| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 11-09-2002 (A) | 01-03-2003 | ||||
| Albania | 08-09-1998 | 29-02-2000 (R) | 01-08-2000 | |||
| Algeria | 03-12-1997 | 09-10-2001 (R) | 01-04-2002 | |||
| Andorra | 03-12-1997 | 29-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Angola | 04-12-1997 | 05-07-2002 (R) | 01-01-2003 | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 03-12-1997 | 03-05-1999 (R) | 01-11-1999 | |||
| Argentina | 04-12-1997 | 14-09-1999 (R) | 01-03-2000 | |||
| Australia | 03-12-1997 | 14-01-1999 (R) | 01-07-1999 | |||
| Austria | 03-12-1997 | 29-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Bahamas | 03-12-1997 | 31-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Bangladesh | 07-05-1998 | 06-09-2000 (R) | 01-03-2001 | |||
| Barbados | 03-12-1997 | 26-01-1999 (R) | 01-07-1999 | |||
| Belarus | 03-09-2003 (A) | 01-03-2004 | ||||
| Belgium | 03-12-1997 | 04-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Belize | 27-02-1998 | 23-04-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Benin | 03-12-1997 | 25-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Bhutan | 18-08-2005 (A) | 01-02-2006 | ||||
| Bolivia | 03-12-1997 | 09-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 03-12-1997 | 08-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Botswana | 03-12-1997 | 01-03-2000 (R) | 01-09-2000 | |||
| Brazil | 03-12-1997 | 30-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| Brunei | 04-12-1997 | 24-04-2006 (R) | 01-10-2006 | |||
| Bulgaria | 03-12-1997 | 04-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 03-12-1997 | 16-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Burundi | 03-12-1997 | 22-10-2003 (R) | 01-04-2004 | |||
| Cabo Verde | 04-12-1997 | 14-05-2001 (R) | 01-11-2001 | |||
| Cambodia | 03-12-1997 | 28-07-1999 (R) | 01-01-2000 | |||
| Cameroon | 03-12-1997 | 19-09-2002 (R) | 01-03-2003 | |||
| Canada | 03-12-1997 | 03-12-1997 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Central African Republic | 08-11-2002 (A) | 01-05-2003 | ||||
| Chad | 06-07-1998 | 06-05-1999 (R) | 01-11-1999 | |||
| Chile | 03-12-1997 | 10-09-2001 (R) | 01-03-2002 | |||
| Colombia | 03-12-1997 | 06-09-2000 (R) | 01-03-2001 | |||
| Comoros | 19-09-2002 (A) | 01-03-2003 | ||||
| Cook Islands | 03-12-1997 | 15-03-2006 (R) | 01-09-2006 | |||
| Costa Rica | 03-12-1997 | 17-03-1999 (R) | 01-09-1999 | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 03-12-1997 | 30-06-2000 (R) | 01-12-2000 | |||
| Croatia | 04-12-1997 | 20-05-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Cyprus | 04-12-1997 | 17-01-2003 (R) | 01-07-2003 | |||
| Czech Republic | 03-12-1997 | 26-10-1999 (R) | 01-04-2000 | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 02-05-2002 (A) | 01-11-2002 | ||||
| Denmark | 04-12-1997 | 08-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Djibouti | 03-12-1997 | 18-05-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Dominica | 03-12-1997 | 26-03-1999 (R) | 01-09-1999 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 03-12-1997 | 30-06-2000 (R) | 01-12-2000 | |||
| Ecuador | 04-12-1997 | 29-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| El Salvador | 04-12-1997 | 27-01-1999 (R) | 01-07-1999 | |||
| Equatorial Guinea | 16-09-1998 (A) | 01-03-1999 | ||||
| Eritrea | 27-08-2001 (A) | 01-02-2002 | ||||
| Estonia | 12-05-2004 (A) | 01-11-2004 | ||||
| Eswatini | 04-12-1997 | 22-12-1998 (R) | 01-06-1999 | |||
| Ethiopia | 03-12-1997 | 17-12-2004 (R) | 01-06-2005 | |||
| Fiji | 03-12-1997 | 10-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Finland | 09-01-2012 (A) | 01-07-2012 | ||||
| France | 03-12-1997 | 23-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Gabon | 03-12-1997 | 08-09-2000 (R) | 01-03-2001 | |||
| Gambia, The | 04-12-1997 | 23-09-2002 (R) | 01-03-2003 | |||
| Germany | 03-12-1997 | 23-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Ghana | 04-12-1997 | 30-06-2000 (R) | 01-12-2000 | |||
| Greece | 03-12-1997 | 25-09-2003 (R) | 01-03-2004 | |||
| Grenada | 03-12-1997 | 19-08-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Guatemala | 03-12-1997 | 26-03-1999 (R) | 01-09-1999 | |||
| Guinea | 04-12-1997 | 08-10-1998 (R) | 01-04-1999 | |||
| Guinea-Bissau | 03-12-1997 | 22-05-2001 (R) | 01-11-2001 | |||
| Guyana | 04-12-1997 | 05-08-2003 (R) | 01-02-2004 | |||
| Haïti | 03-12-1997 | 15-02-2006 (R) | 01-08-2006 | |||
| Holy See | 04-12-1997 | 17-02-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Honduras | 03-12-1997 | 24-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Hungary | 03-12-1997 | 06-04-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Iceland | 04-12-1997 | 05-05-1999 (R) | 01-11-1999 | |||
| Indonesia | 04-12-1997 | 16-02-2007 (R) | 01-08-2007 | |||
| Iraq | 15-08-2007 (A) | 01-02-2008 | ||||
| Ireland | 03-12-1997 | 03-12-1997 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Italy | 03-12-1997 | 23-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| Jamaica | 03-12-1997 | 17-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Japan | 03-12-1997 | 30-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Jordan | 11-08-1998 | 13-11-1998 (R) | 01-05-1999 | |||
| Kenya | 05-12-1997 | 23-01-2001 (R) | 01-07-2001 | |||
| Kiribati | 07-09-2000 (A) | 01-03-2001 | ||||
| Kuwait | 30-07-2007 (A) | 01-01-2008 | ||||
| Latvia | 01-07-2005 (A) | 01-01-2006 | ||||
| Lesotho | 04-12-1997 | 02-12-1998 (R) | 01-06-1999 | |||
| Liberia | 23-12-1999 (A) | 01-06-2000 | ||||
| Liechtenstein | 03-12-1997 | 05-10-1999 (R) | 01-04-2000 | |||
| Lithuania | 26-02-1999 | 12-05-2003 (R) | 01-11-2003 | |||
| Luxembourg | 04-12-1997 | 14-06-1999 (R) | 01-12-1999 | |||
| Madagascar | 04-12-1997 | 16-09-1999 (R) | 01-03-2000 | |||
| Malawi | 04-12-1997 | 13-08-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Malaysia | 03-12-1997 | 22-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| Maldives | 01-10-1998 | 07-09-2000 (R) | 01-03-2001 | |||
| Mali | 03-12-1997 | 02-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Malta | 04-12-1997 | 07-05-2001 (R) | 01-11-2001 | |||
| Marshall Islands | 04-12-1997 | |||||
| Mauritania | 03-12-1997 | 21-07-2000 (R) | 01-01-2001 | |||
| Mauritius | 03-12-1997 | 03-12-1997 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Mexico | 03-12-1997 | 09-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Moldova | 03-12-1997 | 08-09-2000 (R) | 01-03-2001 | |||
| Monaco | 04-12-1997 | 17-11-1998 (R) | 01-05-1999 | |||
| Montenegro | 23-10-2006 (Su) | 03-06-2006 | ||||
| Mozambique | 03-12-1997 | 25-08-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Namibia | 03-12-1997 | 21-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Nauru | 07-08-2000 (A) | 01-02-2001 | ||||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 03-12-1997 | 12-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| New Zealand | 03-12-1997 | 27-01-1999 (R) | 01-07-1999 | |||
| Nicaragua | 04-12-1997 | 30-11-1998 (R) | 01-05-1999 | |||
| Niger | 04-12-1997 | 23-03-1999 (R) | 01-09-1999 | |||
| Nigeria | 27-09-2001 (A) | 01-03-2002 | ||||
| Niue | 03-12-1997 | 15-04-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| North Macedonia | 09-09-1998 (A) | 01-03-1999 | ||||
| Norway | 03-12-1997 | 09-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Oman | 20-08-2014 (A) | 01-02-2015 | ||||
| Palau | 19-11-2007 (A) | 01-05-2008 | ||||
| Palestine | 29-12-2017 (A) | 01-06-2018 | ||||
| Panama | 04-12-1997 | 07-10-1998 (R) | 01-04-1999 | |||
| Papua New Guinea | 28-06-2004 (A) | 01-12-2004 | ||||
| Paraguay | 03-12-1997 | 13-11-1998 (R) | 01-05-1999 | |||
| Peru | 03-12-1997 | 17-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Philippines | 03-12-1997 | 15-02-2000 (R) | 01-08-2000 | |||
| Poland | 04-12-1997 | 27-12-2012 (R) | 01-06-2013 | |||
| Portugal | 03-12-1997 | 19-02-1999 (R) | 01-08-1999 | |||
| Qatar | 04-12-1997 | 13-10-1998 (R) | 01-04-1999 | |||
| Republic of the Congo | 04-05-2001 (A) | 01-11-2001 | ||||
| Romania | 03-12-1997 | 30-11-2000 (R) | 01-05-2001 | |||
| Rwanda | 03-12-1997 | 08-06-2000 (R) | 01-12-2000 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 03-12-1997 | 02-12-1998 (R) | 01-06-1999 | |||
| Saint Lucia | 03-12-1997 | 13-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 03-12-1997 | 01-08-2001 (R) | 01-02-2002 | |||
| Samoa | 03-12-1997 | 23-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| San Marino | 03-12-1997 | 18-03-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| São Tomé e Principe | 30-04-1998 | 31-03-2003 (R) | 01-09-2003 | |||
| Senegal | 03-12-1997 | 24-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Serbia | 18-09-2003 (A) | 01-03-2004 | ||||
| Seychelles | 04-12-1997 | 02-06-2000 (R) | 01-12-2000 | |||
| Sierra Leone | 29-07-1998 | 25-04-2001 (R) | 01-10-2001 | |||
| Slovakia | 03-12-1997 | 25-02-1999 (R) | 01-08-1999 | |||
| Slovenia | 03-12-1997 | 27-10-1998 (R) | 01-04-1999 | |||
| Solomon Islands | 04-12-1997 | 26-01-1999 (R) | 01-07-1999 | |||
| Somalia | 16-04-2012 (A) | 01-10-2012 | ||||
| South Africa | 03-12-1997 | 26-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| South Sudan | 11-11-2011 (Su) | 09-07-2011 | ||||
| Spain | 03-12-1997 | 19-01-1999 (R) | 01-07-1999 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 13-12-2017 (A) | 01-06-2018 | ||||
| Sudan | 04-12-1997 | 13-10-2003 (R) | 01-04-2004 | |||
| Suriname | 04-12-1997 | 23-05-2002 (R) | 01-11-2002 | |||
| Sweden | 04-12-1997 | 30-11-1998 (R) | 01-05-1999 | |||
| Switzerland | 03-12-1997 | 24-03-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Tajikistan | 12-10-1999 (A) | 01-04-2000 | ||||
| Tanzania | 03-12-1997 | 13-11-2000 (R) | 01-05-2001 | |||
| Thailand | 03-12-1997 | 27-11-1998 (R) | 01-05-1999 | |||
| Timor-Leste | 07-05-2003 (A) | 01-11-2003 | ||||
| Togo | 04-12-1997 | 09-03-2000 (R) | 01-09-2000 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 04-12-1997 | 27-04-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Tunisia | 04-12-1997 | 09-07-1999 (R) | 01-01-2000 | |||
| Türkiye | 25-09-2003 (A) | 01-03-2004 | ||||
| Turkmenistan | 03-12-1997 | 19-01-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Tuvalu | 13-09-2011 (A) | 01-03-2012 | ||||
| Uganda | 03-12-1997 | 25-02-1999 (R) | 01-08-1999 | |||
| Ukraine | 24-02-1999 | 27-12-2005 (R) | 01-06-2006 | |||
| United Kingdom | 03-12-1997 | 31-07-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Uruguay | 03-12-1997 | 07-06-2001 (R) | 01-12-2001 | |||
| Vanuatu | 04-12-1997 | 16-09-2005 (R) | 01-03-2006 | |||
| Venezuela | 03-12-1997 | 14-04-1999 (R) | 01-10-1999 | |||
| Yemen | 04-12-1997 | 01-09-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 | |||
| Zambia | 12-12-1997 | 23-02-2001 (R) | 01-08-2001 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 03-12-1997 | 18-06-1998 (R) | 01-03-1999 |
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