Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations. Tampere, 18 June 1998

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XXV 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1

4. TAMPERE CONVENTION ON THE PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATION

RESOURCES FOR DISASTER MITIGATION AND RELIEF OPERATIONS

Tampere, 18 June 1998

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 8 January 2005, in accordance with article 12which reads as follows: "1. This Convention

shall be open for signature by all States which are members of the United Nations or of

the International Telecommunication Union at the Intergovernmental Conference on

Emergency Telecommunications in Tampere on 18 June 1998, and thereafter at the

headquarters of the United Nations, New York, from 22 June 1998 to 21 June 2003. 2. A

State may express its consent to be bound by this Convention: a) by signature (definitive

signature); b) by signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval followed by

deposit of an instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval; or c) by deposit of an

instrument of accession. 3. The Convention shall enter into force thirty (30) days after the

deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession or definitive

signature of thirty (30) States. 4. For each State which signs definitively or deposits an

instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, after the requirement set out

in paragraph 3 of this Article has been fulfilled, this Convention shall enter into force

thirty (30) days after the date of the definitive signature or consent to be bound.".

REGISTRATION: 8 January 2005, No. 40906.

STATUS: Signatories: 60. Parties: 49.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2296, p. 5; Depositary notifications

C.N.608.1998.TREATIES-8 of 4 December 1998; and C.N.782.1999.TREATIES-13 of

28 September 1999 (rectification of the Convention and transmission of relevant procès-

verbal).

Note: The Convention was opened for signature at Tampere by all States Members of the United Nations or of the

International Telecommunication Union on 18 June 1998, and thereafter at the United Nations Headquarters in New York

from 22 June 1998 where it will remain open until 21 June 2003, in accordance with its article 12.

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Participant

Signature

Definitive

signature(s),

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a)

Albania.........................................................

3 Sep 2014 a

Argentina .....................................................

11 May 1999

5 Jul 2007

Armenia .......................................................

25 Mar 2008 a

Barbados ......................................................

25 Jul 2003 a

Belgium .......................................................

2 Jul 2010 a

Benin............................................................

18 Jun 1998

Brazil ...........................................................

12 Mar 1999

Bulgaria .......................................................

22 Sep 1999

20 Jun 2000

Burundi ........................................................

18 Jun 1998

23 Jan 2013

Cabo Verde..................................................

22 Mar 2018 a

Canada .........................................................

15 Jun 1999

18 May 2001

Chad.............................................................

20 Oct 1999

Chile.............................................................

18 Jun 1998

Colombia .....................................................

12 Jun 2008 a

Congo...........................................................

18 Jun 1998

Costa Rica....................................................

20 Jun 2003

Cyprus..........................................................

18 Jun 1998

14 Jul 2000

Participant

Signature

Definitive

signature(s),

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a)

Czech Republic............................................

4 Sep 2002

17 Jun 2003

Denmark1.....................................................

18 Jun 1998

2 Jun 2003

Dominica .....................................................

26 Dec 2000 a

El Salvador ..................................................

9 Aug 2000

18 Apr 2002

Estonia .........................................................

25 May 1999

Finland.........................................................

18 Jun 1998

1 Apr 1999 A

France ..........................................................

6 Aug 2009 a

Gabon...........................................................

27 Apr 2001

Germany ......................................................

18 Jun 1998

Ghana...........................................................

18 Jun 1998

Guinea..........................................................

8 Oct 2002 a

Haiti .............................................................

11 Feb 1999

Honduras......................................................

25 Feb 1999

Hungary .......................................................

20 Jun 2003

7 Apr 2004

Iceland .........................................................

20 Jun 2003

13 May 2011

India.............................................................

29 Nov 1999

29 Nov 1999

Ireland..........................................................

16 Aug 2007 a