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Entry into force
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Termination
Afghanistan
17-06-2004 (A)
15-09-2004
Albania
08-10-1999 (A)
06-01-2000
Algeria
20-10-1992 (A)
18-01-1993
Andorra
26-01-2009 (A)
26-04-2009
Angola
17-05-2000 (A)
15-08-2000
Antigua and Barbuda
03-12-1992 (A)
03-03-1993
Argentina
29-06-1988
18-09-1990 (R)
17-12-1990
Armenia
01-10-1999 (A)
30-12-1999
Australia
08-06-1988
19-05-1989 (R)
17-08-1989
Austria
29-08-1988
03-05-1989 (R)
01-08-1989
Azerbaijan
12-06-1996 (A)
10-09-1996
Bahamas
04-05-1993 (A)
02-08-1993
Bahrain
27-04-1990 (A)
26-07-1990
Bangladesh
02-08-1990 (A)
31-10-1990
Barbados
16-10-1992 (A)
14-01-1993
Belarus
22-01-1988
31-10-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Belgium
16-09-1987
30-12-1988 (R)
30-03-1989
Belize
09-01-1998 (A)
09-04-1998
Benin
01-07-1993 (A)
29-09-1993
Bhutan
23-08-2004 (A)
21-11-2004
Bolivia
03-10-1994 (A)
01-01-1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina
01-09-1993 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
04-12-1991 (A)
03-03-1992
Brazil
19-03-1990 (A)
17-06-1990
Brunei
27-05-1993 (A)
25-08-1993
Bulgaria
20-11-1990 (A)
18-02-1991
Burkina Faso
14-09-1988
20-07-1989 (R)
18-10-1989
Burundi
06-01-1997 (A)
06-04-1997
Cabo Verde
31-07-2001 (A)
29-10-2001
Cambodia
27-06-2001 (A)
25-09-2001
Cameroon
30-08-1989 (A)
27-11-1989
Canada
16-09-1987
30-06-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Central African Republic
29-03-1993 (A)
27-06-1993
Chad
07-06-1994 (R)
05-09-1994
Chile
14-06-1988
26-03-1990 (R)
24-06-1990
China
14-06-1991 (A)
12-09-1991
Colombia
06-12-1993 (A)
06-03-1994
Comoros
31-10-1994 (A)
29-01-1995
Cook Islands
22-12-2003 (A)
21-03-2004
Costa Rica
30-07-1991 (A)
28-10-1991
Côte d'Ivoire
05-04-1993 (A)
04-07-1993
Croatia
21-09-1992 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
14-07-1992 (A)
12-10-1992
Cyprus
28-05-1992 (A)
26-08-1992
Czech Republic
30-09-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
01-10-1990 (A)
30-12-1990
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
24-01-1995 (A)
24-04-1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo
30-11-1994 (A)
28-02-1995
Denmark
16-09-1987
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Djibouti
30-07-1999 (A)
28-10-1999
Dominica
31-03-1993 (A)
29-06-1993
Dominican Republic
18-05-1993 (A)
16-08-1993
Ecuador
30-04-1990 (A)
27-07-1990
Egypt
16-09-1987
02-08-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
El Salvador
02-10-1992 (A)
31-12-1992
Equatorial Guinea
06-09-2006 (A)
05-12-2006
Eritrea
10-03-2005 (A)
08-06-2005
Estonia
17-10-1996 (A)
15-01-1997
Eswatini
10-11-1992 (A)
08-02-1993
Ethiopia
11-10-1994 (A)
09-01-1995
EU (European Union)
16-09-1987
16-12-1988 (R)
16-03-1989
Federated States of Micronesia
06-09-1995 (A)
05-12-1995
Fiji
23-10-1989 (A)
21-01-1990
Finland
16-09-1987
23-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
France
16-09-1987
28-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Gabon
09-02-1994 (A)
10-05-1994
Gambia, The
25-07-1990 (A)
23-10-1990
Georgia
21-03-1996 (A)
19-06-1996
Germany
16-09-1987
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Ghana
16-09-1987
24-07-1989 (R)
22-10-1989
Greece
29-10-1987
29-12-1988 (R)
29-03-1989
Grenada
31-03-1993 (A)
29-06-1993
Guatemala
07-11-1989 (A)
05-02-1990
Guinea
25-06-1992 (A)
23-09-1992
Guinea-Bissau
12-11-2002 (A)
10-02-2003
Guyana
12-08-1993 (A)
10-11-1993
Haïti
29-03-2000 (A)
27-06-2000
Holy See
05-05-2008 (A)
03-08-2008
Honduras
14-10-1993 (A)
12-01-1994
Hungary
20-04-1989 (A)
19-07-1989
Iceland
29-08-1989 (A)
27-11-1989
India
19-06-1992 (A)
17-09-1992
Indonesia
21-07-1988
26-06-1992 (R)
24-09-1992
Iran
03-10-1990 (A)
01-01-1991
Iraq
25-06-2008 (A)
23-09-2008
Ireland
15-09-1988
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Israel
14-01-1988
30-06-1992 (R)
28-09-1992
Italy
16-09-1987
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Jamaica
31-03-1993 (A)
29-06-1993
Japan
16-09-1987
30-09-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Jordan
31-05-1989 (A)
29-08-1989
Kazakhstan
26-08-1998 (A)
24-11-1998
Kenya
16-09-1987
09-11-1988 (R)
07-02-1989
Kiribati
07-01-1993 (A)
07-04-1993
Kuwait
23-11-1992 (A)
21-02-1993
Kyrgyzstan
31-05-2000 (A)
29-08-2000
Laos
21-08-1998 (A)
19-11-1998
Latvia
28-04-1995 (A)
27-07-1995
Lebanon
31-03-1993 (A)
29-06-1993
Lesotho
25-03-1994 (A)
23-06-1994
Liberia
15-01-1996 (A)
14-04-1996
Libya
11-07-1990 (A)
09-10-1990
Liechtenstein
08-02-1989 (A)
09-05-1989
Lithuania
18-01-1995 (A)
18-04-1995
Luxembourg
29-01-1988
17-10-1988 (R)
15-01-1989
Madagascar
07-11-1996 (A)
05-02-1997
Malawi
09-01-1991 (A)
09-04-1991
Malaysia
29-08-1989 (A)
27-11-1989
Maldives
12-07-1988
16-05-1989 (R)
14-08-1989
Mali
28-10-1994 (A)
26-01-1995
Malta
15-09-1988
29-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Marshall Islands
11-03-1993 (A)
09-06-1993
Mauritania
26-05-1994 (A)
24-08-1994
Mauritius
18-08-1992 (A)
16-11-1992
Mexico
16-09-1987
31-03-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Moldova
24-10-1996 (A)
22-01-1997
Monaco
12-03-1993 (A)
10-06-1993
Mongolia
07-03-1996 (A)
05-06-1996
Montenegro
23-10-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
07-01-1988
28-12-1995 (R)
27-03-1996
Mozambique
09-09-1994 (A)
08-12-1994
Myanmar
24-11-1993 (A)
22-02-1994
Namibia
20-09-1993 (A)
19-12-1993
Nauru
12-11-2001 (A)
10-02-2002
Nepal
06-07-1994 (A)
04-10-1994
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
16-09-1987
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
New Zealand
16-09-1987
21-07-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Nicaragua
05-03-1993 (A)
03-06-1993
Niger
09-10-1992 (A)
07-01-1993
Nigeria
31-10-1988 (A)
29-01-1989
Niue
22-12-2003 (A)
21-03-2004
North Macedonia
10-03-1994 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway
16-09-1987
24-06-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Oman
30-06-1999 (A)
28-09-1999
Pakistan
18-12-1992 (A)
18-03-1993
Palau
29-05-2001 (A)
27-08-2001
Palestine
18-03-2019 (A)
16-06-2019
Panama
16-09-1987
03-03-1989 (R)
01-06-1989
Papua New Guinea
27-10-1992 (A)
25-01-1993
Paraguay
03-12-1992 (A)
03-03-1993
Peru
31-03-1993 (A)
29-06-1993
Philippines
14-09-1988
17-07-1991 (R)
15-10-1991
Poland
13-07-1990 (A)
11-10-1990
Portugal
16-09-1987
17-10-1988 (R)
15-01-1989
Qatar
22-01-1996 (A)
21-04-1996
Republic of Korea, the
27-02-1992 (A)
27-05-1992
Republic of the Congo
15-09-1988
16-11-1994 (R)
14-02-1995
Romania
27-01-1993 (A)
27-04-1993
Russian Federation
29-12-1987
10-11-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Rwanda
11-10-2001 (A)
09-01-2002
Saint Kitts and Nevis
10-08-1992 (A)
08-11-1992
Saint Lucia
28-07-1993 (A)
26-10-1993
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
02-12-1996 (A)
02-03-1997
Samoa
21-12-1992 (A)
21-03-1993
San Marino
23-04-2009 (A)
22-07-2009
São Tomé e Principe
19-11-2001 (A)
17-02-2002
Saudi Arabia
01-03-1993 (A)
30-05-1993
Senegal
16-09-1987
06-05-1993 (R)
04-08-1993
Serbia
12-03-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
06-01-1993 (A)
06-04-1993
Sierra Leone
29-08-2001 (A)
27-11-2001
Singapore
05-01-1989 (A)
05-04-1989
Slovakia
28-05-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
06-07-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Solomon Islands
17-06-1993 (A)
15-09-1993
Somalia
01-08-2001 (A)
30-10-2001
South Africa
15-01-1990 (A)
15-04-1990
South Sudan
12-01-2012 (A)
11-04-2012
Spain
21-07-1988
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Sri Lanka
15-12-1989 (A)
15-03-1990
Sudan
29-01-1993 (A)
29-04-1993
Suriname
14-10-1997 (A)
12-01-1998
Sweden
16-09-1987
29-06-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Switzerland
16-09-1987
28-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Syria
12-12-1989 (A)
12-03-1990
Tajikistan
07-01-1998 (A)
07-04-1998
Tanzania
16-04-1993 (A)
15-07-1993
Thailand
15-09-1988
07-07-1989 (R)
05-10-1989
Timor-Leste
16-09-2009 (A)
15-12-2009
Togo
16-09-1987
25-02-1991 (R)
26-05-1991
Tonga
29-07-1998 (A)
27-10-1998
Trinidad and Tobago
28-08-1989 (A)
26-11-1989
Tunisia
25-09-1989 (A)
24-12-1989
Türkiye
20-09-1991 (A)
19-12-1991
Turkmenistan
18-11-1993 (A)
16-02-1994
Tuvalu
15-07-1993 (A)
13-10-1993
Uganda
15-09-1988
15-09-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Ukraine
18-02-1988
20-09-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
United Arab Emirates
22-12-1989 (A)
22-03-1990
United Kingdom
16-09-1987
16-12-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
United States of America
16-09-1987
21-04-1988 (R)
01-01-1989
Uruguay
08-01-1991 (A)
08-04-1991
Uzbekistan
18-05-1993 (A)
16-08-1993
Vanuatu
21-11-1994 (A)
19-02-1995
Venezuela
16-09-1987
06-02-1989 (R)
07-05-1989
Vietnam
26-01-1994 (A)
26-04-1994
Yemen
21-02-1996 (A)
21-05-1996
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
03-01-1991 (A)
03-04-1991
Zambia
24-01-1990 (A)
24-04-1990
Zimbabwe
03-11-1992 (A)
01-02-1993