Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. Geneva, 3 September 1992

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XXVI 3. DISARMAMENT 1

3. CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION,

STOCKPILING AND USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

Geneva, 3 September 1992

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 29 April 1997, in accordance with article XXI(1).

REGISTRATION: 29 April 1997, No. 33757.

STATUS: Signatories: 165. Parties: 193.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 1975, p. 45; and depositary notifications

C.N.246.1994.TREATIES-5 of 31 August 1994 (procès-verbal of rectification of the

original of the Convention: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts);

C.N.359.1994.TREATIES-8 of 27 January 1995 (procès-verbal of rectification of the

original of the Convention: Spanish text); C.N.454.1995.TREATIES-12 of 2 February

1996 (procès-verbal of rectification of the original of the Convention: Arabic and Russian

texts); C.N.916.1999.TREATIES-7 of 8 October 1999 [acceptance of amendment for a

change to Section B of Part VI of the Annex on Implementation and Verification

(“Verification Annex"), effective 31 October 1999] and C.N.610.2005.TREATIES-4 of

29 July 2005 [Approval of changes to Part V of the Annex on Implementation and

Verification ("Verification Annex")]; and C.N.157.2000.TREATIES-1 of 13 March 2000

[acceptance of corrections to amendments, effective 9 March 2000];

C.N.86.2020.TREATIES-XXVI.3 of 23 April 2020 (Approval of changes to Schedule 1

of the Annex on Chemicals).

Note: At its 635th plenary meeting on 3 September 1992 held in Geneva, the Conference on Disarmament adopted the

“Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Chemical Weapons to the Conference on Disarmament”, including the Convention on

the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction,

contained in the Appendix to the Report. At its 47th session held in New York, the General Assembly, by resolution

A/RES/47/391 adopted on 30 November 1992, commended the Convention. In the same resolution, the General Assembly

also welcomed the invitation of the President of the French Republic to participate in a ceremony to sign the Convention in

Paris on 13 January 1993 and requested the Secretary-General, as Depositary of the Convention, to open it for signature in

Paris on that date. The Convention was opened for signature in Paris, from 13 January to 15 January 1993. Thereafter, it

remained open for signature at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York, until its entry into force, in accordance

with article XVIII.

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Acceptance(A),

Succession(d)

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

14 Jan 1993

24 Sep 2003

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

14 Jan 1993

11 May 1994

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

13 Jan 1993

14 Aug 1995

Andorra........................................................

27 Feb 2003 a

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

16 Sep 2015 a

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

29 Aug 2005 a

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

13 Jan 1993

2 Oct 1995

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

19 Mar 1993

27 Jan 1995

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

13 Jan 1993

6 May 1994

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

13 Jan 1993

17 Aug 1995

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

13 Jan 1993

29 Feb 2000

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

2 Mar 1994

21 Apr 2009

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

24 Feb 1993

28 Apr 1997

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

14 Jan 1993

25 Apr 1997

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

7 Mar 2007 a

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Accession(a),

Acceptance(A),

Succession(d)

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

14 Jan 1993

11 Jul 1996

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

13 Jan 1993

27 Jan 1997

Belize...........................................................

1 Dec 2003 a

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

14 Jan 1993

14 May 1998

Bhutan..........................................................

24 Apr 1997

18 Aug 2005

Bolivia (Plurinational

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

14 Jan 1993

14 Aug 1998

Bosnia and

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

16 Jan 1997

25 Feb 1997

Botswana .....................................................

31 Aug 1998 a

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

13 Jan 1993

13 Mar 1996

Brunei Darussalam ......................................

13 Jan 1993

28 Jul 1997

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

13 Jan 1993

10 Aug 1994

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

14 Jan 1993

8 Jul 1997

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

15 Jan 1993

4 Sep 1998

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

15 Jan 1993

10 Oct 2003