Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies (London Version)

Document type: Multilateral
Field of application: Global
Date: Jan 27, 1967
Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000413)

Title (French): Traité sur les principes régissant les activités des Etats en matière d'exploration et d'utilisation de l'espace extra-atmosphérique, y compris la lune et les autres corps célestes (London Version)
Title (Other): Vertrag über die Grundsätze zur Regelung der Tätigkeiten von Staaten bei der Erforschung und Nutzung des Weltraums einschliesslich des Mondes und anderer Himmelskörper (London Version)
Place of adoption: London; Moscow; Washington D.C.
Depository: Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language: Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
Entry into force: Oct 10, 1967
Subject: Air & atmosphere
Keyword: Research International relations/cooperation Exploration Military activities Outer space

Abstract: Objectives: To establish an international legal regime for the exploration and use of outer space. Summary of provision (a) Exploration and use of outer space shall be the province of all mankind (art. I) and shall not lead to national appropriation (art. II) (b) Parties shall refrain from placing objects carrying nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in outer space, and shall use the Moon and other celestial bodies exclusively for peaceful purpose (art. IV); (c) Parties shall bear international responsibility for their national activities in outer space (art. IV), and shall be international liable for damage they may cause to other parties (art. VII); (d) Parties shall avoid harmful contamination of outer space and adverse changes in the environment of the Earth resulting from the introduction of extraterrestrial matter (art. IX). (Source: UNEP Register of International Treaties and Other Agreements in the Field of the Environment, 2005)
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Country/Territory/Participant

Countries	Entry into force	Ratification *	Simple signature
Afghanistan	Mar 17, 1988	Mar 17, 1988 [1]	-
Antigua and Barbuda	Nov 1, 1981	Jan 26, 1989 [4]	-
Australia	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	-
Austria	Feb 26, 1968	Feb 26, 1968 [1]	Feb 20, 1967
Azerbaijan	Sep 9, 2015	Jun 12, 2013 [2]	-
Bahamas	Jul 16, 1976	Aug 11, 1976 [4]	-
Bangladesh	Jan 14, 1986	Jan 14, 1986 [2]	-
Belgium	Mar 31, 1973	Mar 31, 1973 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Benin	Jul 2, 1986	Jul 2, 1986 [2]	-
Brazil	Mar 5, 1969	Mar 5, 1969 [1]	Feb 2, 1967
Bulgaria	Oct 10, 1967	Apr 19, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Canada	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Chile	-	-	Feb 3, 1967
China	Jan 12, 1984	Jan 12, 1984 [2]	-
Congo, Dem. Rep. of	-	-	May 4, 1967
Cyprus	Jul 5, 1972	Jul 5, 1972 [1]	Feb 16, 1967
Czech Republic	Jan 1, 1993	Sep 29, 1993 [4]	-
Czechoslovakia	Oct 10, 1967	May 11, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Denmark	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Ecuador	-	-	May 16, 1967
Ethiopia	-	-	Jan 27, 1967
Fiji	Jul 14, 1972	Aug 14, 1972 [4]	-
Finland	Oct 10, 1967	Jul 12, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
France	Aug 5, 1970	Aug 5, 1970 [1]	Sep 25, 1967
Gambia	-	-	Jun 2, 1967
Germany	Feb 10, 1971	Feb 10, 1971 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Ghana	-	-	Mar 3, 1967
Greece	Jan 19, 1971	Jan 19, 1971 [1]	-
Holy See	-	-	Apr 5, 1967
Hungary	Oct 10, 1967	Jun 26, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Iceland	Feb 5, 1968	Feb 5, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
India	Jan 18, 1982	Jan 18, 1982 [1]	Mar 3, 1967
Indonesia	Jun 25, 2002	Jun 25, 2002 [1]	Feb 14, 1967
Iran, Islamic Republic of	-	-	Jan 27, 1967
Iraq	Sep 23, 1969	Sep 23, 1969 [1]	Feb 27, 1967
Ireland	Jul 19, 1968	Jul 19, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Israel	Mar 1, 1977	Mar 1, 1977 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Italy	May 4, 1972	May 4, 1972 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Jamaica	Aug 10, 1970	Aug 10, 1970 [1]	Jun 29, 1967
Japan	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Kenya	Jan 19, 1984	Jan 19, 1984 [2]	-
Kuwait	Jun 20, 1972	Jun 20, 1972 [2]	-
Lao, People's Dem. Rep.	Jan 15, 1973	Jan 15, 1973 [1]	Jan 30, 1967
Lebanon	Mar 31, 1969	Mar 31, 1969 [1]	Feb 23, 1967
Luxembourg	Jan 17, 2006	Jan 17, 2006 [1]	Jan 31, 1976
Malaysia	-	-	Feb 21, 1967
Mauritius	Mar 12, 1968	Apr 21, 1969 [4]	-
Mexico	Jan 31, 1968	Jan 31, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Morocco	Dec 21, 1967	Dec 21, 1967 [2]	-
Myanmar	Mar 18, 1970	Mar 18, 1970 [1]	May 22, 1967
Nepal	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Feb 6, 1967
Netherlands	Oct 10, 1969	Oct 10, 1969 [1]	Feb 10, 1967
New Zealand	May 31, 1968	May 31, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Nicaragua	-	-	Feb 13, 1967
Niger	Oct 10, 1967	Apr 17, 1967 [1]	-
Nigeria	Nov 14, 1967	Nov 14, 1967 [2]	-
Norway	Jul 1, 1969	Jul 1, 1969 [1]	Feb 3, 1967
Pakistan	Apr 8, 1968	Apr 8, 1968 [1]	Sep 12, 1967
Papua New Guinea	Oct 27, 1980	Oct 27, 1980 [4]	-
Peru	Mar 1, 1979	Mar 1, 1979 [1]	-
Philippines	-	-	Jan 27, 1967
Poland	Jan 30, 1968	Jan 30, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Portugal	May 29, 1996	May 29, 1996 [2]	-
Romania	Apr 9, 1968	Apr 9, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Oct 27, 1979	May 13, 1999 [4]	-
San Marino	Feb 3, 1969	Feb 3, 1969 [1]	Apr 24, 1967
Seychelles	Jan 5, 1978	Jan 5, 1978 [2]	-
Sierra Leone	Oct 25, 1967	Oct 25, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Singapore	Sep 10, 1976	Sep 10, 1976 [2]	-
Slovakia	Jan 1, 1993	Jan 1, 1993 [4]	-
South Africa	Oct 8, 1968	Oct 8, 1968 [1]	-
Spain	Nov 27, 1968	Nov 27, 1968 [2]	-
Sri Lanka	-	-	Mar 10, 1967
Sweden	Oct 11, 1967	Oct 11, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Switzerland	Dec 18, 1969	Dec 18, 1969 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Thailand	Sep 5, 1968	Sep 5, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Tonga	Jul 7, 1971	Jul 7, 1971 [4]	-
Trinidad and Tobago	-	-	Jul 24, 1967
Tunisia	Mar 28, 1968	Mar 28, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Turkey	Mar 27, 1968	Mar 27, 1968 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
United Kingdom	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
United States of America	Oct 10, 1967	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967
Yugoslavia	-	-	Jan 27, 1967
Zambia	Aug 28, 1973	Aug 28, 1973 [2]	-
former USSR/Soviet Union	Oct 10, 1976	Oct 10, 1967 [1]	Jan 27, 1967

* [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature

References - Treaties

Cited by: Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Spain on research and management of outer space for peaceful purposes

Treaty | Bilateral | Madrid | Feb 9, 2006

Keyword: Zoning, Outer space, Research, International agreement-text

Source: FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-151515); Convention on International Liability for Damage caused by Space Objects (London Version)

Treaty | Multilateral | London; Moscow; Washington D.C. | Mar 29, 1972

Keyword: Resource/damage valuation, Liability/compensation, Dispute settlement, Outer space

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-000417)

Other references

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Country/Territory/Participant

References - Treaties

Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Spain on research and management of outer space for peaceful purposes

Convention on International Liability for Damage caused by Space Objects (London Version)

Other references