Country	Action	Action Date	Effective Date
ALBANIA	Acceptance	23/06/2003	23/09/2003
ANDORRA	Signature	09/07/2001
ANDORRA	Ratification	14/10/2002	14/01/2003
ANGOLA	Accession	01/11/2007	01/02/2008
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	Accession	05/06/2006	05/09/2006
ARGENTINA	Signature	28/02/2000
ARGENTINA	Communication	18/01/2005	01/01/1900
ARMENIA	Accession	14/09/2006	14/12/2006
AUSTRIA	Signature	10/12/1999
AUSTRIA	Ratification	06/09/2000
AZERBAIJAN	Signature	06/06/2000
AZERBAIJAN	Ratification	01/06/2001	01/09/2001
BANGLADESH	Signature	06/09/2000
BANGLADESH	Ratification	06/09/2000
BANGLADESH	Declaration	06/09/2000
BELARUS	Signature	29/04/2002
BELARUS	Ratification	03/02/2004	03/05/2004
BELGIUM	Signature	10/12/1999
BELGIUM	Declaration	10/12/1999
BELGIUM	Ratification	17/06/2004	17/09/2004
BELIZE	Accession	09/12/2002
BENIN	Signature	25/05/2000
BOLIVIA	Signature	10/12/1999
BOLIVIA	Ratification	27/09/2000	27/12/2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Signature	07/09/2000
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	Ratification	04/09/2002	04/12/2002
BRAZIL	Signature	13/03/2001
BRAZIL	Ratification	28/06/2002	28/09/2002
BULGARIA	Signature	06/06/2000
BULGARIA	Ratification	20/09/2006	20/12/2006
BURKINA FASO	Signature	16/11/2001
BURKINA FASO	Ratification	10/10/2005	10/01/2005
BURUNDI	Signature	13/11/2001
CAMBODIA	Signature	11/11/2001
CAMBODIA	Ratification	13/10/2010	13/01/2011
CAMEROON	Accession	07/01/2005	07/04/2005
CANADA	Accession	18/10/2002	18/01/2003
CAPE VERDE	Accession	10/10/2011	10/01/2012
CHILE	Signature	10/12/1999
COLOMBIA	Signature	10/12/1999
COLOMBIA	Declaration	23/01/2001	23/04/2007
COLOMBIA	Ratification	23/01/2007	23/04/2007
CONGO	Signature	29/09/2008
COSTA RICA	Ratification		20/12/2001
COSTA RICA	Signature	10/12/1999
COTE D'IVOIRE	Accession	20/01/2012	20/04/2012
CROATIA	Signature	05/06/2000
CROATIA	Ratification	07/03/2001	07/06/2001
CUBA	Signature	17/03/2000
CUBA	Declaration	17/03/2000
CYPRUS	Signature	08/02/2001
CYPRUS	Ratification	26/04/2002	26/07/2002
CZECH REPUBLIC	Signature	10/12/1999
CZECH REPUBLIC	Ratification	26/02/2001	26/05/2001
DENMARK	Signature	10/12/1999
DENMARK	Ratification	31/05/2000
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Ratification		10/11/2001
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	Signature	14/03/2000
ECUADOR	Signature	10/12/1999
ECUADOR	Ratification	05/02/2002	05/05/2002
EL SALVADOR	Signature	04/04/2001
EQUATORIAL GUINEA	Accession	16/10/2009	16/01/2010
Falkland Islands	Extension	17/12/2004	17/03/2005
FINLAND	Signature	10/12/1999
FINLAND	Ratification	29/12/2000	29/03/2001
FRANCE	Signature	10/12/1999
FRANCE	Ratification	09/06/2000
GABON	Accession	05/11/2004	05/02/2004
GEORGIA	Accession	01/08/2002	01/11/2002
GERMANY	Signature	10/12/1999
GERMANY	Ratification	15/01/2002	15/04/2002
GHANA	Signature	24/02/2000
GHANA	Ratification	03/02/2011	03/05/2011
GREECE	Signature	10/12/1999
GREECE	Ratification	24/01/2002	24/04/2002
GUATEMALA	Signature	07/09/2000
GUATEMALA	Ratification	09/05/2002	09/08/2002
GUINEA BISSAU	Signature	12/09/2000
GUINEA BISSAU	Ratification	05/08/2009	05/05/2009
HUNGARY	Accession	22/12/2000	22/03/2001
ICELAND	Signature	10/12/1999
ICELAND	Ratification	06/03/2001	06/06/2001
INDONESIA	Signature	28/02/2000
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Signature	07/09/2000
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Ratification	07/09/2000
Isle of Man	Extension	17/12/2004	17/03/2005
ITALY	Signature	10/12/1999
ITALY	Ratification	22/09/2000
KAZAKHSTAN	Signature	06/09/2000
KAZAKHSTAN	Ratification	24/11/2001
KOREA REPUBLIC OF	Accession	10/10/2006	18/01/2007
LESOTHO	Signature	06/09/2000
LESOTHO	Ratification	24/09/2004	24/12/2004
LIBERIA	Signature	22/09/2004	01/01/1900
LIBYA	Accession	18/06/2004	18/09/2004
LIECHTENSTEIN	Signature	10/12/1999
LIECHTENSTEIN	Ratification	24/10/2001	24/01/2002
LITHUANIA	Signature	08/09/2000
LITHUANIA	Ratification	05/08/2004	05/11/2004
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	10/12/1999
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	01/07/2003	01/10/2003
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Signature	03/04/2000
MACEDONIA THE FYR OF	Ratification	17/10/2003	17/01/2004
MADAGASCAR	Signature	07/09/2000
MALAWI	Signature	07/09/2000
MALDIVES	Accession	13/03/2006	13/06/2006
MALI	Accession	05/12/2000	05/01/2001
MAURITIUS	Signature	11/11/2001
MAURITIUS	Ratification	31/10/2008	31/01/2009
MEXICO	Signature	10/12/1999
MEXICO	Ratification	15/03/2002	15/06/2002
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OF	Accession	28/02/2006	28/05/2006
MONGOLIA	Signature	07/09/2000
MONGOLIA	Ratification	28/03/2002	28/06/2002
MOZAMBIQUE	Accession	04/11/2008	04/02/2009
NAMIBIA	Signature	19/05/2000
NAMIBIA	Ratification	26/05/2000
NEPAL	Signature	18/12/2001
NEPAL	Ratification	15/06/2007	15/09/2007
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	10/12/1999
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	22/05/2002	22/08/2002
NETHERLANDS THE	Application	22/05/2002
NEW ZEALAND	Signature	07/09/2000
NEW ZEALAND	Ratification	07/09/2000
NEW ZEALAND	Not Applicable	07/09/2000
NIGERIA	Signature	08/09/2000
NIGERIA	Ratification	22/11/2004	22/02/2005
NORWAY	Signature	10/12/1999
NORWAY	Ratification	05/03/2002	05/06/2002
OMAN	Accession	07/02/2006	09/03/2006
OMAN	Reservation	07/02/2006
PANAMA	Signature	09/06/2000
PANAMA	Ratification	09/05/2001	09/08/2001
PARAGUAY	Signature	28/12/1999
PARAGUAY	Ratification	14/05/2001	14/08/2001
PERU	Signature	22/12/2000
PERU	Ratification	09/04/2001	09/07/2001
PHILIPPINES	Signature	21/03/2000
PHILIPPINES	Ratification	12/11/2003	12/02/2004
POLAND	Accession	22/12/2003	22/03/2004
PORTUGAL	Signature	16/02/2000
PORTUGAL	Ratification	26/04/2002	26/07/2002
ROMANIA	Signature	06/09/2000
ROMANIA	Ratification	25/08/2003	25/11/2003
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Signature	08/05/2001
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	Ratification	28/07/2004	28/10/2004
RWANDA	Accession	15/12/2008	15/03/2009
SAN MARINO	Accession	15/09/2005	15/12/2005
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE	Signature	06/09/2000
SENEGAL	Signature	10/12/1999
SENEGAL	Ratification	26/05/2000
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	Accession	31/07/2003	31/10/2003
SEYCHELLES	Signature	22/07/2002
SEYCHELLES	Ratification	01/03/2011	01/06/2011
SIERRA LEONE	Signature	08/09/2000
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Signature	05/06/2000
SLOVAK REPUBLIC	Ratification	17/11/2000	17/02/2001
SLOVENIA	Signature	10/12/1999
SLOVENIA	Ratification	23/09/2004	23/12/2004
SOLOMON ISLANDS	Accession	06/05/2002	06/08/2002
SOUTH AFRICA	Accession	18/10/2005	18/01/2006
SPAIN	Signature	14/03/2000
SPAIN	Ratification	06/07/2001	06/10/2001
SRI LANKA	Accession	15/10/2002	15/01/2003
ST KITTS AND NEVIS	Accession	20/01/2006	20/04/2006
SWEDEN	Signature	10/12/1999
SWEDEN	Ratification	24/04/2003	24/07/2003
SWITZERLAND	Signature	15/02/2007
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	29/09/2008	29/12/2008
TAJIKISTAN	Signature	07/09/2000
TANZANIA	Accession	12/01/2006	12/04/2006
THAILAND	Signature	14/06/2000
THAILAND	Ratification	14/06/2000
TIMOR-LESTE	Accession	16/04/2003	16/07/2003
TUNISIA	Accession	23/09/2008	23/12/2008
TURKEY	Signature	08/09/2000
TURKEY	Ratification	29/10/2002	29/01/2003
TURKMENISTAN	Accession	20/05/2009	20/08/2009
UKRAINE	Signature	07/09/2000
UKRAINE	Ratification	26/09/2003	26/12/2003
UNITED KINGDOM	Accession	17/12/2004	17/03/2005
URUGUAY	Signature	09/05/2000
URUGUAY	Ratification	26/07/2001	26/10/2001
VANUATU	Accession	17/05/2007	17/08/2007
VENEZUELA	Signature	17/03/2000
VENEZUELA	Ratification	13/05/2002	13/08/2002
ZAMBIA	Signature	29/09/2008