LAW OF THE SEA · XXI-7

Papua New Guinea and the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

Papua New Guinea became bound on 1999-06-04, by ratification, the 21st state to do so.

Treaty

Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

State

Papua New Guinea

Signed

1995-12-04

Became bound

1999-06-04 — by ratification

Between the two

1,278 days (3.5 years)

Treaty in force since

11 December 2001, in accordance with article 40(1).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 21 in order of becoming party
• 96 states bound in total
• New treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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