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2. C

ONVENTION RELATING TO THE

TATUS OF

EFUGEES

Geneva, 28 July 1951

ENTRY INTO FORCE:

22 April 1954, in accordance with article 43.

22 April 1954, No. 2545.

Signatories: 19. Parties: 146.

United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol. 189, p. 137.

REGISTRATION:

STATUS:

TEXT:

Note:

The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and

Stateless Persons, held at Geneva from 2 to 25 July 1951. The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution

429 (V)

adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950.

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

2005 a

1992 a

1963 d

1981 a

1995 a

1961 a

1993 a

1954 a

1954

1993 a

2001 a

1953

1990 a

1962 d

1982 a

1993 d

1969 a

1960

1993 a

1980 a

1963 a

1992 a

1961 d

1969 a

1962 d

1981 a

1972 a

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

1982 a

1961

1962 d

1978 a

1961 d

1992 d

1963 d

1993 d

1965 a

1952

1977 d

1994 a

1978 a

1955 a

1981 a

1983 a

1986 a

1997 a

2000 a

1969 a

1972 d

1968 a

1954

1964 a

1966 d

1999 a

1953

1963 a

1960

1983 a

Afghanistan..................................................30 Aug

Albania.........................................................18 Aug

Algeria .........................................................21 Feb

Angola .........................................................23 Jun

Antigua and Barbuda ................................... 7 Sep

Argentina .....................................................15 Nov

Armenia ....................................................... 6 Jul

Australia.......................................................22 Jan

Austria ......................................................... 1 Nov

28 Jul 1951

Azerbaijan....................................................12 Feb

Bahamas.......................................................15 Sep

Belarus .........................................................23 Aug

Belgium .......................................................22 Jul

28 Jul 1951

Belize ...........................................................27 Jun

Benin............................................................ 4 Apr

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of).................................................. 9 Feb

Bosnia and

Herzegovina

.......................................... 1 Sep

Botswana ..................................................... 6 Jan

Brazil ...........................................................16 Nov

15 Jul 1952

Bulgaria .......................................................12 May

Burkina Faso................................................18 Jun

Burundi ........................................................19 Jul

Cambodia.....................................................15 Oct

Cameroon.....................................................23 Oct

Canada ......................................................... 4 Jun

Central African

Republic ................................................. 4 Sep

Chad.............................................................19 Aug

Chile.............................................................28 Jan

China

..........................................................24 Sep

Colombia .....................................................10 Oct

28 Jul 1951

Congo...........................................................15 Oct

Costa Rica....................................................28 Mar

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................ 8 Dec

Croatia

........................................................12 Oct

Cyprus..........................................................16 May

Czech Republic

..........................................11 May

Democratic Republic of

the Congo...............................................19 Jul

Denmark ...................................................... 4 Dec

28 Jul 1951

Djibouti........................................................ 9 Aug

Dominica .....................................................17 Feb

Dominican Republic .................................... 4 Jan

Ecuador........................................................17 Aug

Egypt............................................................22 May

El Salvador ..................................................28 Apr

Equatorial Guinea ........................................ 7 Feb

Estonia .........................................................10 Apr

Eswatini .......................................................14 Feb

Ethiopia........................................................10 Nov

Fiji ...............................................................12 Jun

Finland .........................................................10 Oct

France ..........................................................23 Jun

11 Sep 1952

Gabon...........................................................27 Apr

Gambia......................................................... 7 Sep

Georgia ........................................................ 9 Aug

Germany

5,6

................................................... 1 Dec

19 Nov 1951

Ghana...........................................................18 Mar

Greece.......................................................... 5 Apr

10 Apr 1952

Guatemala....................................................22 Sep

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Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

1965 d

1976 a

1984 a

1956

1992 a

1989 a

1955 a

1976 a

1956 a

1954

1964 d

1981 a

1999 a

1966 a

1996 a

1997 a

1981 a

1964 a

1957

1997 a

1953

1967 a

1987 a

1973 d

1971 a

1987 a

2000 a

1954 a

2006 d

1956 d

1983 a

1995 a

2011 a

1956

1960 a

1980 a

1961 d

1967 a

1994 d

1953

1978 a

1986 a

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

1970 a

1964 a

1981 a

1991 a

1960 a

1992 a

2002 a

1991 a

1993 a

1980 a

1988 a

1978 a

1963 d

2001 d

1980 a

1981 a

1993 d

1992 d

1995 a

1978 a

1996 a

2018 a

1978 a

2002 a

1993 a

1974 a

1978 d

1954

1955

1993 a

2003 a

1962 d

2000 a

1957 d

1962

1998 a

1986 d

1976 a

2002 a

Guinea..........................................................28 Dec

Guinea-Bissau..............................................11 Feb

Haiti .............................................................25 Sep

Holy See ......................................................15 Mar

21 May 1952

Honduras......................................................23 Mar

Hungary .......................................................14 Mar

Iceland .........................................................30 Nov

Iran (Islamic Republic

of)...........................................................28 Jul

Ireland..........................................................29 Nov

Israel ............................................................ 1 Oct

1 Aug 1951

Italy..............................................................15 Nov

23 Jul 1952

Jamaica ........................................................30 Jul

Japan ............................................................ 3 Oct

Kazakhstan...................................................15 Jan

Kenya...........................................................16 May

Kyrgyzstan................................................... 8 Oct

Latvia ...........................................................31 Jul

Lesotho ........................................................14 May

Liberia..........................................................15 Oct

Liechtenstein................................................ 8 Mar

28 Jul 1951

Lithuania......................................................28 Apr

Luxembourg.................................................23 Jul

28 Jul 1951

Madagascar..................................................18 Dec

Malawi .........................................................10 Dec

Mali.............................................................. 2 Feb

Malta............................................................17 Jun

Mauritania.................................................... 5 May

Mexico ......................................................... 7 Jun

Monaco ........................................................18 May

Montenegro..................................................10 Oct

Morocco....................................................... 7 Nov

Mozambique ................................................16 Dec

Namibia .......................................................17 Feb

Nauru ...........................................................28 Jun

Netherlands (Kingdom

of the)..................................................... 3 May

28 Jul 1951

New Zealand................................................30 Jun

Nicaragua.....................................................28 Mar

Niger ............................................................25 Aug

Nigeria .........................................................23 Oct

North Macedonia

........................................18 Jan

Norway ........................................................23 Mar

28 Jul 1951

Panama......................................................... 2 Aug

Papua New Guinea ......................................17 Jul

Paraguay ...................................................... 1 Apr

Peru..............................................................21 Dec

Philippines ...................................................22 Jul

Poland ..........................................................27 Sep

Portugal

......................................................22 Dec

Republic of Korea........................................ 3 Dec

Republic of Moldova ...................................31 Jan

Romania....................................................... 7 Aug

Russian Federation ...................................... 2 Feb

Rwanda ........................................................ 3 Jan

Samoa ..........................................................21 Sep

Sao Tome and Principe................................ 1 Feb

Senegal......................................................... 2 May

Serbia

..........................................................12 Mar

Seychelles ....................................................23 Apr

Sierra Leone.................................................22 May

Slovakia

...................................................... 4 Feb

Slovenia

...................................................... 6 Jul

Solomon Islands ..........................................28 Feb

Somalia ........................................................10 Oct

South Africa.................................................12 Jan

South Sudan.................................................10 Dec

Spain ............................................................14 Aug

St. Kitts and Nevis ....................................... 1 Feb

St. Vincent and the

Grenadines ............................................. 3 Nov

Sudan ...........................................................22 Feb

Suriname

.....................................................29 Nov

Sweden.........................................................26 Oct

28 Jul 1951

Switzerland ..................................................21 Jan

28 Jul 1951

Tajikistan ..................................................... 7 Dec

Timor-Leste ................................................. 7 May

Togo.............................................................27 Feb

Trinidad and Tobago ...................................10 Nov

Tunisia .........................................................24 Oct

Türkiye.........................................................30 Mar

24 Aug 1951

Turkmenistan ............................................... 2 Mar

Tuvalu

......................................................... 7 Mar

Uganda.........................................................27 Sep

Ukraine

.......................................................10 Jun

United Kingdom of

Great Britain and

Northern Ireland.....................................11 Mar

28 Jul 1951

United Republic of

Tanzania.................................................12 May

1954

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Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

1970 a

1980 a

Participant

Signature

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

Uruguay .......................................................22 Sep

Yemen

.......................................................18 Jan

Zambia .........................................................24 Sep 1969 d

Zimbabwe ....................................................25 Aug 1981 a

Declarations under section B of article 1 of the Convention (Unless otherwise indicated in a footnote, the

declarations were received upon ratification, accession or succession.)

(a) "Events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951"

Participant

Congo

Madagascar

Turkey

(b) "Events occurring in Europe or elsewhere before 1 January 1951"

Participant

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

11,12

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

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Participant

Chad

Chile

Colombia

11,12

Costa Rica

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Holy See

Honduras

Hungary

11,12

Iceland

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

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Participant

Lesotho

Liberia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malawi

Mali

Malta

Mauritania

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

11,12

Peru

Philippines

Portugal

Republic of Korea

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Samoa

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Spain

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Participant

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Sudan

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Tajikistan

The former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia

Timor-Leste

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland

United Republic of Tanzania

Uruguay

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification,

accession or succession.)

NGOLA

The Government of the People's Republic of Angola

also declares that the provisions of the Convention shall

be applicable in Angola provided that they are not

contrary to or incompatible with the constitutional and

legal provisions in force in the People's Republic of

Angola, especially as regards articles 7, 13, 15, 18 and 24

of the Convention. Those provisions shall not be

construed so as to accord to any category of aliens

resident in Angola more extensive rights than are enjoyed

by Angolan citizens.

The Government of the People's Republic of Angola

also considers that the provisions of articles 8 and 9 of the

Convention cannot be construed so as to limit its right to

adopt in respect of a refugee or group of refugees such

measures as it deems necessary to safeguard national

interests and to ensure respect for its sovereignty,

whenever circumstances so require.

In addition, the Government of the People’s Republic

of Angola wishes to make the following reservations:

Ad article 17:

The Government of the People's

Republic of Angola accepts the obligations set forth in

article 17, provided that:

(a) Paragraph 1 of this article shall not be interpreted

to mean that refugees must enjoy the same privileges as

may be accorded to nationals of countries with which the

People's Republic of Angola has signed special co-

operation agreements;

(b) Paragraph 2 of this article shall be construed as a

recommendation and not as an obligation.

The Government of the People's Republic of Angola

reserves the right to prescribe, transfer or circumscribe the

place of residence of certain refugees or groups of

refugees, and to restrict their freedom of movement,

whenever considerations of national or international order

make it advisable to do so.

USTRALIA

USTRIA

The Convention is ratified:

(a) Subject to the reservation that the Republic of

Austria regards the provisions of article 17, paragraphs 1

and 2 (excepting, however, the phrase "who was already

exempt from them at the date of entry into force of this

Convention for the Contracting State concerned, or . . ."

in the latter paragraph) not as a binding obligation, but

merely as a recommendation.

(b) Subject to the reservation that the provisions of

article 22, paragraph 1, shall not be applicable to the

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establishment and maintenance of private elementary

schools, that the "public relief and assistance" referred to

in article 23 shall be interpreted solely in the sense of

allocations from public welfare funds (

Armenversorgung)

, and that the "documents or certifications" referred to in

article 25, paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be construed to mean

the identity certificates provided for in the Convention of

30 June 1928 relating to refugees.

AHAMAS

"Refugees and their dependants would normally be

subjected to the same laws and regulations relating

generally to the employment of non-Bahamians within the

Commonwealth of the Bahamas, so long as they have not

acquired status in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas."

ELGIUM

1. In all cases where the Convention grants to

refugees the most favourable treatment accorded to

nationals of a foreign country, this provision shall not be

interpreted by the Belgian Government as necessarily

involving the régime accorded to nationals of countries

with which Belgium has concluded regional customs,

economic or political agreements.

2. Article 15 of the Convention shall not be

applicable in Belgium; refugees lawfully staying in

Belgian territory will enjoy the same treatment, as regards

the right of association, as that accorded to aliens in

general.

OTSWANA

"Subject to the reservation of articles 7, 17, 26, 31, 32

and 34 and paragraph 1 of article 12 of the Convention."

RAZIL

The Government of Brazil excludes article 17 (2) from

its application of the Convention.

"Refugees will be granted the same treatment

accorded to nationals of foreign countries in general, with

the exception of the preferential treatment extended to

nationals of Portugal through the Friendship and

Consultation Treaty of 1953 and Article 199 of the

Brazilian Constitutional Amendment No.1, of 1969."

ANADA

“Subject to the following reservation with reference to

Articles 23 and 24 of the Convention:

"Canada interprets the phrase `lawfully staying' as

referring only to refugees admitted for permanent

residence: refugees admitted for temporary residence will

be accorded the same treatment with respect to the

matters dealt with in articles 23 and 24 as is accorded

visitors generally."

HILE

(1) With the reservation that, with reference to the

provisions of article 34, the Government of Chile will be

unable to grant to refugees facilities greater that those

granted to aliens in general, in view of the liberal nature

of Chilean naturalization laws;

(2) With the reservation that the period specified in

article 17, paragraph 2 (a) shall, in the case of Chile, be

extended from three to ten years;

(3) With the reservation that article 17, paragraph 2

widower of a Chilean spouse;

(4) With the reservation that the Government of

Chile cannot grant a longer period for compliance with an

expulsion order than that granted to other aliens in general

under Chilean law.

HINA

“[Subject to] reservations on the following articles:

(1). The latter half of article 14, which reads

‘In the territory of any other Contracting State, he

shall be accorded the same protection as is accorded in

that territory to nationals of the country in which he has

his habitual residence.’

(2).

Article 16 (3).”

YPRUS

With confirmation of the reservations made by the

Government of the United Kingdom upon application of

the Convention to the territory of Cyprus.

ENMARK

“[Subject to] the following reservation:

The obligation in article 17, paragraph 1, to accord to

refugees lawfully staying in Denmark the most favourable

treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign country as

regards the right to engage in wage-earning employment

shall not be construed to mean that refugees shall be

entitled to the privileges which in this respect are

accorded to nationals of Finland, Iceland, Norway and

Sweden."

[Subject to]

declarations and

reservation:

With respect to article 1, relating to the definition of

the term "refugee", the Government of Ecuador declares

that its accession to the Convention relating to the Status

of Refugees does not imply its acceptance of the

Conventions which have not been expressly signed and

ratified by Ecuador.

With respect to article 15, Ecuador further declares

that its acceptance of the provisions contained therein

shall be limited in so far as those provisions are in conflict

with the constitutional and statutory provisions in force

prohibiting aliens, and consequently refugees, from being

members of political bodies.

GYPT

With reservations in respect of article 12 (1), articles

20 and 22 (1), and articles 23 and 24.

1. Egypt formulated a reservation to article 12 (1)

because it is in contradiction with the internal laws of

Egypt. This article provides that the personal status of a

refugee shall be governed by the law of the country of his

domicile or, failing this, of his residence. This formula

contradicts article 25 of the Egyptian civil code, which

reads as follows:

"The judge declares the applicable law in the case of

persons without nationality or with more than one

nationality at the same time. In the case of persons where

there is proof, in accordance with Egypt, of Egyptian

nationality, and at the same time in accordance with one

or more foreign countries, of nationality of that country,

the Egyptian law must be applied."

The competent Egyptian authorities are not in a

position to amend this article (25) of the civil code.

2. Concerning articles 20, 22 (paragraph 1), 23 and

24 of the Convention of 1951, the competent Egyptian

authorities had reservations because these articles

consider the refugee as equal to the national.

We made this general reservation to avoid any

obstacle which might affect the discretionary authority of

Egypt in granting privileges to refugees on a case-by-case

basis.

CUADOR

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STONIA

“[Subject to the following] reservations ...:

to Articles 23 and 24 as follows:

The Republic of Estonia considers articles 23 and 24

merely as recommendatory, not as legally binding.

to Article 25 as follows:

The Republic of Estonia shall not be bound to cause a

certificate to be delivered by an Estonian authority, in

place of the authorities of a foreign country, if

documentary records necessary for the delivery of such a

certificate do not exist in the Republic of Estonia.

to Article 28, paragraph 1 as follows:

The Republic of Estonia shall not be obliged within

five years from the entry into force of the present

Convention to issue travel documents provided in article

28.”

THIOPIA

“[S]ubject to the following reservations made under

the terms of Article 42, paragraph 1, of the Convention

and Article VII, paragraph 1, of the Protocol :

The provisions of articles 8, 9, 17 (2) and 22 (1) of the

Convention are recognized only as recommendations and

not as legally binding obligations."

IJI

The Government of Fiji stated that “...[t]he first and

fourth reservations made by the United Kingdom are

affirmed but have been redrafted as more suitable to the

application of Fiji in the following terms:

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 refugee

on the ground of his nationality. The provisions of article

8 shall not prevent the Government of Fiji from

exercising any rights over property and 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 on behalf 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 refugees. Any need for the documents or

certifications mentioned in paragraph 2 of that article

would be met by affidavits...

All other reservations made by the United Kingdom to

the above-mentioned [Convention are] withdrawn."

INLAND

“[S]ubject to the following reservations:

(1) A general reservation to the effect that the

application of those provisions of the Convention which

grant to refugees 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;

[...]

(5) A reservation to article 24, paragraph 3 to the

effect that it shall not be binding on Finland;

[...]

RANCE

In depositing its instrument of ratification, the

Government of the French Republic, acting in accordance

with article 42 of the Convention, makes the following

statements:

(a) It considers that article 29, paragraph 2, does not

prevent the application in French territory of the

provisions of the Act of 7 May 1934 authorizing the

levying of the Nansen tax for the support of refugee

welfare, resettlement and relief work.

(b) Article 17 in no way prevents the application of

the laws and regulations establishing the proportion of

alien workers that employers are authorized to employ in

France or affects the obligations of such employers in

connexion with the employment of alien workers.

AMBIA

EORGIA

“According to the paragraph 1, article 40 of the [...]

Convention, before the full restoration of the territorial

integrity of Georgia, this Convention is applicable only to

the territory where the jurisdiction of Georgia is

exercised.”

REECE

“In cases or circumstances which, in its opinion,

would justify exceptional procedure for reasons of

national security or public order, the Hellenic

Government

reserves

the right to derogate from the

obligations imposed by the provisions of article 26.”

UATEMALA

OLY

The Holy See, in conformity with the terms of article

42, paragraph 1, of the Convention, makes the reservation

that the application of the Convention must be compatible

in practice with the special nature of the Vatican City

State and without prejudice to the norms governing access

to and sojourn therein.

ONDURAS

(a)

With respect to article 7:

The Government of the Republic of Honduras

understands this article to mean that it shall accord to

refugees such facilities and treatment as it shall deem

appropriate at its discretion, taking into account the

economic, social, democratic and security needs of the

country;

(b)

With respect to article 17:

This article shall in no way be understood as limiting

the application of the labour and civil service laws of the

country, especially is so far as they refer to the

requirements, quotas and conditions of work which an

alien must fulfil in his employment;

(e)

With respect to article 34:

The Government of the Republic of Honduras shall

not be obligated to guarantee refugees more favourable

naturalization facilities than those ordinarily granted to

aliens in accordance with the laws of the country.

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1. In all cases where, under the provisions of this

Convention, refugees enjoy the most favourable treatment

accorded to nationals of a foreign State, the Government

of Iran reserves the right not to accord refugees the most

favourable treatment accorded to nationals of States with

which Iran has concluded regional establishment,

customs, economic or political agreements.

2. The Government of Iran considers the

stipulations contained in articles 17, 23, 24 and 26 as

being recommendations only.

“[S]ubject to

declarations and

reservations:

...

2. The Government of Ireland understands the

words `public order' in article 32 (1) and the words `in

accordance with due process of law' in article 32 (2) to

mean, respectively, `public policy' and `in accordance

with a procedure provided by law'.

3. With regard to article 17 the Government of

Ireland do not undertake to grant to refugees rights of

wage-earning employment more favourable than those

granted to aliens generally.

4. The Government of Ireland undertake to give

effect to article 25 only insofar as may be practicable and

permissible under the laws of Ireland.

5. With regard to article 29 (1) the Government of

Ireland do not undertake to accord to refugees treatment

more favourable than that accorded to aliens generally

with respect to

...

(c)

Income Tax (including Surtax)."

“[S]ubject to

statements and

reservations:

...

2. Articles 8 and 12 shall not apply to Israel.

3. Article 28 shall apply to Israel with the

limitations which result from Section 6 of the Passport

Law of 5712-1952, according to which the Minister may,

at his discretion:

(a)

Refuse to grant, or to extend the validity

of a passport or laissez-passer;

(b)

Attach conditions to the grant or the

extension of the validity of a passport or laissez-passer;

(c)

Cancel, or shorten the period of validity

of a passport or laissez-passer issued, and order the

surrender thereof;

(d)

Limit, either at or after the issue of a

passport or laissez-passer, the range of countries for

which it is to be valid.

4. Permits provided for by Article 30 shall be

issued by the Minister of Finance at his discretion."

TALY

AMAICA

"The Government of Jamaica confirms and maintains

the following reservations, which were made when the

Convention was extended to Jamaica by the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

(i)

The Government of the United

Kingdom understand articles 8 and 9 as not preventing the

taking by the above-mentioned territory, in time of war or

other grave and exceptional circumstances, of measures in

the interests of national security in the case of a refugee

on the ground of his nationality. The provisions of article

8 shall not prevent the Government of the United

Kingdom 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

SRAEL

the following

RELAND

the following

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 the Convention for the above-mentioned territory,

are under the control of the Government of the United

Kingdom by reason of a state of war which exists or

existed between them and any other State.

(ii)

The Government of the United

Kingdom accept paragraph 2 of article 17 in its

application to the above-mentioned territory with the

substitution of `four years' for `three years' in

subparagraph (a) and with the omission of subparagraph

(c).

(iii)

The Government of the United

Kingdom can only undertake that the provisions of

subparagraph (b) of paragraph 1 of article 24 and of

paragraph 2 of that article will be applied to the above-

mentioned territory so far as the law allows.

(iv)

The Government of the United

Kingdom cannot undertake that effect will be given in the

above-mentioned territory to paragraphs 1 and 2 of article

25 and can only undertake that the provisions of

paragraph 3 will be applied in the above-mentioned

territory so far as the law alows."

ATVIA

“Reservation

In accordance with paragraph 1 of article 42 of the

[said Convention], the Republic of Latvia declares that it

does not consider itself bound by the article 8 and the

article 34 of the Convention.

Reservation

In accordance with paragraph 1 of the article 42 of the

[said Convention], the Republic of Latvia, in respect of

the article 26 of the Convention, reserves the right to

designate the place or places of residence of the refugees

whenever considerations of national security or public

order so require.

Reservation

In accordance with paragraph 1of the article 42 of the

[said Convention], the Republic of Latvia declares that

the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of the article 17 and

article 24 of the Convention it considers as

recommendations and not legal obligations.

Reservation

In accordance with paragraph 1 of the article 42 of the

[said Convention], the Republic of Latvia declares that in

all cases where the Convention grants to refugees the

most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a

foreign country, this provision shall not be interpreted by

the Government of the Republic of Latvia as necessarily

involving the regime accorded to nationals of countries

with which the Republic of Latvia had concluded regional

customs, economic, political or social security

agreements."

IECHTENSTEIN

UXEMBOURG

Subject to the following reservation: in all cases

where this Convention grants to refugees the most

favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign

country, this provision shall not be interpreted as

necessarily involving the régime accorded to nationals of

countries with which the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

has concluded regional, customs, economic or political

agreements.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg considers that the

reservation made by the Republic of Guatemala

concerning the Convention relating to the Status of

Refugees of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol relating to the

Status of Refugee of 31 January 1967 does not affect the

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obligations of

instruments.

Guatemala

deriving

from

those

ADAGASCAR

The provisions of article 7 (1) shall not be interpreted

as requiring the same treatment as is accorded to nationals

of countries with which the Malagasy Republic has

concluded conventions of establishment or agreements on

co-operation;

The provisions of articles 8 and 9 shall not be

interpreted as forbidding the Malagasy Government to

take, in time of war or other grave and exceptional

circumstances, measures with regard to a refugee because

of his nationality in the interests of national security.

The provisions of article 17 cannot be interpreted as

preventing the application of the laws and regulations

establishing the proportion of alien workers that

employers are authorized to employ in Madagascar or

affecting the obligations of such employers in connexion

with the employment of alien workers.

ALAWI

“In respect of articles 7, 13, 15, 19, 22 and 24

The Government of the Republic of Malawi considers

these provisions as recommendations only and not legally

binding ob ligations.

In respect of article 17

The Government of the Republic of Malawi does not

consider itself bound to grant a refugee who fulfils any of

the conditions set forth in subparagraphs (a) to (c) to

paragraph (2) of article 17 automatic exemption for the

obligation to obtain a work permit.

In respect of article 17 as a whole, the Government of

the Republic of Malawi does not undertake to grant to

refugees rights of wage earning employment more

favourable than those granted to aliens generally.

In respect of article 26

The Government of the Republic of Malawi reserves

its right to designate the place or places of residence of

the refugees and to restrict their movements whenever

considerations of national security or public order so

require.

In respect of article 34

The Government of the Republic of Malawi is not

bound to grant to refugees any more favourable

naturalization facilities than are granted, in accordance

with the relevant laws and regulations, to aliens

generally."

ALTA

EXICO

It will always be the task of the Government of

Mexico to determine and grant, in accordance with its

legal provisions in force, refugee status, without prejudice

to the definition of a refugee provided for under article 1

of the Convention and article 1 of its Protocol.

The Government of Mexico has the power to grant

refugees greater facilities for naturalization and

assimilation than those accorded to aliens in general,

within the framework of its population policy and,

particularly, with regard to refugees, in accordance with

its national legislation.

The Government of Mexico is convinced of the

importance of ensuring that all refugees can obtain wage-

earning employment as a means of subsistence and

affirms that refugees will be treated, in accordance with

the law, under the same conditions as aliens in general,

including the laws and regulations which establish the

proportion of alien workers that employers are authorized

to employ in Mexico, and this will not affect the

obligations of employers with regard to the employment

of alien workers.

On the other hand, since the Government of Mexico is

unable to guarantee refugees who meet any of the

requirements referred to in article 17, paragraph 2 (a), (b)

and (c), of the Convention, the automatic extension of the

obligations for obtaining a work permit, it lodges an

express reservation to these provisions.

The Government of Mexico reserves the right to

assign, in accordance with its national legislation, the

place or places of residence of refugees and to establish

the conditions for moving within the national territory, for

which reason it lodges an express reservation to articles

26 and 31 (2) of the Convention.

ONACO

Subject to the reservation that the stipulations

contained in articles 7 (paragraph 2), 15, 22 (paragraph 1),

23 and 24 shall be provisionally considered as being

recommendations and not legal obligations.

OZAMBIQUE

The Government of Mozambique will take these

provisions as simple recommendations not binding it to

accord to refugees the same treatment as is accorded to

Mozambicans with respect to elementary education and

property.

The Government of Mozambique will interpret [these

provisions] to the effect that it is not required to grant

privileges from obligation to obtain a work permit.

The Government of Mozambique will not be bound to

accord to refugees or groups of refugees resident in its

territory more extensive rights than those enjoyed by

nationals with respect to the right of association and it

reserves the right to restrict them in the interest of

national security.

The Government of Mozambique reserves its right to

designate place or places for principal residence for

refugees or to restrict their freedom of movement

whenever considerations of national security make it

advisable.

The Government of Mozambique does not consider

itself bound to grant to refugees facilities greater than

those granted to other categories of aliens in general, with

respect to naturalization laws."

AMIBIA

“[S]ubject to the following reservation in respect of

article 26:

The Government of the Republic of Namibia reserves

the right to designate a place or places for principal

reception and residence for refugees or to restrict their

freedom of movement if consideration of national security

so required or make it advisable."

ETHERLANDS

INGDOM OF THE

)

This signature is appended subject to the reservation

that in all cases where this Convention grants to refugees

the most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a

foreign country this provision shall not be interpreted as

involving the régime accorded to nationals of countries

with which the Netherlands has concluded regional,

customs, economic or political agreements.

(1) With reference to article 26 of this Convention,

the Netherlands Government reserves the right to

designate a place of principal residence for certain

refugees or groups of refugees in the public interest.

(2) In the notifications concerning overseas

territories referred to in article 40, paragraph 2, of this

Convention, the Netherlands Government reserves the

right to make a declaration in accordance with section B

of article 1 with respect to such territories and to make

reservations in accordance with article 42 of the

Convention.

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In depositing the instrument of ratification by the

Netherlands, . . . I declare on behalf of the Netherlands

Government that it does not regard the Amboinese who

were transported to the Netherlands after 27 December

1949, the date of the transfer of sovereignty by the

Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of the United

States of Indonesia, as eligible for the status of refugees

as defined in article 1 of the said Convention.

EALAND

"The Government of New Zealand can only undertake

to give effect to the provisions contained in paragraph 2

of article 24 of the Convention so far as the law of New

Zealand allows."

ORWAY

"The obligation stipulated in article 17 (1) to accord to

refugees lawfully staying in the country the most

favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign

country in the same circumstances as regards the right to

engage in wage-earning employment, shall not be

construed as extending to refugees the benefits of

agreements which may in the future be concluded

between Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden,

or between Norway and any one of these countries, for

the purpose of establishing special conditions for the

transfer of labour between these countries."

APUA

UINEA

"The Government of Papua New Guinea in

accordance with article 42 paragraph 1 of the Convention

makes a reservation with respect to the provisions

contained in articles 17 (1), 21, 22 (1), 26, 31, 32 and 34

of the Convention and does not accept the obligations

stipulated in these articles."

OLAND

The Republic of Poland does not consider itself bound

by the provisions of article 24, paragraph 2, of the

Convention.

ORTUGAL

"In all cases in which the Convention confers upon the

refugees the most favoured person status granted to

nationals of a foreign country, this clause will not be

interpreted in such a way as to mean the status granted by

Portugal to the nationals of Brazil."

EPUBLIC OF

OREA

EPUBLIC OF

OLDOVA

“ ... with the following declarations and reservations:

1. According to paragraph 1, article 40 of the

Convention, the Republic of Moldova declares that, until

the full restoration of the territorial integrity of the

Republic of Moldova, the provisions of this Convention

are applicable only in the territory where the jurisdiction

of the Republic of Moldova is exercised.

The Republic of Moldova shall apply the

provisions of this convention with no discrimination

generally not only as to race, religion or country of origin

as stipulated in Article 3 of the Convention.

3. For the purposes of this Convention by the notion

"residence"shall be understood the permanent and lawful

domicile.

4. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the

Convention, the Republic of Moldova reserves the right

that the provisions of the Convention, according to which

refugees shall be accorded treatment not less favorable

than hat accorded aliens generally, are not interpreted as

an obligation to offer refugees a regime similar to that

accorded to the citizens of the states with which the

Republic of Moldova has signed regional customs,

economic, political and social security treaties.

5. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the

Convention, the Republic of Moldova reserves the right to

consider the provisions of Article 13 as recommendations

and not as obligations.

6. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the

Convention, the Republic of Moldova reserves the right to

consider the provisions of Article 17 (2) as

recommendations and not as obligations.

7. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the

Convention, the Republic of Moldova interprets the

provisions of Article 21 of the Convention as not obliged

to accord housing to refugees.

8. The Government of the Republic of Moldova

reserves the right to apply the provisions of Article 24 so

that they do not infringe upon the constitutional and

domestic legislation provisions rerding the right to labor

and social protection.

9. According to paragraph 1 of Article 42 of the

Convention, in implementing Article 26 of this

Convention, the Republic of Moldova reserves the right to

establish the place of residence for certain refugees or

groups of refugees in the interest of the state and society.

10. The Republic of Moldova shall apply the

provisions of Article 31 of the Convention as of the date

of the entry into force of the Law on Refugee Status.

WANDA

For reasons of public policy (

ordre public

), the

Rwandese Re public reserves the right to determine the

place of residence of refugees and to establish limits to

their freedom of movement.

IERRA

EONE

"The Government of Sierra Leone wishes to state with

regard to article 17 (2) that Sierra Leone does not consider

itself bound to grant to refugees the rights stipulated

therein.

Further, with regard to article 17 as a whole, the

Government of Sierra Leone wishes to state that it

considers the article to be a recommendation only and not

a binding obligation.

The Government of Sierra Leone wishes to state that it

does not consider itself bound by the provisions of article

29, and it reserves the right to impose special taxes on

aliens as provided for in the Constitution."

OMALIA

“[Subject to] the following declaration:

The Government of the Somali Democratic Republic

acceded to the Convention and Protocol on the

understanding that nothing in the said Convention or

Protocol will be construed to prejudice or adversely affect

the national status, or political aspiration of displaced

people from Somali Territories under alien domination.

It is in this spirit, that the Somali Democratic Republic

will commit itself to respect the terms and provisions of

the said Convention and Protocol."

PAIN

(a) The expression "the most favourable treatment"

shall, in all the articles in which it is used, be interpreted

as not including rights which, by law or by treaty, are

granted to nationals of Portugal, Andorra, the Philippines

or the Latin American countries or to nationals of

countries with which international agreements of a

regional nature are concluded.

(b) The Government of Spain considers that article

8 is not a binding rule but a recommendation.

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on the application of article 12, paragraph 1. Article 12,

paragraph 2, shall be interpreted as referring exclusively

to rights acquired by a refugee before he obtained, in any

country, the status of refugee.

(d) Article 26 of the Convention shall be interpreted

as not precluding the adoption of special measures

concerning the place of residence of particular refugees,

in accordance with Spanish law.

UDAN

WEDEN

First,

a general reservation to the effect that the

application of those provisions of the Convention which

grant to refugees 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 Sweden to the nationals of

Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway or to the nationals

of any one of those countries; and,

secondly,

the

following reservations: ... a reservation to article 12,

paragraph 1, to the effect that the Convention shall not

modify the rule of Swedish private international law, as

now in force, under which the personal status of a refugee

is governed by the law of his country of nationality; ... a

reservation to article 17, paragraph 2, to the effect that

Sweden does not consider itself bound to grant a refugee

who fulfils any one of the conditions set out in

subparagraphs (a) - (c) an automatic exemption from the

obligation to obtain a work permit; ... a reservation to

article 24, paragraph 3, to the effect that the provisions of

this paragraph shall not be binding on Sweden; and a

reservation to article 25, to the effect that Sweden does

not consider itself bound to cause a certificate to be

delivered by a Swedish authority, in the place of the

authorities of a foreign country, if the documentary

records necessary for the delivery of such a certificate do

not exist in Sweden.

WITZERLAND

IMOR

-L

ESTE

“In conformity with Article 42 of the Covention, the

Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste accedes to the

Convention with reservations in respect of Articles 16 (2),

20, 21, 22, 23 and 24."

ÜRKIYE

The Turkish Government considers moreover, that the

term "events occurring before 1 January 1951" refers to

the beginning of the events. Consequently, since the

pressure exerted upon the Turkish minority in Bulgaria,

which began before 1 January 1951, is still continuing,

the provision of this Convention must also apply to the

Bulgarian refugees of Turkish extraction compelled to

leave that country as a result of this pressure and who,

being unable to enter Turkey, might seek refuge on the

territory of another contracting party after 1 January 1951.

The Turkish Government will, at the time of

ratification, enter reservations which it could make under

article 42 of the Convention.

No provision of this Convention may be interpreted as

granting to refugees greater rights than those accorded to

Turkish citizens in Turkey;

The Government of the Republic of Turkey is not a

party to the Arrangements of 12 May 1926 and of 30 June

1928 mentioned in article 1, paragraph A, of this

Convention. Furthermore, the 150 persons affected by the

Arrangement of 30 June 1928 having been amnestied

under Act No.3527, the provisions laid down in this

Arrangement are no longer valid in the case of Turkey.

Consequently, the Government of the Republic of Turkey

considers the Convention of 28 July 1951 independently

of the aforementioned Arrangements . . .

The Government of the Republic understands that the

action of "re-availment" or "reacquisition" as referred to

in article 1, paragraph C, of the Convention–that is to say:

"If (1) He has voluntarily re-availed himself of the

protection of the country of his nationality; or (2) Having

lost his nationality, he has voluntarily reacquired it"–does

not depend only on the request of the person concerned

but also on the consent of the State in question.

GANDA

"(1)

In respect of article 7:

The

Government of the Republic of Uganda understands this

provision as not conferring any legal, political or other

enforceable right upon refugees who, at any given time,

may be in Uganda. On the basis of this understanding the

Government of the Republic of Uganda shall accord

refugees such facilities and treatment as the Government

of the Republic of Uganda shall in her absolute discretion,

deem fit having regard to her own security, economic and

social needs.

(2)

In respect of articles 8 and 9:

The

Government of the Republic of Uganda declares that the

provisions of articles 8 and 9 are recognized by it as

recommendations only.

(3)

In respect of article 13:

The

Government of the Republic of Uganda reserves to itself

the right to abridge this provision without recourse to

courts of law or arbitral tribunals, national or

international, if the Government of the Republic of

Uganda deems such abridgement to be in the public

interest.

(4)

In respect of article 15:

The

Government of the Republic of Uganda shall in the public

interest have the full freedom to withhold any or all rights

conferred by this article from any refugees as a class of

residents within her territory.

(5)

In respect of article 16:

The

Government of the Republic of Uganda understands

article 16 paragraphs 2 and 3 thereof as not requiring the

Government of the Republic of Uganda to accord to a

refugee in need of legal assistance, treatment more

favourable than that extended to aliens generally in

similar circumstances.

(6)

In respect of article 17:

The

obligation specified in article 17 to accord to refugees

lawfully staying in the country in the same circumstances

shall not be construed as extending to refugees the benefit

of preferential treatment granted to nationals of the states

who enjoy special privileges on account of existing or

future treaties between Uganda and those countries,

particularly sttes of the East African Community and the

Organization of African Unity, in accordance with the

provisions which govern such charters in this respect.

(7)

In respect of article 25:

The

Government of the Republic of Uganda understands that

this article shall not require the Government of the

Republic of Uganda to incur expenses on behalf of the

refugees in connection with the granting of such

assistance except in so far as such assistance is requested

by and the resulting expense is reimbursed to the

Government of the Republic of Uganda by the United

Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or any other

agency of the United Nations which may succeed it.

(8)

In respect of article 32:

Without

recourse to legal process the Government of the Republic

of Uganda shall, in the public interest, have the unfettered

right to expel any refugee in her territory and may at any

time apply such internal measures as the Government may

deem necessary in the circumstances; so however that,

any action taken by the Government of the Republic of

Uganda in this regard shall not operate to the prejudice of

the provisions of article 33 of this Convention.”

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NITED

INGDOM OF

REAT

RITAIN AND

ORTHERN

RELAND

"(i) 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 refugee

on the ground of his 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.

(ii)

The Government of the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland accept

paragraph 2 of article 17 with the substitution of "four

years" for "three years" in sub-paragraph (a) and with the

omission of sub-paragraph (c).

(iii)

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; and

it can only undertake to apply the provisions of paragraph

2 of that Article so far as the law allows.

(iv)

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 paragraph 3 so far as the law

allows.

Commentary

In connexion with sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph 1 of

article 24 relating to certain matters within the scope of

the National Health Service, the National Health Service

(Amendment) Act, 1949, contains powers for charges to

be made to persons not ordinarily resident in Great Britain

(which category would include refugees) who receive

treatment under the Service. While these powers have not

yet been exercised it is possible that this might have to be

done at some future date. In Northern Ireland the health

services are restricted to persons ordinarily resident in the

country except where regulations are made to extend the

Service to others. It is for these reasons that the

Government of the United Kingdom while they are

prepared in the future, as in the past, to give the most

sympathetic consideration to the situation of refugees,

find it necessary to make a reservation to sub-paragraph

(b) of paragraph 1 of article 24 of the Convention.

The scheme of Industrial Injuries Insurance in Great

Britain does not meet the requirements of paragraph 2 of

article 24 of the Convention. Where an insured person has

died as the result of an industrial accident or a disease due

to the nature of his employment, benefit cannot generally

be paid to his dependants who are abroad unless they are

in any part of the British Commonwealth, in the Irish

Republic or in a country with which the United Kingdom

has made a reciprocal agreement concerning the payment

of industrial injury benefits. There is an exception to this

rule in favour of the dependants of certain seamen who

die as a result of industrial accidents happening to them

while they are in the service of British ships. In this

matter refugees are treated in the same way as citizens of

the United Kingdom and Colonies and by reason of

paragraphs 3 and 4 of article 24 of the Convention, the

dependants of refugees will be able to take advantage of

reciprocal agreements which provide for the payment of

United Kingdom industrial injury benefits in other

countries. By reason of paragraphs (3) and (4) of article

24 refugees will enjoy under the scheme of National

Insurance and Industrial Injuries Insurance certain rights

which are withheld from British subjects who are not

citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies.

No arrangements exist in the United Kingdom for the

administrative assistance for which provision is made in

article 25 nor have any such arrangements been found

necessary in the case of refugees. Any need for the

documents or certifications mentioned in paragraph 2 of

that article would be met by affidavits."

AMBIA

"Subject to the following reservations made pursuant

to article 42 (1) of the Convention:

Article 17 (2)

The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to

state with regard to article 17, paragraph 2, that Zambia

does not consider itself bound to grant to a refugee who

fulfils any one of the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs

(a) to (c) automatic exemption from the obligation to

obtain a work permit.

Further, with regard to article 17 as a whole, Zambia

does not wish to undertake to grant to refugees rights of

wage-earning employment more favourable than those

granted to aliens generally.

Article 22 (1)

The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to

state that it considers article 22 (1) to be a

recommendation only and not a binding obligation to

accord to refugees the same treatment as is accorded to

nationals with respect to elementary education.

Article 26

The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to

state with regard to article 26 that it reserves the right to

designate a place or places of residence for refugees.

Article 28

The Government of the Republic of Zambia wishes to

state with regard to article 28 that Zambia considers itself

not bound 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 refugee from

Zambia."

IMBABWE

"1. The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

declares that it is not bound by any of the reservations to

the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the

application of which had

been extended by the Government of the United

Kingdom to its territory before the attainment of

independence.

2. The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

wishes to state with regard to article 17, paragraph 2, that

it does not consider itself bound to grant a refugee who

fulfills any of the conditions set out in subparagraphs (a)

to (c) automatic exemption from the obligation to obtain a

work permit. In addition, with regard to article 17 as a

whole, the Republic of Zimbabwe does not undertake to

grant to refugees rights of wage-earning employment

more favourable than those granted to aliens generally.

3. The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

wishes to state that it considers article 22 (1) as being a

recommendation only and not an obligation to accord to

refugees the same treatment as it accords to nationals with

respect to elementary education.

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4. The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

considers articles 23 and 24 as being recommendations

only.

5. The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe

wishes to state with regard to article 26 that it reserves the

right to designate a place or places of residence for

refugees."

Objections

(Unless otherwise indicated, the objections were made

upon ratification, accession or succession.)

ELGIUM

[Regarding the reservation made by Guatemala upon

accession] [the Belgian Government] considers that it is

impossible for the other States parties to determine the

scope of a reservation which is expressed in such broad

terms and which refers for the most part to domestic law,

and that the reservation is thus not acceptable. It therefore

voices an objection to the said reservation.

THIOPIA

"The Provisional Military Government of Socialist

Ethiopia wishes to place on record its objection to the

declaration [made by Somalia upon accession] and that it

does not recognize it as valid on the ground that there are

no Somali territories under alien domination."

RANCE

ERMANY

"The Federal Government views [the reservation made

by Guatemala] as being worded in such general terms that

its application could conceivably nullify the provisions of

the Convention and the Protocol. Consequently, this

reservation cannot be accepted."

REECE

TALY

[The Government of Italy] considers [the reservation

made by Guatemala] to be unacceptable since the very

general terms in which it is couched and the fact that it

refers for the most part to domestic law and leaves it to

the Guatemalan Government to decide whether to apply

numerous aspects of the Convention make it impossible

for other States parties to determine the scope of the

reservation.

UXEMBOURG

ETHERLANDS

INGDOM OF THE

)

"The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

is of the opinion that a reservation phrased in such general

terms and referring to the domestic law only is

undesirable, since its scope is not entirely clear."

Territorial Application

Participant

Australia

Denmark

France

Date of receipt of the

notification

Territories

22 Jan 1954

4 Dec 1952

23 Jun 1954

Nauru, Norfolk Island and Papua New Guinea

Greenland

All territories for the international relations of which France

is responsible

Suriname

Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Netherlands (Kingdom 29 Jul 1971

of the)

United Kingdom of

11 Mar 1954

Great Britain and

Northern

Ireland

8,18,21,36,37,38,39,

40,41,42

25 Oct 1956

19 Jun 1957

11 Jul 1960

11 Nov 1960

4 Sep 1968

20 Apr 1970

The following territories with reservations: British Solomon

Islands Protectorate, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands,

Fiji, Gambia, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada,

Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius, St. Vincent, Seychelles,

Somaliland Protectorate, Zanzibar and St. Helena

British Honduras

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate and Swaziland

Montserrat and St. Lucia

Bahama Islands

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Declarations and Reservations

(Unless otherwise indicated the declarations and reservations were made upon notification of territorial

application.)

ENMARK

Greenland

Subject to the reservations made on ratification by the

Government of Denmark.

ETHERLANDS

INGDOM OF THE

)

Surinam

The extension is subject to the following reservations,

which had been made in substance by the Government of

the Netherlands upon ratification:

"1. that in all cases where the Convention, in

conjunction with the Protocol, grants to refugees the most

favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign

country, this provision shall not be interpreted as

involving the régime accorded to nationals of countries

with which the Kingdom of the Netherlands has

concluded regional, customs, economic or political

agreements which apply to Surinam;

"2. that the Government of Surinam as regards article

26 of the Convention, in conjunction with article 1,

paragraph 1, of the Protocol, reserves the right for reasons

of public order to appoint for certain refugees or groups of

refugees a principal place of residence."

NITED

INGDOM OF

REAT

RITAIN AND

ORTHERN

RELAND

8,18,21,36,37,38,39,41,42

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

"(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 refugee on the ground of

his 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

the 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 accept paragraph 2 of article

17 in its application to the Isle of Man and the Channel

Islands with the substitution of "four years" for "three

years" in sub-paragraph (a) and with the omission of

subparagraph (c).

"(iii) 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 that sub-paragraph, in respect of such

matters referred to therein as fall within the scope of the

Isle of Man Health Service, and of paragraph 2 of that

article will be applied in the Isle of Man so far as the law

allows.

"(iv) 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.

"The considerations upon which certain of these

reservations are based are similar to those set out in the

memorandum relating to the corresponding reservations

made in respect of the United Kingdom, which was

enclosed in my note under reference."

British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Cyprus,

Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gambia, Gilbert and

Ellice Islands, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, Mauritius,

St. Vincent, Seychelles and Somaliland Protectorate

[Same reservations, in essence, as those made for the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.]

Zanzibar and St. Helena

[Same reservations, in essence, as those made for the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man under Nos. (i), (iii)

and (iv).]

British Honduras

[Same reservations, in essence, as those made for the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man under No. (i).]

Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

[Same reservations, in essence, as those made for the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.]

Basutoland, Bechuanaland Protectorate and

Swaziland

[Same reservations, in essence, as those made for the

Channel Islands and the Isle of Man under Nos. (i), (iii)

and (iv).]

The Bahama Islands

"Subject to the following reservation in respect of

paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 17 of the Convention:

"Refugees and their dependants would normally be

subject to the same laws and regulations relating generally

to the employment of non-Bahamians within the

Commonwealth of the Bahama Islands, so long as they

have not acquired Bahamian status."

Notes:

Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifth

Session, Supplement No. 20 (A/1775),

p.48.

The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the

Convention on 28 July 1951 and 15 December 1959,

respectively declaring that it considered itself bound by

alternative (b) of Section B(1) of the Convention.. See also note

1 under “Bosnia and Herzegovina”, “Croatia”, “former

Yugoslavia”, “Slovenia”, “The Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia” and “Yugoslavia” in the “Historical Information”

section in the front matter of this volume.

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On 27 April 1999, the Government of Portugal informed

the Secretary-General that the Convention would apply to

Macau. Subsequently, on 18 November and 3 December 1999,

the Secretary-General received communications concerning the

status of Macao from the Governments of China and Portugal

(see also note 3 under “China” and note 1 under “Portugal”

regarding Macao in the “Historical Information” section in the

front matter of this volume). Upon resuming the exercise of

sovereignty over Macao, China notified the Secretary-General

that the Convention with the reservation made by China will

also apply to the Macao Special Administrative Region.

Czechoslovakia had acceeded to the Convention on

26 November 1991 declaring that it considered itself bound by

alternative (b) of Section B (1) of the Convention. See also note

1 under “Czech Republic” and note 1 under “Slovakia” in the

“Historical Information” section in the front matter of this

volume.

See note 1 under “Germany” regarding Berlin (West) in

the “Historical Information” section in the front matter of this

volume.

The German Democratic Republic had acceded to the

Convention on 4 September 1990 choosing alternative (b) of

Section B (1) of the Convention. See also note 2 under

“Germany” in the “Historical Information” section in the front

matter of this volume.

Upon notifying its succession (29 November1978) the

Government of Suriname informed the Secretary-General that

the Republic of Suriname did not succeed to the reservations

formulated on 29 July 1951 by the Netherlands when the

Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees were

extended to Suriname.

In a declaration contained in the notification of succession

to the Convention, the Government of Tuvalu confirmed that it

regards the Convention [. . .] as continuing in force subject to

reservations previously made by the Government of the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in relation to the

Colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands.

The instrument of accession was accompanied by the

following communication:

"Having transmitted to the Secretary-General the Instrument

of Accession of Ukraine simultaneously to the 1951 Convention

and 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees, and in view

of the fact that the Protocol provides in article I (2) that "the

term ‘refugee' shall...mean any person within the definition of

article 1 of the Convention as if the words ‘As result of events

occurring before 1 anuary 1951 and...'and the words ‘...as a

result of such events' in article 1 A (2) were omitted" and thus

modifies in effect the provisions of article 1 of the Convention,

it is the position of the Government of Ukraine that no separate

declaration under article 1 B (1) of the Convention is required in

the circumstances."

The formality was effected by the Yemen Arab Republic.

See also note 1 under “Yemen” in the “Historical Information”

section in the front matter of this volume.

States having previously specified alternative (a) under

section B (1) of article 1.

Notifications of the extension of their obligations under

the Convention by adopting alternative (b) of section B (1) of

article 1 of the Convention were received by the Secretary-

General on the dates indicated:

Participant

Argentina

Australia

Benin

Brazil

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chile

Colombia

Côte d'Ivoire

Ecuador

France

Holy See

Hungary

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Italy

Latvia

Luxembourg

Malta

Niger

Paraguay

Peru

Portugal

Senegal

Sudan

Togo

Date of notification

Nov

1984

Dec

1967

Jul

1970

Feb

1990

Dec

1961

Oct

1962

Jan

1972

Oct

1961

Dec

1966

Feb

1972

Feb

1971

Nov

1961

Jan

1998

Sep

1976

Mar

1990

Nov

1997

Aug

1972

Jan

2002

Dec

1964

Jan

1991

Dec

1980

Jul

1976

Oct

1964

Mar

1974

Oct

1962

On 21 January 1983, the Secretary-General received from

the Government of Botswana the following communication:

"Having simultaneously acceded to the Convention and

Protocol [relating to the status of refugees done at New York on

31January 1967] on the 6th January 1969 and in view of the fact

that the Protocol provides in article I (2) that the term ‘refugee’

shall ...mean any person within the definition of article 1 of the

Convention' as if the words `As a result of events occurring

before 1 January 1951 and' . . . and the words `. . . as a result of

such events', in article [I(A)(2)] were omitted and thus modifies

in effect the provisions of article 1 of the Convention, it is the

position of the Government of Botswana that no separate

declaration under article 1.B(1) of the Convention is required in

the circumstances."

On the basis of the afore-mentioned communication, the

Secretary-General has included Botswana in the list of States

having chosen formula (b) under section B of article 1.

Subsequently, in a communication, received by the Secretary-

General on 29 April 1986, and with reference to article 1 B (1)

of the above-mentioned Convention, the Government of

Botswana confirmed that it has no objection to be listed among

the States applying the Convention without any geographical

limitation.

The instrument of accession contains the following

declaration:

"... The mandatory declaration specifying which of the two

meanings in Article 1 (B) (l) a Contracting State applies for the

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purpose of its obligations under the Convention has been

superseded by the provisions of Article 1 of the Protocol

Relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967.

Furthermore, the previous date-line would render Malawi's

accession nugatory.

"Consequently, and since [the Government of the Republic of

Malawi] is simultaneously acceding to the said Protocol, the

obligations hereby assumed by the Government of the Republic

of Malawi are not limited by the previous dateline or bounded

by the concomi tant geographic limitation in the Convention."

On the basis of the above declaration, the Secretary-General

has included Malawi in the list of States having chosen formula

(b) under sec tion B of article l.

Further, on 4 February 1988, the Secretary-General received

the following declaration from the Government of Malawi:

"When making the declaration under Section B of article 1 of

the Convention, the Government of the Republic of Malawi

intended and intends to apply the Convention and the Protocol

thereto liberally in the lines of article 1 of the Protocol without

being bounded by the geographic limitation or the dateline

specified in the Convention.

"In the view of the Government of the Republic of Malawi the

formula in the Convention is static and the Government of the

Republic of Malawi's position, as stated, merely seeks to assist

in the progressive development of international law in this area

as epitomised by the 1967 Protocol. It is therefore the view of

the Government of the Republic of Malawi that the declaration

is consistent with the objects and purposes of the Convention

and it entails the assumption of obligation beyond but perfectly

consistent with those of the Convention and the Protocol

thereto."

In view of the said declaration, Malawi remains listed among

those States which, in accordance with Section B of article 1 of

the Convention, will apply the said Convention to events

occurring in Europe or elsewhere before 1 January 1951.

In a communication received on 1 December 1967, the

Government of Australia notified the Secretary-General of the

withdrawal of the reservations to articles 17, 18, 19, 26 and 32,

and, in a communication received by the Secretary-General on

11 March 1971, of the withdrawal of the reservation to

paragraph 1 of article 28 of the Convention. For the text of

those reservations, see United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol.189,

p.202.

These reservations replace those made at the time of

signature. For the text of reservations made on signature, see

United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol.189, p.186.

On 7 April 1972, upon its accession to the Protocol

relating to the Status of Refugees done at New York on 31

January 1967, the Government of Brazil withdraws its

reservations excluding articles 15 and 17, paragraphs 1 and 3,

from its application to the Convention. For the text of the said

reservations, see United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol. 380,

p.430.

On notifying its succession to the Convention, the

Government of Cyprus confirmed the reservations made at the

time of the extension of the Convention to its territory by the

Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland. For the text of these reservations, see

"Declarations and reservations made upon notification of

territorial application"

under United Kingdom.

In a communication received on 23 August 1962, the

Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General of its

decision to withdraw as from 1 October 1961 the reservation to

article 14 of the Convention.

In a communication received on 25 March 1968, the

Government of Denmark informed the Secretary-General of its

decision to withdraw as from that date the reservations made on

ratification to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of article 24 and partially

the reservation made on ratification to article 17 by rewording

the said reservation. For the text of the reservations originally

formulated by the Government of Denmark on ratification, see

United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol.189, p.198.

On 7 October 2004, the Government of Finland informed

the Secretary-General of the following:

“WHEREAS the Instrument of Accession contained

reservations, inter alia, to Article 7, paragraph 2; Article 8;

Article 12, paragraph 1; Article 24, paragraph 1 (b) and

paragraph 3; Article 25 and Article 28, paragraph 1 in the

Convention;

NOW THEREFORE the Government of the Republic of

Finland do hereby withdraw the said reservations, while the

general reservation concerning nationals of Denmark, Iceland,

Norway and Sweden and the reservation on Article 24,

paragraph 3, will remain.”

The original reservations made upon accession, read as

follows:

“[S]ubject to the following reservations: (1)

A general reservation to the effect that the application of

those provisions of the Convention which grant to refugees 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 refugees

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 refugee 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;

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(6) A reservation to article 25,ffect 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

paragraph 1 of article 28. Finland does not accept the

obligations stipulated in the said paragraph, but is prepared to

recognize travel documents issued by other Contracting States

pursuant to this article."

On notifying its succession to the Convention, the

Government of Gambia confirmed the reservations made at the

time of the extension of the Convention to its territory by the

Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland.

In a communication received by the Secretary-General on

19 April 1978, the Government of Greece declared that it

withdrew the reservations that it had made upon ratification

pertaining to articles 8, 11, 13, 23, 24 (3), 28, 31, 32 and 34, and

also the objection contained in paragraph 6 of the relevant

declaration of reservations by Greece is also withdrawn.

Subsequently, in a notification received on 27 February 1995,

the Government of Greece notified the Secretary-General that it

had decided to withdraw its reservation to article 17 made upon

ratification. For the text of the reservations and objection so

withdrawn, see United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol. 354, p.402.

In a communication received on 26 April 2007, the

Government of the Republic of Guatemala notified the

Secretary-General that it has decided to withdraw the reservation

and declaration made upon accession to the Convention. The

text of the reservation and declaration withdrawn reads as

follows:

The Republic of Guatemala accedes to the Convention relating

to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, with the reservation

that it will not apply provisions of those instruments in respect

of which the Convention allows reservations if those provisions

contravene constitutional precepts in Guatemala or norms of

public order under domestic law.

The expression "treatment as favourable as possible" in all

articles of the Convention and of the Protocol in which the

expression is used should be interpreted as not including rights

which, under law or treaty, the Republic of Guatemala has

accorded or is according to nationals of the Central American

countries or of other countries with which it has concluded or is

entering into agreements of a regional nature.

On 29 May 2013, the Government of Honduras informed

the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw the

following reservations to articles 24, 26 and 31 of the

Convention made upon accession:

(d)

With respect to articles 26 and 31:

The Government of Honduras reserves the right to designate,

change or limit the place of residence of certain refugees or

groups of refugees and to restrict their freedom of movement

when national or international considerations so warrant;

In a communication received on 23 October 1968, the

Government of Ireland notified the Secretary-General of the

withdrawal of two of its reservations in respect of article 29 (1),

namely those indicated at (a) and (b) of paragraph 5 of

declarations and reservations contained in the instrument of

accession by the Government of Ireland to the Convention; for

the text of the withdrawn reservations, see United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol. 254, p.412.

In a communication received on 20 October 1964, the

Government of Italy has notified the Secretary-General that "it

withdraws the reservations made at the time of signature, and

confirmed at the time of ratification, to articles 6, 7, 8, 19, 22,

23, 25 and 34 of the Convention [see United Nations,

Treaty

Series

, vol.189, p. 192]. The above-mentioned reservations are

inconsistent with the internal provisions issued by the Italian

Government since the ratification of the Convention. The Italian

Government also adopted in December 1963 provisions which

implement the contents of paragraph 2 of article 17".

Furthermore, the Italian Government confirms that "it

maintains its declaration made in accordance with section B (1)

of article 1, and that it recognizes the provisions of articles 17

and 18 as recommendations only".

(See also note 12 .)

Subsequently, in a communication received on 1 March 1990,

the Government of Italy notified the Secretary-General that it

had decided to withdraw the declaration by which the provisions

of articles 17 and 18 were recognized by it as recommendations

only. For the complete text of the reservations see United

Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol. 189, p.192.

On 13 October 2009, the Government of Liechtenstein

informed the Secretary-General that it had decided to withdraw

the reservations concerning articles 17 and 24 of the Convention

made upon Ratification. The texts of the reservations withdrawn

read as follows:

Ad article 17: With respect to the right to engage in wage-

earning employment, refugees are treated in law on the same

footing as aliens in general, on the understanding, however, that

the competent authorities shall make every effort insofar as

possible, to apply to them the provisions of this article.

Ad article 24, paragraph 1(a) and (b), and paragraph 3:

Provisions relating to aliens in general on training,

apprenticeship, unemployment insurance, old-age and survivors

insurance shall be applicable to refugees. Nevertheless, in the

case of old-age and survivors insurance, refugees residing in

Liechtenstein (including their survivors if the latter are

considered as refugees) are already entitled to normal old-age or

survivors’ benefits after paying their contributions for at least

one full year, provided that they have resided in Liechtenstein

for ten years – of which five years without interruption have

immediately preceded the occurrence of the event insured

against. Moreover, the one-third reduction in benefits provided

in the case of aliens and stateless persons under article 74 of the

Act on Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, is not applicable to

refugees. Refugees residing in Liechtenstein who, on the

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With respect to article 24:

The Government of Honduras shall apply this article to the

extent that it does not violate constitutional provisions governing

labour, administrative or social security legislation in force in

the country;

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occurrence of the event insured against, are not entitled to old-

age or survivors’ benefits, are paid not only their own

contributions but any contributions which may have been made

by the employers.

The instrument of accession deposited by the Government

of Malta was accompanied by the following reservation:

"Article 7, paragraph 2, articles 14, 23, 27 and 28 shall not

apply to Malta, and article 7, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, articles 8, 9,

11, 17, 18, 31, 32 and 34 shall apply to Malta compatibly with

its own special problems, its peculiar position and

characteristics."

On 17 January 2002, the Secretary-General received the

following communication from the Government of Malta:

"The Government of Malta.....hereby withdraws the

reservations relating to article 7 (2), Articles 14, 27, 28, 7 (3)(4),

(5), 8, 9, 17, 18, 31 and 32; ... and confirms that: “Article 23

shall not apply to Malta, and articles 11, and 34 shall apply to

Malta compatibly and with its own special problems, its peculiar

position and characteristics.” Further, on 24 February 2004, the

Secretary-General received from the Government of Malta, the

following communication:

[The Government of Malta] “declare that the Government of

Malta, having reviewed the remaining reservations and

declaration, hereby withdraws the reservations relating to Article

23, and the reservations in respect of Articles 11 and 34 wherein

these applied to Malta compatibly with its own special

problems, its peculiar positions and characteristics."

On 11 July 2014, the Government of Mexico notified the

Secretary-General of the partial withdrawal of the reservation

made upon accession. The portion of the reservation which has

been withdrawn read as follows:

The Government of Mexico lodges an express reservation to

article 32 of the Convention and, therefore refers to the

application of article 33 of the Political Constitution of the

United Mexican States, without prejudice to observance of the

principle of

non-refoulement

set forth in article 33 of the

Convention.

In a communication received by the Secretary-General on

21 January 1954, the Government of Norway gave notice of the

withdrawal, with immediate effect, of the reservation to article

24 of the Convention, "as the Acts mentioned in the said

reservation have been amended to accord to refugees lawfully

staying in the country the same treatment as is accorded to

Norwegian nationals". For the text of that reservation, see

United Nations,

Treaty Series

, vol.189, p.198.

On 20 August 2013, the Government of the Independent

State of Papua New Guinea notified the Secretary-General, in

accordance with article 42 (2) of the Convention, of its decision

to partially withdraw its reservation made upon accession:

“… In accordance with article 42, paragraph 2 of the

Convention, I wish to communicate to you that Papua New

Guinea withdraws its reservation with respect to the provisions

contained in articles 17 (1), 21, 22 (1), 26, 31, 32 and 34 of the

Convention in relations to refugees transferred by the

Government of Australia to Papua New Guinea and accepts the

obligations stipulated in these articles in relation to such

persons. This withdrawal has immediate effect. The reservation

remains in effect for all other persons…”

The text, which was communicated in a notification

received on 13 July 1976, replaces the reservations originally

made by Portugal upon accession. For the text of the

reservations withdrawn, see United Nations,

Treaty Series

vol. 383, p.314.

In a communication received on 1 September 2009, the

Government of the Republic of Korea notified the Secretary-

General that it has decided to withdraw the reservation in respect

to article 7 made upon accession to the Convention as of 8

September 2009. The text of the reservation withdrawn reads as

follows:

"The Republic of Korea declares pursuant to article 42 of the

Convention that it is not bound by article 7 which provides for

the exemption of refugees from legislative reciprocity after

fulfilling the condition of three years' residence in the territory

of the Contracting States."

In a communication received on 20 April 1961, the

Government of Sweden gave notice of the withdrawal, as from 1

July 1961, of the reservation to article 14 of the Convention.

In a communication received on 25 November 1966, the

Government of Sweden has notified the Secretary-General that it

has decided, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 42 of the

Convention, to withdraw some of its reservations to article 24,

paragraph 1 (b), by rewording them and to withdraw the

reservation to article 24, paragraph 2.

In a communication received on 5 March 1970, the

Government of Sweden notified the Secretary-General of the

withdrawal of its reservation to article 7, paragraph 2, of the

Convention.

For the text of the reservations as originally formulated by the

Government of Sweden upon ratification, see United Nations,

Treaty Series,

vol. 200, p. 336.

On 14 November 2019, the Government of Sweden notified

the Secretary-General of its decision to withdraw its reservations

to article 8 and to paragraph 1 (b) of article 24. The reservations

that have been withdrawn read as follows: a reservation to

article 8 to the effect that that article shall not be binding on

Sweden; a reservation to article 24, paragraph 1 (b), to the effect

that notwithstanding the principle of national treatment for

refugees, Sweden shall not be bound to accord to refugees 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 toother

insured persons.

In a communication received on 18 February 1963, the

Government of Switzerland gave notice to the Secretary-General

of the withdrawal of the reservation made at the time of

ratification to article 24, paragraph 1 (a) and (b) and paragraph

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3, of the Convention, in so far as that reservation concerns old-

age and survivors' insurance.

In a communication received on 3 July 1972, the Government

of Switzerland gave notice of its withdrawal of the reservation to

article 17 formulated in its instrument of ratification of the

Convention.

In a communication received on 17 December 1980, the

Government of Switzerland gave notice of its withdrawal, in its

entirety, of the subsisting reservation formulated in respect of

article 24, number 1, letters a and b, which encompasses

training, apprenticeship and unemployment insurance with

effect from 1 January 1981, date of entry into force of the Swiss

Law on Asylum of 5 October 1979. For the text of the

reservations made initially, see United Nations,

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Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland the following declaration:

"The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland have no doubt as to their right, by notification

to the Depositary under the relevant provisions of the above-

mentioned Convention, to extend the application of the

Convention in question to the Falkland Islands or to the Falkland

Islands Dependencies, as the case may be.

For this reason alone, the Government of the United Kingdom

are unable to regard the Argentine [communication] under

reference as having any legal effect."

See note 1 under “United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland” in the “Historical Information” section in the

front matter of this volume.

See succession by Jamaica.

See succession by Kenya.

See succession by Fiji.

In a letter addressed to the Secretary-General on 22 March

1968, the President of the Republic of Malawi, referring to the

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva

on 28 July 1951, stated the following:

"In my letter to you of the 24th November 1964, concerning

the disposition of Malawi's inherited treaty obligations, my

Government declared that with respect to multilateral treaties

which had been applied or extended to the former Nyasaland

Protectorate, any Party to such a treaty could on the basis of

reciprocity rely as against Malawi on the terms of such treaty

until Malawi notified its depositary of what action it wished to

take by way of confirmation of termination, confirmation of

succession, or accession.

"I am now to inform you as depositary of this Convention that

the Government of Malawi wishes to terminate any connection

with this Convention which it might have inherited. The

Government of Malawi considers that any legal relationship

with the aforementioned Convention relating to the Status of

Refugees, Geneva, 1951 which might have devolved upon it by

way of succession from the ratification of the United Kingdom,

is terminated as of this date."

See succession by Zambia.

See succession by Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland

Protectorate).

On 3 October 1983, the Secretary-General received from

the Government of Argentina the following objection :

[The Government of Argentina makes a] formal objection to

the declaration of territorial extension issued by the United

Kingdom with regard to the Malvinas Islands (and

dependencies), which that country is illegally occupying and

refers to as the "Falkland Islands".

The Argentine Republic rejects and considers null and void

the [declaration] of territorial extension.

With reference to the above-mentioned objection the

Secretary-General received, on 28 February 1985, from the

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