Editors --- "Australian Treaty Action 2004" [2006] AUYrBkIntLaw 17; (2006) 25 Australian Year Book of International Law 711

• TREATY ACTION 2004
• Contents
• Abbreviations
• Bilateral Treaty List 2004
• Multilateral Treaty List 2004
• Status List for Multilateral Treaties for which Australia is the Depository

TREATY ACTION 2004^[*]

Contents

Bilateral Treaty List 2004

Multilateral Treaty List 2004

Abbreviations

Act	Commonwealth Act (Australian Parliament)
ATS	Australian Treaty Series
Cd., Cm., Cmd. Cmnd.	Command Paper (UK Parliament)
CTS	Canada Treaty Series
Hertslet	Hertslet’s Commercial Treaties
ILM	International Legal Materials
JSCT	Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (Australian Parliament)
LNTS	League of Nations Treaty Series
NIA	National Interest Analysis
NZTS	New Zealand Treaty Series
Rules	Statutory Rules (promulgated under Australian Acts)
SD	Select Documents on International Affairs
SP	British and Foreign State Papers
TIAS	Treaties and other International Acts Series (US Government)
UKTS	United Kingdom Treaty Series
UNTS	United Nations Treaty Series

Bilateral Treaty List 2004

Date and place of signature	Description	Entry into force	Notes and references to printed text
	MALAYSIA
Genting Highlands, Malaysia, 28 July 2002	Second Protocol for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income as amended by the first protocol of 2 August 1999	23 July 2003	Entry into force in accordance with article 8. [2002] ATNIA 26; JSCOT report 46 [2004] ATS 1
	MEXICO
Mexico City 9 September 2002	Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income	31 December 2003	Entry into force in accordance with article 27. [2003] ATNIA 21; JSCOT report 55 [2004] ATS 4
	SLOVENIA
Vienna, 19 December 2002	Agreement on Social Security	1 January 2004	Entered into force in accordance with article 19. [2003] ATNIA 19; JSCOT report 53 [2004] ATS 2
	CHINA
Canberra, 23 March 2003	Agreement relating to Air Services	Not in force	The Agreement will enter into force in accordance with article 22.1 following notification that respective requirements for entry into force have been satisfied [2004] ATNIF 2
	NORWAY
Canberra, 28 March 2003	Agreement on Medical Treatment for Temporary Visitors	1 March 2004	Entered into force in accordance with article 6.1 [2003] ATNIA 12; JSCOT report 53 [2004] ATS 6
	CYPRUS
Nicosia, 9 December 1983	Trade Agreement	Not in force	Terminated by Cyprus with effect from 1 May 2004 due to the accession by Cyprus to the European Union [1983] ATS 24
	CZECH REPUBLIC
Canberra, 20 March 1997	Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation	Not in force	Terminated by the Czech Republic with effect from 30 April 2004 due to the Czech Republic’s accession to the European Union [1997] ATS 19
	HUNGARY
Budapest, 30 September 1974	Trade Agreement	Not in force	Terminated by Hungary with effect from 30 April 2004 due to Hungary’s accession to the European Union [1974] ATS 25
	LATVIA
Canberra, 23 November 1993	Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation	Not in force	Terminated by Latvia with effect from 30 April 2004 due to Latvia’s accession to the European Union [1993] ATS 36
	POLAND
Warsaw, 28 April 2004	Air Services Agreement	Not in force	In accordance with article 18 the agreement will enter into force following notification that respective requirements for entry into force have been fulfilled [2004] ATNIF 3
	FRANCE
Adelaide, 2 November 2001	Agreement on the employment of dependants of agents of official missions of one of the two states in the other state	1 May 2004	Entered into force in accordance with article 16 following notification of the completion of respective domestic processes [2002] ATNIA 9; JSCOT report 46 [2004] ATS 8
	NAURU
Melbourne, 10 May 2004	Agreement concerning additional police and other assistance to Nauru	Not yet in force	[2004] ATNIF 4
	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Washington, 18 May 2004	Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA)	Not yet in force	[2004] ATNIF 6 [2004] ATNIA 5
	KAZAKHSTAN
Almaty, 7 May 1997	Agreement on Economic and Commercial Cooperation	2 June 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 9 [2003] ATNIA 28; JSCOT report 56 [2004] ATS 14
	MALTA
Valletta, 16 June 2004	Social Security Agreement	Not yet in force	The Agreement will enter into force in accordance with the provisions of article 19 [2004] ATNIF 8
	PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Port Moresby, 30 June 2004	Joint Agreement on Enhanced Cooperation	Not yet in force	The agreement will enter into force in accordance with the provisions of article 22.2 [2004] ATNIF 7
	POLAND
Warsaw, 20 June 1966	Trade Agreement	Not in force	Terminated by Poland with effect from 30 April 2004 due to Poland’s accession to the European Union [1996] ATS 8
	CHILE
Canberra, 25 March 2003	Social Security Agreement	1 July 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 29.1 [2003] ATNIA 8; JSCOT report 53 [2004] ATS 18
	CROATIA
Zagreb, 13 May 2003	Social Security Agreement	1 July 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 24.1 [2003] ATNIA 14; JSCOT report 53 [2004] ATS 19
	ESTONIA
Tallinn, 8 July 1994	Trade and Economic Agreement	Not in force	Terminated by Estonia with effect from 31 July 2004 due to Estonia’s accession to the European Union [1994] ATS 22
	ITALY
Rome, 11 April 2000	Exchange of letters concerning Australian citizens wishing to marry in Italy	1 July 2004	Entered into force following an exchange of diplomatic notes advising that respective procedures for entry into force had been completed [2003] ATNIA 30; JSCOT report 59 [2004] ATS 20
	NAURU
Melbourne, 10 May 2004	Agreement concerning additional police and other assistance to Nauru	29 July 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 19.2 [2004] ATNIA 14 [2004] ATS 21
	NEW ZEALAND
Adelaide, 25 July 2004	Treaty establishing certain exclusive economic zone boundaries and continental shelf boundaries	Not yet in force	The treaty will enter into force following advice, in accordance with article 5, that respective requirements for entry into force have been met [2004] ATNIF 1
	RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Canberra, 23 May 2001	Agreement on cooperation in the field of the Exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes	12 July 2004	The treaty entered into force pursuant to article 16(1) following an exchange of diplomatic notes [2001] ATNIA 23; JSCOT report 43 [2004] ATS 17
	THAILAND
Canberra, 5 July 2004	Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement	Not yet in force	The agreement will enter into force in accordance with the provisions of article 1901.1 following notification that respective procedures have been completed [2004] ATNIA 10 [2004] ATNIF 10
	THAILAND
Canberra, 5 July 2004	Agreement on Bilateral Cooperation	Not yet in force	The agreement will enter into force in accordance with the provisions of article VIII following notification that respective procedures have been completed [2004] ATNIF 9
	REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Canberra, 30 August 2004	Agreement on cooperation in the fields of energy and mineral resources	Not in force	The agreement will enter into force in accordance with the provisions of article 6.1 [2004] ATNIF 13
	LITHUANIA
Vilnius, 9 December 1993	Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation	Not in force	Terminated by Lithuania with effect from 7 August 2004 due to Lithuania’s accession to the European Union [1993] ATS 39
	PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Melbourne, 30 June 2004	Joint Agreement on enhanced cooperation	13 August 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 22.2 [2004] ATNIA 20 [2004] ATS 24
	VIETNAM
Hanoi, 29 July 2003	Consular Agreement	6 August 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 22 [2003] ATNIA 18; JSCOT report 54 [2004] ATS 25
	SLOVENIA
Belgrade, 21 July 1970	Trade Agreement	Not in force	Terminated by Slovenia with effect from 25 October 2004 due to Slovenia’s accession to the European Union Note: the Trade Agreement was concluded with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Agreement was succeeded to by the Republic of Slovenia as one of the successor states of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia [1971] ATS 9
	BELGIUM
Canberra, 20 November 2002	Agreement on ‘working holiday’ arrangements	1 November 2004	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 19 [2003] ATNIA 18; JSCOT report 54 [2004] ATS 13
	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Canberra, 18 May 2004	Australia-US Free Trade Agreement	1 January 2005	Entered into force in accordance with article 23.4.1 [2004] ATNIA 5; JSCOT report 61 [2005] ATS 1
	THAILAND
Canberra, 5 July 2004	Australia-Thailand Free Trade Agreement	1 January 2005	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 1901.1 [2004] ATNIA 10; JSCOT report 63 [2005] ATS 2

Multilateral Treaty List 2004

Date and place	Description	In force generally	Notes and references to printed text
London, 13 March 2000	International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto Optional Annex IV.	27 September 2003	Not in force for Australia [2003] ATNIF 5
New York, 15 November 2000	Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime	25 December 2003	Entry into force generally in accordance with article 17(1). Signed for Australia on 11 December 2000. Not in force for Australia. [2003] ATNIF 1
Paris, 3 April 2001	Agreement establishing the International Organisation of Vine and Wine	1 January 2004	Signed for Australia on 31 July 2001 [2002] ATNIA 18; JSCOT report 47 [2004] ATS 3
Canberra, 19 June 2001	Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels	1 February 2004	Agreement entered into force in accordance with article XVI. [2004] ATS 5
London, 13 March 2000	Optional Annex IV of the International Convention for the prevention of pollution from ships, 1973, as modified by the protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 78/78)	27 September 2003	Entered into force for Australia on 27 May 2004 in accordance with the provisions of article 15(2) of the Convention – ref: [1988] ATS 29 [2003] ATNIA 4; JSCOT report 52 [2004] ATS 9
New York, 21 December 2001	Amendments to article 1 of the Convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects (CCW)	18 May 2004	Accepted by Australia on 3 December 2003 [2002] ATNIA 19; JSCOT report 47 [1984] ATS 6 refers (Convention) [2004] ATS 7
Honolulu, 5 September 2000	Convention on the Conservation of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean	19 June 2004	Entered into force in accordance with article 36(1) and (2) [2003] ATNIA 15; JSCOT report 53 [2004] ATS 15
New York, 15 November 2000	United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime	29 September 2003	Entered into force for Australia on 26 June 2004 in accordance with article 38(2) [2003] ATNIA 33; JSCOT report 59 [2004] ATS 12
New York, 15 November 2000	Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime	28 January 2004	Entered into force for Australia on 26 June 2004 pursuant to article 22(2) [2003] ATNIA 35; JSCOT report 59 [2004] ATS 11
Nauru, 18 August 2001	Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations	3 October 2002	Entered into force in accordance with article 22(1) [2002] ATNIA 11; JSCOT report 46 [2004] ATS 10
London, 2 May 1996	Protocol of 1996 to amend the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, 1976	13 May 2004	Entry into force in accordance with article 11 [2001] ATNIA 15; JSCOT report 41 [2004] ATS 15
Rotterdam, 10 September 1998	Rotterdam Convention on the prior informed consent procedures for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade	24 February 2004	Australian instrument of ratification deposited on 20 May 2004. Entered into force for Australia in accordance with article 26(2) on 18 August 2004 [2003] ATNIA 26; JSCOT report 55 [2004] ATS 22
Stockholm, 22 May 2001	Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants	17 May 2004	Australian instrument of ratification deposited on 20 May 2004. Entered into force for Australia in accordance with article 26(2) on 18 August 2004 [2003] ATNIA 25; JSCOT report 55 [2004] ATS 23
Mexico City 27 September 1970	Statutes of the World Tourism Organization	2 January 1975	Australia re-joined the WTO by deposit of an Instrument of Adoption on 2 September 2004 [2004] ATNIA 3; JSCOT report 60 [1979] ATS 15
Rome, 24 November 1993	Agreement to promote compliance with international conservation and management measures by fishing vessels on the high seas	24 April 2003	Entry into force for Australia in accordance with article X 1 on 19 August 2004 [2002] ATNIA 24; JSCOT report 47 [2004] ATS 26
London, 18 October 2000	Amendment to the Limitation Amounts in the Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969	1 November 2003	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 15 of the Convention [2002] ATNIA 29; JSCOT report 48 [2004] ATS 27
London, 18 October 2000	Amendment to the Limitation Amounts in the Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971	1 November 2003	Entered into force in accordance with the provisions of article 33(8) of the Convention [2002] ATNIA 30; JSCOT report 48 [2004] ATS 28
Geneva, 21 May 2003	WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control	Not in force	Australian Instrument of Ratification deposited on 29 September 2004 The Convention will enter into force 90 days following the deposit of the 40th Instrument of Ratification [2004] ATNIA 7; JSCOT report 62 [2003] ATNIF 23

Status List for Multilateral Treaties for which Australia is the Depository

Participant	Signature (subject to ratification)	Ratification Accession (a) Acceptance (A) Definitive Signature (ds)
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Canberra , 19 June 2001
Argentina	19 January 2004
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
	Entry into force 1 February 2004	[2004] ATS 5
Agreement between Solomon Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga concerning the operations and status of the Police and Armed Forces and Other Personnel deployed to Solomon Islands to assist in the restoration of law and order and security, done at Townsville on 24 July 2003
Nauru	26 January 2004	[2003] ATS 17
Agreement concerning an International Trust Fund for Tuvalu (Suva, 16 June 1987)
United Kingdom		Withdrawal effective 11 March 2004
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
Canberra	19 June 2001	United Kingdom, 2 April 2004
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, Canberra, 20 May 1980
Mauritius		2 October 2004
Agreement between Solomon Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tongo concerning the operations and status of the police and armed forces and other personnel deployed to Solomon Islands to assist in the restoration of law and order and security
Samoa		3 September 2004
Tuvalu		11 September 2004

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[*] Prepared by The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra. This report is an extract from the Australian Treaty Series, 2004.