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Contracting Parties/Signatories	Signature	Instrument	In Force	Details
Afghanistan		Accession : February 20, 2013	May 21, 2013
Albania	December 5, 2001	Ratification : October 4, 2004	January 2, 2005
Algeria	September 5, 2001	Ratification : September 22, 2006	December 21, 2006
Angola		Accession : October 23, 2006	January 21, 2007
Antigua and Barbuda	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 10, 2003	May 17, 2004
Argentina	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 25, 2005	April 25, 2005	Details
Armenia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : November 26, 2003	May 17, 2004
Australia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 20, 2004	August 18, 2004	Details
Austria	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 27, 2002	May 17, 2004	Details
Azerbaijan		Accession : January 13, 2004	May 17, 2004
Bahamas	March 20, 2002	Ratification : October 3, 2005	January 1, 2006
Bahrain	May 22, 2002	Ratification : January 31, 2006	May 1, 2006	Details
Bangladesh	May 23, 2001	Ratification : March 12, 2007	June 10, 2007	Details
Barbados		Accession : June 7, 2004	September 5, 2004
Belarus		Accession : February 3, 2004	May 17, 2004
Belgium	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 25, 2006	August 23, 2006	Details
Belize	May 14, 2002	Ratification : January 25, 2010	April 25, 2010
Benin	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 5, 2004	May 17, 2004
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	May 23, 2001	Ratification : June 3, 2003	May 17, 2004
Bosnia and Herzegovina	May 23, 2001	Ratification : March 30, 2010	June 28, 2010
Botswana		Accession : October 28, 2002	May 17, 2004	Details
Brazil	May 23, 2001	Ratification : June 16, 2004	September 14, 2004
Brunei Darussalam	May 21, 2002
Bulgaria	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 20, 2004	March 20, 2005
Burkina Faso	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 31, 2004	March 31, 2005
Burundi	April 2, 2002	Ratification : August 2, 2005	October 31, 2005
Cabo Verde		Accession : March 1, 2006	May 30, 2006
Cambodia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 25, 2006	November 23, 2006
Cameroon	October 5, 2001	Ratification : May 19, 2009	August 17, 2009
Canada	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 23, 2001	May 17, 2004	Details
Central African Republic	May 9, 2002	Ratification : February 12, 2008	May 12, 2008
Chad	May 16, 2002	Ratification : March 10, 2004	June 8, 2004
Chile	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 20, 2005	April 20, 2005
China	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 13, 2004	November 11, 2004	Details
Colombia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 22, 2008	January 20, 2009
Comoros	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 23, 2007	May 24, 2007
Congo	December 4, 2001	Ratification : February 12, 2007	May 13, 2007
Cook Islands		Accession : June 29, 2004	September 27, 2004
Costa Rica	April 16, 2002	Ratification : February 6, 2007	May 7, 2007
Croatia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 30, 2007	April 30, 2007
Cuba	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 21, 2007	March 20, 2008
Cyprus		Accession : March 7, 2005	June 5, 2005
Czech Republic	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 6, 2002	May 17, 2004
Côte d'Ivoire	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 20, 2004	May 17, 2004
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		Accession : August 26, 2002	May 17, 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo		Accession : March 23, 2005	June 21, 2005
Denmark	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 17, 2003	May 17, 2004	Details
Djibouti	November 15, 2001	Ratification : March 11, 2004	June 9, 2004
Dominica		Accession : August 8, 2003	May 17, 2004
Dominican Republic	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 4, 2007	August 2, 2007
Ecuador	August 28, 2001	Ratification : June 7, 2004	September 5, 2004
Egypt	May 17, 2002	Ratification : May 2, 2003	May 17, 2004
El Salvador	July 30, 2001	Ratification : May 27, 2008	August 25, 2008	Details
Equatorial Guinea		Accession : December 24, 2019	March 23, 2020
Eritrea		Accession : March 10, 2005	June 8, 2005
Estonia		Accession : November 7, 2008	February 5, 2009	Details
Eswatini		Accession : January 13, 2006	April 13, 2006
Ethiopia	May 17, 2002	Ratification : January 9, 2003	May 17, 2004
European Union (EU)	May 23, 2001	Approval : November 16, 2004	February 14, 2005	Details
Fiji	June 14, 2001	Ratification : June 20, 2001	May 17, 2004
Finland	May 23, 2001	Acceptance : September 3, 2002	May 17, 2004
France	May 23, 2001	Approval : February 17, 2004	May 17, 2004
Gabon	May 21, 2002	Ratification : May 7, 2007	August 5, 2007
Gambia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : April 28, 2006	July 27, 2006
Georgia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 4, 2006	January 2, 2007
Germany	May 23, 2001	Ratification : April 25, 2002	May 17, 2004
Ghana	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 30, 2003	May 17, 2004
Greece	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 3, 2006	August 1, 2006
Grenada		Accession : October 15, 2021	January 13, 2022
Guatemala	January 29, 2002	Ratification : July 30, 2008	October 28, 2008	Details
Guinea	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 11, 2007	March 10, 2008
Guinea-Bissau	April 24, 2002	Ratification : August 6, 2008	November 4, 2008
Guyana		Accession : September 12, 2007	December 11, 2007
Haiti	May 23, 2001
Honduras	May 17, 2002	Ratification : May 23, 2005	August 21, 2005
Hungary	May 23, 2001	Ratification : March 14, 2008	June 12, 2008
Iceland	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 29, 2002	May 17, 2004
India	May 14, 2002	Ratification : January 13, 2006	April 13, 2006	Details
Indonesia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 28, 2009	December 27, 2009
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 6, 2006	May 7, 2006
Iraq		Accession : March 8, 2016	June 6, 2016
Ireland	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 5, 2010	November 3, 2010
Israel	July 30, 2001
Italy	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 29, 2022	December 28, 2022
Jamaica	May 23, 2001	Ratification : June 1, 2007	August 30, 2007
Japan		Accession : August 30, 2002	May 17, 2004	Details
Jordan	January 18, 2002	Ratification : November 8, 2004	February 6, 2005
Kazakhstan	May 23, 2001	Ratification : November 9, 2007	February 7, 2008
Kenya	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 24, 2004	December 23, 2004
Kiribati	April 4, 2002	Ratification : September 7, 2004	December 6, 2004
Kuwait	May 23, 2001	Ratification : June 12, 2006	September 10, 2006
Kyrgyzstan	May 16, 2002	Ratification : December 12, 2006	March 12, 2007
Lao People's Democratic Republic	March 5, 2002	Ratification : June 28, 2006	September 26, 2006
Latvia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 28, 2004	January 26, 2005
Lebanon	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 3, 2003	May 17, 2004
Lesotho	January 23, 2002	Ratification : January 23, 2002	May 17, 2004
Liberia		Accession : May 23, 2002	May 17, 2004
Libya		Accession : June 14, 2005	September 12, 2005
Liechtenstein	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 3, 2004	March 3, 2005	Details
Lithuania	May 17, 2002	Ratification : December 5, 2006	March 5, 2007
Luxembourg	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 7, 2003	May 17, 2004
Madagascar	September 24, 2001	Ratification : November 18, 2005	February 16, 2006
Malawi	May 22, 2002	Ratification : February 27, 2009	May 28, 2009
Malaysia	May 16, 2002
Maldives		Accession : October 17, 2006	January 15, 2007
Mali	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 5, 2003	May 17, 2004
Malta	May 23, 2001	Ratification : January 17, 2017	April 17, 2017
Marshall Islands		Accession : January 27, 2003	May 17, 2004
Mauritania	August 8, 2001	Ratification : July 22, 2005	October 20, 2005
Mauritius	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 13, 2004	October 11, 2004	Details
Mexico	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 10, 2003	May 17, 2004
Micronesia (Federated States of)	July 31, 2001	Ratification : July 15, 2005	October 13, 2005	Details
Monaco	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 20, 2004	January 18, 2005
Mongolia	May 17, 2002	Ratification : April 30, 2004	July 29, 2004
Montenegro	October 23, 2006	Ratification : March 31, 2011	June 29, 2011	Details
Morocco	May 23, 2001	Ratification : June 15, 2004	September 13, 2004
Mozambique	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 31, 2005	January 29, 2006
Myanmar		Accession : April 19, 2004	July 18, 2004
Namibia		Accession : June 24, 2005	September 22, 2005
Nauru	May 9, 2002	Ratification : May 9, 2002	May 17, 2004
Nepal	April 5, 2002	Ratification : March 6, 2007	June 4, 2007
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	May 23, 2001	Acceptance : January 28, 2002	May 17, 2004	Details
New Zealand	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 24, 2004	December 23, 2004	Details
Nicaragua	May 23, 2001	Ratification : December 1, 2005	March 1, 2006
Niger	October 12, 2001	Ratification : April 12, 2006	July 11, 2006
Nigeria	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 24, 2004	August 22, 2004
Niue	March 12, 2002	Ratification : September 2, 2005	December 1, 2005
North Macedonia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 27, 2004	August 25, 2004
Norway	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 11, 2002	May 17, 2004
Oman	March 4, 2002	Ratification : January 19, 2005	April 19, 2005
Pakistan	December 6, 2001	Ratification : April 17, 2008	July 16, 2008
Palau	March 28, 2002	Ratification : September 8, 2011	December 7, 2011
Palestine		Accession : December 29, 2017	March 29, 2018
Panama	May 23, 2001	Ratification : March 5, 2003	May 17, 2004
Papua New Guinea	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 7, 2003	May 17, 2004
Paraguay	October 12, 2001	Ratification : April 1, 2004	June 30, 2004
Peru	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 14, 2005	December 13, 2005
Philippines	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 27, 2004	May 27, 2004
Poland	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 23, 2008	January 21, 2009
Portugal	May 23, 2001	Acceptance : July 15, 2004	October 13, 2004
Qatar		Accession : December 10, 2004	March 10, 2005
Republic of Korea	October 4, 2001	Ratification : January 25, 2007	April 25, 2007	Details
Republic of Moldova	May 23, 2001	Ratification : April 7, 2004	July 6, 2004	Details
Romania	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 28, 2004	January 26, 2005
Russian Federation	May 22, 2002	Ratification : August 17, 2011	November 15, 2011	Details
Rwanda		Accession : June 5, 2002	May 17, 2004
Saint Kitts and Nevis		Accession : May 21, 2004	August 19, 2004
Saint Lucia		Accession : October 4, 2002	May 17, 2004
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Accession : September 15, 2005	December 14, 2005
Samoa	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 4, 2002	May 17, 2004
Sao Tome and Principe	April 3, 2002	Ratification : April 12, 2006	July 11, 2006
Saudi Arabia	March 14, 2002	Ratification : July 25, 2012	October 23, 2012
Senegal	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 8, 2003	May 17, 2004
Serbia	May 2, 2002	Ratification : July 31, 2009	October 29, 2009	Details
Seychelles	March 25, 2002	Accession : June 3, 2008	September 1, 2008
Sierra Leone		Accession : September 26, 2003	May 17, 2004
Singapore	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 24, 2005	August 22, 2005
Slovakia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 5, 2002	May 17, 2004	Details
Slovenia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 4, 2004	August 2, 2004	Details
Solomon Islands		Accession : July 28, 2004	October 26, 2004
Somalia		Accession : July 26, 2010	October 24, 2010
South Africa	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 4, 2002	May 17, 2004
Spain	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 28, 2004	August 26, 2004	Details
Sri Lanka	September 5, 2001	Ratification : December 22, 2005	March 22, 2006
Sudan	May 23, 2001	Ratification : August 29, 2006	November 27, 2006
Suriname	May 22, 2002	Ratification : September 20, 2011	December 19, 2011
Sweden	May 23, 2001	Ratification : May 8, 2002	May 17, 2004
Switzerland	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 30, 2003	May 17, 2004
Syrian Arab Republic	February 15, 2002	Ratification : August 5, 2005	November 3, 2005	Details
Tajikistan	May 21, 2002	Ratification : February 8, 2007	May 9, 2007
Thailand	May 22, 2002	Ratification : January 31, 2005	May 1, 2005
Togo	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 22, 2004	October 20, 2004
Tonga	May 21, 2002	Ratification : October 23, 2009	January 21, 2010
Trinidad and Tobago		Accession : December 13, 2002	May 17, 2004
Tunisia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : June 17, 2004	September 15, 2004
Tuvalu		Accession : January 19, 2004	May 17, 2004
Türkiye	May 23, 2001	Ratification : October 14, 2009	January 12, 2010
Uganda		Accession : July 20, 2004	October 18, 2004
Ukraine	May 23, 2001	Ratification : September 25, 2007	December 24, 2007
United Arab Emirates	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 11, 2002	May 17, 2004
United Kingdom	December 11, 2001	Ratification : January 17, 2005	April 17, 2005
United Republic of Tanzania	May 23, 2001	Ratification : April 30, 2004	July 29, 2004
United States of America	May 23, 2001
Uruguay	May 23, 2001	Ratification : February 9, 2004	May 17, 2004
Uzbekistan		Accession : June 28, 2019	September 26, 2019	Details
Vanuatu	May 21, 2002	Ratification : September 16, 2005	December 15, 2005	Details
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	May 23, 2001	Ratification : April 19, 2005	July 18, 2005	Details
Viet Nam	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 22, 2002	May 17, 2004
Yemen	December 5, 2001	Ratification : January 9, 2004	May 17, 2004
Zambia	May 23, 2001	Ratification : July 7, 2006	October 5, 2006
Zimbabwe	May 23, 2001	Ratification : March 1, 2012	May 30, 2012

Contracting Parties/Signatories

Signature

Instrument

In Force

Details

Afghanistan

Accession : February 20, 2013

May 21, 2013

Albania

December 5, 2001

Ratification : October 4, 2004

January 2, 2005

Algeria

September 5, 2001

Ratification : September 22, 2006

December 21, 2006

Angola

Accession : October 23, 2006

January 21, 2007

Antigua and Barbuda

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 10, 2003

May 17, 2004

Argentina

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 25, 2005

April 25, 2005

Details

Armenia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : November 26, 2003

May 17, 2004

Australia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 20, 2004

August 18, 2004

Details

Austria

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 27, 2002

May 17, 2004

Details

Azerbaijan

Accession : January 13, 2004

May 17, 2004

Bahamas

March 20, 2002

Ratification : October 3, 2005

January 1, 2006

Bahrain

May 22, 2002

Ratification : January 31, 2006

May 1, 2006

Details

Bangladesh

May 23, 2001

Ratification : March 12, 2007

June 10, 2007

Details

Barbados

Accession : June 7, 2004

September 5, 2004

Belarus

Accession : February 3, 2004

May 17, 2004

Belgium

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 25, 2006

August 23, 2006

Details

Belize

May 14, 2002

Ratification : January 25, 2010

April 25, 2010

Benin

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 5, 2004

May 17, 2004

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

May 23, 2001

Ratification : June 3, 2003

May 17, 2004

Bosnia and Herzegovina

May 23, 2001

Ratification : March 30, 2010

June 28, 2010

Botswana

Accession : October 28, 2002

May 17, 2004

Details

Brazil

May 23, 2001

Ratification : June 16, 2004

September 14, 2004

Brunei Darussalam

May 21, 2002

Bulgaria

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 20, 2004

March 20, 2005

Burkina Faso

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 31, 2004

March 31, 2005

Burundi

April 2, 2002

Ratification : August 2, 2005

October 31, 2005

Cabo Verde

Accession : March 1, 2006

May 30, 2006

Cambodia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 25, 2006

November 23, 2006

Cameroon

October 5, 2001

Ratification : May 19, 2009

August 17, 2009

Canada

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 23, 2001

May 17, 2004

Details

Central African Republic

May 9, 2002

Ratification : February 12, 2008

May 12, 2008

Chad

May 16, 2002

Ratification : March 10, 2004

June 8, 2004

Chile

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 20, 2005

April 20, 2005

China

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 13, 2004

November 11, 2004

Details

Colombia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 22, 2008

January 20, 2009

Comoros

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 23, 2007

May 24, 2007

Congo

December 4, 2001

Ratification : February 12, 2007

May 13, 2007

Cook Islands

Accession : June 29, 2004

September 27, 2004

Costa Rica

April 16, 2002

Ratification : February 6, 2007

May 7, 2007

Croatia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 30, 2007

April 30, 2007

Cuba

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 21, 2007

March 20, 2008

Cyprus

Accession : March 7, 2005

June 5, 2005

Czech Republic

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 6, 2002

May 17, 2004

Côte d'Ivoire

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 20, 2004

May 17, 2004

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Accession : August 26, 2002

May 17, 2004

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accession : March 23, 2005

June 21, 2005

Denmark

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 17, 2003

May 17, 2004

Details

Djibouti

November 15, 2001

Ratification : March 11, 2004

June 9, 2004

Dominica

Accession : August 8, 2003

May 17, 2004

Dominican Republic

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 4, 2007

August 2, 2007

Ecuador

August 28, 2001

Ratification : June 7, 2004

September 5, 2004

Egypt

May 17, 2002

Ratification : May 2, 2003

May 17, 2004

El Salvador

July 30, 2001

Ratification : May 27, 2008

August 25, 2008

Details

Equatorial Guinea

Accession : December 24, 2019

March 23, 2020

Eritrea

Accession : March 10, 2005

June 8, 2005

Estonia

Accession : November 7, 2008

February 5, 2009

Details

Eswatini

Accession : January 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Ethiopia

May 17, 2002

Ratification : January 9, 2003

May 17, 2004

European Union (EU)

May 23, 2001

Approval : November 16, 2004

February 14, 2005

Details

Fiji

June 14, 2001

Ratification : June 20, 2001

May 17, 2004

Finland

May 23, 2001

Acceptance : September 3, 2002

May 17, 2004

France

May 23, 2001

Approval : February 17, 2004

May 17, 2004

Gabon

May 21, 2002

Ratification : May 7, 2007

August 5, 2007

Gambia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : April 28, 2006

July 27, 2006

Georgia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 4, 2006

January 2, 2007

Germany

May 23, 2001

Ratification : April 25, 2002

May 17, 2004

Ghana

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 30, 2003

May 17, 2004

Greece

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 3, 2006

August 1, 2006

Grenada

Accession : October 15, 2021

January 13, 2022

Guatemala

January 29, 2002

Ratification : July 30, 2008

October 28, 2008

Details

Guinea

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 11, 2007

March 10, 2008

Guinea-Bissau

April 24, 2002

Ratification : August 6, 2008

November 4, 2008

Guyana

Accession : September 12, 2007

December 11, 2007

Haiti

May 23, 2001

Honduras

May 17, 2002

Ratification : May 23, 2005

August 21, 2005

Hungary

May 23, 2001

Ratification : March 14, 2008

June 12, 2008

Iceland

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 29, 2002

May 17, 2004

India

May 14, 2002

Ratification : January 13, 2006

April 13, 2006

Details

Indonesia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 28, 2009

December 27, 2009

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 6, 2006

May 7, 2006

Iraq

Accession : March 8, 2016

June 6, 2016

Ireland

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 5, 2010

November 3, 2010

Israel

July 30, 2001

Italy

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 29, 2022

December 28, 2022

Jamaica

May 23, 2001

Ratification : June 1, 2007

August 30, 2007

Japan

Accession : August 30, 2002

May 17, 2004

Details

Jordan

January 18, 2002

Ratification : November 8, 2004

February 6, 2005

Kazakhstan

May 23, 2001

Ratification : November 9, 2007

February 7, 2008

Kenya

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 24, 2004

December 23, 2004

Kiribati

April 4, 2002

Ratification : September 7, 2004

December 6, 2004

Kuwait

May 23, 2001

Ratification : June 12, 2006

September 10, 2006

Kyrgyzstan

May 16, 2002

Ratification : December 12, 2006

March 12, 2007

Lao People's Democratic Republic

March 5, 2002

Ratification : June 28, 2006

September 26, 2006

Latvia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 28, 2004

January 26, 2005

Lebanon

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 3, 2003

May 17, 2004

Lesotho

January 23, 2002

Ratification : January 23, 2002

May 17, 2004

Liberia

Accession : May 23, 2002

May 17, 2004

Libya

Accession : June 14, 2005

September 12, 2005

Liechtenstein

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 3, 2004

March 3, 2005

Details

Lithuania

May 17, 2002

Ratification : December 5, 2006

March 5, 2007

Luxembourg

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 7, 2003

May 17, 2004

Madagascar

September 24, 2001

Ratification : November 18, 2005

February 16, 2006

Malawi

May 22, 2002

Ratification : February 27, 2009

May 28, 2009

Malaysia

May 16, 2002

Maldives

Accession : October 17, 2006

January 15, 2007

Mali

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 5, 2003

May 17, 2004

Malta

May 23, 2001

Ratification : January 17, 2017

April 17, 2017

Marshall Islands

Accession : January 27, 2003

May 17, 2004

Mauritania

August 8, 2001

Ratification : July 22, 2005

October 20, 2005

Mauritius

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 13, 2004

October 11, 2004

Details

Mexico

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 10, 2003

May 17, 2004

Micronesia (Federated States of)

July 31, 2001

Ratification : July 15, 2005

October 13, 2005

Details

Monaco

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 20, 2004

January 18, 2005

Mongolia

May 17, 2002

Ratification : April 30, 2004

July 29, 2004

Montenegro

October 23, 2006

Ratification : March 31, 2011

June 29, 2011

Details

Morocco

May 23, 2001

Ratification : June 15, 2004

September 13, 2004

Mozambique

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 31, 2005

January 29, 2006

Myanmar

Accession : April 19, 2004

July 18, 2004

Namibia

Accession : June 24, 2005

September 22, 2005

Nauru

May 9, 2002

Ratification : May 9, 2002

May 17, 2004

Nepal

April 5, 2002

Ratification : March 6, 2007

June 4, 2007

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

May 23, 2001

Acceptance : January 28, 2002

May 17, 2004

Details

New Zealand

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 24, 2004

December 23, 2004

Details

Nicaragua

May 23, 2001

Ratification : December 1, 2005

March 1, 2006

Niger

October 12, 2001

Ratification : April 12, 2006

July 11, 2006

Nigeria

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 24, 2004

August 22, 2004

Niue

March 12, 2002

Ratification : September 2, 2005

December 1, 2005

North Macedonia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 27, 2004

August 25, 2004

Norway

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 11, 2002

May 17, 2004

Oman

March 4, 2002

Ratification : January 19, 2005

April 19, 2005

Pakistan

December 6, 2001

Ratification : April 17, 2008

July 16, 2008

Palau

March 28, 2002

Ratification : September 8, 2011

December 7, 2011

Palestine

Accession : December 29, 2017

March 29, 2018

Panama

May 23, 2001

Ratification : March 5, 2003

May 17, 2004

Papua New Guinea

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 7, 2003

May 17, 2004

Paraguay

October 12, 2001

Ratification : April 1, 2004

June 30, 2004

Peru

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 14, 2005

December 13, 2005

Philippines

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 27, 2004

May 27, 2004

Poland

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 23, 2008

January 21, 2009

Portugal

May 23, 2001

Acceptance : July 15, 2004

October 13, 2004

Qatar

Accession : December 10, 2004

March 10, 2005

Republic of Korea

October 4, 2001

Ratification : January 25, 2007

April 25, 2007

Details

Republic of Moldova

May 23, 2001

Ratification : April 7, 2004

July 6, 2004

Details

Romania

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 28, 2004

January 26, 2005

Russian Federation

May 22, 2002

Ratification : August 17, 2011

November 15, 2011

Details

Rwanda

Accession : June 5, 2002

May 17, 2004

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Accession : May 21, 2004

August 19, 2004

Saint Lucia

Accession : October 4, 2002

May 17, 2004

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Accession : September 15, 2005

December 14, 2005

Samoa

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 4, 2002

May 17, 2004

Sao Tome and Principe

April 3, 2002

Ratification : April 12, 2006

July 11, 2006

Saudi Arabia

March 14, 2002

Ratification : July 25, 2012

October 23, 2012

Senegal

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 8, 2003

May 17, 2004

Serbia

May 2, 2002

Ratification : July 31, 2009

October 29, 2009

Details

Seychelles

March 25, 2002

Accession : June 3, 2008

September 1, 2008

Sierra Leone

Accession : September 26, 2003

May 17, 2004

Singapore

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 24, 2005

August 22, 2005

Slovakia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 5, 2002

May 17, 2004

Details

Slovenia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 4, 2004

August 2, 2004

Details

Solomon Islands

Accession : July 28, 2004

October 26, 2004

Somalia

Accession : July 26, 2010

October 24, 2010

South Africa

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 4, 2002

May 17, 2004

Spain

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 28, 2004

August 26, 2004

Details

Sri Lanka

September 5, 2001

Ratification : December 22, 2005

March 22, 2006

Sudan

May 23, 2001

Ratification : August 29, 2006

November 27, 2006

Suriname

May 22, 2002

Ratification : September 20, 2011

December 19, 2011

Sweden

May 23, 2001

Ratification : May 8, 2002

May 17, 2004

Switzerland

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 30, 2003

May 17, 2004

Syrian Arab Republic

February 15, 2002

Ratification : August 5, 2005

November 3, 2005

Details

Tajikistan

May 21, 2002

Ratification : February 8, 2007

May 9, 2007

Thailand

May 22, 2002

Ratification : January 31, 2005

May 1, 2005

Togo

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 22, 2004

October 20, 2004

Tonga

May 21, 2002

Ratification : October 23, 2009

January 21, 2010

Trinidad and Tobago

Accession : December 13, 2002

May 17, 2004

Tunisia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : June 17, 2004

September 15, 2004

Tuvalu

Accession : January 19, 2004

May 17, 2004

Türkiye

May 23, 2001

Ratification : October 14, 2009

January 12, 2010

Uganda

Accession : July 20, 2004

October 18, 2004

Ukraine

May 23, 2001

Ratification : September 25, 2007

December 24, 2007

United Arab Emirates

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 11, 2002

May 17, 2004

United Kingdom

December 11, 2001

Ratification : January 17, 2005

April 17, 2005

United Republic of Tanzania

May 23, 2001

Ratification : April 30, 2004

July 29, 2004

United States of America

May 23, 2001

Uruguay

May 23, 2001

Ratification : February 9, 2004

May 17, 2004

Uzbekistan

Accession : June 28, 2019

September 26, 2019

Details

Vanuatu

May 21, 2002

Ratification : September 16, 2005

December 15, 2005

Details

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

May 23, 2001

Ratification : April 19, 2005

July 18, 2005

Details

Viet Nam

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 22, 2002

May 17, 2004

Yemen

December 5, 2001

Ratification : January 9, 2004

May 17, 2004

Zambia

May 23, 2001

Ratification : July 7, 2006

October 5, 2006

Zimbabwe

May 23, 2001

Ratification : March 1, 2012

May 30, 2012

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