International Convention on Oil Pollution preparedness, response and co-operation, 1990

Party

Equatorial Guinea added

• Ratification: 03-12-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-03-2026
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

United Arab Emirates added

• Ratification: 24-09-2025 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-12-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Solomon Islands added

• Ratification: 30-09-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-12-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

United Kingdom added

• Bermuda
  Entry into force: 02-08-2023Falkland Islands
  Entry into force: 02-11-2023

Party

Barbados added

• Ratification: 08-03-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-06-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Indonesia added

• Ratification: 13-12-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-03-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

General information

• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

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: 13-10-2006

Curaçao

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Sint Maarten

• Entry into force: 10-10-2010

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 02-01-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-04-2008

Algeria

• Ratification: 08-03-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-06-2005

Angola

• Ratification: 04-10-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2002

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 05-01-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-04-1999

Australia

• Ratification: 06-07-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 16-07-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-10-2004

Bahamas

• Ratification: 04-10-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-01-2002

Bahrain

• Ratification: 09-03-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-06-2016

Bangladesh

• Ratification: 23-07-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-10-2004

Belgium

• Ratification: 19-04-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-07-2017

Benin

• Ratification: 05-02-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-05-2010

Brazil

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 21-07-1998 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-10-1998

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 05-04-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-07-2001

Cabo Verde

• Ratification: 04-07-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-10-2003

Cameroon

• Ratification: 18-09-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-12-2009

Canada

• Ratification: 07-03-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Chile

• Ratification: 15-10-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-01-1998

China

• Ratification: 30-03-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-06-1998
• Hong Kong SAR
  Entry into force: 01-05-2001Macao SAR
  Entry into force: 01-05-2001

Comoros

• Ratification: 05-01-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-04-2000

Côte d'Ivoire

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 08-07-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 08-10-2013

Croatia

• Ratification: 12-01-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-04-1998

Cuba

• Ratification: 10-04-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-07-2008

Djibouti

• Ratification: 19-01-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-04-1998

Dominica

• Ratification: 31-08-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-11-2001

Ecuador

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 29-01-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-04-2002

Egypt

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 29-06-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

El Salvador

• Ratification: 09-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-01-1996

Estonia

• Ratification: 16-05-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-08-2008

Finland

• Signature: 23-04-1991
• Ratification: 21-07-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

France

• Signature: 13-09-1991
• Ratification: 06-11-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Gabon

• Ratification: 12-04-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-07-2005

Gambia, The

• Signature: 01-11-1991
• Ratification: 30-10-2019 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-01-2020

Georgia

• Ratification: 20-02-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-05-1996

Germany

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 15-02-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 15-05-1995

Ghana

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 02-06-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-09-2010

Greece

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 07-03-1995 (R)
• Entry into force: 07-06-1995

Guinea

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 02-10-2002 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-01-2003

Guyana

• Ratification: 10-12-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-03-1998

Honduras

• Ratification: 16-11-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-02-2017

Iceland

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 21-06-1993 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

India

• Ratification: 17-11-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-02-1998

Iran

• Ratification: 25-02-1998 (A)
• Entry into force: 25-05-1998

Iraq

• Ratification: 19-07-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-10-2021

Ireland

• Ratification: 26-04-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-07-2001

Israel

• Signature: 27-11-1991
• Ratification: 24-03-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 24-06-1999

Italy

• Signature: 25-11-1991
• Ratification: 02-03-1999 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-06-1999

Jamaica

• Ratification: 08-09-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-12-2000

Japan

• Ratification: 17-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-01-1996

Jordan

• Ratification: 14-04-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-07-2004

Kenya

• Ratification: 21-07-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-10-1999

Latvia

• Ratification: 30-11-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-02-2002

Lebanon

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 30-03-2005 (R)
• Entry into force: 30-06-2005

Liberia

• Ratification: 05-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-01-1996

Libya

• Ratification: 18-06-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-09-2004

Lithuania

• Ratification: 23-12-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-03-2003

Madagascar

• Ratification: 20-05-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-08-2002

Malaysia

• Ratification: 30-07-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-10-1997

Malta

• Signature: 20-06-1991
• Ratification: 21-01-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-04-2003

Marshall Islands

• Ratification: 16-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-01-1996

Mauritania

• Ratification: 22-11-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-02-2000

Mauritius

• Ratification: 02-12-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-03-2000

Mexico

• Ratification: 13-05-1994 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Monaco

• Ratification: 19-10-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-01-2000

Montenegro

• Ratification: 12-07-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-10-2021

Morocco

• Signature: 20-02-1991
• Ratification: 29-04-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 29-07-2003

Mozambique

• Ratification: 09-11-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-02-2006

Myanmar

• Ratification: 15-12-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-03-2017

Namibia

• Ratification: 18-06-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-09-2007

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Signature: 21-11-1991
• Ratification: 01-12-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

New Zealand

• Ratification: 02-07-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 02-10-1999

Nigeria

• Ratification: 25-05-1993 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Norway

• Signature: 21-11-1991
• Ratification: 08-03-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Oman

• Ratification: 26-06-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-09-2008

Pakistan

• Ratification: 21-07-1993 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Palau

• Ratification: 29-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-12-2011

Peru

• Ratification: 24-04-2002 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-2002

Philippines

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 06-02-2014 (R)
• Entry into force: 06-05-2014

Poland

• Signature: 07-11-1991
• Ratification: 12-06-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 12-09-2003

Portugal

• Ratification: 27-02-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 27-05-2006

Qatar

• Ratification: 08-05-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-08-2007

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 09-11-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-02-2000

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 07-09-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-12-2004

Romania

• Ratification: 17-11-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-02-2001

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 18-09-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-12-2009

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 07-10-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-01-2005

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 20-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-08-2004

Samoa

• Ratification: 18-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-08-2004

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 30-07-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-10-2009

Senegal

• Signature: 20-06-1991
• Ratification: 24-03-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Seychelles

• Ratification: 26-06-1992 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 10-03-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-06-2008

Singapore

• Ratification: 10-03-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-06-1999

Slovenia

• Ratification: 31-05-2001 (A)
• Entry into force: 31-08-2001

South Africa

• Ratification: 04-07-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-10-2008

Spain

• Signature: 27-11-1991
• Ratification: 12-01-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Sudan

• Ratification: 21-01-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-04-2015

Sweden

• Signature: 03-04-1991
• Ratification: 30-03-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Switzerland

• Ratification: 04-07-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-10-1996

Syria

• Ratification: 14-03-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-06-2003

Tanzania

• Ratification: 16-05-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-08-2006

Thailand

• Ratification: 20-04-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-07-2000

Togo

• Ratification: 23-04-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-07-2012

Tonga

• Ratification: 01-02-1996 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-1996

Trinidad and Tobago

• Ratification: 06-03-2000 (A)
• Entry into force: 06-06-2000

Tunisia

• Ratification: 23-10-1995 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-01-1996

Türkiye

• Ratification: 01-07-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2004

United Kingdom

• Ratification: 16-09-1997 (A)
• Entry into force: 16-12-1997
• Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 16-05-2003

United States of America

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 27-03-1992 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Uruguay

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 27-09-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 18-02-1999 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-05-1999

Venezuela

• Signature: 20-05-1991
• Ratification: 12-12-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995

Yemen

• Ratification: 10-05-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 10-08-2013

Argentina

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 13-07-1994 (R)
• Entry into force: 13-05-1995
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: Yes

• reservation
  13-07-1994
  The Argentine Republic hereby expressly reserves its rights of sovereignty and of territorial and maritime jurisdiction over the Malvinas Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, and the maritime areas corresponding thereto, as recognized and defined in Law No.23.968 of the Argentine Nation of 14 August 1991, and repudiates any extension of the scope of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990, which may be made by any other State, community or entity to those Argentine island territories and/or maritime areas.

  objection to reservation

  Objections United Kingdom, 22-02-1996

  The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have noted the declaration of the Government of Argentina concerning rights of sovereignty and of territorial and maritime jurisdiction over the Falkland Islands and south Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The British Government have no doubt about the sovereignty of the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, as well as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The British Government can only reject as unfounded the claims by the Government of Argentina.

Colombia

• Ratification: 11-06-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-09-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-06-2008
  The amendments contained in article 14 of the Convention and in article 12 of the Protocol, and those which have entered into force at the time when Colombia becomes Party to the Convention, will only enter into force for Colombia once the internal approval and revision of the said amendments has been effected, in accordance with article 150, numbers 16 and 241 and 10 of the Political Constitution of Colombia.

Denmark

• Signature: 30-11-1990
• Ratification: 22-10-1996 (R)
• Entry into force: 22-01-1997
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No
• Greenland
  Entry into force: 27-11-1996

• reservation
  22-10-1996
  [...] that the Convention will not apply to the Faroe Islands, pending a further decision.