Acceptance of amendments of 2022 to the MLC, 2006

Date of entry into force: 23-DEC-2024

Country	Status	Note
Albania	In Force
Algeria	In Force
Angola	Not in force	Angola ratified the MLC, 2006, as amended in 2022. The amendments will enter into force for Angola on 11 Jun 2026.
Antigua and Barbuda	In Force
Argentina	In Force
Australia	In Force
Bahamas	In Force
Bangladesh	In Force
Barbados	In Force
Belgium	In Force
Belize	In Force
Benin	In Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina	In Force
Brazil	In Force
Bulgaria	In Force
Cabo Verde	In Force
Canada	In Force
Chile	In Force
China	In Force
China - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	Applicable
Comoros	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Congo	In Force
Cook Islands	In Force
Croatia	In Force
Cyprus	In Force
Denmark	In Force
— Faroe Islands	Applicable
Djibouti	In Force
Ecuador	In Force
Egypt	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Estonia	In Force
Ethiopia	In Force
Fiji	In Force
Finland	In Force
France	Not in force	France has indicated that it will be bound by the amendments to Standards 1.4, A3.2, A4.1 and A4.3 (Standard A4.3 and Guideline B4.3.5) only after a subsequent express notification of their acceptance ( Article XV, para. 8, a) The amendments relating to Standards A2.5.1, A3.1, A4.3, Appendices A2-I and A4-I have been accepted and entered into force for France on 23 Dec 2024
— New Caledonia	Applicable
Gabon	In Force
Gambia	In Force
Georgia	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Germany	In Force
Ghana	In Force
Greece	In Force
Grenada	In Force
Guinea-Bissau	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Honduras	In Force
Hungary	In Force
Iceland	In Force
India	In Force
Indonesia	In Force
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	In Force
Iraq	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Ireland	In Force
Italy	In Force
Jamaica	In Force	Jamaica 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))
Japan	In Force
Jordan	In Force
Kenya	In Force
Kiribati	In Force
Latvia	In Force
Lebanon	In Force
Liberia	In Force
Lithuania	In Force
Luxembourg	In Force
Madagascar	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Malaysia	In Force
Maldives	In Force
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 (Kingdom of the)	In Force
— Curaçao	Applicable
New Zealand	In Force
— Tokelau	Not applicable
Nicaragua	In Force
Nigeria	In Force
Norway	In Force
Oman	In Force
Pakistan	In Force
Palau	In Force
Panama	In Force
Philippines	In Force
Poland	In Force
Portugal	In Force	Portugal 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)
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	Slovenia 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)
Solomon Islands	Not in force	Solomon Islands ratified the MLC, 2006, as amended in 2022. The amendments will enter into force for Solomon Islands on 08 Jan 2027.
South Africa	In Force
Spain	In Force
Sri Lanka	In Force
Sudan	In Force
Sweden	In Force
Switzerland	In Force
Syrian Arab Republic	Not in force	Awaiting declaration of acceptance
Thailand	In Force
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