Convention on the prohibition of the development, production and stockpiling bacteriological
(biological) and toxin weapons and on their destruction
Treaty data
Treaty number
002631
Date of conclusion
10-04-1972
Place of conclusion
Londen / Moskou / Washington
Provisional application
Entry into force
26-03-1975
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act
1981, 155
Consolidated text
0003925
Comment
The Convention was in force for the Netherlands Antilles from 22-06-1981 until 10-10-2010.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijksdeel
Provisional application
Entry into force
Retroactive effect
Termination
Netherlands (in Europe)
22-06-1981
Netherlands (Bonaire)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius)
10-10-2010
Netherlands (Saba)
10-10-2010
Aruba
01-01-1986
Curaçao
10-10-2010
Sint Maarten
10-10-2010
PartiesTooltip Parties with a link have a reservation.
Party
Signature
RatificationTooltip S=Signature without reservation or requirement of ratification R=Ratification, Acceptance,
Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Afghanistan
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Albania
03-06-1992 (A)
03-06-1992
Algeria
22-07-2001 (A)
22-07-2001
Angola
26-07-2016 (A)
26-07-2016
Antigua and Barbuda
29-01-2003 (A)
29-01-2003
Argentina
01-08-1972
27-11-1979 (R)
27-11-1979
Armenia
07-06-1994 (A)
07-06-1994
Australia
10-04-1972
05-10-1977 (R)
05-10-1977
Austria
10-04-1972
10-08-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Azerbaijan
26-02-2004 (A)
26-02-2004
Bahamas
26-11-1986 (A)
26-11-1986
Bahrain
28-10-1988 (A)
28-10-1988
Bangladesh
11-03-1985 (A)
11-03-1985
Barbados
16-02-1973
16-02-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Belarus
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Belgium
10-04-1972
15-03-1979 (R)
15-03-1979
Belize
20-10-1986 (Su)
21-09-1981
Benin
10-04-1972
25-04-1975 (R)
25-04-1975
Bhutan
08-06-1978 (A)
08-06-1978
Bolivia
10-04-1972
30-10-1975 (R)
30-10-1975
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15-08-1994 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
10-04-1972
05-02-1992 (R)
05-02-1992
Brazil
10-04-1972
27-02-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Brunei
31-01-1991 (A)
31-01-1991
Bulgaria
10-04-1972
02-08-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Burkina Faso
17-04-1991 (A)
17-04-1991
Burundi
10-04-1972
Cabo Verde
20-10-1977 (R)
20-10-1977
Cambodia
10-04-1972
09-03-1983 (R)
09-03-1983
Canada
10-04-1972
18-09-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Central African Republic
10-04-1972
25-09-2018 (R)
25-09-2018
Chile
10-04-1972
22-04-1980 (R)
22-04-1980
China
15-11-1984 (A)
15-11-1984
Colombia
10-04-1972
19-12-1983 (R)
19-12-1983
Cook Islands
04-12-2008 (A)
04-12-2008
Costa Rica
10-04-1972
17-12-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Côte d'Ivoire
23-05-1972
23-03-2016 (R)
23-03-2016
Croatia
28-04-1993 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
10-04-1972
21-04-1976 (R)
21-04-1976
Cyprus
10-04-1972
06-11-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Czech Republic
24-03-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
10-04-1972
30-04-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
13-03-1987 (A)
13-03-1987
Democratic Republic of the Congo
10-04-1972
16-09-1975 (R)
16-09-1975
Denmark
10-04-1972
01-03-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Dominica
01-08-2016 (Su)
03-11-1978
Dominican Republic
10-04-1972
23-02-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Ecuador
14-06-1972
12-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Egypt
10-04-1972
El Salvador
10-04-1972
31-12-1991 (R)
31-12-1991
Equatorial Guinea
16-01-1989 (A)
16-01-1989
Estonia
01-06-1993 (A)
01-06-1993
Eswatini
18-06-1991 (A)
18-06-1991
Ethiopia
10-04-1972
26-05-1975 (R)
26-05-1975
Federated States of Micronesia
12-07-2024 (A)
12-07-2024
Fiji
22-02-1973
04-09-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Finland
10-04-1972
04-02-1974 (R)
26-03-1975
France
27-09-1984 (A)
27-09-1984
Gabon
10-04-1972
16-08-2007 (R)
16-08-2007
Gambia, The
02-06-1972
21-11-1991 (R)
21-11-1991
Georgia
22-05-1996 (A)
22-05-1996
Germany
10-04-1972
28-11-1972 (R)
28-11-1972
Ghana
10-04-1972
06-06-1975 (R)
06-06-1975
Greece
10-04-1972
10-12-1975 (R)
10-12-1975
Grenada
22-10-1986 (A)
22-10-1986
Guatemala
09-05-1972
19-09-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Guinea
09-11-2016 (A)
09-11-2016
Guinea-Bissau
20-08-1976 (R)
20-08-1976
Guyana
03-01-1973
Haïti
10-04-1972
Holy See
04-01-2002
04-01-2002 (R)
04-01-2002
Honduras
10-04-1972
14-03-1979 (R)
14-03-1979
Hungary
10-04-1972
27-12-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Iceland
10-04-1972
15-02-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
India
15-01-1973
15-07-1974 (R)
26-03-1975
Indonesia
20-06-1972
04-02-1992 (R)
26-03-1975
Iran
10-04-1972
22-08-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Iraq
11-05-1972
19-06-1991 (R)
19-06-1991
Ireland
10-04-1972
27-10-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Italy
10-04-1972
30-05-1975 (R)
30-05-1975
Jamaica
13-08-1975 (A)
13-08-1975
Japan
10-04-1972
08-06-1982 (R)
08-06-1982
Jordan
10-04-1972
30-05-1975 (R)
30-05-1975
Kenya
07-01-1976 (A)
07-01-1976
Kuwait
14-04-1972
18-07-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Kyrgyzstan
15-10-2004 (A)
15-10-2004
Laos
10-04-1972
20-03-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Latvia
06-02-1997 (A)
06-02-1997
Lebanon
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Lesotho
10-04-1972
06-09-1977 (R)
06-09-1977
Liberia
10-04-1972
04-11-2016 (R)
04-11-2016
Libya
19-01-1982 (A)
19-01-1982
Liechtenstein
30-05-1991 (A)
30-05-1991
Lithuania
10-02-1998 (A)
10-02-1998
Luxembourg
10-04-1972
23-03-1976 (R)
23-03-1976
Madagascar
13-10-1972
07-03-2008 (A)
07-03-2008
Malawi
10-04-1972
Malaysia
10-04-1972
06-09-1991 (R)
06-09-1991
Maldives
02-08-1993 (A)
02-08-1993
Mali
10-04-1972
25-11-2002 (R)
25-11-2002
Malta
11-09-1972
07-04-1975 (R)
07-04-1975
Mauritania
28-01-2015 (A)
28-01-2015
Mauritius
10-04-1972
07-08-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Mexico
10-04-1972
08-04-1974 (R)
26-03-1975
Moldova
28-01-2005 (R)
28-01-2005
Monaco
30-04-1999 (A)
30-04-1999
Mongolia
10-04-1972
05-09-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Montenegro
12-12-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
02-05-1972
21-03-2002 (R)
21-03-2002
Mozambique
29-03-2011 (A)
29-03-2011
Myanmar
10-04-1972
01-12-2014 (R)
01-12-2014
Namibia
25-02-2022 (A)
25-02-2022
Nepal
10-04-1972
04-11-2016 (R)
04-11-2016
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
10-04-1972
22-06-1981 (R)
22-06-1981
New Zealand
10-04-1972
13-12-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Nicaragua
10-04-1972
07-08-1975 (R)
07-08-1975
Niger
21-04-1972
23-06-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Nigeria
03-07-1972
03-07-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Niue
14-06-2018 (A)
14-06-2018
North Macedonia
17-03-1997 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway
10-04-1972
01-08-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Oman
31-03-1992 (A)
31-03-1992
Pakistan
10-04-1972
25-09-1974 (R)
26-03-1975
Palau
20-02-2003 (A)
20-02-2003
Palestine
09-01-2018 (A)
09-01-2018
Panama
02-05-1972
20-03-1974 (R)
26-03-1975
Papua New Guinea
27-10-1980 (A)
27-10-1980
Paraguay
09-06-1976 (A)
09-06-1976
Peru
10-04-1972
05-06-1985 (R)
05-06-1985
Philippines
10-04-1972
21-05-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Poland
10-04-1972
25-01-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Portugal
29-06-1972
15-05-1975 (R)
15-05-1975
Qatar
14-11-1972
17-04-1975 (R)
17-04-1975
Republic of Korea, the
10-04-1972
25-06-1987 (R)
25-06-1987
Republic of the Congo
23-10-1978 (A)
23-10-1978
Romania
10-04-1972
27-06-1979 (R)
27-06-1979
Russian Federation
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Rwanda
10-04-1972
20-05-1975 (R)
20-05-1975
Saint Kitts and Nevis
02-04-1991 (A)
02-04-1991
Saint Lucia
26-11-1986 (Su)
22-02-1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
13-05-1999 (Su)
27-10-1979
Samoa
21-09-2017 (A)
21-09-2017
San Marino
12-09-1972
11-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
São Tomé e Principe
24-08-1979 (A)
24-08-1979
Saudi Arabia
12-04-1972
24-05-1972 (R)
26-03-1975
Senegal
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Serbia
31-05-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
11-10-1979 (A)
11-10-1979
Sierra Leone
07-11-1972
29-06-1976 (R)
29-06-1976
Singapore
19-06-1972
02-12-1975 (R)
02-12-1975
Slovakia
17-05-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
07-04-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands
17-06-1981 (Su)
07-07-1978
Somalia
03-07-1972
South Africa
10-04-1972
03-11-1975 (R)
03-11-1975
South Sudan
15-02-2023 (A)
15-02-2023
Spain
10-04-1972
20-06-1979 (R)
20-06-1979
Sri Lanka
10-04-1972
18-11-1986 (R)
18-11-1986
Sudan
17-10-2003 (A)
17-10-2003
Suriname
06-01-1993 (A)
06-01-1993
Sweden
27-02-1975
05-02-1976 (R)
05-02-1976
Switzerland
10-04-1972
04-05-1976 (R)
04-05-1976
Syria
14-04-1972
Tajikistan
27-06-2005 (R)
27-06-2005
Tanzania
16-08-1972
14-08-2019 (R)
14-08-2019
Thailand
17-01-1973
28-05-1975 (R)
28-05-1975
Timor-Leste
05-05-2003 (A)
05-05-2003
Togo
10-04-1972
10-11-1976 (R)
10-11-1976
Tonga
28-09-1976 (A)
28-09-1976
Trinidad and Tobago
19-07-2007 (A)
19-07-2007
Tunisia
10-04-1972
18-05-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Türkiye
10-04-1972
25-10-1974 (R)
26-03-1975
Turkmenistan
11-01-1996 (A)
11-01-1996
Tuvalu
28-06-2024 (A)
28-06-2024
Uganda
12-05-1992 (A)
12-05-1992
Ukraine
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
United Arab Emirates
28-09-1972
19-06-2008 (R)
19-06-2008
United Kingdom
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
United States of America
10-04-1972
26-03-1975 (R)
26-03-1975
Uruguay
06-04-1981 (A)
06-04-1981
Uzbekistan
11-01-1996 (A)
11-01-1996
Vanuatu
06-09-2016 (Su)
30-07-1980
Venezuela
10-04-1972
18-10-1978 (R)
18-10-1978
Vietnam
10-04-1972
20-06-1980 (R)
20-06-1980
Yemen
10-04-1972
01-06-1979 (R)
01-06-1979
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
10-04-1972
25-10-1973 (R)
26-03-1975
Zambia
15-01-2008 (A)
15-01-2008
Zimbabwe
05-11-1990 (A)
05-11-1990
Extensions
United Kingdom
Extended to
Entry into force
Termination
Anguilla
26-03-1975
Bermuda
26-03-1975
British Virgin Islands
26-03-1975
Cayman Islands
26-03-1975
Dominica (< 03-11-1978)
26-03-1975
03-11-1978
Falkland Islands
26-03-1975
Gibraltar
26-03-1975
Montserrat
26-03-1975
Pitcairn Islands
26-03-1975
Saint-Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
26-03-1975
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
26-03-1975
Turks and Caicos Islands
26-03-1975