Notes: The Convention entered into force on 27 October 1986, i.e. thirty days after the date on which the third State expressed their consent to be bound, pursuant to Article 12, para 3.
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30 Sep 2003 30 Oct 2003
Albania accession
24 Sep 1987 15 Jan 2004 15 Feb 2004
Algeria ratification
22 Dec 2004 22 Jan 2005
Angola accession
17 Jan 1990 17 Feb 1990
Argentina accession
24 Aug 1993 24 Sep 1993
Armenia accession
26 Sep 1986 22 Sep 1987 23 Oct 1987
Australia ratification
26 Sep 1986 18 Feb 1988 20 Mar 1988
Austria ratification
26 Sep 1986 Bahamas
05 May 2011 04 Jun 2011
Bahrain accession
07 Jan 1988 07 Feb 1988
Bangladesh accession
26 Sep 1986 26 Jan 1987 26 Feb 1987
Belarus ratification
26 Sep 1986 04 Jan 1999 04 Feb 1999
Belgium ratification
22 Aug 2003 21 Sep 2003
Bolivia accession
30 Jun 1998 01 Mar 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina succession
11 Nov 2011 11 Dec 2011
Botswana accession
26 Sep 1986 04 Dec 1990 04 Jan 1991
Brazil ratification
26 Sep 1986 24 Feb 1988 26 Mar 1988
Bulgaria ratification
05 Apr 2012 05 May 2012
Cambodia accession
25 Sep 1987 17 Jan 2006 16 Feb 2006
Cameroon ratification
26 Sep 1986 18 Jan 1990 18 Feb 1990
Canada ratification
26 Sep 1986 15 Nov 2005 15 Dec 2005
Chile ratification
26 Sep 1986 10 Sep 1987 11 Oct 1987
China ratification
28 Mar 2003 28 Apr 2003
Colombia accession
26 Sep 1986 16 Sep 1991 17 Oct 1991
Costa Rica ratification
26 Sep 1986 Côte d'Ivoire
29 Sep 1992 08 Oct 1991
Croatia succession
26 Sep 1986 08 Jan 1991 08 Feb 1991
Cuba ratification
04 Jan 1989 04 Feb 1989
Cyprus accession
24 Mar 1993 01 Jan 1993 Czech Republic succession
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29 Sep 1986 Dem. P.R. of Korea
30 Sep 1986 Democratic Rep. of the Congo
26 Sep 1986 26 Sep 1986 27 Oct 1986
Denmark signature
29 Apr 2010 29 May 2010 Dominican Republic accession
26 Sep 1986 06 Jul 1988 06 Aug 1988
Egypt ratification
26 Jan 2005 26 Feb 2005
El Salvador accession
09 May 1994 09 Jun 1994
Estonia accession
26 Sep 1986 11 Dec 1986 11 Jan 1987
Finland approval
26 Sep 1986 06 Mar 1989 06 Apr 1989
France approval
19 Feb 2008 20 Mar 2008
Gabon accession
06 Oct 2010 05 Nov 2010
Georgia accession
26 Sep 1986 14 Sep 1989 15 Oct 1989
Germany ratification
26 Sep 1986 06 Jun 1991 07 Jul 1991
Greece ratification
26 Sep 1986 08 Aug 1988 08 Sep 1988
Guatemala ratification
26 Sep 1986 Holy See
26 Sep 1986 10 Mar 1987 10 Apr 1987
Hungary ratification
26 Sep 1986 27 Sep 1989 28 Oct 1989
Iceland ratification
29 Sep 1986 28 Jan 1988 28 Feb 1988
India ratification
26 Sep 1986 12 Nov 1993 13 Dec 1993
Indonesia ratification
26 Sep 1986 09 Oct 2000 09 Nov 2000 Iran, Islamic Republic of ratification
12 Aug 1987 21 Jul 1988 21 Aug 1988
Iraq ratification
26 Sep 1986 13 Sep 1991 14 Oct 1991
Ireland ratification
26 Sep 1986 25 May 1989 25 Jun 1989
Israel ratification
26 Sep 1986 08 Feb 1990 11 Mar 1990
Italy ratification
06 Mar 1987 09 Jun 1987 10 Jul 1987
Japan acceptance
02 Oct 1986 11 Dec 1987 11 Jan 1988
Jordan ratification
10 Mar 2010 09 Apr 2010
Kazakhstan accession
08 Jun 1990 09 Jul 1990 Korea, Republic of accession
13 May 2003 13 Jun 2003
Kuwait accession
10 May 2013 09 Jun 2013
Lao P.D.R. accession
28 Dec 1992 28 Jan 1993
Latvia accession
26 Sep 1986 17 Apr 1997 18 May 1997
Lebanon ratification
17 Sep 2013 17 Oct 2013
Lesotho accession
13 Aug 2009 12 Sep 2009
Libya accession
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16 Nov 1994 17 Dec 1994
Lithuania accession
26 Sep 1986 26 Sep 2000 27 Oct 2000
Luxembourg ratification
01 Sep 1987 01 Sep 1987 02 Oct 1987
Malaysia signature
01 Oct 1986 01 Oct 2007 31 Oct 2007
Mali ratification
19 Sep 2011 19 Oct 2011
Mauritania accession
17 Aug 1992 17 Sep 1992
Mauritius accession
26 Sep 1986 10 May 1988 10 Jun 1988
Mexico ratification
26 Sep 1986 19 Jul 1989 19 Aug 1989
Monaco approval
08 Jan 1987 11 Jun 1987 12 Jul 1987
Mongolia ratification
21 Mar 2007 03 Jun 2006
Montenegro succession
26 Sep 1986 07 Oct 1993 07 Nov 1993
Morocco ratification
30 Oct 2009 29 Nov 2009
Mozambique accession
18 Dec 1997 18 Jan 1998
Myanmar accession
26 Sep 1986 23 Sep 1991 24 Oct 1991
Netherlands acceptance
11 Mar 1987 11 Apr 1987
New Zealand accession
11 Nov 1993 12 Dec 1993
Nicaragua accession
26 Sep 1986 Niger
21 Jan 1987 10 Aug 1990 10 Sep 1990
Nigeria ratification
26 Sep 1986 26 Sep 1986 27 Oct 1986
Norway signature
09 Jul 2009 08 Aug 2009
Oman accession
11 Sep 1989 12 Oct 1989
Pakistan accession
26 Sep 1986 01 Apr 1999 02 May 1999
Panama ratification
02 Oct 1986 06 Feb 2013 08 Mar 2013
Paraguay ratification
17 Jul 1995 17 Aug 1995
Peru accession
05 May 1997 05 Jun 1997
Philippines accession
26 Sep 1986 24 Mar 1988 24 Apr 1988
Poland ratification
26 Sep 1986 30 Apr 1993 31 May 1993
Portugal ratification
04 Nov 2005 04 Dec 2005
Qatar accession
07 May 1998 07 Jun 1998 Republic of Moldova accession
12 Jun 1990 13 Jul 1990
Romania accession
26 Sep 1986 23 Dec 1986 24 Jan 1987 Russian Federation ratification
18 Sep 2001 19 Oct 2001 Saint Vincent and Grenadines accession
03 Nov 1989 04 Dec 1989
Saudi Arabia accession
15 Jun 1987 24 Dec 2008 23 Jan 2009
Senegal ratification
05 Feb 2002 27 Apr 1992
Serbia succession
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25 Mar 1987 Sierra Leone
15 Dec 1997 15 Jan 1998
Singapore accession
10 Feb 1993 01 Jan 1993
Slovakia succession
07 Jul 1992 25 Jun 1991
Slovenia succession
10 Aug 1987 10 Aug 1987 10 Sep 1987
South Africa ratification
26 Sep 1986 13 Sep 1989 14 Oct 1989
Spain ratification
11 Jan 1991 11 Feb 1991
Sri Lanka accession
26 Sep 1986 Sudan
26 Sep 1986 27 Feb 1987 30 Mar 1987
Sweden ratification
26 Sep 1986 31 May 1988 01 Jul 1988
Switzerland ratification
02 Jul 1987 Syrian Arab Republic
01 Sep 2011 01 Oct 2011
Tajikistan accession
25 Sep 1987 21 Mar 1989 21 Apr 1989
Thailand ratification
20 Sep 1996 17 Nov 1991 The frmr.Yug.Rep. of
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succession
24 Feb 1987 24 Feb 1989 27 Mar 1989
Tunisia ratification
26 Sep 1986 03 Jan 1991 03 Feb 1991
Turkey ratification
26 Sep 1986 26 Jan 1987 26 Feb 1987
Ukraine ratification
02 Oct 1987 02 Nov 1987 United Arab Emirates accession
26 Sep 1986 09 Feb 1990 12 Mar 1990 United Kingdom ratification
27 Jan 2005 26 Feb 2005 United Republic of Tanzania accession
26 Sep 1986 19 Sep 1988 20 Oct 1988 United States of America ratification
21 Dec 1989 21 Jan 1990
Uruguay accession
29 Sep 1987 30 Oct 1987
Vietnam accession
26 Sep 1986 Zimbabwe
14 Nov 2006 14 Dec 2006
EURATOM accession
19 Oct 1990 19 Nov 1990
FAO accession
10 Aug 1988 10 Sep 1988
WHO accession
17 Apr 1990 18 May 1990
