Oil Spills Protocol
Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Oil Spills in the Wider Caribbean Region
Status of the Oil Spills Protocol
| State | Date of Signature | Ratified / Acceded |
|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | 11-Sep-86 | |
| Bahamas | ||
| Barbados | 05-Mar-84 | 28-May-85 |
| Belize | 22-Sep-99 | |
| Colombia | 24-Mar-83 | 03-Mar-88 |
| Costa Rica | 02-Aug-91 | |
| Cuba | 15-Sep-88 | |
| Dominica | 05-Oct-90 | |
| Dominican Republic | 24-Nov-98 | |
| France | 24-Mar-83 | 13-Nov-85 |
| Grenada | 24-Mar-83 | 17-Aug-87 |
| Guatemala | 05-Jul-83 | 18-Dec-89 |
| Guyana | ||
| Haiti | ||
| Honduras | 24-Mar-83 | |
| Jamaica | 24-Mar-83 | 01-Apr-87 |
| Mexico | 24-Mar-83 | 11-Apr-85 |
| Netherlands | 24-Mar-83 | 16-Apr-84 |
| Nicaragua | 24-Mar-83 | 25-Aug-05 |
| Panama | 24-Mar-83 | 29-Oct-87 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 15-Jun-99 | |
| Saint Lucia | 24-Mar-83 | 30-Nov-84 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 11-Jul-90 | |
| Suriname | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 24-Jan-86 | |
| United Kingdom | 24-Mar-83 | 28-Feb-86 |
| United States of America | 24-Mar-83 | 31-Oct-84 |
| Venezuela | 24-Mar-83 | 18-Dec-86 |
| European Economic Commission | 24-Mar-83 |
With the exception of the E.E.C. (E.U.), all states simultaneously signed the Oil Spills Protocol with the Convention. In almost all cases the Oil Spills Protocol was ratified or acceded to by a state at the same time as that state ratified or acceded to the Convention. The Oil Spills Protocol entered into force simultaneously with the Convention on 11 October 1986.