Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Afghanistan	Signature	18/03/1983
Albania	Accession	23/06/2003	23/07/2003
Algeria	Signature	10/12/1982
Algeria	Declaration	22/05/2018
Algeria	Nomination	23/11/2016
Algeria	Ratification	11/06/1996	11/07/1996
Angola	Signature	10/12/1982
Angola	Declaration	14/10/2009
Angola	Declaration	14/10/2009	14/10/2009
Angola	Ratification	05/12/1990	16/11/1994
Antigua and Barbuda	Signature	07/02/1983
Antigua and Barbuda	Ratification	02/02/1989	16/11/1994
Argentina	Notification	28/09/2009
Argentina	Signature	05/10/1984
Argentina	Withdrawal of declaration	26/10/2012
Argentina	Notification	04/09/2013
Argentina	Notification	28/09/2009
Argentina	Ratification	01/12/1995	31/12/1995
Armenia	Accession	09/12/2002	08/01/2003
Australia	Signature	10/12/1982
Australia	Notification	19/08/1999
Australia	Ratification	05/10/1994	16/11/1994
Australia	Declaration	22/03/2002	22/03/2002
Austria	Notification	09/01/2008
Austria	Signature	10/12/1982
Austria	Ratification	14/07/1995	13/08/1995
Azerbaijan	Accession	16/06/2016	16/07/2016
Bahamas	Signature	10/12/1982
Bahamas	Ratification	29/07/1983	16/11/1994
Bahrain	Signature	10/12/1982
Bahrain	Ratification	30/05/1985	16/11/1994
Bangladesh	Signature	10/12/1982
Bangladesh	Declaration	14/12/2009
Bangladesh	Declaration	14/12/2009
Bangladesh	Ratification	27/07/2001	26/08/2001
Barbados	Signature	10/12/1982
Barbados	Ratification	12/10/1993	16/11/1994
Belarus	Signature	10/12/1982
Belarus	Ratification	30/08/2006	29/09/2006
Belgium	Signature	05/12/1984
Belgium	Objection	22/10/2013
Belgium	Ratification	13/11/1998	13/12/1998
Belize	Objection	11/09/1997
Belize	Signature	10/12/1982
Belize	Ratification	13/08/1983	16/11/1994
Benin	Signature	30/08/1983
Benin	Ratification	16/10/1997	15/11/1997
Bhutan	Signature	10/12/1982
Bolivia	Signature	27/11/1984
Bolivia	Ratification	28/04/1995	28/05/1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Succession	12/01/1994	16/11/1994
Botswana	Signature	05/12/1984
Botswana	Ratification	02/05/1990	16/11/1994
Brazil	Notification	10/09/2001
Brazil	Signature	10/12/1982
Brazil	Ratification	22/12/1988	16/11/1994
Brunei Darussalam	Signature	05/12/1984
Brunei Darussalam	Ratification	05/11/1996	05/12/1996
Bulgaria	Declaration	02/12/2015
Bulgaria	Signature	10/12/1982
Bulgaria	Ratification	15/05/1996	14/06/1996
Burkina Faso	Signature	10/12/1982
Burkina Faso	Ratification	25/01/2005	24/02/2005
Burundi	Signature	10/12/1982
Cambodia	Signature	01/07/1983
Cameroon	Signature	10/12/1982
Cameroon	Ratification	19/11/1985	16/11/1994
Canada	Signature	10/12/1982
Canada	Ratification	07/11/2003	07/12/2003
Cape Verde	Signature	10/12/1982
Cape Verde	Ratification	10/08/1987	16/11/1994
Central African Republic	Signature	04/12/1984
Chad	Signature	10/12/1982
Chad	Ratification	14/08/2009	13/09/2009
Chile	Signature	10/12/1982
Chile	Notification	18/11/1998
Chile	Ratification	25/08/1997	24/09/1997
China	Signature	10/12/1982
China	Declaration	25/08/2006
China	Ratification	07/06/1996	07/07/1996
Colombia	Signature	10/12/1982
Comoros	Signature	06/12/1984
Comoros	Ratification	21/06/1994	16/11/1994
Congo	Signature	10/12/1982
Congo	Ratification	09/07/2008	08/08/2008
Cook Islands	Signature	10/12/1982
Cook Islands	Ratification	15/02/1995	17/03/1995
Costa Rica	Nomination	15/03/2000
Costa Rica	Signature	10/12/1982
Costa Rica	Ratification	21/09/1992	16/11/1994
Côte d'Ivoire	Signature	10/12/1982
Côte d'Ivoire	Ratification	26/03/1984	16/11/1994
Croatia	Declaration	04/11/1999
Croatia	Succession	05/04/1995	16/11/1994
Cuba	Signature	10/12/1982
Cuba	Ratification	15/08/1984	16/11/1994
Cyprus	Nomination	15/01/2016
Cyprus	Notification	23/02/2007
Cyprus	Signature	10/12/1982
Cyprus	Ratification	12/12/1988	16/11/1994
Czech Republic	Succession to signature	22/02/1993
Czech Republic	Ratification	21/06/1996	21/07/1996
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Signature	10/12/1982
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Declaration	15/04/2014
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Signature	22/08/1983
Denmark	Nomination	10/11/2020
Denmark	Signature	10/12/1982
Denmark	Ratification	16/11/2004	16/12/2004
Djibouti	Signature	10/12/1982
Djibouti	Ratification	08/10/1991	16/11/1994
Dominica	Signature	28/03/1983
Dominica	Ratification	24/10/1991	16/11/1994
Dominican Republic	Signature	10/12/1982
Dominican Republic	Ratification	10/07/2009	10/08/2009
Ecuador	Accession	24/09/2012	24/10/2012
Egypt	Signature	10/12/1982
Egypt	Declaration	16/02/2017
Egypt	Ratification	26/08/1983	16/11/1994
El Salvador	Signature	05/12/1984
Equatorial Guinea	Signature	30/01/1984
Equatorial Guinea	Declaration	20/02/2002
Equatorial Guinea	Ratification	21/07/1997	20/08/1997
Estonia	Notification	18/12/2006
Estonia	Accession	26/08/2005	25/09/2005
Ethiopia	Signature	10/12/1982
European Community	Signature	07/12/1984
European Community	Formal confirmation	01/04/1998
European Union	Communication	23/10/2013
Fiji	Declaration	31/10/2011
Fiji	Signature	10/12/1982
Fiji	Ratification	10/12/1982	16/11/1994
Finland	Objection	23/10/2013
Finland	Objection	28/04/2015
Finland	Notification	25/05/2001
Finland	Signature	10/12/1982
Finland	Ratification	21/06/1996	21/07/1996
France	Objection	28/04/2015
France	Signature	10/12/1982
France	Ratification	11/04/1996	11/05/1996
Gabon	Signature	10/12/1982
Gabon	Ratification	11/03/1998	10/04/1998
Gabon	Declaration	23/01/2009	23/01/2009
Gambia	Signature	10/12/1982
Gambia	Ratification	22/05/1984	16/11/1994
Georgia	Accession	21/03/1996	20/04/1996
Germany	Correction	03/02/1999
Germany	Correction	29/05/1996
Germany	Objection	21/10/2013
Germany	Objection	10/04/2015
Germany	Accession	14/10/1994	16/11/1994
Ghana	Signature	10/12/1982
Ghana	Declaration	15/12/2009
Ghana	Nomination	30/05/2013
Ghana	Withdrawal of declaration	22/09/2014
Ghana	Ratification	07/06/1983	16/11/1994
Greece	Signature	10/12/1982
Greece	Declaration	30/06/1997
Greece	Communication	23/10/2013
Greece	Declaration	15/01/2015
Greece	Ratification	21/07/1995	20/08/1995
Grenada	Signature	10/12/1982
Grenada	Ratification	25/04/1991	16/11/1994
Guatemala	Signature	08/07/1983
Guatemala	Ratification	11/02/1997	13/03/1997
Guinea	Signature	04/10/1984
Guinea	Ratification	06/09/1985	16/11/1994
Guinea-Bissau	Signature	10/12/1982
Guinea-Bissau	Ratification	25/08/1986	16/11/1994
Guyana	Signature	10/12/1982
Guyana	Ratification	16/11/1993	16/11/1994
Haiti	Signature	10/12/1982
Haiti	Ratification	31/07/1996	30/08/1996
Honduras	Signature	10/12/1982
Honduras	Declaration	18/06/2002
Honduras	Ratification	05/10/1993	16/11/1994
Hungary	Signature	10/12/1982
Hungary	Ratification	05/02/2002	07/03/2002
Iceland	Signature	10/12/1982
Iceland	Notification	13/09/2013
Iceland	Ratification	21/06/1985	16/11/1994
India	Signature	10/12/1982
India	Ratification	29/06/1995	29/07/1995
Indonesia	Signature	10/12/1982
Indonesia	Nomination	03/08/2001
Indonesia	Ratification	03/02/1986	16/11/1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Signature	10/12/1982
Iraq	Signature	10/12/1982
Iraq	Ratification	30/07/1985	16/11/1994
Ireland	Signature	10/12/1982
Ireland	Objection	21/10/2013
Ireland	Ratification	21/06/1996	21/07/1996
Israel	Objection	11/12/1984
Italy	Declaration	26/02/1997
Italy	Nomination	21/09/1999
Italy	Objection	23/10/2013
Italy	Signature	07/12/1984
Italy	Nomination	28/06/2011
Italy	Objection	24/11/1995
Italy	Ratification	13/01/1995	12/02/1995
Jamaica	Signature	10/12/1982
Jamaica	Ratification	21/03/1983	16/11/1994
Japan	Signature	07/02/1983
Japan	Notification	02/05/2006
Japan	Nomination	28/09/2000
Japan	Ratification	20/06/1996	20/07/1996
Jordan	Accession	27/11/1995	27/12/1995
Kenya	Signature	10/12/1982
Kenya	Declaration	24/01/2017
Kenya	Ratification	02/03/1989	16/11/1994
Kiribati	Accession	24/02/2003	26/03/2003
Kuwait	Signature	10/12/1982
Kuwait	Ratification	02/05/1986	16/11/1994
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Signature	10/12/1982
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Ratification	05/06/1998	05/07/1998
Latvia	Objection	21/10/2013
Latvia	Declaration	31/08/2005
Latvia	Accession	23/12/2004	22/01/2005
Lebanon	Signature	07/12/1984
Lebanon	Ratification	05/01/1995	04/02/1995
Lesotho	Signature	10/12/1982
Lesotho	Ratification	31/05/2007	30/06/2007
Liberia	Signature	10/12/1982
Liberia	Ratification	25/09/2008	25/10/2008
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Signature	03/12/1984
Liechtenstein	Signature	30/11/1984
Lithuania	Accession	12/11/2003	12/12/2003
Luxembourg	Signature	05/12/1984
Luxembourg	Ratification	05/10/2000	04/11/2000
Madagascar	Signature	25/02/1983
Madagascar	Declaration	20/12/2012
Madagascar	Nomination	06/04/2018
Madagascar	Ratification	22/08/2001	21/09/2001
Malawi	Signature	07/12/1984
Malawi	Ratification	28/09/2010	28/10/2010
Malaysia	Signature	10/12/1982
Malaysia	Declaration	26/08/2019
Malaysia	Ratification	14/10/1996	13/11/1996
Maldives	Signature	10/12/1982
Maldives	Ratification	07/09/2000	07/10/2000
Mali	Signature	19/10/1983
Mali	Ratification	16/07/1985	16/11/1994
Malta	Signature	10/12/1982
Malta	Ratification	20/05/1993	16/11/1994
Marshall Islands	Accession	09/08/1991	16/11/1994
Mauritania	Signature	10/12/1982
Mauritania	Ratif

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