CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession06/03/201304/06/2013
ALBANIAAccession09/08/201007/11/2010
ANGOLASignature11/09/1998
ANGOLAAccession24/03/200622/06/2006
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAAccession23/08/201021/11/2010
ARGENTINASignature11/09/1998
ARGENTINARatification11/06/200409/09/2004
ARMENIASignature11/09/1998
ARMENIARatification26/11/200301/01/1900
AUSTRALIASignature06/07/1999
AUSTRALIARatification20/05/200418/08/2004
AUSTRIASignature11/09/1998
AUSTRIARatification27/08/2002
BAHRAINAccession16/04/201215/07/2012
BARBADOSSignature11/09/1998
BELGIUMSignature11/09/1998
BELGIUMRatification23/10/2002
BELIZEAccession20/04/200519/07/2005
BENINSignature11/09/1998
BENINRatification05/01/200404/04/2004
BOLIVIAAccession18/12/200317/03/2004
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINAAccession19/03/200717/06/2007
BOTSWANAAccession05/02/2008
BRAZILSignature11/09/1998
BRAZILRatification16/06/200414/09/2004
BULGARIANotification25/07/2000
BULGARIAAccession25/07/2000
BURKINA FASOSignature11/09/1998
BURKINA FASORatification11/11/2002
BURUNDIAccession23/09/200423/12/2004
CAMBODIAAccession01/03/201330/05/2013
CAMEROONSignature11/09/1998
CAMEROONRatification20/05/2002
CAPE VERDEAccession01/03/200630/05/2006
CHADSignature11/09/1998
CHADRatification10/03/200408/06/2004
CHILESignature11/09/1998
CHILERatification20/01/200520/04/2005
CHINASignature24/08/1999
CHINARatification22/03/200520/06/2005
CHINADeclaration22/03/2005
CHINADeclaration26/08/200826/08/2008
COLOMBIASignature11/09/1998
COLOMBIARatification03/12/200803/03/2009
CONGOSignature11/09/1998
CONGORatification13/07/200611/10/2006
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFSignature11/09/1998
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFRatification23/03/200521/06/2005
COOK ISLANDSAccession29/06/2004
COSTA RICASignature17/08/1999
COTE D'IVOIRESignature11/09/1998
COTE D'IVOIRERatification20/01/200419/04/2004
CUBASignature11/09/1998
CUBARatification22/02/200822/05/2008
CYPRUSSignature11/09/1998
CYPRUSRatification17/12/200417/03/2005
CZECH REPUBLICSignature22/06/1999
CZECH REPUBLICRatification12/06/2000
DENMARKSignature11/09/1998
DENMARKRatification15/01/200414/04/2004
DENMARKNotification15/01/200401/01/1900
DJIBOUTIAccession10/11/200408/02/2005
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAccession30/12/200530/03/2006
DOMINICAN REPUBLICAccession24/03/200622/06/2006
ECUADORSignature11/09/1998
ECUADORRatification04/05/200402/08/2004
EL SALVADORSignature16/02/1999
EL SALVADORRatification08/09/1999
EQUATORIAL GUINEAAccession07/02/2003
ERITREAAccession10/03/200508/06/2005
ESTONIAAccession13/06/2006
ESTONIADeclaration13/06/2006
ETHIOPIAAccession09/01/2003
EUROPEAN COMMUNITYSignature11/09/1998
EUROPEAN COMMUNITYApproval20/12/2002
FINLANDSignature11/09/1998
FINLANDAcceptance04/06/200402/09/2004
FRANCESignature11/09/1998
FRANCEApproval17/02/200417/05/2004
GABONAccession18/12/200317/03/2004
GAMBIA THEAccession26/02/2002
GERMANYSignature11/09/1998
GERMANYRatification11/01/2001
GHANASignature11/09/1998
GHANARatification30/05/2003
GREECESignature11/09/1998
GREECERatification23/12/200322/03/2004
GUATEMALAAccession19/04/201018/07/2010
GUINEAAccession07/09/2000
GUINEA BISSAUSignature10/09/1999
GUINEA BISSAURatification12/06/200810/09/2008
GUYANAAccession25/06/200729/08/2007
HONDURASAccession26/09/201125/12/2011
HONG KONG SARNotification26/08/200826/08/2008
HUNGARYSignature10/09/1999
INDIAAccession24/05/200522/08/2005
INDONESIASignature11/09/1998
INDONESIARatification24/09/201323/12/2013
IRANSignature17/02/1999
IRANRatification26/08/200424/11/2004
IRELANDAccession10/06/200508/09/2005
ISRAELSignature20/05/1999
ISRAELRatification03/10/201101/01/2012
ISRAELDeclaration03/10/2011
ITALYSignature11/09/1998
ITALYRatification27/08/2002
JAMAICAAccession20/08/2002
JAPANSignature31/08/1999
JAPANAcceptance15/06/200413/09/2004
JORDANAccession22/07/2002
KAZAKHSTANAccession01/11/200730/01/2008
KENYASignature11/09/1998
KENYARatification03/02/200504/05/2005
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession06/02/200406/05/2004
KUWAITSignature11/09/1998
KUWAITRatification12/05/200610/08/2006
KYRGYZSTANSignature11/08/1999
KYRGYZSTANRatification25/05/2000
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAccession21/09/201020/12/2010
LATVIAAccession23/04/2003
LESOTHOAccession30/05/200828/08/2008
LIBERIAAccession22/09/200421/12/2004
LIBYAAccession09/07/2002
LIECHTENSTEINAccession18/06/200416/09/2004
LITHUANIAAccession17/03/200415/06/2004
LUXEMBOURGSignature11/09/1998
LUXEMBOURGRatification28/08/2002
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFAccession12/08/201010/11/2010
MADAGASCARSignature08/12/1998
MADAGASCARRatification22/09/200421/12/2004
MALAWIAccession27/02/200928/05/2009
MALAYSIAAccession04/09/2002
MALDIVESAccession17/10/200615/01/2007
MALISignature11/09/1998
MALIRatification05/06/2003
MALTASignature25/09/1998
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession27/01/2003
MAURITANIASignature01/09/1999
MAURITANIAAcceptance22/07/200520/10/2005
MAURITIUSAccession05/08/200503/11/2005
MEXICOAccession04/05/200502/08/2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFAccession27/01/200527/04/2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration27/01/2005
MONGOLIASignature11/09/1998
MONGOLIARatification08/03/2001
MONTENEGROAccession30/12/201129/03/2012
MOROCCOAccession25/04/201124/07/2011
MOZAMBIQUEAccession14/04/201014/07/2010
NAMIBIASignature11/09/1998
NAMIBIARatification24/06/200522/09/2005
NEPALAccession09/02/200710/05/2007
NETHERLANDS THESignature11/09/1998
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance20/04/2000
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration17/02/2010
NEW ZEALANDSignature11/09/1998
NEW ZEALANDRatification23/09/200301/01/1900
NEW ZEALANDNotification23/09/200301/01/1900
NICARAGUAAccession19/09/200818/12/2008
NIGERAccession16/02/200617/05/2006
NIGERIAAccession28/06/2001
NORWAYSignature11/09/1998
NORWAYAcceptance25/10/2001
PAKISTANSignature09/09/1999
PANAMASignature11/09/1998
PANAMARatification18/08/2000
PARAGUAYSignature11/09/1998
PARAGUAYRatification18/08/200301/01/1900
PERUSignature11/09/1998
PERURatification14/09/200513/12/2005
PHILIPPINESSignature11/09/1998
PHILIPPINESRatification31/07/200629/10/2006
POLANDAccession14/09/200513/12/2005
PORTUGALSignature11/09/1998
PORTUGALApproval16/02/200517/05/2005
QATARAccession10/12/200410/03/2005
ROMANIAAccession02/09/200301/01/1900
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONAccession28/04/201127/07/2011
RWANDAAccession07/01/200406/04/2004
SAINT LUCIASignature25/01/1999
SAMOAAccession30/05/2002
SAUDI ARABIAAccession07/09/2000
SENEGALSignature11/09/1998
SENEGALRatification20/07/2001
SERBIAAccession31/07/200929/10/2009
SEYCHELLESSignature11/09/1998
SINGAPOREAccession24/05/200522/08/2005
SLOVAK REPUBLICAccession26/01/200726/04/2007
SLOVENIASignature11/09/1998
SLOVENIARatification17/11/1999
SOMALIAAccession26/07/201024/10/2010
SOUTH AFRICAAccession04/09/2002
SPAINSignature11/09/1998
SPAINRatification02/03/200431/05/2004
SRI LANKAAccession19/01/200619/04/2006
ST KITTS AND NEVISAccession14/08/201212/11/2012
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAccession29/10/201027/01/2011
SUDANAccession17/02/200518/05/2005
SURINAMEAccession30/05/2000
SWAZILANDAccession24/09/201223/09/2012
SWEDENSignature11/09/1998
SWEDENRatification10/10/200301/01/1900
SWITZERLANDSignature11/09/1998
SWITZERLANDRatification10/01/2002
SYRIASignature11/09/1998
SYRIARatification24/09/200301/01/1900
SYRIADeclaration24/09/200301/01/1900
TANZANIASignature11/09/1998
TANZANIARatification26/08/2002
THAILANDAccession19/02/2002
TOGOSignature09/09/1999
TOGORatification23/06/200421/09/2004
TONGAAccession31/03/201029/06/2010
TUNISIASignature11/09/1998
TURKEYSignature11/09/1998
UGANDAAccession18/08/200816/11/2008
UKRAINEAccession06/12/2002
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESAccession10/09/2002
UNITED KINGDOMSignature11/09/199801/01/1900
UNITED KINGDOMRatification17/06/200415/09/2004
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature11/09/1998
URUGUAYSignature11/09/1998
URUGUAYRatification04/03/2003
VENEZUELAAccession19/04/2005
VENEZUELADef EIF18/07/2005
VIETNAMAccession07/05/200705/08/2007
YEMENAccession04/02/200605/05/2006
ZAMBIAAccession28/01/201128/04/2011
ZIMBABWEAccession01/03/201230/05/2012