Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. Oslo, 18 September 1997

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XXVI 5. DISARMAMENT 1

5. CONVENTION ON THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE, STOCKPILING, PRODUCTION

AND TRANSFER OF ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES AND ON THEIR DESTRUCTION

Oslo, 18 September 1997

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ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1 March 1999, in accordance with article 17(1).

REGISTRATION: 1 March 1999, No. 35597.

STATUS: Signatories: 133. Parties: 164.

TEXT: United Nations, Treaty Series , vol. 2056, p. 211; C.N.163.2003.TREATIES-2 of 3

March 2003 [Proposal of corrections to the original of the Convention (authentic Arabic

text)] and C.N.270.2003.TREATIES-4 of 7 April 2003 (acceptance).

Note: The Convention was concluded by the Diplomatic Conference on an International Total Ban on Anti-Personnel

Land Mines at Oslo on 18 September 1997. In accordance with its article 15, the Convention was opened for signature at

Ottawa, Canada, by all States from 3 December 1997 until 4 December 1997, and will remain open thereafter at the United

Nations Headquarters in New York until its entry into force. By resolution 52/38/A, the General Assembly of the United

Nations welcomed the conclusion of the Convention at Oslo and requested the Secretary-General of the United Nations to

render the necessary assistance and to provide such services as may be necessary to fulfil the tasks entrusted to him.

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Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

11 Sep 2002 a

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

8 Sep 1998

29 Feb 2000

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

3 Dec 1997

9 Oct 2001

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

3 Dec 1997

29 Jun 1998

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

4 Dec 1997

5 Jul 2002

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

3 Dec 1997

3 May 1999

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

4 Dec 1997

14 Sep 1999

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

3 Dec 1997

14 Jan 1999

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

3 Dec 1997

29 Jun 1998

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

3 Dec 1997

31 Jul 1998

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

7 May 1998

6 Sep 2000

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

3 Dec 1997

26 Jan 1999

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

3 Sep 2003 a

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

3 Dec 1997

4 Sep 1998

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

27 Feb 1998

23 Apr 1998

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

3 Dec 1997

25 Sep 1998

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

18 Aug 2005 a

Bolivia (Plurinational

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

3 Dec 1997

9 Jun 1998

Bosnia and

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

3 Dec 1997

8 Sep 1998

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

3 Dec 1997

1 Mar 2000

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

3 Dec 1997

30 Apr 1999

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

4 Dec 1997

24 Apr 2006

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

3 Dec 1997

4 Sep 1998

Participant

Signature

Ratification,

Acceptance(A),

Approval(AA),

Accession(a),

Succession(d)

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

3 Dec 1997

16 Sep 1998

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

3 Dec 1997

22 Oct 2003

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

4 Dec 1997

14 May 2001

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

3 Dec 1997

28 Jul 1999

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

3 Dec 1997

19 Sep 2002

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

3 Dec 1997

3 Dec 1997

Central African

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

8 Nov 2002 a

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

6 Jul 1998

6 May 1999

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

3 Dec 1997

10 Sep 2001

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

3 Dec 1997

6 Sep 2000

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

19 Sep 2002 a

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

4 May 2001 a

Cook Islands ................................................

3 Dec 1997

15 Mar 2006

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

3 Dec 1997

17 Mar 1999

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

3 Dec 1997

30 Jun 2000

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

4 Dec 1997

20 May 1998

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

4 Dec 1997

17 Jan 2003

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

3 Dec 1997

26 Oct 1999

Democratic Republic of

the Congo...............................................

2 May 2002 a

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

4 Dec 1997

8 Jun 1998

Djibouti........................................................

3 Dec 1997

18 May 1998

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

3 Dec 1997

26 Mar 1999

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

3 Dec 1997

30 Jun 2000