2002 Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea

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Full Title	2002 Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea
Short Title / Abbreviations	PAL PROT 2002 / 2002 London Protocol to the Athens Convention
CIL Subject Classification	International Law Documents Oceans/Law of the Sea International Maritime Organization
Citations to Text	PAL PROT 2002, Cmnd. 8760
Date of Adoption	01/11/2002
Place of Adoption	London, United Kingdom
Secretariat / Relevant Authority	International Maritime Organization
Depository	Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization
Annexes	Annex: Certificate of Insurance or Other Financial Security in Respect of Liability for the Death of and Personal Injury to Passengers
Entry Into Force Status	In Force
Date of Entry into Force	23/04/2014
Entry into Force / Termination Provisions	Article 20: Entry into force “1. This Protocol shall enter into force twelve months following the date on which 10 States have either signed it without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval or have deposited instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Secretary-General. 2. For any State which ratifies, accepts, approves or accedes to this Protocol after the conditions in paragraph 1 for entry into force have been met, this Protocol shall enter into force three months after the date of deposit by such State of the appropriate instrument, but not before this Protocol has entered into force in agreement with paragraph 1.”
General Status	34 Parties (as of 23/10/2023)
Links to Current Status/Reservations	International Maritime Organization
Status
ASEAN States
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Indonesia
Lao PDR
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
Related Instruments
Protocols / Amendments to this instrument	–
This instrument amends/supersedes	1974 Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (*See additional information) 1976 Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974 1990 Protocol to amend the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974
Related Instruments	1961 International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Carriage of Passengers by Sea and Protocol 1967 International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to Carriage of Passengers’ Luggage by Sea 1970 International Convention Concerning the Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Rail 1973 Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Road 1976 Protocol to the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea 1976 Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Passengers and Luggage by Inland Waterway
External Links	United Nations Treaty Collection accessed on 09/11/2023 DGTR (Consolidated 2002 Athens Convention text) accessed on 09/11/2023
Additional Information	Note also: Article 15(3): “Articles 1 to 22 of the Convention, as revised by this Protocol, together with Articles 17 to 25 of this Protocol and the annex thereto, shall constitute and be called the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 2002.” Article 17(5): “A State shall not express its consent to be bound by this Protocol unless, if Party thereto, it denounces: (a) the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, done at Athens on 13 December 1974; (b) the Protocol to the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, done at London on 19 November 1976; and (c) the Protocol of 1990 to amend the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, done at London on 29 March 1990, with effect from the time that this Protocol will enter into force for that state in accordance with Article 20.”