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| 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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