Bilateral Treaties in Force as of January 2011

Atomic Energy

Agreement in the field of radioactive waste management.
Signed at Madrid December 16, 1992.
Entered into force December 16, 1992.
TIAS

Arrangement for the exchange of technical information and cooperation in nuclear safety matters, with addenda.
Signed at Vienna September 19, 2000.
Entered into force September 19, 2000.
TIAS

Implementing agreement in the area of nuclear safety research (PDF - 244K).
Signed at Madrid and Rockville September 3, 2002.
Entered into force September 3, 2002; effective September 21, 2001.
TIAS

Agreement on thermal-hydraulic code applications and maintenance, with addendum.
Signed at Madrid and Rockville March 12 and May 10, 2004.
Entered into force May 10, 2004; with effect from August 31, 2003.
TIAS

Arrangement for the exchange of technical information and cooperation in nuclear safety matters, with addenda.
Signed at Rockville May 23, 2005.
Entered into force May 23, 2005.
TIAS

Aviation

Arrangement relating to certificates of airworthiness for imported aircraft (PDF - 96K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid September 23, 1957.
Entered into force September 23, 1957.
8 UST 1549; TIAS 3906; 290 UNTS 261.

Amendment
September 18 and October 13, 1978
30 UST 750; TIAS 9217.

Air transport agreement * (PDF - 163K)
Signed at Madrid February 20, 1973.
Entered into force provisionally February 20, 1973; definitively August 3, 1973.
24 UST 2102; TIAS 7725.

Amendments
May 31, 1989 (TIAS 11672 (PDF - 80K); 1597 UNTS 466).
November 27, 1991 (TIAS 11946 (PDF - 95K); 1722 UNTS 304).

Related agreement (PDF - 92K)
February 20, March 31 and April 7, 1987 (TIAS 11297; 2177 UNTS 122).

Note
* This agreement is suspended for the duration of provisional application of the U.S. – E.U. Air Transport Agreement signed April 25 and 30, 2007.

Memorandum of agreement relating to technical assistance to Spain in civil aviation activities (PDF - 94K)
Signed at Washington and Madrid June 30 and July 22, 1982.
Entered into force July 22, 1982.
TIAS 10547.

Agreement for the promotion of aviation safety (PDF - 84K)
Signed at Washington September 23, 1999.
Entered into force September 23, 1999.
TIAS; 2084 UNTS 401.

Claims

Arrangement relating to claims (PDF - 58K)
Exchange of notes at Washington August 24, 1927, and May 13 and June 20, 1929.
Entered into force June 20, 1929.
47 Stat. 2641; EAS 18; 11 Bevans 687; 120 LNTS 401.

Agreement regarding claims arising from Exercise CRISEX (PDF - 95K)
Signed at Madrid November 13, 1979.
Entered into force November 13, 1979.
31 UST 5876; TIAS 9690.

Commerce

Treaty of friendship and general relations (PDF - 121K)
Signed at Madrid July 3, 1902.
Entered into force April 14, 1903.
33 Stat. 2105; TS 422; 11 Bevans 628.

Notes
1 Applicable to all territories.
2 Notice of termination was given by the United States of articles XXIII and XXIV, effective July 1, 1916, in accordance with the Seamen’s Act (38 Stat. 1164). The notice was accepted by the Spanish Government with the understanding that only such provisions of these articles as were in conflict with the act should be terminated, and all other provisions, especially those concerning the arrest, detention, and imprisonment of deserters from war vessels, should continue in force; also on the understanding that United States consuls in Spain should not exercise the powers of which Spanish consuls in the United States were deprived by the provisions of the Act.

Consuls

See Commerce Copyright

Copyright agreement. *
Exchange of notes at Washington July 6 and 15, 1895.
Entered into force July 10, 1895.
TS 342-A; 11 Bevans 597.

Note
* Applicable to all Spanish territories.

Agreement relating to the restoration of the copyright agreement of July 6 and 15, 1895 (PDF - 83K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid January 29 and
November 18 and 26, 1902.
Entered into force November 26, 1902.
TS 474; 11 Bevans 639.

Customs

Agreement regarding mutual assistance between customs services (PDF - 97K)
Signed at Madrid July 3, 1990.
Entered into force February 28, 1993.
TIAS 12120; 1717 UNTS 223.

Defense

Mutual defense assistance agreement with tax relief annex and interpretative note in regard to tax relief annex (PDF - 189K)
Signed at Madrid September 26, 1953.
Entered into force September 26, 1953.
4 UST 1876; TIAS 2849; 207 UNTS 61.

Agreement confirming the bilateral arrangements for a facilities assistance program pursuant to the mutual defense assistance agreement of September 26, 1953 (PDF - 118K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid April 9 and May 11 and 19, 1954.
Entered into force May 19, 1954.
5 UST 2377; TIAS 3098; 235 UNTS 87.

Supplementary agreements.
May 25, 1955 (6 UST 1155; TIAS 3257 (PDF - 85K); 251 UNTS 416).
September 17, 1956 (7 UST 2777; TIAS 3658 (PDF - 105K); 278 UNTS 283).

Agreement relating to offshore procurement in Spain, with memorandum of understanding and standard contract attached (PDF - 193K)
Exchange of notes at San Sebastian July 30, 1954.
Entered into force July 30, 1954.
5 UST 2328; TIAS 3094; 235 UNTS 45.

Amendments
October 26, 1954 (5 UST 2357; TIAS 3094; 235 UNTS 66).
October 29 and November 11, 1958 (10 UST 344; TIAS 4196; 341 UNTS 400).

Agreement relating to the disposition of military equipment and materials furnished by the United States under the mutual defense assistance agreement (PDF - 87K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid November 27, 1956.
Entered into force November 27, 1956.
7 UST 3392; TIAS 3710; 265 UNTS 374.

Agreement concerning the grant of defense articles and services under the military assistance program (PDF - 87K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid August 30, 1979.
Entered into force August 30, 1979.
30 UST 7238; TIAS 9581; 1182 UNTS 161.

Master data exchange agreement for the mutual development of weapons systems.
Signed at Washington June 19, 1980.
Entered into force June 19, 1980.
TIAS 12376.

Cover agreement on the territorial command net, with annexes PDF - (186 K)
Signed at Madrid July 24, 1980.
Entered into force July 24, 1980.
35 UST 3745; TIAS 10880; 1577 UNTS 297.

Agreement concerning the grant of defense articles and services under the military assistance program (PDF - 85K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid August 28 and 29, 1981.
Entered into force August 29, 1981.
33 UST 3752; TIAS 10257; 1541 UNTS 121.

Agreement on friendship, defense and cooperation, with complementary agreements* and exchanges of notes (PDF - 991K)
Signed at Madrid July 2, 1982.
Entered into force May 14, 1983.
TIAS 10589.

Note
* Complementary agreement seven concerns scientific,
technological, cultural, educational and economic
cooperation.

Memorandum of understanding pertaining to installation of satellite ground terminal at Rota, Spain (PDF - 96K)
Signed at Rota November 3, 1982.
Entered into force November 3, 1982.
TIAS 10566; 1871 UNTS 381.

General security of military information agreement, with protocol on security procedures for industrial operations with appendices.
(PDf - 220K) Signed at Washington March 12, 1984.
Entered into force March 12, 1984.
35 UST 4639; TIAS 10962.

Agreement on defense cooperation, with annexes and related letters.
Signed at Madrid December 1, 1988.
Entered into force May 4, 1989.
TIAS

Amendment
April 10, 2002.

Memorandum of understanding concerning lease of equipment and exchange of technical information for the XXV Olympiad.
Signed at Madrid October 19, 1990.
Entered into force October 19, 1990.
TIAS

Memorandum of understanding on the exchange of service personnel between the United States Navy and the Spanish Air Force and on the general conditions which will apply to the exchange of such personnel.
Signed at Washington and Madrid July 20 and
August 13, 1991.
Entered into force August 13, 1991.
NP

Memorandum of understanding on the exchange of service personnel between the United States Navy and the Spanish Navy and on the general conditions which will apply to the exchange of such personnel.
Signed at Washington and Madrid August 5 and September 5, 1991.
Entered into force September 5, 1991.
NP

Memorandum of understanding regarding the exchange of scientists and engineers, with annexes.
Signed at Madrid September 16, 1993.
Entered into force September 16, 1993.
NP

Acquisition and cross-servicing agreement (PDf - 206K)
Signed at Madrid and Patch Barracks (Germany)
May 6 and 19, 1999.
Entered into force May 19, 1999.
TIAS

Agreement for research, development, test, evaluation, production and life cycle support activities for technologies and systems for AEGIS-equipped ships.
Signed at Ferrol February 28, 2002.
Entered into force February 28, 2002.
TIAS

Agreement concerning the exchange and reimbursement of marine aviation and propulsion fuels, with annexes.
Signed at Fort Belvoir and Madrid January 27 and
March 8, 2005.
Entered into force March 8, 2005.
TIAS

Agreement regarding the assignment of liaison officers of its respective Marine Corps, with annex.
Signed at Madrid and Washington July 31 and September 11, 2006.
Entered into force September 11, 2006.
NP

Memorandum of agreement regarding assignment of liaison officers to the U.S. Joint Forces Command, with annex.
Signed at Norfolk June 19 and 20, 2007.
Entered into force June 20, 2007.
NP

Memorandum of agreement establishing a midshipmen/cadet exchange program (MCEP), with appendix.
Signed at Marin and Annapolis October 24 and November 14, 2007.
Entered into force November 14, 2007.
NP

Economic and Technical Cooperation
See also complementary agreement seven to the agreement on friendship, defense and cooperation of July 2, 1982
(TIAS 10589).

Economic aid agreement (PDF - 166K)
Signed at Madrid September 26, 1953.
Entered into force September 26, 1953.
4 UST 1903; TIAS 2851; 207 UNTS 93.

Agreement relating to the waiver of the counterpart deposit requirement for certain categories of AID financed commodities (PDF - 83K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid May 22, 1962.
Entered into force May 22, 1962.
13 UST 1830; TIAS 5131; 458 UNTS 304.

Education

See also complementary agreement seven to the agreement on friendship, defense and cooperation of July 2, 1982 (TIAS 10589).

Agreement for educational, cultural and scientific cooperation (PDF - 129K)
Signed at Madrid October 27, 1994.
Entered into force April 26, 1995.
TIAS 12577; 1872 UNTS 287.

Extension
January 20 and February 2, 2004.

Employment

Agreement concerning the free pursuit of gainful employment by dependents of employees of diplomatic missions, consular posts or missions to international organizations, with exchange of notes.
Signed at Madrid July 25, 1990.
Entered into force April 1, 1991.
TIAS

Environmental Cooperation

Agreement for cooperation in the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, with appendices.
Signed at Madrid May 5, 1998.
Entered into force May 5, 1998.
TIAS 12949.

Extradition

Treaty on extradition. * (PDF - 148K)
Signed at Madrid May 29, 1970.
Entered into force June 16, 1971.
22 UST 737; TIAS 7136; 796 UNTS 245.

Note
* Applicable to all territories.

Supplementary treaty on extradition (PDF - 85K)
Signed at Madrid January 25, 1975.
Entered into force June 2, 1978.
29 UST 2283; TIAS 8938.

Second supplementary treaty on extradition.
Signed at Madrid February 9, 1988.
Entered into force July 2, 1993.
TIAS

Third supplementary extradition treaty.
Signed at Madrid March 12, 1996.
Entered into force July 25, 1999.
TIAS

Finance

Agreement relating to the restitution of monetary gold looted by Germany (PDF - 79K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid April 30 and
May 3, 1948.
Entered into force May 3, 1948.
62 Stat. 4071; TIAS 2123; 11 Bevans 708;
132 UNTS 155.

Frienship and Cooperation
See under Defense

Insular Possesisons

Treaty for the cession to the United States of any and all islands of the Philippine Archipelago lying outside of the lines described in article III of the treaty of peace of December 10, 1898 (PDF - 76K)
Signed at Washington November 7, 1900.
Entered into force March 23, 1901.
31 Stat. 1942; TS 345; 11 Bevans 623.

Judicial Assistance

Agreement exempting from authentication signatures attached to letters rogatory exchanged between Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, and Spain (PDF - 82K)
Exchange of notes at Washington August 5, and at Manchester, Massachusetts, August 7, 1901, and declaration signed at Washington November 7, 1901.
Entered into force November 28, 1901.
TS 395; 11 Bevans 625.

Agreement on procedures for mutual assistance in connection with the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation matter, with annex (PDF - 92K)
Signed at Washington July 14, 1976.
Entered into force July 14, 1976.
27 UST 3409; TIAS 8370.

Related agreement
June 7 and July 22, 1977 (28 UST 7494; TIAS 8725).

Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, with attachments.
Signed at Washington November 20, 1990.
Entered into force June 30, 1993.
TIAS; 1730 UNTS 113.

Mapping

Agreement concerning technical cooperation in cartography and geodesy (PDF - 89K)
Signed at Madrid and Washington September 4 and
October 27, 1986.
Entered into force October 27, 1986.
TIAS 11408; 2192 UNTS 181.

Basic exchange and technical cooperation agreement for mapping, nautical and aeronautical charting, geodesy and geophysics, digital data and related materials, with appendix and annexes.
Signed at Madrid June 29, 1992.
Entered into force June 29, 1992.
NP

Narcotic Drugs

Arrangement for the direct exchange of certain information regarding the traffic in narcotic drugs.
Exchange of notes at Madrid February 3, March 10,
and May 24, 1928.
Entered into force May 24, 1928.
11 Bevans 684.

Agreement on cooperation to reduce the demand for narcotic drugs.
Signed at Madrid November 25, 1991 (PDF - 83K)
Entered into force May 7, 1993.
TIAS 12443.

Pacific Settlement of Disputes

Treaty for the settlement of disputes between the two countries.
Signed at Washington September 15, 1914.
Entered into force December 21, 1914.
38 Stat. 1862; TS 605; 11 Bevans 661; 89 LNTS 427.

Patents

Agreement to facilitate interchange of patent rights and technical information for defense purposes (PDF - 113K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid July 13 and 21, 1960.
Entered into force July 21, 1960.
11 UST 2187; TIAS 4588; 393 UNTS 289.

Peace Treaties

Treaty of peace.
Signed at Paris December 10, 1898.
Entered into force April 11, 1899.
30 Stat. 1754; TS 343; 11 Bevans 615.

Postal Matters

Parcel post agreement. * (PDF - 163K)
Signed at Madrid July 16 and at Washington
August 30, 1955.
Entered into force January 1, 1956.
7 UST 451; TIAS 3530; 270 UNTS 211.

Note
* Applicable to Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, the Virgin
Islands, Andorra, and Spanish Territories of Africa.

International express mail agreement, with detailed regulations (PDF - 106K)
Signed at Madrid October 18, 1982.
Entered into force April 1, 1983.
TIAS 10555; 1871 UNTS 341.

Publication

Agreement relating to the exchange of official publications (PDF - 88K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid May 8, 1950.
Entered into force May 8, 1950.
1 UST 466; TIAS 2085; 98 UNTS 175.

Satellites

Agreement concerning a program of joint participation in intercontinental testing in connection with experimental communications satellites (PDF - 79K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid September 18, 1964, and
January 26, 1965.
Entered into force January 26, 1965.
16 UST 68; TIAS 5761; 542 UNTS 81.

Scientific Cooperation
See also complementary agreement seven to the agreement on friendship, defense and cooperation of July 2, 1982 (TIAS 10589).

Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation, with annex (PDF - 123K)
Signed at Madrid June 10, 1994.
Entered into force provisionally, June 10, 1994;
definitively, January 18, 1996.
TIAS 12547; 1920 UNTS 309.

Memorandum of understanding on scientific and technological cooperation in the field of water resources development.
Signed at Madrid May 20, 1997.
Entered into force May 20, 1997.
TIAS 12858.

Implementing arrangement on cooperation in research on radiological evaluations.
Signed at Madrid September 15, 1997.
Entered into force September 15, 1997.
TIAS 12882.

Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences.
Signed at Reston and Madrid February 20 and
March 5, 2004.
Entered into force March 5, 2004.
TIAS

Seismic Observations

Memorandum of understanding concerning the Sonseca Seismographic Station, with annexes.
Signed at Madrid January 18, 1996.
Entered into force January 18, 1996.
TIAS 12719; 1926 UNTS 409.

Shipping

Agreement relating to jurisdiction over vessels utilizing the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (PDF - 80K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid November 5
and 22, 1983.
Entered into force October 19, 1984.
35 UST 3131; TIAS 10845.

Smuggling

Convention for the prevention of smuggling of alcoholic liquors.
Signed at Washington February 10, 1926.
Entered into force November 17, 1926.
44 Stat. 2465; TS 749; 11 Bevans 676; 67 LNTS 131.

Social Security

Agreement on social security, with administrative arrangement (PDF - 135K)
Signed at Madrid September 30, 1986.
Entered into force April 1, 1988.
TIAS 12123.

Space Cooperation

Agreement providing for a project in Spain to measure winds and temperatures at high altitudes and for continuing other cooperative space research projects (PDF - 93K)
Exchange of notes at Washington April 14, 1966.
Entered into force April 14, 1966.
17 UST 493; TIAS 5992; 586 UNTS 79.

Agreement on space cooperation (PDF - 85K)
Exchange of memoranda at Madrid August 31 and
September 4, 1984.
Entered into force September 4, 1984.
TIAS 11067; 2039 UNTS 227.

Extension (PDF - 80K)
March 13 and 31, 1989 (TIAS 12208).

Agreement on space cooperation.
Signed at Madrid July 11, 1991.
Entered into force May 9, 1994.
TIAS; 1785 UNTS 393.

Taxation

Tax relief annex attached to the mutual defense assistance agreement, and interpretative note (PDF - 135K)
Signed at Madrid September 26, 1953.
Entered into force September 26, 1953.
4 UST 1876; TIAS 2849; 207 UNTS 61.

Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, with protocol (PDF - 288K)Signed at Madrid February 22, 1990.
Entered into force November 21, 1990.
TIAS; 1591 UNTS 41.

Telecommunication

Agreement relating to the reciprocal granting of authorizations to permit licensed amateur radio operators of either country to operate their stations in the other country (PDF - 84K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid December 11
and 20, 1979.
Entered into force December 20, 1979.
32 UST 517; TIAS 9721.

Tracking Stations

Agreement providing for the establishment and operation of a tracking and data acquisition station (PDF - 115K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid January 29, 1964.
Entered into force January 29, 1964.
15 UST 153; TIAS 5533; 511 UNTS 61.

Extensions and amendment.
October 11, 1965 (16 UST 1710; TIAS 5896 (PDF - 83K); 574 UNTS 259).
February 1 and May 2, 1983 (TIAS 10717 (PDF - 83K); 1607 UNTS 479).
January 19 and 22, 2001 (TIAS; 2173 UNTS 109).

Trade and Commerce

Agreement providing for consultations should exports of textiles or textile products from Spain cause market disruption in the United States (PDF - 83K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid September 23, 1976.
Entered into force September 23, 1976.
28 UST 1308; TIAS 8512.

Agreement relating to the subsidization of exports in the context of the agreement on interpretation and application of articles VI, XVI, and XXIII (subsidies code) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (TIAS 9619).
Exchange of letters at Washington April 13 and 14, 1982.
Entered into force April 14, 1982.
TIAS

Amendment.
January 16 and 29, 1985.

Visas

Agreement relating to the reciprocal waiver of visa fees for nonimmigrants (PDF - 96K)
Exchange of notes at Madrid January 21, 1952.
Entered into force January 21, 1952;
operative February 21, 1952.
3 UST 2927; TIAS 2471; 160 UNTS 63.

Amendment (PDF - 86K)
May 11 and July 5, 1963 (14 UST 1206; TIAS 5418; 488 UNTS 236).

Notes
1 Applicable to all territories.
2 The status of this agreement is under review.