| Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
|---|
| BAHAMAS | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| BAHRAIN | Accession | 02/02/2001 | |
| BANGLADESH | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| BARBADOS | Accession | 02/01/2002 | |
| BELGIUM | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| BELGIUM | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| BELIZE | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| BELIZE | Ratification | 24/08/1999 | |
| BENIN | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| BOLIVIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| BOTSWANA | Accession | 28/03/2001 | |
| BRAZIL | Signature | 03/08/1999 | |
| BULGARIA | Accession | 10/11/2003 | 09/01/2004 |
| BURKINA FASO | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| CAMBODIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| CAMEROON | Signature | 27/09/2001 | |
| CAMEROON | Ratification | 05/09/2003 | 09/01/2004 |
| CANADA | Signature | 01/10/2001 | |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 25/09/2001 | |
| CHILE | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| CHINA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| COLOMBIA | Signature | 15/12/1999 | |
| COLOMBIA | Ratification | 28/03/2003 | 04/11/2003 |
| COSTA RICA | Signature | 20/12/1999 | |
| COTE D'IVOIRE | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| CUBA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| CYPRUS | Accession | 20/11/2002 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Ratification | 16/11/2000 | |
| DENMARK | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| DENMARK | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| ESTONIA | Signature | 04/02/2002 | 01/01/1900 |
| ESTONIA | Ratification | 10/04/2003 | 04/11/2003 |
| EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Signature | 09/12/1999 | |
| EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Statement | 05/02/2001 | |
| EUROPEAN COMMUNITY | Approval | 29/04/2004 | 28/06/2004 |
| FINLAND | Signature | 09/12/1999 | |
| FRANCE | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| FRANCE | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| GABON | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| GERMANY | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| GERMANY | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| GHANA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| GREECE | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| GREECE | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| GREECE | Ratification | 22/07/2002 | |
| ICELAND | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 16/08/2000 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Declaration | 16/08/2000 | |
| ITALY | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| ITALY | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| JAMAICA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| JAPAN | Acceptance | 20/06/2000 | |
| JORDAN | Signature | 05/10/2000 | |
| JORDAN | Ratification | 12/04/2002 | |
| KENYA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| KENYA | Ratification | 07/01/2002 | |
| KUWAIT | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| KUWAIT | Ratification | 11/06/2002 | |
| LITHUANIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 29/02/2000 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Declaration | 03/10/2000 | |
| MACEDONIA THE FYR OF | Accession | 15/05/2000 | |
| MADAGASCAR | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| MALTA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| MAURITIUS | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| MEXICO | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| MEXICO | Ratification | 20/11/2000 | |
| MONACO | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| MOZAMBIQUE | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| NAMIBIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| NAMIBIA | Ratification | 27/09/2001 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 30/12/1999 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Signature | 13/07/2001 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Ratification | 18/11/2002 | |
| NEW ZEALAND | Declaration | 18/11/2002 | |
| NIGER | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| NIGERIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| NIGERIA | Ratification | 10/05/2002 | |
| PAKISTAN | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| PANAMA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| PANAMA | Ratification | 13/09/2002 | |
| PARAGUAY | Signature | 17/03/2000 | |
| PARAGUAY | Ratification | 29/03/2001 | |
| PERU | Signature | 07/09/1999 | |
| PERU | Ratification | 11/04/2002 | |
| POLAND | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| PORTUGAL | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| PORTUGAL | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| PORTUGAL | Ratification | 28/02/2003 | 04/11/2003 |
| ROMANIA | Signature | 18/11/1999 | |
| ROMANIA | Ratification | 20/01/2001 | |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SAUDI ARABIA | Ratification | 15/10/2003 | 14/12/2003 |
| SENEGAL | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Ratification | 11/10/2000 | |
| SLOVENIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SLOVENIA | Ratification | 27/03/2002 | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SPAIN | Signature | 14/01/2001 | |
| SUDAN | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SWAZILAND | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SWEDEN | Signature | 27/08/1999 | |
| SWEDEN | Declaration | 27/08/1999 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| SYRIA | Accession | 18/07/2002 | |
| TANZANIA | Accession | 11/02/2003 | 04/11/2003 |
| TOGO | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| TONGA | Accession | 20/11/2003 | 19/01/2004 |
| TURKEY | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Accession | 07/07/2000 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Declaration | 28/05/1999 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 29/04/2004 | 28/06/2004 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 05/09/2003 | 04/11/2003 |
| URUGUAY | Signature | 09/06/1999 | |
| ZAMBIA | Signature | 28/05/1999 | |