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| 1. |
Argentina: |
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National Coastal Merchant Shipping Act, No. 12980, 1944 |
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| 2. |
Australia : |
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Merchant: Shipping Act, 1894 |
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| 3. |
Belgique: |
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(a) |
Loi du 20 septembre 1903 sur les lettres de mer |
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(b) |
Arrêté Royal n° 690 du 8 novembre 1920 portant règlement pour l'application de la loi du 25 août 1920 sur la sécurité des navires |
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| 4. |
Brazil: |
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(a) |
Port Officers Regulations, made under Decree No. 5798, of 11 June 1940 |
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(b) |
Constitution of 18 September 1946 |
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| 5. |
Bulgaria: |
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Decree of 28 September 1953 concerning merchant shipping |
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| 5a |
Burma |
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(a) |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 |
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(b) |
Merchant Shipping (Registration of Burma Government Ships) Order, 1937 |
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| 6. |
Cambodge: |
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Loi (Krâm) n° 901-NS du 13 septembre 1954 |
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| 7. |
Canada: |
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Canada Shipping Act, 1934 |
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| 8. |
Ceylon: |
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Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 |
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| 9. |
Chile: |
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(a) |
Commercial Code, of 23 November 1865 |
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(b) |
Shipping Act, 1878 |
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(c) |
Act No. 6415 of 4 October 1939, to reserve the coastal trade to ships of the merchant marine |
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| 10. |
China: |
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(a) |
Maritime Commerce Act of 30 December 1929 |
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(b) |
Shipping Act of 4 December 1930 |
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(c) |
Shipping Registration Act of 5 December 1930 |
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(d) |
Regulations of 25 November 1930 |
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| 11. |
Colombia: |
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(a) |
Maritime Commercial Code, 1870-1887 |
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(b) |
Fiscal Code, 1873-1905 |
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(c) |
Legislative Decree No. 3183, 1952, concerning Colombian merchant shipping |
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| 12. |
Costa Rica: |
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Act No. 12 of 21 October 1941 governing the operation of national ships |
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| 13. |
Cuba: |
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(a) |
Commercial Code, 1886 |
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(b) |
Circular No. 276 of 5 July 1904 of the Ministry of Finance, on the registration of maritime property |
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(c) |
Decree No. 1444 of 6 October 1932 |
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| 14. |
Czechoslovakia: |
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(a) |
Shipping Act of 29 October 1952 |
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(b) |
Order of 25 August 1953, made under the Shipping Act of 29 October 1952 |
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| 15. |
Denmark: |
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(a) |
Shipping Act No. 319 of 7 May 1937 |
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(b) |
Shipping Registration Act of 1 April 1892, as amended 4 May 1927 and 28 March 1951 |
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| 16. |
Dominican Republic: |
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(a)Port Authorities Act No. 1084 of 12 January 1946 |
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(b) Control of Ports and Coasts Act, No. 3003 of 12 July 1951 |
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| 17. |
Ecuador: |
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Shipping Code, 1945 |
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| 18. |
Egypte: |
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(a) |
Loi n° 84 du 14 juillet 1949 relative à l'enregistrement des bateaux de commerce |
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(b) |
Arrêté n° 12 du 1er juillet 1950 interdisant la vente de navires battant pavillon égyptien sans l'autorisation préalable du Ministre des communications |
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(c) |
Loi n° 61 du 18 juillet 1940 relative aux capitaines, officiers de pont et ingénieurs maritimes de la marine marchande |
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| 19. |
Ethiopia: |
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Maritime Proclamation No. 137 of 25 September 1953 |
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| 20. |
Finland: |
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(a) |
Shipping Act No. 167 of 9 June 1939 |
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(b) |
Shipping Register Act, No. 211 of 29 July 1927 |
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| 21. |
France: |
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(a) |
Code des douanes du 8 décembre 1948 |
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(b) |
Décret du 24 juillet 1923 relatif aux autorisations de vente et d'achat de navires |
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(c) |
Décret du 9 mai 1940 autorisant l'octroi de dérogations àl'interdiction de franciser tout navire de pêche de plus de 100 tonneaux de jauge brute et de plus de cinq ans d'âge |
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(d) |
Arrêté du 22 décembre 1940 |
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(e) |
Loi du 22 octobre 1941 subordonnant àune autorisation la mise en chantier pour compte privé des bâtiments destinés à naviguer dans les eaux maritimes |
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(f) |
Décret n° 47-1351 du 28juin 1947 portant extension àla Guadeloupe, àla Guyane française, àla Martinique, et àla Réunion de la législation métropolitaine en matière de marine marchande et de pêche maritime |
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(g) |
Décret n° 47-2390 du 27 décembre 1947 |
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Maroc |
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(a) |
Code de commerce maritime, 1919-1953 |
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(b) |
Arrêté viziriel du 7 avril 1934 (22 hija 1352) fixant la proportion des marins de nationalité marocaine qui doivent être embarqués à bord des navires armés sous pavillon chérifien |
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Tunisie |
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Décret du 15 décembre 1906 (modifié) |
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| 22. |
Germany, Federal Republic of: |
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(a) |
Order of 7 June 1950 respecting the use of the German flag |
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(b) |
Act of 8 February 1951 respecting the right to use the flag on sea-going ships |
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(c) |
Executive Order of 23 February 1951 under the Act respecting the right to use the flag |
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(d) |
Second Executive Order of 31 March 1951 under the Act respecting the right to use the flag |
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(e) |
Administrative Order respecting flag attestations (Flaggenbescheinigungen) for sea-going ships in the public service, 27 April 1951 |
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| 23. |
Greece: |
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(a) |
Decree of 14 November 1836 concerning merchant shipping |
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(b) |
Commercial Code (Amendment) Act No. 3717 of 1910 |
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| 24. |
Guatemala: |
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(a) |
Commercial Code of 1942 |
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(b) |
Ports Regulations of 21 April 1939 |
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| 25. |
Haiti: |
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Loi sur les douanes du 4 septembre 1905, modifiée par décret du 30 octobre 1950 |
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| 26. |
Honduras: |
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Organic Act of the National Merchant Marine No. 55 of 2 March 1943 |
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| 27. |
Hungary: |
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(a) |
Merchant Ships Registration Decree, 1922 |
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(b) |
Order of the Minister of Commerce, No. 53081 of 1922, to give effect to the Merchant Ships Registration Decree, 1922 |
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| 28. |
Iceland: |
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Shipping Registration Act No. 17 of 18 March 1948 |
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| 29. |
India: |
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(a) |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 |
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(b) |
Act No. X of 5th July 1841 |
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(c) |
Merchant Shipping Laws Act, No. XVIII of 1949 |
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(d) |
Notification of the Government of India, 22 January 1952 |
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| 30. |
Ireland: |
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(a) |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 |
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(b) |
Nationality and Citizenship [No. 13] Act, 1935 |
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(c) |
Merchant Shipping Act No. 46 of 23 December 1947 |
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| 31. |
Israel: |
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Ships (Nationality and Flag) Ordinance, No. 3 of 5708-1948 |
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| 32. |
Italy: |
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(a) |
Shipping Code of 30 March 1942 |
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(b) |
Regulations No. 328 of 15 February 1952 |
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| 33. |
Japan: |
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(a) |
Shipping Act of 1899, amended to 1954 |
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(b) |
Ordinance No. 24 of 12 June 1899 (as amended) |
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| 34. |
Korea: |
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(a) |
Shipping Ordinance of 7 April 1914 |
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(b) |
Shipping Act of 8 March 1899 |
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(c) |
Regulations of 31 May 1914 for giving effect to the shipping ordinance |
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| 35. |
Liban: |
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Code maritime du 18 février 1947 |
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| 36. |
Liberia: |
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(a) |
Maritime Code of 18 December 1948 as amended 22 December 1949 |
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(b) |
Maritime Regulations, to and including 15 May 1953 |
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| 37. |
Libya: |
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Maritime Code of 28 November 1953 |
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| 38. |
Mexico: |
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(a) |
General Means of Communication Act of 30 December 1939 |
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(b) |
National Merchant Ships (Grant of flag and registration) Regulations of 1946 |
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(c) |
Commercial Code of 15 September 1889 |
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| 39. |
Monaco: |
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Ordonnance du 15 octobre 1915 sur la naturalisation monégasque des navires |
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| 40. |
The Netherlands: |
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(a) |
Commercial Code, as amended on 22 December 1924 and 10 June 1926 |
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(b) |
Note of 23 September 1954 received from the Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations |
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| 41. |
New Zealand: |
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Shipping and Seamen Act No. 49 of 23 October 1952 |
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| 42. |
Nicaragua: |
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Laws relating to customs and harbours |
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| 43. |
Norway: |
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(a) |
Shipping Act of 20 July 1893 |
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(b) |
Ships Registration Act of 4 May 1901 |
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| 44. |
Pakistan: |
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(a) |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 |
127 |
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(b) |
The Registration of Ships Act of 5 July 1841 |
127 |
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(c) |
Registration of Ships Amendment Act No. XI of 15 March 1850 |
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| 45. |
Panama: |
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(a) |
Commercial Code of 22 August 1916 |
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(b) |
Law No. 8 of 12 January 1925, establishing procedure for the nationalization and measurement of vessels, and prescribing other measures |
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(c) |
Law No. 54 of 1926 (approved December 11) amplifying Law No. 8 of 1925 |
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(d) |
Law No. 67 of 11 November 1947, adopting the Labor Code |
134 |
| 46. |
Peru: |
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(a) |
Port Authorities and National Merchant Marine Regulations of 31 October 1951 |
134 |
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(b) |
Commercial Code |
136 |
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(c) |
Act concerning coastwise trade by Peruvian vessels, No. 6207 of 14 May 1928 |
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(d) |
Act concerning the sale of steamships and sailing ships using the Peruvian flag, No. 2761 of 19 June 1918 |
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| 47. |
Philippines: |
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Administrative Code of 1917, as revised |
137 |
| 48. |
Poland: |
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Act of 28 May 1920 concerning Polish merchant marine vessels |
142 |
| 49. |
Portugal: |
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(a) |
Shipping Act of 8 July 1863 |
145 |
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(b) |
Decree No. 15,360 of 9 April 1928 |
146 |
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(c) |
Decree No. 1,787 of 25 June 1925 |
151 |
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(d) |
Legislative Decree No. 37,052 of 9 September 1948 |
151 |
| 50. |
Romania: |
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Decree No. 40 of 14 February 1950, concerning the merchant marine |
151 |
| 51. |
Spain: |
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(a) |
Memorandum by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated 7 September 1954 |
153 |
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(b) |
Regulations made on 13 October 1913, under the Act of 14 June 1909 to protect and encourage maritime industries and communications |
153 |
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(c) |
Commercial Register Regulations of 20 September 1919 |
154 |
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(d) |
Decree of 22 August 1931 prohibiting the transfer of ships to aliens |
154 |
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(e) |
Act of 27 February 1939 concerning shipping mortgages in favour of aliens |
155 |
| 52. |
Suisse: |
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(a) |
Arrêté du Conseil fédéral concernant la Navigation maritime sous pavillon suisse (du 9 avril 1941) |
155 |
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(b) |
Loi fédérale sur le registre des bateaux, du 28 septembre 1923 |
159 |
| 53. |
Sweden: |
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(a) |
Maritime Law of 12 June 1891 |
162 |
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(b) |
Ordinance of 18 October 1901 concerning the registration of Swedish vessels |
163 |
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(c) |
Ordinance of 4 December 1903 concerning passports and nationality documents for Swedish foreign-going vessels |
165 |
| 54. |
Syrie: |
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(a) |
Code de commerce maritime du 12 mars 1950 |
165 |
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(b) |
Loi n° 185 du 10 juin 1954 |
167 |
| 55. |
Thailand: |
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Siamese Vessels Act B. E. 2481 (1938), enacted on 7 April B. E. 2482 (1939) |
167 |
| 56. |
Turkey: |
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(a) |
Commercial Code of 13 May 1929 |
170 |
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(b) |
Registration of Turkish Ships Order, No. 11,045 of 18 May 1931 |
171 |
| 57. |
Union of South Africa: |
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Merchant Shipping Act No. 57 of 1951 |
172 |
| 58. |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: |
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Merchant Shipping Code, No. 366 of 14 June 1929 |
176 |
| 59. |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: |
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Merchant Shipping Act of 25 August 1894 |
180 |
| 60. |
United States of America: |
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(a) |
United States Code |
186 |
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(b) |
Code of Federal Regulations |
190 |
| 61. |
Uruguay: |
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Act No. 10,945 (merchant marine: grant of national flag) of 10 October 1947 |
195 |
| 62. |
Vatican City: |
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Decree of the Papal Commission for the State of Vatican City, No. LXVII of 15 September 1951, concerning shipping under the flag of the State of Vatican City |
198 |
| 63. |
Venezuela: |
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Shipping Act of 9 August 1944 |
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| 64. |
Viet-Nam: |
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Ordonnance n° 6 du 19 avril 1951 portant réglementation provisoire de la marine marchande |
202 |
| 65. |
Yugoslavia: |
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Act of 23 January 1950 concerning the establishment of a flag of the merchant marine and inland navigation fleet of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia |
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