Treaty

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

Treaty data

Treaty number 013686
Date of conclusion 19-06-2023
Place of conclusion New York
Provisional application
Entry into force 17-01-2026
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series 2024, 13 (external link)
Consolidated text 0007029

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
Netherlands (Bonaire)
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
Netherlands (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

Party Signature RatificationS=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance, Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known Entry into force Renunciation Termination
Albania 20-02-2025 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Algeria 19-09-2025
Andorra 09-06-2025
Angola 22-01-2025
Antigua and Barbuda 20-09-2023 12-03-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Argentina 18-06-2024
Armenia 09-06-2025
Australia 20-09-2023
Austria 20-09-2023
Bahamas 12-04-2024 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Bangladesh 20-09-2023 26-09-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Barbados 26-09-2024 26-09-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Belgium 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Belize 22-09-2023 08-04-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Bolivia 20-09-2023
Botswana 24-09-2024 25-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Brazil 21-09-2023
Brunei 19-09-2025
Bulgaria 20-09-2023
Burkina Faso 25-09-2024
Burundi 09-06-2025
Cabo Verde 20-09-2023 27-08-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Cambodia 09-06-2025 06-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Cameroon 02-05-2025
Canada 04-03-2024
Chile 20-09-2023 20-02-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
China 20-09-2023
Colombia 20-09-2023
Comoros 02-06-2025
Cook Islands 22-09-2023
Costa Rica 20-09-2023 22-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Côte d'Ivoire 24-09-2024 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Croatia 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Cuba 20-09-2023 28-06-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Cyprus 20-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Czech Republic 29-09-2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo 20-09-2023 05-08-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Denmark 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Djibouti 09-05-2025 24-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Dominica 21-09-2023 03-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Dominican Republic 20-09-2023
Ecuador 21-09-2023
Egypt 14-10-2024
Equatorial Guinea 09-06-2025
Estonia 20-09-2023
EU (European Union) 20-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Federated States of Micronesia 20-09-2023 03-06-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Fiji 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Finland 20-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
France 20-09-2023 05-02-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Gabon 20-09-2023 23-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Gambia, The 27-09-2024 24-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Germany 20-09-2023
Ghana 20-09-2023
Greece 21-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Grenada 19-12-2024 04-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Guinea 09-06-2025
Guinea-Bissau 09-06-2025 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Honduras 20-09-2023
Hungary 21-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Iceland 20-09-2023
India 25-09-2024
Indonesia 20-09-2023 10-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Ireland 20-09-2023 23-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Italy 22-09-2023
Jamaica 24-09-2024 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Jordan 09-06-2025 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Kenya 24-09-2024 23-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Kiribati 12-03-2025
Kyrgyzstan 17-07-2025 20-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Laos 20-09-2023 23-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Latvia 20-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Lebanon 09-06-2025
Lesotho 09-06-2025
Liberia 24-09-2024 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Lithuania 20-09-2023
Luxembourg 20-09-2023 29-07-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Madagascar 25-09-2024 23-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Malawi 20-09-2023 27-02-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Malaysia 03-09-2025
Maldives 03-09-2024 24-09-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Malta 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Marshall Islands 20-09-2023 12-03-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Mauritania 22-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Mauritius 20-09-2023 30-05-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Mexico 20-09-2023 22-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Moldova 26-08-2025
Monaco 20-09-2023 09-05-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Montenegro 10-06-2025
Morocco 21-09-2023 19-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Nauru 22-09-2023
Nepal 20-09-2023
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 20-09-2023
New Zealand 20-09-2023
Nigeria 03-05-2024
Niue 09-06-2025
North Macedonia 09-06-2025
Norway 20-09-2023 04-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Pakistan 21-07-2025
Palau 20-09-2023 22-01-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Palestine 20-09-2023
Panama 20-09-2023 23-10-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Papua New Guinea 09-06-2025
Paraguay 10-09-2025
Peru 09-06-2025
Philippines 20-09-2023 23-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Poland 21-09-2023
Portugal 20-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Republic of Korea, the 31-10-2023 19-03-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Romania 20-09-2023 04-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis 09-06-2025 29-08-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Saint Lucia 20-09-2023 26-11-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20-09-2023 17-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Samoa 20-09-2023
São Tomé e Principe 24-09-2024
Senegal 10-06-2025
Serbia 09-06-2025
Seychelles 20-09-2023 13-04-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Sierra Leone 20-09-2023 19-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Singapore 20-09-2023 24-09-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Slovakia 20-09-2023
Slovenia 20-09-2023 28-05-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Solomon Islands 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
South Africa 09-06-2025
Spain 20-09-2023 04-02-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Sri Lanka 20-02-2025 16-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Suriname 19-06-2025
Sweden 20-09-2023
Switzerland 05-02-2025
Tanzania 20-09-2023
Thailand 17-04-2025
Timor-Leste 20-09-2023 26-09-2024 (R) 17-01-2026
Togo 22-09-2023
Tonga 26-01-2024
Türkiye 27-09-2024
Tuvalu 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Ukraine 29-08-2025
United Kingdom 20-09-2023
United States of America 20-09-2023
Uruguay 29-01-2024 25-09-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Vanuatu 30-11-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Vietnam 20-09-2023 09-06-2025 (R) 17-01-2026
Yemen 09-06-2025
Zambia 13-02-2024
Zimbabwe 05-03-2025
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