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CHAPTER XXVII
8.a.
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CHA PT ER XXV II
ENV IRONMENT
8 .a Ca rt a gena Prot ocol on Biosa fet y t o t h e Conv ent ion on Biologica l Div ersit y
Mon tr ea l, 2 9 Ja n u a r y 2 000
Ent ry int o force
: 1 1 Septem ber 2 003 , in a ccor da n ce w ith a r ticle 3 7 (2 ).
Regist ra t ion
: 1 1 Septem ber 2 003 , No. 3 06 1 9
St a t u s
: Signatories : 1 03 . Parties : 1 6 6 .
1T ext
: Un ited Na tion s, Treaty Series ,
v ol. 2 2 2 6
, p. 2 08 ; deposita r y n otifica tion
C.N.2 5 1 .2 000
.TREA TIES-1 of 2 7 A pr il 2 000; C.N. 1 4 7 1 .2 003 .TREA TIES-4 1 of 2 2
Decem ber 2 003 (Pr oposa l of cor r ection s to th e A r a bic tex t of th e Pr otocol) a n d
C.N.2 9 1 .2 004
.TREA TIES-1 1 of 2 6 Ma r ch 2 004 (Rectifica tion of th e A r a bic tex t of th e
Pr otocol a n d tr a n sm ission of th e r elev a n t Pr ocès-V er ba l) .
Not e
: Th e a bov e Pr otocol w a s a dopted on 2 9 Ja n u a r y 2 000 by th e Con fer en ce of th e Pa r ties
to th e Con v en tion on Biolog ica l Div er sity a t th e r esu m ed session of its fir st
ex tr a or din a r y m eetin g h eld in Mon tr ea l fr om 2 4 to 2 9 Ja n u a r y 2 000. Th e Pr otocol
w ill be open for sig n a tu r e by Sta tes a n d by r eg ion a l econ om ic in teg r a tion
or g a n iza tion s in Na ir obi a t th e Un ited Na tion s Office fr om 1 5 to 2 6 Ma y 2 000, a n d a t
Un ited Na tion s Hea dqu a r ter s in New Yor k fr om 5 Ju n e 2 000 to 4 Ju n e 2 001 , in
a ccor da n ce w ith its a r ticle 3 6 .
Participant
Signature
Ratification, Acceptance(A),
Approval(AA), Accession(a), Succession(d)
Afghanistan
20 Feb 201 3 a
Albania
8 Feb 2005 a
Algeria
25 May 2000 5 Aug 2004
Angola
27 Feb 2009 a
Antigua and Barbuda
24 May 2000 1 0 Sep 2003
Argentina
24 May 2000
Armenia
30 Apr 2004 a
Austria
24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002
Azerbaijan
1 Apr 2005 a
Bahamas
24 May 2000 1 5 Jan 2004
Bahrain
7 Feb 201 2 a
Bangladesh
24 May 2000 5 Feb 2004
Barbados
6 Sep 2002 a
Belarus
26 Aug 2002 a
Belgium
24 May 2000 1 5 Apr 2004
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Belize
1 2 Feb 2004 a
Benin
24 May 2000 2 Mar 2005
Bhutan
26 Aug 2002 a
Boliv ia (Plurinational State of)
24 May 2000 22 Apr 2002
Bosnia and Herzegov ina
1 Oct 2009 a
Botswana
1 Jun 2001
1 1 Jun 2002
Brazil
24 Nov 2003 a
Bulgaria
24 May 2000 1 3 Oct 2000
Burkina Faso
24 May 2000 4 Aug 2003
Burundi
2 Oct 2008 a
Cambodia
1 7 Sep 2003 a
Cameroon
9 Feb 2001
20 Feb 2003
Canada
1 9 Apr 2001
Cape Verde
1 Nov 2005 a
Central African Republic
24 May 2000 1 8 Nov 2008
Chad
24 May 2000 1 Nov 2006
Chile
24 May 2000
China
28 Aug 2000 8 Jun 2005 AA
Colombia
24 May 2000 20 May 2003
Comoros
25 Mar 2009 a
Congo
21 Nov 2000 1 3 Jul 2006
Cook Islands
21 May 2001
Costa Rica
24 May 2000 6 Feb 2007
Croatia
8 Sep 2000
29 Aug 2002
Cuba
24 May 2000 1 7 Sep 2002
Cy prus
5 Dec 2003 a
Czech Republic
24 May 2000 8 Oct 2001
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
20 Apr 2001 29 Jul 2003
Democratic Republic of the Congo
23 Mar 2005 a
Denmark
324 May 2000 27 Aug 2002
Djibouti
8 Apr 2002 a
Dominica
1 3 Jul 2004 a
Dominican Republic
20 Jun 2006 a
Ecuador
24 May 2000 30 Jan 2003
Egy pt
20 Dec 2000 23 Dec 2003
El Salv ador
24 May 2000 26 Sep 2003
Eritrea
1 0 Mar 2005 a
Estonia
6 Sep 2000
24 Mar 2004
Ethiopia
24 May 2000 9 Oct 2003
European Union
24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002 AA
Fiji
2 May 2001 5 Jun 2001
Finland
24 May 2000 9 Jul 2004
France
24 May 2000 7 Apr 2003 AA
Gabon
2 May 2007 a
Gambia
24 May 2000 9 Jun 2004
Georgia
4 Nov 2008 a
Germany
24 May 2000 20 Nov 2003
Ghana
30 May 2003 a
Greece
24 May 2000 21 May 2004
Grenada
24 May 2000 5 Feb 2004
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Guatemala
28 Oct 2004 a
Guinea
24 May 2000 1 1 Dec 2007
Guinea-Bissau
1 9 May 201 0 a
Guy ana
1 8 Mar 2008 a
Haiti
24 May 2000
Honduras
24 May 2000 1 8 Nov 2008
Hungary
24 May 2000 1 3 Jan 2004
Iceland
1 Jun 2001
India
23 Jan 2001 1 7 Jan 2003
Indonesia
24 May 2000 3 Dec 2004
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
23 Apr 2001 20 Nov 2003
Ireland
24 May 2000 1 4 Nov 2003
Italy
24 May 2000 24 Mar 2004
Jamaica
4 Jun 2001
25 Sep 201 2
Japan
21 Nov 2003 a
Jordan
1 1 Oct 2000
1 1 Nov 2003
Kazakhstan
8 Sep 2008 a
Keny a
1 5 May 2000 24 Jan 2002
Kiribati
7 Sep 2000
20 Apr 2004
Ky rgy zstan
5 Oct 2005 a
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3 Aug 2004 a
Latv ia
1 3 Feb 2004 a
Lebanon
6 Feb 201 3 a
Lesotho
20 Sep 2001 a
Liberia
1 5 Feb 2002 a
Liby a
1 4 Jun 2005 a
Lithuania
24 May 2000 7 Nov 2003
Luxembourg
1 1 Jul 2000
28 Aug 2002
Madagascar
1 4 Sep 2000 24 Nov 2003
Malawi
24 May 2000 27 Feb 2009
Malay sia
24 May 2000 3 Sep 2003
Maldiv es
3 Sep 2002 a
Mali
4 Apr 2001
28 Aug 2002
Malta
5 Jan 2007 a
Marshall Islands
27 Jan 2003 a
Mauritania
22 Jul 2005 a
Mauritius
1 1 Apr 2002 a
Mexico
24 May 2000 27 Aug 2002
Monaco
24 May 2000
Mongolia
22 Jul 2003 a
Montenegro
423 Oct 2006 d
Morocco
25 May 2000 25 Apr 201 1
Mozambique
24 May 2000 21 Oct 2002
My anmar
1 1 May 2001 1 3 Feb 2008
Namibia
24 May 2000 1 0 Feb 2005
Nauru
1 2 Nov 2001 a
Nepal
2 Mar 2001
Netherlands
24 May 2000 8 Jan 2002 A
New Zealand
524 May 2000 24 Feb 2005
Nicaragua
26 May 2000 28 Aug 2002
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Niger
24 May 2000 30 Sep 2004
Nigeria
24 May 2000 1 5 Jul 2003
Niue
8 Jul 2002 a
Norway
24 May 2000 1 0 May 2001
Oman
1 1 Apr 2003 a
Pakistan
4 Jun 2001
2 Mar 2009
Palau
29 May 2001 1 3 Jun 2003
Panama
1 1 May 2001 1 May 2002
Papua New Guinea
1 4 Oct 2005 a
Paraguay
3 May 2001 1 0 Mar 2004
Peru
24 May 2000 1 4 Apr 2004
Philippines
24 May 2000 5 Oct 2006
Poland
24 May 2000 1 0 Dec 2003
Portugal
24 May 2000 30 Sep 2004 A
Qatar
1 4 Mar 2007 a
Republic of Korea
6 Sep 2000
3 Oct 2007
Republic of Moldov a
1 4 Feb 2001
4 Mar 2003
Romania
1 1 Oct 2000
30 Jun 2003
Rwanda
24 May 2000 22 Jul 2004
Samoa
24 May 2000 30 May 2002
Saudi Arabia
9 Aug 2007 a
Senegal
31 Oct 2000 8 Oct 2003
Serbia
8 Feb 2006 a
Sey chelles
23 Jan 2001 1 3 May 2004
Slov akia
24 May 2000 24 Nov 2003
Slov enia
24 May 2000 20 Nov 2002
Solomon Islands
28 Jul 2004 a
Somalia
26 Jul 201 0 a
South Africa
1 4 Aug 2003 a
Spain
24 May 2000 1 6 Jan 2002
Sri Lanka
24 May 2000 28 Apr 2004
St. Kitts and Nev is
23 May 2001 a
St. Lucia
1 6 Jun 2005 a
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
27 Aug 2003 a
Sudan
1 3 Jun 2005 a
Suriname
27 Mar 2008 a
Swaziland
1 3 Jan 2006 a
Sweden
24 May 2000 8 Aug 2002
Switzerland
24 May 2000 26 Mar 2002
Sy rian Arab Republic
1 Apr 2004 a
Tajikistan
1 2 Feb 2004 a
Thailand
1 0 Nov 2005 a
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
26 Jul 2000 1 4 Jun 2005
Togo
24 May 2000 2 Jul 2004
Tonga
1 8 Sep 2003 a
Trinidad and Tobago
5 Oct 2000 a
Tunisia
1 9 Apr 2001 22 Jan 2003
Turkey
24 May 2000 24 Oct 2003
Turkmenistan
21 Aug 2008 a
Uganda
24 May 2000 30 Nov 2001
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Ukraine
6 Dec 2002 a
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
24 May 2000 1 9 Nov 2003
United Republic of Tanzania
24 Apr 2003 a
Uruguay
1 Jun 2001
2 Nov 201 1
Venezuela (Boliv arian Republic of)
24 May 2000 1 3 May 2002
Viet Nam
21 Jan 2004 a
Yemen
1 Dec 2005 a
Zambia
27 Apr 2004 a
Zimbabwe
4 Jun 2001
25 Feb 2005
Declarations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations were made upon ratification, accession, acceptance, approval or succession.)
Eu ropea n Union
Declaration:
"Th e Eu r opea n Com m u n ity decla r es th a t, in a ccor da n ce w ith th e Tr ea ty esta blish in g th e Eu r opea n
Com m u n ity , a n d in pa r ticu la r A r ticle 1 7 5 (l) th er eof, it is com peten t for en ter in g in to in ter n a tion a l
a g r eem en ts, a n d for im plem en tin g th e oblig a tion s r esu ltin g th er efr om , w h ich con tr ibu te to th e pu r su it of
th e follow in g objectiv es:
- pr eser v in g , pr otectin g a n d im pr ov in g th e qu a lity of th e en v ir on m en t;
- pr otectin g h u m a n h ea lth ;
- pr u den t a n d r a tion a l u tilisa tion of n a tu r a l r esou r ces;
- pr om otin g m ea su r es a t in ter n a tion a l lev el to dea l w ith r eg ion a l or w or ldw ide en v ir on m en ta l pr oblem s.
Mor eov er , th e Eu r opea n Com m u n ity decla r es th a t it h a s a lr ea dy a dopted leg a l in str u m en ts, bin din g on
its Mem ber Sta tes, cov er in g m a tter s g ov er n ed by th is Pr otocol, a n d w ill su bm it a n d u pda te, a s a ppr opr ia te,
a list of th ose leg a l in str u m en ts to th e Biosa fety Clea r in g Hou se in a ccor da n ce w ith A r ticle 2 0(3 )(a ) of th e
Ca r ta g en a Pr otocol on Biosa fety .
Th e Eu r opea n Com m u n ity is r espon sible for th e per for m a n ce of th ose oblig a tion s r esu ltin g fr om th e
Ca r ta g en a Pr otocol on Biosa fety w h ich a r e cov er ed by Com m u n ity la w in for ce.
Th e ex er cise of Com m u n ity com peten ce is, by its n a tu r e, su bject to con tin u ou s dev elopm en t."
Sy ria n A ra b Repu blic
Declaration:
[Th e Gov er n m en t of th e Sy r ia n A r a b Repu blic] a ffir m s, h ow ev er , th a t th e a ccession of th e Sy r ia n A r a b
Repu blic to th e sa id Pr otocol in n o w a y sig n ifies r ecog n ition of Isr a el n or sh a ll it be con du civ e to en tr y in to
a n y dea lin g s th er ew ith in r espect of m a tter s g ov er n ed by th a t Pr otocol.
End Note
1 .For th e pu r pose of en tr y in to for ce of th e [Con v en tion /Pr otocol] , a n y in str u m en t of r a tifica tion , a ccepta n ce,
a ppr ov a l or a ccession deposited by a r eg ion a l econ om ic in teg r a tion or g a n iza tion sh a ll n ot be cou n ted a s
a ddition a l to th ose deposited by m em ber Sta tes of th a t Or g a n iza tion .
2 .With th e follow in g decla r a tion in r espect of Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion a n d Ma ca o Specia l
A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion :
In a ccor da n ce w ith th e pr ov ision s of A r ticle 1 5 3 of th e Ba sic La w of th e Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e
Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a a n d A r ticle 1 3 8 of th e Ba sic La w of th e Ma ca o Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e
Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a , th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a decides th a t th e
Pr otocol sh a ll n ot a pply to th e Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion a n d th e Ma ca o Specia l
A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a u n til th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a
n otifies oth er w ise.
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Ch in a :
China (Declaration of 9 May 2011):
In a ccor da n ce w ith th e Ba sic La w of th e Hon g Kon g Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of
Ch in a , th e Gov er n m en t of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a decides th a t th e Pr otocol a pplies to th e Hon g Kin g
Specia l A dm in istr a tiv e Reg ion of th e People's Repu blic of Ch in a .
3 .With a ter r itor ia l ex clu sion in r espect of th e Fa r oe Isla n ds a n d Gr een la n d.
4 .See n ote 1 u n der "Mon ten eg r o" in th e "Histor ica l In for m a tion " section in th e fr on t m a tter of th is v olu m e.
5 .With th e follow in g ter r itor ia l ex clu sion :
"... con sisten t w ith th e con stitu tion a l sta tu s of Tokela u a n d ta kin g in to a ccou n t th e com m itm en t of th e
Gov er n m en t of New Zea la n d to th e dev elopm en t of g ov er n m en t for Tokela u th r ou g h a n a ct of
self-deter m in a tion u n der th e Ch a r ter of th e Un ited Na tion s, th is r a tifica tion sh a ll n ot ex ten d to Tokela u u n less
a n d u n til a Decla r a tion to th is effect is lodg ed by th e Gov er n m en t of New Zea la n d w ith th e Deposita r y on th e
ba sis of a ppr opr ia te con su lta tion w ith th a t ter r itor y ."
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