Notes: The Convention, pursuant to Article 31.1, entered into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit with the Depositary of the twenty-second instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval, including the instruments of seventeen States, each having at least one nuclear installation which has achieved criticality in a reactor core, i.e. 24 October 1996.
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Declaration etc. / Withdrawal Parties: 76 (subject to Entry Into Force date)
Signatories: 65
29 Jun 2011 27 Sep 2011
Albania accession
20 Sep 1994 Algeria
20 Oct 1994 17 Apr 1997 16 Jul 1997
*
Argentina ratification
22 Sep 1994 21 Sep 1998 20 Dec 1998
*
Armenia ratification
20 Sep 1994 24 Dec 1996 24 Mar 1997
Australia ratification
20 Sep 1994 26 Aug 1997 24 Nov 1997
a
Austria ratification
11 Nov 2010 09 Feb 2011
Bahrain accession
21 Sep 1995 21 Sep 1995 24 Oct 1996
Bangladesh acceptance
29 Oct 1998 27 Jan 1999
Belarus accession
20 Sep 1994 13 Jan 1997 13 Apr 1997
*
Belgium ratification
21 Jun 2010 19 Sep 2010
Bosnia and Herzegovina accession
20 Sep 1994 04 Mar 1997 02 Jun 1997
*
Brazil ratification
20 Sep 1994 08 Nov 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Bulgaria ratification
05 Apr 2012 04 Jul 2012
Cambodia accession
20 Sep 1994 12 Dec 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Canada ratification
20 Sep 1994 20 Dec 1996 20 Mar 1997
Chile ratification
20 Sep 1994 09 Apr 1996 24 Oct 1996
*
China ratification
10 Apr 1995 18 Apr 1996 24 Oct 1996
Croatia approval
20 Sep 1994 Cuba
17 Mar 1999 15 Jun 1999
Cyprus accession
20 Sep 1994 18 Sep 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Czech Republic approval
20 Sep 1994 13 Nov 1998 11 Feb 1999
Denmark acceptance
20 Sep 1994 Egypt
03 Feb 2006 04 May 2006
Estonia accession
20 Sep 1994 22 Jan 1996 24 Oct 1996
*
Finland acceptance
20 Sep 1994 13 Sep 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
France approval
20 Sep 1994 20 Jan 1997 20 Apr 1997
*
Germany ratification
06 Jul 1995 01 Jun 2011 30 Aug 2011
Ghana ratification
01 Nov 1994 20 Jun 1997 18 Sep 1997
Greece ratification
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20 Sep 1994 18 Mar 1996 24 Oct 1996
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Hungary ratification
21 Sep 1995 04 Jun 2008 02 Sep 2008
Iceland ratification
20 Sep 1994 31 Mar 2005 29 Jun 2005
*
India ratification
20 Sep 1994 12 Apr 2002 11 Jul 2002
Indonesia ratification
20 Sep 1994 11 Jul 1996 24 Oct 1996
Ireland ratification
22 Sep 1994 Israel
27 Sep 1994 15 Apr 1998 14 Jul 1998
Italy ratification
20 Sep 1994 12 May 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Japan acceptance
06 Dec 1994 12 Jun 2009 10 Sep 2009
Jordan ratification
20 Sep 1996 10 Mar 2010 08 Jun 2010
*
Kazakhstan ratification
20 Sep 1994 19 Sep 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Korea, Republic of ratification
11 May 2006 09 Aug 2006
Kuwait accession
25 Oct 1996 23 Jan 1997
Latvia accession
07 Mar 1995 05 Jun 1996 24 Oct 1996
Lebanon ratification
13 Aug 2009 11 Nov 2009
Libya accession
22 Mar 1995 12 Jun 1996 24 Oct 1996
*
Lithuania ratification
20 Sep 1994 07 Apr 1997 06 Jul 1997
Luxembourg ratification
22 May 1995 13 May 1996 24 Oct 1996
Mali ratification
15 Nov 2007 13 Feb 2008
Malta accession
09 Nov 1994 26 Jul 1996 24 Oct 1996
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Mexico ratification
16 Sep 1996 Monaco
01 Dec 1994 Morocco
20 Sep 1994 15 Oct 1996 13 Jan 1997
*,b
Netherlands acceptance
23 Sep 1994 Nicaragua
21 Sep 1994 04 Apr 2007 03 Jul 2007
Nigeria ratification
21 Sep 1994 29 Sep 1994 24 Oct 1996
Norway ratification
28 May 2013 26 Aug 2013
Oman accession
20 Sep 1994 30 Sep 1997 29 Dec 1997
*
Pakistan ratification
22 Sep 1994 01 Jul 1997 29 Sep 1997
Peru ratification
14 Oct 1994 Philippines
20 Sep 1994 14 Jun 1995 24 Oct 1996
Poland ratification
03 Oct 1994 20 May 1998 18 Aug 1998
Portugal ratification
07 May 1998 05 Aug 1998
Republic of Moldova accession
20 Sep 1994 01 Jun 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Romania ratification
20 Sep 1994 12 Jul 1996 24 Oct 1996
*
Russian Federation acceptance
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18 Mar 2010 16 Jun 2010
Saudi Arabia accession
24 Dec 2008 24 Mar 2009
Senegal accession
15 Dec 1997 15 Mar 1998
Singapore accession
20 Sep 1994 07 Mar 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Slovakia ratification
20 Sep 1994 20 Nov 1996 18 Feb 1997
*
Slovenia ratification
20 Sep 1994 24 Dec 1996 24 Mar 1997
*
South Africa ratification
15 Nov 1994 04 Jul 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Spain ratification
11 Aug 1999 09 Nov 1999
Sri Lanka accession
20 Sep 1994 Sudan
20 Sep 1994 11 Sep 1995 24 Oct 1996
*
Sweden ratification
31 Oct 1995 12 Sep 1996 11 Dec 1996
*
Switzerland ratification
23 Sep 1994 Syrian Arab Republic
15 Mar 2006 13 Jun 2006
The frmr.Yug.Rep. of Macedonia
accession
20 Sep 1994 21 Apr 2010 20 Jul 2010
Tunisia ratification
20 Sep 1994 08 Mar 1995 24 Oct 1996
Turkey ratification
20 Sep 1994 08 Apr 1998 07 Jul 1998
*
Ukraine ratification
31 Jul 2009 29 Oct 2009
United Arab Emirates accession
20 Sep 1994 17 Jan 1996 24 Oct 1996
*,c
United Kingdom ratification
20 Sep 1994 11 Apr 1999 10 Jul 1999
*
United States of America ratification
28 Feb 1996 03 Sep 2003 02 Dec 2003
Uruguay ratification
16 Apr 2010 15 Jul 2010
Vietnam accession
31 Jan 2000 30 Apr 2000
EURATOM accession
Indicates that the State has at least one nuclear installation which has achieved criticality in a reactor core; sources: Table 1 "Nuclear Power Reactors in Operation and Under Construction, 31 Dec. 1997", April 1998 Edition of "Nuclear Power Reactors in the World", Reference Data Series No. 2, IAEA, Vienna; Government notification.
*
On 9 April 1999, Austria deposited an objection to reservation by Ukraine. a
for the Kingdom in Europe b
for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Isle of Man c
