Written Answers. - International Agreements.
Liz O'Donnell
Ceist:
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Ms O'Donnell
asked the
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs
the International Agreements to which Ireland has become a party to in each of the last five years; and, in each case, the date on which the agreement was concluded.
A list of those international agreements to which the State became a party during the last five years, including the date of formal acceptance and the date of entry into force for the State, is as follows:
1989
1. Montreal Protocol on the Reduction of CFC Emissions. Ratified on 16 December 1988. Entered into force on 1 January 1989.
2. Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Ratified on 16 December 1988. Entered into force on 1 January 1989.
3. European Convention on the Legal Status of Children born out of Wedlock. Ratified on 5 October 1988. Entered into force on 6 January 1989.
4. Agreement between Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom concerning the Delimitation of Areas of the Continental Shelf between the two countries. Signed on 7 November 1988. Entered into force on 11 January 1989.
5. European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Ratified on 14 March 1988. Entered into force on 1 February 1989.
6. Protocol between Ireland and the Republic of Austria amending the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income, Done at Dublin, 19 June 1987. Entered into force on 1 March 1989.
7. Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment which should be used for such Carriage (ATP) as amended to 6 July 1989. Acceded to on 22 March 1988. Entered into force on 22 March 1989.
8. Treaty on Extradition between Ireland and Australia, Done at Dublin, 2 September 1985. Notifications of Acceptance exchanged on 27 February 1989. Entered into force on 29 March 1989.
9. Convention on the Accession of the Hellenic Republic to the Judgments Convention and Protocol on its Interpretation. Ratified on 31 March 1988. Entered into force on 1 April 1989.
10. Agreement on Film and Video Relations between the Government of Ireland and the Government of Canada, Done at Dublin, 4 April 1989. Entered into force on 4 April 1989.
11. European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism. Ratified on 21 February 1989. Entered into force on 22 May 1989.
12. Convention establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Ratified on 5 July 1989. Entered into force on 5 July 1989.
13. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Korea in regard to the Mutual Abolition of Visas, Done at Dublin, 12 June 1989. Entered into force on 12 July 1989.
14. Protocol amending the Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution from Land-Based Sources. Ratified on 16 September 1988. Entered into force on 1 September 1989.
15. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America relating to the Air Transport Agreement of 3 February, 1945, Done at Dublin, 29 September 1989. Entered into force on 29 September 1989.
16. Agreement on the Rules Governing the Carriage of Frozen and Deep-Frozen Foodstuffs by Equipment with Thin-Side Walls to and from Italy. Acceded to on 21 March 1989. Entered into force on 21 October 1989.
17. Additional Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport. Ratified on 6 October 1980. Entered into force on 7 November 1989.
18. Agreement between Ireland and the Republic of Austria on Social Security, Done at Dublin, 30 September 1988 (and Administrative Arrangement of 9 June 1989). Entered into force on 1 December 1989.
1990
1. Protocol No.8 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Ratified on 21 March 1988. Entered into force on 1 January 1990.
2. Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Hellenic Republic, Done at Dublin, 27 March 1984. Entered into force on 11 January 1990.
3. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Acceded to on 8 December 1989. Entered into force on 8 March 1990.
4. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Ratified on 8 December 1989. Entered into force on 8 March 1990.
5. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Ratified on 8 December 1989. Entered into force on 8 March 1990.
6. Covention relating to the Arrest of SeaGoing Ships. Acceded to on 17 October 1989. Entered into force on 17 April 1990.
7. Convention on Certain Rules concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision. Acceded to on 17 October 1989. Entered into force on 17 April 1990.
8. International Convention on Certain Rules Concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision. Acceded to on 17 October 1989. Entered into force on 17 April 1990.
9. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom relating to the Oceanic Area Control Centres at Shannon and Prestwick, Done at Dublin on 23 April 1990. Entered into force on 23 April 1990.
10. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom Amending and Prolonging the Agreement on the International Carriage of Goods by Road, Done at London, 20 February 1987. Entered into force on 11 June 1990.
11. Convention for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. Ratified on 25 April 1990. Entered into force on 1 August 1990.
12. Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Federal Executive Council of the Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the International Carriage of Goods by Road, Done at Dublin, 8 June 1988. Entered into force on 23 August 1990.
13. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America amending the Agreement between Ireland and the United States of America relating to Air Transport Services of 3 February, 1945 as amended, Done at Dublin, 6 September 1990. Entered into force on 6 September 1990.
14. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran concerning Establishment of a Joint Ministerial Commission. Signed 25 November 1990. Entered into force on 25 November 1990.
1991
1. European Convention on the General Equivalence of Periods of University Study. Ratified on 6 November 1990. Entered into force on 1 January 1991.
2. European Convention on the General Equivalence of Periods of University Study, Done at Rome on 6 November 1990. Entered into force on 1 January 1991.
3. Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of Spain on the International Carriage of Goods by Road and Protocol, Done at Dublin, 28 June 1990. Entered into force on 2 January 1991.
4. Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of India, Done at New Delhi, 20 February 1991. Entered into force on 20 February 1991.
5. Agreement establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Ratified on 26 March 1991. Entered into force on 28 March 1991.
6. Convention revising the Convention setting up the European University Institute. Ratified on 26 March 1991. Entered into force on 28 March 1991.
7. Cultural Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Portuguese Republic, Done at Dublin, 11 October 1990. Entered into force on 11 April 1991.
8. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Hungary in regard to the Mutual Abolition of Visas, Done at Dublin, 12 April 1991. Entered into force on 12 April 1991.
9. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic in regard to the Mutual Abolition of Visas, Done at Prague, 12 April 1991. Entered into force on 12 April 1991.
10. The International Agreement of Jute and Jute Products, 1989. Notice of provisional application by Ireland on 4 April 1991. Agreement provisionally entered into force on 12 April 1991.
11. Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Cuba, Done at Havana on 8 June 1991. Entered into force on 8 June 1991.
12. Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the USSR on Cultural Co-operation, Done at Moscow, 22 July 1991. Entered into force on 22 July 1991.
13. Protocol on Consultations between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Done at Moscow, 22 July 1991. Entered into force on 22 July 1991.
14. Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Austrian Federal Government on Air Transport, Done at Vienna, 7 June 1991. Entered into force on 1 August 1991.
15. Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, Montreal. Ratified on 25 July 1991. Entered into force on 24 August 1991.
16. European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children. Ratified on 28 June 1991. Entered into force on 1 October 1991.
17. Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Ratified on 16 July 1991. Entered into force on 1 October 1991.
18. Protocol Supplementary to the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Done at Dublin on 2 October 1991. Entered into force on 2 October 1991.
19. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material. Ratified on 6 September 1991. Entered into force on 6 October 1991.
20. Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency. Ratified on 13 September 1991. Entered into force on 14 October 1991.
21. Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident. Ratified on 13 September 1991. Entered into force on 14 October 1991.
22. Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Ratified on 16 September 1991. Entered into force on 16 December 1991.
23. Convention between Ireland and the Republic of Korea for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains and Protocol. Ratified on 27 November 1991. Entered into force on 27 December 1991.
1992
1. Agreement on Social Security between Ireland and Canada and Administrative Agreement, Done at Ottawa, 29 November 1990. Entered into force on 1 January 1992.
2. Rome Convention on Contractual Obligations of 19 June 1980. Ratified on 29 October 1991. Entered into force on 1 January 1992.
3. Second Protocol to the Rome Convention on Contractual Obligations of 19 June 1980. Ratified on 29 October 1991. Entered into force on 1 January 1992.
4. Agreement for a Programme of Educational Exchange between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America, Done at Dublin, 27 October 1988. Entered into force on 3 February 1992.
5. Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of Malaysia on Air Transport, Done at Shannon, 17 February 1992. Entered into force on 17 February 1992.
6. Agreement between Ireland and Australia on Social Security, Done at Canberra, 8 April 1991. Ratified on 27 February 1992. Entered into force on 1 April 1992.
7. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR), July 1978, and Protocol. Ratified on 31 January 1991. Entered into force on 1 May 1992.
8. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ratified on 28 September 1992. Entered into force on 28 October 1992.
9. United Nations Convention against Torture. Ratified 28 September 1992. Entered into force on 30 October 1992.
10. International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1987. Ratified 30 October 1992. Entered into force on 30 October 1992.
11. Protocol to the Convention on the Elaboration of a European Pharmacopoeia. Ratified on 16 November 1989. Entered into force on 1 November 1992.
12. Convention on Psychotropic Substances. Acceded to on 7 August 1992. Entered into force on 5 November 1992.
13. Protocol between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America to the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation of 21 January 1950, Washington, 24 June 1992. Ratified on 18 November 1992. Entered into force on 18 November 1992.
14. Exchange of Notes between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Poland in regard to the Mutual Abolition of Visas, Done at Dublin, 20 November 1992. Entered into force on 20 November 1992.
1993
1. International Agreement concerning the Establishment and Operation of a Civil LORAN C Navigation System in North West Europe and the North Atlantic, signed on 6 August 1992. Ratified on 29 October 1992. Entered into force on 1 February 1993.
2. Protocol Supplementary to the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom Concerning the Delimitation of Areas of the Continental Shelf between the two countries signed at Dublin on 7 November 1988. Letters of Acceptance exchanged and entered into force on 26 March 1993.
3. Air Transport Agreement between Ireland and Belarus. Signed at Minsk on 1 April 1993. Entered into force on 1 April 1993.
4. Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the International Carriage of Passengers and Goods by Road and Accompanying Protocol. Signed on 29 June 1992. Entered into force on 2 June 1993.
5. Fifth Protocol to the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe. Ratified on 22 March 1993. Entered into force on 1 July 1993.
6. Exchange of Notes with the United Kingdom Amending Article 8 (1) of the 1974 Maintenance Agreement to Reflect the Transfer of Certain Functions from the Secretary of State to the Lord Chancellor. Entered into force on 6 July 1993.
7. Social Welfare Agreement between Ireland and the United States of America. Signed on 14 April 1992. Entered into force on 1 September 1993.
8. Agreement between Ireland and the United States of America on Social Security and Administrative Agreement, Done at Washington on 14 April 1992. Signed on 14 April 1992. Entered into force on 1 September 1993.
9. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at the Abolition of the Death Penalty. Acceded to on 18 June 1993. Entered into force on 17 September 1993.
10. International Coffee Agreement 1983 as extended. Accepted and entered into force on 24 September 1993.
11. Double Taxation Agreement between Ireland and Denmark. Signed on 26 March 1993. Entered into force on 8 October 1993.
12. International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue. Acceded to on 21 October 1993. Entered into force on 21 October 1993.
13. Treaty on European Union. Signed on 7 February 1992. Entered into force on 1 November 1993.
14. Convention of 26 May 1989 on the Accession of the Kingdom of Spain and Portugal to the Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters. Ratified on 28 September 1993. Entered into force on 1 December 1993.
15. Lugano Convention, 16 September 1988. Ratified on 27 September 1993. Entered into force on 1 December 1993.
16. Fourth Additional Protocol to the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union and Other Acts, signed at the 20th Congress of the Universal Postal Union on 14 December 1989. Ratified on 14 December 1993. Entered into force on 14 December 1993.
17. Double Taxation Agreement between Ireland and Finland. Signed on 27 March 1992. Entered into force on 26 December 1993.
1994
1. Agreement on European Economic Area (EEA). Ratified on 29 July 1993. Entered into force on 1 January 1994.
2. Protocol to the Double Taxation Agreement between Ireland and Sweden. Signed on 1 July, 1993. Entered into force on 20 January, 1994.
