LLMC 1976 and 1996 Protocol – Contracting States
As at 22/04/2022 |
LLMC Convention 76 |
LLMC Protocol 96 |
Albania |
1 October 2004 |
5 September 2004 |
Algeria |
1 December 2004 |
- |
Antigua & Barbuda |
1 February 2010 |
10 January 2010 |
Australia |
d |
13 May 2004 |
Azerbaijan |
1 November 2004 |
- |
Bahamas |
1 December 1986 |
- |
Bahrain |
1 October 2019 |
19 September 2019 |
Barbados |
1 September 1994 |
- |
Belgium |
d |
7 January 2010 |
Benin |
1 December 1986 |
- |
Bulgaria |
1 November 2005 |
2 October 2005 |
Canada |
- |
7 August 2008 |
Comoros |
- |
2 May 2018 |
Congo |
1 January 2005 |
17 August 2014 |
Cook Islands |
1 July 2007 |
10 June 2007 |
Croatia |
1 June 1993 |
13 August 2006 |
Cyprus |
1 April 2006 |
23 March 2006 |
Denmark |
d |
13 May 2004 |
Dominica |
1 December 2001 |
- |
Egypt |
1 July 1988 |
- |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 August 1996 |
- |
Estonia |
1 February 2003 |
14 June 2011 |
Finland |
d |
13 May 2004 |
France |
1 December 1986 |
23 July 2007 |
Georgia |
1 June 1996 |
- |
Germany |
d |
13 May 2004 |
Greece |
1 November 1991 |
4 October 2009 |
Guyana |
1 April 1998 |
21 May 2019 |
Hong Kong, China |
1 July 1997 |
3 May 2015 |
Hungary |
1 November 2008 |
2 October 2008 |
Iceland |
- |
15 February 2009 |
India |
1 December 2002 |
21 June 2011 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
1 December 2015 |
- |
Ireland |
1 June 1998 |
24 April 2012 |
Jamaica |
1 December 2005 |
17 November 2005 |
Japan |
d |
1 August 2006 |
Kenya |
- |
5 October 2015 |
Kiribati |
1 June 2007 |
- |
Latvia |
1 November 1999 |
17 July 2007 |
Liberia |
1 December 1986 |
17 December 2008 |
Lithuania |
1 July 2004 |
13December 2007 |
Luxembourg |
1 March 2006 |
19 February 2006 |
Madagascar |
- |
25 October 2017 |
Malaysia |
- |
10 February 2009 |
Malta |
- |
13 May 2004 |
Marshall Islands |
1 March 1995 |
30 April 2006 |
Mauritius |
1 April 2003 |
- |
Mexico |
1 September 1994 |
- |
Mongolia |
1 January 2012 |
27 December 2011 |
Nauru |
- |
21 June 2020 |
Netherlands |
d |
23 March 2011 |
New Zealand |
d |
3 July 2014 |
Nigeria |
1 June 2004 |
- |
Niue |
1 October 2012 |
25 September 2012 |
Norway |
d |
13 May 2004 |
Palau |
- |
28 December 2011 |
Poland |
1 December 1986 |
15 February 2012 |
Portugal |
- |
17 January 2018 |
Romania |
1 July 2007 |
10 June 2007 |
Russian Federation |
- |
13 May 2004 |
Saint Lucia |
1 September 2004 |
18 August 2004 |
Samoa |
1 September 2004 |
16 August 2004 |
San Marino |
- |
18 July 2021 |
Saudi Arabia |
1 August 2018 |
5 July 2018 |
Serbia |
1 July 2013 |
17 June 2013 |
Sierra Leone |
1 November 2001 |
13 May 2004 |
Singapore |
d |
29 December 2019 |
Slovenia |
- |
4 October 2015 |
Spain |
d |
10 April 2005 |
Sweden |
d |
20 October 2004 |
Switzerland |
1 April 1998 |
- |
Syrian Arab Republic |
1 January 2006 |
1 December 2005 |
Tonga |
1 January 2004 |
13 May 2004 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1 July 2000 |
- |
Turkey |
1 July 1998 |
17 October 2010 |
Tuvalu |
1 May 2009 |
12 April 2009 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 March 1998 |
23 May 2021 |
United Kingdom |
d |
13 May 2004 |
Vanuatu |
1 January 1993 |
- |
Yemen |
1 December 1986 |
- |
Notes:
- d = Denunciation of the Convention
- Please refer to the IMO’s website for latest updates; Status of Conventions (imo.org)
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