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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Afghanistan | Ratification | 15/02/2017 | 17/03/2017 |
| Albania | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Albania | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Algeria | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Algeria | Ratification | 20/10/2016 | 19/11/2016 |
| Andorra | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Andorra | Ratification | 24/03/2017 | 23/04/2017 |
| Angola | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Angola | Ratification | 16/11/2020 | 16/12/2020 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Argentina | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Argentina | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Armenia | Signature | 20/09/2016 | |
| Armenia | Ratification | 23/03/2017 | 22/04/2017 |
| Australia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Australia | Ratification | 09/11/2016 | 09/12/2016 |
| Austria | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Austria | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Azerbaijan | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Azerbaijan | Ratification | 09/01/2017 | 08/02/2017 |
| Bahamas | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bahamas | Ratification | 22/08/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Bahrain | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bahrain | Ratification | 23/12/2016 | 22/01/2017 |
| Bangladesh | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bangladesh | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Barbados | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Barbados | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Belarus | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Belarus | Acceptance | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Belgium | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Belgium | Ratification | 06/04/2017 | 06/05/2017 |
| Belize | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Belize | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Benin | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Benin | Ratification | 31/10/2016 | 30/11/2016 |
| Bhutan | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bhutan | Ratification | 19/09/2017 | 19/10/2017 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ratification | 16/03/2017 | 15/04/2017 |
| Botswana | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Botswana | Ratification | 11/11/2016 | 11/12/2016 |
| Brazil | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Brazil | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Bulgaria | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Bulgaria | Ratification | 29/11/2016 | 29/12/2016 |
| Burkina Faso | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Burkina Faso | Ratification | 11/11/2016 | 11/12/2016 |
| Burundi | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Burundi | Ratification | 17/01/2018 | 16/02/2018 |
| Cabo Verde | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Cabo Verde | Ratification | 21/09/2017 | 21/10/2017 |
| Cambodia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Cambodia | Ratification | 06/02/2017 | 08/03/2017 |
| Cameroon | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Cameroon | Ratification | 29/07/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Canada | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Canada | Communication | 14/12/2016 | |
| Canada | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Central African Republic | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Central African Republic | Ratification | 11/10/2016 | 10/11/2016 |
| Chad | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Chad | Ratification | 12/01/2017 | 11/02/2017 |
| Chile | Signature | 20/09/2016 | |
| Chile | Ratification | 10/02/2017 | 12/03/2017 |
| China | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| China | Ratification | 03/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Colombia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Colombia | Ratification | 12/07/2018 | 11/08/2018 |
| Comoros | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Comoros | Ratification | 23/11/2016 | 23/12/2016 |
| Congo | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Congo | Ratification | 21/04/2017 | 21/05/2017 |
| Cook Islands | Signature | 24/06/2016 | |
| Cook Islands | Ratification | 01/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Costa Rica | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Costa Rica | Ratification | 13/10/2016 | 12/11/2016 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Ratification | 25/10/2016 | 24/11/2016 |
| Croatia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Croatia | Ratification | 24/05/2017 | 23/06/2017 |
| Cuba | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Cuba | Ratification | 28/12/2016 | 27/01/2017 |
| Cyprus | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Cyprus | Ratification | 04/01/2017 | 03/02/2017 |
| Czech Republic | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Czech Republic | Ratification | 05/10/2017 | 04/11/2017 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Ratification | 01/08/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ratification | 13/12/2017 | 12/01/2018 |
| Denmark | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Denmark | Territorial exclusion | 01/11/2016 | |
| Denmark | Approval | 01/11/2016 | 01/12/2016 |
| Djibouti | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Djibouti | Ratification | 11/11/2016 | 11/12/2016 |
| Dominica | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Dominica | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Dominican Republic | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Dominican Republic | Ratification | 21/09/2017 | 21/10/2017 |
| Ecuador | Signature | 26/07/2016 | |
| Ecuador | Ratification | 20/09/2017 | 20/10/2017 |
| Egypt | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Egypt | Ratification | 29/06/2017 | 29/07/2017 |
| El Salvador | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| El Salvador | Ratification | 27/03/2017 | 26/04/2017 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Ratification | 30/10/2018 | 29/11/2018 |
| Eritrea | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Estonia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Estonia | Ratification | 04/11/2016 | 04/12/2016 |
| Ethiopia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Ethiopia | Ratification | 09/03/2017 | 08/04/2017 |
| European Union | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| European Union | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Fiji | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Fiji | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Finland | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Finland | Ratification | 14/11/2016 | 14/12/2016 |
| France | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| France | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Gabon | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Gabon | Ratification | 02/11/2016 | 02/12/2016 |
| Gambia | Signature | 26/04/2016 | |
| Gambia | Ratification | 07/11/2016 | 07/12/2016 |
| Georgia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Georgia | Approval | 08/05/2017 | 07/06/2017 |
| Germany | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Germany | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Ghana | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Ghana | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Greece | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Greece | Ratification | 14/10/2016 | 13/11/2016 |
| Grenada | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Grenada | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Guatemala | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Guatemala | Ratification | 25/01/2017 | 24/02/2017 |
| Guinea | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Guinea | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Ratification | 22/10/2018 | 21/11/2018 |
| Guyana | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Guyana | Ratification | 20/05/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Haiti | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Haiti | Ratification | 31/07/2017 | 30/08/2017 |
| Honduras | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Honduras | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Hungary | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Hungary | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Iceland | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Iceland | Acceptance | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| India | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| India | Ratification | 02/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Indonesia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Indonesia | Ratification | 31/10/2016 | 30/11/2016 |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Iraq | Signature | 08/12/2016 | |
| Ireland | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Ireland | Ratification | 04/11/2016 | 04/12/2016 |
| Israel | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Israel | Communication | 14/12/2016 | |
| Israel | Ratification | 22/11/2016 | 22/12/2016 |
| Italy | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Italy | Ratification | 11/11/2016 | 11/12/2016 |
| Jamaica | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Jamaica | Ratification | 10/04/2017 | 10/05/2017 |
| Japan | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Japan | Acceptance | 08/11/2016 | 08/12/2016 |
| Jordan | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Jordan | Ratification | 04/11/2016 | 04/12/2016 |
| Kazakhstan | Signature | 02/08/2016 | |
| Kazakhstan | Ratification | 06/12/2016 | 05/01/2017 |
| Kenya | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Kenya | Ratification | 28/12/2016 | 27/01/2017 |
| Kiribati | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Kiribati | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Kuwait | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Kuwait | Ratification | 23/04/2018 | 23/05/2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Signature | 21/09/2016 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Ratification | 18/02/2020 | 19/03/2020 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Ratification | 07/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Latvia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Latvia | Ratification | 16/03/2017 | 15/04/2017 |
| Lebanon | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Lebanon | Ratification | 05/02/2020 | 06/03/2020 |
| Lesotho | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Lesotho | Ratification | 20/01/2017 | 19/02/2017 |
| Liberia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Liberia | Ratification | 27/08/2018 | 26/09/2018 |
| Libya | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Liechtenstein | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Liechtenstein | Ratification | 20/09/2017 | 20/10/2017 |
| Lithuania | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Lithuania | Ratification | 02/02/2017 | 04/03/2017 |
| Luxembourg | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Luxembourg | Ratification | 04/11/2016 | 04/12/2016 |
| Madagascar | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Madagascar | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Malawi | Signature | 20/09/2016 | |
| Malawi | Ratification | 29/06/2017 | 29/07/2017 |
| Malaysia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Malaysia | Ratification | 16/11/2016 | 16/12/2016 |
| Maldives | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Maldives | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Mali | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Mali | Ratification | 23/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Malta | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Malta | Ratification | 05/10/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Marshall Islands | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Marshall Islands | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Mauritania | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Mauritania | Ratification | 27/02/2017 | 29/03/2017 |
| Mauritius | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Mauritius | Ratification | 22/04/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Mexico | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Mexico | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Ratification | 15/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Monaco | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Monaco | Ratification | 24/10/2016 | 23/11/2016 |
| Mongolia | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Mongolia | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Montenegro | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Montenegro | Ratification | 20/12/2017 | 19/01/2018 |
| Morocco | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Morocco | Ratification | 21/09/2016 | 04/11/2016 |
| Mozambique | Signature | 22/04/2016 | |
| Mozambique | Ratification | 04/06/2018 | 04/07/2018 |
| Myanmar | Signatur |
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