1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling

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Full Title	1946 International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
Short Title / Abbreviations	1946 Whaling Convention
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Oceans/Law of the Sea Fisheries Marine Environment
Citations to Text	161 UNTS 72, 62 Stat. 1716, TIAS 1849
Date of Adoption	02/12/1946
Place of Adoption	Washington, USA
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Depository	Government of the United States of America
Annexes	Schedule
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	Government of the United States of America, Department of State
Date of Entry into Force	10/11/1948
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article X(4): “This Convention shall, when instruments of ratification have been deposited by at least six signatory Governments, which shall include the Governments of the Netherlands, Norway, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, enter into force with respect to those Governments and shall enter into force with respect to each Government which subsequently ratifies or adheres on the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification or the receipt of its notification of adherence.”
General Status	88 Parties (as of 14/11/2023)
Links to Current Status/Reservations	International Whaling Commission Government of the United States of America, Department of State
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia	Adherence 01/06/2006
Indonesia
Lao PDR	Adherence 22/05/2007
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines	Accession 10/08/1981 Withdrawal 30/06/1988
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	1956 Protocol to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
This instrument amends/supersedes	1937 International Agreement for the Regulation of Whaling 1938 Protocol on Regulation of Whaling
Related Instruments	1975 Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the International Whaling Commission
External Links	International Whaling Commission accessed on 14/11/2023
Additional Information	This Convention does not include dispute settlement provisions. However, Article IX provides that: “1. Each Contracting Government shall take appropriate measures to ensure the application of provisions of this Convention and the punishment of infractions against the said provision in operations carried out by persons or by vessels under its jurisdiction. 2. Each Contracting Government shall transmit to the Commission full details of each infraction of the provisions of this Convention by persons or vessels under the jurisdiction of that Government as reported by its inspectors. This information shall include a statement of measures taken for dealing with the infraction and of penalties imposed.” The latest version of the Schedule is the 2018 Schedule, as amended by the Commission at the 67^th Meeting on September 2018.