| Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | Signature | 24/09/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| AFGHANISTAN | Ratification | 24/09/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| ALBANIA | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| ALBANIA | Ratification | 23/04/2003 | |
| ALGERIA | Signature | 15/10/1996 | |
| ALGERIA | Ratification | 11/07/2003 | |
| ANDORRA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| ANDORRA | Ratification | 12/07/2006 | |
| ANGOLA | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Signature | 11/04/1997 | |
| ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | Ratification | 11/01/2006 | |
| ARGENTINA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| ARGENTINA | Ratification | 04/12/1998 | |
| ARMENIA | Signature | 01/10/1996 | |
| ARMENIA | Ratification | 12/07/2006 | |
| AUSTRALIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| AUSTRIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| AUSTRIA | Ratification | 13/03/1998 | |
| AZERBAIJAN | Signature | 28/07/1997 | |
| AZERBAIJAN | Ratification | 02/02/1999 | |
| BAHAMAS | Signature | 04/02/2005 | 01/01/1900 |
| BAHAMAS | Ratification | 30/11/2007 | |
| BAHRAIN | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BAHRAIN | Ratification | 12/04/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| BANGLADESH | Signature | 24/10/1996 | |
| BANGLADESH | Ratification | 08/03/2000 | |
| BARBADOS | Signature | 14/01/2008 | |
| BARBADOS | Ratification | 14/01/2008 | |
| BELARUS | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BELARUS | Ratification | 13/09/2000 | |
| BELGIUM | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BELGIUM | Ratification | 29/06/1999 | |
| BELIZE | Signature | 14/11/2001 | |
| BELIZE | Reservation | 26/03/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| BENIN | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| BENIN | Ratification | 06/03/2001 | |
| BOLIVIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BOLIVIA | Ratification | 04/10/1999 | |
| BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BOTSWANA | Signature | 16/09/2002 | |
| BOTSWANA | Ratification | 28/10/2002 | |
| BRAZIL | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Signature | 22/01/1997 | |
| BULGARIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| BULGARIA | Ratification | 29/09/1999 | |
| BURKINA FASO | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| BURKINA FASO | Ratification | 17/04/2002 | |
| BURUNDI | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| CAMBODIA | Signature | 26/09/1996 | |
| CAMBODIA | Ratification | 10/11/2000 | |
| CAMEROON | Signature | 16/11/2001 | |
| CAMEROON | Ratification | 06/02/2006 | |
| CANADA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| CANADA | Ratification | 18/12/1998 | |
| CAPE VERDE | Signature | 01/10/1996 | |
| CAPE VERDE | Ratification | 01/03/2006 | |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 19/12/2001 | |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Ratification | 26/05/2010 | |
| CHAD | Signature | 08/10/1996 | |
| CHAD | Ratification | 08/02/2013 | |
| CHILE | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| CHILE | Ratification | 12/07/2000 | |
| CHINA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| CHINA | Declaration | 24/09/1996 | |
| COLOMBIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| COLOMBIA | Ratification | 29/01/2008 | |
| COMOROS | Signature | 12/12/1996 | |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 28/09/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| CONGO, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 02/09/2014 | 02/09/2014 |
| COOK ISLANDS | Signature | 05/12/1997 | |
| COOK ISLANDS | Ratification | 06/09/2005 | |
| COSTA RICA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| COSTA RICA | Ratification | 25/09/2001 | |
| COTE D'IVOIRE | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| COTE D'IVOIRE | Ratification | 11/03/2003 | |
| CROATIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| CROATIA | Ratification | 02/03/2001 | |
| CYPRUS | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| CYPRUS | Ratification | 18/07/2003 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Signature | 12/11/1996 | |
| DENMARK | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| DENMARK | Ratification | 21/12/1998 | |
| DJIBOUTI | Signature | 21/10/1996 | |
| DJIBOUTI | Ratification | 15/07/2005 | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Ratification | 04/09/2007 | |
| ECUADOR | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| ECUADOR | Ratification | 12/11/2001 | |
| EGYPT | Signature | 14/10/1996 | |
| EL SALVADOR | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| EL SALVADOR | Ratification | 11/09/1998 | |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | Signature | 09/10/1996 | |
| ERITREA | Signature | 11/11/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| ERITREA | Ratification | 11/11/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| ESTONIA | Signature | 20/11/1996 | |
| ESTONIA | Ratification | 11/08/1999 | |
| ETHIOPIA | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| ETHIOPIA | Ratification | 08/08/2006 | |
| FIJI | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| FIJI | Ratification | 10/10/1996 | |
| FINLAND | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| FINLAND | Ratification | 15/01/1999 | |
| FRANCE | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| FRANCE | Ratification | 06/04/1998 | |
| GABON | Signature | 07/10/1996 | |
| GABON | Ratification | 20/09/2000 | |
| GEORGIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| GEORGIA | Ratification | 27/09/2002 | |
| GERMANY | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| GERMANY | Declaration | 24/09/1996 | |
| GHANA | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| GHANA | Ratification | 14/06/2011 | |
| GREECE | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| GREECE | Ratification | 21/04/1999 | |
| GRENADA | Signature | 10/10/1996 | |
| GUATEMALA | Signature | 20/09/1999 | |
| GUATEMALA | Ratification | 12/01/2012 | |
| GUATEMALA | Declaration | 12/01/2012 | |
| GUINEA | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| GUINEA | Ratification | 22/09/2011 | |
| GUINEA BISSAU | Signature | 16/04/1997 | |
| GUINEA BISSAU | Ratification | 24/09/2013 | |
| GUYANA | Signature | 07/09/2000 | |
| GUYANA | Ratification | 07/03/2001 | |
| HAITI | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| HAITI | Ratification | 01/12/2005 | |
| HOLY SEE | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| HOLY SEE | Declaration | 24/09/1996 | |
| HOLY SEE | Ratification | 18/07/2001 | |
| HOLY SEE | Declaration | 18/07/2001 | |
| HONDURAS | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| HONDURAS | Ratification | 30/10/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| HUNGARY | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| HUNGARY | Ratification | 13/07/1999 | |
| ICELAND | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| ICELAND | Ratification | 26/06/2000 | |
| INDONESIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| INDONESIA | Ratification | 06/02/2012 | |
| IRAN | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| IRAN | Declaration | 24/09/1996 | |
| IRAN | Objection | 24/09/1996 | |
| IRAQ | Signature | 19/08/2008 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 15/07/1999 | |
| ISRAEL | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| ITALY | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| ITALY | Ratification | 01/02/1999 | |
| JAMAICA | Signature | 11/11/1996 | |
| JAMAICA | Ratification | 13/11/2001 | |
| JAPAN | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| JAPAN | Ratification | 08/07/1997 | |
| JORDAN | Signature | 26/09/1996 | |
| JORDAN | Ratification | 25/08/1998 | 25/08/1998 |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Signature | 30/09/1996 | |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Ratification | 14/05/2002 | |
| KENYA | Signature | 14/11/1996 | |
| KENYA | Ratification | 30/11/2000 | |
| KIRIBATI | Signature | 07/09/2000 | |
| KIRIBATI | Ratification | 07/09/2000 | |
| KOREA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| KOREA | Ratification | 24/09/1999 | |
| KUWAIT | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| KUWAIT | Ratification | 06/05/2003 | |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Signature | 08/10/1996 | |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Ratification | 02/10/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| LAOS | Signature | 30/07/1997 | |
| LATVIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| LATVIA | Ratification | 20/11/2001 | |
| LEBANON | Signature | 16/09/2005 | |
| LEBANON | Reservation | 03/10/2005 | |
| LEBANON | Ratification | 21/09/2008 | |
| LESOTHO | Signature | 30/09/1996 | |
| LESOTHO | Ratification | 14/09/1999 | |
| LIBERIA | Signature | 01/10/1996 | |
| LIBERIA | Ratification | 17/08/2009 | |
| LIBYA | Signature | 13/11/2001 | |
| LIBYA | Ratification | 06/01/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | Ratification | 21/09/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| LITHUANIA | Signature | 07/10/1996 | |
| LITHUANIA | Ratification | 07/02/2000 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 26/05/1999 | |
| MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Signature | 29/10/1998 | |
| MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Ratification | 14/03/2000 | |
| MADAGASCAR | Signature | 09/10/1996 | |
| MADAGASCAR | Ratification | 15/09/2005 | |
| MALAWI | Signature | 09/10/1996 | |
| MALAWI | Ratification | 21/11/2008 | |
| MALAYSIA | Ratification | 17/01/2008 | 17/01/2008 |
| MALDIVES | Signature | 01/10/1997 | |
| MALDIVES | Ratification | 07/09/2000 | |
| MALI | Signature | 18/02/1997 | |
| MALI | Ratification | 04/08/1999 | |
| MALTA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| MALTA | Ratification | 23/07/2001 | |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | Ratification | | |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| MAURITANIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| MAURITANIA | Ratification | 30/04/2003 | |
| MEXICO | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| MEXICO | Ratification | 05/10/1999 | |
| MICRONESIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| MICRONESIA | Ratification | 25/07/1997 | |
| MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 24/09/1997 | |
| MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 16/01/2007 | |
| MONACO | Signature | 01/10/1996 | |
| MONACO | Ratification | 18/12/1998 | |
| MONGOLIA | Signature | 01/10/1996 | |
| MONTENEGRO | Succession | 23/10/2006 | |
| MOROCCO | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| MOROCCO | Ratification | 17/04/2000 | |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Signature | 26/09/1996 | |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Ratification | 04/11/2008 | |
| MYANMAR | Signature | 25/11/1996 | |
| NAMIBIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| NAMIBIA | Ratification | 29/06/2001 | |
| NAURU | Signature | 08/09/2000 | |
| NAURU | Ratification | 12/11/2001 | |
| NEPAL | Signature | 08/10/1996 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Ratification | 23/03/1999 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 19/03/1999 | |
| NICARAGUA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| NICARAGUA | Ratification | 05/12/2000 | |
| NIGER | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| NIGER | Ratification | 09/09/2002 | |
| NIGERIA | Signature | 08/09/2000 | |
| NIGERIA | Ratification | 27/09/2001 | |
| NIUE | Signature | 09/04/2012 | |
| NORWAY | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| NORWAY | Ratification | 15/07/1999 | |
| OMAN | Signature | 23/09/1999 | |
| OMAN | Ratification | 13/06/2003 | |
| PALAU | Signature | 12/08/2003 | 01/01/1900 |
| PALAU | Ratification | 01/08/2007 | |
| PANAMA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| PANAMA | Ratification | 23/03/1999 | |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| PARAGUAY | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| PARAGUAY | Ratification | 04/10/2001 | |
| PERU | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| PERU | Ratification | 12/11/1997 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Ratification | 23/02/2001 | |
| POLAND | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| POLAND | Ratification | 25/05/1999 | |
| PORTUGAL | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| PORTUGAL | Ratification | 26/06/2000 | |
| QATAR | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| QATAR | Ratification | 03/03/1997 | |
| ROMANIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| ROMANIA | Ratification | 05/10/1999 | |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Ratification | 30/06/2000 | |
| RWANDA | Signature | 30/11/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| RWANDA | Ratification | 30/11/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| SAINT LUCIA | Signature | 04/10/1996 | |
| SAINT LUCIA | Ratification | 05/04/2001 | |
| SAMOA | Signature | 09/10/1996 | |
| SAMOA | Ratification | 27/09/2002 | |
| SAN MARINO | Signature | 07/10/1996 | |
| SAN MARINO | Ratification | 12/03/2002 | |
| SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE | Signature | 26/09/1996 | |
| SENEGAL | Signature | 26/09/1996 | |
| SENEGAL | Ratification | 09/06/1999 | |
| SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | Ratification | 19/05/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| SEYCHELLES | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SEYCHELLES | Ratification | 13/04/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| SIERRA LEONE | Signature | 08/09/2000 | |
| SIERRA LEONE | Ratification | 17/09/2001 | |
| SINGAPORE | Signature | 14/01/1996 | |
| SINGAPORE | Ratification | 10/11/2001 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Signature | 30/09/1996 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Ratification | 03/03/1998 | |
| SLOVENIA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SLOVENIA | Ratification | 31/08/1999 | |
| SOLOMON ISLANDS | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Ratification | 30/04/1999 | |
| SPAIN | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SPAIN | Ratification | 31/07/1998 | |
| SRI LANKA | Signature | 24/10/1996 | |
| ST KITTS AND NEVIS | Signature | 23/03/2004 | 27/04/2005 |
| ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Signature | 02/07/2009 | 02/07/2009 |
| ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES | Ratification | 23/09/2009 | |
| SUDAN | Signature | 10/06/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| SUDAN | Ratification | 10/06/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| SURINAME | Signature | 14/01/1997 | |
| SURINAME | Ratification | 07/02/2006 | |
| SWAZILAND | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SWEDEN | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SWEDEN | Ratification | 02/12/1998 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 01/10/1999 | |
| TAJIKISTAN | Signature | 07/10/1996 | |
| TAJIKISTAN | Ratification | 10/06/1998 | |
| TANZANIA | Signature | 30/09/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| TANZANIA | Ratification | 30/09/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| THAILAND | Signature | 12/11/1996 | |
| TIMOR-LESTE | Signature | 26/09/2008 | |
| TOGO | Signature | 02/10/1996 | |
| TOGO | Ratification | 02/07/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Signature | 05/10/2000 | |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Accession | 08/10/2009 | |
| TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | Ratification | 26/05/2010 | |
| TUNISIA | Signature | 16/10/1996 | |
| TUNISIA | Ratification | 23/09/2004 | 01/01/1900 |
| TURKEY | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| TURKEY | Ratification | 16/02/2000 | |
| TURKMENISTAN | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| TURKMENISTAN | Ratification | 20/02/1998 | |
| UGANDA | Signature | 07/11/1996 | |
| UGANDA | Ratification | 14/03/2001 | |
| UKRAINE | Signature | 27/09/1996 | |
| UKRAINE | Ratification | 23/02/2001 | |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Signature | 25/09/1996 | |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Ratification | 18/09/2000 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 06/04/1998 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| URUGUAY | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| URUGUAY | Ratification | 21/09/2001 | |
| UZBEKISTAN | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| UZBEKISTAN | Ratification | 29/05/1997 | |
| VANUATU | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| VANUATU | Ratification | 16/09/2005 | |
| VENEZUELA | Signature | 03/10/1996 | |
| VENEZUELA | Ratification | 13/05/2002 | |
| VIETNAM | Signature | 24/09/1996 | |
| VIETNAM | Ratification | 10/03/2006 | |
| YEMEN | Signature | 30/09/1996 | |
| YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 08/06/2001 | |
| ZAIRE | Signature | 04/10/1996 | |
| ZAMBIA | Signature | 03/12/1996 | |
| ZAMBIA | Ratification | 23/02/2006 | |
| ZIMBABWE | Signature | 13/10/1999 | |