New York Arbitration Convention Countries
Contracting States
Participant | Signature | Ratification, Accession(a), Succession(d) |
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Afghanistan | 30 Nov 2004 a | |
Albania | 27 Jun 2001 a | |
Algeria | 7 Feb 1989 a | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 2 Feb 1989 a | |
Argentina | 26 Aug 1958 | 14 Mar 1989 |
Armenia | 29 Dec 1997 a | |
Australia | 26 Mar 1975 a | |
Austria | 2 May 1961 a | |
Azerbaijan | 29 Feb 2000 a | |
Bahamas | 20 Dec 2006 a | |
Bahrain | 6 Apr 1988 a | |
Bangladesh | 6 May 1992 a | |
Barbados | 16 Mar 1993 a | |
Belarus | 29 Dec 1958 | 15 Nov 1960 |
Belgium | 10 Jun 1958 | 18 Aug 1975 |
Benin | 16 May 1974 a | |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 28 Apr 1995 a | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina2 | 1 Sep 1993 d | |
Botswana | 20 Dec 1971 a | |
Brazil | 7 Jun 2002 a | |
Brunei Darussalam | 25 Jul 1996 a | |
Bulgaria | 17 Dec 1958 | 10 Oct 1961 |
Burkina Faso | 23 Mar 1987 a | |
Cambodia | 5 Jan 1960 a | |
Cameroon | 19 Feb 1988 a | |
Canada | 12 May 1986 a | |
Central African Republic | 15 Oct 1962 a | |
Chile | 4 Sep 1975 a | |
China3 | 22 Jan 1987 a | |
Colombia | 25 Sep 1979 a | |
Cook Islands | 12 Jan 2009 a | |
Costa Rica | 10 Jun 1958 | 26 Oct 1987 |
C?te d'Ivoire | 1 Feb 1991 a | |
Croatia2 | 26 Jul 1993 d | |
Cuba | 30 Dec 1974 a | |
Cyprus | 29 Dec 1980 a | |
Czech Republic4 | 30 Sep 1993 d | |
Denmark | 22 Dec 1972 a | |
Djibouti | 14 Jun 1983 d | |
Dominica | 28 Oct 1988 a | |
Dominican Republic | 11 Apr 2002 a | |
Ecuador | 17 Dec 1958 | 3 Jan 1962 |
Egypt | 9 Mar 1959 a | |
El Salvador | 10 Jun 1958 | 26 Feb 1998 |
Estonia | 30 Aug 1993 a | |
Fiji | 27 Sep 2010 a | |
Finland | 29 Dec 1958 | 19 Jan 1962 |
France | 25 Nov 1958 | 26 Jun 1959 |
Gabon | 15 Dec 2006 a | |
Georgia | 2 Jun 1994 a | |
Germany5,6 | 10 Jun 1958 | 30 Jun 1961 |
Ghana | 9 Apr 1968 a | |
Greece | 16 Jul 1962 a | |
Guatemala | 21 Mar 1984 a | |
Guinea | 23 Jan 1991 a | |
Haiti | 5 Dec 1983 a | |
Holy See | 14 May 1975 a | |
Honduras | 3 Oct 2000 a | |
Hungary | 5 Mar 1962 a | |
Iceland | 24 Jan 2002 a | |
India | 10 Jun 1958 | 13 Jul 1960 |
Indonesia | 7 Oct 1981 a | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 15 Oct 2001 a | |
Ireland | 12 May 1981 a | |
Israel | 10 Jun 1958 | 5 Jan 1959 |
Italy | 31 Jan 1969 a | |
Jamaica | 10 Jul 2002 a | |
Japan | 20 Jun 1961 a | |
Jordan | 10 Jun 1958 | 15 Nov 1979 |
Kazakhstan | 20 Nov 1995 a | |
Kenya | 10 Feb 1989 a | |
Kuwait | 28 Apr 1978 a | |
Kyrgyzstan | 18 Dec 1996 a | |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17 Jun 1998 a | |
Latvia | 14 Apr 1992 a | |
Lebanon | 11 Aug 1998 a | |
Lesotho | 13 Jun 1989 a | |
Liberia | 16 Sep 2005 a | |
Liechtenstein | 7 Jul 2011 a | |
Lithuania | 14 Mar 1995 a | |
Luxembourg | 11 Nov 1958 | 9 Sep 1983 |
Madagascar | 16 Jul 1962 a | |
Malaysia | 5 Nov 1985 a | |
Mali | 8 Sep 1994 a | |
Malta | 22 Jun 2000 a | |
Marshall Islands | 21 Dec 2006 a | |
Mauritania | 30 Jan 1997 a | |
Mauritius | 19 Jun 1996 a | |
Mexico | 14 Apr 1971 a | |
Monaco | 31 Dec 1958 | 2 Jun 1982 |
Mongolia | 24 Oct 1994 a | |
Montenegro7 | 23 Oct 2006 d | |
Morocco | 12 Feb 1959 a | |
Mozambique | 11 Jun 1998 a | |
Myanmar | 16 Apr 2013 a | |
Nepal | 4 Mar 1998 a | |
Netherlands | 10 Jun 1958 | 24 Apr 1964 |
New Zealand | 6 Jan 1983 a | |
Nicaragua | 24 Sep 2003 a | |
Niger | 14 Oct 1964 a | |
Nigeria | 17 Mar 1970 a | |
Norway | 14 Mar 1961 a | |
Oman | 25 Feb 1999 a | |
Pakistan | 30 Dec 1958 | 14 Jul 2005 |
Panama | 10 Oct 1984 a | |
Paraguay | 8 Oct 1997 a | |
Peru | 7 Jul 1988 a | |
Philippines | 10 Jun 1958 | 6 Jul 1967 |
Poland | 10 Jun 1958 | 3 Oct 1961 |
Portugal8 | 18 Oct 1994 a | |
Qatar | 30 Dec 2002 a | |
Republic of Korea | 8 Feb 1973 a | |
Republic of Moldova | 18 Sep 1998 a | |
Romania | 13 Sep 1961 a | |
Russian Federation | 29 Dec 1958 | 24 Aug 1960 |
Rwanda | 31 Oct 2008 a | |
San Marino | 17 May 1979 a | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 20 Nov 2012 a | |
Saudi Arabia | 19 Apr 1994 a | |
Senegal | 17 Oct 1994 a | |
Serbia2 | 12 Mar 2001 d | |
Singapore | 21 Aug 1986 a | |
Slovakia4 | 28 May 1993 d | |
Slovenia2 | 6 Jul 1992 d | |
South Africa | 3 May 1976 a | |
Spain | 12 May 1977 a | |
Sri Lanka | 30 Dec 1958 | 9 Apr 1962 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 Sep 2000 a | |
Sweden | 23 Dec 1958 | 28 Jan 1972 |
Switzerland | 29 Dec 1958 | 1 Jun 1965 |
Syrian Arab Republic9 | 9 Mar 1959 a | |
Tajikistan | 14 Aug 2012 a | |
Thailand | 21 Dec 1959 a | |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2,10 | 10 Mar 1994 d | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 14 Feb 1966 a | |
Tunisia | 17 Jul 1967 a | |
Turkey | 2 Jul 1992 a | |
Uganda | 12 Feb 1992 a | |
Ukraine | 29 Dec 1958 | 10 Oct 1960 |
United Arab Emirates | 21 Aug 2006 a | |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland11 | 24 Sep 1975 a | |
United Republic of Tanzania | 13 Oct 1964 a | |
United States of America | 30 Sep 1970 a | |
Uruguay | 30 Mar 1983 a | |
Uzbekistan | 7 Feb 1996 a | |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 8 Feb 1995 a | |
Viet Nam | 12 Sep 1995 a | |
Zambia | 14 Mar 2002 a | |
Zimbabwe | 29 Sep 1994 a |
Declarations and Reservations |
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Afghanistan Declaration: |
Algeria Declaration: |
Antigua and Barbuda Declarations: |
Argentina12 Upon signature: |
Armenia Declarations: |
Austria13 |
Bahrain14 “1. The accession by the State of Bahrain to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958 shall in no way constitute recognition of Israel or be a cause for the establishment of any relations of any kind therewith. |
Barbados Declaration: |
Belarus The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic will apply the provisions of this Convention in respect to arbitral awards made in the territories of non-contracting States only to the extent to which they grant reciprocal treatment. |
Belgium In accordance with article I, paragraph 3, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium declares that it will apply the Conven- tion to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made only in the territory of a Contracting State. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina2 Declaration: |
Botswana “The Republic of Botswana will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationship, whether contrac- tual or not, which are considered commercial under Botswana law. |
Brunei Darussalam Declaration: |
Bulgaria “Bulgaria will apply the Convention to recognition and en- forcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting State. With regard to awards made in the territory of non-con- tracting States it will apply the Convention only to the extent to which these States grant reciprocal treatment.” |
Canada15 20 October 1987 |
Central African Republic Referring to the possibility offered by paragraph 3 of article I of the Convention, the Central African Republic declares that it will apply the Convention on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another contracting State; it further declares that it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law. |
China 1. The People’s Republic of China will apply the Conven- tion, only on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and en- forcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of another Contracting State; |
Cuba Cuba will apply the Convention to the recognition and en- forcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of another Contracting State. With respect to arbitral awards made by other non-contracting States it will apply the Convention only in so far as those States grant reciprocal treatment as established by mutual agreement between the parties. Moreover, it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under Cuban legislation. |
Cyprus “The Republic of Cyprus will apply the Convention, on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State; furthermore it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law.” |
Czech Republic4 |
Denmark In accordance with the terms of article I, paragraph 3, [the Convention] shall have effect only as regards the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made by another Contracting State and [it] shall be valid only with respect to commercial relationships. |
Ecuador Ecuador, on a basis of reciprocity, will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made in the territory of another Contracting State only if such awards have been made with respect to differences arising out of legal relationships which are regarded as commercial under Ecuadorian law. |
France16 Referring to the possibility offered by paragraph 3 of arti- cle I of the Convention, France declares that it will apply the Convention on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another contracting State. |
Germany6,17 “With respect to paragraph 1 of article I, and in accordance with paragraph 3 of article I of the Convention, the Federal Re- public of Germany will apply the Convention only to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another Contracting State.” |
Greece18 18 April 1980 |
Guatemala On the basis of reciprocity, the Republic of Guatemala will apply the above Convention to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made only in the territory of another contract- ing State; and will apply it only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law. |
Holy See The State of Vatican City will apply the said Convention on the basis of reciprocity, on the one hand, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State, and on the other hand, only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under Vatican law. |
Honduras19 21 August 2012 |
Hungary “The Hungarian People’s Republic shall apply the Conven- tion to the recognition and enforcement of such awards only as have been made in the territory of one of the other Contracting States and are dealing with differences arising in respect of a legal relationship considered by the Hungarian law as a commercial relationship.” |
India “In accordance with Article I of the Convention, the Gov-ernment of India declare that they will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of a State, party to this Convention. They further declare that they will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the law of India.” |
Indonesia “Pursuant to the provision of article I (3) of the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Indonesia declares that it will apply the Convention on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State, and that it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the Indonesian Law”. |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Declarations: |
Ireland “In accordance with article I (3) of the said Convention the Government of Ireland declares that it will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State”. |
Jamaica20 17 October 2003 |
Japan “It will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State.” |
Jordan14 The Government of Jordan shall not be bound by any awards which are made by Israel or to which an Israeli is a party. |
Kenya Declaration: |
Kuwait The State of Kuwait will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State. |
Lebanon Declaration: |
Liechtenstein Reservation: |
Lithuania Declaration: |
Luxembourg Declaration: |
Madagascar The Malagasy Republic declares that it will apply the Con- vention on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another contracting State; it further declares that it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law. |
Malaysia Declaration: |
Malta Declarations: |
Mauritius21 Declarations: |
Monaco Referring to the possibility offered by article I (3) of the Convention, the Principality of Monaco will apply the Convention, on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another contracting State; furthermore, it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationship, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law. |
Mongolia Declaration: |
Montenegro7 Confirmation upon succession: |
Morocco The Government of His Majesty the King of Morocco will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State. |
Mozambique Reservation: |
Nepal Declaration: |
Netherlands Referring to paragraph 3 of article I of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, the Government of the Kingdom declares that it will apply the Con- vention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State. |
New Zealand Declarations: |
Nigeria “In accordance with paragraph 3 of article I of the Conven- tion, the Federal Military Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria declares that it will apply the Convention on the basis of reciprocity to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of a State party to this Convention and to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” |
Norway “1. [The Government of Norway] will apply the Convention only to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of one of the Contracting States.” |
Pakistan Declaration: |
Philippines Upon signature: |
Poland Upon signature |
Republic of Korea “By virtue of paragraph 3 of article I of the present Convention, the Government of the Republic of Korea declares that it will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State. It further declares that it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law.” |
Republic of Moldova “The Convention will be applied to the Republic of Moldova only relating those arbitral awards that have been brought after entering into force of the Convention. |
Romania The Romanian People’s Republic will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its legislation. |
Russian Federation The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics will apply the pro-visions of this Convention in respect of arbitral awards made in the territories of non-contracting States only to the extent to which they grant reciprocal treatment. |
Saudi Arabia Declaration: |
Serbia2 Confirmation upon succession: |
Singapore “The Republic of Singapore will on the basis of reciprocity apply the said Convention to the recognition and enforcement of only those awards which are made in the territory of another Contracting State.” |
Slovakia4 |
Slovenia2,22 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Declaration: |
Switzerland23 |
Tajikistan Reservation |
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia2,10 |
Trinidad and Tobago “In accordance with article I of the Convention, the Govern- ment of Trinidad and Tobago declares that it will apply the Con- vention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State. The Government of Trinidad and Tobago further declares that it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the Law of Trinidad and Tobago.” |
Tunisia With the reservations provided for in article I, paragraph 3, of the Convention, that is to say, the Tunisian State will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State and only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the Tunisian law. |
Turkey Declaration: |
Uganda Declaration: |
Ukraine The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic will apply the pro-visions of this Convention in respect of arbitral awards made in the territories of non-contracting States only to the extent to which they grant reciprocal treatment. |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland18 5 May 1980 |
United Republic of Tanzania “The Government of the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar will apply the Convention, in accordance with the first sentence of article I (3) thereof, only to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another Contracting State.” |
United States of America “The United States of America will apply the Convention, on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of only those awards made in the territory of another Contracting State. |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Declarations: |
Viet Nam Declarations: |
Objections |
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Germany6 29 December 1989 |
Declarations and Reservations made upon |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey |
Participant | Date of receipt of the notification | Territories |
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Australia | 26 Mar 1975 | All the external territories for the international relations of which Australia is responsible other than Papua New Guinea |
Denmark24 | 10 Feb 1976 | Faroe Islands and Greenland |
France | 26 Jun 1959 | All the territories of the French Republic |
Netherlands25 | 24 Apr 1964 | Netherlands Antilles and Suriname |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland3,26 | 24 Sep 1975 | Gibraltar |
21 Jan 1977 | Hong Kong | |
22 Feb 1979 | Isle of Man | |
14 Nov 1979 | Bermuda | |
26 Nov 1980 | Belize and Cayman Islands | |
19 Apr 1985 | Guernsey | |
28 May 2002 | Bailiwick of Jersey | |
24 Feb 2014 | British Virgin Islands | |
United States of America | 3 Nov 1970 | All the territories for the international relations of which the United States of America is responsible |
End Note |
1. Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, Twenty-first Session, Supplement No. 1 (E/2889), p. 5. |
2. The former Yugoslavia had acceded to the Convention on 26 February 1982 with the following reservation: |
3. On 6 and 10 June 1997, the Secretary-General received communications concerning the status of Hong Kong from the Governments of the United Kingdom and China (see also note 2 under “China” and note 2 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” regarding Hong Kong in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, China notified the Secretary-General that the Convention with the reservation made by China will also apply to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
4. Czechoslovakia had signed and ratified the Convention on 3 October 1958 and 10 July 1959, with a declaration. For the text of the declaration, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 330, p. 69. See also note 1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. |
5. See note 1 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. |
6. The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the Convention with declarations, on 20 February 1975. For the text of the declarations, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 959, p. 841. See also note 2 under “Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. |
7. See note 1 under “Montenegro” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. |
8. On 12 November 1999, the Government of Portugal informed the Secretary-General that the Convention will apply to Macau. |
9. Accession by the United Arab Republic. See also note 1 under “United Arab Republic” in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. |
10. On 16 September 2009, the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon succession to the Convention. The text of the reservation withdrawn reads as follows: |
11. On 24 February 2014, the Government the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland informed the Secretary-General of the Territorial Application in respect of the British Virgin Island. |
12. The declaration made upon signature and contained in the Final Act read as follows: |
13. In a communication received on 25 February 1988, the Government of Austria notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw as from that date, the reservation made upon accession to the Convention. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 395, p. 274. |
14. In a communication received by the Secretary-General on 23 June 1980, the Government of Israel declared the following: |
15. The declaration by Canada received on 20 May 1987, and which originally comprised two parts, was made after accession. It was com- municated by the Secretary-General to all States. None of the Con-tracting Parties having expressed an objection within a period of 90 days from the date of the above-mentioned communication [22 July 1987], the declaration was deemed to have been accepted and replaces the declaration made upon accession which read as follows: |
16. In a communication received on 27 November 1989, the Government of France notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw, with effect from that date, the declaration relating to the second sentence of its declaration relating to paragraph 3 of article I made upon ratification. For the text of the declaration so withdrawn, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 336, p. 426. |
17. In a communication received on 31 August 1998, the Government of Germany notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the reservation made upon ratification of the Convention. For the text of the reservation, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 399, p.286. |
18. Since the declaration [by Greece and by the United Kingdom] had been made after accession, it was communicated by the Secretary-General to all States concerned on 10 June 1980. None of the Contracting Parties having expressed an objection within a period of 90 days from the date of the above-mentioned communication, the declaration was deemed to have been accepted. |
19. In keeping with the depositary practice followed in similar cases, the Secretary-General received the declaration in deposit in the absence of any objection on the part of any of the Contracting States, either to the deposit itself or to the procedure envisaged, within a period of 12 months from the date of the corresponding depositary notification lodged with the Secretary-General on 27 August 2012. As such, the above declaration was accepted in deposit upon the expiration of the abovestipulated 12-month period, that is on 27 August 2013. |
20. In keeping with the depositary practice followed in similar cases, the Secretary-General proposed to receive the reservation in question for deposit in the absence of any objection on the part of any of the Contracting States, either to the depositary itself or to the procedure envisaged, within a period of one year from the date of the notification (i.e. 17 October 2002). Within a period of one year from the date of the above depositary notification, none of the Contracting Parties to the above Convention notified the Secretary-General of an objection. Consequently, the reservation is deemed to have been accepted for deposit upon the expiration of the one year period, i.e., on 17 October 2003. |
21. On 24 May 2013, the Government of Mauritius notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw partially the declaration made upon accession to the Convention with respect to Article 1 (3): |
22. On 4 June 2008, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the declaration made upon succession to the Convention. The text of the declaration reads as follows: |
23. On 23 April 1993, the Government of Switzerland notified the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw the declaration made upon ratification. For the text of the declaration, see United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 536, p. 477. |
24. At the time of acceding to the Convention the Government of Denmark declared, in accordance with article X (1), that it would not apply for the time being to the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. |
25. See note 1 under “Netherlands” regarding Aruba/Netherlands Antilles in the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this volume. |
26. See also under “Declarations and Reservations” for the reservation made by the United Kingdom, which was also made on behalf of Gibraltar, Hong Kong (see also note 3 ) and the Isle of Man |