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Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Albania	Accession	08/02/2008	09/03/2008
Algeria	Correction	20/10/2003
Algeria	Accession	25/08/2004	03/07/2005
Angola	Accession	19/09/2014	19/10/2014
Antigua and Barbuda	Accession	27/04/2010	27/05/2010
Argentina	Signature	07/10/2002
Argentina	Ratification	18/12/2006	17/01/2007
Armenia	Accession	26/01/2012	25/02/2012
Australia	Signature	21/12/2001
Austria	Signature	12/11/2001
Austria	Ratification	09/10/2013	08/11/2013
Azerbaijan	Notification	27/01/2005
Azerbaijan	Accession	03/12/2004
Bahamas	Accession	26/09/2008	26/10/2008
Barbados	Signature	26/09/2001
Barbados	Ratification	11/11/2014	11/12/2014
Belarus	Accession	06/10/2004
Belgium	Signature	11/06/2002
Belgium	Ratification	24/09/2004
Benin	Signature	17/05/2002
Benin	Ratification	30/08/2004	03/07/2005
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Accession	01/09/2020	01/10/2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Accession	01/04/2008	01/05/2008
Brazil	Signature	11/07/2001
Brazil	Ratification	31/03/2006	30/04/2006
Bulgaria	Signature	15/02/2002
Bulgaria	Ratification	06/08/2002	03/07/2005
Burkina Faso	Signature	17/10/2001
Burkina Faso	Ratification	15/05/2002	03/07/2005
Burundi	Accession	24/05/2012	23/06/2012
Cambodia	Notification	03/02/2006
Cambodia	Accession	12/12/2005	11/01/2006
Canada	Signature	20/03/2002
Cape Verde	Accession	15/07/2004	03/07/2005
Central African Republic	Accession	06/10/2006	05/11/2006
Chile	Accession	17/06/2010	17/07/2010
China	Signature	09/12/2002
Costa Rica	Signature	12/11/2001
Costa Rica	Ratification	09/09/2003	03/07/2005
Côte d'Ivoire	Accession	25/10/2012	24/11/2012
Croatia	Accession	07/02/2005	03/07/2005
Cuba	Accession	09/02/2007	11/03/2007
Cyprus	Signature	14/08/2002
Cyprus	Ratification	06/08/2003	03/07/2005
Czech Republic	Accession	24/09/2013	24/10/2013
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Accession	28/10/2005	27/11/2005
Denmark	Territorial exclusion	04/02/2015
Denmark	Signature	27/08/2002
Denmark	Approval	04/02/2015	06/03/2015
Dominica	Accession	17/05/2013	16/06/2013
Dominican Republic	Signature	15/11/2001
Dominican Republic	Ratification	07/04/2009	07/05/2009
Ecuador	Signature	12/10/2001
Ecuador	Ratification	25/09/2013	25/10/2013
El Salvador	Signature	15/08/2002
El Salvador	Ratification	18/03/2004	03/07/2005
Estonia	Signature	20/09/2002
Estonia	Ratification	12/05/2004	03/07/2005
Ethiopia	Accession	22/06/2012	22/07/2012
European Community	Signature	16/01/2002
European Union	Approval	21/03/2014	20/04/2014
Fiji	Accession	19/09/2017	19/10/2017
Finland	Signature	23/01/2002
Finland	Acceptance	17/05/2011	16/06/2011
France	Accession	28/02/2019	30/03/2019
Gabon	Accession	22/09/2010	22/10/2010
Germany	Signature	03/09/2002
Ghana	Accession	14/01/2014	13/02/2014
Greece	Signature	10/10/2002
Greece	Ratification	11/01/2011	10/02/2011
Grenada	Accession	21/05/2004	03/07/2005
Guatemala	Accession	01/04/2004	03/07/2005
Guinea-Bissau	Accession	24/09/2013	24/10/2013
Guyana	Accession	02/05/2008	01/06/2008
Haiti	Accession	19/04/2011	19/05/2011
Honduras	Notification	09/07/2008
Honduras	Accession	01/04/2008	01/05/2008
Hungary	Notification	29/08/2011
Hungary	Accession	13/07/2011	12/08/2011
Iceland	Signature	15/11/2001
India	Signature	12/12/2002
India	Ratification	05/05/2011	04/06/2011
Iraq	Accession	23/05/2013	22/06/2013
Italy	Signature	14/11/2001
Italy	Ratification	02/08/2006	01/09/2006
Jamaica	Signature	13/11/2001
Jamaica	Ratification	29/09/2003	03/07/2005
Japan	Signature	09/12/2002
Kazakhstan	Accession	31/07/2008	30/08/2008
Kenya	Accession	05/01/2005	03/07/2005
Kuwait	Accession	30/07/2007	29/08/2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Accession	26/09/2003	03/07/2005
Latvia	Notification	02/09/2010
Latvia	Accession	28/07/2004	03/07/2005
Lebanon	Signature	26/09/2002
Lebanon	Ratification	13/11/2006	13/12/2006
Lesotho	Accession	24/09/2003	03/07/2005
Liberia	Accession	22/09/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Signature	13/11/2001
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Ratification	18/06/2004	03/07/2005
Liechtenstein	Notification	22/10/2013
Liechtenstein	Accession	10/12/2013	09/01/2014
Lithuania	Signature	12/12/2002
Lithuania	Ratification	24/02/2005	03/07/2005
Luxembourg	Signature	11/12/2002
Madagascar	Signature	13/11/2001
Madagascar	Ratification	15/09/2005	15/10/2005
Malawi	Accession	17/03/2005	03/07/2005
Mali	Signature	11/07/2001
Mali	Ratification	03/05/2002	03/07/2005
Mauritania	Accession	22/07/2005	21/08/2005
Mauritius	Accession	24/09/2003	03/07/2005
Mexico	Signature	31/12/2001
Mexico	Ratification	10/04/2003	03/07/2005
Monaco	Signature	24/06/2002
Mongolia	Accession	27/06/2008	27/07/2008
Montenegro	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
Morocco	Accession	08/04/2009	08/05/2009
Mozambique	Accession	20/09/2006	20/10/2006
Nauru	Signature	12/11/2001
Nauru	Ratification	12/07/2012	11/08/2012
Netherlands	Accession	08/02/2005	03/07/2005
Nicaragua	Accession	02/07/2007	01/08/2007
Nigeria	Signature	13/11/2001
Nigeria	Ratification	03/03/2006	02/04/2006
None	Issuance of certified true copies
None	Opening for signature
None	Entry into force	03/07/2005	03/07/2005
Norway	Signature	10/05/2002
Norway	Ratification	23/09/2003	03/07/2005
Oman	Accession	13/05/2005	03/07/2005
Palau	Accession	27/05/2019	26/06/2019
Panama	Signature	05/10/2001
Panama	Notification	13/12/2004
Panama	Ratification	18/08/2004	03/07/2005
Paraguay	Accession	27/09/2007	27/10/2007
Peru	Accession	23/09/2003	03/07/2005
Poland	Signature	12/12/2002
Poland	Ratification	04/04/2005	03/07/2005
Portugal	Signature	03/09/2002
Portugal	Ratification	03/06/2011	03/07/2011
Republic of Korea	Signature	04/10/2001
Republic of Korea	Ratification	05/11/2015	05/12/2015
Republic of Moldova	Accession	28/02/2006	30/03/2006
Romania	Accession	16/04/2004	03/07/2005
Rwanda	Accession	04/10/2006	03/11/2006
Sao Tome and Principe	Accession	12/04/2006	12/05/2006
Saudi Arabia	Accession	11/03/2008	10/04/2008
Senegal	Signature	17/01/2002
Senegal	Ratification	07/04/2006	07/05/2006
Serbia	Notification	20/04/2009
Serbia and Montenegro	Accession	20/12/2005	19/01/2006
Seychelles	Signature	22/07/2002
Sierra Leone	Signature	27/11/2001
Sierra Leone	Ratification	12/08/2014	11/09/2014
Slovakia	Signature	26/08/2002
Slovakia	Ratification	21/09/2004	03/07/2005
Slovenia	Signature	15/11/2001
Slovenia	Ratification	21/05/2004	03/07/2005
South Africa	Signature	14/10/2002
South Africa	Ratification	20/02/2004	03/07/2005
Spain	Notification	04/06/2007
Spain	Notification	19/03/2007
Spain	Communication	05/03/2008
Spain	Accession	09/02/2007	11/03/2007
St. Kitts and Nevis	Accession	21/05/2004	03/07/2005
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Accession	29/10/2010	28/11/2010
Sudan	Accession	04/10/2018	03/11/2018
Swaziland	Accession	24/09/2012	24/10/2012
Sweden	Signature	10/01/2002
Sweden	Ratification	28/06/2011	28/07/2011
Switzerland	Accession	29/11/2012	29/12/2012
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	Accession	14/09/2007	14/10/2007
Togo	Accession	17/07/2012	16/08/2012
Trinidad and Tobago	Notification	24/01/2013
Trinidad and Tobago	Accession	06/11/2007	06/12/2007
Tunisia	Signature	10/07/2002
Tunisia	Ratification	10/04/2008	10/05/2008
Turkey	Notification	03/06/2005
Turkey	Signature	28/06/2002
Turkey	Notification	20/04/2009
Turkey	Ratification	04/05/2004	03/07/2005
Turkmenistan	Accession	28/03/2005	03/07/2005
Uganda	Notification	21/04/2005
Uganda	Accession	09/03/2005	03/07/2005
Ukraine	Accession	04/06/2013	04/07/2013
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Signature	06/05/2002
United Republic of Tanzania	Notification	09/06/2006
United Republic of Tanzania	Accession	24/05/2006	23/06/2006
Uruguay	Accession	03/04/2008	03/05/2008
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	Accession	10/06/2013	10/07/2013
Zambia	Accession	24/04/2005	03/07/2005