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Convention on International Civil Aviation (signed 7 December 1944, entered into force 4 April 1947) 15 UNTS 295.
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The Convention Regarding the Regime of Navigation on the Danube (opened for signature on 18 August 1948, entered into force 11 May 1949) 33 UNTS 181.
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Convention on the High Seas (opened for signature on 29 April 1958, entered into force 3 January 1963) 450 UNTS 11.
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Sea (opened for signature on 29 April 1958, entered into force 22 March 1966) 559 UNTS 285.
Convention on the Continental Shelf (opened for signature on 29 April 1958, entered into force 10 June 1964) 499 UNTS 311.
The Antarctic Treaty (opened for signature on 1 December 1959, entered into force 23 June 1961) 402 UNTS 71.
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International Convention for the Safety of Life At Sea (adopted 1 November 1974, entered into force 25 May 1980) 1184 UNTS 3.
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