Multilateral Treaties

 B-30: INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL WATERBORNE     
TRANSPORTATION (CONVENTION OF MAR DEL PLATA)                                    


        ADOPTED AT: MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA                                    

              DATE: 06/07/63

CONF/ASSEM/MEETING: SECOND INTER-AMERICAN PORT AND HARBOR CONFERENCE            
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  ENTRY INTO FORCE: 01/11/81   IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION   

        DEPOSITORY: GENERAL SECRETARIAT, OAS (ORIGINAL INSTRUMENT AND           
                    RATIFICATIONS)                                              

              TEXT: OAS, TREATY SERIES, NO. 30                                  
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   UN REGISTRATION: 03/20/89  No. 24380   Vol.       

      OBSERVATIONS:                                                             

               GENERAL INFORMATION OF THE TREATY: B-30               

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SIGNATORY COUNTRIES    SIGNATURE REF   RA/AC/AD REF   DEPOSIT INST  INFORMA REF
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Argentina ...........   06/07/63       08/27/82       09/22/82 RA     /  /     
Bolivia .............   06/07/63         /  /           /  /          /  /     
Chile ...............   06/07/63 DR 1  10/25/72 DR a  06/16/75 RA     /  /     
Colombia ............   06/07/63         /  /           /  /          /  /     
Costa Rica ..........   06/07/63       01/12/70       01/22/70 RA     /  /     
Dominican Republic ..   01/16/70       10/19/78       11/09/78 RA     /  /     
Ecuador .............     /  /         08/08/79       11/29/79 AD     /  /     
Guatemala ...........     /  /         08/28/80       12/12/80 AD     /  /     
Haiti ...............   03/16/67  R 2    /  /           /  /          /  /     
Honduras ............   03/24/65         /  /           /  /          /  /     
Mexico ..............   04/15/69       01/24/70       07/22/70 RA     /  /     
Panama ..............   01/26/65       02/27/71       03/23/71 RA     /  /     
Paraguay ............   06/07/63       12/15/67       01/23/68 RA     /  /     
Peru ................   06/07/63       08/16/77  R b  01/15/79 RA     /  /     
United States .......   06/07/63       03/09/67       03/20/67 RA     /  /     
Uruguay .............   06/07/63       07/06/70       09/21/70 RA     /  /     
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REF = REFERENCE                                      INST = TYPE OF INSTRUMENT
       D = DECLARATION                                      RA = RATIFICATION
       R = RESERVATION                                      AC = ACCEPTANCE
INFORMA  = INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE TREATY               AD = ACCESSION
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                B-30. INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON FACILITATION               
                  OF INTERNATIONAL WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION                  
                         (CONVENTION OF MAR DEL PLATA)                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
1.           Chile:                                                           
                                                                              
     (Declaration and reservation made at the time of                         
signature)                                                                    
                                                                              
     On signing the Inter-American Convention on Facilitation                 
of International Waterborne Transportation (Convention of Mar                 
del Plata), the Delegation of Chile declares that it believes                 
that this Convention in no way affects other conventions on                   
international waterborne transportation, which will remain in                 
full force and will continue to be applied.                                   
                                                                              
     While signing the present Convention, Chile reserves the                 
right to apply a more favorable treatment with respect to                     
international maritime transportation regulations and                         
procedures in virtue of existing bilateral or multilateral                    
agreements.                                                                   
                                                                              
2.           Haiti:                                                           
                                                                              
     (Reservations made at the time of signature)                             
                                                                              
             In signing the  present Convention,  the Republic of Haiti       
reserves the right to extend the benefit of                                   
most-favored-nation treatment with respect to international                   
maritime transportation standards and procedures in virtue of                 
bilateral or multilateral agreements in force.                                
                                                                              
             Reservation  is  also  made  to  the  text  of  the  said        
Convention, considering that it in no way affects other                       
agreements concerning international maritime transportation.                  
                                                                              
a.           Chile:                                                           
                                                                              
     (Declaration and reservation made at the time of                         
ratification)                                                                 
                                                                              
             With the declaration and reservation made at the time of         
signature.                                                                    
                                                                              
b.           Peru:                                                            
                                                                              
     (Reservation made at the time of ratification)                           
                                                                              
             To grant more favorable application of the standards and         
procedures related to international maritime transportation,                  
under the terms of the treaties in force.                                     

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