Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Afghanistan	Accession	20/02/2013	21/05/2013
Albania	Accession	08/02/2005	09/05/2005
Algeria	Signature	25/05/2000
Algeria	Ratification	05/08/2004	03/11/2004
Angola	Accession	27/02/2009	28/05/2009
Antigua and Barbuda	Signature	24/05/2000
Antigua and Barbuda	Ratification	10/09/2003	09/12/2003
Argentina	Signature	24/05/2000
Armenia	Accession	30/04/2004	29/07/2004
Austria	Signature	24/05/2000
Austria	Ratification	27/08/2002	11/09/2003
Azerbaijan	Accession	01/04/2005	30/06/2005
Bahamas	Signature	24/05/2000
Bahamas	Ratification	15/01/2004	14/04/2004
Bahrain	Accession	07/02/2012	07/05/2012
Bangladesh	Signature	24/05/2000
Bangladesh	Ratification	05/02/2004	05/05/2004
Barbados	Accession	06/09/2002	11/09/2003
Belarus	Accession	26/08/2002	11/09/2003
Belgium	Signature	24/05/2000
Belgium	Ratification	15/04/2004	14/07/2004
Belize	Accession	12/02/2004	12/05/2004
Benin	Signature	24/05/2000
Benin	Ratification	02/03/2005	31/05/2005
Bhutan	Accession	26/08/2002	11/09/2003
Bolivia	Signature	24/05/2000
Bolivia	Ratification	22/04/2002	09/11/2003
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Accession	01/10/2009	30/12/2009
Botswana	Signature	01/06/2001
Botswana	Ratification	11/06/2002	11/09/2003
Brazil	Accession	24/11/2003	22/02/2004
Bulgaria	Signature	24/05/2000
Bulgaria	Ratification	13/10/2000	11/09/2003
Burkina Faso	Signature	24/05/2000
Burkina Faso	Ratification	04/08/2003	02/11/2003
Burundi	Accession	02/10/2008	31/12/2008
Cambodia	Accession	17/09/2003	16/12/2003
Cameroon	Signature	09/02/2001
Cameroon	Ratification	20/02/2003	11/09/2003
Canada	Signature	19/04/2001
Cape Verde	Accession	01/11/2005	30/01/2006
Central African Republic	Signature	24/05/2000
Central African Republic	Ratification	18/11/2008	16/02/2009
Chad	Signature	24/05/2000
Chad	Ratification	01/11/2006	30/01/2007
Chile	Signature	24/05/2000
China	Declaration	09/05/2011
China	Signature	08/08/2000
China	Declaration	08/06/2005
China	Approval	08/06/2005	06/09/2005
Colombia	Signature	24/05/2000
Colombia	Ratification	20/05/2003	11/09/2003
Comoros	Accession	25/03/2009	23/06/2009
Congo	Signature	21/11/2000
Congo	Ratification	13/07/2006	11/10/2006
Cook Islands	Signature	21/05/2001
Costa Rica	Signature	24/05/2000
Costa Rica	Ratification	06/02/2007	07/05/2007
Côte d'Ivoire	Accession	12/03/2015	10/06/2015
Croatia	Signature	08/09/2000
Croatia	Ratification	29/08/2002	11/09/2003
Cuba	Signature	24/05/2000
Cuba	Ratification	17/09/2002	11/09/2003
Cyprus	Accession	05/12/2003	04/03/2004
Czech Republic	Signature	24/05/2000
Czech Republic	Ratification	08/10/2001	11/09/2003
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Signature	20/04/2001
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Ratification	29/07/2003	27/10/2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Accession	23/03/2005	21/06/2005
Denmark	Territorial exclusion	27/08/2002
Denmark	Signature	24/05/2000
Denmark	Ratification	27/08/2002	11/09/2003
Djibouti	Accession	08/04/2002	11/09/2003
Dominica	Accession	13/07/2004	11/10/2004
Dominican Republic	Accession	20/06/2006	18/09/2006
Ecuador	Signature	24/05/2000
Ecuador	Ratification	30/01/2003	11/09/2003
Egypt	Signature	20/12/2000
Egypt	Ratification	23/12/2003	22/03/2004
El Salvador	Signature	24/05/2000
El Salvador	Ratification	26/09/2003	25/12/2003
Eritrea	Accession	10/03/2005	08/06/2005
Estonia	Signature	06/09/2000
Estonia	Ratification	24/03/2004	22/06/2004
Ethiopia	Signature	24/05/2000
Ethiopia	Ratification	09/10/2003	07/01/2004
European Community	Signature	24/05/2000
European Community	Approval	27/08/2002	11/09/2003
Fiji	Signature	02/05/2001
Fiji	Ratification	05/06/2001	11/09/2003
Finland	Signature	24/05/2000
Finland	Ratification	09/07/2004	07/10/2004
France	Signature	24/05/2000
France	Approval	07/04/2003	11/09/2003
Gabon	Accession	02/05/2007	31/07/2007
Gambia	Signature	24/05/2000
Gambia	Ratification	09/06/2004	07/09/2004
Georgia	Accession	04/11/2008	02/02/2009
Germany	Signature	24/05/2000
Germany	Ratification	20/11/2003	18/02/2004
Ghana	Accession	30/05/2003	11/09/2003
Greece	Signature	24/05/2000
Greece	Ratification	21/05/2004	19/08/2004
Grenada	Signature	24/05/2000
Grenada	Ratification	05/02/2004	05/05/2004
Guatemala	Accession	28/10/2004	26/01/2005
Guinea	Signature	24/05/2000
Guinea	Ratification	11/12/2007	10/03/2008
Guinea-Bissau	Accession	19/05/2010	17/08/2010
Guyana	Accession	18/03/2008	16/06/2008
Haiti	Signature	24/05/2000
Honduras	Signature	24/05/2000
Honduras	Ratification	18/11/2008	16/02/2009
Hungary	Signature	24/05/2000
Hungary	Ratification	13/01/2004	12/04/2004
Iceland	Signature	01/06/2001
India	Signature	23/01/2001
India	Ratification	17/01/2003	11/09/2003
Indonesia	Signature	24/05/2000
Indonesia	Ratification	03/12/2004	03/03/2005
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Signature	23/04/2001
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Ratification	20/11/2003	18/02/2004
Iraq	Accession	03/03/2014	01/06/2014
Ireland	Signature	24/05/2000
Ireland	Ratification	14/11/2003	12/02/2004
Italy	Signature	24/05/2000
Italy	Ratification	24/03/2004	22/06/2004
Jamaica	Signature	04/06/2001
Jamaica	Ratification	25/09/2012	24/12/2012
Japan	Accession	21/11/2003	19/02/2004
Jordan	Signature	11/10/2000
Jordan	Ratification	11/11/2003	09/02/2004
Kazakhstan	Accession	08/09/2008	07/12/2008
Kenya	Signature	15/05/2000
Kenya	Ratification	24/01/2002	11/09/2003
Kiribati	Signature	07/09/2000
Kiribati	Ratification	20/04/2004	19/07/2004
Kuwait	Accession	01/06/2017	30/08/2017
Kyrgyzstan	Accession	05/10/2005	03/01/2006
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Accession	03/08/2004	01/11/2004
Latvia	Accession	13/02/2004	13/05/2004
Lebanon	Accession	06/02/2013	07/05/2013
Lesotho	Accession	20/09/2001	11/09/2003
Liberia	Accession	15/02/2002	11/09/2003
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Accession	14/06/2005	12/09/2005
Lithuania	Signature	24/05/2000
Lithuania	Ratification	07/11/2003	05/02/2004
Luxembourg	Signature	11/07/2000
Luxembourg	Ratification	28/08/2002	11/09/2003
Madagascar	Signature	14/09/2000
Madagascar	Ratification	24/11/2003	22/02/2004
Malawi	Signature	24/05/2000
Malawi	Ratification	27/02/2009	28/05/2009
Malaysia	Signature	24/05/2000
Malaysia	Ratification	03/09/2003	02/12/2003
Maldives	Accession	03/09/2002	11/09/2003
Mali	Signature	04/04/2001
Mali	Ratification	28/08/2002	11/09/2003
Malta	Accession	05/01/2007	05/04/2007
Marshall Islands	Accession	27/01/2003	11/09/2003
Mauritania	Accession	22/07/2005	20/10/2005
Mauritius	Accession	11/04/2002	11/09/2003
Mexico	Signature	24/05/2000
Mexico	Ratification	27/08/2002	11/09/2003
Monaco	Signature	24/05/2000
Mongolia	Accession	22/07/2003	20/10/2003
Montenegro	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
Morocco	Signature	25/05/2000
Morocco	Ratification	25/04/2011	24/07/2011
Mozambique	Signature	24/05/2000
Mozambique	Ratification	21/10/2002	11/09/2003
Myanmar	Signature	11/05/2001
Myanmar	Ratification	13/02/2008	13/05/2008
Namibia	Signature	24/05/2000
Namibia	Ratification	10/02/2005	11/05/2005
Nauru	Accession	12/11/2001	11/09/2003
Nepal	Signature	02/03/2001
Netherlands	Signature	24/05/2000
Netherlands	Acceptance	08/01/2002	11/09/2003
New Zealand	Signature	24/05/2000
New Zealand	Territorial exclusion	24/02/2005
New Zealand	Ratification	24/02/2005	25/05/2005
Nicaragua	Signature	26/05/2000
Nicaragua	Ratification	28/08/2002	11/09/2003
Niger	Signature	24/05/2000
Niger	Ratification	30/09/2004	29/12/2004
Nigeria	Signature	24/05/2000
Nigeria	Ratification	15/07/2003	13/10/2003
Niue	Accession	08/07/2002	11/09/2003
None	Opening for signature	26/04/2000
None	Issuance of certified true copies
None	Entry into force	13/06/2003	11/09/2003
Norway	Signature	24/05/2000
Norway	Ratification	10/05/2001	11/09/2003
Oman	Accession	11/04/2003	11/09/2003
Pakistan	Signature	04/06/2001
Pakistan	Ratification	02/03/2009	31/05/2009
Palau	Signature	29/05/2001
Palau	Ratification	13/06/2003	11/09/2003
Panama	Signature	11/05/2001
Panama	Ratification	01/05/2002	11/09/2003
Papua New Guinea	Accession	14/10/2005	12/01/2006
Paraguay	Signature	03/05/2001
Paraguay	Ratification	10/03/2004	08/06/2004
Peru	Signature	24/05/2000
Peru	Ratification	14/04/2004	13/07/2004
Philippines	Signature	24/05/2000
Philippines	Ratification	05/10/2006	03/01/2007
Poland	Signature	24/05/2000
Poland	Ratification	10/12/2003	09/03/2004
Portugal	Signature	24/05/2000
Portugal	Acceptance	30/09/2004	29/12/2004
Qatar	Accession	14/03/2007	12/06/2007
Republic of Korea	Signature	06/09/2000
Republic of Korea	Ratification	03/10/2007	01/01/2008
Republic of Moldova	Signature	14/02/2001
Republic of Moldova	Ratification	04/03/2003	11/09/2003
Romania	Signature	11/10/2000
Romania	Ratification	30/06/2003	28/09/2003
Rwanda	Signature	24/05/2000
Rwanda	Ratification	22/07/2004	20/10/2004
Samoa	Signature	24/05/2000
Samoa	Ratification	30/05/2002	11/09/2003
Saudi Arabia	Accession	09/08/2007	07/11/2007
Senegal	Signature	31/10/2000
Senegal	Ratification	08/10/2003	06/01/2004
Serbia and Montenegro	Accession	08/02/2006	09/05/2006
Seychelles	Signature	23/01/2001
Seychelles	Ratification	13/05/2004	11/08/2004
Sierra Leone	Accession	15/06/2020	13/09/2020
Slovakia	Signature	24/05/2000
Slovakia	Ratification	24/11/2003	22/02/2004
Slovenia	Signature	24/05/2000
Slovenia	Ratification	20/11/2002	09/11/2003
Solomon Islands	Accession	28/07/2004	26

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