Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
AFGHANISTAN | Accession | 17-Jun-2004 | 15-Sep-2004 |
ALBANIA | Accession | 25-May-2006 | 23-Aug-2006 |
ALGERIA | Ratification | 31-May-2000 | 29-Aug-2000 |
ANDORRA | Accession | 26-Jan-2009 | 26-Apr-2009 |
ANGOLA | Accession | 23-Jun-2011 | 21-Sep-2011 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Accession | 19-Jul-1993 | |
ARGENTINA | Accession | 20-Apr-1995 | 19-Jul-1995 |
ARMENIA | Accession | 26-Nov-2003 | 24-Feb-2003 |
AUSTRALIA | Acceptance | 30-Jun-1994 | 28-Sep-1994 |
AUSTRIA | Acceptance | 19-Sep-1996 | 18-Dec-1996 |
AZERBAIJAN | Accession | 12-Jun-1996 | 10-Sep-1996 |
BAHAMAS | Acceptance | 04-May-1993 | |
BAHRAIN | Ratification | 13-Mar-2001 | 11-Jun-2001 |
BANGLADESH | Acceptance | 27-Nov-2000 | 25-Feb-2001 |
BARBADOS | Acceptance | 20-Jul-1994 | 18-Oct-1994 |
BELARUS | Acceptance | 13-Mar-2007 | 11-Jun-2007 |
BELIZE | Accession | 09-Jan-1998 | 09-Apr-1998 |
BENIN | Ratification | 21-Jun-2000 | 19-Sep-2000 |
BHUTAN | Accession | 23-Aug-2004 | 21-Nov-2004 |
BOLIVIA | Accession | 03-Oct-1994 | 01-Jan-1995 |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Accession | 11-Aug-2003 | 09-Nov-2003 |
BOTSWANA | Accession | 13-May-1997 | 11-Aug-1997 |
BRAZIL | Ratification | 25-Jun-1997 | 23-Sep-1997 |
British Virgin Islands | Extension | 30-Oct-1995 | 30-Oct-1995 |
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Accession | 03-Mar-2009 | 01-Jun-2009 |
BULGARIA | Ratification | 28-Apr-1999 | 27-Jul-1999 |
BURKINA FASO | Ratification | 12-Dec-1995 | 11-Mar-1996 |
BURUNDI | Acceptance | 18-Oct-2001 | |
CAMBODIA | Accession | 31-Jan-2007 | 01-May-2007 |
CAMEROON | Accession | 25-Jun-1996 | 23-Sep-1996 |
CANADA | Ratification | 16-Mar-1994 | 14-Jun-1994 |
CAPE VERDE | Accession | 31-Jul-2001 | 29-Oct-2001 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Ratification | 29-May-2008 | 27-Aug-2008 |
CHAD | Ratification | 30-May-2001 | 28-Aug-2001 |
CHILE | Ratification | 14-Jan-1994 | |
CHINA P R | Accession | 22-Apr-2003 | 21-Jul-2003 |
CHINA P R | Declaration | 22-Apr-2003 | |
COMOROS | Accession | 02-Dec-2002 | 02-Mar-2003 |
CONGO | Accession | 19-Oct-2001 | 17-Jan-2002 |
COOK ISLANDS | Accession | 22-Dec-2003 | 21-Mar-2004 |
COSTA RICA | Ratification | 11-Nov-1998 | 09-Feb-1999 |
COTE DIVOIRE | Ratification | 08-Oct-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
CROATIA | Ratification | 11-Feb-1997 | 12-May-1997 |
CUBA | Approval | 14-Jun-1994 | 12-Sep-1994 |
CYPRUS | Acceptance | 02-Jun-2003 | 31-Aug-2003 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Accession | 18-Dec-1996 | 18-Mar-1997 |
DENMARK | Acceptance | 21-Dec-1993 | |
DENMARK | Reservation | 21-Dec-1993 | |
DJIBOUTI | Accession | 30-Jul-1999 | 28-Oct-1999 |
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF | Accession | 07-Mar-2006 | 05-Jun-2006 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Accession | 24-Dec-2001 | 24-Mar-2002 |
ECUADOR | Accession | 24-Nov-1993 | |
EGYPT | Ratification | 28-Jun-1994 | 26-Sep-1994 |
EL SALVADOR | Accession | 08-Dec-2000 | 08-Mar-2001 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | Accession | 11-Jul-2007 | 09-Oct-2007 |
ERITREA | Accession | 05-Jul-2005 | 03-Oct-2005 |
ESTONIA | Ratification | 12-Apr-1999 | 11-Jul-1999 |
ETHIOPIA | Ratification | 25-Nov-2009 | 23-Feb-2010 |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Approval | 20-Nov-1995 | 18-Feb-1996 |
Faroe Islands | Application | 24-Oct-2007 | 24-Oct-2007 |
FIJI | Accession | 17-May-2000 | 15-Aug-2000 |
FINLAND | Acceptance | 16-Nov-1993 | |
FRANCE | Approval | 03-Jan-1996 | 02-Apr-1996 |
GABON | Accession | 04-Dec-2000 | 04-Mar-2001 |
GAMBIA THE | Ratification | 30-Apr-2008 | 29-Jul-2008 |
GEORGIA | Accession | 12-Jul-2000 | 10-Oct-2000 |
GERMANY | Ratification | 28-Dec-1993 | |
GHANA | Ratification | 09-Apr-2001 | 08-Jul-2001 |
Gibraltar | Extension | 05-Aug-2014 | |
GREECE | Ratification | 30-Jan-1995 | 30-Apr-1995 |
GUATEMALA | Accession | 21-Jan-2002 | 21-Apr-2002 |
Guernsey, Bailiwick of | Extension | 04-Jan-1995 | 04-Apr-1995 |
GUINEA | Accession | 28-Feb-2012 | 28-May-2012 |
GUINEA BISSAU | Accession | 12-Nov-2002 | 10-Feb-2003 |
GUYANA | Acceptance | 23-Jul-1999 | 21-Oct-1999 |
HAITI | Accession | 29-Mar-2000 | 27-Jun-2000 |
HOLY SEE | Accession | 05-May-2008 | 03-Aug-2008 |
HOLY SEE | Declaration | 05-May-2008 | 03-Aug-2008 |
HONDURAS | Ratification | 24-Feb-2002 | 24-Apr-2002 |
Hong Kong | Extension | 30-Oct-1995 | 30-Oct-1995 |
Hong Kong | Notification | 10-Jun-1997 | 01-Jul-1997 |
HONG KONG SAR | Application | 06-Jun-1997 | 01-Jul-1997 |
HUNGARY | Accession | 17-May-1994 | 15-Aug-1994 |
INDIA | Accession | 03-Mar-2003 | 01-Jun-2003 |
INDONESIA | Accession | 10-Dec-1998 | 10-Mar-1999 |
IRAQ | Accession | 25-Jun-2008 | 23-Sep-2008 |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Acceptance | 16-Apr-1996 | 15-Jul-1996 |
ISRAEL | Ratification | 05-Apr-1995 | 04-Jul-1995 |
ITALY | Ratification | 04-Jan-1995 | 04-Apr-1995 |
JAPAN | Acceptance | 20-Dec-1994 | 20-Mar-1995 |
Jersey, Bailiwick of | Extension | 04-Jan-1995 | 04-Apr-1995 |
JORDAN | Ratification | 30-Jun-1995 | 28-Sep-1995 |
KAZAKHSTAN | Accession | 28-Jun-2011 | 26-Sep-2011 |
KENYA | Ratification | 27-Sep-1994 | 26-Dec-1994 |
KIRIBATI | Accession | 09-Aug-2004 | 07-Nov-2004 |
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 17-Jun-1999 | 15-Sep-1999 |
KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Acceptance | 02-Dec-1994 | 02-Mar-1995 |
KUWAIT | Accession | 22-Jul-1994 | 20-Oct-1994 |
KYRGYZSTAN | Ratification | 13-May-2003 | 11-Aug-2003 |
LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC | Accession | 28-Jun-2006 | 26-Sep-2006 |
LATVIA | Acceptance | 02-Nov-1998 | 31-Jan-1999 |
LEBANON | Accession | 31-Jul-2000 | 29-Oct-2000 |
LESOTHO | Accession | 15-Apr-2010 | 14-Jul-2010 |
LIBERIA | Accession | 15-Jan-1996 | 14-Apr-1996 |
LIECHTENSTEIN | Accession | 22-Nov-1996 | 20-Feb-1997 |
LITHUANIA | Ratification | 03-Feb-1998 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 09-May-1994 | 07-Aug-1994 |
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Ratification | 09-Nov-1998 | 07-Feb-1999 |
MADAGASCAR | Accession | 16-Jan-2002 | 16-Apr-2002 |
MALAWI | Acceptance | 28-Feb-1994 | |
MALAYSIA | Accession | 05-Aug-1993 | |
MALDIVES | Ratification | 27-Sep-2001 | 26-Dec-2001 |
MALI | Acceptance | 07-Mar-2003 | 05-Jun-2003 |
MALTA | Acceptance | 22-Dec-2003 | 21-Mar-2004 |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | Acceptance | 24-May-1993 | |
MAURITANIA | Acceptance | 22-Jul-2005 | 20-Oct-2005 |
MAURITIUS | Ratification | 30-Nov-1993 | |
MEXICO | Acceptance | 16-Sep-1994 | 15-Dec-1994 |
MICRONESIA | Accession | 27-Nov-2001 | 25-Feb-2002 |
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF | Accession | 25-Jun-2001 | 23-Sep-2001 |
MONACO | Acceptance | 15-Jun-1999 | 13-Sep-1999 |
MONGOLIA | Accession | 07-Mar-1996 | 05-Jun-1996 |
MOROCCO | Accession | 28-Dec-1995 | 27-Mar-1996 |
MOZAMBIQUE | Accession | 09-Sep-1994 | 08-Dec-1994 |
MYANMAR | Accession | 22-May-2009 | 20-Aug-2009 |
NAMIBIA | Acceptance | 28-Jul-2003 | 26-Oct-2003 |
NAURU | Accession | 10-Sep-2004 | 09-Dec-2004 |
NEPAL | Accession | 18-May-2012 | 16-Aug-2012 |
NETHERLANDS THE | Acceptance | 25-Apr-1994 | 24-Jul-1994 |
NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 04-Jun-1993 | |
NICARAGUA | Ratification | 13-Dec-1999 | 12-Mar-2000 |
NIGER | Ratification | 08-Oct-1999 | 06-Jan-2000 |
NIGERIA | Ratification | 27-Sep-2001 | 26-Dec-2001 |
NIUE | Accession | 22-Dec-2003 | 21-Mar-2004 |
NORWAY | Ratification | 03-Sep-1993 | |
OMAN | Accession | 05-Aug-1999 | 03-Nov-1999 |
PAKISTAN | Ratification | 17-Feb-1995 | 18-May-1995 |
PALAU | Accession | 29-May-2001 | 27-Aug-2001 |
PANAMA | Accession | 04-Oct-1996 | 02-Jan-1997 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Accession | 07-Oct-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
PARAGUAY | Ratification | 27-Apr-2001 | 26-Jul-2001 |
PERU | Accession | 07-Jun-1999 | 05-Sep-1999 |
PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 15-Jun-2001 | 13-Sep-2001 |
POLAND | Accession | 02-Oct-1996 | 31-Dec-1996 |
PORTUGAL | Ratification | 24-Feb-1998 | |
QATAR | Accession | 22-Jan-1996 | 21-Apr-1996 |
ROMANIA | Acceptance | 28-Nov-2000 | 26-Feb-2001 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Acceptance | 14-Dec-2005 | 14-Mar-2006 |
RWANDA | Accession | 07-Jan-2004 | 06-Apr-2004 |
SAINT LUCIA | Accession | 24-Aug-1999 | 22-Nov-1999 |
SAMOA | Acceptance | 25-Nov-1992 | |
SAN MARINO | Accession | 23-Apr-2009 | 22-Jul-2009 |
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | Accession | 19-Nov-2001 | 17-Feb-2002 |
SAUDI ARABIA | Accession | 01-Mar-1993 | |
SENEGAL | Accession | 12-Aug-1999 | 10-Nov-1999 |
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | Accession | 22-Mar-2005 | 20-Jun-2005 |
SEYCHELLES | Ratification | 27-May-1993 | |
SIERRA LEONE | Accession | 27-Nov-2001 | |
SINGAPORE | Accession | 22-Sep-2000 | 21-Dec-2000 |
SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Accession | 08-Jan-1998 | 08-Apr-1998 |
SLOVENIA | Acceptance | 13-Nov-1998 | 11-Feb-1999 |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | Accession | 17-Aug-1999 | 15-Nov-1999 |
SOMALIA | Accession | 30-Oct-2001 | |
SOUTH AFRICA | Accession | 13-Mar-2001 | 11-Jun-2001 |
SOUTH SUDAN | Accession | 16-Oct-2012 | 14-Jan-2013 |
SPAIN | Acceptance | 05-Jun-1995 | 03-Sep-1995 |
SPAIN | Communication | 17-Apr-2015 | |
SRI LANKA | Accession | 07-Jul-1997 | 05-Oct-1997 |
ST KITTS AND NEVIS | Accession | 08-Jul-1998 | 06-Oct-1998 |
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Accession | 02-Dec-1996 | 02-Mar-1997 |
SUDAN | Accession | 02-Jan-2002 | 02-Apr-2002 |
SURINAME | Accession | 29-Mar-2006 | 27-Jun-2006 |
SWAZILAND | Accession | 16-Dec-2005 | 16-Mar-2006 |
SWEDEN | Ratification | 09-Aug-1993 | |
SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 16-Sep-1996 | 15-Dec-1996 |
SYRIA | Accession | 30-Nov-1999 | 28-Feb-2000 |
TAJIKISTAN | Accession | 07-May-2009 | 05-Aug-2009 |
TANZANIA | Ratification | 06-Dec-2002 | 06-Mar-2003 |
THAILAND | Ratification | 01-Dec-1995 | 29-Feb-1996 |
TIMOR-LESTE | Accession | 16-Sep-2009 | 15-Dec-2009 |
TOGO | Acceptance | 06-Jul-1998 | 04-Oct-1998 |
Tokelau Islands | Extension | 04-Jun-1993 | |
TONGA | Ratification | 26-Nov-2003 | 24-Feb-2004 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Ratification | 10-Jun-1999 | 08-Sep-1999 |
TUNISIA | Accession | 02-Feb-1995 | 03-May-1995 |
TURKEY | Ratification | 10-Nov-1995 | |
TURKMENISTAN | Accession | 28-Mar-2008 | 26-Jun-2008 |
TUVALU | Acceptance | 31-Aug-2000 | 29-Nov-2000 |
UGANDA | Accession | 22-Nov-1999 | 20-Feb-2000 |
UKRAINE | Ratification | 04-Apr-2002 | 03-Jul-2002 |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Accession | 16-Feb-2005 | 17-May-2005 |
UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 04-Jan-1995 | 04-Apr-1995 |
URUGUAY | Accession | 03-Jul-1997 | 01-Oct-1997 |
UZBEKISTAN | Accession | 10-Jun-1998 | 08-Sep-1998 |
VANUATU | Acceptance | 21-Nov-1994 | 19-Feb-1995 |
VENEZUELA | Ratification | 10-Dec-1997 | 10-Mar-1998 |
VIETNAM | Accession | 26-Jan-1994 | |
YEMEN | Accession | 23-Apr-2001 | 22-Jul-2001 |
ZAIRE | Accession | 30-Nov-1994 | 28-Feb-1995 |
ZAMBIA | Accession | 11-Oct-2007 | 09-Jan-2008 |
ZIMBABWE | Ratification | 03-Jun-1994 | 01-Sep-1994 |