CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AntillesExtension07/01/200907/01/2009
AUSTRIAAccession25/09/200325/10/2003
BAHAMASSignature26/08/1998
BRAZILSignature27/12/1998
BULGARIAAccession10/02/200912/03/2009
CAMEROONAccession28/08/2002
CHILESignature14/04/1999
CHILERatification08/02/200510/03/2005
CHILEReservation08/02/200501/01/1900
COTE D'IVOIRESignature25/09/1998
CROATIAAccession08/09/2000
CZECH REPUBLICSignature01/08/2000
CZECH REPUBLICRatification26/10/2001
DENMARKAccession16/11/200416/12/2004
EGYPTSignature26/04/2000
EGYPTRatification20/06/200120/06/2001
FINLANDSignature01/03/1999
FINLANDAcceptance31/10/200730/11/2007
FRANCEReservation23/01/201224/02/2012
FRANCEAccession23/01/201222/02/2012
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICAccession08/06/200708/07/2007
GHANASignature12/01/1999
GREECESignature14/10/1998
GUYANAAccession25/10/201024/11/2011
INDIAAccession14/11/200514/12/2005
INDONESIASignature26/08/1998
IRELANDAccession09/02/201111/03/2011
ITALYSignature18/05/2000
ITALYRatification19/07/200618/08/2006
JAMAICASignature26/08/1998
JAMAICARatification25/09/2002
KENYASignature26/08/1998
LITHUANIAAccession26/09/201226/10/2012
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSignature17/09/1998
MALTASignature26/07/2000
MAURITIUSAccession22/12/200421/01/2005
MOZAMBIQUEAccession12/01/200911/02/2009
NAMIBIASignature24/09/1999
NETHERLANDS THESignature26/08/1998
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance21/11/2002
NETHERLANDS THEExtension07/01/200907/01/2009
NIGERIAAccession01/05/2003
NORWAYAccession10/05/200609/06/2006
OMANSignature19/08/1999
OMANRatification12/03/200411/04/2004
PAKISTANSignature09/09/1999
POLANDAccession02/10/200701/11/2007
PORTUGALSignature06/04/2000
PORTUGALRatification02/02/200704/03/2007
SAUDI ARABIASignature11/10/1999
SENEGALSignature11/06/1999
SLOVAK REPUBLICSignature22/06/1999
SLOVAK REPUBLICRatification20/04/2000
SLOVENIAAccession01/04/200801/05/2008
SPAINSignature14/09/1999
SPAINRatification09/01/2001
SUDANSignature06/08/1999
TOGOAccession11/06/201211/07/2012
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOSignature26/08/1998
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGORatification10/08/200509/09/2005
UNITED KINGDOMSignature19/08/1999
UNITED KINGDOMRatification02/11/200031/05/2003
URUGUAYSignature21/10/1998
URUGUAYAccession06/07/200605/08/2006