1936 Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits

Montreux Convention

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  • Oceans/Law of the Sea

Government of Turkey

Government of the French Republic

Annex I

Annex II

Annex III

Annex IV

Protocol

09/11/1936

Article 26 (excerpts):
“The present Convention shall be ratified as soon as possible.
… A process-verbal of the deposit of ratifications shall be drawn up as soon as six instruments of ratification, including that of Turkey, shall have been deposited… The present Convention shall come into force on the date of the said process-verbal.”

Article 28:
“The present Convention shall remain in force for twenty years from the date of its entry into force.

The principle of freedom of transit and navigation affirmed in Article I of the present Convention shall however continue without limit of time.

If, two years prior to the expiry of the said period of twenty years, no High Contracting Party shall have given notice of denunciation to the French Government the present Convention shall continue in force until two years after such notice shall have been given. Any such notice shall be communicated by the French Government to the High Contracting Parties.”

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United Nations Treaty Collection (pp213-241) accessed on 09/07/2024

Refer to No. 4015 at page 213 for document in the United Nations Treaty Collection external link below.

The United Nations Treaty Collection lists the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Yugoslavia as parties to the 1936 Montreux Convention.