Contracting Parties/Signatories | Signature | Instrument | In Force | Details |
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Afghanistan | Accession : November 1, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | ||
Albania | Accession : April 27, 2000 | July 26, 2000 | ||
Algeria | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : May 22, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | Details |
Andorra | Accession : July 15, 2002 | October 13, 2002 | ||
Angola | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 30, 1997 | September 28, 1997 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | April 4, 1995 | Ratification : June 6, 1997 | September 4, 1997 | |
Argentina | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : January 6, 1997 | April 6, 1997 | |
Armenia | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : July 2, 1997 | September 30, 1997 | |
Australia | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : May 15, 2000 | August 13, 2000 | |
Austria | Accession : June 2, 1997 | August 31, 1997 | Details | |
Azerbaijan | Accession : August 10, 1998 | November 8, 1998 | ||
Bahamas | Accession : November 10, 2000 | February 8, 2001 | ||
Bahrain | Accession : July 14, 1997 | October 12, 1997 | ||
Bangladesh | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : January 26, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Barbados | Accession : May 14, 1997 | August 12, 1997 | ||
Belarus | Accession : August 29, 2001 | November 27, 2001 | ||
Belgium | Accession : June 30, 1997 | September 28, 1997 | ||
Belize | Accession : July 23, 1998 | October 21, 1998 | ||
Benin | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : August 29, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Bhutan | Accession : August 20, 2003 | November 18, 2003 | ||
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : August 1, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Accession : August 26, 2002 | November 24, 2002 | ||
Botswana | October 12, 1995 | Ratification : September 11, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Brazil | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 25, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | |
Brunei Darussalam | Accession : December 4, 2002 | March 4, 2003 | ||
Bulgaria | Accession : February 21, 2001 | May 21, 2001 | ||
Burkina Faso | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : January 26, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Burundi | October 14, 1996 | Ratification : January 6, 1997 | April 6, 1997 | |
Cabo Verde | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : May 8, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Cambodia | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : August 18, 1997 | November 16, 1997 | |
Cameroon | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : May 29, 1997 | August 27, 1997 | |
Canada | Accession : December 21, 2016 | March 21, 2017 | Details | |
Central African Republic | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : September 5, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Chad | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : September 27, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Chile | March 3, 1995 | Ratification : November 11, 1997 | February 9, 1998 | |
China | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : February 18, 1997 | May 19, 1997 | |
Colombia | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 8, 1999 | September 6, 1999 | |
Comoros | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : March 3, 1998 | June 1, 1998 | |
Congo | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : July 12, 1999 | October 10, 1999 | |
Cook Islands | Accession : August 21, 1998 | November 19, 1998 | ||
Costa Rica | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : January 5, 1998 | April 5, 1998 | |
Croatia | October 15, 1994 | Acceptance : October 6, 2000 | January 4, 2001 | |
Cuba | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : March 13, 1997 | June 11, 1997 | |
Cyprus | Accession : March 29, 2000 | June 27, 2000 | ||
Czech Republic | Accession : January 25, 2000 | April 24, 2000 | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : March 4, 1997 | June 2, 1997 | |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Accession : December 29, 2003 | March 28, 2004 | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : September 12, 1997 | December 11, 1997 | |
Denmark | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : December 22, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Djibouti | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : June 12, 1997 | September 10, 1997 | |
Dominica | Accession : December 8, 1997 | March 8, 1998 | ||
Dominican Republic | Accession : June 26, 1997 | September 24, 1997 | ||
Ecuador | January 19, 1995 | Ratification : September 6, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Egypt | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : July 7, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
El Salvador | Accession : June 27, 1997 | September 25, 1997 | ||
Equatorial Guinea | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 27, 1997 | September 25, 1997 | |
Eritrea | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : August 14, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Estonia | Accession : February 8, 2012 | May 8, 2012 | Details | |
Eswatini | July 27, 1995 | Ratification : October 7, 1996 | January 5, 1997 | |
Ethiopia | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : June 27, 1997 | September 25, 1997 | |
European Union (EU) | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : March 26, 1998 | June 24, 1998 | |
Fiji | Accession : August 26, 1998 | November 24, 1998 | ||
Finland | October 15, 1994 | Acceptance : September 20, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
France | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 12, 1997 | September 10, 1997 | |
Gabon | Accession : September 6, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | ||
Gambia (the) | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 11, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Georgia | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : July 23, 1999 | October 21, 1999 | |
Germany | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : July 10, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Ghana | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : December 27, 1996 | March 27, 1997 | |
Greece | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : May 5, 1997 | August 3, 1997 | |
Grenada | Accession : May 28, 1997 | August 26, 1997 | ||
Guatemala | Accession : September 10, 1998 | December 9, 1998 | Details | |
Guinea | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 23, 1997 | September 21, 1997 | |
Guinea-Bissau | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : October 27, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Guyana | Accession : June 26, 1997 | September 24, 1997 | ||
Haiti | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : September 25, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Honduras | February 22, 1995 | Ratification : June 25, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | |
Hungary | Accession : July 13, 1999 | October 11, 1999 | ||
Iceland | Accession : June 3, 1997 | September 1, 1997 | ||
India | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : December 17, 1996 | March 17, 1997 | |
Indonesia | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : August 31, 1998 | November 29, 1998 | |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : April 29, 1997 | July 28, 1997 | |
Iraq | Accession : May 28, 2010 | August 26, 2010 | ||
Ireland | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : July 31, 1997 | October 29, 1997 | |
Israel | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : March 26, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Italy | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 23, 1997 | September 21, 1997 | |
Jamaica | Accession : November 12, 1997 | February 10, 1998 | ||
Japan | October 14, 1994 | Acceptance : September 11, 1998 | December 10, 1998 | |
Jordan | April 13, 1995 | Ratification : October 21, 1996 | January 19, 1997 | |
Kazakhstan | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : July 9, 1997 | October 7, 1997 | |
Kenya | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 24, 1997 | September 22, 1997 | |
Kiribati | Accession : September 8, 1998 | December 7, 1998 | ||
Kuwait | September 22, 1995 | Ratification : June 27, 1997 | September 25, 1997 | Details |
Kyrgyzstan | Accession : September 19, 1997 | December 18, 1997 | ||
Lao People's Democratic Republic | August 30, 1995 | Acceptance : September 20, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Latvia | Accession : October 21, 2002 | January 19, 2003 | ||
Lebanon | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : May 16, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Lesotho | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : September 12, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Liberia | Accession : March 2, 1998 | May 31, 1998 | ||
Libya | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : July 22, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Liechtenstein | Accession : December 29, 1999 | March 28, 2000 | ||
Lithuania | Accession : July 25, 2003 | October 23, 2003 | ||
Luxembourg | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : February 4, 1997 | May 5, 1997 | |
Madagascar | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 25, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | |
Malawi | January 17, 1995 | Ratification : June 13, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Malaysia | October 6, 1995 | Ratification : June 25, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | |
Maldives | Accession : September 3, 2002 | December 2, 2002 | ||
Mali | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : October 31, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Malta | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : January 30, 1998 | April 30, 1998 | |
Marshall Islands | Accession : June 2, 1998 | August 31, 1998 | ||
Mauritania | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : August 7, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Mauritius | March 17, 1995 | Ratification : January 23, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Mexico | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : April 3, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | December 12, 1994 | Ratification : March 25, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Monaco | Accession : March 5, 1999 | June 3, 1999 | ||
Mongolia | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : September 3, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Montenegro | Accession : June 4, 2007 | September 2, 2007 | ||
Morocco | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : November 7, 1996 | February 5, 1997 | |
Mozambique | September 28, 1995 | Ratification : March 13, 1997 | June 11, 1997 | |
Myanmar | Accession : January 2, 1997 | April 2, 1997 | ||
Namibia | October 24, 1994 | Ratification : May 16, 1997 | August 14, 1997 | |
Nauru | Accession : September 22, 1998 | December 21, 1998 | ||
Nepal | October 12, 1995 | Ratification : October 15, 1996 | January 13, 1997 | |
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | October 15, 1994 | Acceptance : June 27, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | Details |
New Zealand | Accession : September 7, 2000 | December 6, 2000 | Details | |
Nicaragua | November 21, 1994 | Ratification : February 17, 1998 | May 18, 1998 | |
Niger | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : January 19, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Nigeria | October 31, 1994 | Ratification : July 8, 1997 | October 6, 1997 | |
Niue | Accession : August 14, 1998 | November 12, 1998 | ||
North Macedonia | Accession : March 6, 2002 | June 4, 2002 | ||
Norway | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : August 30, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Oman | Accession : July 23, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | ||
Pakistan | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : February 24, 1997 | May 25, 1997 | |
Palau | Accession : June 15, 1999 | September 13, 1999 | ||
Palestine | Accession : December 29, 2017 | March 29, 2018 | ||
Panama | February 22, 1995 | Ratification : April 4, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Papua New Guinea | Accession : December 6, 2000 | March 6, 2001 | ||
Paraguay | December 1, 1994 | Ratification : January 15, 1997 | April 15, 1997 | |
Peru | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : November 9, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Philippines | December 8, 1994 | Ratification : February 10, 2000 | May 10, 2000 | |
Poland | Accession : November 14, 2001 | February 12, 2002 | ||
Portugal | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : April 1, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Qatar | Accession : March 15, 1999 | June 13, 1999 | ||
Republic of Korea | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : August 17, 1999 | November 15, 1999 | |
Republic of Moldova | Accession : March 10, 1999 | June 8, 1999 | ||
Romania | Accession : August 19, 1998 | November 17, 1998 | ||
Russian Federation | Accession : May 29, 2003 | August 27, 2003 | ||
Rwanda | June 22, 1995 | Ratification : October 22, 1998 | January 20, 1999 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Accession : June 30, 1997 | September 28, 1997 | ||
Saint Lucia | Accession : July 2, 1997 | September 30, 1997 | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : March 16, 1998 | June 14, 1998 | |
Samoa | Accession : August 21, 1998 | November 19, 1998 | ||
San Marino | Accession : July 23, 1999 | October 21, 1999 | ||
Sao Tome and Principe | October 4, 1995 | Ratification : July 8, 1998 | October 6, 1998 | |
Saudi Arabia | Accession : June 25, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | ||
Senegal | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : July 26, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Serbia | Accession : December 18, 2007 | March 17, 2008 | ||
Seychelles | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 26, 1997 | September 24, 1997 | |
Sierra Leone | November 11, 1994 | Ratification : September 25, 1997 | December 24, 1997 | |
Singapore | Accession : April 26, 1999 | July 25, 1999 | ||
Slovakia | Accession : January 7, 2002 | April 7, 2002 | ||
Slovenia | Accession : June 28, 2001 | September 26, 2001 | ||
Solomon Islands | Accession : April 16, 1999 | July 15, 1999 | ||
Somalia | Accession : July 24, 2002 | October 22, 2002 | ||
South Africa | January 9, 1995 | Ratification : September 30, 1997 | December 29, 1997 | |
South Sudan | Accession : February 17, 2014 | May 18, 2014 | ||
Spain | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : January 30, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Sri Lanka | Accession : December 9, 1998 | March 9, 1999 | ||
Sudan | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : November 24, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Suriname | Accession : June 1, 2000 | August 30, 2000 | ||
Sweden | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : December 12, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Switzerland | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : January 19, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Syrian Arab Republic | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : June 10, 1997 | September 8, 1997 | |
Tajikistan | Accession : July 16, 1997 | October 14, 1997 | ||
Thailand | Accession : March 7, 2001 | June 5, 2001 | ||
Timor-Leste | Accession : August 20, 2003 | November 18, 2003 | ||
Togo | October 15, 1994 | Acceptance : October 4, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Tonga | Accession : September 25, 1998 | December 24, 1998 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Accession : June 8, 2000 | September 6, 2000 | ||
Tunisia | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : October 11, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Turkmenistan | March 27, 1995 | Ratification : September 18, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Tuvalu | Accession : September 14, 1998 | December 13, 1998 | ||
Türkiye | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : March 31, 1998 | June 29, 1998 | |
Uganda | November 21, 1994 | Ratification : June 25, 1997 | September 23, 1997 | |
Ukraine | Accession : August 27, 2002 | November 25, 2002 | ||
United Arab Emirates | Accession : October 21, 1998 | January 19, 1999 | ||
United Kingdom | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : October 18, 1996 | January 16, 1997 | Details |
United Republic of Tanzania | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : June 19, 1997 | September 17, 1997 | |
United States of America | October 14, 1994 | Ratification : November 17, 2000 | February 15, 2001 | Details |
Uruguay | Accession : February 17, 1999 | May 18, 1999 | ||
Uzbekistan | December 7, 1994 | Ratification : October 31, 1995 | December 26, 1996 | |
Vanuatu | September 28, 1995 | Ratification : August 10, 1999 | November 8, 1999 | |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Accession : June 29, 1998 | September 27, 1998 | ||
Viet Nam | Accession : August 25, 1998 | November 23, 1998 | ||
Yemen | Accession : January 14, 1997 | April 14, 1997 | ||
Zambia | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : September 19, 1996 | December 26, 1996 | |
Zimbabwe | October 15, 1994 | Ratification : September 23, 1997 | December 22, 1997 |