1996 Protocol to Amend the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims

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Full Title	1996 Protocol to Amend the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims
Short Title / Abbreviations	LLMC PROT 1996
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Oceans/Law of the Sea International Maritime Organization
Citations to Text	35 ILM 1433 (1996)
Date of Adoption	02/05/1996
Place of Adoption	London, United Kingdom
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	International Maritime Organization
Depository	Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Source	International Maritime Organization
Date of Entry into Force	13/05/2004
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 11: Entry into force “1. This Protocol shall enter into force ninety days following the date on which ten States have expressed their consent to be bound by it. 2. For any State which expresses its consent to be bound by this Protocol after the conditions in paragraph 1 for entry into force have been met, this Protocol shall enter into force ninety days following the date of expression of such consent.”
General Status	64 Parties (as of 23/10/2023)
Links to Current Status/Reservations	International Maritime Organization
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia	Accession 12/11/2008
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore	Accession 30/09/2019
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	2012 (Limitation Amounts set out in Article 3 of the 1996 LLMC Protocol) Amendments (LEG.5(99))
This instrument amends/supersedes	1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims
Related Instruments	1969 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1992 Protocol to amend the 1971 International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage 1971 Convention Relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material 1974 Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1996 International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea 2001 International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2007 Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks
External Links	Admiralty and Maritime Law Guide accessed on 21/11/2023 Ecolex accessed on 21/11/2023