Participant Action Date of Notification/Deposit Date of Effect
Afghanistan Signature 12/06/1992
Afghanistan Ratification 19/09/2002 18/12/2002
Albania Accession 05/01/1994 05/04/1994
Algeria Signature 13/06/1992
Algeria Ratification 14/08/1995 12/11/1995
Andorra Accession 04/02/2015 05/05/2015
Angola Signature 12/06/1992
Angola Ratification 01/04/1998 30/06/1998
Antigua and Barbuda Signature 05/06/1992
Antigua and Barbuda Ratification 09/03/1993 29/12/1993
Argentina Signature 12/06/1992
Argentina Ratification 22/11/1994 20/02/1995
Armenia Signature 13/06/1992
Armenia Acceptance 14/05/1993 29/12/1993
Australia Signature 05/06/1992
Australia Ratification 18/06/1993 29/12/1993
Austria Signature 13/06/1992
Austria Ratification 18/08/1994 16/11/1994
Azerbaijan Signature 12/06/1992
Azerbaijan Approval 03/08/2000 01/11/2000
Bahamas Signature 12/06/1992
Bahamas Ratification 02/09/1993 29/12/1993
Bahrain Signature 09/06/1992
Bahrain Ratification 30/08/1996 28/11/1996
Bangladesh Signature 05/06/1992
Bangladesh Ratification 03/05/1994 01/08/1994
Barbados Signature 12/06/1992
Barbados Ratification 10/12/1993 10/03/1994
Belarus Signature 11/06/1992
Belarus Ratification 08/09/1993 29/12/1993
Belgium Signature 05/06/1992
Belgium Ratification 22/11/1996 20/02/1997
Belize Signature 13/06/1992
Belize Ratification 30/12/1993 30/03/1994
Benin Signature 13/06/1992
Benin Ratification 30/06/1994 28/09/1994
Bhutan Signature 11/06/1992
Bhutan Ratification 25/08/1995 23/11/1995
Bolivia Signature 13/06/1992
Bolivia Ratification 03/10/1994 01/01/1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina Accession 26/08/2002 24/11/2002
Botswana Signature 08/06/1992
Botswana Ratification 12/10/1995 10/01/1996
Brazil Signature 05/06/1992
Brazil Ratification 28/02/1994 29/05/1994
Brunei Darussalam Accession 28/04/2008 27/07/2008
Bulgaria Signature 12/06/1992
Bulgaria Ratification 17/04/1996 16/07/1996
Burkina Faso Signature 12/06/1992
Burkina Faso Ratification 02/09/1993 29/12/1993
Burundi Signature 11/06/1992
Burundi Ratification 15/04/1997 14/07/1997
Cambodia Accession 09/02/1995 10/05/1995
Cameroon Signature 14/06/1992
Cameroon Ratification 19/10/1994 17/01/1995
Canada Signature 11/06/1992
Canada Ratification 04/12/1992 29/12/1993
Cape Verde Signature 12/06/1992
Cape Verde Ratification 29/03/1995 27/06/1995
Central African Republic Signature 13/06/1992
Central African Republic Ratification 15/03/1995 13/06/1995
Chad Signature 12/06/1992
Chad Ratification 07/06/1994 05/09/1994
Chile Signature 13/06/1992
Chile Ratification 09/09/1994 08/12/1994
China Signature 11/06/1992
China Communication 15/12/1999
China Declaration 09/05/2011
China Ratification 05/01/1993 29/12/1993
Colombia Signature 12/06/1992
Colombia Ratification 28/11/1994 26/02/1995
Comoros Signature 11/06/1992
Comoros Ratification 29/09/1994 28/12/1994
Congo Signature 11/06/1992
Congo Ratification 01/08/1996 30/10/1996
Cook Islands Signature 12/06/1992
Cook Islands Ratification 20/04/1993 29/12/1993
Costa Rica Signature 13/06/1992
Costa Rica Ratification 26/08/1994 24/11/1994
Côte d'Ivoire Signature 10/06/1992
Côte d'Ivoire Ratification 29/11/1994 27/02/1995
Croatia Signature 11/06/1992
Croatia Ratification 07/10/1996 05/01/1997
Cuba Signature 12/06/1992
Cuba Ratification 08/03/1994 06/06/1994
Cyprus Signature 12/06/1992
Cyprus Ratification 10/07/1996 08/10/1996
Czech Republic Signature 04/06/1993
Czech Republic Approval 03/12/1993 03/03/1994
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Signature 11/06/1992
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Approval 26/10/1994 24/01/1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo Signature 11/06/1992
Denmark Signature 12/06/1992
Denmark Ratification 21/12/1993 21/03/1994
Djibouti Signature 13/06/1992
Djibouti Ratification 01/09/1994 30/11/1994
Dominica Accession 06/04/1994 05/07/1994
Dominican Republic Signature 13/06/1992
Dominican Republic Ratification 25/11/1996 23/02/1997
Ecuador Signature 09/06/1992
Ecuador Ratification 23/02/1993 29/12/1993
Egypt Signature 09/06/1992
Egypt Ratification 02/06/1994 31/08/1994
El Salvador Signature 13/06/1992
El Salvador Ratification 08/09/1994 07/12/1994
Equatorial Guinea Accession 06/12/1994 06/03/1995
Eritrea Accession 21/03/1996 19/06/1996
Estonia Signature 12/06/1992
Estonia Ratification 27/07/1994 25/10/1994
Ethiopia Signature 10/06/1992
Ethiopia Ratification 05/04/1994 04/07/1994
European Community Signature 13/06/1992
European Community Approval 21/12/1993 21/03/1994
Fiji Signature 09/10/1992
Fiji Ratification 25/02/1993 29/12/1993
Finland Signature 05/06/1992
Finland Acceptance 27/07/1994 25/10/1994
France Signature 13/06/1992
France Ratification 01/07/1994 29/09/1994
Gabon Signature 12/06/1992
Gabon Ratification 14/03/1997 12/06/1997
Gambia Signature 12/06/1992
Gambia Ratification 10/06/1994 08/09/1994
Georgia Accession 02/06/1994 31/08/1994
Germany Signature 12/06/1992
Germany Ratification 21/12/1993 21/03/1994
Ghana Signature 12/06/1992
Ghana Ratification 29/08/1994 27/11/1994
Greece Signature 12/06/1992
Greece Ratification 04/08/1994 02/11/1994
Grenada Signature 03/12/1992
Grenada Ratification 11/08/1994 09/11/1994
Guatemala Signature 13/06/1992
Guatemala Ratification 10/07/1995 08/10/1995
Guinea Signature 12/06/1992
Guinea Ratification 07/05/1993 29/12/1993
Guinea-Bissau Signature 12/06/1992
Guinea-Bissau Ratification 27/10/1995 25/01/1996
Guyana Signature 13/06/1992
Guyana Ratification 29/08/1994 27/11/1994
Haiti Signature 13/06/1992
Haiti Ratification 25/09/1996 24/12/1996
Honduras Signature 13/06/1992
Honduras Ratification 31/07/1995 29/10/1995
Hungary Signature 13/06/1992
Hungary Ratification 24/02/1994 25/05/1994
Iceland Signature 10/06/1992
Iceland Ratification 12/09/1994 11/12/1994
India Signature 05/06/1992
India Ratification 18/02/1994 19/05/1994
Indonesia Signature 05/06/1992
Indonesia Ratification 23/08/1994 21/11/1994
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Signature 14/06/1992
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Ratification 06/08/1996 04/11/1996
Iraq Accession 28/07/2009 26/10/2009
Ireland Signature 13/06/1992
Ireland Ratification 22/03/1996 20/06/1996
Israel Signature 11/06/1992
Israel Ratification 07/08/1995 05/11/1995
Italy Signature 05/06/1992
Italy Ratification 15/04/1994 14/07/1994
Jamaica Signature 11/06/1992
Jamaica Ratification 06/01/1995 06/04/1995
Japan Signature 13/06/1992
Japan Acceptance 28/05/1993 29/12/1993
Jordan Signature 11/06/1992
Jordan Ratification 12/11/1993 10/02/1994
Kazakhstan Signature 09/06/1992
Kazakhstan Ratification 06/09/1994 05/12/1994
Kenya Signature 11/06/1992
Kenya Ratification 26/07/1994 24/10/1994
Kiribati Accession 16/08/1994 14/11/1994
Kuwait Signature 09/06/1992
Kuwait Ratification 02/08/2002 31/10/2002
Kyrgyzstan Accession 06/08/1996 04/11/1996
Lao People's Democratic Republic Accession 20/09/1996 19/12/1996
Latvia Signature 11/06/1992
Latvia Ratification 14/12/1995 13/03/1996
Lebanon Signature 12/06/1992
Lebanon Ratification 15/12/1994 15/03/1995
Lesotho Signature 11/06/1992
Lesotho Ratification 10/01/1995 10/04/1995
Liberia Signature 12/06/1992
Liberia Ratification 08/11/2000 06/02/2001
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Signature 29/06/1992
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Ratification 12/07/2001 10/10/2001
Liechtenstein Signature 05/06/1992
Liechtenstein Ratification 19/11/1997
Lithuania Signature 11/06/1992
Lithuania Ratification 01/02/1996 01/05/1996
Luxembourg Signature 09/06/1992
Luxembourg Ratification 09/05/1994 07/08/1994
Madagascar Signature 08/06/1992
Madagascar Ratification 04/03/1996 02/06/1996
Malawi Signature 10/06/1992
Malawi Ratification 02/02/1994 03/05/1994
Malaysia Signature 12/06/1992
Malaysia Ratification 24/06/1994 22/09/1994
Maldives Signature 12/06/1992
Maldives Ratification 09/11/1992 29/12/1993
Mali Signature 30/09/1992
Mali Ratification 29/03/1995 27/06/1995
Malta Signature 12/06/1992
Malta Ratification 29/12/2000 29/03/2001
Marshall Islands Signature 12/06/1992
Marshall Islands Ratification 08/10/1992 29/12/1993
Mauritania Signature 12/06/1992
Mauritania Ratification 16/08/1996 14/11/1996
Mauritius Signature 10/06/1992
Mauritius Ratification 04/09/1992 29/12/1993
Mexico Signature 13/06/1992
Mexico Ratification 11/03/1993 29/12/1993
Micronesia (Federated States of) Signature 12/06/1992
Micronesia (Federated States of) Ratification 20/06/1994 18/09/1994
Monaco Signature 11/06/1992
Monaco Ratification 20/11/1992 29/12/1993
Mongolia Signature 12/06/1992
Mongolia Ratification 30/09/1993 29/12/1993
Montenegro Succession 23/10/2006 03/06/2006
Morocco Signature 13/06/1992
Morocco Ratification 21/08/1995 19/11/1995
Mozambique Signature 12/06/1992
Mozambique Ratification 25/08/1995 23/11/1995
Myanmar Signature 11/06/1992
Myanmar Ratification 25/11/1994 23/02/1995
Namibia Signature 12/06/1992
Namibia Ratification 16/05/1997 14/08/1997
Nauru Signature 05/06/1992
Nauru Ratification 11/11/1993 09/02/1994
Nepal Signature 12/06/1992
Nepal Ratification 23/11/1993 21/02/1994
Netherlands Declaration 04/06/2015
Netherlands Signature 05/06/1992
Netherlands Territorial application 04/06/1999 04/06/1999
Netherlands Acceptance 12/07/1994 10/10/1994
New Zealand Signature 12/06/1992
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