Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
ALBANIA	Accession	30/03/2001	29/04/2001
Antilles	Extension	07/02/2002
ARGENTINA	Signature	15/12/1994
ARGENTINA	Ratification	06/01/1997
Aruba	Extension	07/02/2002
AUSTRALIA	Signature	22/12/1995
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	04/12/2000	03/01/2001
AUSTRIA	Accession	06/09/2000	06/10/2000
AZERBAIJAN	Accession	03/08/2000	02/09/2000
BANGLADESH	Signature	21/12/1994
BANGLADESH	Ratification	22/09/1999	22/10/1999
BELARUS	Signature	23/10/1995
BELARUS	Ratification	29/11/2000	29/12/2000
BELGIUM	Signature	21/12/1995
BELGIUM	Ratification	19/02/2002	21/03/2002
BOLIVIA	Signature	17/08/1995
BOLIVIA	Ratification	22/12/2004	21/01/2005
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Accession	11/08/2003	10/09/2003
BOTSWANA	Accession	01/03/2000	31/03/2000
BRAZIL	Signature	03/02/1995
BRAZIL	Ratification	06/09/2000	06/10/2000
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM	Accession	20/03/2002	19/04/2002
BULGARIA	Accession	04/06/1998
BURKINA FASO	Accession	27/10/2008	26/11/2008
CANADA	Signature	15/12/1994
CANADA	Ratification	03/04/2002	03/05/2001
CANADA	Communication	16/01/2015
CHILE	Accession	27/08/1997
CHINA	Communication	22/09/2004	01/01/1900
CHINA	Accession	22/09/2004	22/10/2004
CHINA	Reservation	22/09/2004	01/01/1900
CHINA	Declaration	27/07/2007	27/07/2007
COSTA RICA	Accession	17/10/2000	16/11/2000
COSTA RICA	Reservation	17/10/2000
COTE D'IVOIRE	Accession	13/03/2002	12/04/2002
CROATIA	Accession	27/03/2000	26/04/2000
CYPRUS	Accession	01/07/2003	31/07/2003
CYPRUS	Objection	07/12/2004	01/01/1900
CZECH REPUBLIC	Signature	27/12/1995
CZECH REPUBLIC	Ratification	13/06/1997
DENMARK	Signature	15/12/1994
DENMARK	Ratification	11/04/1995
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Accession	16/03/2012	15/04/2012
ECUADOR	Accession	28/12/2000	27/01/2110
EL SALVADOR	Accession	25/06/2013	25/07/2013
ESTONIA	Accession	08/03/2006	07/04/2006
ESTONIA	Declaration	08/03/2006	07/04/2006
FIJI	Signature	25/10/1995
FIJI	Ratification	01/04/1999
FINLAND	Signature	15/12/1994
FINLAND	Ratification	05/01/2001	04/02/2001
FRANCE	Signature	12/01/1995
FRANCE	Ratification	09/06/2000	09/07/2000
GERMANY	Signature	01/02/1995
GERMANY	Ratification	22/04/1997
GERMANY	Declaration	22/04/1997
GREECE	Accession	03/08/2000	02/09/2000
GREECE	Objection	21/07/2005
GUATEMALA	Accession	23/09/2008	23/10/2008
GUINEA	Accession	07/09/2000	07/10/2000
GUYANA	Accession	21/05/2004	20/06/2004
HAITI	Signature	19/12/1994
HONDURAS	Signature	17/05/1995
HUNGARY	Accession	13/07/1999	12/08/1999
ICELAND	Accession	10/05/2001	09/06/2001
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Accession	28/03/2002	27/04/2002
Isle of Man	Extension	19/02/2013	21/02/2013
ITALY	Signature	16/12/1994
ITALY	Ratification	05/04/1999
JAMAICA	Accession	08/09/2000
JAPAN	Signature	06/06/1995
JAPAN	Acceptance	06/06/1995
KENYA	Accession	19/10/2004	18/11/2004
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	Accession	08/10/2003	07/11/2003
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	Reservation	08/10/2003	07/11/2003
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Accession	08/12/1997
KUWAIT	Reservation	19/04/2004	18/08/2004
KUWAIT	Accession	19/07/2004	18/08/2004
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Accession	22/08/2002
LEBANON	Accession	25/09/2003	25/10/2003
LESOTHO	Accession	06/09/2000	06/10/2000
LIBERIA	Accession	22/09/2004	22/10/2004
LIBYA	Accession	22/09/2000	22/10/2000
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	16/10/1995
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	11/12/2000	10/01/2000
LITHUANIA	Accession	08/09/2000
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	31/05/1995
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	30/07/2001	29/08/2001
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Accession	06/03/2002	05/04/2002
MALAWI	Accession	07/10/2009	06/11/2009
MALI	Accession	02/01/2008	01/02/2008
MALTA	Signature	16/03/1995
MONACO	Accession	05/03/1999	04/04/1999
MONGOLIA	Accession	25/02/2004	01/01/1900
MONTENEGRO	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
NAURU	Accession	12/11/2001
NEPAL	Accession	08/09/2000	08/10/2000
NEPAL	Reservation	08/09/2000
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	22/12/1995
NETHERLANDS THE	Acceptance	07/02/2002	09/03/2002
NETHERLANDS THE	Declaration	07/02/2002
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	15/12/1994
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	16/12/1998
NORWAY	Signature	15/12/1994
NORWAY	Ratification	03/07/1995
PAKISTAN	Signature	08/03/1995
PANAMA	Signature	15/12/1994
PANAMA	Ratification	04/04/1996
PARAGUAY	Accession	30/12/2008	30/01/2009
PHILIPPINES	Signature	27/02/1995
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	17/06/1997
POLAND	Signature	17/03/1995
POLAND	Ratification	22/05/2000	21/06/2000
PORTUGAL	Signature	15/12/1994
PORTUGAL	Ratification	14/10/1998
PORTUGAL	Communication	15/12/2005
ROMANIA	Signature	27/09/1995
ROMANIA	Ratification	29/12/1997
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Signature	26/09/1995
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Ratification	25/06/2001	25/07/2001
SAMOA	Signature	16/01/1995
SAMOA	Ratification	19/08/2005	18/09/2005
SAUDI ARABIA	Accession	22/03/2010	21/04/2010
SAUDI ARABIA	Reservation	22/03/2010
SENEGAL	Signature	21/02/1995
SENEGAL	Ratification	09/06/1999	09/07/1999
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Accession	31/07/2003	30/08/2003
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	13/02/1995
SINGAPORE	Accession	26/03/1996
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Signature	28/12/1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Declaration	28/12/1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Ratification	26/06/1996
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Confirmation	26/06/1996
SLOVENIA	Accession	21/01/2004	20/02/2004
SPAIN	Signature	19/12/1994
SPAIN	Ratification	13/01/1998
SRI LANKA	Accession	23/09/2003	23/10/2003
SWEDEN	Signature	15/12/1994
SWEDEN	Ratification	25/06/1996
SWITZERLAND	Accession	09/11/2007	09/12/2007
TOGO	Signature	22/12/1995
TOGO	Ratification	21/04/2008	21/05/2008
TUNISIA	Signature	22/02/1995
TUNISIA	Ratification	12/09/2000	12/10/2000
TUNISIA	Declaration	12/09/2000
TURKEY	Accession	09/08/2004	08/09/2004
TURKEY	Declaration	09/08/2004	01/01/1900
TURKEY	Reservation	09/08/2004	01/01/1900
TURKMENISTAN	Accession	29/09/1998	29/09/1998
UKRAINE	Signature	15/12/1994
UKRAINE	Ratification	17/08/1995
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	19/12/1995
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	06/05/1998
UNITED KINGDOM	Extension	19/02/2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	19/12/1994
URUGUAY	Signature	17/11/1995
URUGUAY	Ratification	03/09/1999	03/10/1999
UZBEKISTAN	Accession	03/07/1996