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Approval or Notification A=Accession Su=Succession NK=Not Known
Entry into force
Renunciation
Termination
Albania
29-04-2002 (A)
29-05-2002
Algeria
06-10-1995 (A)
05-11-1995
Andorra
22-05-2006 (A)
21-06-2006
Angola
16-01-2008 (A)
15-02-2008
Antigua and Barbuda
12-07-2010 (A)
11-08-2010
Argentina
24-02-1988
12-02-1992 (R)
13-03-1992
Armenia
10-09-2002 (A)
10-10-2002
Australia
23-10-1990 (A)
22-11-1990
Austria
04-07-1989
28-12-1989 (R)
27-01-1990
Azerbaijan
23-03-2000 (A)
22-04-2000
Bahamas
02-05-2008 (A)
01-06-2008
Bahrain
12-02-1996 (A)
13-03-1996
Bangladesh
27-06-2005 (A)
27-07-2005
Barbados
12-09-2002 (A)
12-10-2002
Belarus
24-02-1988
01-05-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Belgium
15-03-1989
20-04-1999 (R)
20-05-1999
Belize
10-06-1998 (A)
10-07-1998
Benin
19-04-2004 (A)
19-05-2004
Bhutan
26-08-2005 (A)
25-09-2005
Bolivia
01-02-2002 (A)
03-03-2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15-08-1994 (Su)
06-03-1992
Botswana
30-10-2000 (A)
29-11-2000
Brazil
24-02-1988
09-05-1997 (R)
08-06-1997
Brunei
20-12-2000 (A)
19-01-2001
Bulgaria
24-02-1988
26-03-1991 (R)
25-04-1991
Burkina Faso
08-12-1998 (A)
07-01-1999
Cabo Verde
12-09-2002 (A)
12-10-2002
Cambodia
08-11-1996 (A)
08-12-1996
Cameroon
23-11-1988
13-03-2003 (R)
12-04-2003
Canada
24-02-1988
02-08-1993 (R)
01-09-1993
Central African Republic
01-07-1991 (A)
31-07-1991
Chad
12-07-2017 (A)
11-08-2017
Chile
24-02-1988
15-08-1989 (R)
14-09-1989
China
24-02-1988
05-03-1999 (R)
04-04-1999
Colombia
14-01-2004 (A)
13-02-2004
Comoros
10-03-2008 (A)
09-04-2008
Cook Islands
14-04-2005 (A)
14-05-2005
Costa Rica
24-02-1988
22-04-2003 (R)
22-05-2003
Côte d'Ivoire
21-03-1988
13-04-2012 (R)
13-05-2012
Croatia
08-06-1993 (Su)
08-10-1991
Cuba
31-10-2001 (A)
30-11-2001
Cyprus
23-04-2002 (A)
23-05-2002
Czech Republic
25-03-1993 (Su)
01-01-1993
Czechoslovakia (<01-01-1993)
24-02-1988
21-12-1989 (R)
20-01-1990
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
11-04-1989
19-07-1995 (R)
18-08-1995
Democratic Republic of the Congo
24-02-1988
Denmark
24-02-1988
23-11-1989 (R)
23-12-1989
Djibouti
11-06-2004 (A)
11-07-2004
Dominica
26-07-2005 (A)
25-08-2005
Dominican Republic
21-06-2016 (A)
21-07-2016
Ecuador
04-03-2004 (A)
03-04-2004
Egypt
24-02-1988
25-07-2000 (R)
24-08-2000
El Salvador
08-04-1998 (A)
08-05-1998
Equatorial Guinea
14-01-2004 (A)
13-02-2004
Estonia
22-12-1993 (A)
21-01-1994
Ethiopia
24-02-1988
15-12-1999 (R)
14-01-2000
Federated States of Micronesia
19-03-2003 (A)
18-04-2003
Fiji
21-09-1992 (A)
21-10-1992
Finland
16-11-1988
03-04-1998 (R)
03-05-1998
France
29-03-1988
06-09-1989 (R)
06-10-1989
Gabon
20-09-1988
13-08-2003 (R)
12-09-2003
Gambia, The
16-06-2000 (A)
16-07-2000
Georgia
15-02-1999 (A)
17-03-1999
Germany
24-02-1988
25-04-1994 (R)
25-05-1994
Ghana
24-02-1988
15-07-1997 (R)
14-08-1997
Greece
18-04-1988
25-04-1991 (R)
25-05-1991
Grenada
15-01-2002 (A)
14-02-2002
Guatemala
11-10-1994 (A)
10-11-1994
Guinea
01-10-1998 (A)
31-10-1998
Guinea-Bissau
17-10-2008 (A)
16-11-2008
Guyana
19-06-2002 (A)
19-07-2002
Honduras
20-01-2004 (A)
19-02-2004
Hungary
24-02-1988
07-09-1988 (R)
06-08-1989
Iceland
24-02-1988
09-05-1990 (R)
08-06-1990
India
22-03-1995 (A)
21-04-1995
Indonesia
24-02-1988
Iran
14-02-2002 (A)
16-03-2002
Iraq
31-01-1990 (A)
02-03-1990
Ireland
29-07-1988
26-07-1991 (R)
25-08-1991
Israel
24-02-1988
02-04-1993 (R)
02-05-1993
Italy
24-02-1988
13-03-1990 (R)
12-04-1990
Jamaica
24-02-1988
18-08-2005 (R)
17-09-2005
Japan
24-04-1998 (A)
24-05-1998
Jordan
30-09-1988
18-09-1992 (R)
18-10-1992
Kazakhstan
18-05-1995 (A)
17-06-1995
Kenya
05-10-1995 (A)
04-11-1995
Kuwait
24-02-1988
08-03-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Kyrgyzstan
28-02-2000 (A)
29-03-2000
Laos
07-10-2002 (A)
06-11-2002
Latvia
13-04-1997 (A)
13-05-1997
Lebanon
24-02-1988
27-05-1996 (R)
26-06-1996
Lesotho
08-06-2010 (A)
08-07-2010
Liberia
24-02-1988
10-03-2003 (R)
09-04-2003
Libya
26-07-1996 (A)
25-08-1996
Liechtenstein
26-02-2001 (A)
28-03-2001
Lithuania
04-12-1996 (A)
03-01-1997
Luxembourg
18-05-1989
14-11-2003 (R)
14-12-2003
Madagascar
30-03-1998 (A)
29-04-1998
Malawi
24-02-1988
10-01-2014 (R)
09-02-2014
Malaysia
24-02-1988
08-09-2006 (R)
08-10-2006
Maldives
22-03-1999 (A)
21-04-1999
Mali
31-10-1990 (A)
30-11-1990
Malta
14-06-1991 (A)
14-07-1991
Marshall Islands
23-06-1988
30-05-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Mauritania
08-07-2003 (A)
07-08-2003
Mauritius
28-06-1989
17-08-1989 (R)
16-09-1989
Mexico
24-02-1988
11-10-1990 (R)
10-11-1990
Moldova
20-06-1997 (A)
20-07-1997
Monaco
22-12-1993 (A)
21-01-1994
Mongolia
22-09-1999 (A)
22-10-1999
Montenegro
20-12-2006 (Su)
03-06-2006
Morocco
08-07-1988
15-02-2002 (R)
17-03-2002
Mozambique
16-01-2003 (A)
15-02-2003
Myanmar
22-05-1996 (A)
21-06-1996
Namibia
04-11-2005 (A)
04-12-2005
Nauru
19-08-2005 (A)
18-09-2005
Netherlands, the Kingdom of the
13-04-1988
11-07-1995 (R)
10-08-1995
New Zealand
11-04-1989
02-08-1999 (R)
01-09-1999
Nicaragua
25-04-2002 (A)
25-05-2002
Niger
24-02-1988
23-12-2008 (A)
22-01-2009
Nigeria
25-03-2003 (A)
24-04-2003
Niue
30-09-2009 (A)
30-10-2009
North Macedonia
04-01-1995 (Su)
17-11-1991
Norway
24-02-1988
29-05-1990 (R)
28-06-1990
Oman
27-11-1992 (A)
27-12-1992
Pakistan
24-02-1988
26-09-2000 (R)
26-10-2000
Palau
12-10-1995 (A)
11-11-1995
Panama
10-04-1996 (A)
10-05-1996
Papua New Guinea
11-07-2002 (A)
10-08-2002
Paraguay
23-07-2002 (A)
22-08-2002
Peru
24-02-1988
07-06-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Philippines
25-01-1989
17-12-2003 (R)
16-01-2004
Poland
24-02-1988
12-08-2004 (R)
11-09-2004
Portugal
24-02-1988
18-12-2001 (R)
17-01-2002
Qatar
17-06-2003 (A)
17-07-2003
Republic of Korea, the
24-02-1988
27-06-1990 (R)
27-07-1990
Republic of the Congo
13-04-1989
27-09-2013 (R)
27-10-2013
Romania
24-02-1988
03-09-1998 (R)
03-10-1998
Russian Federation
24-02-1988
31-03-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Rwanda
16-05-2002 (A)
15-06-2002
Saint Kitts and Nevis
03-09-2008 (A)
10-10-2008
Saint Lucia
11-06-1990 (R)
11-07-1990
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
01-12-1988
29-11-1991 (R)
29-12-1991
Samoa
09-07-1998 (A)
08-08-1998
San Marino
20-01-2015 (A)
19-02-2015
São Tomé e Principe
08-05-2006 (A)
07-06-2006
Saudi Arabia
24-02-1988
21-02-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Senegal
24-02-1988
24-03-2003 (R)
23-04-2003
Serbia
06-09-2001 (Su)
27-04-1992
Seychelles
21-05-2004 (A)
20-06-2004
Sierra Leone
04-10-2019 (A)
03-11-2019
Singapore
22-11-1996 (A)
22-12-1996
Slovakia
20-03-1995 (Su)
01-01-1993
Slovenia
27-05-1992 (Su)
25-06-1991
Somalia
11-03-2025 (A)
10-04-2025
South Africa
21-09-1998 (A)
21-10-1998
Spain
02-03-1989
08-05-1991 (R)
07-06-1991
Sri Lanka
28-10-1988
11-02-1997 (R)
13-03-1997
Sudan
15-05-2000 (R)
14-06-2000
Suriname
27-03-2003 (A)
26-04-2003
Sweden
24-02-1988
26-07-1990 (R)
25-08-1990
Switzerland
24-02-1988
09-10-1990 (R)
08-11-1990
Syria
18-07-2002 (A)
17-08-2002
Tajikistan
29-02-1996 (A)
30-03-1996
Tanzania
09-03-2004 (A)
08-04-2004
Thailand
14-05-1996 (A)
13-06-1996
Togo
24-10-1988
09-02-1990 (R)
11-03-1990
Tonga
10-12-2002 (A)
09-01-2003
Trinidad and Tobago
03-04-2001 (A)
03-05-2001
Tunisia
07-06-1994 (A)
07-07-1994
Türkiye
24-02-1988
07-07-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
Turkmenistan
25-05-1999 (A)
24-06-1999
Uganda
17-03-1994 (A)
16-04-1994
Ukraine
24-02-1988
03-01-1990 (R)
02-02-1990
United Arab Emirates
24-02-1988
09-03-1989 (R)
06-08-1989
United Kingdom
26-10-1988
15-11-1990 (R)
15-12-1990
United States of America
24-02-1988
19-10-1994 (R)
18-11-1994
Uruguay
03-12-1998 (A)
02-01-1999
Uzbekistan
07-02-1994 (A)
09-03-1994
Vanuatu
09-11-2005 (A)
09-12-2005
Venezuela
24-02-1988
Vietnam
25-08-1999 (A)
24-09-1999
Yemen
05-01-2007 (A)
04-02-2007
Yugoslavia (< 25-06-1991)
24-02-1988
21-12-1989 (R)
20-01-1990