Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
AUSTRALIA	Accession	07/12/1999
AUSTRIA	Accession	07/08/2002
BELGIUM	Signature	30/06/1999
BELGIUM	Provisional application	30/06/1999	01/07/1999
CANADA	Signature	21/06/1999
CANADA	Ratification	21/06/1999	01/07/1999
DENMARK	Signature	29/06/1999
DENMARK	Ratification	02/07/1999	02/07/1999
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY	Signature	29/06/1999
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY	Provisional application	29/06/1999
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY	Approval	19/07/2000	01/07/1999
FINLAND	Signature	30/06/1999
FINLAND	Acceptance	19/07/1999	01/07/1999
FRANCE	Signature	29/06/1999
FRANCE	Provisional application	30/06/1999	01/07/1999
FRANCE	Ratification	17/10/2002
GERMANY	Signature	29/06/1999
GERMANY	Provisional application	29/06/1999
GERMANY	Ratification	24/07/2000	01/07/1999
GREECE	Accession	23/04/2002
HUNGARY	Accession	22/08/2007	22/08/2007
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	29/06/1999
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	29/06/1999	01/07/1999
ITALY	Accession	21/03/2001	21/03/2001
JAPAN	Signature	25/06/1999
JAPAN	Acceptance	20/12/1999	01/07/1999
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	29/06/1999
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	29/06/1999	29/06/1999
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	27/07/2004	27/07/2004
NETHERLANDS THE	Accession	23/06/2000	23/06/2000
NORWAY	Signature	30/06/1999
NORWAY	Provisional application	30/06/1999
NORWAY	Ratification	20/06/2000	20/06/2000
POLAND	Accession	15/09/2006	15/09/2006
SLOVENIA	Accession	26/10/2007	26/10/2007
SPAIN	Signature	29/06/1999
SPAIN	Provisional application	29/06/1999	01/07/1999
SPAIN	Ratification	09/01/2001	01/07/1999
SWEDEN	Accession	26/05/2000	26/05/2000
SWITZERLAND	Accession	29/06/1999
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	29/06/1999
UNITED KINGDOM	Provisional application	29/06/1999
UNITED KINGDOM	Ratification	27/06/2000	27/06/2000
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Signature	16/06/1999
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Ratification	05/01/2001	05/01/2001