ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE REGIME OF NAVIGABLEWATERWAYS OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN, 1921
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE REGIME OF NAVIGABLEWATERWAYS OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN, 1921
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The States signatories of the Convention on the Regime of Navigable
Waterways of International Concern, signed at Barcelona on April 20, 1921,
whose duly authorised representatives have affixed their signatures to the
present Protocol, hereby declare that, in addition to the Freedom of
Communications which they have conceded by virtue of the Convention on
Navigable Waterways considered as of international concern, they further
concede, on condition of reciprocity, without prejudice to their rights of
sovereignty, and in time of peace,
(a) on all navigable waterways,
(b) on all naturally navigable waterways, which are placed under
their sovereignty or authority, and which, not being considered as of
international concern, are accessible to ordinary commercial navigation to
and from the sea, and also in all the ports situated on these waterways,
perfect equality of treatment for the flags of any State signatory of this
Protocol as regards the transport of imports and exports without
trans-shipment.
At the time of signing, the signatory States must declare whether they
accept the obligation to the full extent indicated under paragraph (a)
above, or only to the more limited extent defined by paragraph (b).
It is understood that States which have accepted paragraph (a) are not
bound as regards those which have accepted paragraph (b), except under the
conditions resulting from the latter paragraph.
It is also understood that those States which possess a large number
of ports (situated on navigable waterways) which have hitherto remained
closed to international commerce, may, at the time of the signing of the
present Protocol, exclude from its application one or more of the
navigable waterways referred to above.
The signatory States may declare that their acceptance of the present
Protocol does not include any or all of the colonies, overseas possessions
or protectorates under their sovereignty or authority, and they may
subsequently adhere separately on behalf of any colony, overseas
possession or protectorate so excluded in their declaration. They may also
denounce the Protocol separately in accordance with its provisions, in
respect of any colony, overseas possession or protectorate under their
sovereignty or authority.
The present Protocol shall be ratified. Each Power shall send its
ratification to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, who shall
cause notice of such ratification to be given to all the other signatory
Powers; these ratifications shall be deposited in the archives of the
Secretariat of the League of Nations.
The present Protocol shall remain open for the signature or adherence
of the States which have signed the above-mentioned Convention or have
given their adherence to it.
It shall come into force after the Secretary-General of the League of
Nations has received the ratification of two States; provided, however,
that the said Convention has come into force by that time.
It may be denounced at any time after the expiration of a period of
two years dating from the time of the reception by the Secretary-General
of the League of Nations of the ratification of the denouncing State. The
denunciation shall not take effect until one year after it has been
received by the Secretary-General of the League of Nations. A denunciation
of the Convention on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International
Concern shall be considered as including a denunciation of the present
Protocol.
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