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The General Conference of the International Labour Organization,
Convened in Geneva by the Governing Council of the International Labour Office, and meeting there on 30 May 1929 at its twelfth session,
After deciding to adopt various proposals relating to the indication of weight on large packages transported by ship, a matter included in the first item of the agenda of the session, and
After deciding that these proposals would take the form of an international convention,
Adopted, this twenty-first day of June one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, the following convention, which will be called the Convention on the Indication of the Weight on Parcels transported by Boat, 1929, to be ratified by the members of the International Organization of the Work in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization:
1. Any package or object weighing a thousand kilograms (one metric tonne) or more gross weight, recorded within the limits of the territory of any member ratifying this Convention and intended to be transported by sea or inland waterway, shall, Before being embedded, carry the indication of its weight, marked outdoors in a clear and lasting way.
2. National legislation may, in exceptional cases where it is difficult to determine the exact weight, authorise the indication of the approximate weight. 1
3. The obligation to make compliance with this provision will only be the responsibility of the government of the country from which the package or object is shipped, excluding the government of any other country that this package may cross to arrive at its destination.
4. It will be up to national law to decide whether the obligation to mark the weight in the above manner should be the responsibility of the sender or someone else. 2
1 See PMQ of 28 March 1934 concerning the indication of weight on large packages intended to be transported by ship (RS 832.311.18 ).
2 See PMQ of 28 March 1934 concerning the indication of weight on large packages intended to be transported by ship (RS 832.311.18 ).
The official ratifications of this Convention under the conditions established by the Constitution of the International Labour Organization shall be communicated to and registered by the Director General of the International Labour Office.
(1) This Convention shall only bind the members of the International Labour Organization, whose ratification will have been registered with the International Labour Office.
2. It shall enter into force twelve months after the ratifications of two members have been registered by the Director General.
3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for each member twelve months after the date on which its ratification has been registered.
As soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered with the International Labour Office, the Director-General of the International Labour Office will notify all members of the International Labour Organization. It will also notify them of the registration of ratifications, which will subsequently be communicated to it by all other members of the organisation.
1. Any member who has ratified this Convention may denounce it at the expiration of a period of ten years after the date of the initial implementation of the Convention by means of an act communicated to the Director General of the International Labour Office, And by registered him. The denunciation shall take effect only one year after being registered at the International Labour Office.
2. Any member who has ratified this Agreement which, within one year after the expiration of the ten-year period referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall not make use of the right of denunciation provided for in this Article shall be bound For a new period of ten years and thereafter may denounce this Convention at the expiration of each ten-year period under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Whenever it deems it necessary, the Governing Council of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the implementation of the Convention and consider whether it should be included in the agenda of the Conference the question of its total or partial revision.
At the expiration of each period of ten years following the entry into force of this Convention, the Governing Council of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and decide whether to include in the agenda of the Conference the question of its total or partial revision.
1 New content according to Art. 1 of conv. N O 116 of 26 June 1961, approved by the Ass. Fed. 2 Oct. 1962 (RO 1962 1404 1403; FF 1962 I 1412).
1. In the event that the International Conference adopts a new convention for the full or partial revision of this Convention, the ratification by a member of the new revision convention would result in plain-right denunciation Of this Agreement without a condition of delay notwithstanding s. 5 above, subject to the entry into force of the new revision agreement.
2. From the date of entry into force of the new revision agreement, this Convention shall cease to be open for ratification by the members.
3. This Convention would, however, remain in force in its form and content for members who have ratified it and who would not ratify the new revision convention.
Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall prevail.
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States Parties |
Ratification Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
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South Africa * |
21 February |
1933 |
21 February |
1934 |
Germany * |
July 5 |
1933 |
July 5 |
1934 |
Angola |
4 June |
1976 S |
4 June |
1976 |
Argentina |
March 14 |
1950 |
March 14 |
1951 |
Australia * |
March 9 |
1931 |
March 9 |
1932 |
Norfolk Island |
19 September |
1931 |
March 9 |
1932 |
Austria |
August 16 |
1935 |
August 16 |
1936 |
Azerbaijan |
19 May |
1992 S |
19 May |
1992 |
Bangladesh |
22 June |
1972 S |
22 June |
1972 |
Belarus |
March 11 |
1970 |
March 11 |
1971 |
Belgium * |
6 June |
1934 |
6 June |
1935 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 June |
1993 S |
2 June |
1993 |
Bulgaria |
4 June |
1935 |
4 June |
1936 |
Burundi |
March 11 |
1963 S |
March 11 |
1963 |
Canada |
30 June |
1938 |
30 June |
1939 |
Chile |
May 31 |
1933 |
May 31 |
1934 |
China |
24 June |
1931 |
24 June |
1932 |
Congo, Kinshasa |
September 20 |
1960 S |
September 20 |
1960 |
Croatia |
8 October |
1991 S |
8 October |
1991 |
Cuba |
7 September |
1954 |
7 September |
1955 |
Denmark * |
January 18 |
1933 |
January 18 |
1934 |
Spain |
29 August |
1932 |
29 August |
1933 |
Estonia |
January 18 |
1932 |
January 18 |
1933 |
Finland |
8 August |
1932 |
8 August |
1933 |
France |
July 29 |
1935 |
July 29 |
1936 |
Guadeloupe |
27 November |
1974 |
27 November |
1974 |
Guyana (French) |
27 November |
1974 |
27 November |
1974 |
Martinique |
27 November |
1974 |
27 November |
1974 |
Meeting |
27 November |
1974 |
27 November |
1974 |
Greece |
30 May |
1936 |
30 May |
1937 |
Guinea-Bissau |
21 February |
1977 S |
21 February |
1977 |
Honduras |
9 June |
1980 |
9 June |
1981 |
Hungary |
6 December |
1937 |
6 December |
1938 |
India |
7 September |
1931 |
7 September |
1932 |
Indonesia |
12 June |
1950 S |
12 June |
1950 |
Iraq |
21 November |
1966 |
21 November |
1967 |
Ireland |
July 5 |
1930 |
March 9 |
1932 |
Italy |
18 July |
1933 |
18 July |
1934 |
Japan |
March 16 |
1931 |
March 16 |
1932 |
Kenya |
February 9 |
1971 |
February 9 |
1972 |
Kyrgyzstan |
March 31 |
1992 S |
March 31 |
1992 |
Lithuania |
28 September |
1934 |
28 September |
1935 |
Luxembourg |
1 Er April |
1931 |
1 Er April |
1932 |
Macedonia |
17 November |
1991 S |
17 November |
1991 |
Morocco |
September 20 |
1956 |
September 20 |
1957 |
Mexico |
12 May |
1934 |
12 May |
1935 |
Montenegro |
3 June |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
Myanmar |
18 May |
1948 S |
18 May |
1948 |
Nauru |
September 5 |
1968 S |
September 5 |
1968 |
Nicaragua |
12 April |
1934 |
12 April |
1935 |
Norway |
1 Er July |
1932 |
1 Er July |
1933 |
Pakistan |
October 31 |
1947 S |
October 31 |
1947 |
Panama |
19 June |
1970 |
19 June |
1971 |
Papua New Guinea |
1 Er May |
1976 S |
1 Er May |
1976 |
Netherlands |
4 January |
1933 |
4 January |
1934 |
Peru |
April 4 |
1962 |
April 4 |
1963 |
Poland |
18 June |
1932 |
18 June |
1933 |
Portugal * |
1 Er March |
1932 |
1 Er March |
1933 |
Czech Republic |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Romania |
7 December |
1932 |
7 December |
1933 |
Russia |
4 November |
1969 |
4 November |
1970 |
Serbia |
22 April |
1933 |
22 April |
1934 |
Slovakia |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
1 Er January |
1993 |
Slovenia |
29 May |
1992 S |
29 May |
1992 |
Sweden |
April 11 |
1932 |
April 11 |
1933 |
Switzerland |
8 November |
1934 |
8 November |
1935 |
Suriname |
15 June |
1976 S |
15 June |
1976 |
Tajikistan |
26 November |
1993 S |
26 November |
1993 |
Ukraine |
17 June |
1970 |
17 June |
1971 |
Uruguay |
6 June |
1933 |
6 June |
1934 |
Venezuela |
17 December |
1932 |
17 December |
1933 |
Vietnam |
3 October |
1994 |
3 October |
1995 |
* |
Reservations and declarations. Reservations and declarations are not published in the RO. The texts in English and French can be consulted at the website of the International Labour Organisation: www.ilo.org/ilolex/french/convdisp1.htm or obtained in the Directorate of Public International Law (DDIP), Section of the International treaties, 3003 Berne. |
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1 The English text is equally authentic.
2 The Convention was adopted at the twelfth session of the International Labour Conference and signed by the Chair of the International Labour Conference and the Director-General of the International Labour Office. Each State became a party to the Convention only after having deposited its instrument of ratification (Art. 3). As a result of the dissolution of the League of Nations and the amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, certain amendments to this Convention have become necessary in order to ensure the performance of the functions of the Of Chancery that were previously assigned to the Secretary General of the League of Nations. These amendments were taken into account in the present text of the 9th oct. 1946 (RS 0.822.719.0 ).
3 RO 50 1377
4 In accordance with the FA of Approval, the Federal Council deposited the instrument of ratification only after the entry into force of the PMQ of 28 March 1934 concerning the indication of the weight on the large packages intended to be transported by ship (RS 8 , 381).
5 RO 1973 1649, 1975 2491, 1982 1827, 1983 264, 2004 1253 and 2010 4941. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).