Action 3583

Membership Information for: Agreement Establishing The South Pacific Commission

Signed: 1947-02-06; Entered into force: 1948-07-29; Terminated:
Source for membership data: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaty_list/depository/sthpacif.html
Date of last download from source: 2010-01-01
This is the IEADB's most current data on signature, ratification, entry into force, and other membership actions. The IEADB updates this data approximately once a year and tries to ensure it is current and accurate. For the most current data, visit the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (formerly the South Pacific Commission) website. For inaccuracies, please notify the Project Director.
Agreement Action Country Year Month Day Edit link
Signature Australia 1947 2 6
Signature France 1947 2 6
Signature Netherlands 1947 2 6
Signature New Zealand 1947 2 6
Signature United Kingdom 1947 2 6
Signature United States 1947 2 6
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Australia 1947 4 16
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Cook Islands 1980 10 14
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Fiji 1971 4 30
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar France 1948 7 22
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Guam 1951 11 7
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Nauru 1969 7 24
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Netherlands 1948 7 29
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar New Zealand 1947 2 26
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Niue 1980 10 13
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Pacific Islands, Trust Territory 1951 11 7
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Papua New Guinea 1975 9 16
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Samoa 1965 7 17
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Solomon Islands 1978 11 21
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar Tuvalu 1978 11 17
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar United Kingdom 1947 6 25
Ratification, Accession, Succession, or Similar United States 1948 2 16
Entry Into Force Australia 1948 7 29
Entry Into Force Cook Islands 1980 10 14
Entry Into Force Fiji 1971 4 30
Entry Into Force France 1948 7 29
Entry Into Force Guam 1951 11 7
Entry Into Force Nauru 1969 7 24
Entry Into Force Netherlands 1948 7 29
Entry Into Force New Zealand 1948 7 29
Entry Into Force Niue 1980 10 13
Entry Into Force Pacific Islands, Trust Territory 1951 11 7
Entry Into Force Papua New Guinea 1975 9 16
Entry Into Force Samoa 1965 7 17
Entry Into Force Solomon Islands 1978 11 21
Entry Into Force Tuvalu 1978 11 17
Entry Into Force United Kingdom 1948 7 29
Entry Into Force United States 1948 7 29
Withdrawal or Similar Netherlands 1962 12 31
Withdrawal or Similar United Kingdom 1995 1 1

Membership status is coded as follows:

  • Countries listed are those that have signed and/or ratified the IEA in question.
  • Legend:
    • 0 (pink): Signer: country signed but did not ratify IEA. Status is 0 for all countries until IEA enters into force.
    • 1 (yellow): Ratifier: country signed and ratified IEA but IEA had not entered into force. Status is 1 for countries that have ratified until IEA enters into force.
    • 2 (green):Member: country signed and ratified IEA and IEA has entered into force for that country.
    • Ratifier row is count of states that have ratified.
    • Membership row is count (not sum) of members.
  • If membership data source lacks entry into force date, membership is inferred from year of ratification, if that year occurs after entry into force year of IEA.
  • Status can return to 0 if an IEA is terminated or if a country withdraws. In rare cases, countries later re-join IEAs, with their status returning to 2.
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