Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Afghanistan	Signature	29/06/2004
Afghanistan	Ratification	13/08/2010	11/11/2010
Albania	Signature	29/06/2004
Albania	Ratification	26/04/2006	25/07/2006
Algeria	Signature	20/06/2003
Algeria	Ratification	30/06/2006	28/09/2006
Andorra	Accession	11/05/2020	09/08/2020
Angola	Signature	29/06/2004
Angola	Ratification	20/09/2007	19/12/2007
Antigua and Barbuda	Signature	28/06/2004
Antigua and Barbuda	Ratification	05/06/2006	03/09/2006
Argentina	Signature	25/09/2003
Armenia	Accession	29/11/2004	27/02/2005
Australia	Signature	05/12/2003
Australia	Ratification	27/10/2004	27/02/2005
Austria	Signature	28/08/2003
Austria	Ratification	15/09/2005	14/12/2005
Azerbaijan	Accession	01/11/2005	30/01/2006
Bahamas	Signature	29/06/2004
Bahamas	Ratification	03/11/2009	01/02/2010
Bahrain	Accession	20/03/2007	18/06/2007
Bangladesh	Signature	16/06/2003
Bangladesh	Ratification	14/06/2004	27/02/2005
Barbados	Signature	28/06/2004
Barbados	Ratification	03/11/2005	01/02/2006
Belarus	Signature	17/06/2004
Belarus	Ratification	08/09/2005	07/12/2005
Belgium	Signature	22/01/2004
Belgium	Ratification	01/11/2005	30/01/2006
Belize	Signature	26/09/2003
Belize	Ratification	15/12/2005	15/03/2006
Benin	Signature	18/06/2004
Benin	Ratification	03/11/2005	01/02/2006
Bhutan	Signature	09/12/2003
Bhutan	Ratification	23/08/2004	27/02/2005
Bolivia	Signature	27/02/2004
Bolivia	Ratification	15/09/2005	14/12/2005
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Accession	10/07/2009	08/10/2009
Botswana	Signature	16/06/2003
Botswana	Ratification	31/01/2005	01/05/2005
Brazil	Signature	16/06/2003
Brazil	Ratification	03/11/2005	01/02/2006
Brunei Darussalam	Signature	03/06/2004
Brunei Darussalam	Ratification	03/06/2004	27/02/2005
Bulgaria	Signature	22/12/2003
Bulgaria	Ratification	07/11/2005	05/02/2006
Burkina Faso	Signature	22/12/2003
Burkina Faso	Ratification	31/07/2006	29/10/2006
Burundi	Signature	16/06/2003
Burundi	Ratification	22/11/2005	20/02/2006
Cambodia	Signature	25/05/2004
Cambodia	Ratification	15/11/2005	13/02/2006
Cameroon	Signature	13/05/2004
Cameroon	Ratification	03/02/2006	04/05/2006
Canada	Signature	15/07/2003
Canada	Ratification	26/11/2004	27/02/2005
Cape Verde	Signature	17/02/2004
Cape Verde	Ratification	04/10/2005	02/01/2006
Central African Republic	Signature	29/12/2003
Central African Republic	Ratification	07/11/2005	05/02/2006
Chad	Signature	22/06/2004
Chad	Ratification	30/01/2006	30/04/2006
Chile	Signature	25/09/2003
Chile	Ratification	13/06/2005	11/09/2005
China	Signature	10/11/2003
China	Declaration	11/10/2005
China	Ratification	11/10/2005	09/01/2006
Colombia	Accession	10/04/2008	09/07/2008
Comoros	Signature	27/02/2004
Comoros	Ratification	24/01/2006	24/04/2006
Congo	Signature	23/03/2004
Congo	Ratification	06/02/2007	07/05/2007
Cook Islands	Signature	14/05/2004
Cook Islands	Ratification	14/05/2004	27/02/2005
Costa Rica	Signature	03/07/2003
Costa Rica	Ratification	21/08/2008	19/11/2008
Côte d'Ivoire	Signature	24/07/2003
Côte d'Ivoire	Ratification	13/08/2010	11/11/2010
Croatia	Signature	02/06/2004
Croatia	Ratification	14/07/2008	12/10/2008
Cuba	Signature	29/06/2004
Cyprus	Signature	24/05/2004
Cyprus	Ratification	26/10/2005	24/01/2006
Czech Republic	Communication	10/01/2013
Czech Republic	Signature	16/06/2003
Czech Republic	Ratification	01/06/2012	30/08/2012
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Signature	17/06/2003
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Ratification	27/04/2005	26/07/2005
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Signature	28/06/2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Ratification	28/10/2005	26/01/2006
Denmark	Signature	16/06/2003
Denmark	Territorial exclusion	16/12/2004
Denmark	Ratification	16/12/2004	16/03/2005
Djibouti	Signature	13/05/2004
Djibouti	Ratification	31/07/2005	29/10/2005
Dominica	Signature	29/06/2004
Dominica	Ratification	24/07/2006	22/10/2006
Ecuador	Signature	22/03/2004
Ecuador	Ratification	25/07/2006	23/10/2006
Egypt	Signature	17/06/2003
Egypt	Ratification	25/02/2005	26/05/2005
El Salvador	Signature	18/03/2004
El Salvador	Ratification	21/07/2014	19/10/2014
Equatorial Guinea	Accession	17/09/2005	16/12/2005
Estonia	Signature	08/06/2004
Estonia	Ratification	27/07/2005	25/10/2005
Ethiopia	Signature	25/02/2004
Ethiopia	Ratification	25/03/2014	23/06/2014
European Community	Signature	16/06/2003
European Community	Formal confirmation	30/06/2005	28/09/2005
Fiji	Signature	03/10/2003
Fiji	Ratification	03/10/2003	27/02/2005
Finland	Signature	16/06/2003
Finland	Ratification	24/01/2005	24/04/2005
France	Signature	16/06/2003
France	Approval	19/10/2004	27/02/2005
Gabon	Signature	22/08/2003
Gabon	Ratification	20/02/2009	21/05/2009
Gambia	Signature	16/06/2003
Gambia	Ratification	18/09/2007	17/12/2007
Georgia	Signature	20/02/2004
Georgia	Ratification	14/02/2006	15/05/2006
Germany	Signature	24/10/2003
Germany	Ratification	16/12/2004	16/03/2005
Ghana	Signature	20/06/2003
Ghana	Ratification	29/11/2004	27/02/2005
Greece	Signature	16/06/2003
Greece	Ratification	27/01/2006	27/04/2006
Grenada	Signature	29/06/2004
Grenada	Ratification	14/08/2007	12/11/2007
Guatemala	Signature	25/09/2003
Guatemala	Ratification	16/11/2005	14/02/2006
Guinea	Signature	01/04/2004
Guinea	Ratification	07/11/2007	05/02/2008
Guinea-Bissau	Accession	07/11/2008	05/02/2009
Guyana	Accession	15/09/2005	14/12/2005
Haiti	Signature	23/07/2003
Honduras	Signature	18/06/2004
Honduras	Ratification	16/02/2005	17/05/2005
Hungary	Signature	16/06/2003
Hungary	Ratification	07/04/2004	27/02/2005
Iceland	Signature	16/06/2003
Iceland	Ratification	14/06/2004	27/02/2005
India	Signature	10/09/2003
India	Ratification	05/02/2004	27/02/2005
Iran	Signature	16/06/2003
Iraq	Signature	29/06/2004
Iraq	Ratification	17/03/2008	15/06/2008
Ireland	Signature	16/09/2003
Ireland	Ratification	07/11/2005	05/02/2006
Islamic Republic of Iran	Ratification	06/11/2005	04/02/2006
Israel	Objection	24/08/2005
Israel	Signature	20/06/2003
Israel	Ratification	24/08/2005	22/11/2005
Italy	Signature	16/06/2003
Italy	Ratification	02/07/2008	30/09/2008
Jamaica	Signature	24/09/2003
Jamaica	Ratification	07/07/2005	05/10/2005
Japan	Signature	09/03/2004
Japan	Acceptance	08/06/2004	27/02/2005
Jordan	Signature	28/05/2004
Jordan	Ratification	19/08/2004	27/02/2005
Kazakhstan	Signature	21/06/2004
Kazakhstan	Ratification	22/01/2007	22/04/2007
Kenya	Signature	25/06/2004
Kenya	Ratification	25/06/2004	27/02/2005
Kiribati	Signature	27/04/2004
Kiribati	Ratification	15/09/2005	14/12/2005
Kuwait	Signature	16/06/2003
Kuwait	Ratification	12/05/2006	10/08/2006
Kyrgyzstan	Signature	18/02/2004
Kyrgyzstan	Ratification	25/05/2006	23/08/2006
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Signature	29/06/2004
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Ratification	06/09/2006	05/12/2006
Latvia	Signature	10/05/2004
Latvia	Ratification	10/02/2005	11/05/2005
Lebanon	Signature	04/03/2004
Lebanon	Ratification	07/12/2005	07/03/2006
Lesotho	Signature	23/06/2004
Lesotho	Ratification	14/01/2005	14/04/2005
Liberia	Signature	25/06/2004
Liberia	Ratification	15/09/2009	14/12/2009
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Signature	18/06/2004
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Ratification	07/06/2005	05/09/2005
Lithuania	Signature	22/09/2003
Lithuania	Ratification	16/12/2004	16/03/2005
Luxembourg	Signature	16/06/2003
Luxembourg	Ratification	30/06/2005	28/09/2005
Madagascar	Signature	24/09/2003
Madagascar	Ratification	22/09/2004	27/02/2005
Malaysia	Signature	23/09/2003
Malaysia	Ratification	16/09/2005	15/12/2005
Maldives	Signature	17/05/2004
Maldives	Ratification	20/05/2004	27/02/2005
Mali	Signature	23/09/2003
Mali	Ratification	19/10/2005	17/01/2006
Malta	Signature	16/06/2003
Malta	Ratification	24/09/2003	27/02/2005
Marshall Islands	Signature	16/06/2003
Marshall Islands	Ratification	08/12/2004	08/03/2005
Mauritania	Signature	24/06/2004
Mauritania	Ratification	28/10/2005	26/01/2006
Mauritius	Signature	17/06/2003
Mauritius	Ratification	17/05/2004	27/02/2005
Mexico	Signature	12/08/2003
Mexico	Ratification	28/05/2004	27/02/2005
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Signature	28/06/2004
Micronesia (Federated States of)	Ratification	18/03/2005	16/06/2005
Mongolia	Signature	16/06/2003
Mongolia	Ratification	27/01/2004	27/02/2005
Montenegro	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
Morocco	Signature	16/04/2004
Mozambique	Signature	18/06/2003
Mozambique	Ratification	14/07/2017	12/10/2017
Myanmar	Signature	23/10/2003
Myanmar	Ratification	21/04/2004	27/02/2005
Namibia	Signature	29/01/2004
Namibia	Ratification	07/11/2005	05/02/2006
Nauru	Accession	29/06/2004	27/02/2005
Nepal	Signature	03/12/2003
Nepal	Ratification	07/11/2006	05/02/2007
Netherlands	Signature	16/06/2003
Netherlands	Acceptance	27/01/2005	27/04/2005
New Zealand	Signature	16/06/2003
New Zealand	Territorial exclusion	27/01/2004
New Zealand	Ratification	27/01/2004	27/02/2005
Nicaragua	Signature	07/06/2004
Nicaragua	Ratification	09/04/2008	08/07/2008
Niger	Signature	28/06/2004
Niger	Ratification	25/08/2005	23/11/2005
Nigeria	Signature	28/06/2004
Nigeria	Ratification	20/10/2005	18/01/2006
Niue	Signature	18/06/2004
Niue	Ratification	03/06/2005	01/09/2005
None	Entry into force	29/11/2004	27/02/2005
Norway	Signature	16/06/2003
No

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