Treaty

Convention on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons which may be deemed to be excessively injurious or to have indiscriminate effects

Treaty data

Treaty number 000684
Date of conclusion 10-10-1980
Place of conclusion Genève
Provisional application
Entry into force 02-12-1983
Retroactive effect
Termination
Treaty Series
Parliamentary paper
Approval act 1987, 127
Consolidated text 0003694

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Koninkrijksdeel Provisional
application
Entry into force Retroactive effect Termination
Netherlands (in Europe) 18-12-1987
Netherlands (Bonaire) 28-04-2014
Netherlands (Sint Eustatius) 28-04-2014
Netherlands (Saba) 28-04-2014
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

PartiesParties with a link have a reservation.

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 10-04-1981 09-08-2017 (R) 09-02-2018
Albania 28-08-2002 (A) 28-02-2003
Algeria 06-05-2015 (A) 06-11-2015
Antigua and Barbuda 23-08-2010 (A) 23-02-2011
Argentina 02-12-1981 02-10-1995 (R) 02-04-1996
Australia 08-04-1982 29-09-1983 (R) 29-03-1984
Austria 10-04-1981 14-03-1983 (R) 02-12-1983
Bahrain 11-03-2016 (A) 11-09-2016
Bangladesh 06-09-2000 (A) 06-03-2001
Belarus 10-04-1981 23-06-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Belgium 10-04-1981 07-02-1995 (R) 07-08-1995
Benin 27-03-1989 (A) 27-09-1989
Bolivia 21-09-2001 (A) 21-03-2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina 01-09-1993 (Su) 06-03-1992
Brazil 03-10-1995 (A) 03-04-1996
Bulgaria 10-04-1981 15-10-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Burkina Faso 26-11-2003 (A) 26-05-2004
Burundi 13-07-2012 (A) 13-01-2013
Cabo Verde 16-09-1997 (A) 16-03-1998
Cambodia 25-03-1997 (A) 25-09-1997
Cameroon 07-12-2006 (A) 07-06-2007
Canada 10-04-1981 24-06-1994 (R) 24-12-1994
Chile 15-10-2003 (R) 15-04-2004
China 14-09-1981 07-04-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Colombia 06-03-2000 (A) 06-09-2000
Costa Rica 17-12-1998 (A) 17-06-1999
Côte d'Ivoire 25-05-2016 (A) 25-11-2016
Croatia 02-12-1993 (Su) 08-10-1991
Cuba 10-04-1981 02-03-1987 (R) 02-09-1987
Cyprus 12-12-1988 (A) 12-06-1989
Czech Republic 22-02-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993) 10-04-1981 31-08-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Denmark 10-04-1981 07-07-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Djibouti 29-07-1996 (A) 29-01-1997
Dominican Republic 21-06-2010 (A) 21-12-2010
Ecuador 09-09-1981 04-05-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Egypt 10-04-1981
El Salvador 26-01-2000 (A) 26-07-2000
Estonia 20-04-2000 (A) 20-10-2000
Finland 10-04-1981 08-04-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
France 10-04-1981 04-03-1988 (R) 04-09-1988
Gabon 01-10-2007 (A) 01-04-2008
Georgia 29-04-1996 (A) 29-10-1996
Germany 10-04-1981 25-11-1992 (R) 25-05-1993
Greece 10-04-1981 28-01-1992 (R) 28-07-1992
Grenada 10-12-2014 (A) 10-06-2015
Guatemala 21-07-1983 (A) 21-01-1984
Guinea-Bissau 06-08-2008 (A) 06-02-2009
Holy See 22-07-1997 (A) 22-01-1998
Honduras 30-10-2003 (A) 30-04-2004
Hungary 10-04-1981 14-06-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Iceland 10-04-1981 22-08-2008 (R) 22-02-2009
India 15-05-1981 01-03-1984 (R) 01-09-1984
Iraq 24-09-2014 (A) 24-03-2015
Ireland 10-04-1981 13-03-1995 (R) 13-09-1995
Israel 22-03-1995 (A) 22-09-1995
Italy 10-04-1981 20-01-1995 (R) 20-07-1995
Jamaica 25-09-2008 (A) 25-03-2009
Japan 22-09-1981 09-06-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Jordan 19-10-1995 (A) 19-04-1996
Kazakhstan 08-07-2009 (A) 08-01-2010
Kuwait 24-05-2013 (A) 24-11-2013
Laos 03-01-1983 (A) 02-12-1983
Latvia 04-01-1993 (A) 04-07-1993
Lebanon 05-04-2017 (A) 05-10-2017
Lesotho 06-09-2000 (A) 06-03-2001
Liberia 16-09-2005 (A) 16-03-2006
Liechtenstein 11-02-1982 16-08-1989 (R) 16-02-1990
Lithuania 03-06-1998 (A) 03-12-1998
Luxembourg 10-04-1981 21-05-1996 (R) 21-11-1996
Madagascar 14-03-2008 (A) 14-09-2008
Malawi 23-09-2022 (A) 23-03-2023
Maldives 07-09-2000 (A) 07-03-2001
Mali 24-10-2001 (A) 24-04-2002
Malta 26-06-1995 (A) 26-12-1995
Mauritius 06-05-1996 (A) 06-11-1996
Mexico 10-04-1981 11-02-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Moldova 08-09-2000 (A) 08-03-2001
Monaco 12-08-1997 (A) 12-02-1998
Mongolia 10-04-1981 08-06-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Montenegro 23-10-2006 (Su) 03-06-2006
Morocco 10-04-1981 19-03-2002 (R) 19-09-2002
Nauru 12-11-2001 (A) 12-05-2002
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the 10-04-1981 18-06-1987 (R) 18-12-1987
New Zealand 10-04-1981 18-10-1993 (R) 18-04-1994
Nicaragua 20-05-1981 05-12-2000 (R) 05-06-2001
Niger 10-11-1992 (A) 10-05-1993
Nigeria 26-01-1982
North Macedonia 30-12-1996 (Su) 17-09-1991
Norway 10-04-1981 07-06-1983 (R) 07-12-1983
Pakistan 26-01-1982 01-04-1985 (R) 01-10-1985
Palestine 05-01-2015 (A) 05-07-2015
Panama 26-03-1997 (A) 26-09-1997
Paraguay 22-09-2004 (A) 22-03-2005
Peru 03-07-1997 (A) 03-01-1998
Philippines 15-05-1981 15-07-1996 (R) 15-01-1997
Poland 10-04-1981 02-06-1983 (R) 02-12-1983
Portugal 10-04-1981 04-04-1997 (R) 04-10-1997
Qatar 16-11-2009 (A) 16-05-2010
Republic of Korea, the 09-05-2001 (A) 09-11-2001
Romania 08-04-1982 26-07-1995 (R) 26-01-1996
Russian Federation 10-04-1981 10-06-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 06-12-2010 (A) 06-06-2011
Saudi Arabia 07-12-2007 (A) 07-06-2008
Senegal 29-11-1999 (A) 29-05-2000
Serbia 12-03-2001 (Su) 27-04-1992
Seychelles 08-06-2000 (A) 08-12-2000
Sierra Leone 01-05-1981 30-09-2004 (R) 30-03-2005
Singapore 21-09-2023 (A) 21-03-2024
Slovakia 28-05-1993 (Su) 01-01-1993
Slovenia 06-07-1992 (Su) 25-06-1991
South Africa 13-09-1995 (A) 13-03-1996
Spain 10-04-1981 29-12-1993 (R) 29-06-1994
Sri Lanka 24-09-2004 (A) 24-03-2005
Sudan 10-04-1981
Sweden 10-04-1981 07-07-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Switzerland 18-06-1981 20-08-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
Tajikistan 12-10-1999 (A) 12-04-2000
Togo 15-09-1981 04-12-1995 (R) 04-06-1996
Tunisia 15-05-1987 (A) 15-11-1987
Türkiye 26-03-1982 02-03-2005 (R) 02-09-2005
Turkmenistan 19-03-2004 (A) 19-09-2004
Uganda 14-11-1995 (A) 14-05-1996
Ukraine 10-04-1981 23-06-1982 (R) 02-12-1983
United Arab Emirates 26-02-2009 (A) 26-08-2009
United Kingdom 10-04-1981 13-02-1995 (R) 13-08-1995
United States of America 08-04-1982 24-03-1995 (R) 24-09-1995
Uruguay 06-10-1994 (A) 06-04-1995
Uzbekistan 29-09-1997 (A) 29-03-1998
Venezuela 19-04-2005 (A) 19-10-2005
Vietnam 10-04-1981
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991) 05-05-1981 24-05-1983 (R) 02-12-1983
Zambia 25-09-2013 (A) 25-03-2014

Extensions

China

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Hong Kong SAR 01-07-1997
Macao SAR 20-12-1999

Denmark

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Faroes 02-12-1983
Greenland 02-12-1983

New Zealand

Extended to Entry into force Termination
Tokelau Islands 18-04-1994
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