| State |
Signed |
Deposited |
Method |
Afghanistan |
|
02002-09-11 September 11, 2002 |
Accession |
Albania |
01998-09-08 September 8, 1998 |
02000-02-29 February 29, 2000 |
Ratification |
Algeria |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02001-10-09 October 9, 2001 |
Ratification |
Andorra |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-29 June 29, 1998 |
Ratification |
Angola |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02002-07-05 July 5, 2002 |
Ratification |
Antigua and Barbuda |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-05-03 May 3, 1999 |
Ratification |
Argentina |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-09-14 September 14, 1999 |
Ratification |
Australia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-01-14 January 14, 1999 |
Ratification |
Austria |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-29 June 29, 1998 |
Ratification |
Bahamas |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-31 July 31, 1998 |
Ratification |
Bangladesh |
01998-05-07 May 7, 1998 |
02000-09-06 September 6, 2000 |
Ratification |
Barbados |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-01-26 January 26, 1999 |
Ratification |
Belarus |
|
02003-09-03 September 3, 2003 |
Accession |
Belgium |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-04 September 4, 1998 |
Ratification |
Belize |
01998-02-27 February 27, 1998 |
01998-04-23 April 23, 1998 |
Ratification |
Benin |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-25 September 25, 1998 |
Ratification |
Bhutan |
|
02005-08-18 August 18, 2005 |
Accession |
Bolivia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-09 June 9, 1998 |
Ratification |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-08 September 8, 1998 |
Ratification |
Botswana |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-03-01 March 1, 2000 |
Ratification |
Brazil |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-04-30 April 30, 1999 |
Ratification |
Brunei |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02006-04-24 April 24, 2006 |
Ratification |
Bulgaria |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-04 September 4, 1998 |
Ratification |
Burkina Faso |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-16 September 16, 1998 |
Ratification |
Burundi |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02003-10-22 October 22, 2003 |
Ratification |
Cambodia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-07-28 July 28, 1999 |
Ratification |
Cameroon |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02002-09-19 September 19, 2002 |
Ratification |
Canada |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
Ratification |
Cape Verde |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02001-05-14 May 14, 2001 |
Ratification |
Central African Republic |
|
02002-11-08 November 8, 2002 |
Accession |
Chad |
01998-07-06 July 6, 1998 |
01999-05-06 May 6, 1999 |
Ratification |
Chile |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02001-09-10 September 10, 2001 |
Ratification |
Colombia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-09-06 September 6, 2000 |
Ratification |
Comoros |
|
02002-09-19 September 19, 2002 |
Accession |
Congo |
|
02001-05-04 May 4, 2001 |
Accession |
Cook Islands |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02006-03-15 March 15, 2006 |
Ratification |
Costa Rica |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-03-17 March 17, 1999 |
Ratification |
Côte d'Ivoire |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-06-30 June 30, 2000 |
Ratification |
Croatia |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-05-20 May 20, 1998 |
Ratification |
Cyprus |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02003-01-17 January 17, 2003 |
Ratification |
Czech Republic |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-10-26 October 26, 1999 |
Ratification |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
|
02002-05-02 May 2, 2002 |
Accession |
Denmark |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-06-08 June 8, 1998 |
Ratification |
Djibouti |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-05-18 May 18, 1998 |
Ratification |
Dominica |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-03-26 March 26, 1999 |
Ratification |
Dominican Republic |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-06-30 June 30, 2000 |
Ratification |
Ecuador |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-04-29 April 29, 1999 |
Ratification |
El Salvador |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-01-27 January 27, 1999 |
Ratification |
Equatorial Guinea |
|
01998-09-16 September 16, 1998 |
Accession |
Eritrea |
|
02001-08-27 August 27, 2001 |
Accession |
Estonia |
|
02004-05-12 May 12, 2004 |
Accession |
Ethiopia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02004-12-17 December 17, 2004 |
Ratification |
Fiji |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-10 June 10, 1998 |
Ratification |
Finland |
02011-11-28 November 28, 2011 |
02012-01-09 January 9, 2012 |
Ratification |
France |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-23 July 23, 1998 |
Ratification |
Gabon |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-09-08 September 8, 2000 |
Ratification |
Gambia |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02002-09-23 September 23, 2002 |
Ratification |
Germany |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-23 July 23, 1998 |
Ratification |
Ghana |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02000-06-30 June 30, 2000 |
Ratification |
Greece |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02003-09-25 September 25, 2003 |
Ratification |
Grenada |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-08-19 August 19, 1998 |
Ratification |
Guatemala |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-03-26 March 26, 1999 |
Ratification |
Guinea |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-10-08 October 8, 1998 |
Ratification |
Guinea-Bissau |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02001-05-22 May 22, 2001 |
Ratification |
Guyana |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02003-08-05 August 5, 2003 |
Ratification |
Haiti |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02006-02-15 February 15, 2006 |
Ratification |
Holy See |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-02-17 February 17, 1998 |
Ratification |
Honduras |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-24 September 24, 1998 |
Ratification |
Hungary |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-04-06 April 6, 1998 |
Ratification |
Iceland |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-05-05 May 5, 1999 |
Ratification |
Indonesia |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02007-02-16 February 16, 2007 |
Ratification |
Iraq |
|
02007-08-15 August 15, 2007 |
Accession |
Ireland |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
Ratification |
Italy |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-04-23 April 23, 1999 |
Ratification |
Jamaica |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-17 July 17, 1998 |
Ratification |
Japan |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-30 September 30, 1998 |
Acceptance |
Jordan |
01998-08-11 August 11, 1998 |
01998-11-13 November 13, 1998 |
Ratification |
Kenya |
01997-12-05 December 5, 1997 |
02001-01-23 January 23, 2001 |
Ratification |
Kiribati |
|
02000-09-07 September 7, 2000 |
Accession |
Kuwait |
|
02007-07-31 July 31, 2007 |
Accession |
Latvia |
|
02005-07-01 July 1, 2005 |
Accession |
Lesotho |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-12-02 December 2, 1998 |
Ratification |
Liberia |
|
01999-12-23 December 23, 1999 |
Accession |
Liechtenstein |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-10-05 October 5, 1999 |
Ratification |
Lithuania |
01999-02-26 February 26, 1999 |
02003-05-12 May 12, 2003 |
Ratification |
Luxembourg |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-06-14 June 14, 1999 |
Ratification |
Macedonia |
|
01998-09-09 September 9, 1998 |
Accession |
Madagascar |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-09-16 September 16, 1999 |
Ratification |
Malawi |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-08-13 August 13, 1998 |
Ratification |
Malaysia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-04-22 April 22, 1999 |
Ratification |
Maldives |
01998-10-01 October 1, 1998 |
02000-09-07 September 7, 2000 |
Ratification |
Mali |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-02 June 2, 1998 |
Ratification |
Malta |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02001-05-07 May 7, 2001 |
Ratification |
Mauritania |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-07-21 July 21, 2000 |
Ratification |
Mauritius |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
Ratification |
Mexico |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-09 June 9, 1998 |
Ratification |
Moldova |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-09-08 September 8, 2000 |
Ratification |
Monaco |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-11-17 November 17, 1998 |
Ratification |
Montenegro |
|
02006-10-23 October 23, 2006 |
Succession |
Mozambique |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-08-25 August 25, 1998 |
Ratification |
Namibia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-21 September 21, 1998 |
Ratification |
Nauru |
|
02000-08-07 August 7, 2000 |
Accession |
Netherlands |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-04-12 April 12, 1999 |
Acceptance |
New Zealand |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-01-27 January 27, 1999 |
Ratification |
Nicaragua |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-11-30 November 30, 1998 |
Ratification |
Niger |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-03-23 March 23, 1999 |
Ratification |
Nigeria |
|
02001-09-27 September 27, 2001 |
Accession |
Niue |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-04-15 April 15, 1998 |
Ratification |
Norway |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-09 July 9, 1998 |
Ratification |
Palau |
|
02007-11-19 November 19, 2007 |
Accession |
Panama |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-10-07 October 7, 1998 |
Ratification |
Papua New Guinea |
|
02004-06-28 June 28, 2004 |
Accession |
Paraguay |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-11-13 November 13, 1998 |
Ratification |
Peru |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-17 June 17, 1998 |
Ratification |
Philippines |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-02-15 February 15, 2000 |
Ratification |
Portugal |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-02-19 February 19, 1999 |
Ratification |
Qatar |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-10-13 October 13, 1998 |
Ratification |
Romania |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-11-30 November 30, 2000 |
Ratification |
Rwanda |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-06-08 June 8, 2000 |
Ratification |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-12-02 December 2, 1998 |
Ratification |
Saint Lucia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-04-13 April 13, 1999 |
Ratification |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02001-08-01 August 1, 2001 |
Ratification |
Samoa |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-23 July 23, 1998 |
Ratification |
San Marino |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-03-18 March 18, 1998 |
Ratification |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
01998-04-30 April 30, 1998 |
02003-03-31 March 31, 2003 |
Ratification |
Senegal |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-09-24 September 24, 1998 |
Ratification |
Serbia |
|
02003-09-18 September 18, 2003 |
Accession |
Seychelles |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02000-06-02 June 2, 2000 |
Ratification |
Sierra Leone |
01998-07-29 July 29, 1998 |
02001-04-25 April 25, 2001 |
Ratification |
Slovakia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-02-25 February 25, 1999 |
Approval |
Slovenia |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-10-27 October 27, 1998 |
Ratification |
Solomon Islands |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-01-26 January 26, 1999 |
Ratification |
South Africa |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-26 June 26, 1998 |
Ratification |
South Sudan |
|
02011-07-09 July 9, 2011 |
Succession |
Spain |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-01-19 January 19, 1999 |
Ratification |
Sudan |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02003-10-13 October 13, 2003 |
Ratification |
Suriname |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02002-05-23 May 23, 2002 |
Ratification |
Swaziland |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-12-22 December 22, 1998 |
Ratification |
Sweden |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-11-30 November 30, 1998 |
Ratification |
Switzerland |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-03-24 March 24, 1998 |
Ratification |
Tajikistan |
|
01999-10-12 October 12, 1999 |
Accession |
Tanzania |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02000-11-13 November 13, 2000 |
Ratification |
Thailand |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-11-27 November 27, 1998 |
Ratification |
Timor-Leste |
|
02003-05-07 May 7, 2003 |
Accession |
Togo |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02000-03-09 March 9, 2000 |
Ratification |
Trinidad and Tobago |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-04-27 April 27, 1998 |
Ratification |
Tunisia |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01999-07-09 July 9, 1999 |
Ratification |
Turkey |
|
02003-09-25 September 25, 2003 |
Accession |
Turkmenistan |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-01-19 January 19, 1998 |
Ratification |
Tuvalu |
|
02011-09-13 September 13, 2011 |
Accession |
Uganda |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-02-25 February 25, 1999 |
Ratification |
Ukraine |
01999-02-24 February 24, 1999 |
02005-12-27 December 27, 2005 |
Ratification |
United Kingdom |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-07-31 July 31, 1998 |
Ratification |
Uruguay |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
02001-06-07 June 7, 2001 |
Ratification |
Vanuatu |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
02005-09-16 September 16, 2005 |
Ratification |
Venezuela |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01999-04-14 April 14, 1999 |
Ratification |
Yemen |
01997-12-04 December 4, 1997 |
01998-09-01 September 1, 1998 |
Ratification |
Zambia |
01997-12-12 December 12, 1997 |
02001-02-23 February 23, 2001 |
Ratification |
Zimbabwe |
01997-12-03 December 3, 1997 |
01998-06-18 June 18, 1998 |
Ratification |