CountryActionAction DateEffective Date
ALBANIAAccession01/10/200301/01/1900
ALBANIASignature08/12/200401/01/1900
ANGOLASignature24/09/2013
ARGENTINASignature30/04/2003
ARGENTINARatification15/11/200401/01/1900
ARMENIAAccession14/09/200614/10/2006
AUSTRALIASignature19/05/2009
AUSTRIASignature25/09/200301/01/1900
AUSTRIARatification04/12/201203/01/2012
AZERBAIJANSignature15/09/2005
AZERBAIJANRatification28/01/200927/02/2009
BELGIUMSignature24/10/2005
BENINSignature24/02/200501/01/1900
BENINRatification20/09/200620/10/2006
BOLIVIASignature22/05/2006
BOLIVIARatification23/05/2006
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINASignature07/12/200707/12/2007
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINARatification24/10/200823/11/2008
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINADeclaration16/03/2011
BRAZILSignature13/10/200301/01/1900
BRAZILRatification12/01/200711/02/2007
BULGARIASignature22/09/2010
BULGARIARatification01/06/201101/07/2011
BURKINA FASOSignature21/09/2005
BURKINA FASORatification07/07/201006/08/2010
BURUNDIAccession18/10/201317/11/2013
CAMBODIASignature14/09/2005
CAMBODIARatification30/03/200729/04/2007
CAPE VERDESignature26/09/201126/09/2011
CHADSignature26/09/2012
CHILESignature06/06/2005
CHILERatification12/12/200811/01/2009
CONGOSignature29/09/200829/09/2008
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFAccession23/09/201023/10/2010
COSTA RICASignature04/02/2003
COSTA RICARatification01/12/2005
CROATIASignature23/09/200301/01/1900
CROATIARatification25/04/2005
CYPRUSSignature26/07/200401/01/1900
CYPRUSRatification29/04/200929/05/2009
CZECH REPUBLICSignature13/09/200401/01/1900
DENMARKSignature26/06/2003
DENMARKNotification25/06/200401/01/1900
DENMARKRatification25/06/200401/01/1900
DENMARKWithdrawal Dec.29/08/2005
ECUADORSignature24/05/200724/05/2007
ECUADORRatification20/07/201019/08/2010
ESTONIASignature21/09/200401/01/1900
ESTONIARatification18/12/200617/01/2007
FINLANDSignature23/09/200301/01/1900
FRANCESignature16/09/2005
FRANCERatification11/11/200811/12/2008
FRANCEDeclaration11/11/200811/12/2008
GABONSignature15/12/200401/01/1900
GABONRatification22/09/201022/10/2010
GEORGIAAccession09/08/2005
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLICSignature20/09/2006
GHANASignature06/11/2006
GREECESignature03/03/201103/03/2011
GREECERatification11/02/201413/03/2014
GUATEMALASignature25/09/200301/01/1900
GUATEMALARatification09/06/200809/07/2008
GUINEASignature16/09/2005
GUINEA BISSAUSignature24/09/2013
HONDURASRatification23/05/2006
HUNGARYAccession12/01/201211/02/2012
HUNGARYDeclaration07/02/2012
ICELANDSignature24/09/200301/01/1900
IRELANDSignature02/10/200702/10/2007
Isle of ManExtension24/02/2014
ITALYSignature20/08/200301/01/1900
KAZAKHSTANSignature25/09/2007
KAZAKHSTANRatification22/10/200821/11/2008
KAZAKHSTANDeclaration08/02/2010
KAZAKHSTANDeclaration22/05/201022/05/2010
KYRGYZSTANAccession29/12/200828/01/2009
LEBANONAccession22/12/200821/01/2008
LIBERIASignature22/09/200401/01/1900
LIECHTENSTEINSignature24/06/2005
LIECHTENSTEINRatification03/11/200603/12/2006
LITHUANIAAccession20/01/201419/02/2014
LUXEMBOURGSignature13/01/200501/01/1900
LUXEMBOURGRatification19/05/201018/06/2010
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFSignature01/09/2006
MACEDONIA THE FYR OFNotification13/02/200913/02/2009
MADAGASCARSignature24/09/200301/01/1900
MALDIVESSignature14/09/2005
MALDIVESRatification15/02/2006
MALISignature19/01/200401/01/1900
MALIRatification12/05/2005
MALTASignature24/09/200301/01/1900
MALTARatification24/09/200301/01/1900
MAURITANIASignature27/09/2011
MAURITANIARatification03/10/201202/11/2012
MAURITIUSAccession21/06/2005
MEXICOSignature23/09/200301/01/1900
MEXICORatification11/04/2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFSignature16/09/2005
MOLDOVA REPUBLIC OFRatification24/07/200623/08/2006
MONGOLIASignature24/09/2013
MONGOLIARatification12/02/201514/03/2015
MONTENEGROSuccession to Signature23/10/200603/06/2006
MONTENEGRORatification06/03/200905/04/2009
MONTENEGRODeclaration06/03/200905/04/2009
MOROCCOAccession24/11/201424/12/2014
NAURUAccession24/01/201323/02/2013
NETHERLANDS THESignature03/06/2005
NETHERLANDS THERatification28/09/201028/10/2010
NEW ZEALANDSignature23/09/200301/01/1900
NEW ZEALANDRatification14/03/200713/04/2007
NEW ZEALANDDeclaration14/03/2007
NICARAGUASignature14/03/2007
NICARAGUARatification25/02/200927/03/2009
NIGERAccession07/11/201407/02/2015
NIGERIAAccession27/07/200926/08/2009
NORWAYSignature24/09/200301/01/1900
PAKISTANRatification05/07/201104/08/2011
PALESTINE (INCL. PLO)Accession02/04/201402/05/2014
PANAMASigned22/09/2010
PANAMARatification02/06/201102/07/2011
PARAGUAYAdherence22/09/200401/01/1900
PERUAccession14/09/200614/10/2006
PHILIPPINESAccession17/04/201217/05/2012
PHILIPPINESDeclaration17/04/201217/05/2012
POLANDRatification14/09/2005
PORTUGALSignature15/02/2006
PORTUGALRatification15/01/201314/02/2013
ROMANIASignature24/09/200301/01/1900
ROMANIARatification02/07/200901/08/2009
ROMANIADeclaration02/07/200901/08/2009
SENEGALSignature04/02/2003
SENEGALRatification18/10/200617/11/2006
SERBIARatification26/09/200626/10/2006
SERBIA AND MONTENEGROSignature25/09/200301/01/1900
SIERRA LEONESignature26/09/200301/01/1900
SLOVENIAAccession23/01/200722/02/2007
SLOVENIANotification23/01/200722/02/2007
SOUTH AFRICASignature20/09/2006
SPAINSignature13/04/2005
SPAINRatification04/04/2006
SWEDENSignature26/06/2003
SWEDENRatification14/09/2005
SWITZERLANDSignature25/06/200401/01/1900
SWITZERLANDRatification24/09/200924/10/2009
TIMOR-LESTESignature16/09/2005
TOGOSignature15/09/2005
TOGORatification20/07/201019/08/2010
TUNISIAAccession29/06/201129/07/2011
TURKEYSignature14/09/2005
TURKEYRatification27/09/201127/10/2011
UKRAINESignature23/09/2005
UKRAINERatification19/09/200619/10/2006
UNITED KINGDOMSignature26/06/2003
UNITED KINGDOMRatification10/12/200322/06/2006
URUGUAYSignature12/01/200401/01/1900
URUGUAYRatification08/12/2005
VENEZUELASignature01/07/201101/07/2011
ZAMBIASignature27/09/2010