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| Full Title |
1884 Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables |
| Short Title / Abbreviations |
1884 Cable Convention |
| CIL Subject Classification | |
| Citations to Text | TS 380, 24 Stat. 989 |
| Date of Adoption | 14/03/1884 |
| Place of Adoption | Paris, France |
| Depository |
Government of the French Republic |
| Annexes |
Additional Article (British Colonies and Possession) 1887 Declaration, Explanatory of Articles II and IV, of the Plenipotentiaries of the Signatory Governments of the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables of 14 March 1884 1887 Protocol, Respecting the Date on which the Convention should be Put into Force, Signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the Signatory Governments of the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables of 14 March 1884 |
| Entry Into Force Status | In Force |
| Date of Entry into Force |
01/05/1888 |
| Entry into Force / Termination Provisions |
Article XVI: “The present Convention shall be brought into force on a day to be agreed upon by the High Contracting Powers. It shall remain in force for five years from that day, and unless any of the High Contracting Parties have announced, 12 months before the expiration of the said period of five years, its intention to terminate its operation, it shall continue in force for a period of one year, and so on from year to year.” |
| General Status | 36 Parties (as of 09/07/2024) |
| Links to Current Status/Reservations |
Kingdom of the Netherlands Treaty Database
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| Related Instruments | |
| Related Instruments |
1887 Declaration, Explanatory of Articles II and IV, of the Plenipotentiaries of the Signatory Governments of the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables of 14 March 1884 (included in downloadable documents in this entry) 1887 Protocol, Respecting the Date on which the Convention should be Put into Force, Signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the Signatory Governments of the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cables of 14 March 1884 (included in downloadable documents in this entry) 1958 Convention on the Continental Shelf 1958 Convention on the High Seas 1972 Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea |
| External Links |
International Cable Protection Committee accessed on 03/10/2024 |
