International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001

Party

Equatorial Guinea added

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

Party

Turkmenistan added

• Ratification: 23-01-2024 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-04-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Iraq added

• Ratification: 08-08-2023 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-11-2023
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

United Kingdom added

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

General information

• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Kingdom part

Netherlands (in Europe)

• Entry into force: 23-03-2011

Netherlands (Bonaire)

• Entry into force: 01-10-2021

Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)

• Entry into force: 01-10-2021

Netherlands (Saba)

• Entry into force: 01-10-2021

Party

Albania

• Ratification: 30-04-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-07-2010

Antigua and Barbuda

• Ratification: 19-12-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-03-2009

Australia

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 16-03-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 16-06-2009

Austria

• Ratification: 30-01-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-04-2013

Azerbaijan

• Ratification: 22-06-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-09-2010

Bahamas

• Ratification: 30-01-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Bahrain

• Ratification: 14-08-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-11-2017

Barbados

• Ratification: 15-10-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-01-2010

Belarus

• Ratification: 05-09-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-12-2019

Belize

• Ratification: 22-08-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 22-11-2011

Brazil

• Signature: 23-03-2001

Canada

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 02-10-2009 (R)
• Entry into force: 02-01-2010

Comoros

• Ratification: 01-02-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-05-2018

Cook Islands

• Ratification: 21-08-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Côte d'Ivoire

• Ratification: 08-07-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-10-2013

Croatia

• Ratification: 15-12-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Czech Republic

• Ratification: 20-12-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-03-2013

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Ratification: 17-07-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-10-2009

Djibouti

• Ratification: 12-10-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-01-2016

Ethiopia

• Ratification: 17-02-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-05-2009

Fiji

• Ratification: 08-03-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-06-2016

Gabon

• Ratification: 17-04-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-07-2019

Georgia

• Ratification: 13-09-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 13-12-2018

Greece

• Ratification: 22-12-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Grenada

• Ratification: 26-07-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-10-2018

Guinea-Bissau

• Ratification: 12-05-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-08-2022

Guyana

• Ratification: 20-02-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 20-05-2019

Honduras

• Ratification: 15-02-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-05-2022

Hungary

• Ratification: 30-01-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Indonesia

• Ratification: 11-09-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-12-2014

Iran

• Ratification: 21-11-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-02-2012

Italy

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 18-11-2010 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-02-2011

Jamaica

• Ratification: 02-05-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Japan

• Ratification: 01-07-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-10-2020

Jordan

• Ratification: 24-03-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-06-2010

Kenya

• Ratification: 07-07-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 07-10-2015

Kiribati

• Ratification: 29-07-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-10-2009

Latvia

• Ratification: 19-04-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Lebanon

• Ratification: 05-04-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-07-2017

Liberia

• Ratification: 21-08-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Madagascar

• Ratification: 11-07-2017 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-10-2017

Malaysia

• Ratification: 12-11-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-02-2009

Marshall Islands

• Ratification: 09-05-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Mauritius

• Ratification: 17-07-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-10-2013

Mongolia

• Ratification: 28-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-12-2011

Montenegro

• Ratification: 29-11-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-02-2012

Morocco

• Ratification: 14-04-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 14-07-2010

Myanmar

• Ratification: 19-01-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-04-2018

Namibia

• Ratification: 15-07-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-10-2020

Nauru

• Ratification: 23-03-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-06-2020

Nicaragua

• Ratification: 03-04-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 03-07-2014

Nigeria

• Ratification: 01-10-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-01-2011

Niue

• Ratification: 18-05-2012 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-08-2012

Oman

• Ratification: 30-04-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 30-07-2020

Palau

• Ratification: 28-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-12-2011

Panama

• Ratification: 17-02-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 17-05-2009

Republic of Korea, the

• Ratification: 28-08-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 28-11-2009

Republic of the Congo

• Ratification: 19-05-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-08-2014

Russian Federation

• Ratification: 24-02-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-05-2009

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Ratification: 21-10-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-01-2010

Saint Lucia

• Ratification: 26-05-2016 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-08-2016

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Ratification: 26-11-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 26-02-2009

Samoa

• Ratification: 18-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

San Marino

• Ratification: 19-04-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-07-2021

São Tomé e Principe

• Ratification: 15-08-2022 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-11-2022

Saudi Arabia

• Ratification: 29-10-2018 (A)
• Entry into force: 29-01-2019

Serbia

• Ratification: 08-07-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 08-10-2010

Seychelles

• Ratification: 23-08-2019 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-11-2019

Sierra Leone

• Ratification: 21-11-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Singapore

• Ratification: 31-03-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Slovenia

• Ratification: 20-05-2004 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Solomon Islands

• Ratification: 15-10-2020 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-01-2021

Switzerland

• Ratification: 24-09-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-12-2013

Togo

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

Tonga

• Ratification: 18-09-2003 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Tuvalu

• Ratification: 12-01-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-04-2009

United Arab Emirates

• Ratification: 23-03-2021 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-06-2021

Vanuatu

• Ratification: 20-08-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008

Vietnam

• Ratification: 18-06-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 18-09-2010

Belgium

• Ratification: 11-08-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 11-11-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  11-08-2009
  Judgements on matters covered by the Convention, when given by a court of another member state of the European Union, with the exception of Denmark, shall be recognized and enforced in Belgium according to the relevant Community rules on the subject.

Bulgaria

• Ratification: 06-07-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  06-07-2007
  Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Romania, be recognized and enforced in Bulgaria according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

China

• Ratification: 09-12-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 09-03-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No
• Hong Kong SAR
  Entry into force: 22-01-2010Macao SAR
  Entry into force: 09-03-2009

• reservation
  09-12-2008
  1. Article 7 of the Convention shall not apply to the ships operating exclusively within the inland waterways of the People's Republic of China. 2. In accordance with the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the People's Republic of China decides that the Convention applies to the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, and unless otherwise notified by the Government, shall not apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

Cyprus

• Ratification: 10-01-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  01-01-2005
  Judgments on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or the United Kingdom, be recognised and enforced in the Republic of Cyprus according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject (at present, these rules are laid down in Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001).

Denmark

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 23-07-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No
• Faroes
  Entry into force: 09-01-2019

• reservation
  18-03-2011
  Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of a European Union Member State other than Denmark, be recognized and enforced in Denmark, according to the relevant internal Union rules on the subject based on the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters.

Egypt

• Ratification: 15-02-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-05-2010
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-02-2010
  The Arab Republic of Egypt hereby declares that the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, is not applicable to ships passing through the Suez Maritime Canal, in order to ensure the freedom of use of the Suez Canal and its ports.

Estonia

• Ratification: 05-10-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  05-10-2006
  1. Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of the Member State of the European Union, except the court of Denmark, be recognized and enforced in the Republic of Estonia according to the relevant European Community rules on the subject. 2. Based on the Article 7 paragraph 15 of the Convention, the Article 7 does not apply to ships operating exclusively within the waters of the Republic of Estonia.

Finland

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 18-11-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 18-02-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-03-2003
  Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a Court of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom, be recognised and enforced in Finland according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

France

• Ratification: 19-10-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 19-01-2011
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  19-10-2010
  France declares that judgements on matters covered by the Convention, when given by a court of a Member State of the European Community except for France and Denmark, shall be recognized and enforced in France according to the relevant Community rules on the subject.

Germany

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 24-04-2007 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-03-2001
  Judgements on matters within the scope of this Convention, when given by a court in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden or the United Kingdom, shall be recognized and enforced in the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with the relevant internal Community rules (these rules are currently laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in civil and commercial matters (Official Journal of the European Communities L 12 of 16 January 2001, page 1ff)). Signature is in accordance with the Council Decision authorizing the Member States to sign, ratify or accede, in the interest of the European Community, to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2002 (the Bunkers Convention).

Ireland

• Ratification: 23-12-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-03-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-12-2008
  Judgments on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of another Member State of the European Community other than Denmark, be recognised and enforced in Ireland according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

Lithuania

• Ratification: 14-09-2007 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-09-2007
  [...] the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania [...] declares that judgments on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or the United Kingdom, be recognized and enforced in the Republic of Lithuania according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

Luxembourg

• Ratification: 21-11-2005 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  21-11-2005
  Luxembourg, being subject to Community regulations on these matters in its mutual relations with the Member States of the European Community, will apply the Community regulations concerning jurisdiction to the extent that the pollution damage occurs in a geographical zone as specified in article 2 of the Convention, belonging to a Member State of the European Community, and that the defendant is domiciled in a Member State of the European Community. Judgements as specified in article 10, paragraph 1 of the Convention, when given by a court of a Member State of the European Community, will be recognized and enforced in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in accordance with the Community regulations.

Malta

• Ratification: 12-11-2008 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-02-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  12-11-2008
  Judgements covered by the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, shall, when given by a court of the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Slovak Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be recognized and enforced in Malta according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

Netherlands, the Kingdom of the

• Ratification: 23-12-2010 (A)
• Entry into force: 23-03-2011
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-12-2010
  The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares that judgments on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be recognised and enforced in the European part of the Netherlands according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

New Zealand

• Ratification: 04-04-2014 (A)
• Entry into force: 04-07-2014
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  04-04-2014
  [...] consistent with the constitutional status of Tokelau and taking into account the commitment of the Government of New Zealand to the development of self-government for Tokelau through an act of self-determination under the charter of the United Nations, this accession shall not extend to Tokelau unless and until a declaration to this effect is lodged by the Government of New Zealand with the depositary on the basis of appropriate consultation with that territory.

Norway

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 25-03-2008 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  25-03-2008
  In accordance with article 4, paragraph 3 of the Convention, Norway will apply the Convention to warships, naval auxiliary ships or other ships owned or operated by the Norwegian State and used, for the time being, only on Government non-commercial service. The rules of the Convention will apply generally to such ships. For such ships owned by the Norwegian State, it follows by Section 186, third paragraph of the Norwegian Maritime Act of June 24, 1994, No. 39, that if insurance or other financial security is not maintained in respect of such a ship, the ship may instead carry a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of the State, stating that the ship is owned by the State and that the ship's liability is covered within the limit prescribed in accordance with article 7, paragraph 1.

Poland

• Ratification: 15-12-2006 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  07-01-2007
  Judgements on matters covered by the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, when given by a court of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, be recognised and enforced in the Republic of Poland according to the relevant international Community rules on the subject.

Portugal

• Ratification: 21-07-2015 (A)
• Entry into force: 21-10-2015
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  14-12-2015
  Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of another Member State of the European Union other than Denmark, be recognised and enforced in Portugal according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

Romania

• Ratification: 15-06-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 15-09-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  15-06-2009
  1. Judgements concerning issues provided for by the BUNKERS Convention of 2001, when delivered by courts from the Republic of Austria, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Finland, the French Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Malta, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Portugal, the Republic of Slovakia, the Republic of Slovenia, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, or the Republic of Hungary, are recognized and enforced in Romania, in accordance with the relevant European Union Regulations; 2. Romania accedes to the BUNKERS Convention of 2001 in accordance with the Decision of the European Union Council no.2002/762/CE of 19 September 2002 to authorize the Member States in the interest of European Community to sign, to ratify or to accede to this international Convention.

Slovakia

• Ratification: 01-05-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 01-08-2013
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  01-05-2013
  Judgements on matters within the scope of this Convention, when given by a court in the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, be recognized and enforced in the Slovak Republic of Germany in accordance with the relevant internal Community rules on the subject (Regulation (EC) No. 44/2001).

Spain

• Signature: 27-09-2002
• Ratification: 10-12-2003 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  10-12-2003
  Spain declares that judicial rulings on the matters addressed by the Convention, whether pronounced by a Court in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, shall be recognized and acted upon in Spain, pursuant to the provisions in the relevant internal regulations of the European Union.

Sweden

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 03-06-2013 (R)
• Entry into force: 03-09-2013
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  23-03-2001
  I further declare that Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Portugal or Spain, be recognised and enforced in Sweden according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.

  reservation
  03-06-2013
  In accordance with article 4, paragraph 3 of the Convention, Sweden will apply the Convention to warships, naval auxiliary ships and other ships owned or operated by a State and used for the time being only on Government non-commercial service. The rules of liability in the Convention will apply generally when such ships cause pollution damage in the territory, including the territorial sea of Sweden, or in the exclusive economic zone of Sweden or preventive measures have been taken to prevent or minimize pollution damage in the territory of Sweden or in the exclusive economic zone of Sweden. Such ships will not be required to maintain insurance or other financial security according to article 7 in the Convention and will not be required to hold a certificate according to article 7, paragraph 2 or 14 of the Convention. Judgements on matters covered by the Convention, when given by a court of another Member State of the European Union, with the exception of Denmark, shall be recognized and enforced in Sweden according to the relevant internal Union rules on the subject.

Syria

• Ratification: 24-04-2009 (A)
• Entry into force: 24-07-2009
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  24-04-2009
  The Syrian Arab Republic by joining this Agreement does not in any way recognise Israel and will not enter into any dealings with it as prescribed by the Agreement.

Tunisia

• Ratification: 05-09-2011 (A)
• Entry into force: 05-12-2011
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  05-09-2011
  The accession by the Republic of Tunisia to this Convention shall not be binding upon it in respect of any future amendment to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976.

Türkiye

• Ratification: 12-09-2013 (A)
• Entry into force: 12-12-2013
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• reservation
  12-09-2013
  In acceding to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, the Republic of Turkey dissociates itself from the references made in this Convention to the international instruments that it is not party to, including the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, 1982. The accession of Turkey to the 2001 Bunker Convention cannot be interpreted as a change in the legal position of Turkey with regard to the said instruments. In relation to article 2(a)(ii) of this Convention, the Republic of Turkey considers that this article is not in conformity with international law and defines those maritime areas as high seas whereby no country has jurisdiction and sovereign rights according to international law. The Republic of Turkey however, taking into consideration the objectives of this Convention, reserves its rights deriving from the Convention. Within this context, the Republic of Turkey hereby declares that in maritime areas where there has been no delimitation agreement between opposite of adjacent coastal States, the exercise of authority or any claim thereof under this Convention by any Coastal States Party to this Convention, creates no rights or obligations with regard to delimitation of maritime areas, nor does it create a precedent for the future agreements between those States concerning the delimitations of maritime areas under national jurisdiction. Finally, in relation to the implementation of article 9 of this Convention, the Republic of Turkey hereby declares that it would only take into account the jurisdiction of the courts of the States Parties that have diplomatic relations with Turkey.

United Kingdom

• Signature: 23-03-2001
• Ratification: 29-06-2006 (R)
• Entry into force: 21-11-2008
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No
• Bermuda
  Entry into force: 16-01-2009British Virgin Islands
  Entry into force: 09-09-2013Cayman Islands
  Entry into force: 12-01-2011Gibraltar
  Entry into force: 28-11-2009Guernsey
  Entry into force: 11-01-2023Man, Isle of
  Entry into force: 21-11-2008

• reservation
  29-06-2006
  Judgements on matters covered by the Convention shall, when given by a court of Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain or Sweden, be recognized and enforced in the United Kingdom according to the relevant internal Community rules on the subject.