Party | Signature | Provisional application |
RatificationS=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 |
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Afghanistan | 24-09-2003 | 24-09-2003 (R) | ||||
Albania | 27-09-1996 | 23-04-2003 (R) | ||||
Algeria | 15-10-1996 | 11-07-2003 (R) | ||||
Andorra | 24-09-1996 | 12-07-2006 (R) | ||||
Angola | 27-09-1996 | 20-03-2015 (R) | ||||
Antigua and Barbuda | 16-04-1997 | 11-01-2006 (R) | ||||
Argentina | 24-09-1996 | 04-12-1998 (R) | ||||
Armenia | 01-10-1996 | 12-07-2006 (R) | ||||
Australia | 24-09-1996 | 09-07-1998 (R) | ||||
Austria | 24-09-1996 | 13-03-1998 (R) | ||||
Azerbaijan | 28-07-1997 | 02-02-1999 (R) | ||||
Bahamas | 04-02-2005 | 30-11-2007 (R) | ||||
Bahrain | 24-09-1996 | 12-04-2004 (R) | ||||
Bangladesh | 24-10-1996 | 08-03-2000 (R) | ||||
Barbados | 14-01-2008 | 14-01-2008 (R) | ||||
Belarus | 24-09-1996 | 13-09-2000 (R) | ||||
Belgium | 24-09-1996 | 29-06-1999 (R) | ||||
Belize | 14-11-2001 | 26-03-2004 (R) | ||||
Benin | 27-09-1996 | 06-03-2001 (R) | ||||
Bolivia | 24-09-1996 | 04-10-1999 (R) | ||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24-09-1996 | 26-10-2006 (R) | ||||
Botswana | 16-09-2002 | 28-10-2002 (R) | ||||
Brazil | 24-09-1996 | 24-07-1998 (R) | ||||
Brunei | 22-01-1997 | 10-01-2013 (R) | ||||
Bulgaria | 24-09-1996 | 29-09-1999 (R) | ||||
Burkina Faso | 27-09-1996 | 17-04-2002 (R) | ||||
Burundi | 24-09-1996 | 24-09-2008 (R) | ||||
Cabo Verde | 01-10-1996 | 01-03-2006 (R) | ||||
Cambodia | 26-09-1996 | 10-11-2000 (R) | ||||
Cameroon | 16-11-2001 | 06-02-2006 (R) | ||||
Canada | 24-09-1996 | 18-12-1998 (R) | ||||
Central African Republic | 19-12-2001 | 26-05-2010 (R) | ||||
Chad | 08-10-1996 | 08-02-2013 (R) | ||||
Chile | 24-09-1996 | 12-07-2000 (R) | ||||
China | 24-09-1996 | |||||
Colombia | 24-09-1996 | 29-01-2008 (R) | ||||
Comoros | 12-12-1996 | 19-02-2021 (R) | ||||
Cook Islands | 05-12-1997 | 06-09-2005 (R) | ||||
Costa Rica | 24-09-1996 | 25-09-2001 (R) | ||||
Côte d'Ivoire | 25-09-1996 | 11-03-2003 (R) | ||||
Croatia | 24-09-1996 | 02-03-2001 (R) | ||||
Cuba | 04-02-2021 | 04-02-2021 (R) | ||||
Cyprus | 24-09-1996 | 18-07-2003 (R) | ||||
Czech Republic | 12-11-1996 | 11-09-1997 (R) | ||||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 04-10-1996 | 28-09-2004 (R) | ||||
Denmark | 24-09-1996 | 21-12-1998 (R) | ||||
Djibouti | 21-10-1996 | 15-07-2005 (R) | ||||
Dominica | 25-05-2022 | 30-06-2022 (R) | ||||
Dominican Republic | 03-10-1996 | 04-09-2007 (R) | ||||
Ecuador | 24-09-1996 | 12-11-2001 (R) | ||||
Egypt | 14-10-1996 | |||||
El Salvador | 24-09-1996 | 11-09-1998 (R) | ||||
Equatorial Guinea | 09-10-1996 | 21-09-2022 (R) | ||||
Eritrea | 11-11-2003 | 11-11-2003 (R) | ||||
Estonia | 20-11-1996 | 13-08-1999 (R) | ||||
Eswatini | 24-09-1996 | 21-09-2016 (R) | ||||
Ethiopia | 25-09-1996 | 08-08-2006 (R) | ||||
Federated States of Micronesia | 24-09-1996 | 25-07-1997 (R) | ||||
Fiji | 24-09-1996 | 10-10-1996 (R) | ||||
Finland | 24-09-1996 | 15-01-1999 (R) | ||||
France | 24-09-1996 | 06-04-1998 (R) | ||||
Gabon | 07-10-1996 | 20-09-2000 (R) | ||||
Gambia, The | 09-04-2003 | 24-03-2022 (R) | ||||
Georgia | 24-09-1996 | 27-09-2002 (R) | ||||
Germany | 24-09-1996 | 20-08-1998 (R) | ||||
Ghana | 03-10-1996 | 14-06-2011 (R) | ||||
Greece | 24-09-1996 | 21-04-1999 (R) | ||||
Grenada | 10-10-1996 | 19-08-1998 (R) | ||||
Guatemala | 20-09-1999 | 12-01-2012 (R) | ||||
Guinea | 03-10-1996 | 22-09-2011 (R) | ||||
Guinea-Bissau | 11-04-1997 | 24-09-2013 (R) | ||||
Guyana | 07-09-2000 | 07-03-2001 (R) | ||||
Haïti | 24-09-1996 | 01-12-2005 (R) | ||||
Holy See | 24-09-1996 | 18-07-2001 (R) | ||||
Honduras | 25-09-1996 | 30-10-2003 (R) | ||||
Hungary | 25-09-1996 | 13-07-1999 (R) | ||||
Iceland | 24-09-1996 | 26-06-2000 (R) | ||||
Indonesia | 24-09-1996 | 06-02-2012 (R) | ||||
Iran | 24-09-1996 | |||||
Iraq | 19-08-2008 | 26-09-2013 (R) | ||||
Ireland | 24-09-1996 | 15-07-1999 (R) | ||||
Israel | 25-09-1996 | |||||
Italy | 24-09-1996 | 01-02-1999 (R) | ||||
Jamaica | 11-11-1996 | 13-11-2001 (R) | ||||
Japan | 24-09-1996 | 08-07-1997 (R) | ||||
Jordan | 26-09-1996 | 25-08-1998 (R) | ||||
Kazakhstan | 30-09-1996 | 14-05-2002 (R) | ||||
Kenya | 14-11-1996 | 30-11-2000 (R) | ||||
Kiribati | 07-09-2000 | 07-09-2000 (R) | ||||
Kuwait | 24-09-1996 | 06-05-2003 (R) | ||||
Kyrgyzstan | 08-10-1996 | 02-10-2003 (R) | ||||
Laos | 30-07-1997 | 05-10-2000 (R) | ||||
Latvia | 24-09-1996 | 20-11-2001 (R) | ||||
Lebanon | 16-09-2005 | 21-11-2008 (R) | ||||
Lesotho | 30-09-1996 | 14-09-1999 (R) | ||||
Liberia | 01-10-1996 | 17-08-2009 (R) | ||||
Libya | 13-11-2001 | 06-01-2004 (R) | ||||
Liechtenstein | 27-09-1996 | 21-09-2004 (R) | ||||
Lithuania | 07-10-1996 | 07-02-2000 (R) | ||||
Luxembourg | 24-09-1996 | 26-05-1999 (R) | ||||
Madagascar | 09-10-1996 | 15-09-2005 (R) | ||||
Malawi | 09-10-1996 | 21-11-2008 (R) | ||||
Malaysia | 23-07-1998 | 17-01-2008 (R) | ||||
Maldives | 01-10-1997 | 07-09-2000 (R) | ||||
Mali | 18-02-1997 | 04-08-1999 (R) | ||||
Malta | 24-09-1996 | 23-07-2001 (R) | ||||
Marshall Islands | 24-09-1996 | 28-10-2009 (R) | ||||
Mauritania | 24-09-1996 | 30-04-2003 (R) | ||||
Mexico | 24-09-1996 | 05-10-1999 (R) | ||||
Moldova | 24-09-1997 | 16-01-2007 (R) | ||||
Monaco | 01-10-1996 | 18-12-1998 (R) | ||||
Mongolia | 01-10-1996 | 08-08-1997 (R) | ||||
Montenegro | 23-10-2006 (Su) | |||||
Morocco | 24-09-1996 | 17-04-2000 (R) | ||||
Mozambique | 26-09-1996 | 04-11-2008 (R) | ||||
Myanmar | 25-11-1996 | 21-09-2016 (R) | ||||
Namibia | 24-09-1996 | 29-06-2001 (R) | ||||
Nauru | 08-09-2000 | 12-11-2001 (R) | ||||
Nepal | 08-10-1996 | |||||
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 24-09-1996 | 23-03-1999 (R) | ||||
New Zealand | 27-09-1996 | 19-03-1999 (R) | ||||
Nicaragua | 24-09-1996 | 05-12-2000 (R) | ||||
Niger | 03-10-1996 | 09-09-2002 (R) | ||||
Nigeria | 08-09-2000 | 27-09-2001 (R) | ||||
Niue | 09-04-2012 | 04-03-2014 (R) | ||||
North Macedonia | 29-10-1998 | 14-03-2000 (R) | ||||
Norway | 24-09-1996 | 15-07-1999 (R) | ||||
Oman | 23-09-1999 | 13-06-2003 (R) | ||||
Palau | 12-08-2003 | 01-08-2007 (R) | ||||
Panama | 24-09-1996 | 23-03-1999 (R) | ||||
Papua New Guinea | 25-09-1996 | 13-03-2024 (R) | ||||
Paraguay | 25-09-1996 | 04-10-2001 (R) | ||||
Peru | 25-09-1996 | 12-11-1997 (R) | ||||
Philippines | 24-09-1996 | 23-02-2001 (R) | ||||
Poland | 24-09-1996 | 25-05-1999 (R) | ||||
Portugal | 24-09-1996 | 26-06-2000 (R) | ||||
Qatar | 24-09-1996 | 03-03-1997 (R) | ||||
Republic of Korea, the | 24-09-1996 | 24-09-1999 (R) | ||||
Republic of the Congo | 11-02-1997 | 02-09-2014 (R) | ||||
Romania | 24-09-1996 | 05-10-1999 (R) | ||||
Russian Federation | 24-09-1996 | (R) | ||||
Rwanda | 30-11-2004 | 30-11-2004 (R) | ||||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23-03-2004 | 27-04-2005 (R) | ||||
Saint Lucia | 04-10-1996 | 05-04-2001 (R) | ||||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 02-07-2009 | 23-09-2009 (R) | ||||
Samoa | 09-10-1996 | 27-09-2002 (R) | ||||
San Marino | 07-10-1996 | 12-03-2002 (R) | ||||
São Tomé e Principe | 26-09-1996 | 22-09-2022 (R) | ||||
Senegal | 26-09-1996 | 09-06-1999 (R) | ||||
Serbia | 08-06-2001 | 19-05-2004 (R) | ||||
Seychelles | 24-09-1996 | 13-04-2004 (R) | ||||
Sierra Leone | 08-09-2000 | 17-09-2001 (R) | ||||
Singapore | 14-01-1999 | 10-11-2001 (R) | ||||
Slovakia | 30-09-1996 | 03-03-1998 (R) | ||||
Slovenia | 24-09-1996 | 31-08-1999 (R) | ||||
Solomon Islands | 03-10-1996 | 20-01-2023 (R) | ||||
Somalia | 08-09-2023 | |||||
South Africa | 24-09-1996 | 30-03-1999 (R) | ||||
Spain | 24-09-1996 | 31-07-1998 (R) | ||||
Sri Lanka | 24-10-1996 | 25-07-2023 (R) | ||||
Sudan | 10-06-2004 | 10-06-2004 (R) | ||||
Suriname | 14-01-1997 | 07-02-2006 (R) | ||||
Sweden | 24-09-1996 | 02-12-1998 (R) | ||||
Switzerland | 24-09-1996 | 01-10-1999 (R) | ||||
Tajikistan | 07-10-1996 | 10-06-1998 (R) | ||||
Tanzania | 30-09-2004 | 30-09-2004 (R) | ||||
Thailand | 12-11-1996 | 25-09-2018 (R) | ||||
Timor-Leste | 26-09-2008 | 01-08-2022 (R) | ||||
Togo | 02-10-1996 | 02-07-2004 (R) | ||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 08-10-2009 | 26-05-2010 (R) | ||||
Tunisia | 16-10-1996 | 23-09-2004 (R) | ||||
Türkiye | 24-09-1996 | 16-02-2000 (R) | ||||
Turkmenistan | 24-09-1996 | 20-02-1998 (R) | ||||
Tuvalu | 25-09-2018 | 31-03-2022 (R) | ||||
Uganda | 07-11-1996 | 14-03-2001 (R) | ||||
Ukraine | 27-09-1996 | 23-02-2001 (R) | ||||
United Arab Emirates | 25-09-1996 | 18-09-2000 (R) | ||||
United Kingdom | 24-09-1996 | 06-04-1998 (R) | ||||
United States of America | 24-09-1996 | |||||
Uruguay | 24-09-1996 | 21-09-2001 (R) | ||||
Uzbekistan | 03-10-1996 | 29-05-1997 (R) | ||||
Vanuatu | 24-09-1996 | 16-09-2005 (R) | ||||
Venezuela | 03-10-1996 | 13-05-2002 (R) | ||||
Vietnam | 24-09-1996 | 10-03-2006 (R) | ||||
Yemen | 30-09-1996 | |||||
Zambia | 03-12-1996 | 23-02-2006 (R) | ||||
Zimbabwe | 13-10-1999 | 13-02-2019 (R) |