CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
AFGHANISTANAccession20/02/201321/05/2013
ALBANIASignature05/12/2001
ALGERIASignature05/09/2001
ALGERIARatification22/09/200621/12/2006
ANGOLAAccession23/10/200621/01/2007
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDASignature23/05/2001
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDARatification10/09/200301/01/1900
ARGENTINASignature23/05/2001
ARGENTINARatification25/01/200525/04/2005
ARGENTINAAcceptance09/11/201107/02/2012
ARMENIASignature23/05/2001
ARMENIARatification26/11/200301/01/1900
AUSTRALIASignature23/05/2001
AUSTRALIARatification20/05/200418/08/2004
AUSTRALIADeclaration20/05/200401/01/1900
AUSTRIASignature23/05/2001
AUSTRIARatification27/08/2002
AZERBAIJANAccession13/01/200401/01/1900
BAHAMASSignature20/03/2002
BAHAMASRatification03/10/200501/01/2006
BAHRAINSignature22/05/2002
BAHRAINRatification31/01/200601/05/2006
BAHRAINDeclaration31/01/200601/05/2006
BANGLADESHSignature23/05/2001
BANGLADESHRatification12/03/200710/06/2007
BANGLADESHDeclaration12/03/2007
BARBADOSAccession07/06/200405/09/2004
BELARUSAccession03/02/200401/01/1900
BELGIUMSignature23/05/2001
BELGIUMRatification25/05/200623/08/2006
BELIZESignature14/05/2002
BENINSignature23/05/2001
BENINRatification05/01/200401/01/1900
BOLIVIASignature23/05/2001
BOLIVIARatification03/06/2003
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINARatification30/03/201028/06/2010
BOTSWANAAccession28/10/2002
BRAZILSignature23/05/2001
BRAZILRatification16/06/200414/09/2004
BRUNEI DARUSSALAMSignature21/05/2002
BULGARIASignature23/05/2001
BULGARIARatification20/12/200420/03/2005
BURKINA FASOSignature23/05/2001
BURKINA FASORatification31/12/200431/03/2005
BURUNDISignature02/04/2002
BURUNDIRatification02/08/200531/10/2005
CAMBODIASignature22/05/2001
CAMBODIARatification25/08/200623/11/2006
CAMEROONSignature05/10/2001
CAMEROONRatification19/05/200917/08/2009
CANADASignature22/05/2001
CANADAAcceptance01/01/2011
CAPE VERDEAccession01/03/200630/05/2006
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICSignature09/05/2002
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRatification12/02/200812/05/2008
CHADSignature16/05/2002
CHADRatification10/03/200408/06/2004
CHILESignature23/05/2001
CHILERatification20/01/200520/04/2005
CHINASignature23/05/2001
CHINACommunication13/08/200401/01/1900
CHINARatification13/08/200411/11/2004
CHINADeclaration26/12/201322/03/2014
CHINADeclaration26/12/201322/03/2014
COLOMBIASignature22/05/2001
COLOMBIARatification22/10/200820/01/2009
COMOROSSignature23/05/2001
CONGOSignature04/12/2001
CONGORatification12/02/200713/05/2007
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAccession23/03/200521/06/2005
COOK ISLANDSAccession29/06/200427/09/2004
COSTA RICASignature16/04/2002
COSTA RICARatification06/02/200707/05/2007
COTE D'IVOIRESignature23/05/2001
COTE D'IVOIRERatification20/01/200401/01/1900
CROATIASignature23/05/2001
CROATIARatification30/01/200730/04/2007
CUBASignature23/05/2001
CUBARatification21/12/200720/03/2008
CYPRUSAccession07/03/200505/06/2005
CZECH REPUBLICSignature23/05/2001
CZECH REPUBLICRatification06/08/2002
DENMARKSignature23/05/2001
DENMARKExtension17/12/200301/01/1900
DENMARKRatification17/12/200301/01/1900
DENMARKWithdrawal Dec.10/02/2012
DJIBOUTISignature15/11/2001
DJIBOUTIRatification11/03/200409/06/2004
DOMINICA, COMMONWEALTH OFAccession08/08/200301/01/1900
DOMINICAN REPUBLICSignature23/05/2001
DOMINICAN REPUBLICRatification04/05/200702/08/2007
ECUADORSignature28/08/2001
ECUADORRatification07/06/200405/09/2004
EGYPTSignature17/05/2002
EGYPTRatification02/05/2003
EL SALVADORSignature30/07/2001
EL SALVADORRatification27/05/200825/08/2008
EL SALVADORReservation27/05/2008
ERITREAAccession10/03/200508/06/2005
ESTONIAAccession07/11/200805/02/2009
ESTONIADeclaration07/11/2008
ESTONIADeclaration20/11/2013
ESTONIAApproval20/11/2013
ETHIOPIASignature17/05/2002
ETHIOPIARatification09/01/2003
EUROPEAN COMMUNITYSignature23/05/2001
EUROPEAN COMMUNITYApproval16/11/2004
EUROPEAN COMMUNITYDeclaration14/02/2005
FIJISignature14/06/2001
FIJIRatification20/06/2001
FINLANDSignature23/05/2001
FINLANDAcceptance03/09/2002
FRANCESignature23/05/2001
FRANCEAdoption17/02/200401/01/1900
GABONSignature21/05/2002
GABONRatification07/05/200705/08/2007
GAMBIA THESignature23/05/2001
GEORGIASignature23/05/2001
GEORGIARatification04/10/200602/01/2007
GERMANYSignature23/05/2001
GERMANYRatification25/04/2002
GHANASignature23/05/2001
GHANARatification30/05/2003
GREECESignature23/05/2001
GREECERatification03/05/200601/08/2006
GUATEMALASignature29/01/2002
GUATEMALARatification30/07/200828/10/2008
GUATEMALAAccession23/09/2013
GUINEASignature22/05/2001
GUINEA BISSAUSignature24/04/2002
GUYANAAccession12/09/200711/12/2007
HAITISignature23/05/2001
HONDURASSignature17/05/2002
HONDURASRatification23/05/200521/08/2005
HONG KONG SARCommunication13/08/200411/11/2004
HUNGARYSignature17/05/2001
HUNGARYRatification14/03/200812/06/2008
ICELANDSignature23/05/2001
ICELANDRatification29/05/2002
INDIASignature14/05/2002
INDIARatification13/01/200613/04/2006
INDIADeclaration28/03/2006
INDONESIASignature23/01/2001
INDONESIARatification28/09/200927/12/2009
IRANSignature23/05/2001
IRANRatification06/02/200607/05/2006
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFSignature23/05/2001
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OFRatification05/08/201003/11/2010
ISRAELSignature30/07/2001
ITALYSignature23/05/2001
JAMAICASignature23/05/2001
JAMAICARatification01/06/200730/08/2007
JAPANAccession30/08/2002
JORDANSignature18/01/2002
JORDANRatification08/11/200406/02/2005
KAZAKHSTANSignature23/05/2001
KAZAKHSTANRatification09/11/200707/02/2008
KENYASignature23/05/2001
KENYARatification24/09/200423/12/2004
KIRIBATISignature04/04/2002
KIRIBATIRatification07/09/200406/12/2004
KOREA DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OFAccession26/08/2002
KOREA REPUBLIC OFSignature04/10/2001
KOREA REPUBLIC OFRatification25/01/200725/04/2007
KOREA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration25/01/200725/04/2007
KOREA REPUBLIC OFAcceptance08/05/201206/08/2012
KUWAITSignature23/05/2001
KUWAITRatification12/06/200610/09/2006
KYRGYZSTANSignature16/05/2002
KYRGYZSTANRatification12/12/200612/03/2007
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICSignature05/03/2002
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICRatification28/06/200626/09/2006
LATVIASignature23/05/2001
LATVIARatification28/10/200426/01/2005
LEBANONSignature23/05/2001
LEBANONRatification03/01/2003
LESOTHOSignature23/01/2002
LESOTHORatification23/01/2002
LIBERIAAccession23/05/2002
LIBYAAccession14/06/200512/09/2005
LIECHTENSTEINSignature23/05/2001
LIECHTENSTEINRatification03/12/200403/03/2005
LIECHTENSTEINDeclaration03/12/200403/03/2005
LITHUANIASignature17/05/2002
LUXEMBOURGSignature23/07/2001
LUXEMBOURGRatification07/02/2003
MACAUCommunication13/08/200411/08/2004
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSignature23/07/2001
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFRatification27/05/200425/08/2004
MADAGASCARSignature24/09/2001
MADAGASCARRatification18/11/200516/02/2005
MALAWISignature22/05/2002
MALAWIRatification27/02/200928/05/2009
MALAYSIASignature16/05/2002
MALDIVESAccession17/10/200615/01/2007
MALISignature23/05/2001
MALIRatification05/09/200301/01/1900
MALTASignature23/05/2001
MARSHALL ISLANDSAccession27/01/2003
MAURITANIASignature08/08/2001
MAURITANIARatification22/07/200520/10/2005
MAURITIUSSignature23/05/2001
MAURITIUSRatification13/07/200411/10/2004
MAURITIUSDeclaration13/07/200401/01/1900
MEXICOSignature23/05/2001
MEXICORatification10/02/2003
MICRONESIASignature31/07/2001
MICRONESIARatification15/07/200513/10/2005
MICRONESIADeclaration15/07/2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFSignature23/05/2001
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFRatification07/04/200406/07/2004
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration06/07/2004
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFDeclaration16/05/2012
MONACOSignature23/05/2001
MONACORatification20/10/200418/01/2005
MONGOLIASignature27/05/2002
MONGOLIARatification30/04/200429/07/2004
MONTENEGROSuccession to Signature23/10/2006
MONTENEGRORatification31/03/201129/06/2010
MOROCCOSignature23/05/2001
MOROCCORatification15/06/200413/09/2004
MOZAMBIQUESignature23/05/2001
MOZAMBIQUERatification31/10/200529/01/2006
MYANMARAccession19/04/200418/07/2004
NAMIBIAAccession24/06/200522/09/2005
NAURUSignature09/05/2002
NAURURatification09/05/2002
NEPALSignature05/04/2002
NEPALRatification06/03/200704/06/2007
NETHERLANDS THESignature23/05/2001
NETHERLANDS THEAcceptance28/01/2002
NETHERLANDS THEDeclaration17/02/2010
NEW ZEALANDSignature23/05/2001
NEW ZEALANDRatification24/09/200423/12/2004
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration24/09/200401/01/1900
NEW ZEALANDObjection23/08/2010
NICARAGUASignature23/05/2001
NICARAGUARatification01/12/200501/03/2005
NIGERSignature12/10/2001
NIGERRatification12/04/200611/07/2006
NIGERIASignature23/05/2001
NIGERIARatification24/05/200422/08/2004
NIUESignature12/03/2002
NIUERatification02/09/200501/12/2005
NORWAYSignature23/05/2001
NORWAYRatification11/07/2002
OMANSignature04/03/2002
OMANRatification19/01/200519/04/2005
PAKISTANSignature06/12/2001
PAKISTANRatification17/04/200816/07/2008
PALAUSignature28/03/2002
PALAURatification08/09/201107/12/2011
PANAMASignature23/05/2001
PANAMARatification05/03/2003
PAPUA NEW GUINEASignature23/05/2001
PAPUA NEW GUINEARatification07/10/200301/01/1900
PARAGUAYSignature12/10/2001
PERUSignature23/05/2001
PERURatification14/09/200513/12/2005
PHILIPPINESSignature23/05/2001
PHILIPPINESRatification27/02/200427/05/2004
POLANDSignature23/05/2001
POLANDRatification23/10/200821/01/2009
PORTUGALSignature23/05/2001
PORTUGALAcceptance15/07/200413/10/2004
QATARAccession10/12/200410/03/2005
ROMANIASignature23/05/2001
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONSignature22/05/2002
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONRatification17/08/201115/11/2011
RUSSIAN FEDERATIONDeclaration17/08/201115/11/2011
RWANDAAccession05/06/2002
SAINT LUCIAAccession04/10/2002
SAMOASignature23/05/2001
SAMOARatification04/02/2002
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPESignature03/04/2002
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPERatification12/04/200611/07/2006
SAUDI ARABIASignature14/03/2002
SAUDI ARABIARatification25/07/201223/10/2012
SENEGALSignature23/05/2001
SENEGALRatification08/10/200301/01/1900
SERBIARatification31/07/200929/10/2009
SERBIANotification13/08/2014
SEYCHELLESSignature25/03/2002
SEYCHELLESAccession03/06/200801/09/2008
SIERRA LEONEAccession26/09/200301/01/1900
SINGAPORESignature23/05/2001
SINGAPORERatification24/05/200522/08/2005
SLOVAK REPUBLICRatification22/05/200105/08/2001
SLOVAK REPUBLICSignature23/05/2001
SLOVAK REPUBLICRatification05/08/2002
SLOVAK REPUBLICWithdrawal Dec.10/05/2013
SLOVAK REPUBLICDeclaration10/05/201308/05/2013
SLOVENIASignature23/05/2001
SLOVENIARatification04/05/200402/08/2004
SLOVENIADeclaration02/08/2004
SOLOMON ISLANDSAccession28/07/200426/10/2004
SOMALIAAccession26/07/201024/10/2010
SOUTH AFRICASignature23/05/2001
SOUTH AFRICARatification04/09/2002
SPAINSignature23/05/2001
SPAINRatification28/05/200426/08/2004
SPAINAcceptance16/08/201116/08/2011
SPAINDeclaration16/08/201116/08/2011
SPAINAcceptance03/12/2013
SRI LANKASignature05/09/2001
SRI LANKARatification22/12/200522/03/2006
ST KITTS AND NEVISAcceptance21/05/200419/08/2004
ST VINCENT AND THE GRENADINESAccession15/09/200514/12/2005
SUDANSignature23/05/2001
SUDANRatification29/08/200627/11/2006
SURINAMESignature22/05/2002
SURINAMERatification20/09/201119/12/2011
SWAZILANDAccession13/01/200613/04/2006
SWEDENSignature23/05/2001
SWEDENRatification08/05/2002
SWITZERLANDSignature23/05/2001
SWITZERLANDRatification30/07/200301/01/1900
SYRIASignature15/02/2002
SYRIARatification05/08/200503/11/2005
SYRIADeclaration05/08/2005
TAJIKISTANSignature21/05/2002
TAJIKISTANRatification08/02/200709/05/2007
TANZANIASignature23/05/2001
TANZANIARatification30/04/200429/07/2004
THAILANDSignature22/05/2002
THAILANDRatification31/01/200501/05/2005
TOGOSignature23/05/2001
TOGORatification22/07/200420/10/2004
TONGASignature21/05/2002
TONGARatification23/10/200921/01/2010
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGOAccession13/12/2002
TUNISIASignature23/05/2001
TUNISIARatification17/06/200415/09/2004
TURKEYSignature23/05/2001
TURKEYRatification14/10/200912/01/2010
TUVALUAccession19/01/200401/01/1900
UGANDAAccession20/07/200418/10/2004
UKRAINESignature23/05/2001
UKRAINERatification25/09/200724/12/2007
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESSignature23/05/2001
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESRatification11/07/2002
UNITED KINGDOMSignature11/12/2001
UNITED KINGDOMRatification17/01/200517/04/2005
UNITED STATES OF AMERICASignature23/05/2001
URUGUAYSignature23/05/2001
URUGUAYRatification09/02/200401/01/1900
VANUATUSignature21/05/2002
VANUATURatification16/09/200515/12/2005
VANUATUDeclaration16/09/200515/12/2005
VENEZUELASignature23/05/2001
VENEZUELARatification19/04/2005
VENEZUELADeclaration19/04/2005
VENEZUELADef EIF18/07/2005
VIETNAMSignature23/05/2001
VIETNAMRatification22/07/2002
YEMENSignature05/12/2001
YEMENRatification09/01/200401/01/1900
YUGOSLAVIASignature02/05/2002
ZAMBIASignature23/05/2001
ZAMBIARatification07/07/200605/10/2006
ZIMBABWESignature23/05/2001
ZIMBABWERatification01/03/201230/05/2012