Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

Party

Spain modified

• Reservations / Declarations: Yes

• added reservation
  04-02-2025
  In respect to paragraph 1 of article 10 on the application of the provisions of the Agreement to activities with respect to marine genetic resources and digital sequence information on marine genetic resources of areas beyond national jurisdiction, the Kingdom of Spain declares, in accordance with the said paragraph 1 of article 10 and under article 70 on reservations and exceptions, that these provisions will not be applicable until the date of entry into force of the Agreement for Spain.

Party

Angola added

• Signature: 22-01-2025
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Spain modified

• Ratification: 04-02-2025 (R)

Party

Grenada added

• Signature: 19-12-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Saint Lucia modified

• Ratification: 26-11-2024 (R)

Party

Panama modified

• Ratification: 23-10-2024 (R)

Party

Egypt added

• Signature: 14-10-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Barbados added

• Signature: 26-09-2024
• Ratification: 26-09-2024 (R)
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Botswana added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Burkina Faso added

• Signature: 25-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Côte d'Ivoire added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Gambia, The added

• Signature: 27-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

India added

• Signature: 25-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Jamaica added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Kenya added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Liberia added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Madagascar added

• Signature: 25-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

São Tomé e Principe added

• Signature: 24-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Türkiye modified

• Signature: 27-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: Yes
• Objections: No

• added reservation
  27-09-2024
  … the signature, ratification, accession, acceptance or approval of the agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) by the Government of the Republic of Türkiye is without prejudice to the rights and interests of Türkiye as a non-party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) and cannot be construed as a change in the legal position of Türkiye with regard to UNCLOS. Recalling Türkiye’s statement made during the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Türkiye declares that there does not exist any group of people in its territory which could be considered as ‘indigenous peoples’ within the framework of the Agreement. This declaration is without prejudice to additional declarations and/or reservations that may be made in the future by Türkiye.

Bangladesh modified

• Ratification: 26-09-2024 (R)

Maldives modified

• Ratification: 24-09-2024 (R)

Singapore modified

• Ratification: 24-09-2024 (R)

Timor-Leste modified

• Ratification: 26-09-2024 (R)

Party

Maldives added

• Signature: 03-09-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No

Party

Cuba modified

• Ratification: 28-06-2024 (R)

Party

Argentina added

• Signature: 18-06-2024
• Reservations / Declarations: No
• Objections: No