Ratified and Non-Ratified Conventions by Country

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Ratified Conventions

Sri Lanka

Convention

Date of deposit

Type of deposit

Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed. Florence, 17 June 1950.

08/01/1952

Accession

Convention concerning the Exchange of Official Publications and Government Documents between States. Paris, 3 December 1958.

07/12/1959

Ratification

Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Paris, 16 November 1972.

06/06/1980

Acceptance

Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Paris, 14 November 1970.

07/04/1981

Acceptance

Convention against Discrimination in Education. Paris, 14 December 1960.

11/08/1983

Acceptance

Universal Copyright Convention, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

25/10/1983 ¹

Accession

Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971, with Appendix Declaration relating to Article XVII and Resolution concerning Article XI. Paris, 24 July 1971.

25/10/1983

Accession

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas, and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok, 16 December 1983.

10/01/1986

Acceptance

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the application of that Convention to the works of stateless persons and refugees. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

27/07/1988 ²

Accession

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the application of that Convention to the works of certain international organizations. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

27/07/1988

Accession

Protocol 3 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention concerning the effective date of instruments of ratification or acceptance of or accession to that Convention. Geneva, 6 September 1952.

27/07/1988

Accession

Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to work of stateless persons and refugees. Paris, 24 July 1971.

27/07/1988

Accession

Protocol 2 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised on 24 July 1971 concerning the application of that Convention to works of certain international organizations. Paris, 24 July 1971.

27/07/1988

Accession

Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. Ramsar, 2 February 1971.

15/06/1990

Accession

Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention. The Hague, 14 May 1954.

11/05/2004

Accession

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris, 17 October 2003.

21/04/2008

Acceptance

International Convention against Doping in Sport. Paris, 19 October 2005

09/03/2011

Accession

¹Date upon which an instrument of accession to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 was deposited on behalf of the State in question. In accordance with Article IX(3) of that Convention, such accession also constitutes accession to this Convention.

²Date upon which this State deposited with the Director-General an instrument of accession to Protocol 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971. In accordance with paragraph 2(c) of that Protocol, Protocol 1 annexed to the 1952 Convention is regarded as having entered into force for this State on the date on which Protocol 1 annexed to the 1971 Convention entered into force for it.