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