom of decision with respect to the possible installation of foreign observation bases in its territory and shall continue to possess the right to fix, in each case, the conditions for such installation. Republic of Korea, the Signature: 27-01-1967 Ratification: 13-10-1967 (R) Entry into force: 13-10-1967 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 27-01-1967 The signing and the ratification by the Government of the Republic of Korea of the present Treaty does not in any way mean or imply the recognition of any territory or regime which has not been recognized by the Government of the Republic of Korea as a state or government. Slovakia Ratification: 17-05-1993 (Su) Entry into force: 01-01-1993 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 17-05-1993 In conformity with the valid principles of international law and to the extent defined by it, the Slovak Republic as one of the successor States to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, considers itself bound, as of 1st January 1993, i.e. the date of the dissolution of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, by multilateral international treaties to which the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic was a party on that date, including reservations and declarations to their provisions made earlier by the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. From among the treaties deposited with the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland this applies to the following: Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, done at London, Moscow and Washington on 27 January 1967. Syria Ratification: 19-11-1968 (A) Entry into force: 19-11-1968 Reservations / Declarations: Yes Objections: No reservation 19-11-1968 In acceding to the Treaty on Principles governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, 1967, the Government of the State of Kuwait takes the view that its Accession to the said Treaty does not in any way imply its recognition of Israel nor does it oblige it to apply the provisions of the aforementioned Treaty in respect of the said country.