Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
Anguilla | Signature | 19-Jan-1996 | |
Anguilla | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
Anguilla | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
ARGENTINA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
ARGENTINA | Declaration | 04-Dec-1995 | |
ARGENTINA | Communication | 08-Feb-2002 | |
Ascension Island | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
Ascension Island | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
AUSTRALIA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
AUSTRALIA | Ratification | 23-Dec-1999 | 11-Dec-2001 |
AUSTRIA | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
AUSTRIA | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
AUSTRIA | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
BAHAMAS | Accession | 16-Jan-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
BANGLADESH | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
BANGLADESH | Ratification | 05-Nov-2012 | 05-Dec-2012 |
BARBADOS | Accession | 22-Sep-2000 | 11-Dec-2001 |
BELGIUM | Signature | 03-Oct-1996 | |
BELGIUM | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
BELGIUM | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
BELIZE | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
BELIZE | Ratification | 14-Apr-2005 | 13-Aug-2005 |
Bermuda | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
Bermuda | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
Bermuda | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
BRAZIL | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
BRAZIL | Ratification | 08-Mar-2000 | 11-Dec-2001 |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | |
British Virgin Islands | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
British Virgin Islands | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
British Virgin Islands | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
BULGARIA | Accession | 13-Dec-2006 | 12-Jan-2007 |
BULGARIA | Declaration | 13-Dec-2006 | 12-Jan-2007 |
BURKINA FASO | Signature | 15-Oct-1996 | |
CANADA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | 11-Dec-2001 |
CEYLON | Accession | 25-Sep-2002 | |
CHINA P R | Signature | 06-Nov-1996 | |
CHINA P R | Declaration | 06-Nov-1996 | |
COOK ISLANDS | Accession | 01-Apr-1999 | 11-Dec-2001 |
COSTA RICA | Accession | 18-Jun-2001 | 11-Dec-2001 |
COTE DIVOIRE | Signature | 24-Jan-1996 | |
CROATIA | Accession | 10-Sep-2013 | 10-Oct-2013 |
CYPRUS | Accession | 25-Sep-2002 | 25-Oct-2002 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Accession | 19-Mar-2007 | 18-Apr-2007 |
CZECH REPUBLIC | Declaration | 12-Sep-2007 | 19-Dec-2007 |
DENMARK | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
DENMARK | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
DENMARK | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
EGYPT | Signature | 05-Dec-1995 | |
ESTONIA | Accession | 07-Aug-2006 | 06-Sep-2006 |
ESTONIA | Declaration | 07-Aug-2006 | 06-Sep-2006 |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Declaration | 27-Jun-1996 | |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Ratification | 08-Jun-1998 | |
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | |
Falkland Islands | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
Falkland Islands | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
Falkland Islands | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
FIJI | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
FIJI | Ratification | 12-Dec-1996 | 11-Dec-2001 |
FINLAND | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
FINLAND | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
FINLAND | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
FRANCE | Signature | 04-Dec-1996 | |
FRANCE | Declaration | 04-Dec-1996 | |
FRANCE | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
FRANCE | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
GABON | Signature | 07-Oct-1996 | |
GERMANY | Signature | 28-Aug-1996 | |
GERMANY | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
GERMANY | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
GREECE | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
GREECE | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
GREECE | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
GUINEA | Accession | 16-Sep-2005 | 16-Oct-2005 |
GUINEA BISSAU | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
HUNGARY | Accession | 16-May-2008 | 15-Jun-2008 |
ICELAND | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
ICELAND | Ratification | 14-Feb-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
INDIA | Accession | 19-Aug-2003 | 18-Sep-2003 |
INDONESIA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
INDONESIA | Ratification | 28-Sep-2009 | 28-Oct-2009 |
IRAN | Accession | 17-Apr-1998 | 11-Dec-2001 |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
ISRAEL | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
ITALY | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
ITALY | Ratification | 04-Mar-1999 | |
ITALY | Withdrawal | 04-Jun-1999 | |
ITALY | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
ITALY | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
JAMAICA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
JAPAN | Signature | 19-Nov-1996 | |
JAPAN | Ratification | 07-Aug-2006 | 06-Sep-2006 |
JAPAN | Notification | 06-Sep-2006 | |
KENYA | Accession | 13-Jul-2004 | 12-Aug-2004 |
KIRIBATI | Accession | 15-Sep-2005 | 15-Oct-2005 |
KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 26-Nov-1996 | |
KOREA REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 01-Feb-2008 | 02-Mar-2008 |
LATVIA | Accession | 05-Feb-2007 | 07-Mar-2007 |
LATVIA | Declaration | 12-Apr-2007 | |
LIBERIA | Accession | 16-Sep-2005 | 16-Oct-2005 |
LITHUANIA | Accession | 01-Mar-2007 | 31-Mar-2007 |
LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 05-Oct-2000 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Withdrawal | 21-Dec-2000 | |
LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
LUXEMBOURG | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
MALDIVES | Signature | 08-Oct-1996 | |
MALDIVES | Ratification | 30-Dec-1998 | 11-Dec-2001 |
MALTA | Accession | 11-Nov-2001 | 11-Dec-2001 |
MALTA | Declaration | 11-Nov-2001 | |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | Ratification | 19-Mar-2003 | 18-Apr-2003 |
MAURITANIA | Signature | 21-Dec-1995 | |
MAURITIUS | Accession | 25-Mar-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
MAURITIUS | Declaration | 25-Mar-1997 | |
MAURITIUS | Communication | 08-Feb-2000 | |
MICRONESIA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
MICRONESIA | Ratification | 23-May-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
MONACO | Accession | 09-Jun-1999 | 11-Dec-2001 |
MOROCCO | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
MOROCCO | Ratification | 19-Sep-2012 | 19-Oct-2012 |
MOZAMBIQUE | Accession | 10-Dec-2008 | 09-Jan-2009 |
NAMIBIA | Signature | 19-Apr-1996 | |
NAMIBIA | Ratification | 08-Apr-1998 | 11-Dec-2001 |
NAURU | Accession | 10-Jan-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 28-Jun-1996 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 28-Jun-1996 | |
NETHERLANDS THE | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
NETHERLANDS THE | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
NEW ZEALAND | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 18-Apr-2001 | 11-Dec-2001 |
NEW ZEALAND | Application | 18-Apr-2001 | |
NIGERIA | Accession | 02-Nov-2009 | 02-Dec-2009 |
NIUE | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
NORWAY | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
NORWAY | Ratification | 30-Dec-1996 | 11-Dec-2001 |
NORWAY | Declaration | 30-Dec-1996 | |
PAKISTAN | Signature | 15-Feb-1996 | |
PALAU | Accession | 26-Mar-2008 | 25-Apr-2008 |
PANAMA | Accession | 16-Dec-2008 | 15-Jan-2009 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Ratification | 04-Jun-1999 | 11-Dec-2001 |
PHILIPPINES | Signature | 30-Aug-1996 | |
PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 24-Sep-2014 | 24-Oct-2014 |
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
POLAND | Accession | 14-Mar-2006 | 13-Apr-2006 |
POLAND | Declaration | 14-Mar-2006 | 13-Apr-2006 |
PORTUGAL | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
PORTUGAL | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
PORTUGAL | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
ROMANIA | Accession | 16-Jul-2007 | 15-Aug-2007 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Ratification | 04-Aug-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Declaration | 04-Aug-1997 | |
SAINT LUCIA | Signature | 12-Dec-1995 | |
SAINT LUCIA | Ratification | 09-Aug-1996 | 11-Dec-2001 |
SAMOA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
SAMOA | Ratification | 25-Oct-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
SENEGAL | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
SENEGAL | Ratification | 30-Jan-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
SEYCHELLES | Signature | 04-Dec-1996 | |
SEYCHELLES | Ratification | 20-Mar-1998 | 11-Dec-2001 |
SLOVAKIA | Accession | 06-Nov-2008 | 06-Dec-2008 |
SLOVENIA | Accession | 15-Jun-2006 | |
SLOVENIA | Declaration | 15-Jun-2006 | |
SOLOMON ISLANDS | Accession | 13-Feb-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
SOUTH AFRICA | Accession | 14-Aug-2003 | 13-Sep-2003 |
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
South Georgia And South Sandwich Islands | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
SPAIN | Signature | 03-Dec-1996 | |
SPAIN | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
SPAIN | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
SRI LANKA | Signature | 09-Oct-1996 | |
SRI LANKA | Ratification | 24-Oct-1997 | 11-Dec-2001 |
St Helena | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
St Helena | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Accession | 29-Oct-2010 | 28-Nov-2010 |
SWEDEN | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
SWEDEN | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
SWEDEN | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
Tokelau Islands | Extension | 18-Apr-2001 | |
TONGA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
TONGA | Ratification | 31-Jul-1996 | 11-Dec-2001 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Accession | 13-Sep-2006 | 13-Oct-2006 |
Turks And Caicos Islands | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
Turks And Caicos Islands | Ratification | 03-Dec-1999 | |
Turks And Caicos Islands | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 01-Jan-1900 |
TUVALU | Accession | 02-Feb-2009 | 04-Mar-2009 |
UGANDA | Signature | 10-Oct-1996 | |
UKRAINE | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
UKRAINE | Ratification | 27-Feb-2003 | 29-Mar-2003 |
UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 27-Jun-1996 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 20-Aug-1996 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Communication | 30-Jul-1997 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 03-Dec-1999 | 09-Jan-2002 |
UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 10-Dec-2001 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Withdrawn | 31-Dec-2001 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Communication | 17-Jun-2002 | |
UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 19-Dec-2003 | 18-Jan-2004 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 04-Dec-1995 | |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 21-Aug-1996 | 11-Dec-2001 |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Declaration | 21-Aug-1996 | |
URUGUAY | Signature | 16-Jan-1996 | |
URUGUAY | Declaration | 16-Jan-1996 | |
URUGUAY | Ratification | 10-Sep-1999 | 11-Dec-2001 |
VANUATU | Signature | 23-Jul-1996 |