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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