Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. New York, 31 May 2001

• Reference: XVIII-12-c

XVIII 12 C. PENAL MATTERS 1

12. c) Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in

Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition, supplementing the

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

New York, 31 May 2001

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 3 July 2005, in accordance with article 18(1) which reads as follows: "1. This Protocol

shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of the fortieth

instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, except that is shall not enter

into force before the entry into force of the Convention. For the purpose of this

paragraph, any instrument deposited by a regional economic integration organization

shall not be counted as additional to those deposited by member States of such

organization. 2. For each State or regional economic integration organization ratifying,

accepting, approving or acceding to this Protocol after the deposit of the fortieth

instrument of such action, this Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the

date of deposit by such State or organization of the relevant instrument or on the date this

Protocole enters into force pursuant to paragraph 1 of this article, whichever is the later.".

REGISTRATION: 3 July 2005, No. 39574.

STATUS: Signatories: 52. Parties: 121.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 2326, p. 208; Doc. A/55/383/Add.2; depositary

notification C.N.959.2002.TREATIES-24 of 6 September 2002 (Correction to the

English text of the original of the Protocol); C.N.1321.2003.TREATIES-10 of 21

November 2003 (Algeria: Proposed correction to the authentic Arabic text of the Protocol

and C.N.105.2004.TREATIES-2 of 12 February 2004 (Correction to the Arabic text of

the original of the Protocol).

Note: The Protocol was adopted by resolution 55/255 of 31 May 2001 at the fifty-fifth session of the General Assembly

of the United Nations. In accordance with its article 17, paragraphs 1 and 2, the Protocol will be open for signature by all

States and by regional economic integration organizations, provided that at least one member State of such organization has

signed the Protocol, from 2 July 2001 to 12 December 2002, at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

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Participant

Signature

Approval(AA),

Acceptance(A),

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

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

8 Feb 2008 a

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

25 Aug 2004 a

Angola .........................................................

19 Sep 2014 a

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

27 Apr 2010 a

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

7 Oct 2002

18 Dec 2006

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

26 Jan 2012 a

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

21 Dec 2001

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

12 Nov 2001

9 Oct 2013

Azerbaijan....................................................

3 Dec 2004 a

Bahamas.......................................................

26 Sep 2008 a

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

26 Sep 2001

11 Nov 2014

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

6 Oct 2004 a

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

11 Jun 2002

24 Sep 2004

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

17 May 2002

30 Aug 2004

Bolivia (Plurinational

State of)..................................................

1 Sep 2020 a

Bosnia and

Herzegovina...........................................

1 Apr 2008 a

Participant

Signature

Approval(AA),

Acceptance(A),

Accession(a),

Succession(d),

Ratification

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

11 Jul 2001

31 Mar 2006

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

15 Feb 2002

6 Aug 2002

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

17 Oct 2001

15 May 2002

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

24 May 2012 a

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

15 Jul 2004 a

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

12 Dec 2005 a

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

20 Mar 2002

Central African

Republic.................................................

6 Oct 2006 a

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

17 Jun 2010 a

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

9 Dec 2002

Comoros.......................................................

4 Jun 2021 a

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

12 Nov 2001

9 Sep 2003

Côte d'Ivoire ................................................

25 Oct 2012 a

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

7 Feb 2005 a

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

9 Feb 2007 a

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

14 Aug 2002

6 Aug 2003