NULL

Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Afghanistan	Accession	25/03/2013	23/06/2013
Albania	Accession	01/04/2005	30/06/2005
Algeria	Accession	16/02/2005	17/05/2005
Angola	Accession	08/05/2007	06/08/2007
Antigua and Barbuda	Signature	16/03/1998
Antigua and Barbuda	Ratification	03/11/1998	16/02/2005
Argentina	Communication	27/03/2007
Argentina	Signature	16/03/1998
Argentina	Ratification	28/09/2001	16/02/2005
Armenia	Accession	25/04/2003	16/02/2005
Australia	Signature	29/04/1998
Australia	Ratification	12/12/2007	11/03/2008
Austria	Signature	29/04/1998
Austria	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Azerbaijan	Accession	28/09/2000	16/02/2005
Bahamas	Accession	09/04/1999	16/02/2005
Bahrain	Accession	31/01/2006	01/05/2006
Bangladesh	Accession	22/10/2001	16/02/2005
Barbados	Accession	07/08/2000	16/02/2005
Belarus	Accession	26/08/2005	24/11/2005
Belgium	Signature	29/04/1998
Belgium	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Belize	Accession	26/09/2003	16/02/2005
Benin	Accession	25/02/2002	16/02/2005
Bhutan	Accession	26/08/2002	16/02/2005
Bolivia	Signature	09/07/1998
Bolivia	Ratification	30/11/1999	16/02/2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Accession	16/04/2007	15/07/2007
Botswana	Accession	08/08/2003	16/02/2005
Brazil	Signature	29/04/1998
Brazil	Ratification	23/08/2002	16/02/2005
Brunei Darussalam	Accession	20/08/2009	18/11/2009
Bulgaria	Signature	18/09/1998
Bulgaria	Ratification	15/08/2002	16/02/2005
Burkina Faso	Accession	31/03/2005	29/06/2005
Burundi	Accession	18/10/2001	16/02/2005
Cambodia	Accession	22/08/2002	16/02/2005
Cameroon	Accession	28/08/2002	16/02/2005
Canada	Signature	29/04/1998
Canada	Withdrawal	15/12/2011	15/12/2011
Canada	Ratification	17/12/2002	16/02/2005
Cape Verde	Accession	10/02/2006	11/05/2006
Central African Republic	Accession	18/03/2008	16/06/2008
Chad	Accession	18/08/2009	17/11/2009
Chile	Signature	17/06/1998
Chile	Ratification	26/08/2002	16/02/2005
China	Communication	08/04/2003
China	Communication	30/08/2002
China	Signature	29/05/1998
China	Communication	14/01/2008
China	Approval	30/08/2002	16/02/2005
Colombia	Accession	30/11/2001	16/02/2005
Comoros	Accession	10/04/2008	09/07/2008
Congo	Accession	12/02/2007	13/05/2007
Cook Islands	Signature	16/09/1998
Cook Islands	Ratification	27/08/2001	16/02/2005
Costa Rica	Signature	27/04/1998
Costa Rica	Ratification	09/08/2002	16/02/2005
Côte d'Ivoire	Accession	23/04/2007	22/07/2007
Croatia	Signature	11/03/1999
Croatia	Ratification	30/05/2007	28/08/2007
Cuba	Signature	15/03/1999
Cuba	Ratification	30/04/2002	16/02/2005
Cyprus	Accession	16/07/1999	16/02/2005
Czech Republic	Signature	23/11/1998
Czech Republic	Approval	15/11/2001	16/02/2005
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Accession	27/04/2005	26/07/2005
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Accession	23/03/2005	21/06/2005
Denmark	Territorial exclusion	31/05/2002
Denmark	Signature	29/04/1998
Denmark	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Djibouti	Accession	12/03/2002	16/02/2005
Dominica	Accession	25/01/2005	25/04/2005
Dominican Republic	Accession	12/02/2002	16/02/2005
Ecuador	Signature	15/01/1999
Ecuador	Ratification	13/01/2000	16/02/2005
Egypt	Signature	15/03/1999
Egypt	Ratification	12/01/2005	12/04/2005
El Salvador	Signature	08/06/1998
El Salvador	Ratification	30/11/1998	16/02/2005
Equatorial Guinea	Accession	16/08/2000	16/02/2005
Eritrea	Accession	28/07/2005	26/10/2005
Estonia	Signature	03/12/1998
Estonia	Ratification	14/10/2002	16/02/2005
Ethiopia	Accession	14/04/2005	13/07/2005
European Community	Signature	29/04/1998
European Community	Approval	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Fiji	Signature	17/09/1998
Fiji	Ratification	17/09/1998	16/02/2005
Finland	Signature	29/04/1998
Finland	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
France	Signature	29/04/1998
France	Approval	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Gabon	Accession	12/12/2006	12/03/2007
Gambia	Accession	01/06/2001	16/02/2005
Georgia	Accession	16/06/1999	16/02/2005
Germany	Signature	29/04/1998
Germany	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Ghana	Accession	30/05/2003	16/02/2005
Greece	Signature	29/04/1998
Greece	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Grenada	Accession	06/08/2002	16/02/2005
Guatemala	Signature	10/07/1998
Guatemala	Ratification	05/10/1999	16/02/2005
Guinea	Accession	07/09/2000	16/02/2005
Guinea-Bissau	Accession	18/11/2005	16/02/2006
Guyana	Accession	05/08/2003	16/02/2005
Haiti	Accession	06/07/2005	04/10/2005
Honduras	Signature	25/02/1999
Honduras	Ratification	19/07/2000	16/02/2005
Hungary	Accession	21/08/2002	16/02/2005
Iceland	Accession	23/05/2002	16/02/2005
India	Accession	26/08/2002	16/02/2005
Indonesia	Signature	13/07/1998
Indonesia	Ratification	03/12/2004	03/03/2005
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Accession	22/08/2005	20/11/2005
Iraq	Accession	28/07/2009	26/10/2009
Ireland	Signature	29/04/1998
Ireland	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Israel	Signature	16/12/1998
Israel	Ratification	15/03/2004	16/02/2005
Italy	Signature	29/04/1998
Italy	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Jamaica	Accession	28/06/1999	16/02/2005
Japan	Signature	28/04/1998
Japan	Acceptance	04/06/2002	16/02/2005
Jordan	Accession	17/01/2003	16/02/2005
Kazakhstan	Signature	12/03/1999
Kazakhstan	Ratification	19/06/2009	17/09/2009
Kenya	Accession	25/02/2005	26/05/2005
Kiribati	Accession	07/09/2000	16/02/2005
Kuwait	Accession	11/03/2005	09/06/2005
Kyrgyzstan	Accession	13/05/2003	16/02/2005
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Accession	06/02/2003	16/02/2005
Latvia	Signature	14/12/1998
Latvia	Ratification	05/07/2002	16/02/2005
Lebanon	Accession	13/11/2006	11/02/2007
Lesotho	Accession	06/09/2000	16/02/2005
Liberia	Accession	05/11/2002	16/02/2005
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Accession	24/08/2006	22/11/2006
Liechtenstein	Signature	29/06/1998
Liechtenstein	Ratification	03/12/2004	03/03/2005
Lithuania	Signature	21/09/1998
Lithuania	Ratification	03/01/2003	16/02/2005
Luxembourg	Signature	29/04/1998
Luxembourg	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Madagascar	Accession	24/09/2003	16/02/2005
Malawi	Accession	26/10/2001	16/02/2005
Malaysia	Signature	12/03/1999
Malaysia	Ratification	04/09/2002	16/02/2005
Maldives	Signature	16/03/1998
Maldives	Ratification	30/12/1998	16/02/2005
Mali	Signature	27/01/1999
Mali	Ratification	28/03/2002	16/02/2005
Malta	Signature	17/04/1998
Malta	Ratification	11/11/2001	16/02/2005
Marshall Islands	Signature	17/03/1998
Marshall Islands	Ratification	11/08/2003	16/02/2005
Mauritania	Accession	22/07/2005	20/10/2005
Mauritius	Accession	09/05/2001	16/02/2005
Mexico	Signature	09/06/1998
Mexico	Ratification	07/09/2000	16/02/2005
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Signature	17/03/1998
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Ratification	21/06/1999	16/02/2005
Monaco	Signature	29/04/1998
Monaco	Ratification	27/02/2006	28/05/2006
Mongolia	Accession	15/12/1999	16/02/2005
Montenegro	Accession	04/06/2007	02/09/2007
Morocco	Accession	25/01/2002	16/02/2005
Mozambique	Accession	18/01/2005	18/04/2005
Myanmar	Accession	13/08/2003	16/02/2005
Namibia	Accession	04/09/2003	16/02/2005
Nauru	Accession	16/08/2001	16/02/2005
Nepal	Accession	16/09/2005	15/12/2005
Netherlands	Signature	29/04/1998
Netherlands	Acceptance	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
New Zealand	Signature	22/05/1998
New Zealand	Ratification	19/12/2002	16/02/2005
Nicaragua	Signature	07/07/1998
Nicaragua	Ratification	18/11/1999	16/02/2005
Niger	Signature	23/10/1998
Niger	Ratification	30/09/2004	16/02/2005
Nigeria	Accession	10/12/2004	10/03/2005
Niue	Signature	08/12/1998
Niue	Ratification	06/05/1999	16/02/2005
None	Proposal of corrections	23/01/2004
None	Entry into force	18/11/2004	16/02/2005
Norway	Signature	29/04/1998
Norway	Ratification	30/05/2002	16/02/2005
Oman	Accession	19/01/2005	19/04/2005
Pakistan	Accession	11/01/2005	11/04/2005
Palau	Accession	10/12/1999	16/02/2005
Panama	Signature	08/06/1998
Panama	Ratification	05/03/1999	16/02/2005
Papua New Guinea	Signature	02/03/1999
Papua New Guinea	Ratification	28/03/2002	16/02/2005
Paraguay	Signature	25/08/1998
Paraguay	Ratification	27/08/1999	16/02/2005
Peru	Signature	13/11/1998
Peru	Ratification	12/09/2002	16/02/2005
Philippines	Signature	15/04/1998
Philippines	Ratification	20/11/2003	16/02/2005
Poland	Signature	15/07/1998
Poland	Ratification	13/12/2002	16/02/2005
Portugal	Signature	29/04/1998
Portugal	Approval	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Qatar	Accession	11/01/2005	11/04/2005
Republic of Korea	Signature	25/09/1998
Republic of Korea	Ratification	08/11/2002	16/02/2005
Republic of Moldova	Accession	22/04/2003	16/02/2005
Romania	Signature	05/01/1999
Romania	Ratification	19/03/2001	16/02/2005
Russian Federation	Signature	11/03/1999
Russian Federation	Ratification	18/11/2004	16/02/2005
Rwanda	Accession	22/07/2004	16/02/2005
Samoa	Signature	16/03/1998
Samoa	Ratification	27/11/2000	16/02/2005
San Marino	Accession	28/04/2010	27/07/2010
Sao Tome and Principe	Accession	25/04/2008	24/07/2008
Saudi Arabia	Accession	31/01/2005	01/05/2005
Senegal	Accession	20/07/2001	16/02/2005
Serbia	Accession	19/10/2007	17/01/2008
Seychelles	Signature	20/03/1998
Seychelles	Ratification	22/07/2002	16/02/2005
Sierra Leone	Accession	10/11/2006	08/02/2007
Singapore	Accession	12/04/2006	11/07/2006
Slovakia	Signature	26/02/1999
Slovakia	Ratification	31/05/2002	16/02/2005
Slovenia	Signature	21/10/1998
Slovenia	Ratification	02/08/2002	16/02/2005
Solomon Islands	Signat

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