Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft

General Detail

General Information

  1. Type: Convention
  2. Date of signature:
  3. Place of signature: Geneva, Switzerland
  4. Depositary:
  5. Date of entry into force: 17/09/1953

Category

Transport and telecommunications

Sub category

Aircrafts and civil aviation

Groups

ICAOOPENESS TO MTRS

What is it about?

This instrument recognizes the following rights related to aircraft: - rights of property in aircraft, - rights to acquire aircraft by purchase coupled with possession of the aircraft, - rights of possession of aircraft under leases of six months or more, and - mortgages, hypotheques and similar rights in aircraft which are contractually created as security for payment of an indebtedness.

Why is it relevant?

It fosters the harmonization of an international legal system related to the rights in aircraft, in the sense that Contracting States shall not admit or recognise any right as taking priority over the abovementioned rights.

Additional Information

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Country ratifications
CountryRatification date
Algeria10/08/1964
Angola24/02/1998
Argentina31/01/1958
Azerbaijan23/03/2000
Bahrain03/03/1997
Bangladesh06/01/1988
Belgium22/10/1993
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)09/07/1998
Bosnia and Herzegovina07/03/1995
Brazil03/07/1953
Cambodia08/09/2006
Cameroon23/07/1979
Central African Republic02/06/1969
Chad14/02/1974
Chile19/12/1955
China28/04/2000
Congo03/05/1982
Cote d'Ivoire23/08/1965
Croatia05/10/1993
Cuba20/06/1961
Czech Republic24/08/1998
Denmark18/01/1963
Ecuador14/07/1958
Egypt10/09/1969
El Salvador14/08/1958
Estonia31/12/1993
Ethiopia07/06/1979
France27/02/1964
Gabon14/01/1970
Gambia20/06/2000
Germany07/07/1959
Ghana15/07/1997
Greece23/02/1971
Grenada28/08/1985
Guatemala09/08/1988
Guinea13/08/1980
Haiti24/03/1961
Hungary21/05/1993
Iceland06/02/1967
Iraq12/01/1981
Italy06/12/1960
Kenya15/01/1997
Kuwait27/11/1979
Kyrgyzstan28/02/2000
Lao People's Democratic Republic04/06/1956
Lebanon11/04/1969
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya05/03/1973
Luxembourg16/12/1975
Macedonia (The former Yugoslav Republic of)30/08/1994
Madagascar09/01/1979
Maldives05/09/1995
Mali28/12/1961
Mauritania23/07/1962
Mauritius17/04/1991
Mexico05/04/1950
Monaco14/12/1994
Morocco13/12/1993
Netherlands01/09/1959
Niger27/12/1962
Nigeria10/05/2002
Norway05/03/1954
Oman19/03/1992
Pakistan19/06/1953
Panama26/10/1998
Paraguay26/09/1969
Philippines22/02/1978
Portugal12/12/1985
Qatar20/04/2007
Romania26/10/1994
Rwanda17/05/1971
Senegal20/12/1995
Serbia06/09/2001
Seychelles16/01/1979
Slovenia09/04/1997
South Africa21/09/1998
Sri Lanka24/01/1994
Suriname27/03/2003
Sweden16/11/1955
Switzerland03/10/1960
Tajikistan20/03/1996
Thailand10/10/1967
Togo02/07/1980
Tunisia04/05/1966
Turkmenistan16/09/1993
United States of America06/09/1949
Uruguay21/08/1985
Uzbekistan08/05/1997
Viet Nam18/06/1997
Zimbabwe06/02/1987
Treaties analysis
YearRatifications
19491
19501
19532
19541
19552
19561
19583
19592
19602
19613
19622
19632
19642
19651
19661
19672
19694
19701
19712
19731
19741
19751
19781
19795
19802
19811
19821
19853
19871
19882
19911
19921
19936
19944
19953
19961
19976
19985
20006
20011
20021
20031
20061
20071
Total92
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