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Full Title

1989 International Convention on Salvage

Short Title / Abbreviations

Salvage Convention/SALVAGE

CIL Subject Classification
Citations to Text 1953 UNTS 193
Date of Adoption 28/04/1989
Place of Adoption London, United Kingdom
Secretariat / Relevant Authority

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Depository

Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization

Entry Into Force Status In Force
Source

International Maritime Organization

Date of Entry into Force

14/07/1996

Entry into Force / Termination Provisions

Article 29: Entry into force

“1. This Convention shall enter into force one year after the date on which 15 States have expressed their consent to be bound by it.

2. For a State which expresses its consent to be bound by this Convention after the conditions for entry into force thereof have been met, such consent shall take effect one year after the date of expression of such consent.”

General Status 78 parties as of 08/05/2024
Links to Current Status/Reservations International Maritime Organisation
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore Accession 24/07/2020
Thailand Accession 28/11/2019
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Related Instruments

1910 Brussels Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea

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