Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
AFGHANISTAN	Accession	10/02/2003	01/05/2003
ALBANIA	Ratification	31/01/2003	01/05/2003
ALBANIA	Notification	30/08/2004	01/01/1900
ALGERIA	Signature	28/12/2000
ANDORRA	Signature	18/07/1998
ANDORRA	Ratification	30/04/2001
ANDORRA	Declaration	30/04/2001
ANGOLA	Signature	07/10/1998
Anguilla	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	Signature	23/10/1998
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	Ratification	18/06/2001
Antilles	Extension	17/07/2001
ARGENTINA	Signature	08/01/1999
ARGENTINA	Ratification	08/02/2001
ARGENTINA	Declaration	08/02/2001
ARGENTINA	Notification	26/01/2005	01/01/1900
ARGENTINA	Communication	19/05/2010
ARMENIA	Signature	01/10/1999
Aruba	Extension	17/07/2001
AUSTRALIA	Signature	09/12/1998
AUSTRALIA	Ratification	01/07/2002	01/09/2002
AUSTRALIA	Declaration	01/07/2002
AUSTRALIA	Notification	10/03/2004	01/01/1900
AUSTRIA	Signature	07/10/1998
AUSTRIA	Ratification	28/12/2000
BAHAMAS	Signature	29/12/2000
BAHRAIN	Signature	11/12/2000
BANGLADESH	Signature	16/09/1999
BANGLADESH	Ratification	23/03/2010	01/06/2010
BARBADOS	Signature	08/09/2000
BARBADOS	Ratification	10/12/2002	01/03/2002
BELGIUM	Signature	10/09/1998
BELGIUM	Ratification	28/06/2000
BELGIUM	Declaration	28/06/2000
BELIZE	Ratification	05/04/2000
BELIZE	Declaration	05/04/2000
BELIZE	Signature	05/04/2000
BENIN	Signature	24/09/1999
BENIN	Ratification	22/01/2002
Bermuda	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
BOLIVIA	Signature	17/07/1998
BOLIVIA	Ratification	27/06/2002	01/09/2002
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Signature	17/07/2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Ratification	11/04/2002
BOTSWANA	Signature	08/09/2000
BOTSWANA	Ratification	08/09/2000
BRAZIL	Signature	07/02/2000
BRAZIL	Ratification	20/06/2002
British Virgin Islands	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
BULGARIA	Signature	11/02/1999
BULGARIA	Ratification	11/04/2002
BURKINA FASO	Signature	30/11/1998
BURKINA FASO	Ratification	16/04/2004	01/07/2004
BURUNDI	Signature	13/01/1999
BURUNDI	Ratification	21/09/2004	01/12/2004
CAMBODIA	Signature	23/10/2000
CAMBODIA	Ratification	11/04/2002
CAMEROON	Signature	17/07/1998
CANADA	Signature	18/12/1998
CANADA	Ratification	07/07/2000
CAPE VERDE	Signature	28/12/2000
CAPE VERDE	Ratification	10/10/2011	01/01/2012
CAPE VERDE	Declaration	24/01/2012
Cayman Islands	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	07/12/1999
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	03/10/2001
CHAD	Signature	20/10/1999
CHAD	Ratification	01/11/2006	01/07/2007
CHAD	Notification	14/12/2010
CHILE	Notification
CHILE	Signature	11/09/1998
CHILE	Ratification	29/06/2009	01/09/2009
COLOMBIA	Signature	10/12/1998
COLOMBIA	Ratification	05/08/2002
COLOMBIA	Notification	18/03/2004	01/01/1900
COMOROS	Signature	22/09/2000
COMOROS	Ratification	18/08/2006	01/11/2006
CONGO	Signature	17/07/1998
CONGO	Ratification	03/05/2004	01/08/2004
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Signature	08/09/2000
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	11/04/2002
COOK ISLANDS	Accession	18/07/2008	01/10/2008
COSTA RICA	Signature	07/10/1998
COSTA RICA	Ratification	07/06/2001
COTE D'IVOIRE	Signature	30/11/1998
COTE D'IVOIRE	Ratification	15/02/2013	01/05/2013
CROATIA	Signature	12/10/1998
CROATIA	Ratification	21/05/2001
CROATIA	Notification	19/07/2004	01/01/1900
CYPRUS	Signature	15/10/1998
CYPRUS	Ratification	07/03/2002
CZECH REPUBLIC	Signature	13/04/1999
CZECH REPUBLIC	Ratification	21/07/2009	01/10/2009
CZECH REPUBLIC	Declaration	21/07/2009	01/10/2009
DENMARK	Signature	25/09/1998
DENMARK	Ratification	21/06/2001
DENMARK	Declaration	21/06/2001
DENMARK	Communication	21/06/2001
DENMARK	Communication	22/08/2003	01/01/1900
DENMARK	Notification	17/11/2004	01/01/1900
DENMARK	Extension	20/11/2006
DJIBOUTI	Signature	07/10/1998
DJIBOUTI	Ratification	05/11/2002	01/02/2003
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OF	Accession	12/02/2002
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	08/09/2000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification	12/05/2005	01/08/2005
ECUADOR	Signature	07/10/1998
ECUADOR	Ratification	02/02/2002
EGYPT	Signature	26/12/2000
EGYPT	Declaration	26/12/2000
ERITREA	Signature	07/10/1998
ESTONIA	Signature	27/12/1999
ESTONIA	Ratification	30/01/2002
ESTONIA	Declaration	30/01/2002
Falkland Islands	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
FIJI	Signature	29/11/1999
FIJI	Ratification	29/12/1999
FINLAND	Signature	07/10/1998
FINLAND	Ratification	29/12/2000
FRANCE	Signature	18/07/1998
FRANCE	Ratification	09/06/2000
FRANCE	Declaration	09/06/2000
FRANCE	Notification	10/04/2004	01/01/1900
FRANCE	Withdrawal Dec.	13/08/2008	13/08/2008
GABON	Signature	22/12/1998
GABON	Ratification	20/09/2000
GAMBIA THE	Signature	04/12/1998
GAMBIA THE	Ratification	28/06/2002	01/09/2002
GAMBIA THE	Declaration	28/06/2002
GEORGIA	Signature	18/07/1998
GEORGIA	Ratification	05/09/2003	01/12/2003
GEORGIA	Notification	30/04/2009
GERMANY	Signature	10/12/1998
GERMANY	Ratification	11/12/2000
GERMANY	Objection	07/07/2003	01/01/1900
GHANA	Signature	18/07/1998
GHANA	Ratification	20/12/1999
Gibraltar	Extension	20/04/2015
GREECE	Signature	18/07/1998
GREECE	Ratification	15/05/2002	01/08/2002
GREECE	Notification	07/04/2004	01/01/1900
GRENADA	Accession	19/05/2011	01/08/2011
GUATEMALA	Declaration	02/04/2012
GUATEMALA	Accession	02/04/2012	01/07/2012
GUINEA	Signature	07/09/2000
GUINEA	Ratification	14/07/2003	01/10/2003
GUINEA BISSAU	Signature	12/09/2000
GUYANA	Signature	28/12/2000
GUYANA	Ratification	24/09/2004	01/12/2004
HAITI	Signature	26/02/1999
HONDURAS	Signature	07/10/1998
HONDURAS	Ratification	01/07/2002	01/09/2007
HONDURAS	Declaration	13/07/2004	01/01/1900
HUNGARY	Signature	15/01/1999
HUNGARY	Ratification	30/11/2001
HUNGARY	Declaration	30/11/2001
ICELAND	Signature	26/08/1998
ICELAND	Ratification	25/05/2000
ICELAND	Notification	09/06/2004	01/01/1900
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	07/10/1998
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	11/04/2002
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Communication	28/07/2003	01/01/1900
Isle of Man	Extension	28/11/2012	01/02/2013
ISRAEL	Signature	31/12/2000
ISRAEL	Statement	31/12/2000
ISRAEL	Communication	28/08/2002
ITALY	Signature	18/07/1998
ITALY	Ratification	26/07/1999
ITALY	Notification	28/04/2004	01/01/1900
JAMAICA	Signature	08/09/2000
JAPAN	Accession	17/07/2007	01/10/2007
JAPAN	Notification	17/08/2007	17/08/2007
JORDAN	Signature	07/10/1998
JORDAN	Ratification	11/04/2002
KENYA	Signature	11/08/1999
KENYA	Ratification	15/03/2005	01/06/2005
KOREA	Signature	08/03/2000
KOREA	Ratification	13/11/2002	01/02/2003
KUWAIT	Signature	08/09/2000
KYRGYZSTAN	Signature	08/12/1998
LATVIA	Signature	23/04/1999
LATVIA	Ratification	28/06/2002	01/09/2002
LATVIA	Declaration	28/06/2002
LESOTHO	Signature	30/11/1998
LESOTHO	Ratification	06/09/2000
LESOTHO	Notification	17/03/2004	01/01/1900
LIBERIA	Signature	17/07/1998
LIBERIA	Ratification	22/09/2004	01/12/2004
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	18/07/1998
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	02/10/2001
LIECHTENSTEIN	Declaration	02/10/2001
LITHUANIA	Signature	10/12/1998
LITHUANIA	Ratification	12/05/2003	01/08/2003
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	13/10/1998
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	08/09/2000
LUXEMBOURG	Declaration	26/01/2012
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Signature	07/10/1998
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Ratification	06/03/2002
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Notification	27/05/2004	01/01/1900
MADAGASCAR	Signature	18/07/1998
MADAGASCAR	Ratification	14/03/2008	01/06/2008
MALAWI	Signature	02/03/1999
MALAWI	Ratification	19/09/2002	01/12/2002
MALDIVES	Accession	21/09/2011	01/12/2011
MALI	Signature	17/07/1998
MALI	Ratification	16/08/2000
MALI	Notification	21/05/2004	01/01/1900
MALTA	Signature	17/07/1998
MARSHALL ISLANDS	Signature	06/09/2000
MARSHALL ISLANDS	Ratification	07/12/2000
MARSHALL ISLANDS	Notification	18/02/2004	01/01/1900
MAURITIUS	Signature	11/11/1998
MAURITIUS	Ratification	05/03/2002
MEXICO	Signature	07/09/2000
MEXICO	Ratification	28/10/2005	01/01/2006
MEXICO	Notification	28/10/2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Signature	08/09/2000
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	12/10/2010	01/01/2011
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Notification	12/10/2010	01/01/2011
MONACO	Signature	18/07/1998
MONGOLIA	Signature	29/12/2000
MONGOLIA	Ratification	11/04/2002
MONTENEGRO	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
Montserrat	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
MOROCCO	Signature	08/09/2000
MOZAMBIQUE	Signature	28/12/2000
NAMIBIA	Signature	27/10/1998
NAMIBIA	Ratification	25/06/2002	01/09/2002
NAMIBIA	Notification	08/10/2002
NAMIBIA	Notification	21/07/2004	01/01/1900
NAMIBIA	Communication	24/11/2009	24/11/2009
NAURU	Signature	13/12/2000
NAURU	Ratification	12/11/2001
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	18/07/1998
NETHERLANDS THE	Acceptance	17/07/2001
NETHERLANDS THE	Extension	17/07/2001	01/01/1900
NETHERLANDS THE	Objection	08/07/2003	01/01/1900
NETHERLANDS THE	Notification	10/03/2004	01/01/1900
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	07/10/1998
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	07/09/2000
NEW ZEALAND	Declaration	07/09/2000
NEW ZEALAND	Notification	09/03/2004	01/01/1900
NIGER	Signature	17/07/1998
NIGER	Ratification	11/04/2002
NIGERIA	Signature	01/06/2000
NIGERIA	Ratification	27/09/2001
NORWAY	Signature	28/08/1998
NORWAY	Ratification	16/02/2000
NORWAY	Declaration	16/02/2000
NORWAY	Communication	29/08/2003	01/01/1900
OMAN	Signature	20/12/2000
PANAMA	Signature	18/07/1998
PANAMA	Ratification	21/03/2002
PANAMA	Notification	25/05/2004	01/01/1900
PARAGUAY	Signature	07/10/1998
PARAGUAY	Ratification	14/05/2001
PERU	Signature	07/12/2000
PERU	Ratification	10/11/2001
PERU	Notification	12/04/2004	01/01/1900
PHILIPPINES	Signature	28/12/2000
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	30/08/2011	01/11/2011
Pitcairn,Henderson,Ducie & Oeno Islands	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
POLAND	Signature	09/04/1999
POLAND	Ratification	12/11/2001
POLAND	Declaration	12/11/2001
PORTUGAL	Signature	07/10/1998
PORTUGAL	Ratification	05/02/2002
PORTUGAL	Declaration	05/02/2002
ROMANIA	Signature	07/07/1999
ROMANIA	Ratification	11/04/2002
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Signature	13/09/2000
SAINT LUCIA	Signature	27/08/1999
SAMOA	Signature	17/07/1998
SAMOA	Ratification	16/09/2002	01/12/2002
SAN MARINO	Signature	18/07/1998
SAN MARINO	Ratification	13/05/1999
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	Signature	28/12/2000
SENEGAL	Signature	18/07/1998
SENEGAL	Ratification	02/02/1999
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Notification	26/05/2006
SEYCHELLES	Signature	28/12/2000
SEYCHELLES	Ratification	10/08/2010	01/11/2010
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	17/10/1998
SIERRA LEONE	Ratification	15/09/2000
SIERRA LEONE	Notification	30/04/2004	01/01/1900
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Signature	23/12/1998
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Ratification	11/04/2002
SLOVENIA	Signature	07/10/1998
SLOVENIA	Ratification	31/12/2001
SLOVENIA	Notification	27/06/2006
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Signature	03/12/1998
SOUTH AFRICA	Signature	17/07/1998
SOUTH AFRICA	Ratification	27/11/2000
SOUTH AFRICA	Withdrawal	19/10/2016	19/10/2017
Sovereign Base Areas	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
SPAIN	Signature	18/07/1998
SPAIN	Ratification	24/10/2000
SPAIN	Declaration	24/10/2000
St Helena, Ascension & Tristan	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
ST LUCIA	Ratification	18/08/2010	01/11/2010
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	Accession	03/12/2002	01/03/2003
SUDAN	Signature	08/09/2000
SUDAN	Notification	26/08/2008	26/08/2008
SURINAME	Accession	15/07/2008	01/10/2008
SURINAME	Notification	25/08/2008	25/08/2008
SWEDEN	Signature	07/10/1998
SWEDEN	Ratification	28/06/2001
SWEDEN	Statement	28/07/2001	01/01/1900
SWEDEN	Declaration	28/07/2001	01/01/1900
SWEDEN	Objection	07/07/2003	01/01/1900
SWITZERLAND	Signature	18/07/1998
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	12/10/2001
SWITZERLAND	Declaration	12/10/2001
SYRIA	Signature	29/11/2000
TAJIKISTAN	Signature	30/11/1998
TAJIKISTAN	Ratification	05/05/2000
TANZANIA	Signature	29/12/2000
TANZANIA	Ratification	20/08/2002	01/11/2002
TIMOR-LESTE	Accession	06/09/2002	01/12/2002
TIMOR-LESTE	Notification	17/12/2004	01/01/1900
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Signature	23/03/1999
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	Ratification	06/04/1999
TUNISIA	Accession	24/06/2011	01/09/2011
Turks And Caicos Islands	Extension	11/03/2010	11/03/2010
UGANDA	Signature	17/03/1998
UGANDA	Ratification	14/06/2002	01/09/2002
UKRAINE	Signature	20/01/2000
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	Signature	27/11/2000
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	30/11/1998
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	04/10/2001	01/07/2002
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	04/10/2001
UNITED KINGDOM	Observation	04/10/2001
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Communication	06/11/1998
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	31/12/2000
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Communication	06/05/2002
URUGUAY	Signature	19/12/2000
URUGUAY	Ratification	28/06/2002	01/09/2002
URUGUAY	Declaration	28/06/2002
URUGUAY	Communication	19/07/2002
URUGUAY	Communication	21/07/2003	01/01/1900
URUGUAY	Withdrawal Dec.	26/02/2008	26/02/2008
UZBEKISTAN	Signature	29/12/2000
VANUATU	Accession	02/12/2011	01/02/2012
VENEZUELA	Signature	14/10/1998
VENEZUELA	Ratification	07/06/2000
YEMEN	Signature	28/12/2000
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Signature	19/12/2000
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	06/09/2001
ZAMBIA	Signature	17/07/1998
ZAMBIA	Ratification	13/11/2002	01/02/2003
ZIMBABWE	Signature	17/07/1998