| Country | Action | Action Date | Effective Date |
|---|
| ARGENTINA | Signature | 19/12/1997 | |
| ARGENTINA | Ratification | 14/11/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| AUSTRALIA | Signature | 13/11/1998 | |
| AUSTRIA | Signature | 17/09/1998 | |
| AUSTRIA | Ratification | 13/06/2001 | 11/09/2001 |
| BELARUS | Signature | 13/10/1999 | |
| BELGIUM | Signature | 08/12/1997 | |
| BRAZIL | Signature | 31/10/1997 | |
| BULGARIA | Signature | 22/09/1998 | |
| BULGARIA | Ratification | 21/06/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| CANADA | Signature | 07/05/1998 | |
| CANADA | Ratification | 07/05/1998 | 18/06/2001 |
| CROATIA | Signature | 09/04/1998 | |
| CROATIA | Ratification | 10/05/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Signature | 30/09/1997 | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | Ratification | 25/03/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| DENMARK | Signature | 09/02/1998 | |
| DENMARK | Acceptance | 03/09/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| DENMARK | Declaration | 03/09/1999 | |
| ESTONIA | Signature | 05/01/2001 | |
| FINLAND | Signature | 02/10/1997 | |
| FINLAND | Acceptance | 10/02/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| FRANCE | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| FRANCE | Approval | 27/04/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| GERMANY | Signature | 01/10/1997 | |
| GERMANY | Ratification | 13/10/1998 | 18/06/2001 |
| GREECE | Signature | 09/02/1998 | |
| GREECE | Ratification | 18/07/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| HUNGARY | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| HUNGARY | Ratification | 02/06/1998 | 18/06/2001 |
| INDONESIA | Signature | 06/10/1997 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Signature | 01/10/1997 | |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | Ratification | 20/03/2001 | 18/06/2001 |
| ITALY | Signature | 26/01/1998 | |
| KAZAKHSTAN | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| KOREA | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| KYRGYZSTAN | Accession | 18/12/2006 | 18/03/2007 |
| LATVIA | Signature | 27/03/2000 | |
| LATVIA | Acceptance | 27/03/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| LEBANON | Signature | 30/09/1997 | |
| LITHUANIA | Signature | 30/09/1997 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Signature | 01/10/1997 | |
| LUXEMBOURG | Ratification | 21/08/2001 | 19/11/2001 |
| MOROCCO | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| MOROCCO | Ratification | 23/07/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Signature | 10/03/1999 | |
| NETHERLANDS THE | Acceptance | 26/04/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| NORWAY | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| NORWAY | Ratification | 12/01/1998 | 18/06/2001 |
| PERU | Signature | 04/06/1998 | |
| PHILIPPINES | Signature | 10/03/1998 | |
| POLAND | Signature | 03/10/1997 | |
| POLAND | Ratification | 05/05/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| ROMANIA | Signature | 30/09/1997 | |
| ROMANIA | Ratification | 06/09/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| RUSSIA | Signature | 27/01/1999 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Signature | 30/09/1997 | |
| SLOVAK REPUBLIC | Ratification | 06/10/1998 | 18/06/2001 |
| SLOVENIA | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| SLOVENIA | Ratification | 25/02/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | Accession | 15/11/2006 | 13/02/2007 |
| SPAIN | Signature | 30/06/1998 | |
| SPAIN | Ratification | 11/05/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| SWEDEN | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| SWEDEN | Ratification | 29/07/1999 | 18/06/2001 |
| SWITZERLAND | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| SWITZERLAND | Ratification | 05/04/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| UKRAINE | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| UKRAINE | Ratification | 24/07/2000 | 18/06/2001 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Ratification | 12/03/2001 | 18/06/2001 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Signature | 29/09/1997 | |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Ratification | 15/04/2003 | 14/07/2003 |