Treaty

Treaty concerning the Archipelago of Spitsbergen, including Bear Island

Date modified Regarding
31-03-2026 Party

Party

United Arab Emirates added

  • Ratification: 23-01-2026 (A)
  • Entry into force: 23-01-2026
  • Reservations / Declarations: No
  • Objections: No

11-06-2024 General information, Kingdom part, Party

General information

  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

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

  • Ratification: 23-11-1929 (A)
  • Entry into force: 23-11-1929

Albania

  • Ratification: 29-04-1930 (A)
  • Entry into force: 29-04-1930

Argentina

  • Ratification: 06-05-1927 (A)
  • Entry into force: 06-05-1927

Australia

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 31-05-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Austria

  • Ratification: 13-01-1930 (A)
  • Entry into force: 13-01-1930

Belgium

  • Ratification: 27-05-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Bulgaria

  • Ratification: 20-10-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 20-10-1925

Canada

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 31-05-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Chile

  • Ratification: 17-12-1928 (A)
  • Entry into force: 17-12-1928

China

  • Ratification: 01-07-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Czech Republic

  • Ratification: 20-06-2006 (Su)
  • Entry into force: 01-01-1993

Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)

  • Ratification: 09-07-1930 (A)
  • Entry into force: 09-07-1930

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

  • Ratification: 16-03-2016 (A)
  • Entry into force: 16-03-2016

Denmark

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 24-12-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925
  • Faroes
    Entry into force: 14-08-1925Greenland
    Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Dominican Republic

  • Ratification: 03-02-1927 (A)
  • Entry into force: 03-02-1927

Egypt

  • Ratification: 13-09-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 13-09-1925

Estonia

  • Ratification: 07-04-1930 (A)
  • Entry into force: 07-04-1930

Finland

  • Ratification: 12-08-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

France

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 06-09-1924 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Germany

  • Ratification: 16-11-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 16-11-1925

Greece

  • Ratification: 21-10-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 21-10-1925

Hungary

  • Ratification: 29-10-1927 (A)
  • Entry into force: 29-10-1927

Iceland

  • Ratification: 06-05-1994 (A)
  • Entry into force: 06-05-1994

India

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 31-05-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Ireland

  • Ratification: 15-04-1976 (A)
  • Entry into force: 15-04-1976

Italy

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 19-06-1924 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Japan

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 16-12-1924 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Latvia

  • Ratification: 13-06-2016 (A)
  • Entry into force: 13-06-2016

Lithuania

  • Ratification: 21-12-2012 (A)
  • Entry into force: 21-12-2012

Monaco

  • Ratification: 22-06-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 30-07-1920 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

New Zealand

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 31-05-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Norway

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 08-08-1924 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Poland

  • Ratification: 02-09-1931 (A)
  • Entry into force: 02-09-1931

Portugal

  • Ratification: 24-10-1927 (A)
  • Entry into force: 24-10-1927

Republic of Korea, the

  • Ratification: 07-09-2012 (A)
  • Entry into force: 07-09-2012

Romania

  • Ratification: 10-07-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Russian Federation

  • Ratification: 07-06-1935 (A)
  • Entry into force: 07-06-1935

Saudi Arabia

  • Ratification: 02-09-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 02-09-1925

Slovakia

  • Ratification: 21-02-2017 (Su)
  • Entry into force: 01-01-1993

South Africa

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 31-05-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Spain

  • Ratification: 12-11-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 12-11-1925

Sweden

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 27-06-1924 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Switzerland

  • Ratification: 30-06-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Türkiye

  • Ratification: 11-04-2024 (A)
  • Entry into force: 11-04-2024

United Kingdom

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 31-05-1923 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

United States of America

  • Signature: 09-02-1920
  • Ratification: 04-03-1924 (R)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925

Venezuela

  • Ratification: 08-02-1928 (A)
  • Entry into force: 08-02-1928

Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)

  • Ratification: 06-07-1925 (A)
  • Entry into force: 14-08-1925