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| Participant | Action | Date of Notification/Deposit | Date of Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Accession | 17/06/2004 | 15/09/2004 |
| Albania | Accession | 08/10/1999 | 06/01/2000 |
| Algeria | Accession | 20/10/1992 | 18/01/1993 |
| Andorra | Accession | 26/01/2009 | 26/04/2009 |
| Angola | Accession | 17/05/2000 | 15/08/2000 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Accession | 03/12/1992 | 03/03/1993 |
| Argentina | Signature | 29/06/1988 | |
| Argentina | Ratification | 18/09/1990 | 17/12/1990 |
| Armenia | Accession | 01/10/1999 | 30/12/1999 |
| Australia | Signature | 08/06/1988 | |
| Australia | Ratification | 19/05/1989 | 17/08/1989 |
| Austria | Signature | 29/08/1988 | |
| Austria | Ratification | 03/05/1989 | 01/08/1989 |
| Azerbaijan | Accession | 12/06/1996 | 10/09/1996 |
| Bahamas | Accession | 04/05/1993 | 02/08/1993 |
| Bahrain | Accession | 27/04/1990 | 26/07/1990 |
| Bangladesh | Accession | 02/08/1990 | 31/10/1990 |
| Barbados | Accession | 16/10/1992 | 14/01/1993 |
| Belarus | Signature | 22/01/1988 | |
| Belgium | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Belgium | Ratification | 30/12/1988 | 30/03/1989 |
| Belize | Accession | 09/01/1998 | 09/04/1998 |
| Benin | Accession | 01/07/1993 | 29/09/1993 |
| Bhutan | Accession | 23/08/2004 | 21/11/2004 |
| Bolivia | Accession | 03/10/1994 | 01/01/1995 |
| Bolivia | Accession | 03/10/1994 | 01/01/1995 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Succession | 01/09/1993 | 06/03/1992 |
| Botswana | Accession | 04/12/1991 | 03/03/1992 |
| Brazil | Accession | 19/03/1990 | 17/06/1990 |
| Brunei Darussalam | Accession | 27/05/1993 | 25/08/1993 |
| Bulgaria | Accession | 20/11/1990 | 18/02/1991 |
| Burkina Faso | Signature | 14/09/1988 | |
| Burkina Faso | Ratification | 20/07/1989 | 18/10/1989 |
| Burundi | Accession | 06/01/1997 | 06/04/1997 |
| Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | Acceptance | 31/10/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Cambodia | Accession | 27/06/2001 | 25/09/2001 |
| Cameroon | Accession | 30/08/1989 | 28/11/1989 |
| Canada | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Canada | Ratification | 30/06/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Cape Verde | Accession | 31/07/2001 | 29/10/2001 |
| Central African Republic | Accession | 29/03/1993 | 27/06/1993 |
| Chad | Ratification | 07/06/1994 | 05/09/1994 |
| Chile | Signature | 14/06/1988 | |
| Chile | Ratification | 26/03/1990 | 24/06/1990 |
| China | Accession | 14/06/1991 | |
| China | Communication | 19/10/1999 | |
| China | Notification | 06/06/1997 | 01/07/1997 |
| Colombia | Accession | 06/12/1993 | 06/03/1994 |
| Comoros | Accession | 31/10/1994 | 29/01/1995 |
| Congo | Signature | 15/09/1988 | |
| Congo | Ratification | 16/11/1994 | 14/02/1995 |
| Cook Islands | Accession | 22/12/2003 | 21/03/2004 |
| Costa Rica | Accession | 30/07/1991 | 28/10/1991 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Accession | 05/04/1993 | 04/07/1993 |
| Croatia | Succession | 21/09/1992 | 08/10/1991 |
| Cuba | Accession | 14/07/1992 | 12/10/1992 |
| Cyprus | Accession | 28/05/1992 | 26/08/1992 |
| Czech Republic | Succession | 30/09/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Czechoslovakia | Accession | 01/10/1990 | 30/12/1990 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession | 24/01/1995 | 24/04/1995 |
| Denmark | Notification | 12/02/1997 | |
| Denmark | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Denmark | Ratification | 16/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Denmark | Declaration | 20/12/1991 | 20/12/1991 |
| Djibouti | Accession | 30/07/1999 | 28/10/1999 |
| Dominica | Accession | 31/03/1993 | 29/06/1993 |
| Dominican Republic | Accession | 18/05/1993 | 16/08/1993 |
| Ecuador | Accession | 30/04/1990 | 29/07/1990 |
| Egypt | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Egypt | Ratification | 02/08/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| El Salvador | Accession | 02/10/1992 | 31/12/1992 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Accession | 06/09/2006 | 05/12/2006 |
| Eritrea | Accession | 10/03/2005 | 08/06/2005 |
| Estonia | Accession | 17/10/1996 | 15/01/1997 |
| Ethiopia | Accession | 11/10/1994 | 09/01/1995 |
| European Economic Community | Declaration | 23/05/1989 | |
| European Economic Community | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| European Economic Community | Approval | 16/12/1988 | 16/03/1989 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | Ratification | 16/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Fiji | Accession | 23/10/1989 | 21/01/1990 |
| Finland | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Finland | Acceptance | 23/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| France | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| France | Approval | 28/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Gabon | Accession | 09/02/1994 | 10/05/1994 |
| Gambia | Accession | 25/07/1990 | 23/10/1990 |
| Georgia | Accession | 21/03/1996 | 19/06/1996 |
| German Democratic Republic | Accession | 23/03/1989 | 25/04/1989 |
| Ghana | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Ghana | Ratification | 14/07/1992 | 12/10/1992 |
| Ghana | Ratification | 24/07/1989 | 22/10/1989 |
| Greece | Signature | 29/10/1987 | |
| Greece | Ratification | 29/12/1988 | 29/03/1989 |
| Grenada | Accession | 31/03/1993 | 29/06/1993 |
| Guatemala | Accession | 07/11/1989 | 05/02/1990 |
| Guinea | Accession | 25/06/1992 | 23/09/1992 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Accession | 12/11/2002 | 10/02/2003 |
| Guyana | Accession | 12/08/1993 | 10/11/1993 |
| Haiti | Accession | 29/03/2000 | 27/06/2000 |
| Holy See | Accession | 05/05/2008 | 03/08/2008 |
| Honduras | Accession | 14/10/1993 | 12/01/1994 |
| Hungary | Accession | 20/04/1989 | 19/07/1989 |
| Iceland | Accession | 29/08/1989 | 27/11/1989 |
| India | Accession | 19/06/1992 | 17/09/1992 |
| Indonesia | Signature | 21/07/1988 | |
| Indonesia | Ratification | 26/06/1992 | 24/09/1992 |
| Iraq | Accession | 25/06/2008 | 23/09/2008 |
| Ireland | Signature | 15/09/1988 | |
| Ireland | Ratification | 16/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Islamic Republic of Iran | Accession | 03/10/1990 | 01/01/1991 |
| Israel | Signature | 14/01/1988 | |
| Israel | Objection | 18/07/1990 | |
| Israel | Ratification | 30/06/1992 | 28/09/1992 |
| Italy | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Italy | Ratification | 16/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Jamaica | Accession | 31/03/1993 | 29/06/1993 |
| Japan | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Japan | Acceptance | 30/09/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Jordan | Accession | 31/05/1989 | 29/08/1989 |
| Kazakhstan | Accession | 26/08/1998 | 24/11/1998 |
| Kenya | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Kenya | Ratification | 09/11/1988 | 07/02/1989 |
| Kiribati | Accession | 07/01/1993 | 07/04/1993 |
| Kuwait | Accession | 23/11/1992 | 21/02/1993 |
| Kyrgyzstan | Accession | 31/05/2000 | 29/08/2000 |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Accession | 21/08/1998 | 19/11/1998 |
| Latvia | Accession | 28/04/1995 | 27/07/1995 |
| Lebanon | Accession | 31/03/1993 | 29/06/1993 |
| Lesotho | Accession | 25/03/1994 | 23/06/1994 |
| Liberia | Accession | 15/01/1996 | 14/04/1996 |
| Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | Accession | 11/07/1990 | 09/10/1990 |
| Liechtenstein | Accession | 08/02/1989 | 09/05/1989 |
| Lithuania | Accession | 18/01/1995 | 18/04/1995 |
| Luxembourg | Signature | 29/01/1988 | |
| Luxembourg | Ratification | 17/10/1988 | 15/01/1989 |
| Madagascar | Accession | 07/11/1996 | 05/02/1997 |
| Malawi | Accession | 09/01/1991 | 09/04/1991 |
| Malaysia | Accession | 29/08/1989 | 27/11/1989 |
| Maldives | Signature | 12/07/1988 | |
| Maldives | Ratification | 16/05/1989 | 14/08/1989 |
| Mali | Accession | 28/10/1994 | 26/01/1995 |
| Malta | Signature | 15/09/1988 | |
| Malta | Ratification | 29/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Malta | Acceptance of amendments | 04/02/1994 | 05/05/1994 |
| Marshall Islands | Accession | 11/03/1993 | 09/06/1993 |
| Mauritania | Accession | 26/05/1994 | 24/08/1994 |
| Mauritius | Accession | 18/08/1992 | 16/11/1992 |
| Mexico | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Mexico | Acceptance | 31/03/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | Accession | 06/09/1995 | 05/12/1995 |
| Monaco | Accession | 12/03/1993 | 10/06/1993 |
| Mongolia | Accession | 07/03/1996 | 05/06/1996 |
| Montenegro | Succession | 23/10/2006 | 03/06/2006 |
| Morocco | Signature | 07/01/1988 | |
| Morocco | Ratification | 28/12/1995 | 27/03/1996 |
| Mozambique | Accession | 09/09/1994 | 08/12/1994 |
| Myanmar | Accession | 24/11/1993 | 22/02/1994 |
| Namibia | Accession | 20/09/1993 | 19/12/1993 |
| Nauru | Accession | 12/11/2001 | 10/02/2002 |
| Nepal | Accession | 06/07/1994 | 04/10/1994 |
| Netherlands | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Netherlands | Acceptance | 16/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| New Zealand | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| New Zealand | Ratification | 21/07/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Nicaragua | Accession | 05/03/1993 | 03/06/1993 |
| Niger | Accession | 09/10/1992 | 07/01/1993 |
| Nigeria | Accession | 31/10/1988 | 29/01/1989 |
| Niue | Accession | 22/12/2003 | 21/03/2004 |
| None | Adoption of Adjustments | 14/11/2007 | |
| None | Accession | 29/07/1998 | |
| None | Adoption | 01/01/1997 | |
| None | Entry into force of amendment | 22/09/1993 | |
| None | Entry into force of annex | 27/05/1992 | |
| None | Amendment | 05/08/1996 | 05/08/1996 |
| None | Entry into force of adjustments | 07/03/1991 | 07/03/1991 |
| None | Rectification | 10/04/1994 | 10/04/1994 |
| None | Entry into force | 28/07/2000 | 28/07/2000 |
| Norway | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Norway | Ratification | 24/06/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Oman | Accession | 30/06/1999 | 28/09/1999 |
| Pakistan | Accession | 18/12/1992 | 18/03/1993 |
| Palau | Accession | 29/05/2001 | 27/08/2001 |
| Panama | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Panama | Ratification | 03/03/1989 | 01/06/1989 |
| Papua New Guinea | Accession | 27/10/1992 | 25/02/1993 |
| Paraguay | Accession | 03/12/1992 | 03/03/1993 |
| Peru | Accession | 31/03/1993 | 29/06/1993 |
| Philippines | Signature | 14/09/1988 | |
| Philippines | Ratification | 17/07/1991 | 15/10/1991 |
| Poland | Accession | 13/07/1990 | 11/10/1990 |
| Portugal | Communication | 21/10/1999 | |
| Portugal | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Portugal | Ratification | 17/10/1988 | 15/01/1989 |
| Portugal | Notification | 15/02/1994 | 15/02/1994 |
| Qatar | Accession | 22/01/1996 | 21/04/1996 |
| Republic of Korea | Accession | 27/02/1992 | 27/05/1992 |
| Republic of Moldova | Accession | 24/10/1996 | 22/01/1997 |
| Romania | Accession | 27/01/1993 | 27/04/1993 |
| Rwanda | Accession | 11/10/2001 | 09/01/2002 |
| Samoa | Accession | 21/12/1992 | 21/03/1993 |
| San Marino | Accession | 23/04/2009 | 22/07/2009 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Accession | 19/11/2001 | 17/02/2002 |
| Saudi Arabia | Accession | 01/03/1993 | 30/05/1993 |
| Senegal | Signature | 16/09/1987 | |
| Senegal | Ratification | 06/05/1993 | 04/08/1993 |
| Seychelles | Accession | 06/01/1993 | 06/04/1993 |
| Sierra Leone | Accession | 29/08/2001 | 27/11/2001 |
| Singapore | Accession | 05/01/1989 | 05/04/1989 |
| Singapore | Notification | 20/04/1993 | 20/04/1993 |
| Singapore | Notification | 27/05/1992 | 27/05/1992 |
| Slovakia | Succession | 28/05/1993 | 01/01/1993 |
| Slovenia | Succession | 06/07/1992 | 25/06/1991 |
| Solomon Islands | Accession | 17/06/1993 | 15/09/1993 |
| Somalia | Accession | 01/08/2001 | 30/10/2001 |
| South Africa | Accession | 15/01/1990 | 15/04/1990 |
| South Sudan | Accession | 12/01/2012 | 11/04/2012 |
| Spain | Signature | 21/07/1988 | |
| Spain | Ratification | 16/12/1988 | 01/01/1989 |
| Sri Lanka | Accession | 15/12/1989 | 15/03/1990 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Accession | 10/08/1992 | 08/11/1992 |
| St. Lucia | Accession | 28/07/1993 | 26/10/1993 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Accession | 02/12/1996 | 02/03/1997 |
| State of Palestine | Accession | 18/03/2019 | 16/06/2019 |
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