Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Kyoto, 11 December 1997

• Reference: XXVII-7-a

XXVII 7 A. ENVIRONMENT 1

7. a) Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on

Climate Change

Kyoto, 11 December 1997

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 16 February 2005, in accordance with article 25(1) and article 25 (3) which read as

follows: "1. This Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date on

which not less than 55 Parties to the Convention, incorporating Parties included in Annex

I which accounted in total for at least 55 per cent of the total carbon dioxide emissions for

1990 of the Parties included in Annex I, have deposited their instruments of ratification,

acceptance, approval or accession." "3. For each State or regional economic integration

organization that ratifies, accepts or approves this Protocol or accedes thereto after the

conditions set out in paragraph 1 above for entry into force have been fulfilled, this

Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit of its

instrument of ratification acceptance, approval or accession".

REGISTRATION: 16 February 2005, No. 30822.

STATUS: Signatories: 83. Parties: 192.1

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 2303, p. 162; depositary notifications

C.N.101.2004.TREATIES-1 of 11 February 2004 [Proposed corrections to the original

texts of the Protocol (Arabic and French versions)] and C.N.439.2004.TREATIES-4 of

12 May 2004 [Corrections to the original texts of the Protocol (Arabic and French

versions)]; C.N.380.2007.TREATIES-5 of 17 April 2007 (Adoption of an amendment to

Annex B of the Protocol).

Note: The Protocol was adopted at the third session of the Conference of the Parties to the 1992 United Nations

Framework Convention on Climate Change (“the Convention”), held at Kyoto (Japan) from 1 to 11 December 1997. The

Protocol shall be open for signature by States and regional economic integration organizations which are Parties to the

Convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 16 March 1998 to 15 March 1999 in accordance with its

article 24 (1).

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Accession(a),

Approval(AA)

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

25 Mar 2013 a

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

1 Apr 2005 a

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

16 Feb 2005 a

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

8 May 2007 a

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

16 Mar 1998

3 Nov 1998

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

16 Mar 1998

28 Sep 2001

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

25 Apr 2003 a

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

29 Apr 1998

12 Dec 2007

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

29 Apr 1998

31 May 2002

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

28 Sep 2000 a

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

9 Apr 1999 a

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

31 Jan 2006 a

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

22 Oct 2001 a

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

7 Aug 2000 a

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

26 Aug 2005 a

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

29 Apr 1998

31 May 2002

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

26 Sep 2003 a

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

25 Feb 2002 a

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Accession(a),

Approval(AA)

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

26 Aug 2002 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

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

9 Jul 1998

30 Nov 1999

Bosnia and

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

16 Apr 2007 a

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

8 Aug 2003 a

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

29 Apr 1998

23 Aug 2002

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

20 Aug 2009 a

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

18 Sep 1998

15 Aug 2002

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

31 Mar 2005 a

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

18 Oct 2001 a

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

10 Feb 2006 a

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

22 Aug 2002 a

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

28 Aug 2002 a

Canada2........................................................

[29 Apr 1998 ]

[17 Dec 2002 ]

Central African

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

18 Mar 2008 a

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

18 Aug 2009 a

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

17 Jun 1998

26 Aug 2002