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| Party | Signature | 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 | 09-11-2006 (A) | 07-02-2007 | |||
| Albania | 12-05-2010 (A) | 10-08-2010 | |||
| Algeria | 13-12-2002 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Angola | 10-10-2002 | 14-03-2006 (R) | 12-06-2006 | ||
| Argentina | 10-06-2002 | ||||
| Armenia | 20-03-2007 (A) | 18-06-2007 | |||
| Australia | 10-06-2002 | 12-12-2005 (R) | 12-03-2006 | ||
| Austria | 06-06-2002 | 04-11-2005 (R) | 02-02-2006 | ||
| Bangladesh | 17-10-2002 | 14-11-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Belgium | 06-06-2002 | 02-10-2007 (R) | 31-12-2007 | ||
| Benin | 24-02-2006 (A) | 25-05-2006 | |||
| Bhutan | 10-06-2002 | 02-09-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Brazil | 10-06-2002 | 22-05-2006 (R) | 20-08-2006 | ||
| Bulgaria | 29-12-2004 (A) | 29-03-2005 | |||
| Burkina Faso | 09-11-2001 | 05-12-2006 (R) | 05-03-2007 | ||
| Burundi | 10-06-2002 | 28-04-2006 (R) | 27-07-2006 | ||
| Cabo Verde | 16-10-2002 | ||||
| Cambodia | 11-06-2002 | 11-06-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Cameroon | 03-09-2002 | 19-12-2005 (R) | 09-03-2006 | ||
| Canada | 10-06-2002 | 10-06-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Central African Republic | 09-11-2001 | 04-08-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Chad | 11-06-2002 | 14-03-2006 (R) | 12-06-2006 | ||
| Chile | 04-11-2002 | ||||
| Colombia | 30-10-2002 | ||||
| Cook Islands | 02-12-2004 (A) | 02-03-2005 | |||
| Costa Rica | 10-06-2002 | 14-11-2006 (R) | 12-02-2007 | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | 09-11-2001 | 25-06-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Croatia | 06-08-2009 (A) | 04-11-2009 | |||
| Cuba | 11-10-2002 | 16-09-2004 (R) | 15-12-2004 | ||
| Cyprus | 12-06-2002 | 15-09-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Czech Republic | 31-03-2004 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 16-07-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 05-06-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Denmark | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Djibouti | 08-05-2006 (A) | 06-08-2006 | |||
| Dominican Republic | 11-06-2002 | ||||
| Ecuador | 07-05-2004 (A) | 05-08-2004 | |||
| Egypt | 29-08-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| El Salvador | 10-06-2002 | 09-07-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Eritrea | 10-06-2002 | 10-06-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Estonia | 31-03-2004 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Eswatini | 10-06-2002 | ||||
| Ethiopia | 12-06-2002 | 18-06-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| EU (European Union) | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Fiji | 09-07-2008 (A) | 07-10-2008 | |||
| Finland | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| France | 06-06-2002 | 11-07-2005 (R) | 09-10-2005 | ||
| Gabon | 10-06-2002 | 13-11-2006 (R) | 11-02-2007 | ||
| Germany | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Ghana | 28-10-2002 | 28-10-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Greece | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Guatemala | 13-06-2002 | 01-02-2006 (R) | 02-05-2006 | ||
| Guinea | 11-06-2002 | 11-06-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | 01-02-2006 (A) | 02-05-2006 | |||
| Haïti | 09-11-2001 | ||||
| Honduras | 14-01-2004 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Hungary | 04-03-2004 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Iceland | 07-08-2007 (A) | 05-11-2007 | |||
| India | 10-06-2002 | 10-06-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Indonesia | 10-03-2006 (A) | 08-06-2006 | |||
| Iran | 04-11-2002 | 28-04-2006 (R) | 27-07-2006 | ||
| Ireland | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Italy | 06-06-2002 | 18-05-2004 (R) | 16-08-2004 | ||
| Jamaica | 14-03-2006 (A) | 12-06-2006 | |||
| Jordan | 09-11-2001 | 30-05-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Kenya | 27-05-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Kiribati | 13-12-2005 (A) | 13-03-2006 | |||
| Kuwait | 02-09-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | 30-08-2009 (A) | 28-11-2009 | |||
| Laos | 14-03-2006 (A) | 12-06-2006 | |||
| Latvia | 27-05-2004 (A) | 25-08-2004 | |||
| Lebanon | 04-11-2002 | 06-05-2004 (R) | 04-08-2004 | ||
| Lesotho | 21-11-2005 (A) | 19-02-2006 | |||
| Liberia | 25-11-2005 (A) | 23-02-2006 | |||
| Libya | 12-04-2005 (A) | 11-07-2005 | |||
| Lithuania | 21-06-2005 (A) | 19-09-2005 | |||
| Luxembourg | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Madagascar | 30-10-2002 | 13-03-2006 (R) | 11-06-2006 | ||
| Malawi | 10-06-2002 | 04-07-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Malaysia | 05-05-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Maldives | 02-03-2006 (A) | 31-05-2006 | |||
| Mali | 09-11-2001 | 05-05-2005 (R) | 03-08-2005 | ||
| Malta | 10-06-2002 | ||||
| Marshall Islands | 13-06-2002 | ||||
| Mauritania | 11-02-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Mauritius | 27-03-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Mexico | 09-11-2001 | ||||
| Morocco | 27-03-2002 | 14-07-2006 (R) | 12-10-2006 | ||
| Myanmar | 04-12-2002 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Namibia | 09-11-2001 | 07-10-2004 (R) | 05-01-2005 | ||
| Nepal | 10-01-2010 (A) | 10-04-2010 | |||
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | 06-06-2002 | 18-11-2005 (R) | 16-02-2006 | ||
| Nicaragua | 22-11-2002 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Niger | 11-06-2002 | 27-10-2004 (R) | 25-01-2005 | ||
| Nigeria | 10-06-2002 | ||||
| North Macedonia | 10-06-2002 | ||||
| Norway | 12-06-2002 | 03-08-2004 (R) | 01-11-2004 | ||
| Oman | 14-07-2004 (A) | 12-10-2004 | |||
| Pakistan | 02-09-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Palau | 05-08-2008 (A) | 03-11-2008 | |||
| Panama | 13-03-2006 (A) | 11-06-2006 | |||
| Paraguay | 24-10-2002 | 03-01-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Peru | 08-10-2002 | 05-06-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Philippines | 28-09-2006 (A) | 27-12-2006 | |||
| Poland | 07-02-2005 (A) | 08-05-2005 | |||
| Portugal | 06-06-2002 | 07-11-2005 (R) | 05-02-2006 | ||
| Qatar | 01-07-2008 (A) | 29-09-2008 | |||
| Republic of Korea, the | 20-01-2009 (A) | 20-04-2009 | |||
| Republic of the Congo | 14-09-2004 (A) | 13-12-2004 | |||
| Romania | 31-05-2005 (A) | 29-08-2005 | |||
| Saint Lucia | 16-07-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Samoa | 09-03-2006 (A) | 07-06-2006 | |||
| São Tomé e Principe | 07-04-2006 (A) | 06-07-2006 | |||
| Saudi Arabia | 17-10-2005 (A) | 15-01-2006 | |||
| Senegal | 09-11-2001 | 25-10-2006 (R) | 23-01-2007 | ||
| Serbia | 01-10-2002 | ||||
| Seychelles | 30-05-2006 (A) | 28-08-2006 | |||
| Sierra Leone | 20-11-2002 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| Slovakia | 08-06-2010 (A) | 06-09-2010 | |||
| Slovenia | 11-01-2006 (A) | 11-04-2006 | |||
| Spain | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Sudan | 10-06-2002 | 10-06-2002 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Sweden | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Switzerland | 28-10-2002 | 22-11-2004 (R) | 20-02-2005 | ||
| Syria | 13-06-2002 | 26-08-2003 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| Tanzania | 30-04-2004 (A) | 29-07-2004 | |||
| Thailand | 04-11-2002 | ||||
| Togo | 04-11-2002 | 23-10-2007 (R) | 21-01-2008 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 27-10-2004 (R) | 25-01-2005 | |||
| Tunisia | 10-06-2002 | 08-06-2004 (R) | 06-09-2004 | ||
| Türkiye | 04-11-2002 | 07-06-2007 (R) | 05-09-2007 | ||
| Uganda | 25-03-2003 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| United Arab Emirates | 16-02-2004 (A) | 29-06-2004 | |||
| United Kingdom | 06-06-2002 | 31-03-2004 (R) | 29-06-2004 | ||
| United States of America | 01-11-2002 | ||||
| Uruguay | 10-06-2002 | 01-03-2006 (R) | 30-05-2006 | ||
| Venezuela | 11-02-2002 | 17-05-2005 (R) | 15-08-2005 | ||
| Yemen | 01-03-2006 (A) | 30-05-2006 | |||
| Zambia | 04-11-2002 | 13-03-2006 (R) | 11-06-2006 | ||
| Zimbabwe | 30-10-2002 | 05-07-2005 (R) | 03-10-2005 |
Parties with reservations, declarations and objections
| Party | Reservations / Declarations | Objections |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Yes | No |
| Belgium | Yes | No |
| Denmark | Yes | No |
| EU (European Union) | Yes | No |
| Finland | Yes | No |
| Germany | Yes | No |
| Greece | Yes | No |
| Ireland | Yes | No |
| Italy | Yes | No |
| Luxembourg | Yes | No |
| Myanmar | Yes | No |
| Netherlands, the Kingdom of the | Yes | No |
| Poland | Yes | No |
| Spain | Yes | No |
| Sweden | Yes | No |
| United Kingdom | Yes | No |
Austria
04-11-2005
The Republic of Austria confirms the declaration made at adoption concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Belgium
02-10-2007
Belgium interprets Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Denmark
31-03-2004
Denmark confirms the declaration made at adopting the Treaty concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
EU (European Union)
31-03-2004
(1) The European Community interprets Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on
Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject
of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights
are met.
(2) In accordance with the provisions of Article II.7 of the FAO Constitution, the
European Community declares that its declaration of competence submitted to FAO on
4 October 1994 under Article II.5 of the FAO Constitution still applies in the light
of its acceptance of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food
and Agriculture.
(3) In accordance with the provision of Article 22.3 the European Community declares
that for a dispute not resolved in accordance with Article 22.1 or Article 22.2 it
accepts as compulsory the dispute settlement provisions in Article 22.3(a).
Finland
31-03-2004
The European Community and its Member States interpret Article 12.3 d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Germany
31-03-2004
Germany confirms the declaration made at adoption by the European Community concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Greece
31-03-2004
The Hellenic Republic confirms the declaration made at adoption concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as recognizing that the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights, provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Ireland
31-03-2004
Ireland confirms the declaration made at adoption concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as recognising that the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights, provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Italy
18-05-2004
Italy confirms the declaration made at adoption concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Luxembourg
31-03-2004
The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg confirms the declaration made at adoption concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as recognising that the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights, provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Myanmar
04-12-2002
The Government of the Union of Myanmar declares that in the event of a dispute between
Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of International
Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Myanmar shall seek Arbitration
in accordance with Article 22.3(a). In this respect, Myanmar accepts Arbitration in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Part one of Annex II to the Treaty.
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
06-01-2009
The Kingdom of the Netherlands declares, in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 22 of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, that it accepts both means of dispute settlement referred to in that paragraph as compulsory in relation to any Party accepting one or both means of dispute settlement.
Poland
07-02-2005
The Republic of Poland confirms the declaration made at adoption by the European Community concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights, provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.
Spain
31-03-2004
Spain gives notice of its intention, as soon as the relevant internal procedures have been completed, to deposit the interpretative declaration relating to Article 12.3.d of the Treaty made by the Presidency of the European Union at the 31st Ministerial Conference of the FAO in November 2001 at the time of the Treaty's adoption.
Sweden
31-03-2004
(1) Sweden confirms the declaration made at adopting concerning the interpretation
of Article 12.3d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and
Agriculture as recognising that the plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject
of intellectual property rights, provided that the criteria relating to such rights
are met.
(2) In accordance with the provisions of Article II.7 of the FAO Constitution, Sweden
declares that the European Community's declaration of competence submitted to FAO
on 4 October 1994 under Article II.5 of the FAO Constitution still applies in the
light of its acceptance of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture.
(3) In accordance with the provision of Article 22.3 Sweden declares that for a dispute
not resolved in accordance with Article 22.1 or Article 22.2 it accepts as compulsory
the dispute settlement provisions in Article 22.3(a).
United Kingdom
31-03-2004
The Government of the United Kingdom confirms the declaration made at adoption concerning the interpretation of Article 12.3.d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.