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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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