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Protocol (II) additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts

China
On May 31, 2000, the People's Republic of China deposited with the Swiss Federal Council a declaration on the applicability of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols I and II to the Special Administrative Region of Macao. Pursuant to this declaration, the Conventions and Protocols are applicable to the Special Administrative Region of Macao from December 20, 1999.
Mauritius
Declaration made on June 27, 2003:
"The Government of the Republic of Mauritius has the honor to declare that it objects to the inclusion of the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory" in the list of territories mentioned in the Declaration deposited by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Swiss Federal Council on 2 July 2002 concerning the applicability of the Protocols I and II Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, adopted at Geneva on 8 June 1977, and therefore rejects the said Declaration in so far as it purports to extend the ratification by the UK Government of the said Protocols to the so-called "British Indian Ocean Territory".
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius does not recognize the competence of the British Government to adhere to any international instrument on behalf of the Chagos Archipelago, which forms an integral part of the territory of the Republic of Mauritius.
The Government of the Republic of Mauritius wishes to reassert the unequivocal sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia."
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Declaration made upon ratification:
"Covers the Kingdom's territory within Europe, plus the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba."
New Zealand
Declaration made upon ratification:
"Not applicable to Niue and Tokelau."
Portugal
On November 22, 1999, the Portuguese Republic has filed with the Swiss Federal Council a statement on the application of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 and Additional Protocols I and II in Macau. In accordance with this statement, the Portuguese no longer assumes the rights and obligations of the Conventions and Protocols to Macao with effect from 20 December 1999.
United Kingdom
Declaration January 7, 2013:
"Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy has the honor to declare, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, that its ratification of the above Protocols extends to the Bailiwick of Jersey, in addition to the territories to which they have already been extended.
In this respect, both the statements lodged on 2 July 2002 in respect of the extension of Protocol I and the Government’s declaration of 17 May 1999 in respect of recognition of the competence of the International Fact Finding Commission shall also apply."
Declaration June 15, 2011:
"Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy also has the honor to declare, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom, that its ratification of Protocol I and II extends to the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man, in addition to the territories for whose international relations the United Kingdom is responsible and to which these Protocols were extended on 2 July 2002. In this respect, both the statements lodged on 2 July 2002 in respect of the extension of Protocol I, and the Government's declaration of recognition of 17 May 1999 in respect of the competence of the International Fact-Finding Commission, shall also apply to the territories to which Protocol I is now extended."
Declaration made on July 2, 2002:
"Her Britannic Majesty's Embassy has the honour to declare, on behalf of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ("the UK Go-vernment"), that its ratification of the Additional Protocols shall be extended to the following territories for whose international relations it is responsible:
Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Montserrat; Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands; St Helena and Dependencies; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Turks and Caicos Islands."