Partijen en gegevens

Geldend

Documentgegevens:

Geldend vanaf 06-06-1960

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Bronpublicatie:: 28-09-1954, Trb. 1957, 22 (uitgifte: 14-02-1957, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Inwerkingtreding: 06-06-1960
Bronpublicatie inwerkingtreding:: 21-02-1964, Trb. 1964, 17 (uitgifte: 01-01-1964, kamerstukken/regelingnummer: -)
Vakgebied(en): Internationaal publiekrecht / Mensenrechten
Staatsrecht / Grondrechten
Staatsrecht / Nationaliteitsrecht

Bronnen

Trb. 1955, 42

Trb. 1957, 22

Trb. 1964, 17

Trb. 1979, 92

Trb. 1995, 137

Partijen

Partij	Datum inwerkingtreding	Voorbehoud
Albanië	22-09-2003
Algerije	13-10-1964
Angola	05-01-2020
Antigua en Barbuda	01-11-1981	19
Argentinië	30-08-1972	12
Armenië	16-08-1994
Australië	14-03-1974
Azerbeidzjan	14-11-1996
Barbados	30-11-1966	14
België	25-08-1960
Belize	13-12-2006
Benin	07-03-2012
Bolivia	04-01-1984
Bosnië en Herzegovina	06-03-1992	28
Botswana	30-09-1966	13
Brazilië	11-11-1996
Bulgarije	20-06-2012	44
Burkina Faso	30-07-2012
Chili	10-07-2018
Colombia	05-01-2020
Republiek Congo	08-01-2024
Costa Rica	31-01-1978	21
Denemarken	06-06-1960	3
Duitsland	24-01-1977	10, 20
Ecuador	31-12-1970
El Salvador	10-05-2015	49
Eswatini	14-02-2000
Fiji	10-10-1970	15
Filipijnen	21-12-2011
Finland	08-01-1969	11
Frankrijk	06-06-1960	2, 8
Gambia (datum inwerkingtreding; 29-09-2014)
Georgië	22-03-2012
Griekenland	02-02-1976
Guatemala	26-02-2001	37
Guinee	19-06-1962
Guinee-Bissau	18-12-2016
Haïti	26-12-2018
Honduras	30-12-2012
Hongarije	19-02-2002	38, 39
Ierland	17-03-1963	6
IJsland	26-04-2021
Israël	06-06-1960
Italië	03-03-1963	1
Ivoorkust	01-01-2014
Joegoslavië	06-06-1960	25
Kiribati	12-07-1979	18
Kroatië	08-10-1991	29
Lesotho	04-10-1966	17
Letland	03-02-2000
Liberia	10-12-1964
Libië	14-08-1989
Liechtenstein	24-12-2009
Litouwen	07-05-2000
Luxemburg	25-09-1960
Madagaskar	21-05-1962	23
Malawi	05-01-2010
Mali	25-08-2016
Malta	10-03-2020	50
Mexico	05-09-2000	36
Moldavië	18-07-2012	45
Montenegro	03-06-2006	42
Mozambique	30-12-2014
het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (het Europese deel van Nederland)	11-07-1962	5, 22, 27
Nicaragua	13-10-2013	47
Niger	05-02-2015
Nigeria	19-12-2011
Noord-Macedonië	20-11-1992	32
Noorwegen	06-06-1960
Oekraïne	23-06-2013
Oostenrijk	08-05-2008	43
Panama	31-08-2011
Paraguay	29-09-2014
Peru	23-04-2014
Portugal	30-12-2012	46
Roemenië	27-04-2006	41
Rwanda	02-01-2007
Saint Vincent en de Grenadines	27-10-1979	34
Sao Tomé en Principe	14-04-2024
Senegal	20-12-2005
Servië	27-04-1992	48
Sierra Leone	07-08-2016
Slovenië	25-06-1991	30
Slowakije	02-07-2000
Spanje	10-08-1997	33
Togo	12-10-2021
Trinidad en Tobago	31-08-1962	31
Tsjaad	10-11-1999
Tsjechië	17-10-2004	40
Tunesië	14-07-1965
Turkije	24-06-2015
Turkmenistan	06-03-2012
Uganda	14-07-1965
Uruguay	01-07-2004
Verenigd Koninkrijk	06-06-1960	4, 7, 24, 26
Zambia	24-10-1964	16
Zimbabwe	18-04-1980	35
Zuid-Korea	20-11-1962
Zweden	01-07-1965	9
Zwitserland	01-10-1972

Voorbehouden, verklaringen en bezwaren

1	Ondertekening door Italië onder de volgende voorbehouden: Les stipulations figurant aux articles: 6, 7 par. 2, 8, 17, 18, 19, 22 par. 2, 23, 25 et 32, ne sont reconnues que comme des recommandations. De vertaling van de bij de ondertekening gemaakte voorbehouden luidt: De bepalingen van de artikelen 6, 7 (lid 2), 8, 17, 18, 19, 22 (lid 2), 23, 25 en 32 worden slechts als aanbevelingen erkend. De Regering van Italië heeft op 25-01-1968 medegedeeld, dat zij de bij de ondertekening gemaakte voorbehouden met betrekking tot de artikelen 6, 7, tweede lid, 8, 19, 22, tweede lid, 23, 25 en 32 van het Verdrag intrekt.
2	Bekrachtiging door Frankrijk onder het volgende voorbehoud: The provisions of article 10, paragraph 2, are regarded by the French Government as applying only to stateless persons who were forcibly displaced from French territory, and who have, prior to the date of entry into force of this Convention, returned there direct from the country to which they were forced to proceed, without in the meantime having received authorization to reside in the territory of any other State. (V.N.-vertaling uit het Frans).
3	Bekrachtiging door Denemarken onder de volgende voorbehouden: Denmark is not bound by article 14 in so far as concerns the protection of rights in literary, artistic and scientific works; Denmark is not bound by article 24, paragraph 3; The provisions of article 24, paragraph 1, under which stateless persons are in certain cases placed on the same footing as nationals, shall not oblige Denmark to grant stateless persons in every case exactly the same remuneration as that provided by law for nationals, but only to grant them what is required for their support; Paragraph 2 of the same article shall be binding upon Denmark only if the beneficiary is a national of a State which grants Danish nationals the same treatment as its own nationals from the point of view of the benefits provided for in its relevant legislation. Article 31 shall not oblige Denmark to grant to stateless persons a status more favourable than that accorded to aliens in general. ’ Vertaling: Denemarken is niet gebonden door artikel 14, voor zover dit de bescherming van rechten op werken van letterkunde, kunst en wetenschap betreft. Denemarken is niet gebonden door artikel 24, lid 3. De bepalingen van artikel 24, lid 1, krachtens welke in bepaalde gevallen staatlozen op één lijn worden gesteld met onderdanen, leggen Denemarken niet de verplichting op, aan staatlozen onder alle omstandigheden precies dezelfde beloning toe te kennen als die welke voor onderdanen bij de wet is vastgesteld, doch hun slechts datgene toe te kennen wat voor hun levensonderhoud noodzakelijk is. Lid 2 van hetzelfde artikel is voor Denemarken slechts bindend, indien de begunstigde onderdaan is van een Staat welke aan Deense onderdanen ten aanzien van uitkeringen welke in zijn desbetreffende wetgeving zijn vastgelegd, dezelfde behandeling toekent als aan zijn eigen onderdanen. Artikel 31 legt Denemarken niet de verplichting op, aan staatlozen een status toe te kennen welke gunstiger is dan die welke aan vreemdelingen in het algemeen wordt toegekend. ’ Blijkens een op 23-08-1962 ontvangen mededeling van de waarnemend Permanent Vertegenwoordiger van Denemarken bij de Verenigde Naties aan de Secretaris-Generaal, heeft de Regering van Denemarken het bij de bekrachtiging gemaakte voorbehoud met betrekking tot artikel 14 met ingang van 01-10-1961 ingetrokken. De Regering van Denemarken heeft op 25-03-1968 medegedeeld, dat zij met ingang van die datum in overeenstemming met artikel 38, tweede lid, van het Verdrag het bij de bekrachtiging op 17-01-1956 gemaakte voorbehoud met betrekking tot artikel 24, tweede lid, intrekt.
4	Bekrachtiging door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland onder de volgende verklaringen: (1) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand Articles 8 and 9 as not preventing them from taking in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of Article 8 shall not prevent the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreement or arrangement for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore, the provisions of Article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other state. (2) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of such of the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 24 as fall within the scope of the National Health Service, can only undertake to apply the provisions of that paragraph so far as the law allows. (3) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake to give effect to the obligations contained in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 25 and can only undertake to apply the provisions of paragraphs 3 so far as the law allows. ’
5	Bekrachtiging door het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden onder de volgende voorbehouden: Le Gouvernement du Royaume se réserve le droit de ne pas appliquer ce qui est prévu à l'article 8 de la Convention aux apatrides qui ont possédé autrefois une nationalité ennemie ou équivalente à l'égard du Royaume des Pays-Bas. Le Gouvernement du Royaume, en ce qui concerne l'article 26 de la Convention, se réserve la faculté de désigner à certains apatrides ou groupes d'apatrides un lieu de résidence principale pour des raisons d'ordre public. ’
6	Toetreding door Ierland onder de volgende verklaringen: The Government of Ireland understand the words public order and in accordance with due process of law, as they appear in Article 31 of the Convention, to mean respectively, public policy and in accordance with a procedure provided by law. With regard to Article 29 (1), the Government of Ireland do not undertake to accord to stateless persons treatment more favourable than that accorded to aliens generally with respect to: (a) the stamp duty chargeable in Ireland in connection with conveyances, transfers and leases of lands, tenements and hereditaments, and (b) income tax (including sur-tax). ’
7	Toepasselijkverklaring door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland voor de Kanaal-eilanden en het eiland Man op 16-04-1959 onder de volgende voorbehouden: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand Articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the taking in the Isle of Man and in the Channel Islands, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person in the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of Article 8 shall not prevent the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreement or arrangement for the restoration of peace which has been or may completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore, the provisions of Article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which, at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, are under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other state. (ii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland can only undertake that the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of Article 24 and of paragraph 2 of that Article will be applied in the Channel Islands so far as the law allows, and that the provisions of the sub-paragraph, in respect of such matters referred to therein as fall within the scope of the Isle of Man Health Service, will be applied in the Isle of Man so far as the law allows. (iii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 25 and can only undertake that the provisions of paragraph 3 will be applied in the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands so far as the law allows. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor Basutoland, het protectoraat Bechuanaland en Swaziland op 07-12-1959 onder de volgende voorbehouden: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand Articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the taking, in the High Commission Territories of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of Article 8 shall not prevent the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreement or arrangement for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore, the provisions of Article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which, at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the High Commission Territories of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland are under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other state. (ii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the High Commission Territories of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland to the obligations contained i n paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 25 and can only undertake that the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 25 shall be applied in the High Commission Territories of Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland so far as the law allows. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor de Federatie van Rhodesia en Nyasaland op 09-12-1959 onder het volgende voorbehoud: The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland to paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 25 and can only undertake that the provision of paragraph 3 of Article 25 will be applied in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland so far as the law allows. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor de Falkland-eilanden, Gambia, de Gilbert- en Ellice-eilanden, Brits-Guyana, Kenia, Mauritius en het protectoraat der Britse Salomons-eilanden op 19-03-1962 onder de volgende voorbehouden: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the taking in the territories enumerated in Part I of this Annex, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of article 8 shall not prevent the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreements or arrangements for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore, the provisions of article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which, at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the territories enumerated in Part I of this Annex, are under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other State. (ii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in respect of the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of article 24, can only undertake that effect will be given in the territories enumerated in Part I of this Annex to the provisions of that paragraph so far as the law allows. (iii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the territories enumerated in Part I of this Annex to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 25 and can only undertake that the provisions of paragraphs 3 will be applied in these territories so far as the law allows. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor Brits-Honduras en Hong Kong op 19-03-1962 onder de volgende voorbehouden: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the taking in the territories enumerated in Part II of this Annex, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of article 8 shall not prevent the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreement for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore, the provisions of article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which, at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the territories enumerated in Part II of this Annex, are under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other State. (ii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the territories enumerated in Part II of this Annex to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 25 and can only undertake that the provisions of paragraph 3 will be applied in these territories so far as the law allows. ’ In verband met het weer uitoefenen van de soevereiniteit over Hong Kong door China vanaf 01-07-1997, heeft de Regering van China medegedeeld dat het Verdrag van toepassing blijft op Hong Kong. De Regering van China legde daarbij een verklaring af. Toepasselijkverklaring voor Noord-Borneo op 19-03-1962 onder de volgende voorbehouden: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the taking in Borneo, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of article 8 shall not prevent the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreement or arrangement for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore, the provisions of article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or other interests which, at the date of entry into force of this Convention for North Borneo, are under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other State. (ii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland can only undertake that the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of article 24 and of paragraph 2 of that article will be applied in North Borneo so far as the law allows. (iii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in North Borneo to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 25 and can only undertake that the provisions of paragraph 3 will be applied in North Borneo so far as the law allows. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor de Fidji-eilanden op 19-03-1962 onder de volgende voorbehouden: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland understand articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the taking in Fiji, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. (ii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in respect of the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of article 24, can only undertake that effect will be given in Fiji to the provisions of that paragraph so far as the law allows. (iii) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in Fiji to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 25 and can only undertake that the provisions of paragraph 3 will be applied in Fiji so far as the law allows. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor Singapore op 19-03-1962 onder het volgende voorbehoud: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the State of Singapore to article 23. ’ Toepasselijkverklaring voor de Brits-Westindische eilanden op 19-03-1962 onder het volgende voorbehoud: (i) The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cannot undertake that effect will be given in the West Indies to articles 8, 9, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 31. Toepasselijkverklaring voor de Kolonie Aden, de Bermuda-eilanden, St. Helena, de Britse Maagdeneilanden, Malta, Oeganda, Serawak, de Seychellen en Zanzibar op 19-03-1962.
8	Toepasselijkverklaring door Frankrijk voor de Algerijnse Departementen, de Departementen van de Oasen en Saoura, de Departementen van Guadeloupe, Martinique en Guyana, Nieuw Caledonië en onderhorigheden, Frans-Polynesië, Frans Somaliland, de Comoren en Saint-Pierre en Miquelon op 08-03-1960.
9	Bekrachtiging door Zweden onder de volgende voorbehouden: (1) To article 7, paragraph 2, Sweden is not prepared to accord generally to stateless persons fulfilling the condition of three years' residence in Sweden an exemption from such legislative reciprocity as may have been established by Swedish law as a condition for according any right of benefit to an alien. (2) To article 8. This article will not be binding on Sweden. (3) To article 12, paragraph 1. This paragraph will not be binding on Sweden. (4) To article 24, paragraph 1(b). Notwithstanding the rule concerning the treatment of stateless persons as nationals, Sweden will not be bound to accord to stateless persons the same treatment as is accorded to nationals in respect of the obligation to accept a lump-sum contribution in exchange for the sickness allowance, the children's supplement or the annuity to which an alien not resident in Sweden is entitled by reason of a work accident or o ccupational disease; nor will Sweden be bound to follow the said rule in respect of the allowance for funeral expenses in the case of an alien not resident in Sweden, or in respect of eligibility for membership in a State-approved unemployment insurance fund or entitlement to a national pension under the provisions of the National Insurance Act. Sweden also makes entitlement to the other benefits accorded under the National Insurance Act conditional upon registration in the population register. Furthermore, in so far as the right to a supplementary pension under the said Act and the computation of such pension in certain respects are concerned, the rules applicable to Swedish nationals shall be more favourable than those applied to other insured persons. (5) To article 24, paragraphs 2 and 3. The provisions of these paragraphs will not be binding on Sweden. (6) To article 25, paragraph 2. Sweden does not consider itself obliged to cause a Swedish authority, in lieu of a foreign authority, to deliver certificates for the issuance of which there is insufficient documentation in Sweden. (VN-vertaling) De Regering van Zweden heeft op 25-11-1966 in overeenstemming met artikel 38, tweede lid, van het Verdrag medegedeeld dat zij het bij de bekrachtiging gemaakte voorbehoud met betrekking tot artikel 24, eerste lid, letter b, als volgt wenst te wijzigen: Notwithstanding the rule concerning the treatment of stateless persons as nationals, Sweden will not be bound to accord to stateless persons the same treatment as is accorded to nationals in respect of the possibility of entitlement to a national pension under the provisions of the National Insurance act; and likewise to the effect that, in so far as the right to a supplementary pension under the said Act and the computation of such pension in certain respects are concerned, the rules applicable to Swedish nationals shall be more favourable than those applied to other insured persons. (VN-vertaling) Voorts deelde de Regering van Zweden mede, dat zij het bij de bekrachtiging gemaakte voorbehoud met betrekking tot artikel 24, tweede lid, intrekt. De Regering van Zweden deelde op 05-03-1970 in overeenstemming met artikel 42, tweede lid, van het Verdrag mede dat zij het bij de bekrachtiging gemaakte voorbehoud met betrekking tot artikel 7, tweede lid, intrekt. Zweden heeft op 14-11-2019 de volgende verklaring afgelegd: Withdrawal of the reservations to articles 8 and 24, paragraph 1 (b).
10	Bekrachtiging onder de verklaring dat het Verdrag vanaf de datum van inwerkingtreding voor de Bondsrepubliek Duitsland, mede van toepassing zal zijn op Berlijn (West).
11	Toetreding door Finland onder de volgende voorbehouden: 1) a general reservation to the effect that the application of those provisions of the Convention which grant to stateless persons the most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign country shall not be affected by the fact that special rights and privileges are now or may in future be accorded by Finland to the nationals of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden or to the nationals of any one of those Countries; 2) a reservation to article 7, paragraph 2, to the effect that Finland is not prepared, as a general measure, to grant stateless persons who fulfil the conditions of three years residence in Finland an exemption from any legislative reciprocity which Finnish law may have stipulated as a condition governing an alien's eligibility for same right or privilege; 3) a reservation to article 8 to the effect that that article shall not be binding on Finland; 4) a reservation to article 12, paragraph 1, to the effect that the Convention shall not modify the rule of Finnish private international law, as now in force, under which the personal status of a stateless person is governed by the law of his country of nationality; 5) a reservation to article 24, paragraph 1(b) and paragraph 3 to the effect that they shall not be binding on Finland; 6) a reservation to article 25, to the effect that Finland does not consider itself bound to cause a certificate to be delivered by a Finnish authority, in the place of the authorities of a foreign country, if the documentary records necessary for the delivery of such certificate do not exist in Finland; 7) a reservation with respect to the provisions contained in article 28. Finland does not accept the obligations stipulated in the said article, but is prepared to recognize travel documents issued by other Contracting States pursuant to this article. . De Regering van Finland deelde op 30-09-1970 in overeenstemming met artikel 38, tweede lid, van het Verdrag mede dat zij het bij de toetreding gemaakte voorbehoud met betrekking tot artikel 12, eerste lid, intrekt.
12	Toetreding door Argentinië onder de volgende verklaring: ‛ The application of this Convention in territories whose sovereignty is the subject of discussion between two or more States, irrespective of whether they are parties to the Convention, cannot be construed as an alteration, renunciation or relinquishment of the position previously maintained by each of them. ’ . (VN-vertaling)
13	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Botswana op 25-02-1969, onder de volgende aanvullende voorbehouden, behorende bij de door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland bij de toepasselijkverklaring van het verdrag op Bechuanaland (thans geheten Lesotho) gemaakte en door Botswana bevestigde voorbehouden: (a) article 31 of the said Convention shall not oblige Botswana to grant to a stateless person a status more favourable than that accorded to aliens in general; (b) articles 12 (1) and 7 (2) of the Convention shall be recognized as recommendations only. ’
14	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Barbados op 06-03-1972, onder de volgende verklaring, behorende bij de door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland bij de toepasselijkverklaring van het verdrag gemaakte voorbehouden: The Government of Barbados …. declares with regard to the reservations made by the United Kingdom on notification of the territorial application of the Convention to the West Indies (including Barbados) on the 19th March, 1962 that it can only undertake that the provisions of Articles 23, 24, 25 and 31 will be applied in Barbados so far as the law allows. The application of the Convention to Barbados was also made subject to reservations to Articles 8, 9 and 26 which are hereby withdrawn. ’
15	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Fidji op 12-06-1972. De Regering van Fidji deelde mede, dat zij het eerste en het derde door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland bij de toepasselijkverklaring van het Verdrag op Fidji gemaakte voorbehoud bevestigt. De tekst van deze voorbehouden is echter aangepast en luidt als volgt: 1. The Government of Fiji understands articles 8 and 9 as not preventing them from taking in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of article 8 shall not prevent the Government of Fiji from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace or other agreement or arrangement for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore the provisions of article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which at the date of entry into force of this Convention in respect of Fiji were under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or of the Government of Fiji respectively by reason of a state of war which existed between them and any other State. 2. The Government of Fiji cannot undertake to give effect to the obligations contained in paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 25 and can only undertake to apply the provisions of paragraph 3 so far as the law allows. Commentary: No arrangements exist in Fiji for the administrative assistance for which provision is made in article 25 nor have any such arrangements been found necessary in the case of stateless persons. Any need for the documents or certificates mentioned in paragraph 2 of that article would be met by affidavit. . De Regering van Fidji heeft alle andere door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland gemaakte voorbehouden ingetrokken.
16	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Zambia op 01-11-1974, onder de volgende voorbehouden: Article 22 (1) The Government of the Republic of Zambia considers paragraph 1 of article 22 to be a recommendation only, and not a binding obligation to accord to stateless persons national treatment with respect to elementary education; Article 26 The Government of the Republic of Zambia reserves the right under article 26 to designate a place or places of residence for stateless persons; Article 28 The Government of the Republic of Zambia does not consider itself bound under article 28 to issue a travel document with a return clause in cases where a country of second asylum has accepted or indicated its willingness to accept a stateless person from Zambia; Article 31 The Government of the Republic of Zambia shall not undertake under Article 31 to grant treatment more favourable than that accorded to aliens generally with respect to expulsion. . Deze voorbehouden zijn op 30-01-1975 voor Zambia in werking getreden. De Regering van Zambia heeft de door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland bij de toepasselijkverklaring van het Verdrag op onder andere Noord-Rhodesië (thans geheten Zambia) gemaakte voorbehouden ingetrokken.
17	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Lesotho op 04-11-1974, onder handhaving van de door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland bij de toepasselijkverklaring van het Verdrag op Basutoland (thans geheten Lesotho) gemaakte voorbehouden en onder het volgende voorbehoud: The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho shall not be bound under Article 31 to grant to a stateless person a status more favourable than that accorded to aliens generally. . Het bovenaangehaalde voorbehoud is op 02-02-1975 voor Lesotho in werking getreden.
18	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Kiribati op 29-11-1983, onder dezelfde voorbehouden als gemaakt door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland bij de toepasselijkverklaring op 19-03-1962 maar opnieuw geformuleerd aldus: 1. The Government of Kiribati understands articles 8 and 9 as not preventing them from taking in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances measures in the interests of national security in the case of a stateless person on the ground of his former nationality. The provisions of article 8 shall not prevent the Government of Kiribati from exercising any rights over property or interests which they may acquire or have acquired as an Allied or Associated Power under a Treaty of Peace of other agreement or arrangement for the restoration of peace which has been or may be completed as a result of the Second World War. Furthermore the provisions of article 8 shall not affect the treatment to be accorded to any property or interests which at the date of entry into force of this Convention in respect of the Gilbert Islands were under the control of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by reason of a state of war which exists or existed between them and any other State. 2. The Government of Kiribati can only undertake to apply the provisions of sub-paragraph b) of paragraph 1 of Article 24 so far as the law allows. 3. The Government of Kiribati cannot undertake to give effect to the obligations contained in paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 25 and can only undertake to apply the provisions of paragraph 3 so far as the law allows. ’
19	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Antigua en Barbuda op 25-10-1988, onder het volgende voorbehoud: The Government of Antigua and Barbuda can only undertake that the provisions of Articles 23, 24 25 and 31 will be applied in Antigua and Barbuda so far as the law allows. ’
20	De Regering van de Bondsrepubliek Duitsland heeft op 26-10-1976 als aanvulling op haar bekrachtiging, in overeenstemming met artikel 38, eerste lid, van het Verdrag, de volgende voorbehouden gemaakt: 1. Article 23 will be applied without restriction only to stateless persons who are also refugees within the meaning of the Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the Status of Refugees, but otherwise only to the extent provided for under national legislation; 2. Article 27 will not be applied. . (VN-vertaling)
21	Ondertekening door Costa Rica onder het volgende voorbehoud: Costa Rica suscribe la presente Convención con la reserva de que las expresiones ‘trato más favorable posible’ o ‘tan favorable como sea posible’, a que se refieren las disposiciones de la misma que pueden ser objeto de reserva, no deberán interpretarse en el sentido de que incluyen el régimen especial concedido o que se conceda a los nacionales de España, de los países latinoamericanos en general y particularmente de los países que constituyeron las Provincias Unidas de Centro América y que en la actualidad forman la Organización de Estados Centroamericanos. De vertaling van het bij de ondertekening gemaakte voorbehoud luidt: Costa Rica ondertekent dit Verdrag onder voorbehoud dat de uitdrukkingen ‘een zo gunstig mogelijke behandeling’ of ‘zo gunstig mogelijk’ op welke de bepalingen van dit Verdrag van toepassing zijn welke bepalingen het voorwerp zouden kunnen zijn van een voorbehoud, niet mogen worden beschouwd in de zin dat daaronder wordt begrepen de bijzondere regeling welke aan Spaanse onderdanen wordt of zal kunnen worden toegestaan door de Zuidamerikaanse landen in het algemeen en in het bijzonder door de landen die de Verenigde Provincies van Midden-Amerika zullen vormen en die thans de Organisatie van de Middenamerikaanse Staten vormen. De Regering van Costa Rica heeft het bij de ondertekening van het Verdrag gemaakte voorbehoud bij de bekrachtiging van het Verdrag niet gehandhaafd.
22	Ratificatie door het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden voor het Europese deel van Nederland, Suriname en Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea. Sedert 01-10-1962 draagt de Regering van het Koninkrijk geen verantwoordelijkheid meer voor de toepassing van de bepalingen van het Verdrag in Westelijk Nieuw-Guinea.
23	Madagascar heeft in overeenstemming met artikel 40, eerste lid, een kennisgeving van opzegging van het Verdrag aan de Secretaris-Generaal van de Verenigde Naties gericht op 02-04-1965. Opzegging door Madagascar op 02-04-1965 per 02-04-1966.
24	Verklaringen van voortgezette gebondenheid van Trinidad en Tobago op 11-04-1966, van Botswana op 25-02-1969, van Barbados op 06-03-1972, van Fidji op 12-06-1972, van Zambia op 01-11-1974, van Lesotho op 04-11-1974, van Kiribati op 29-11-1983, van Antigua en Barbuda op 25-10-1988, van Saint Vincent en de Grenadines op 27-04-1999 en van Zimbabwe op 01-12-1998.
25	Verklaringen van voortgezette gebondenheid van Slovenië op 01-07-1992, van Kroatië op 12-10-1992, van Bosnië-Herzegowina op 01-09-1993, van De Voormalige Joegoslavische Republiek Macedonië op 18-01-1994, van Servië op 12-03-2001 en van Montenegro op 23-10-2006.
26	Bekrachtiging door het Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland onder de volgende verklaring: …the Government of the United Kingdom deposit the present instrument of ratification on the understanding that the combined effects of articles 36 and 38 permit them to include in any declaration or notification made under paragraph 1 of article 36 or paragraph 2 of article 36 respectively any reservation consistent with article 38 which the Government of the territory concerned might desire to make. ’
27	Bekrachtiging door het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden onder de volgende verklaring: With reference to article 36, paragraph 3, the Permanent Representative wishes to state that if at any time the Government of the Netherlands Antilles agrees to the extension of the Convention to its territory, the Secretary-General shall be notified thereof without delay. Such notification will contain the reservations, if any, which the Government of the Netherlands Antilles might wish to make with respect to local requirements in accordance with article 38 of the Convention. ’
28	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Bosnië-Herzegowina op 01-09-1993.
29	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Kroatië op 12-10-1992.
30	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Slovenië op 01-07-1992.
31	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Trinidad en Tobago op 11-04-1966.
32	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van de Voormalige Joegoslavische Republiek Macedonië op 18-01-1994.
33	Toetreding door Spanje de volgende verklaring: The Government of the Kingdom of Spain makes a reservation to article 29, paragraph 1, and considers itself bound by the provisions of that paragraph only in the case of stateless persons residing in the territory of any of the Contracting States. .
34	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Saint Vincent en de Grenadines op 27-04-1999 onder een voorbehoud.
35	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Zimbabwe op 01-12-1998.
36	Toetreding door Mexico onder de volgende verklaringen: The Government of Mexico is convinced of the importance of ensuring that all stateless persons can obtain wage-earning employment as a means of subsistence and affirms that stateless persons will be treated, in accordance with the law, under the same conditions as aliens in general, without prejudice to the application of article 7 of the Federal Labour Act, which establishes the proportion of alien workers that employers are authorized to employ in Mexico, as well as other legal principles relating to work by aliens in the country, for which reason the Government of Mexico lodges an express reservation to article 17 of this Convention. The Government of Mexico lodges an express reservation to article 31 of the Convention, and, therefore, refers to the application of article 33 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States. The Government of Mexico does not consider itself obliged to guarantee stateless persons greater facilities for their naturalization than those accorded to aliens in general, for which reason it lodges an express reservation to the contents of article 32 of the Convention. . Mexico heeft op 11-07-2014 de volgende verklaring afgelegd: Withdrawal of the reservation to article 31 made upon accession.
37	Bekrachtiging door Guatemala onder bevestiging van het volgende bij ondertekening gemaakte voorbehoud: Guatemala suscribe la presente Convención con la reserva de que las expresiones ‘trato más favorable posible’ o ‘tan favorable como sea posible’, a que se refieren las disposiciones de la misma que pueden ser objeto de reserva, no deberán interpretarse en el sentido de que incluyen el régimen especial concedido o que se conceda a los nacionales de España, de los países latinoamericanos en general y particularmente de los países que constituyeron las Provincias Unidas de Centro América y que en la actualidad forman la Organización de Estados Centroamericanos. De vertaling van het bij de ondertekening gemaakte voorbehoud luidt: Guatemala ondertekent dit Verdrag onder voorbehoud dat de uitdrukkingen ‘een zo gunstig mogelijke behandeling’ of ‘zo gunstig mogelijk’ op welke de bepalingen van dit Verdrag van toepassing zijn welke bepalingen het voorwerp zouden kunnen zijn van een voorbehoud, niet mogen worden beschouwd in de zin dat daaronder wordt begrepen de bijzondere regeling welke aan Spaanse onderdanen wordt of zal kunnen worden toegestaan door de Zuidamerikaanse landen in het algemeen en in het bijzonder door de landen die de Verenigde Provincies van Midden-Amerika zullen vormen en die thans de Organisatie van de Middenamerikaanse Staten vormen. Het bij ondertekening gemaakte voorbehoud is gewijzigd. Guatemala ratifies the present Convention with the reservation that the expression ‘treatment as favourable as possible’, referred to in those of its provisions to which reservations may be made, shall not be understood to include the special treatment which Guatemala has granted or may grant to nationals of Spain, the Latin American countries in general, and inparticular the countries which constitute the Central American Integration System (SICA), which are those countries which constituted the United Provinces of Central America, plus the Republic of Panama.
38	Toetreding door Hongarije onder de volgende voorbehouden: Reservation to Articles 23 and 24 of the Convention: The Republic of Hungary shall apply the provisions contained in Articles 23 and 24 in such a way that it ensures to stateless persons having permanent domestic residence equal treatment with its own citizens. . Hongarije heeft op 03-07-2012 de volgende verklaring afgelegd: Withdrawl[lees: Withdrawal] of reservation to articles 23 and 24. .
39	Toetreding door Hongarije onder de volgende voorbehouden: Reservation to Article 28 of the Convention: The Republic of Hungary shall apply the provisions contained in Article 28 by issuing a travel document in both Hungarian and English languages, entitled 'Utazási Igazolvány hontalan személy részére / Travel Document for Stateless Person' and supplied with the indication set out in Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of the Schedule to the Convention. ’
40	Toetreding door Tsjechië onder de volgende verklaringen: …Acceding to the Convention we declare the following: 1. Pursuant to Article 27 of the Convention, identity papers shall be issued only to stateless persons having permanent residence permits in the territory of the Czech Republic in accordance with the country's national legislation. 2. Article 23 of the Convention shall be applied to the extent provided by the national legislation of the Czech Republic. 3. Article 24, paragraph 1(b) shall be applied to the extent provided by the national legislation of the Czech Republic. 4. Pursuant to Article 28 of the Convention, travel documents shall be issued to stateless persons having permanent residence permits in the territory of the Czech Republic in accordance with the country's national legislation. Such persons shall be issued ‘aliens' passports’ stating that their holders are stateless persons under the Convention of 28th September 1954.
41	Toetreding door Roemenië onder de volgende voorbehouden: 1. With reference to the application of Article 23 of the Convention, Romania reserves its right to accord public relief only to stateless persons which are also refugees, under the provisions of the Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees and of the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the Status of Refugees or, as the case may be, subject to the provisions of the domestic law; 2. With reference to the application of Article 27 of the Convention, Romania reserves its right to issue identity papers only to stateless persons to whom the competent authorities accorded the right to stay on the territory of Romania permanently or, as the case may be, for a determinated period, subject to the provisions of the domestic law; 3. With reference to the application of Article 31 of the Convention, Romania reserves its right to expel a stateless person staying lawfully on its territory whenever the stateless person committed an offence, subject to the provisions of the legislation in force. .
42	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Montenegro op 23-10-2006.
43	Toetreding door Oostenrijk onder de volgende verklaring: The Republic of Austria shall only be bound by Article 27 insofar as it applies to stateless persons lawfully in the territory of the Republic of Austria. The Republic of Austria will fulfil its obligation under Article 28 by issuing alien passports to stateless persons lawfully staying in its territory.
44	Toetreding door Bulgarije onder de volgende verklaring: 1. Reservation to Article 7, paragraph 2: In accordance with Article 38, paragraph 1 of the Convention, the Republic of Bulgaria reserves the right not to apply the provision of Article 7, paragraph 2. 2. Reservation to Article 21: The Republic of Bulgaria shall apply Article 21 according to the conditions and the order provided for by the national legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria. 3. Reservation to Article 23: The Republic of Bulgaria shall apply Article 23 according to the conditions and the order provided for by the national legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria. 4. Reservation to Article 24, paragraph 1, subparagraph (b) and Article 24, paragraph 2: The Republic of Bulgaria shall apply Article 24, paragraph 1, subparagraph (b) and Article 24, paragraph 2 according to the conditions and the order provided for by the national legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria. 5. Reservation to Article 24, paragraph 3: The Republic of Bulgaria shall apply Article 24, paragraph 3 only concerning agreements which will be concluded in the future. 6. Reservation to Article 27: Pursuant to Article 27 of the Convention, the identity document (‘Stateless person foreigntravel certificate‘) shall be issued to stateless persons, who have been granted this status on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and having permanent or long-term residence permit in accordance with the national legislation of the Republic of Bulgaria. In accordance with the national legislation, the person who has been granted the status of stateless person will be granted right to residence and a document 'Residence permit', which is not an identity document, will be issued. 7. Reservation to Article 28: Pursuant to Article 28 of the Convention, the document ‘Stateless person foreign-travel certificate‘, which is both an identity document and a travel document, will be issued to persons to whom the Republic of Bulgaria has granted status of stateless person and having permanent or longterm residence permit on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria. The above-mentioned document will not be issued to persons who have been granted status of stateless person in another country, unless they have permanent or long-term residence in the Republic of Bulgaria and because of insurmountable reasons, duly proven by respective documents, can not renew their travel document from the state which initially issued it. 8. Reservation to Article 31: Article 31 shall not oblige the Republic of Bulgaria to grant to stateless persons a status more favourable than that accorded to aliens in general. Bulgarije heeft op 26-10-2020 de volgende verklaring afgelegd: Withdrawal of the reservation to Article 31 of the Convention.
45	Toetreding door Moldavië onder de volgende verklaring: According to article 38 part 1 from the Convention, [the] Republic of Moldova reserves the right to apply [the] provisions of articles 23, 24, 25 and 31 from the Convention according to the national legislation. According to article 38 part 1 from the Convention, [the] Republic of Moldova reserves the right to apply the provisions of article 27 from the Convention only in regards with stateless which statute has being recognized by the Republic of Moldova, and for that who have permission to stay on the territory of [the] Republic of Moldova. .
46	Toetreding door Portugal onder de volgende verklaring: Under paragraph 1 of Article 38 of the Convention, the Portuguese Republic declares that in all cases where the stateless persons are accorded the most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign country, this clause shall not be interpreted as covering the regime applicable to nationals of Brazil, nationals from the European Union countries or nationals from other countries with which Portugal has established or may establish community relations, namely the Portuguese speaking States. .
47	Toetreding door Nicaragua onder de volgende verklaring: The Republic of Nicaragua declares that the expression ‘treatment as favourable as possible’, referred to in those of its provisions to which reservations may be made, shall not be understood to include the special treatment which Nicaragua has granted or may grant to nationals of Spain, the Latin American countries in general, and in particular the countries which constitute the Central American Integration System (SICA), which are those countries which constituted the United Provinces of Central America, plus the Republic of Panama.
48	Verklaring van voortgezette gebondenheid van Servië op 12-03-2001.
49	Ondertekening door El Salvador onder de volgende verklaring: El Salvador signs the present Convention with the reservation that the expression ‘treatment as favourable as possible’, referred to in those of its provisions to which reservations may be made, must not be understood to include the special treatment which has been or may be granted to the nationals of Spain, the Latin American countries in general, and in particular to the countries which constituted the United Provinces of Central America and now form the Organization of Central American States.
50	Toetreding door Malta onder de volgende verklaring: The Republic of Malta does not consider itself bound by Article 11 in so far as to the obligation to give consideration to the establishment of stateless seamen in its territory, or to issue said seamen with travel documents. The Republic of Malta considers itself bound by Article 14 only in so far as in regard to a stateless person who is a permanent resident in the territory of the Republic of Malta. The Republic of Malta does not consider itself obliged, in terms of Article 32 to provide or to guarantee stateless persons born outside Malta facilities for their naturalisation beyond those accorded to aliens in general. Malta heeft op 25-06-2020 de volgende verklaring afgelegd: Late reservation. The Republic of Malta will fulfil its obligation under Article 28 by issuing an alien’s passport to stateless persons lawfully residing in its territory.