The former Yugoslavia had signed and ratified the Convention on March 29, 1984 and July 2, 1985, respectively: Entry into force - October 15, 1985.
By a notification dated March 8, 2001, received by the Secretary-General on March 12, 2001, the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia lodged an instrument, inter alia , advising its intent to succeed to various multilateral treaties deposited with the Secretary-General, and confirming certain actions relating to such treaties. The notification stated the following:
“[T]he Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, having considered the treaties listed in the attached annex 1, succeeds to the same and undertakes faithfully to perform and carry out the stipulations therein contained as from April 27, 1992, the date upon which the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed responsibility for its international relations [Ed. note: Annex 1 attached to the notification contains a list of treaties to which the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a signatory or party]. "