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Contracting Parties/Signatories	Signature	Instrument	In Force	Details
Afghanistan		Accession : June 17, 2004	September 15, 2004
Albania		Accession : October 8, 1999	January 6, 2000
Algeria		Accession : October 20, 1992	January 18, 1993
Andorra		Accession : January 26, 2009	April 26, 2009	Details
Angola		Accession : May 17, 2000	August 15, 2000
Antigua and Barbuda		Accession : December 3, 1992	March 3, 1993
Argentina	March 22, 1985	Ratification : January 18, 1990	April 18, 1990	Details
Armenia		Accession : October 1, 1999	December 30, 1999
Australia		Accession : September 16, 1987	September 22, 1988
Austria	September 16, 1985	Ratification : August 19, 1987	September 22, 1988
Azerbaijan		Accession : June 12, 1996	September 10, 1996
Bahamas		Accession : April 1, 1993	June 30, 1993
Bahrain		Accession : April 27, 1990	July 26, 1990	Details
Bangladesh		Accession : August 2, 1990	October 31, 1990
Barbados		Accession : October 16, 1992	January 14, 1993
Belarus	March 22, 1985	Acceptance : June 20, 1986	September 22, 1988	Details
Belgium	March 22, 1985	Ratification : October 17, 1988	January 15, 1989
Belize		Accession : June 6, 1997	September 4, 1997
Benin		Accession : July 1, 1993	September 29, 1993
Bhutan		Accession : August 23, 2004	November 21, 2004
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)		Accession : October 3, 1994	January 1, 1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 1, 1993	March 6, 1992	Details
Botswana		Accession : December 4, 1991	March 3, 1992
Brazil		Accession : March 19, 1990	June 17, 1990
Brunei Darussalam		Accession : July 20, 1990	October 24, 1990
Bulgaria		Accession : November 20, 1990	February 18, 1991
Burkina Faso	December 12, 1985	Ratification : March 30, 1989	June 28, 1989
Burundi		Accession : January 6, 1997	April 6, 1997
Cabo Verde		Accession : July 31, 2001	October 29, 2001
Cambodia		Accession : June 27, 2001	September 25, 2001
Cameroon		Accession : August 30, 1989	November 28, 1989
Canada	March 22, 1985	Ratification : June 4, 1986	September 22, 1988
Central African Republic		Accession : March 29, 1993	June 27, 1993
Chad		Accession : May 18, 1989	August 16, 1989
Chile	March 22, 1985	Ratification : March 6, 1990	June 4, 1990	Details
China		Accession : September 11, 1989	December 10, 1989	Details
Colombia		Accession : July 16, 1990	October 14, 1990
Comoros		Accession : October 31, 1994	January 29, 1995
Congo		Accession : November 16, 1994	February 14, 1995
Cook Islands		Accession : December 22, 2003	March 21, 2004	Details
Costa Rica		Accession : July 30, 1991	October 28, 1991
Croatia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 21, 1992	October 8, 1991	Details
Cuba		Accession : July 14, 1992	October 12, 1992
Cyprus		Accession : May 28, 1992	August 26, 1992
Czech Republic		Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 30, 1993	January 1, 1993	Details
Côte d'Ivoire		Accession : April 5, 1993	July 4, 1993
Democratic People's Republic of Korea		Accession : January 24, 1995	April 24, 1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo		Accession : November 30, 1994	February 28, 1995	Details
Denmark	March 22, 1985	Ratification : September 29, 1988	December 28, 1988
Djibouti		Accession : July 30, 1999	October 28, 1999
Dominica		Accession : March 31, 1993	June 29, 1993
Dominican Republic		Accession : May 18, 1993	August 16, 1993
Ecuador		Accession : April 10, 1990	July 9, 1990
Egypt	March 22, 1985	Ratification : May 9, 1988	September 22, 1988
El Salvador		Accession : October 2, 1992	December 31, 1992
Equatorial Guinea		Accession : August 17, 1988	November 15, 1988
Eritrea		Accession : March 10, 2005	June 8, 2005
Estonia		Accession : October 17, 1996	January 15, 1997
Eswatini		Accession : November 10, 1992	February 8, 1993
Ethiopia		Accession : October 11, 1994	January 9, 1995
European Union (EU)	March 22, 1985	Approval : October 17, 1988	January 15, 1989	Details
Fiji		Accession : October 23, 1989	January 21, 1990
Finland	March 22, 1985	Ratification : September 26, 1986	September 22, 1988	Details
France	March 22, 1985	Approval : December 4, 1987	September 22, 1988
Gabon		Accession : February 9, 1994	May 10, 1994
Gambia		Accession : July 25, 1990	October 23, 1990
Georgia		Accession : March 21, 1996	June 19, 1996
Germany	March 22, 1985	Ratification : September 30, 1988	December 29, 1988	Details
Ghana		Accession : July 24, 1989	October 22, 1989
Greece	March 22, 1985	Ratification : December 29, 1988	March 29, 1989
Grenada		Accession : March 31, 1993	June 29, 1993
Guatemala		Accession : September 11, 1987	September 22, 1988
Guinea		Accession : June 25, 1992	September 23, 1992
Guinea-Bissau		Accession : November 12, 2002	February 10, 2003
Guyana		Accession : August 12, 1993	November 10, 1993
Haiti		Accession : March 29, 2000	June 27, 2000
Holy See		Accession : May 5, 2008	August 3, 2008	Details
Honduras		Accession : October 14, 1993	January 12, 1994
Hungary		Accession : May 4, 1988	September 22, 1988
Iceland		Accession : August 29, 1989	November 27, 1989
India		Accession : March 18, 1991	June 16, 1991
Indonesia		Accession : June 26, 1992	September 24, 1992
Iran (Islamic Republic of)		Accession : October 3, 1990	January 1, 1991
Iraq		Accession : June 25, 2008	September 23, 2008
Ireland		Accession : September 15, 1988	December 14, 1988
Israel		Accession : June 30, 1992	September 28, 1992	Details
Italy	March 22, 1985	Ratification : September 19, 1988	December 18, 1988
Jamaica		Accession : March 31, 1993	June 29, 1993
Japan		Accession : September 30, 1988	December 29, 1988
Jordan		Accession : May 31, 1989	August 29, 1989
Kazakhstan		Accession : August 26, 1998	November 24, 1998
Kenya		Accession : November 9, 1988	February 7, 1989
Kiribati		Accession : January 7, 1993	April 7, 1993
Kuwait		Accession : November 23, 1992	February 21, 1993
Kyrgyzstan		Accession : May 31, 2000	August 29, 2000
Lao People's Democratic Republic		Accession : August 21, 1998	November 19, 1998
Latvia		Accession : April 28, 1995	May 27, 1995
Lebanon		Accession : March 30, 1993	June 28, 1993
Lesotho		Accession : March 25, 1994	June 23, 1994
Liberia		Accession : January 15, 1996	April 14, 1996
Libya		Accession : July 11, 1990	October 9, 1990	Details
Liechtenstein		Accession : February 8, 1989	May 9, 1989
Lithuania		Accession : January 18, 1995	April 18, 1995
Luxembourg	April 17, 1985	Ratification : October 17, 1988	January 15, 1989
Madagascar		Accession : November 7, 1996	February 5, 1997
Malawi		Accession : January 9, 1991	April 9, 1991
Malaysia		Accession : August 29, 1989	November 27, 1989
Maldives		Accession : April 26, 1988	September 22, 1988
Mali		Accession : October 28, 1994	January 26, 1995
Malta		Accession : September 15, 1988	December 14, 1988
Marshall Islands		Accession : March 11, 1993	June 9, 1993
Mauritania		Accession : May 26, 1994	August 24, 1994
Mauritius		Accession : August 18, 1992	November 16, 1992	Details
Mexico	April 1, 1985	Ratification : September 14, 1987	September 22, 1988
Micronesia (Federated States of)		Accession : August 3, 1994	November 1, 1994
Monaco		Accession : March 12, 1993	June 10, 1993
Mongolia		Accession : March 7, 1996	June 5, 1996
Montenegro		Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 23, 2006	June 3, 2006	Details
Morocco	February 7, 1986	Ratification : December 28, 1995	March 27, 1996
Mozambique		Accession : September 9, 1994	December 8, 1994
Myanmar		Accession : November 24, 1993	February 22, 1994
Namibia		Accession : September 20, 1993	December 19, 1993
Nauru		Accession : November 12, 2001	February 10, 2002
Nepal		Accession : July 6, 1994	October 4, 1994
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)	March 22, 1985	Acceptance : September 28, 1988	December 27, 1988	Details
New Zealand	March 21, 1986	Ratification : June 2, 1987	September 22, 1988	Details
Nicaragua		Accession : March 5, 1993	June 3, 1993
Niger		Accession : October 9, 1992	January 7, 1993
Nigeria		Accession : October 31, 1988	January 29, 1989
Niue		Accession : December 22, 2003	March 21, 2004	Details
North Macedonia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 10, 1994	September 17, 1991	Details
Norway	March 22, 1985	Ratification : September 23, 1986	September 22, 1988	Details
Oman		Accession : June 30, 1999	September 28, 1999
Pakistan		Accession : December 18, 1992	March 18, 1993
Palau		Accession : May 29, 2001	August 27, 2001
Palestine		Accession : March 18, 2019	June 16, 2019
Panama		Accession : February 13, 1989	May 14, 1989
Papua New Guinea		Accession : October 27, 1992	February 25, 1993
Paraguay		Accession : December 3, 1992	March 3, 1993
Peru	March 22, 1985	Ratification : April 7, 1989	July 6, 1989
Philippines		Accession : July 17, 1991	October 15, 1991
Poland		Accession : July 13, 1990	October 11, 1990
Portugal		Accession : October 17, 1988	January 15, 1989	Details
Qatar		Accession : January 22, 1996	April 21, 1996
Republic of Korea		Accession : February 27, 1992	May 27, 1992
Republic of Moldova		Accession : October 24, 1996	January 22, 1997
Romania		Accession : January 27, 1993	April 27, 1993
Russian Federation	March 22, 1985	Acceptance : June 18, 1986	September 22, 1988	Details
Rwanda		Accession : October 11, 2001	January 9, 2002
Saint Kitts and Nevis		Accession : August 10, 1992	November 8, 1992
Saint Lucia		Accession : July 28, 1993	October 26, 1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		Accession : December 2, 1996	March 2, 1997
Samoa		Accession : December 21, 1992	March 21, 1993
San Marino		Accession : April 23, 2009	July 22, 2009
Sao Tome and Principe		Accession : November 19, 2001	February 17, 2002
Saudi Arabia		Accession : March 1, 1993	May 30, 1993
Senegal		Accession : March 19, 1993	June 17, 1993
Serbia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 12, 2001	April 27, 1992	Details
Seychelles		Accession : January 6, 1993	April 6, 1993
Sierra Leone		Accession : August 29, 2001	November 27, 2001
Singapore		Accession : January 5, 1989	April 5, 1989
Slovakia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 28, 1993	January 1, 1993	Details
Slovenia		Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1992	June 25, 1991	Details
Solomon Islands		Accession : June 17, 1993	September 15, 1993
Somalia		Accession : August 1, 2001	October 30, 2001
South Africa		Accession : January 15, 1990	April 15, 1990
South Sudan		Accession : January 12, 2012	April 11, 2012
Spain		Accession : July 25, 1988	October 23, 1988
Sri Lanka		Accession : December 15, 1989	March 15, 1990
Sudan		Accession : January 29, 1993	April 29, 1993
Suriname		Accession : October 14, 1997	January 12, 1998
Sweden	March 22, 1985	Ratification : November 26, 1986	September 22, 1988	Details
Switzerland	March 22, 1985	Ratification : December 17, 1987	September 22, 1988
Syrian Arab Republic		Accession : December 12, 1989	March 12, 1990
Tajikistan		Accession : May 6, 1996	August 4, 1996
Thailand		Accession : July 7, 1989	October 5, 1989
Timor-Leste		Accession : September 16, 2009	December 15, 2009
Togo		Accession : February 25, 1991	May 26, 1991
Tonga		Accession : July 29, 1998	October 27, 1998
Trinidad and Tobago		Accession : August 28, 1989	November 26, 1989
Tunisia		Accession : September 25, 1989	December 24, 1989
Turkmenistan		Accession : November 18, 1993	February 16, 1994
Tuvalu		Accession : July 15, 1993	October 13, 1993
Türkiye		Accession : September 20, 1991	December 19, 1991
Uganda		Accession : June 24, 1988	September 22, 1988
Ukraine	March 22, 1985	Acceptance : June 18, 1986	September 22, 1988	Details
United Arab Emirates		Accession : December 22, 1989	March 22, 1990
United Kingdom	May 20, 1985	Ratification : May 15, 1987	September 22, 1988	Details
United Republic of Tanzania		Accession : April 7, 1993	July 6, 1993
United States of America	March 22, 1985	Ratification : August 27, 1986	September 22, 1988
Uruguay		Accession : February 27, 1989	May 28, 1989
Uzbekistan		Accession : May 18, 1993	August 16, 1993
Vanuatu		Accession : November 21, 1994	February 19, 1995
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)		Accession : September 1, 1988	November 30, 1988
Viet Nam		Accession : January 26, 1994	April 26, 1994
Yemen		Accession : February 21, 1996	May 21, 1996
Zambia		Accession : January 24, 1990	April 24, 1990
Zimbabwe		Accession : November 3, 1992	February 1, 1993

Contracting Parties/Signatories

Signature

Instrument

In Force

Details

Afghanistan

Accession : June 17, 2004

September 15, 2004

Albania

Accession : October 8, 1999

January 6, 2000

Algeria

Accession : October 20, 1992

January 18, 1993

Andorra

Accession : January 26, 2009

April 26, 2009

Details

Angola

Accession : May 17, 2000

August 15, 2000

Antigua and Barbuda

Accession : December 3, 1992

March 3, 1993

Argentina

March 22, 1985

Ratification : January 18, 1990

April 18, 1990

Details

Armenia

Accession : October 1, 1999

December 30, 1999

Australia

Accession : September 16, 1987

September 22, 1988

Austria

September 16, 1985

Ratification : August 19, 1987

September 22, 1988

Azerbaijan

Accession : June 12, 1996

September 10, 1996

Bahamas

Accession : April 1, 1993

June 30, 1993

Bahrain

Accession : April 27, 1990

July 26, 1990

Details

Bangladesh

Accession : August 2, 1990

October 31, 1990

Barbados

Accession : October 16, 1992

January 14, 1993

Belarus

March 22, 1985

Acceptance : June 20, 1986

September 22, 1988

Details

Belgium

March 22, 1985

Ratification : October 17, 1988

January 15, 1989

Belize

Accession : June 6, 1997

September 4, 1997

Benin

Accession : July 1, 1993

September 29, 1993

Bhutan

Accession : August 23, 2004

November 21, 2004

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Accession : October 3, 1994

January 1, 1995

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 1, 1993

March 6, 1992

Details

Botswana

Accession : December 4, 1991

March 3, 1992

Brazil

Accession : March 19, 1990

June 17, 1990

Brunei Darussalam

Accession : July 20, 1990

October 24, 1990

Bulgaria

Accession : November 20, 1990

February 18, 1991

Burkina Faso

December 12, 1985

Ratification : March 30, 1989

June 28, 1989

Burundi

Accession : January 6, 1997

April 6, 1997

Cabo Verde

Accession : July 31, 2001

October 29, 2001

Cambodia

Accession : June 27, 2001

September 25, 2001

Cameroon

Accession : August 30, 1989

November 28, 1989

Canada

March 22, 1985

Ratification : June 4, 1986

September 22, 1988

Central African Republic

Accession : March 29, 1993

June 27, 1993

Chad

Accession : May 18, 1989

August 16, 1989

Chile

March 22, 1985

Ratification : March 6, 1990

June 4, 1990

Details

China

Accession : September 11, 1989

December 10, 1989

Details

Colombia

Accession : July 16, 1990

October 14, 1990

Comoros

Accession : October 31, 1994

January 29, 1995

Congo

Accession : November 16, 1994

February 14, 1995

Cook Islands

Accession : December 22, 2003

March 21, 2004

Details

Costa Rica

Accession : July 30, 1991

October 28, 1991

Croatia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 21, 1992

October 8, 1991

Details

Cuba

Accession : July 14, 1992

October 12, 1992

Cyprus

Accession : May 28, 1992

August 26, 1992

Czech Republic

Declaration/Notification of Succession : September 30, 1993

January 1, 1993

Details

Côte d'Ivoire

Accession : April 5, 1993

July 4, 1993

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Accession : January 24, 1995

April 24, 1995

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accession : November 30, 1994

February 28, 1995

Details

Denmark

March 22, 1985

Ratification : September 29, 1988

December 28, 1988

Djibouti

Accession : July 30, 1999

October 28, 1999

Dominica

Accession : March 31, 1993

June 29, 1993

Dominican Republic

Accession : May 18, 1993

August 16, 1993

Ecuador

Accession : April 10, 1990

July 9, 1990

Egypt

March 22, 1985

Ratification : May 9, 1988

September 22, 1988

El Salvador

Accession : October 2, 1992

December 31, 1992

Equatorial Guinea

Accession : August 17, 1988

November 15, 1988

Eritrea

Accession : March 10, 2005

June 8, 2005

Estonia

Accession : October 17, 1996

January 15, 1997

Eswatini

Accession : November 10, 1992

February 8, 1993

Ethiopia

Accession : October 11, 1994

January 9, 1995

European Union (EU)

March 22, 1985

Approval : October 17, 1988

January 15, 1989

Details

Fiji

Accession : October 23, 1989

January 21, 1990

Finland

March 22, 1985

Ratification : September 26, 1986

September 22, 1988

Details

France

March 22, 1985

Approval : December 4, 1987

September 22, 1988

Gabon

Accession : February 9, 1994

May 10, 1994

Gambia

Accession : July 25, 1990

October 23, 1990

Georgia

Accession : March 21, 1996

June 19, 1996

Germany

March 22, 1985

Ratification : September 30, 1988

December 29, 1988

Details

Ghana

Accession : July 24, 1989

October 22, 1989

Greece

March 22, 1985

Ratification : December 29, 1988

March 29, 1989

Grenada

Accession : March 31, 1993

June 29, 1993

Guatemala

Accession : September 11, 1987

September 22, 1988

Guinea

Accession : June 25, 1992

September 23, 1992

Guinea-Bissau

Accession : November 12, 2002

February 10, 2003

Guyana

Accession : August 12, 1993

November 10, 1993

Haiti

Accession : March 29, 2000

June 27, 2000

Holy See

Accession : May 5, 2008

August 3, 2008

Details

Honduras

Accession : October 14, 1993

January 12, 1994

Hungary

Accession : May 4, 1988

September 22, 1988

Iceland

Accession : August 29, 1989

November 27, 1989

India

Accession : March 18, 1991

June 16, 1991

Indonesia

Accession : June 26, 1992

September 24, 1992

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Accession : October 3, 1990

January 1, 1991

Iraq

Accession : June 25, 2008

September 23, 2008

Ireland

Accession : September 15, 1988

December 14, 1988

Israel

Accession : June 30, 1992

September 28, 1992

Details

Italy

March 22, 1985

Ratification : September 19, 1988

December 18, 1988

Jamaica

Accession : March 31, 1993

June 29, 1993

Japan

Accession : September 30, 1988

December 29, 1988

Jordan

Accession : May 31, 1989

August 29, 1989

Kazakhstan

Accession : August 26, 1998

November 24, 1998

Kenya

Accession : November 9, 1988

February 7, 1989

Kiribati

Accession : January 7, 1993

April 7, 1993

Kuwait

Accession : November 23, 1992

February 21, 1993

Kyrgyzstan

Accession : May 31, 2000

August 29, 2000

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Accession : August 21, 1998

November 19, 1998

Latvia

Accession : April 28, 1995

May 27, 1995

Lebanon

Accession : March 30, 1993

June 28, 1993

Lesotho

Accession : March 25, 1994

June 23, 1994

Liberia

Accession : January 15, 1996

April 14, 1996

Libya

Accession : July 11, 1990

October 9, 1990

Details

Liechtenstein

Accession : February 8, 1989

May 9, 1989

Lithuania

Accession : January 18, 1995

April 18, 1995

Luxembourg

April 17, 1985

Ratification : October 17, 1988

January 15, 1989

Madagascar

Accession : November 7, 1996

February 5, 1997

Malawi

Accession : January 9, 1991

April 9, 1991

Malaysia

Accession : August 29, 1989

November 27, 1989

Maldives

Accession : April 26, 1988

September 22, 1988

Mali

Accession : October 28, 1994

January 26, 1995

Malta

Accession : September 15, 1988

December 14, 1988

Marshall Islands

Accession : March 11, 1993

June 9, 1993

Mauritania

Accession : May 26, 1994

August 24, 1994

Mauritius

Accession : August 18, 1992

November 16, 1992

Details

Mexico

April 1, 1985

Ratification : September 14, 1987

September 22, 1988

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Accession : August 3, 1994

November 1, 1994

Monaco

Accession : March 12, 1993

June 10, 1993

Mongolia

Accession : March 7, 1996

June 5, 1996

Montenegro

Declaration/Notification of Succession : October 23, 2006

June 3, 2006

Details

Morocco

February 7, 1986

Ratification : December 28, 1995

March 27, 1996

Mozambique

Accession : September 9, 1994

December 8, 1994

Myanmar

Accession : November 24, 1993

February 22, 1994

Namibia

Accession : September 20, 1993

December 19, 1993

Nauru

Accession : November 12, 2001

February 10, 2002

Nepal

Accession : July 6, 1994

October 4, 1994

Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

March 22, 1985

Acceptance : September 28, 1988

December 27, 1988

Details

New Zealand

March 21, 1986

Ratification : June 2, 1987

September 22, 1988

Details

Nicaragua

Accession : March 5, 1993

June 3, 1993

Niger

Accession : October 9, 1992

January 7, 1993

Nigeria

Accession : October 31, 1988

January 29, 1989

Niue

Accession : December 22, 2003

March 21, 2004

Details

North Macedonia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 10, 1994

September 17, 1991

Details

Norway

March 22, 1985

Ratification : September 23, 1986

September 22, 1988

Details

Oman

Accession : June 30, 1999

September 28, 1999

Pakistan

Accession : December 18, 1992

March 18, 1993

Palau

Accession : May 29, 2001

August 27, 2001

Palestine

Accession : March 18, 2019

June 16, 2019

Panama

Accession : February 13, 1989

May 14, 1989

Papua New Guinea

Accession : October 27, 1992

February 25, 1993

Paraguay

Accession : December 3, 1992

March 3, 1993

Peru

March 22, 1985

Ratification : April 7, 1989

July 6, 1989

Philippines

Accession : July 17, 1991

October 15, 1991

Poland

Accession : July 13, 1990

October 11, 1990

Portugal

Accession : October 17, 1988

January 15, 1989

Details

Qatar

Accession : January 22, 1996

April 21, 1996

Republic of Korea

Accession : February 27, 1992

May 27, 1992

Republic of Moldova

Accession : October 24, 1996

January 22, 1997

Romania

Accession : January 27, 1993

April 27, 1993

Russian Federation

March 22, 1985

Acceptance : June 18, 1986

September 22, 1988

Details

Rwanda

Accession : October 11, 2001

January 9, 2002

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Accession : August 10, 1992

November 8, 1992

Saint Lucia

Accession : July 28, 1993

October 26, 1993

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Accession : December 2, 1996

March 2, 1997

Samoa

Accession : December 21, 1992

March 21, 1993

San Marino

Accession : April 23, 2009

July 22, 2009

Sao Tome and Principe

Accession : November 19, 2001

February 17, 2002

Saudi Arabia

Accession : March 1, 1993

May 30, 1993

Senegal

Accession : March 19, 1993

June 17, 1993

Serbia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : March 12, 2001

April 27, 1992

Details

Seychelles

Accession : January 6, 1993

April 6, 1993

Sierra Leone

Accession : August 29, 2001

November 27, 2001

Singapore

Accession : January 5, 1989

April 5, 1989

Slovakia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : May 28, 1993

January 1, 1993

Details

Slovenia

Declaration/Notification of Succession : July 6, 1992

June 25, 1991

Details

Solomon Islands

Accession : June 17, 1993

September 15, 1993

Somalia

Accession : August 1, 2001

October 30, 2001

South Africa

Accession : January 15, 1990

April 15, 1990

South Sudan

Accession : January 12, 2012

April 11, 2012

Spain

Accession : July 25, 1988

October 23, 1988

Sri Lanka

Accession : December 15, 1989

March 15, 1990

Sudan

Accession : January 29, 1993

April 29, 1993

Suriname

Accession : October 14, 1997

January 12, 1998

Sweden

March 22, 1985

Ratification : November 26, 1986

September 22, 1988

Details

Switzerland

March 22, 1985

Ratification : December 17, 1987

September 22, 1988

Syrian Arab Republic

Accession : December 12, 1989

March 12, 1990

Tajikistan

Accession : May 6, 1996

August 4, 1996

Thailand

Accession : July 7, 1989

October 5, 1989

Timor-Leste

Accession : September 16, 2009

December 15, 2009

Togo

Accession : February 25, 1991

May 26, 1991

Tonga

Accession : July 29, 1998

October 27, 1998

Trinidad and Tobago

Accession : August 28, 1989

November 26, 1989

Tunisia

Accession : September 25, 1989

December 24, 1989

Turkmenistan

Accession : November 18, 1993

February 16, 1994

Tuvalu

Accession : July 15, 1993

October 13, 1993

Türkiye

Accession : September 20, 1991

December 19, 1991

Uganda

Accession : June 24, 1988

September 22, 1988

Ukraine

March 22, 1985

Acceptance : June 18, 1986

September 22, 1988

Details

United Arab Emirates

Accession : December 22, 1989

March 22, 1990

United Kingdom

May 20, 1985

Ratification : May 15, 1987

September 22, 1988

Details

United Republic of Tanzania

Accession : April 7, 1993

July 6, 1993

United States of America

March 22, 1985

Ratification : August 27, 1986

September 22, 1988

Uruguay

Accession : February 27, 1989

May 28, 1989

Uzbekistan

Accession : May 18, 1993

August 16, 1993

Vanuatu

Accession : November 21, 1994

February 19, 1995

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Accession : September 1, 1988

November 30, 1988

Viet Nam

Accession : January 26, 1994

April 26, 1994

Yemen

Accession : February 21, 1996

May 21, 1996

Zambia

Accession : January 24, 1990

April 24, 1990

Zimbabwe

Accession : November 3, 1992

February 1, 1993

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