Acceptance of amendments of 2014 to the MLC, 2006

Date of entry into force: 18-JAN-2017

Country	Status	Note
Albania	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Algeria	In Force
Antigua and Barbuda	In Force
Argentina	In Force
Australia	In Force
Bahamas	In Force
Bangladesh	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Barbados	In Force
Belgium	In Force
Belize	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Benin	In Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina	In Force
Brazil	In Force
Bulgaria	In Force
Cabo Verde	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Canada	In Force
Chile	In Force
China	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	Applicable
Comoros	In Force
Congo	In Force
Cook Islands	In Force
Croatia	In Force
Cyprus	In Force
Denmark	In Force
— Faroe Islands	Applicable
Djibouti	In Force
Egypt	Not in force	Egypt ratified the MLC, 2006, as amended in 2014. The amendments will enter into force for Egypt on 07 Jun 2025.
Estonia	In Force
Ethiopia	In Force
Fiji	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Finland	In Force
France	In Force
— New Caledonia	Applicable
Gabon	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Gambia	In Force
Georgia	In Force
Germany	In Force
Ghana	In Force
Greece	In Force
Grenada	In Force
Guinea-Bissau	Not in force	Guinea-Bissau ratified the MLC, 2006, as amended in 2014. The amendments will enter into force for Guinea-Bissau on 10 Jun 2025.
Honduras	In Force
Hungary	In Force
Iceland	In Force
India	In Force
Indonesia	In Force
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Iraq	In Force
Ireland	In Force
Italy	In Force
Jamaica	In Force
Japan	In Force
Jordan	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Kenya	In Force
Kiribati	In Force
Latvia	In Force
Lebanon	In Force
Liberia	In Force
Lithuania	In Force
Luxembourg	In Force
Madagascar	In Force
Malaysia	In Force
Maldives	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Malta	In Force
Marshall Islands	In Force
Mauritius	In Force
Mongolia	In Force
Montenegro	In Force
Morocco	In Force
Mozambique	In Force
Myanmar	In Force
Netherlands	In Force
— Curaçao	Not applicable	Curaçao has indicated that it will be bound by the amendment(s) only after a subsequent express notification of their acceptance – Article XV, para. 8, a)
New Zealand	In Force
— Tokelau	Not applicable
Nicaragua	In Force
Nigeria	In Force
Norway	In Force
Oman	In Force
Pakistan	Not in force	Pakistan ratified the MLC, 2006, as amended in 2014. The amendments will enter into force for Pakistan on 14 Mar 2026.
Palau	In Force
Panama	In Force
Philippines	In Force
Poland	In Force
Portugal	In Force
Republic of Korea	In Force
Romania	In Force
Russian Federation	In Force
Saint Kitts and Nevis	In Force
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	In Force
Samoa	In Force
San Marino	In Force
Senegal	In Force
Serbia	In Force
Seychelles	In Force
Sierra Leone	In Force
Singapore	In Force
Slovakia	In Force
Slovenia	In Force
South Africa	In Force
Spain	In Force
Sri Lanka	In Force
Sudan	In Force
Sweden	In Force
Switzerland	In Force
Syrian Arab Republic	In Force
Thailand	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Togo	In Force
Tunisia	In Force
Tuvalu	In Force
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	In Force
— Bermuda	Applicable
— British Virgin Islands	Applicable
— Cayman Islands	Applicable
— Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	Applicable
— Gibraltar	Applicable
— Isle of Man	Applicable
United Republic of Tanzania	In Force
Viet Nam	In Force