Note on International Protection: Corrigendum

1.         The attached Annex replaces the Annex appended to the above document.

1.         CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES of 28 July 1951

(Entry into force - 22 April 1954)

The following 51 States are parties to the Convention:

Algeria Israel

[1]*Argentina [2]*Italy

[3]*Australia [4] Ivory Coast

Austria Jamaica

Belgium Kenya

[5]*Brazil Liberia

Burundi Liechtenstein

Cameroon [6]*Luxembourg

Central African Republic [7]*Monaco

Colombia Morocco

[8]**Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville)           Netherlands,

Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Leopoldville)         New Zealand

Cyprus Niger

[9]**Dahomey Norway

Denmark[10] 1/ [11]*Peru

[12]*Ecuador [13]*Portugal

Federal Republic of Germany[14] Senegal

[15]* France [16] Sweden

Gabon Switzerland

Gambia, The Togo

Ghana Tunisia

Greece [17]*Turkey

Guinea United Kingdom [18]

Holy See United Republic of Tanzania

Iceland Yugoslavia

Ireland

The following States, to whose territories application of the Convention was extended prior to independence, have not so far made any specific declaration that they consider themselves bound by the Convention:

Botswana Mali

Chad Mauritania

Lesotho Upper Volta

Madagascar Zambia

Malawi

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia have, however, made general declarations accepting for an interim period multilateral agreements (including the Convention) extended to their territory.

2.         CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF STATELESS PERSONS of 28 September 1954

Date of entry into force: 6 June 1960

Ratifications or Accessions

States Parties to the Convention

Algeria Luxembourg

Belgium Netherlands

Denmark Norway

France Republic of Korea

Guinea Sweden

Ireland Trinidad and Tobago

Israel Uganda

Italy United Kingdom [19]

Liberia Yugoslavia

3.         CONVENTION ON THE REDUCTION OF STATELESSNESS of 30 August 1961

Signatures subject to ratification

Dominican Republic

France

Israel

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Ratification

United Kingdom

This Convention requires 6 accessions or ratifications for entry into force.

4.         AGREEMENT RELATING TO REFUGEE SEAMEN of 23 November 1957

Date of entry into force: 27 December 1961

States Parties to the Agreement

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Federal Republic of Germany

France

Ireland

Italy

Monaco

Morocco

Netherlands

Norway

Portugal

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom [20]

Yugoslavia

5.         EUROPEAN AGREEMENT ON THE ABOLITION OF VISAS TO REFUGEES of 20 April 1959

Date of entry into force: 4 September 1960

States Parties to the Agreement

Country

Belgium

Denmark

Federal Republic of Germany

France

Iceland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Norway

Sweden

Switzerland



[1]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[2]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[3]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[4]1/      These States extended application of this Convention to various overseas territories, in accordance with Article 40 of the Convention.

[5]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[6]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[7]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[8]** These Governments, to whose territories the Convention applied prior to independence, as a result of the ratification by France, have not yet made a declaration extending the scope of Article 1, Section A, which was limited by France to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[9]** These Governments, to whose territories the Convention applied prior to independence, as a result of the ratification by France, have not yet made a declaration extending the scope of Article 1, Section A, which was limited by France to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[10]1/     These States extended application of this Convention to various overseas territories, in accordance with Article 40 of the Convention.

[11]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[12]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[13]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[14]3/     The Federal Republic of Germany declared that the Convention was also applicable to Land Berlin.

[15]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[16]1/     These States extended application of this Convention to various overseas territories, in accordance with Article 40 of the Convention.

[17]* These Governments have made a declaration in accordance with Article 1 B. (1) to the effect that the words "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in Article 1, Section A, should be understood to mean "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951".

[18]1/     These States extended application of this Convention to various overseas territories, in accordance with Article 40 of the Convention.

[19]1/     The United Kingdom extended application of this Convention to various overseas territories, in accordance with Article 36 of the Convention.

[20]1/     The United Kingdom extended application of this Agreement to various overseas territories, in accordance with Article 18 of the Agreement.