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Treaty Listings. Treaties assigned to the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines This document is property of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is for reference purposes only. This list is not definitive. Therefore, should there be any amendments or

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TREATY LISTING

United Nations and OAS Treaties Assigned To the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 2019

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Title/Subject Entry Into Force Signature Action type Comments

1. Privileges and Immunities, Diplomatic and Consular Relations, ETC

Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Vienna, 18 April 1961

24 Apr 1964 27 Apr 1999 (Succession)

Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Vienna, 24 April 1963

19 Mar 1967 27 Apr 1999 (Succession)

2. Human Rights

Convention on the prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Paris, 9 December 1948

12 Jan 1951 9 Nov 1981 (Accession)


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Title/Subject Entry Into Force Signature Action Type Comment

Human Rights (Continued)

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, New York, 7 March 1966


International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, New York, 16 December 1966


International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, New York, 16 December 1966

23 Mar 1976 9 Nov 1981 (Accession)

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, New York, 16 December 1966


Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity, New York, 26 November 1968

11 Nov 1970 9 Nov 1981 (Accession)


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Title/Subject Entry Into Force Signature Action Type Notes


International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, New York, 30 November 1973

18 Jul 1976 9 Nov 1981 (Accession)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, New York, 18 December 1979

3 Sep 1981

4 Aug 1981 (Accession)

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, New York, 10 December 1984

26 Jun 1987 1 Aug 2001 (Accession)

Convention on the Rights of the Child, New York, 20 November 1989

2 Sep 1990 20 Sep 1993 26 Oct 1993 (Ratification)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, New York, 25 May 2000

12 Feb 2002 29 Mar 2011 (Accession) *This Treaty contains a Declaration, please refer to Annex(Notes)*


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Title/Subject Entry Into Force Signature Action type Notes

Human rights (Continued)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, New York, 25 May 2000

18 Jan 2002 15 Sep 2005 (Accession)

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, New York, 18 December 1990

1 Jul 2003 29 Oct 2010 (Accession)

Agreement establishing the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, Madrid, 24 July 1992

4 Aug 1993 29 Nov 2010

29 Nov 2010 (Acceptance)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, New York, 13 December 2006

3 May 2008 29 Oct 2010 (Accession)


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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, New York, 13 December 2006

3 May 2008 29 Oct 2010 (Accession)

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, New York, 20 December 2006

23 Dec 2010 29 Mar 2010


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3. Refugees and Stateless Persons

Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Geneva, 28 July 1951

22 Apr 1954 3 Nov 1993 (Accession)

Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, New York, 28 September 1954

6 Jun 1960 27 Apr 1999 (Succession) *This treaty contains a Reservation, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees, New York, 31 January 1967

4 Oct 1967 3 Nov 2003 (Accession) *This treaty contains a Reservation, please refer to Annex (Notes)*


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4. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. New York, 30 March 1961

13 Dec 1964 3 Dec 2001 (Succession)

Convention on psychotropic substances, Vienna, 21 February 1971

16 Aug 1976 3 Dec 2001 (Accession)

Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. Geneva, 25 March 1972

8 Aug 1975 3 Dec 2001 (Succession)

Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended by the Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. New York, 8 August 1975

8 Aug 1975 3 Dec 2001 (Succession) Participation in the Convention by virtue of ratification, accession or succession to the Protocol of 25 March 1972 or to the 1961 Convention after the entry into force of the Protocol;

United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Vienna, 20 December 1988

11 Nov 1990 17 May 1994 Accession)


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5. Health

Constitution of the World Health Organization, New York, 22 July 1946

7 Apr 1948 1 Sep 1983 (Acceptance)

Amendments to articles 24 and 25 of the Constitution of the World Health Organization, Geneva, 12 May 1986

11 Jul 1994 24 Sep 1991 (Acceptance)

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Geneva, 21 May 2003

27 Feb 2005 14 Jun 2004 29 Oct 2010 (Ratification


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6. International trade and Development Agreement establishing the Caribbean Development Bank, Kingston, 18 October 1969

26 Jan 1970 18 Oct 1969 26 Jan 1970 (Ratification) *This treaty contains a Declaration, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Rome, 13 June 1976

30 Nov 1977 8 Mar 1990 (Accession)

Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, 8 April 1979

21 Jun 1985 30 Mar 1987 (Accession)

United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, Vienna, 11 April 1980

1 Jan 1988 12 Sep 2000 a (Accession) *This treaty contains a Declaration, please refer to Annex (Notes)*


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7. Transport and Communications

D. Water Transport United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978. Hamburg, 31 March 1978

1 Nov 1992 12 Sep 2000 (Accession)

D. Water Transport International Convention on Maritime Liens and Mortgages, 1993. Geneva, 6 May 1993

5 Sep 2004

11 Mar 1997 (Accession)


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Title/Subject Entry Into Force

Signature Action type Notes

8. Navigation

Convention on the International Maritime Organization, Geneva, 6 March 1948

17 Mar 1958 29 Apr 1981 (Acceptance)

Amendments to the title and substantive provisions of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, London, 14 November 1975 and 9 November 1977

22 May 1982 29 Apr 1981 (Acceptance)

Amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization relating to the institutionalization of the Committee on Technical Co-operation in the Convention, London, 17 November 1977

10 Nov 1984 29 Apr 1981 (Acceptance)

Amendments to articles 17, 18, 20 and 51 of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, London, 15 November 1979



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Title/Subject Entry into Force


Navigation (continued)

Amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization (institutionalization of the Facilitation Committee), London, 7 November 1991

7 Dec 2008 9 Aug 2002 (Acceptance)

Amendments to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization, London, 4 November 1993



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9. Status of Women

Convention on the Political Rights of Women, New York, 31st of March, 1953

7 Jul 1954 27 Apr 1999 (Succession) *This treaty contains a Reservation, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, New York, 20 February, 1957

11 Aug 1958 27 Apr 1999 (Succession)

Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, New York, 10 December 1962

9 Dec 1964 27 Apr 1999d (Succession)


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10. Penal Matters

Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926, New York, 7 December 1953

7 Dec 1953 9 Nov 1981 (Acceptance)

Slavery Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 and amended by the Protocol, New York, 7 December 1953

7 Jul 1955

9 Nov 1981 (Ratification of the Convention as

amended)

Slavery Convention, Geneva, 25 September 1926


Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, Geneva, 7 September 1956

30 Apr 1957

9 Nov 1981 (Accession)


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Title/Subject Entry Into force Signature Action Type Notes

Penal Matters (Continued)

International Convention Against the Taking of Hostage, New York, 17 December 1979

3 Jun 1983 12 Sep 2000 (Accession)

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, New York, 14 December 1973

20 Feb 1977 12 Sep 2000 (Accession) *This treaty contains a Declaration, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, New York, 15 December 1997

23 May 2001 15 Sep 2005 (Accession)

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Rome, 17 July 1998

1 Jul 2002 3 Dec 2002 (Accession)


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International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, New York, 9 December 1999

10 Apr 2002 3 Dec 2001 28 Mar 2002 (Ratification) *This treaty contains a Declaration and a Reservation, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, 15 November 2000

29 Sep 2003 24 Jul 2002 29 Oct 2010 (Ratification) *This treaty contains a Notification, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, 15 November 2000

25 Dec 2003 20 Nov 2002 29 Oct 2010 (Ratification)


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Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, 15 November 2000

28 Jan 2004 20 Nov 2002 29 Oct 2010 (Ratification)

Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, New York, 31 May 2001

3 Jul 2005 29 Oct 2010 (Accession)

International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism, New York, 13 April 2005

7 Jul 2007 8 Jul 2010 (Accession) *this treaty contains a Reservation, please refer to Annex (Notes)*


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11. Law of the Sea

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Montego Bay, 10 December 1982

16 Nov 1994 10 Dec 1982 1 Oct 1993 (Ratification) *This treaty contains a Declaration, please refer to Annex (Notes)*

Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, New York, 4 August 1995

11 Dec 2001 29 Oct 2010 (Accession)

12. Commercial Arbitration

Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, New York, 10 June 1958

7 Jun 1959 12 Sep 2000 (Accession)

*This treaty contains a Declaration, please refer to Annex (Notes)*


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13. Law of Treaties

Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Vienna, 23 May 1969

27 Jan 1980 27 Apr 1999 (Accession)

Vienna Convention on succession of States in respect of treaties, Vienna, 23 August 1978

6 Nov 1996 27 Apr 1999 (Accession)

14. Outer Space

Convention on registration of objects launched into outer space, New York, 12 November 1974

15 Sep 1976 27 Apr 1999 (Succession)

15. Telecommunications

Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations, Tampere, 18 June 1998

8 Jan 2005 14 Aug 2003 (Accession)


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16. Disarmament Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques, New York, 10 December 1976

5 Oct 1978

27 Apr 1999 (Succession)

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 (with Protocols I, II and III), Geneva, 10 October 1980

2 Dec 1983

6 Dec 2010 (Accession)


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Disarmament (Continued) Additional Protocol to 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 (Protocol IV, entitled Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons), Vienna, 13 October 1995.

30 Jul 1998

6 Dec 2010 (Consent to be

bound)

Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices as amended on 3 May 1996 (Protocol II, as amended on 3 May 1996) annexed to 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, Geneva, 3 May 1996

3 Dec 1998

6 Dec 2010 (Consent to be bound)


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Signature Action Type Notes

Disarmament (Continued) Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War to 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 (Protocol V), Geneva, 28 November 2003

12 Nov 2006

6 Dec 2010 (Consent to be bound)

Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, Geneva, 3 September 1992

29 Apr 1997 20 Sep 1993 18 Sep 2002 (Ratification)

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, New York, 10 September 1996

Not yet in force 2 Jul 2009 23 Sep 2009 (Ratification)

Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction, Oslo, 18 September 1997

1 Mar 1999 3 Dec 1997 1 Aug 2001 (Ratification)


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Disarmament (Continued) Convention on Cluster Munitions, Dublin, 30 May 2008

1 Aug 2010 23 Sep 2009 29 Oct 2010 (Ratification)

Arms Trade Treaty, New York, 2 April 2013

24 Dec 2014 3 Jun 2013 3 Jun 2014 (Ratification) 3 Jun 2014 NB: Provisional application under article 23(n)

Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, New York, 7 July 2017

Not yet in force 8 Dec 2017


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Title/Subject Entry into force Signature Action type Notes

17.Environment Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Vienna, 22 March 1985

22 Sep 1988 2 Dec 1996 (Accession)

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 16 September 1987

1 Jan 1989 2 Dec 1996 (Accession)

Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, London, 29 June 1990

10 Aug 1992 2 Dec 1996 (Accession)

Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Copenhagen, 25 November 1992

14 Jun 1994 2 Dec 1996 (Accession)

Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Montreal, 17 September 1997

10 Nov 1999 11 May 2009 (Accession)


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Environment (Continued) Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Beijing, 3 December 1999

25 Feb 2002 11 May 2009 (Accession)

Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel, 22 March 1989

5 May 1992 2 Dec 1996 (Accession)

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, New York, 9 May 1992

21 Mar 1994 2 Dec 1996 (Accession)

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto, 11 December 1997

16 Feb 2005 19 Mar 1998

31 Dec 2004 (Ratification)


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Environment (Continued) Paris Agreement, Paris, 12 December 2015

4 Nov 2016 22 Apr 2016 29 Jun 2016 (Ratification)

Convention on Biological Diversity, Rio de Janeiro, 5 June 1992

29 Dec 1993 3 Jun 1996 (Accession)

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 29 January 2000

11 Sep 2003

27 Aug 2003 (Accession)

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa. Paris, 14 October 1994

26 Dec 1996 15 Oct 1994 16 Mar 1998 (Ratification)

Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam, 10 September 1998

24 Feb 2004 29 Oct 2010 (Accession)


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Environment (Continued) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm, 22 May 2001

17 May 2004 15 Sep 2005 (Accession)


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18.League of Nations Treaties Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit, Barcelona, 20 April 1921

31 Oct 1922 5 Sep 2001 (Succession)

Convention and Statute on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, Barcelona, 20 April 1921


Additional Protocol to the Convention on the Regime of Navigable Waterways of International Concern, Barcelona, 20 April 1921


Declaration recognising the Right to a Flag of States having no Sea-coast, Barcelona, 20 April 1921

20 April 1921 5 Sep 2001 (Succession)

Convention and Statute on the International Régime of Maritime Ports, Geneva, 9 December 1923

26 Jul 1926 5 Sep 2001 (Succession)


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United Nations Treaty Notes (Declarations, Reservations and Notifications)

1.) St Vincent and the Grenadines has a Declaration under Chapter 4: 11 b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Declaration: “In accordance with Article 3, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts, 2000, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines declares that the minimum age required for voluntary recruitment into the Police Force is nineteen (19) years in accordance with the Police Act, Chapter 280 section 6(1) of the Law of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.”

2.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a Reservation under Chapter 5: 3. Convention relating to the Status of

Stateless Persons. Reservation:

“The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines can only undertake that the provisions of articles 23, 24,

25 and 31 will be applied in St. Vincent and the Grenadines so far as the law allows.”


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3.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a Reservation under Chapter 5: 5. Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.

Reservation:

"In accordance with the provisions of Article VII paragraph 1 of the aforesaid Protocol, however, the

Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines makes a reservation with respect to Articles IV of the Protocol

that, for the submission of any dispute in terms of that article to the jurisdiction of the International Court of

Justice, the express consent of all the parties to the dispute is required in each case."

4.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a Declaration under chapter 10: 6. Agreement establishing the Caribbean

Development Bank.

The instrument of ratification contains a declaration made in accordance with the first provision of the second

part of paragraph 3 of article 63 of the Agreement to the effect that the privilege conferred by article 53 shall be

restricted in its territory to treatment not less favourable than the Government concerned accords to international

financial institutions of which it is a member.

5.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a Declaration under chapter 10: 10. United Nations Convention on Contracts

for the International Sale of Goods. Declaration:

“The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines declares that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will not

be bound by subparagraph 1 (b) of Article 1 of the Convention.”


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6.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a Reservation under chapter 16: 1 Convention on the Political Rights of Women.

Reservation:

“The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines reserves from the application of article III of this Convention

all matters relating to the recruitment to, and conditions of service in, the armed forces of St. Vincent and the

Grenadines.”

7.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a Declaration under chapter 18: 7. Convention on the Prevention and

Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents. Declaration:

“Saint Vincent and the Grenadines avails itself of the provisions of article 13, paragraph 2 of the aforesaid

Convention and declares that it does not consider itself bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of that article

under which any dispute between two or more States Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this

Convention shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration or referred to the International Court

of Justice, and states that in each individual case, the consent of all Parties to such a dispute is necessary for the

submission of the dispute to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice.”

8.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a declaration and a reservation under chapter 18: 11. International Convention

for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Declaration and Reservation:

"In accordance with Article 2 paragraph 2 a) of the said Convention, however, the Government of Saint Vincent


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and the Grenadines declares that in the application of this Convention to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the

following treaties shall be deemed not to be included in the Annex referred to in its Article 2 paragraph 1(a):

1. Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, adopted at Vienna on 3 March 1980.

2. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly of

the United Nations on 15 December 1997.

Further, in accordance with Article 24 paragraph 2 of the said Convention, the Government of Saint Vincent

and the Grenadines declares that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of Article 24. The Government

of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines considers that any dispute may be referred to the International Court of

Justice only with the consent of all the parties to the dispute."

9.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a notification under chapter 18: 12. United Nations Convention against

Transnational Organized Crime. “Pursuant to articles 5(3), 16(5), 18(13), 18 (14) and 31(6), the Government of

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would like to notify the Secretary-General of the following:

Article 5 of the above mentioned Convention deals with criminalization of participation in an organized group.

Section (3) asked to provide the requisite legislation that deals with serious crimes being committed by organized

criminal group. The definition for “serious crime” as identified by the convention means any conduct constituting

an offence punishable by a maximum deprivation of liberty of at least four years or a more serious penalty. An

“organized criminal group” is defined by the Convention as a structured group of three or more persons, existing

for a period of time or acting in concert with the aim of committing one or more serious crimes or offences

established in accordance with the Convention, in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other

material benefits. A “structured group” means a group that is not randomly formed for immediate commission

of an offence and that does not need to have formally defined roles for its members, continuity of its membership

or a developed structure.


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There are several offences under the Criminal Code Cap. 124 of the Laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Revised Edition 1990 which deals with Offences that are punishable by four years or more. Some of these are

Bribery (Police Act), Theft on indictment (section 215 Cap 124), Drug trafficking (Drug (Prevention) and Misuse

Act), Extortion (85-93), Sexual exploitation of children (199-207), Prostitution (123-140), Blackmail (232), Forgery

and Counterfeiting (239-260), Obtaining property by deception (223), Obtaining services by deception (225),

Treason (Section 41), Piracy (Section 50), Murder (Section 159), Genocide (Section 158), Abduction, Kidnapping

and similar crimes (Section 199-204), Money Laundering (Proceeds of crime and Money Laundering (Prevention)

Act No. 39 of 2001) and Terrorism (United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Act No. 34 of 2002).

The Criminal Code does not deal with the element of the definition which speaks to these crimes being

committed by an organized or structured group.

Article 16 (5) of the above mentioned Convention highlights the legal basis for extradition by state parties

under this Convention. International Law permits that state parties to a convention takes the Convention as the

legal basis for extradition between the state parties. The Fugitive Offenders Act Cap. 126 of the Laws of Saint

Vincent and the Grenadines, Revised Edition 1990, makes new provision for the return from Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines or persons found therein who are accused of, or have been convicted of offences in other countries

and whose return is requested by such other countries and for matters related thereto.

Article 18(13) seeks notification on the Central Authority designed for the purpose of Mutual Legal Assistance.

The Central Authority is the Attorney General’s Chambers, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Methodist Building, Corner

Granby & Sharpe Streets, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Article 18 (14) seeks notification as to the language that is acceptable by the State party. English Language.

Article 31 (6) requires the name and address of the authority or authorities that can assist, state parties in

developing measures to prevent transnational organized crime.


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(1) The Central Authority is the same as stated above in Article 18(13).

(2) The Financial Intelligence Unit, P.O.Box 1826, Third Floor, Bonadie Building, Kingstown, Saint Vincent.”

10.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a reservation under chapter 18: 15 . International Convention for the

Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism. Reservation:

“…, in accordance with Article 23, paragraph 2 of that Convention, the Government of Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines declares that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines does not consider itself bound by Article 23,

paragraph 1, of the Convention. The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines considers that for the

submission of any dispute to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice in terms of Article 23, paragraph

1, the consent of all parties to the dispute is required in each case.”

11.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a declaration under chapter 21: 6. United Nations Convention on the

Law of the Sea. Declaration:

“In accordance with Article 287, of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December

1982, … the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines declares that it chooses the International Tribunal

for the Law of the Sea established in accordance with Annex VI, as the means of settlement of disputes

concerning the arrest or detention of its vessels.”


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12.) St. Vincent and the Grenadines has a declaration under chapter 22: 1. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Declaration: “In accordance with article 1 of [the] Convention, the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines declares that they will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State. They further declare that they will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the laws of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.”


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OAS Treaties


Signed Ratification/Accession Deposit of Instrument of Ratification

Comments

Charter of the Organization of American States (A-41) adopted in Colombia on the 30th of April, 1948.

13 Dec 1951 3 Dec 1981 3 Dec 1981 (Ratification) 3 Dec 1981 (Ratification)

H-9: Protocol to the treaty concerning the Permanent neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal adopted at Washington, D.C, USA. On the 7th of September, 1977.

24 June 1981 (Accession)


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Comments

Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of Organization of American States (B-31) ‘Protocol of Buenos Aires’ adopted in Argentina on the 27th of February, 1967.

27 Feb 1970

3 Dec 1981



Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of Organization of American States (A-50) adopted at Colombia on the 5th of December, 1985.

16 Nov 1988

28 Sep 1987

15 Jun 1987 (Ratification)

28 Sep 1987 (Ratification)

Convention on the Inter American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (C-17) adopted at Washington D.C, U.S.A. on the 6th of March, 1979.

8 Dec 1979

27 Aug 1987


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OAS TREATIES CONTINUED



Notes

Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of Organization of American States (A-56) ‘Protocol of Washington’ adopted at Washington, D.C, U.S.A. on the 14th of December, 1992.

25 Sep 1997

5 Mar 1996

23 May 1996 (Ratification)


A-61: Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women. Adopted at Brazil on the 9th of June, 1994.

5 Mar 1995

5 Mar 1996




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OAS TREATIES CONTINUED


Signed Accession/Ratification Deposit of Instrument of Ratification

Notes

Protocol of Amendment to the Charter of Organization of American States (A-58) "Protocol of Managua". Adopted at Nicaragua on the 10th of June, 1993.

29 Jan 1996

10 Jun 1993

23 May 1996 (Ratified)


Inter-American Convention against Corruption (B-58) adopted at Caracas, Venezuela on the 29th March, 1996.

6 Mar 1997

28 May 2001 (Accession)

5 Jun 2001 (Accession)

Inter-American Convention on Terrorism (A-66). Adopted in Barbados on the 3rd of June, 2002.

10 Jul 2003

3 Jun 2002


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A-63: Inter-American Convention against the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives and other related materials. Adopted at Washington on the 14 of November, 1997.

1 Jul 1998

14 Nov 1997

6 Aug 2012 (Ratification)

17 Aug 2012 (Ratification)


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