Additional Protocol to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Protocol IV, entitled Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons). Vienna, 13 October 1995

• Reference: XXVI-2-a

XXVI 2 A. DISARMAMENT 1

2. a) Additional Protocol to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on

the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be

Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (Protocol IV, entitled

Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons)

Vienna, 13 October 1995

.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 30 July 1998, in accordance with article 2 of the Additional Protocol.

REGISTRATION: 30 July 1998, No. 22495.

STATUS: Parties: 109.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1380, p. 370; Doc. CCW/CONF.I/16 Part I).

Note: At its 8 plenary meeting on 13 October 1995, the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on

Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May be Deemed to be Excessively Injurious

or to Have Indiscriminate Effects adopted pursuant to article 8.3 (b) of the Convention an additional Protocol entitled

"Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons (Protocol IV)".

.

Participant

Consent to be

bound(P),

Succession(d)

Afghanistan..................................................

9 Aug 2017 P

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

28 Aug 2002 P

Algeria .........................................................

6 May 2015 P

Antigua and Barbuda...................................

23 Aug 2010 P

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

21 Oct 1998 P

Australia.......................................................

22 Aug 1997 P

Austria .........................................................

27 Jul 1998 P

Bahrain.........................................................

11 Mar 2016 P

Bangladesh...................................................

6 Sep 2000 P

Belarus.........................................................

13 Sep 2000 P

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

10 Mar 1999 P

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

27 Sep 2019 P

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)....................

21 Sep 2001 P

Bosnia and Herzegovina..............................

11 Oct 2001 P

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

4 Oct 1999 P

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

3 Dec 1998 P

Burkina Faso................................................

26 Nov 2003 P

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

16 Sep 1997 P

Cambodia.....................................................

25 Mar 1997 P

Cameroon.....................................................

7 Dec 2006 P

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

5 Jan 1998 P

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

15 Oct 2003 P

China............................................................

4 Nov 1998 P

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

6 Mar 2000 P

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

17 Dec 1998 P

Croatia .........................................................

25 Apr 2002 P

Cuba.............................................................

14 Nov 2012 P

Participant

Consent to be

bound(P),

Succession(d)

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

22 Jul 2003 P

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

10 Aug 1998 P

Denmark ......................................................

30 Apr 1997 P

Dominican Republic....................................

21 Jun 2010 P

Ecuador........................................................

16 Dec 2003 P

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

26 Jan 2000 P

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

20 Apr 2000 P

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

11 Jan 1996 P

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

30 Jun 1998 P

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

22 Sep 2010 P

Georgia ........................................................

14 Jul 2006 P

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

27 Jun 1997 P

Greece..........................................................

5 Aug 1997 P

Grenada........................................................

10 Dec 2014 P

Guatemala....................................................

30 Aug 2002 P

Guinea-Bissau..............................................

6 Aug 2008 P

Holy See ......................................................

22 Jul 1997 P

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

30 Oct 2003 P

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

30 Jan 1998 P

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

22 Aug 2008 P

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

2 Sep 1999 P

Iraq...............................................................

24 Sep 2014 P

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

27 Mar 1997 P

Israel ............................................................

30 Oct 2000 P

Italy..............................................................

13 Jan 1999 P

Jamaica ........................................................

25 Sep 2008 P

Japan ............................................................

10 Jun 1997 P