Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 16 - Aircraft Noise Document type Multilateral Field of application Global Date Dec 7, 1944 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-000461) Title (French) Convention relative à l'aviation civile internationale Annexe 16 - Bruit de l'aviation Title (Other) Abkommen über die Internationale Zivilluftfahrt Anhang 16 Place of adoption Chicago Depository United States of America Language English, French, Spanish Entry into force Apr 4, 1947 Subject Air & atmosphere Keyword Standards Dispute settlement International organization Authorization/permit Aircraft noise Court/tribunal Certification Sovereignty Land-use planning Law reform/harmonization/deregulation Monitoring Noise standards Abstract Part I contains definitions. Part II contains standards adopted by the ICAO as the minimum noise certification standards applicable to the classifications of aircraft specified, where such aircraft are engaged in international air navigation. Parts III, IV and V contain recommended practices and guidance for use by states to promote uniformity in measurement of noise, monitoring procedures and establishing noise abatement operating procedures. Full text English Website www.icao.int www.state.gov Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature Afghanistan May 4, 1947 Apr 4, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Albania Apr 27, 1991 Mar 28, 1991 [2] - Algeria Jun 6, 1963 May 7, 1963 [2] - Andorra Feb 26, 2001 Jan 26, 2001 [2] - Angola Apr 10, 1977 Mar 11, 1977 [2] - Antigua and Barbuda Dec 10, 1981 Nov 10, 1981 [2] - Argentina Apr 4, 1947 Jun 4, 1946 [2] - Armenia Jul 18, 1992 Jun 18, 1992 [2] - Australia Apr 4, 1947 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Austria Sep 26, 1948 Aug 27, 1948 [2] - Azerbaijan Nov 8, 1992 Oct 9, 1992 [2] - Bahamas Jun 26, 1975 May 27, 1975 [2] - Bahrain Sep 19, 1971 Aug 20, 1971 [2] - Bangladesh Jan 21, 1973 Dec 22, 1972 [2] - Barbados Apr 20, 1967 Mar 21, 1967 [2] - Belarus Jul 4, 1993 Jun 4, 1993 [2] - Belgium Jun 4, 1947 May 5, 1947 [1] Apr 9, 1945 Belize Jun 1, 1991 Dec 7, 1990 [2] - Benin Jun 28, 1961 May 29, 1961 [2] - Bhutan Jun 16, 1989 May 17, 1989 [2] - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) May 4, 1947 Apr 4, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Bosnia and Herzegovina Feb 12, 1993 Jan 13, 1993 [2] - Botswana Jan 27, 1979 Dec 28, 1978 [2] - Brazil Apr 4, 1947 Jul 8, 1946 [1] May 29, 1945 Brunei Darussalam Jan 3, 1985 Dec 4, 1984 [2] - Bulgaria Jul 8, 1967 Jun 8, 1967 [2] - Burkina Faso Apr 20, 1962 Mar 21, 1962 [2] - Burundi Feb 18, 1968 Jan 19, 1968 [2] - Cabo Verde Mar 14, 2007 Feb 12, 2007 [2] - Cambodia Feb 15, 1956 Jan 16, 1956 [2] - Cameroon Feb 14, 1960 Jan 15, 1960 [2] - Canada Apr 4, 1947 Feb 13, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Central African Republic Jul 28, 1961 Jun 28, 1961 [2] - Chad Aug 2, 1962 Jul 3, 1962 [2] - Chile Apr 10, 1947 Mar 11, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 China Feb 15, 1974 - Dec 7, 1944 Colombia Nov 30, 1947 Oct 31, 1947 [1] Oct 31, 1947 Comoros Feb 14, 1985 Jan 15, 1985 [2] - Congo May 26, 1962 Apr 26, 1962 [2] - Congo, Dem. Rep. of Aug 26, 1961 Jul 27, 1961 [2] - Cook Islands (New Zealand) Nov 29, 1964 Oct 30, 1964 [2] - Costa Rica May 31, 1958 May 1, 1958 [1] Mar 10, 1945 Croatia May 9, 1992 Apr 9, 1992 [2] - Cuba Jun 10, 1949 May 11, 1949 [1] Apr 20, 1945 Cyprus Sep 18, 1976 Aug 19, 1976 [2] - Czech Republic Feb 16, 1961 Jan 17, 1961 [2] - Côte d'Ivoire Nov 30, 1947 Oct 31, 1947 [2] - Denmark Apr 3, 1993 Mar 4, 1993 [2] - Djibouti Apr 4, 1947 Feb 28, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Dominican Republic Jul 30, 1978 Jun 30, 1978 [2] - Ecuador Apr 4, 1947 Jan 25, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Egypt Sep 19, 1954 Aug 20, 1954 [1] Dec 7, 1944 El Salvador Apr 12, 1947 Mar 13, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Equatorial Guinea Jul 11, 1947 Jun 11, 1947 [1] May 9, 1945 Eritrea Mar 23, 1972 Feb 22, 1972 [2] - Estonia Oct 17, 1993 Sep 17, 1993 [2] - Eswatini, Kingdom of Sep 20, 1986 Aug 20, 1986 [2] - Ethiopia Feb 23, 1992 Jan 24, 1992 [2] - Fiji Apr 4, 1947 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Feb 10, 1947 Finland Apr 4, 1973 Mar 5, 1973 [2] - France Apr 29, 1949 Mar 30, 1949 [2] - Gabon Apr 24, 1947 Mar 25, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Gambia Feb 17, 1962 Jan 18, 1962 [2] - Georgia Jan 14, 1978 Dec 15, 1977 [2] - Germany Feb 20, 1994 Jan 21, 1994 [2] - Ghana Jun 8, 1956 May 9, 1956 [2] - Greece Jun 8, 1957 May 9, 1957 [2] - Grenada Apr 12, 1947 Mar 13, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Guatemala Sep 30, 1981 Aug 31, 1981 [2] - Guinea May 28, 1947 Apr 28, 1947 [1] Jan 30, 1945 Guinea-Bissau Apr 4, 1947 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Guyana Apr 26, 1959 Mar 27, 1959 [2] - Haiti Mar 5, 1967 Feb 3, 1967 [2] - Honduras Apr 24, 1948 Mar 25, 1948 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Hungary Jun 6, 1953 May 7, 1953 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Iceland Oct 30, 1969 Sep 30, 1969 [2] - India Apr 20, 1947 Mar 21, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Indonesia Apr 4, 1947 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Iran, Islamic Republic of May 27, 1950 Apr 27, 1950 [2] - Iraq Apr 4, 1947 Oct 31, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Ireland May 19, 1950 Apr 19, 1950 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Israel Jul 2, 1947 Jun 2, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Italy Jun 23, 1949 May 24, 1949 [2] - Jamaica Nov 30, 1960 Oct 31, 1960 [2] - Japan Apr 25, 1963 Mar 26, 1963 [2] - Jordan Oct 8, 1953 Sep 8, 1953 [2] - Kazakhstan Apr 17, 1947 Mar 18, 1947 [2] - Kenya Sep 20, 1992 Aug 21, 1992 [2] - Kiribati May 31, 1964 May 1, 1964 [2] - Korea, Dem. People's Rep. Apr 4, 1947 Apr 6, 1945 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Korea, Republic of May 14, 1981 Apr 14, 1981 [2] - Kuwait Dec 11, 1952 Nov 11, 1952 [2] - Kyrgyzstan Jun 17, 1960 May 18, 1960 [2] - Lao, People's Dem. Rep. Mar 27, 1993 Feb 25, 1993 [2] - Latvia Jul 13, 1955 Jun 13, 1955 [2] - Lebanon Apr 4, 1947 Feb 11, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Lesotho Nov 19, 1949 Sep 19, 1949 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Liberia Aug 12, 1992 Jul 13, 1992 [2] - Libya Jun 18, 1975 May 19, 1975 [2] - Lithuania Feb 28, 1953 Jan 29, 1953 [2] - Luxembourg Feb 7, 1992 Jan 8, 1992 [2] - Madagascar May 28, 1948 Apr 28, 1948 [1] Jul 9, 1945 Malawi Dec 8, 1960 Nov 8, 1960 [2] - Malaysia Jan 9, 1994 Dec 10, 1992 [2] - Maldives Mar 1, 1970 Jan 30, 1970 [2] - Mali Apr 4, 1947 Jun 25, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Malta Oct 27, 1988 Sep 27, 1988 [2] - Marshall Islands May 14, 1962 Apr 14, 1962 [2] - Mauritania Apr 17, 1988 Mar 18, 1988 [2] - Mauritius May 7, 1958 Apr 7, 1958 [2] - Mexico Feb 12, 1962 Jan 13, 1962 [2] - Micronesia, Fed. States Apr 11, 1974 Mar 12, 1974 [2] - Moldova, Republic of Oct 11, 1964 Sep 11, 1964 [2] - Monaco Feb 4, 1965 Jan 5, 1965 [2] - Mongolia Feb 4, 1980 Jan 4, 1980 [2] - Montenegro May 17, 1964 Apr 17, 1964 [2] - Morocco Jul 1, 1992 Jun 1, 1992 [2] - Mozambique Oct 7, 1989 Sep 7, 1989 [2] - Myanmar Dec 13, 1956 Nov 13, 1956 [2] - Namibia Feb 4, 1977 Jan 5, 1977 [2] - Nauru Aug 7, 1948 Jul 8, 1948 [2] - Nepal May 30, 1991 Apr 30, 1991 [2] - Netherlands Jul 29, 1960 Jun 29, 1960 [2] - New Zealand Dec 14, 1960 Nov 14, 1960 [2] - Nicaragua Jun 28, 1961 May 29, 1961 [2] - Niger Sep 24, 1975 Aug 25, 1975 [2] - Nigeria Apr 25, 1947 Mar 26, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 North Macedonia Apr 8, 2012 - - Norway Apr 4, 1947 Dec 28, 1945 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Oman Jun 4, 1947 May 5, 1947 [1] Jan 30, 1945 Pakistan Apr 6, 1947 Mar 7, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Palau Feb 17, 1960 Jan 18, 1960 [2] - Panama Feb 23, 1973 Jan 24, 1973 [2] - Papua New Guinea Apr 4, 1947 Apr 8, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Paraguay Dec 6, 1947 Nov 6, 1947 [2] - Peru Apr 4, 1947 Jan 21, 1946 [1] Jul 27, 1945 Philippines Nov 3, 1995 Oct 4, 1995 [2] - Poland Apr 4, 1947 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Portugal Jan 14, 1976 Dec 15, 1975 [2] - Qatar Apr 4, 1947 Feb 27, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Romania Sep 15, 1977 Aug 16, 1977 [2] - Russian Federation Oct 5, 1971 Sep 5, 1971 [2] - Rwanda May 30, 1965 Apr 30, 1965 [2] - Saint Kitts and Nevis Apr 4, 1947 Mar 5, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Saint Lucia Jul 1, 1948 Jun 1, 1948 [2] - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dec 20, 1979 Nov 20, 1979 [2] - Samoa Mar 4, 1964 Feb 3, 1964 [2] - San Marino Apr 14, 1993 Mar 15, 1993 [2] - Sao Tome and Principe Jun 20, 2002 May 21, 2002 [2] - Saudi Arabia Apr 4, 1947 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Jun 4, 1945 Senegal Mar 21, 1962 Feb 19, 1962 [2] - Serbia Dec 21, 1996 Nov 21, 1996 [2] - Seychelles Jan 13, 2001 Dec 14, 2000 [2] - Sierra Leone Dec 11, 1960 Nov 11, 1960 [2] - Singapore May 25, 1977 Apr 25, 1977 [2] - Slovakia Dec 22, 1961 Nov 22, 1961 [2] - Slovenia Jun 19, 1966 May 20, 1966 [2] - Solomon Islands Jun 12, 1992 May 13, 1992 [2] - Somalia Jun 12, 1989 May 13, 1988 [2] - South Africa Nov 14, 1970 Oct 15, 1970 [2] - South Sudan Mar 13, 1981 Mar 1, 1947 [1] Apr 18, 1945 Spain May 11, 1985 Apr 11, 1985 [2] - Sri Lanka Apr 1, 1964 Mar 2, 1964 [2] - Sudan Mar 30, 1977 Feb 28, 1977 [2] - Suriname Dec 15, 1983 Nov 15, 1983 [2] - Sweden Jul 29, 1956 Jun 29, 1956 [2] - Switzerland Apr 4, 1976 Mar 5, 1976 [2] - Syrian Arab Republic Mar 16, 1973 Feb 14, 1973 [2] - Tajikistan Apr 4, 1947 Nov 7, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Tanzania, Un. Rep. of Apr 4, 1947 Feb 6, 1947 [1] Jul 6, 1945 Thailand Jan 20, 1950 Dec 21, 1949 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Timor-Leste Oct 3, 1993 Sep 3, 1993 [2] - Togo May 26, 1964 Apr 26, 1964 [2] - Tonga May 4, 1947 Apr 4, 1947 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Trinidad and Tobago Sep 3, 2005 Aug 4, 2005 [2] - Tunisia Dec 2, 1984 Nov 2, 1984 [2] - Turkey Apr 13, 1963 Mar 14, 1963 [2] - Turkmenistan Jun 17, 1965 May 18, 1965 [2] - Uganda Dec 18, 1957 Nov 18, 1957 [2] - Ukraine Apr 4, 1947 Dec 20, 1945 [1] Dec 7, 1944 United Arab Emirates Apr 14, 1993 Mar 15, 1993 [2] - United Kingdom Jun 12, 1977 May 13, 1977 [2] - United States of America May 10, 1967 Apr 10, 1967 [2] - Uruguay May 25, 1972 Apr 25, 1972 [2] - Uzbekistan Sep 9, 1992 Aug 10, 1992 [2] - Vanuatu Feb 13, 1954 Jan 14, 1954 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of Apr 4, 1947 Aug 9, 1946 [1] Dec 7, 1944 Viet Nam Nov 12, 1992 Oct 13, 1992 [2] - Yemen Sep 16, 1983 Aug 17, 1983 [2] - Zambia May 1, 1947 Apr 1, 1947 [2] - Zimbabwe Apr 12, 1980 Mar 13, 1980 [2] - * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in