Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
ALBANIA	Accession	17/10/2007	17/01/2008
ANDORRA	Signature	05/08/2002
ANDORRA	Ratification	22/09/2006	22/12/2006
ANGOLA	Signature	24/09/2013
ARGENTINA	Signature	20/12/2006
ARGENTINA	Ratification	02/09/2008	02/12/2008
AUSTRALIA	Accession	02/10/1990
AUSTRIA	Signature	08/04/1991
AUSTRIA	Ratification	02/03/1993	02/06/1993
AZERBAIJAN	Accession	22/01/1999	22/04/1999
AZERBAIJAN	Reservation	22/01/1999
AZERBAIJAN	Reservation	28/09/2000
AZERBAIJAN	Acceptance	05/10/2001
BELGIUM	Signature	12/07/1990
BELGIUM	Ratification	08/12/1998	08/03/1999
BENIN	Accession	05/07/2012	05/10/2012
BOLIVIA	Accession	12/07/2013	12/10/2013
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Signature	07/09/2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Ratification	16/03/2001	16/06/2001
BRAZIL	Accession	25/09/2009	25/12/2009
BRAZIL	Reservation	25/09/2009
BULGARIA	Signature	11/03/1999
BULGARIA	Ratification	10/08/1999	10/11/1999
CANADA	Accession	25/11/2005	25/02/2006
CAPE VERDE	Accession	19/05/2000	19/08/2000
CHILE	Signature	15/11/2001
CHILE	Ratification	26/09/2008	26/12/2008
CHILE	Reservation	26/09/2008	26/12/2008
COLOMBIA	Accession	05/08/1997	05/11/1997
COSTA RICA	Signature	14/02/1990
COSTA RICA	Ratification	05/06/1998	05/09/1998
CROATIA	Accession	12/10/1995	12/01/1996
CYPRUS	Accession	10/09/1999	10/12/1999
CYPRUS	Reservation	10/09/1999
CYPRUS	Withdrawal Res.	20/06/2003
CZECH REPUBLIC	Accession	15/06/2004	01/01/1900
DENMARK	Signature	13/02/1990
DENMARK	Ratification	24/02/1994	24/05/1994
DJIBOUTI	Accession	05/11/2002	05/02/2003
ECUADOR	Accession	23/02/1993	23/05/1993
EL SALVADOR	Accession	08/04/2014	08/07/2014
ESTONIA	Accession	30/03/2004	30/04/2004
FINLAND	Signature	13/02/1990
FINLAND	Ratification	04/04/1991
FINLAND	Communication	17/03/2000
FINLAND	Objection	27/09/2010
FRANCE	Objection	08/02/2000
FRANCE	Accession	02/10/2007	02/01/2008
FRANCE	Objection	06/04/2015
GEORGIA	Accession	22/03/1999	22/06/1999
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Signature	07/03/1990
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC	Ratification	16/08/1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	13/02/1990
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	18/08/1992
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Communication	03/03/2000
GREECE	Accession	05/05/1997	05/08/1997
GREECE	Reservation	05/05/1997
Guernsey	Extension	10/12/1999
GUINEA BISSAU	Signature	12/09/2000
GUINEA BISSAU	Ratification	24/09/2013	24/12/2013
HONDURAS	Signature	10/05/1990
HONDURAS	Ratification	01/04/2008	01/07/2008
HUNGARY	Accession	24/02/1994	25/05/1994
ICELAND	Signature	30/01/1991
ICELAND	Ratification	07/04/1991
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Accession	18/06/1993	18/09/1993
Isle of Man	Extension	10/12/1999
ITALY	Signature	13/02/1990
ITALY	Ratification	14/02/1995	14/05/1995
Jersey	Extension	10/12/1999
KAZAKHSTAN	Accession	06/12/2010	06/03/2011
LIBERIA	Accession	16/09/2005	16/12/2005
LIECHTENSTEIN	Accession	10/12/1998	10/03/1999
LITHUANIA	Signature	08/09/2000
LITHUANIA	Ratification	27/03/2002	27/06/2002
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	13/02/1990
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	12/02/1992	12/05/1992
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Accession	26/01/1995	26/04/1995
MADAGASCAR	Signature	24/09/2012
MALTA	Accession	29/12/1994	29/03/1995
MALTA	Reservation	29/12/1994
MALTA	Withdrawal Res.	15/06/2000
MEXICO	Accession	26/09/2007	26/12/2007
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Accession	20/09/2006	20/12/2006
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Declaration	20/09/2006
MONACO	Accession	28/03/2000	28/06/2000
MONGOLIA	Accession	13/03/2012	13/06/2012
MONTENEGRO	Succession	23/10/2006	03/06/2006
MOZAMBIQUE	Accession	21/07/1993	21/10/1993
NAMIBIA	Accession	28/11/1994	28/02/1995
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	09/08/1990
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	26/03/1991
NETHERLANDS THE	Communication	17/07/2000
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	22/02/1990
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	22/02/1990
NICARAGUA	Signature	21/02/1990
NICARAGUA	Ratification	25/02/2009	25/05/2009
NORWAY	Signature	13/02/1990
NORWAY	Ratification	05/09/1991	05/12/1991
PANAMA	Accession	21/01/1993	21/04/1993
PARAGUAY	Accession	18/08/2003	18/11/2003
PHILIPPINES	Signature	20/09/2006
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	20/11/2007	20/02/2008
POLAND	Signature	21/03/2000
PORTUGAL	Signature	13/02/1990
PORTUGAL	Ratification	17/10/1990
ROMANIA	Signature	15/03/1990
ROMANIA	Ratification	27/02/1991
RWANDA	Accession	15/12/2008	15/03/2009
SAN MARINO	Signature	26/09/2003	01/01/1900
SAN MARINO	Ratification	17/08/2004	17/11/2004
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	Signature	06/09/2000
SEYCHELLES	Accession	15/12/1994	15/03/1995
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Signature	22/09/1998
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Ratification	22/06/1999	22/09/1999
SLOVENIA	Signature	14/09/1993
SLOVENIA	Ratification	10/03/1994	10/06/1994
SOUTH AFRICA	Accession	28/08/2002	28/11/2002
SPAIN	Signature	23/02/1990
SPAIN	Ratification	11/04/1991
SPAIN	Reservation	11/04/1991
SPAIN	Withdrawal Res.	13/01/1998
SWEDEN	Signature	13/02/1990
SWEDEN	Ratification	11/05/1990
SWEDEN	Communication	27/04/2000
SWEDEN	Objection	25/08/2014
SWITZERLAND	Accession	16/06/1994	16/09/1994
TIMOR-LESTE	Accession	18/09/2003	18/12/2003
TURKEY	Ratification	02/03/2006	02/06/2006
TURKMENISTAN	Accession	11/01/2000	11/04/2000
UKRAINE	Accession	25/07/2007	25/10/2007
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	31/03/1998
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	10/12/1999	10/03/2000
UNITED KINGDOM	Extension	10/12/1999
URUGUAY	Signature	13/02/1990
URUGUAY	Ratification	21/01/1993	21/04/1993
UZBEKISTAN	Accession	23/12/2008	23/03/2009
VENEZUELA	Signature	07/06/1990
VENEZUELA	Ratification	22/02/1993	22/05/1993
YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF	Accession	06/09/2001	06/09/2001