NULL

Participant	Action	Date of Notification/Deposit	Date of Effect
Afghanistan	Accession	11/09/2002	01/03/2003
Albania	Signature	08/09/1998
Albania	Ratification	29/02/2000	01/08/2000
Algeria	Signature	03/12/1997
Algeria	Ratification	09/10/2001	01/04/2002
Andorra	Signature	03/12/1997
Andorra	Ratification	29/06/1998	01/03/1999
Angola	Signature	04/12/1997
Angola	Ratification	05/07/2002	01/01/2003
Antigua and Barbuda	Signature	03/12/1997
Antigua and Barbuda	Ratification	03/05/1999	01/11/1999
Argentina	Signature	04/12/1997
Argentina	Ratification	14/09/1999	01/03/2000
Australia	Signature	03/12/1997
Australia	Ratification	14/01/1999	01/07/1999
Austria	Signature	03/12/1997
Austria	Ratification	29/06/1998	01/03/1999
Bahamas	Signature	03/12/1997
Bahamas	Ratification	31/07/1998	01/03/1999
Bangladesh	Ratification	06/09/2000	01/03/2001
Bangladesh	Signature	07/05/1998	07/05/1998
Barbados	Signature	03/12/1997
Barbados	Ratification	26/01/1999	01/07/1999
Belarus	Accession	03/09/2003	01/02/2004
Belgium	Signature	03/12/1997
Belgium	Ratification	04/09/1998	01/03/1999
Belize	Signature	27/02/1998
Belize	Ratification	23/04/1998	01/03/1999
Benin	Signature	03/12/1997
Benin	Ratification	25/09/1998	01/03/1999
Bhutan	Accession	18/08/2005	01/02/2006
Bolivia	Signature	03/12/1997
Bolivia	Ratification	09/06/1998	01/03/1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Signature	03/12/1997
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ratification	08/09/1998	01/03/1999
Botswana	Signature	03/12/1997
Botswana	Ratification	01/03/2000	01/09/2000
Brazil	Signature	03/12/1997
Brazil	Ratification	30/04/1999	01/10/1999
Brunei Darussalam	Signature	04/12/1997
Brunei Darussalam	Ratification	24/04/2006	01/10/2006
Bulgaria	Signature	03/12/1997
Bulgaria	Ratification	04/09/1998	01/03/1999
Burkina Faso	Signature	03/12/1997
Burkina Faso	Ratification	16/09/1998	01/03/1999
Burundi	Signature	03/12/1997
Burundi	Ratification	22/10/2003	01/04/2004
Cambodia	Signature	03/12/1997
Cambodia	Ratification	28/07/1999	01/01/2000
Cameroon	Signature	03/12/1997
Cameroon	Ratification	19/09/2002	01/03/2003
Canada	Signature	03/12/1997
Canada	Ratification	03/12/1997	01/03/1999
Cape Verde	Signature	04/12/1997
Cape Verde	Ratification	14/05/2001	01/11/2001
Central African Republic	Accession	08/11/2002	01/05/2003
Chad	Signature	06/07/1998
Chad	Ratification	06/05/1999	01/11/1999
Chile	Signature	03/12/1997
Chile	Ratification	10/09/2001	01/03/2002
Colombia	Signature	03/12/1997
Colombia	Ratification	06/09/2000	01/03/2001
Comoros	Accession	19/09/2002	01/03/2003
Congo	Accession	04/05/2001	01/11/2001
Cook Islands	Signature	03/12/1997
Cook Islands	Ratification	15/03/2006	01/09/2006
Costa Rica	Signature	03/12/1997
Costa Rica	Ratification	17/03/1999	01/09/1999
Côte d'Ivoire	Signature	03/12/1997
Côte d'Ivoire	Ratification	30/06/2000	01/12/2000
Croatia	Signature	04/12/1997
Croatia	Ratification	20/05/1998	01/03/1999
Cyprus	Signature	04/12/1997
Cyprus	Ratification	17/01/2003	01/07/2003
Czech Republic	Signature	03/12/1997
Czech Republic	Ratification	26/10/1999	01/04/2000
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Accession	02/05/2002	01/11/2002
Denmark	Signature	04/12/1997
Denmark	Ratification	08/06/1998	01/03/1999
Djibouti	Signature	03/12/1997
Djibouti	Ratification	18/05/1998	01/03/1999
Dominica	Signature	03/12/1997
Dominica	Ratification	26/03/1999	01/09/1999
Dominican Republic	Signature	03/12/1997
Dominican Republic	Ratification	30/06/2000	01/12/2000
Ecuador	Signature	04/12/1997
Ecuador	Ratification	29/04/1999	01/10/1999
El Salvador	Signature	04/12/1997
El Salvador	Ratification	27/01/1999	01/07/1999
Equatorial Guinea	Accession	16/09/1998	01/03/1999
Eritrea	Accession	27/08/2001	01/02/2002
Estonia	Accession	12/05/2004	01/11/2004
Ethiopia	Signature	03/12/1997
Ethiopia	Ratification	17/12/2004	01/06/2005
Fiji	Signature	03/12/1997
Fiji	Ratification	10/06/1998	01/03/1999
Finland	Accession	09/01/2012	01/07/2012
France	Signature	03/12/1997
France	Ratification	23/07/1998	01/03/1999
Gabon	Signature	03/12/1997
Gabon	Ratification	08/09/2000	01/03/2001
Gambia	Signature	04/12/1997
Gambia	Ratification	23/09/2002	01/03/2003
Germany	Signature	03/12/1997
Germany	Ratification	23/07/1998	01/03/1999
Ghana	Signature	04/12/1997
Ghana	Ratification	30/06/2000	01/12/2000
Greece	Signature	03/12/1997
Greece	Ratification	25/09/2003	01/03/2004
Grenada	Signature	03/12/1997
Grenada	Ratification	19/08/1998	01/03/1999
Guatemala	Signature	03/12/1997
Guatemala	Ratification	26/03/1999	01/09/1999
Guinea	Signature	04/12/1997
Guinea	Ratification	08/10/1998	01/04/1999
Guinea-Bissau	Signature	03/12/1997
Guinea-Bissau	Ratification	22/05/2001	01/11/2001
Guyana	Signature	04/12/1997
Guyana	Ratification	05/08/2003	01/02/2004
Haiti	Signature	03/12/1997
Haiti	Ratification	15/02/2006	01/08/2006
Holy See	Signature	04/12/1997
Holy See	Ratification	17/02/1998	01/03/1999
Honduras	Signature	03/12/1997
Honduras	Ratification	24/09/1998	01/03/1999
Hungary	Signature	03/12/1997
Hungary	Ratification	06/04/1998	01/03/1999
Iceland	Signature	04/12/1997
Iceland	Ratification	05/05/1999	01/11/1999
Indonesia	Signature	04/12/1997
Indonesia	Ratification	16/02/2007	01/08/2007
Iraq	Accession	15/08/2007	01/02/2008
Ireland	Signature	03/12/1997
Ireland	Ratification	03/12/1997	01/03/1999
Italy	Signature	03/12/1997
Italy	Ratification	23/04/1999	01/10/1999
Jamaica	Signature	03/12/1997
Jamaica	Ratification	17/07/1998	01/03/1999
Japan	Signature	03/12/1997
Japan	Acceptance	30/09/1998	01/03/1999
Jordan	Signature	11/08/1998
Jordan	Ratification	13/11/1998	01/05/1999
Kenya	Signature	05/12/1997
Kenya	Ratification	23/01/2001	01/07/2001
Kiribati	Accession	07/09/2000	01/03/2001
Kuwait	Accession	30/07/2007	01/01/2008
Latvia	Accession	01/07/2005	01/01/2006
Lesotho	Signature	04/12/1997
Lesotho	Ratification	02/12/1998	01/06/1999
Liberia	Accession	23/12/1999	01/06/2000
Liechtenstein	Signature	03/12/1997
Liechtenstein	Ratification	05/10/1999	01/04/2000
Lithuania	Signature	26/02/1999
Lithuania	Ratification	12/05/2003	01/11/2003
Luxembourg	Signature	04/12/1997
Luxembourg	Ratification	14/06/1999	01/12/1999
Madagascar	Signature	04/12/1997
Madagascar	Ratification	16/09/1999	01/03/2000
Malawi	Signature	04/12/1997
Malawi	Ratification	13/08/1998	01/03/1999
Malaysia	Signature	03/12/1997
Malaysia	Ratification	22/04/1999	01/10/1999
Maldives	Signature	01/10/1998
Maldives	Ratification	07/09/2000	01/03/2001
Mali	Signature	03/12/1997
Mali	Ratification	02/06/1998	01/03/1999
Malta	Signature	04/12/1997
Malta	Ratification	07/05/2001	01/11/2001
Marshall Islands	Signature	04/12/1997
Mauritania	Signature	03/12/1997
Mauritania	Ratification	21/07/2000	01/01/2001
Mauritius	Signature	03/12/1997
Mauritius	Ratification	03/12/1997	01/03/1999
Mexico	Signature	03/12/1997
Mexico	Ratification	09/06/1998	01/03/1999
Monaco	Signature	04/12/1997
Monaco	Ratification	17/11/1998	01/05/1999
Montenegro	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
Mozambique	Signature	03/12/1997
Mozambique	Ratification	25/08/1998	01/03/1999
Namibia	Signature	03/12/1997
Namibia	Ratification	21/09/1998	01/03/1999
Nauru	Accession	07/08/2000	01/02/2001
Netherlands	Territorial application	21/02/2014
Netherlands	Signature	03/12/1997
Netherlands	Acceptance	12/04/1999	01/10/1999
New Zealand	Signature	03/12/1997
New Zealand	Ratification	27/01/1999	01/07/1999
Nicaragua	Signature	04/12/1997
Nicaragua	Ratification	30/11/1998	01/05/1999
Niger	Signature	04/12/1997
Niger	Ratification	23/03/1999	01/09/1999
Nigeria	Accession	27/09/2001	01/03/2002
Niue	Signature	03/12/1997
Niue	Ratification	15/04/1998	01/03/1999
Norway	Signature	03/12/1997
Norway	Ratification	09/07/1998	01/03/1999
Oman	Accession	20/08/2014	01/02/2015
Palau	Accession	19/11/2007	01/05/2008
Panama	Signature	04/12/1997
Panama	Ratification	07/10/1998	01/04/1999
Papua New Guinea	Accession	28/06/2004	01/12/2004
Paraguay	Signature	03/12/1997
Paraguay	Ratification	13/11/1998	01/05/1999
Peru	Signature	03/12/1997
Peru	Ratification	17/06/1998	01/03/1999
Philippines	Signature	03/12/1997
Philippines	Ratification	15/02/2000	01/08/2000
Poland	Signature	04/12/1997
Poland	Ratification	27/12/2012	01/06/2013
Portugal	Signature	03/12/1997
Portugal	Ratification	19/02/1999	01/08/1999
Qatar	Signature	04/12/1997
Qatar	Ratification	13/10/1998	01/04/1999
Republic of Moldova	Signature	03/12/1997
Republic of Moldova	Ratification	08/09/2000	01/03/2001
Romania	Signature	03/12/1997
Romania	Ratification	30/11/2000	01/05/2001
Rwanda	Signature	03/12/1997
Rwanda	Ratification	08/06/2000	01/12/2000
Samoa	Signature	03/12/1997
Samoa	Ratification	23/07/1998	01/03/1999
San Marino	Signature	03/12/1997
San Marino	Ratification	18/03/1998	01/03/1999
Sao Tome and Principe	Signature	30/04/1998
Sao Tome and Principe	Ratification	31/03/2003	01/09/2003
Senegal	Signature	03/12/1997
Senegal	Ratification	24/09/1998	01/03/1999
Serbia	Declaration
Serbia and Montenegro	Accession	18/09/2003	01/03/2004
Seychelles	Signature	04/12/1997
Seychelles	Ratification	02/06/2000	01/12/2000
Sierra Leone	Signature	29/07/1998
Sierra Leone	Ratification	25/04/2001	01/10/2001
Slovakia	Signature	03/12/1997
Slovakia	Approval	25/02/1999	01/08/1999
Slovenia	Signature	03/12/1997
Slovenia	Ratification	27/10/1998	01/04/1999

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